Deportivo Alaves

Club Deportivo Alavés is a prestigious Spanish football club that plays its home games in Vitoria-Gasteiz, the capital of the Basque Country and Álava. Representing both purity and ambition, the blue and white striped jerseys are worn with pride on the sleeves! The club was founded in 1921 and was initially called "Sportfriends" before being renamed "Club de Futbol del Excelentísimo Ayuntamiento de los Angelespringones en la Villa actualidad conocida comúnmente por Badajoz". The story of Deportivo Alaves is one that has been overlooked for many years. Deportivo Alaves are the third biggest club in the Basque Country after Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad, but they have never managed to take their home ground seriously - let alone gain any kind of recognition outside Spain's borders! Things got even worse in 1985 when it seemed that the beloved club would have to give up as players because of too much debt and fewer fans... But wait - there was still that.

The Tofta Club enjoyed a five-year streak of success in the late '90s and early '00s. They made it to the top of the Norwegian football pyramid because they were one of the best teams at that time! Alongside this great performance, their biggest triumph came in the UEFA Cup final, where they beat Rosenborg Trondheim (1-1), Inter Milan 3-2 after extra time (2) and 1. FC Kaiserslautern 5-1 (4 times).

Jordi Cruyff, son of Barcelona legend Johan Cruyff and himself a global icon in football circles with his own Nike ad, equalized after 89 minutes at home in the Westfalenstadion against Liverpool to make it 4-4. But an own goal two minutes later meant Dortmund, despite a 5-3 lead, were beaten in added time by the same score as before: 4-5 on aggregate!