Deportivo Alavés are a football club from Vitoria-Gasteiz competing in La Liga, and their story is a staple of Spanish football collectors’ shelves; Walkouts lists signed shirts and framed pieces that trace the club from its early days to modern campaigns. Founded on 23 January 1921, the club’s blue and white stripes remain instantly recognisable across Spain and beyond.
Established on 23 January 1921, the side began life as Sport Friend's Club and grew into a fixture of the Basque football scene, rising through regional and national leagues to reach continental competition. The club’s most dramatic achievement on the European stage is the 2001 UEFA Cup Final, a nine-goal spectacle against Liverpool that shaped later demand for that season’s shirts. The club also contested the Copa del Rey final in 2017, further cementing certain match-issue shirts as collector magnets. IFFHS listings place Alavés among ranked clubs at 226, a snapshot that underscores international interest.
The team play home matches at the Mendizorrotza Stadium, a compact ground with a long history in Vitoria-Gasteiz, and the club maintains training facilities in Ibaia used across generations of players. Mendizorrotza provenance matters to collectors, with stadium-issued or final-issue shirts carrying extra appeal, especially when tied to a decisive fixture or a special patch from a cup run.
For collectors the seasons around the turn of the century are especially prized. Shirts from the 2000-01 campaign, the build-up year of European qualification in 1999-2000, and the cup run of 2016-17 are chased for on-pitch associations, squad lists, and match programmes that confirm usage. Early retail runs from the club shop and limited regional releases mean fanshop variants from those seasons often surface with distinct sponsor or supplier details that differentiate them from later retail reprints.
Away kits have their own market. The club’s red away set used in the 2000-01 European campaign is an iconic alternative to the home stripes and is sought because of its direct link to continental matches. The black away options from the 2016-17 cup run also attract interest, and collector focus often centres on intact sleeves, correct manufacturer logos, and any UEFA or Copa del Rey patches that prove match connection.
Signed retail pieces are a major strand of the market, not only match-worn shirts; official fanshop shirts, early production runs, player-issue variants and region-specific releases are actively collected and framed. Provenance notes in trade often reference final-issue tags and sponsor patches, and many sellers supply a COA to support signatures, especially for high-profile names and final-season shirts. The red away 2000-01 set particularly benefits from documented signings and match imagery that tie a signature to a specific fixture.
Collectors hunting Alavés material look for both anniversary and season pieces, from the Centenario 2021 crest releases to the historic 2000-01 UEFA Cup Final shirts and the 2016-17 Copa del Rey finalists’ kits. Walkouts presents authenticated retail and signed shirts with provenance notes and condition details, and pieces from 1999-2000, 2000-01 and 2016-17 remain the most referenced in listings and auctions.
