Mendizorrotza Stadium

Campo de Fútbol de Mendizorrotza is a football stadium in Vitoria-Gasteiz, in the province of Álava, Basque Country, Spain. With a capacity of 19,840, the stadium is the home ground of Deportivo Alavés.

History

Opened on 27 April 1924, just one day before of Saint Prudence's Day, it is currently the third oldest football stadium in the Spanish Professional Football, behind El Molinón and Mestalla. The first match to happen at the stadium was between Deportivo Alavés and Union Deportiva Deusto and the first player to score was Pérez Muga.
During its history, the stadium had several renovations. The most important one was the expansion made in 1998, making new stands in the corners for increasing the capacity of the stadium to the current 19,840 seats.
The stadium hosted 2 games of [Basque Country national Association football|football team|Basque Country national team], one in 1980 against Hungary with a 5-1 victory for Basque Country, and one in 2018 against Venezuela that also finished with a victory with a final score 4-2.
In December 2016, the club president Josean Querejeta announced a plan of modernisation and expansion of the stadium, possibly bringing its capacity to 28,000. Due to the economic problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain, in June 2020 the club confirmed the project would be delayed for at least a year.