Deportivo Alavés

Founded in 1920, the initial name of the club was Sport Friends, but on 23 January 1921 the name was changed to the current one, and this is considered the official foundation date. Alavés was the first club to win promotion from the Segunda División to La Liga in 1929–30, a stint which would last three years. In its first season in Primera División Alavés finished 8th from 10 teams, just 1 point away from being relegated. In 1953–54 the club would reach the top league again for a two-year spell. With Roman Galarraga as a coach, the club won a long-awaited promotion to Segunda División in the 1973–74 season. In June 1983, after having avoided relegation in the previous season, Alavés went down to Segunda División B, where it remained until the 1985–86 campaign. After years of seriously facing disappearance which lasted well into the 1990s (playing in the fourth tier during the late 1980s), Alavés finally achieved a promotion back into the Segunda División in 1994–95 after two consecutive years of winning their group in Segunda División B – created as the new third level in 1977 – but failing in the promotion play-offs. After winning the Segunda División in 1997–98, Alavés returned to the top level after a 42-year hiatus. Following their return season in which they escaped relegation by a single point, they achieved two wins against Barcelona in the following campaign and would qualify for the UEFA Cup for the first time upon finishing sixth (to date, their highest-ever…

Domestic competitions

Copa del Rey Runners-up: 2016–17 Segunda División Winners (4): 1929–30, 1953–54, 1997–98, 2015–16 Segunda División play-offs Winners (1): 2023 Segunda División B Winners (4): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2012–13 Copa Federación de España Winners: 1945–46 Tercera División Winners (5): 1940–41, 1960–61, 1964–65, 1967–68, 1973–74 Winners: 1989–90 Regional Championship Biscay Championship: 1929–30 Gipuzkoa Championship: 1938–39

European competitions

UEFA Cup Runners-up: 2000–01

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