Deportivo Alavés: local authorities invest €22m for the renovation of the Mendizorroza

The Basque Government (€6.93m), the Provincial Council of Alava (€6.93m) and Vitoria-Gasteiz City Council (€8.18m) have agreed to invest a maximum of €22m, or 40% of the total cost of the works for the extension and modernisation of the Mendizorroza (19,840 capacity in 2017-18), the home of Deportivo Alavés (LaLiga Santander), announced the club on 14/06/2018.

Deportivo Alavés is the exclusive operator of the Mendizorroza, which belongs to the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, under a contract until 2023. In December 2016 the club presented a project to increase the capacity of the stadium which was built in 1924, and was last renovated in 2000, from a capacity of 19,840 to 32,000. The target capacity would be around 28,000, for a total cost of €55m, according to several Spanish media. The work is expected to be completed by 2021.

"This memorandum of understanding highlights the collaboration between the various public institutions to finance part of the work of our stadium. It is a first step, and a very important part of the process of the modernisation and expansion of the Mendizorroza…