MendizorrotzaorMendizorrozais afootballstadium inVitoria-Gasteiz,Spain.The stadium is the home ground ofDeportivo Alavés.
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| Location | Vitoria-Gasteiz,Spain |
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| Coordinates | 42°50′14″N2°41′17″W/ 42.83722°N 2.68806°W |
| Owner | Ayuntamiento de Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| Operator | Deportivo Alavés |
| Capacity | 19,840[1] |
| Field size | 105 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Opened | 27 April 1924 |
| Expanded | 1999 |
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| Deportivo Alavés | |
History
editOpened on 27 April 1924, it is currently the third oldest football stadium in theSpanish Professional Football,behindEl MolinónandMestalla.[2]
During its history, the stadium had several renovations. The most important one was the expansion made in 1999, making new stands in the corners for increasing the capacity of the stadium to the current 19,840 seats.
In December 2016, the club presidentJosean Querejetaannounced a plan of modernisation and expansion of the stadium,[3]possibly bringing its capacity to 28,000.[4]Due to the economic problems caused by theCOVID-19 pandemic in Spain,in June 2020 the club confirmed the project would be delayed for at least a year.[5]
Gallery
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Exterior of the main stand -
Exterior of the stadium -
Interior in 2021 -
The stadium in 2017 -
Interior of the stadium
References
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- ^Mendizorrotza Stadium
- ^"Cinco cosas que quizá no sabías de Mendizorroza"(in Spanish). LaLiga.es. 1 September 2015.Retrieved30 May2016.
- ^"El nuevo Mendizorrotza, un estadio para Vitoria y Álava"[The new Mendizorrotza, a stadium for Vitoria and Álava] (in Spanish). Deportivo Alavés. 18 December 2016.Retrieved17 March2017.
- ^"Mendizorroza se ampliará hasta los 28.000 espectadores"[Mendizorroza will be expanded to 28,000 spectators] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 25 June 2018.Retrieved3 March2019.
- ^"El Alavés pospone la obra del nuevo Mendizorroza"[Alavés postpones the work of the new Mendizorroza] (in Spanish). Noticias de Navarra. 27 June 2020.Retrieved4 August2020.