| 2021–22 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Alfonso Fernández de Trocóniz | |||
| Head coach | Javier Calleja (until 28 December) José Luis Mendilibar (from 28 December to 4 April) Julio Velázquez (from 5 April) | |||
| Stadium | Mendizorrotza | |||
| La Liga | 20th (relegated) | |||
| Copa del Rey | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Joselu (14) All: Joselu (14) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 10,227 vsReal Betis (18 October 2021) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 9,836 vsAtlético Madrid (25 September 2021) | |||
| Biggest win | Cádiz 0–2 Alavés | |||
| Biggest defeat | Alavés 1–4Real Madrid Valencia 3–0 Alavés | |||
The2021–22 season was the 101st season in the existence ofDeportivo Alavés and the club's sixth consecutive season in the top flight ofSpanish football. In addition to thedomestic league, Alavés participated in this season's edition of theCopa del Rey.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2021 |  Toni Moya | Atlético Madrid B | Transfer | Free | [2] |
| 20 August 2021 |  Mamadou Sylla | Girona | Transfer | €1,150,000 | [3] |
| 12 January 2022 |  Nahuel Tenaglia | Talleres | Loan | €450,000 | [4] |
| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2021 | Rodrigo Battaglia |  Sporting CP | Loan return | [5] | |
| 30 June 2021 | Iñigo Córdoba | Athletic Bilbao | Loan return | [6] | |
| 30 June 2021 |  Deyverson | Palmeiras | Loan return | [7] | |
| 30 June 2021 | Manu García | Unattached | Transfer | Free | [8] |
| 30 June 2021 |  Florian Lejeune |  Newcastle United | Loan return | [9] | |
| 30 June 2021 |  Facundo Pellistri | Manchester United | Loan return | [10] | |
| 1 July 2021 | Ramón Miérez |  Osijek | Buyout clause | €2.5M | [11] |
| 1 July 2021 |  Olivier Verdon |  Ludogorets Razgrad | Buyout clause | €1M | [12] |
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 14 July 2021Friendly | Alavés | 1–3 | SD Logroñés | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Ciudad Deportiva José Luis Compañón Attendance: 0 |
| 17 July 2021Friendly | Alavés | 5–2 | Amorebieta | Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain |
| 18:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Ciudad Deportiva José Luis Compañón Attendance: 0 Referee: Aitor Barrio Salas |
| 24 July 2021Friendly | Real Sociedad | 3–1 | Alavés | San Sebastián, Spain |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Anoeta Referee: Daniel Palencia Caballero |
| 28 July 2021Friendly | Alavés | 1–0 | Mirandés | Logroño, Spain |
| 18:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Estadio Las Gaunas |
| 31 July 2021Friendly | Alavés | 0–1 | Elche | Murcia, Spain |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report |
| Stadium:La Manga Club Football Center |
| 6 August 2021Friendly | Alavés | 4–3 | Al-Nasr | Murcia, Spain |
| 10:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:La Manga Club Football Center |
| 6 August 2021Friendly | Levante | 0–1 | Alavés | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 20:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Pinatar Arena Football Center |
| 9 September 2021Friendly | Sevilla | 1–0 | Alavés | Seville, Spain |
| 20:30CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
| 8 October 2021Friendly | Osasuna | 2–1 | Alavés | Pamplona, Spain |
| 11:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Tajonar Facilities Attendance: 300 Referee: Gaizka Legarra Gorgoñón |
| 27 January 2022Friendly | Osasuna | 0–1 | Alavés | Pamplona, Spain |
| 12:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:El Sadar Attendance: 5,500 Referee:Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
| 25 March 2022Friendly | Bordeaux | 2–1 | Alavés | Bayonne, France |
| 13:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Stade Didier Deschamps |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 14 August 2021 | 22 May 2022 | Matchday 1 | 20th | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 021.05 |
| Copa del Rey | 30 November 2021 | 14 December 2021 | First round | Second round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | 40 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 35 | 67 | −32 | 022.50 | ||||
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Mallorca | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 63 | −27 | 39[a] | |
| 17 | Cádiz | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 51 | −16 | 39[a] | |
| 18 | Granada(R) | 38 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 44 | 61 | −17 | 38 | Relegation toSegunda División |
| 19 | Levante(R) | 38 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 51 | 76 | −25 | 35 | |
| 20 | Alavés(R) | 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 31 |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 31 | 65 | −34 | 31 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 44 | −30 |
Source:La Liga
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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| Ground | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | W | W | D | W | D | L | L | D | L | D | D | L | L | L | W | L | D | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[14][15]
| 14 August 20211 | Alavés | 1–4 | Real Madrid | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 22:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 3,968 Referee:César Soto Grado |
| 21 August 20212 | Alavés | 0–1 | Mallorca | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 17:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 2,896 Referee:Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 27 August 20213 | Valencia | 3–0 | Alavés | Valencia |
| 22:15CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Mestalla Attendance: 10,627 Referee:Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| 18 September 20215 | Alavés | 0–2 | Osasuna | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 8,176 Referee:Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 22 September 20216 | Espanyol | 1–0 | Alavés | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 19:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:RCDE Stadium Attendance: 14,254 Referee:Mario Melero López |
| 25 September 20217 | Alavés | 1–0 | Atlético Madrid | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 14:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 9,836 Referee:Antonio Mateu Lahoz |
| 1 October 20218 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–0 | Alavés | Bilbao |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:San Mamés Attendance: 28,665 Referee:Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 18 October 20219 | Alavés | 0–1 | Real Betis | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 10,227 Referee:Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| 23 October 202110 | Cádiz | 0–2 | Alavés | Cádiz |
| 16:15CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 13,790 Referee:Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 26 October 202111 | Alavés | 1–0 | Elche | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 10,206 Referee:Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 30 October 202112 | Barcelona | 1–1 | Alavés | Barcelona |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Camp Nou Attendance: 37,278 Referee:Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
| 6 November 202113 | Alavés | 2–1 | Levante | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 12,176 Referee:Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 20 November 202114 | Sevilla | 2–2 | Alavés | Seville |
| 16:15CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 25,208 Referee:Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 27 November 202115 | Alavés | 1–2 | Celta Vigo | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 10,093 Referee:Pablo González Fuertes |
| 3 December 202116 | Granada | 2–1 | Alavés | Granada |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 13,511 Referee:Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 11 December 202117 | Alavés | 1–1 | Getafe | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 16:15CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 10,065 Referee:César Soto Grado |
| 18 December 202118 | Rayo Vallecano | 2–0 | Alavés | Madrid |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 7,911 Referee:Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 21 December 20214 | Villarreal | 5–2 | Alavés | Villarreal |
| 19:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 12,530 Referee:Valentín Pizarro Gómez | ||
| Note: The match was originally scheduled for 11 September 2021, but was postponed due to the late return of several South American players frominternational duty.[16] | ||||
| 2 January 202219 | Alavés | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 13,498 Referee:Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 9 January 202220 | Alavés | 0–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 14,103 Referee:Santiago Jaime Latre |
| 18 January 202221 | Real Betis | 4–0 | Alavés | Seville |
| 20:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Benito Villamarín Attendance: 38,753 Referee:José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 23 January 202222 | Alavés | 0–1 | Barcelona | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 14,056 Referee:Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
| 5 February 202223 | Elche | 3–1 | Alavés | Elche |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 12,923 Referee:Mario Melero López |
| 13 February 202224 | Alavés | 2–1 | Valencia | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 12,845 Referee:Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 19 February 202225 | Real Madrid | 3–0 | Alavés | Madrid |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 42,180 Referee:José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 26 February 202226 | Getafe | 2–2 | Alavés | Getafe |
| 16:15CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 7,720 Referee:Santiago Jaime Latre |
| 4 March 202227 | Alavés | 0–0 | Sevilla | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 13,121 Referee:Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 13 March 202228 | Real Sociedad | 1–0 | Alavés | San Sebastián |
| 18:30CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:Anoeta Attendance: 31,573 Referee:Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
| 19 March 202229 | Alavés | 2–3 | Granada | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 14:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 16,209 Referee:Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 2 April 202230 | Atlético Madrid | 4–1 | Alavés | Madrid |
| 21:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 51,467 Referee:Mario Melero López |
| 10 April 202231 | Osasuna | 1–0 | Alavés | Pamplona |
| 14:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium:El Sadar Attendance: 19,220 Referee:Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 16 April 202232 | Alavés | 1–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 16:15CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 10,165 Referee:Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 19 April 202233 | Mallorca | 2–1 | Alavés | Palma |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 15,264 Referee:César Soto Grado |
| 30 April 202234 | Alavés | 2–1 | Villarreal | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 14:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 12,579 Referee:Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| 7 May 202235 | Celta Vigo | 4–0 | Alavés | Vigo |
| 18:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Balaídos Attendance: 10,567 Referee:Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 11 May 202236 | Alavés | 2–1 | Espanyol | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 19:00CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 12,729 Referee:Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
| 15 May 202237 | Levante | 3–1 | Alavés | Valencia |
| 19:30CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Ciutat de València Attendance: 12,438 Referee:Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 22 May 202238 | Alavés | 0–1 | Cádiz | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 20:00CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium:Mendizorrotza Attendance: 11,138 Referee:José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 30 November 2021First round | Unami | 0–3 | Alavés | Segovia |
| 19:00CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium:La Albuera Referee:Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| 14 December 2021Second round | Linares | 2–1 | Alavés | Linares |
| 21:00CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium:Estadio de Linarejos Referee:Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Fernando Pacheco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | GK | ESP | Antonio Sivera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Defenders | |||||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Tachi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | DF | ESP | Rubén Duarte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | DF |  USA | Matt Miazga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | DF | ESP | Víctor Laguardia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | DF | ESP | Martín Aguirregabiria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | DF | FRA | Florian Lejeune | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | DF | ESP | Ximo Navarro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 26 | DF | ESP | Javi López | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | SEN | Mamadou Loum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | MF | ESP | Tomás Pina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | MF | ESP | Manu García | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | MF | ESP | Édgar Méndez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | MF | ESP | Pere Pons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 37 | MF | URU | Facundo Pellistri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | SEN | Mamadou Sylla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | FW | ESP | Joselu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | FW |  SWE | John Guidetti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | FW | ESP | Luis Rioja | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Players who have left the club during the season | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP | Lucas Pérez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 30 | DF |  MTN | Abdallahi Mahmoud | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Rank | Player | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joselu | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2 | Víctor Laguardia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Mamadou Loum | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Rioja | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Own goals | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 11 | |
