Buy Alaves vs Elche CF tickets for the 2026/27 Season: Alaves host Elche CF at Estadio de Mendizorrotza on Sunday 20 December 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 18:00 local time. It lands on the final weekend before the winter break, which in Vitoria-Gasteiz usually means a cold, full, noisy ground and a crowd that treats the result as a marker for the second half of the campaign.
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Mendizorrotza is small by top-flight standards. Just 19,840 seats, almost all of them held by season ticket members, which is why general availability for a December fixture thins out fast. Anyone looking at Alaves tickets for this date is effectively competing for the seats that members choose to release rather than for a large open allocation.
Elche CF arrive as a side that came straight back up as Segunda Division runners-up in 2025 and then held their place, so this is no longer a novelty visit. The two clubs have now met six times in La Liga; five of those six have been settled by a goal or two. That is the shape of the fixture: tight, awkward, rarely comfortable for either side.
December fixtures at Mendizorrotza carry a specific pull. The ground sits inside a city of roughly a quarter of a million people; the stadium holds under 20,000; the season ticket base absorbs most of that before a single general sale opens. Scarcity is structural here rather than occasional.
Elche CF bring a travelling following from the Valencian Community, a journey of more than 600 kilometres by road. The visiting allocation at Mendizorrotza is modest. Interest in Elche CF tickets for away trips has grown since the club returned to the top flight. Supporters who miss out on the designated visiting section tend to look at neutral areas instead.
Spanish clubs make an allocation available to visiting supporters, though at a ground of this size that block is counted in hundreds rather than thousands. Elche CF distribute their share through their own membership channels, usually with priority for existing season ticket holders. Whatever is left rarely reaches general sale in Alicante province, let alone abroad.
The calendar position sharpens things further. La Liga breaks after this round, so both sets of supporters carry the result through several weeks of nothing. Home crowds treat a last-match-before-the-break fixture differently from a routine midweek game in February.
There is a competitive edge underneath the logistics. Both clubs have spent the past decade moving between divisions; their La Liga meetings have repeatedly mattered at the wrong end of the table. That history is part of why the return match at the Martinez Valero also draws attention once the reverse date is confirmed.
Broadcast scheduling adds a further wrinkle. La Liga confirms exact slots a few weeks out, so a Sunday evening listing can shift to Saturday or to a later Sunday kick-off. Demand tends to spike once that confirmation lands.
Yes, but the route is narrower than at a larger ground. Alaves sells the bulk of its capacity through the abono, the Spanish season ticket, renewed each summer by existing holders before any new applications are considered. In recent campaigns the club has released only small batches of fresh season tickets once renewals closed.
Holders who cannot attend a given match can release their seat back to the club through the members portal. Those released seats are what feed general sale for most home fixtures, alongside a limited pool the club holds back. It is a genuine route, but it is unpredictable in both timing and volume; it favours people who are watching the portal daily.
There is also the Carnet Simpatizante, a supporter card that gives priority access to match tickets without conferring a seat of its own. It helps residents who attend a handful of games a season. It does far less for someone booking a trip from abroad three months in advance, because priority windows open late and clear quickly.
Timing is the other obstacle. Alaves tends to confirm general sale for a home fixture only once the round is close, which for a December date can mean seats appearing barely a fortnight ahead. That works for someone living in Vitoria. It works badly for anyone who needs flights, a hotel and time off booked before committing.
That is the gap a resale marketplace fills. Listings come from members releasing seats they have already paid for, which means inventory exists for dates the club itself shows as sold out. You get to choose a specific area rather than accept whatever survives the general sale queue, then book before flights and hotels are committed. It also removes the guesswork about whether the seat you want will still exist by the time the club opens its window.
Five things move the number on a Mendizorrotza listing: where the seat sits, how much has already been released, when in the season the match falls, what is riding on the result and whether the listing includes hospitality. A December fixture before the break sits in the higher half of the Alaves home calendar on the middle three of those.
The club's own general sale prices for mid-table visitors have historically started in the low teens in euros and run to the low forties for better seats. Resale sits above that for the simple reason that supply is finite. For comparison, listings for the visit of Real Madrid regularly clear several times the level you will see here. Buyers weighing up Alaves against Real Madrid should expect a different market entirely.
One practical note on currency. Listings are shown in sterling while the club prices in euros, so the two figures will never line up exactly. Judge a listing on the total at checkout rather than on any face value printed on the ticket, because that face value reflects a member price set long before the fixture reached general sale.
| Ticket Type | Resale Price Range | Best For | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Behind the goal, upper rows | £28 – £55 | Atmosphere over sightline | Loudest sections of the ground; limited legroom in the older blocks |
| Longside standard, Tribuna Preferente | £50 – £85 | Balanced view at a sensible price | Full cover; the widest band of availability on most matchdays |
| Central, Tribuna Principal | £80 – £140+ | Halfway-line viewing | Smallest release volume; goes first when members free up seats |
| Premium seating | £130 – £220+ | Padded seats with indoor access | Sold in small blocks; check what lounge access the listing includes |
| Hospitality and VIP boxes | £260 – £520+ | Business guests or a one-off occasion | Catering and pre-match lounge time are usually bundled |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift closer to the match.
Mendizorrotza opened on 27 April 1924 and is the third-oldest ground in Spanish professional football still in use. A 1998 rebuild filled in the corners and produced the continuous single-tier bowl you see today, fully covered on all four sides. That matters in December, when Vitoria-Gasteiz sits at 525 metres above sea level and evening temperatures drop sharply.
The bowl splits into four named areas: Tribuna Principal along the west side, Tribuna Preferente opposite, then Fondo Cervantes and Fondo Polideportivo behind the goals. Because there is only one tier, the difference between a good seat and a poor one is less about height than about how far round the curve you sit. The Mendizorrotza Stadium seating plan is worth studying before you commit. Broader availability across the season sits on the Mendizorrotza Stadium listings.
Cover is total, which counts for more here than at most Spanish grounds. Vitoria-Gasteiz gets genuinely cold in December, an 18:00 kick-off means the temperature keeps falling through the second half. The corner infill blocks added in 1998 are the ones to check carefully, since the angle towards the near goal tightens as you move round.
| Area | What It Suits | Pricing Bracket | Guidance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tribuna Principal, central blocks | Watching the shape of the game | Upper | Directly opposite the benches; the most complete view in the ground |
| Tribuna Principal, wing blocks | Good value on the main side | Mid to upper | Sightlines stay strong until you reach the corner infill |
| Tribuna Preferente | First-time visitors | Mid | Faces the main stand; the most consistently available longside option |
| Fondo Cervantes | Supporters who want noise | Lower to mid | Home ends fill early; expect standing through spells of the match |
| Fondo Polideportivo | Families and quieter groups | Lower | Closest to the sports complex side; straightforward exit after full time |
| Visiting supporters' section | Elche CF travelling fans | Fixed by allocation | Entry through Puerta 3; visiting coaches park at Mendizabala. Elche colours belong here only |
If you are neutral or undecided, the wing blocks of Tribuna Preferente are the safest buy. You get cover, a clean view of both penalty areas and no expectation that you will celebrate with either set of supporters. Accessible entry is at Puerta 1; wheelchair users should contact the club in advance to confirm a position, since the number of spaces is small. Getting there is simple enough on foot from the centre, so most visitors walk rather than drive.
Hospitality at Mendizorrotza is run through the club's events arm rather than sold as a mass product, which keeps volumes low and quality consistent. Most packages combine an indoor space before kick-off with a reserved seat in the main stand. Several of the boxes carry the names of long-standing local partners.
| Hospitality Option | Typical Buyer | Main Appeal |
|---|---|---|
| Palco Numerico VIP | Individuals and pairs | Numbered premium seat with lounge access, the simplest step up from a standard ticket |
| Named private boxes such as Palco Amutio or Palco Zikotz | Small corporate groups | Enclosed space, catering and a private view over the pitch |
| Palco Kelme | Client entertaining | Branded box with dedicated service throughout the match |
| Audi Alzaga VIP Area | Larger business parties | Shared premium lounge with catering before the match, at half time and afterwards |
Read each listing carefully rather than assuming a standard inclusion set. Some packages cover food and drink from doors open to an hour after the whistle; others provide lounge access only before kick-off. Dress codes at Mendizorrotza are relaxed compared with larger Spanish grounds, though smart-casual is the norm in the boxes.
Hospitality volumes here are genuinely small. A dozen or so boxes serve the whole ground, so a December date with a full crowd expected tends to clear its premium inventory earlier than the general seating around it.
Spanish clubs have moved steadily towards digital entry. Alaves issues most match tickets through its own ticketing platform as a scannable code. Resale listings reflect that, so the delivery method stated against a listing is the one that applies.
| Delivery Type | What to Check |
|---|---|
| Mobile ticket transfer | Which app or wallet the code lands in; how long before kick-off it is released |
| Emailed print-at-home | Whether a printed copy is required at the turnstile or a phone screen is accepted |
| Collection in Vitoria-Gasteiz | The meeting point, the window it operates in and the identification you must bring |
| Courier to a Spanish address | Delivery window against your arrival date; hotels can usually hold a package |
Read the listing notes before you buy rather than after. Bring valid photo identification, because Spanish grounds ask for it more often than English ones do. If your ticket is a mobile code, charge your phone properly: a December evening in the Basque Country drains a battery faster than you expect; there is no paper fallback once the code is issued.
Arrive earlier than the crowd size suggests. Entry for the visiting section runs through Puerta 3 separately from the home turnstiles, which slows things when a full away allocation lands at once. If you are collecting tickets in the city first, build that into your timing rather than leaving it to the final hour.
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Vitoria-Gasteiz is a straightforward city to reach without being an obvious airport destination. Most overseas buyers route through Bilbao, roughly 65 miles away by road, with Madrid and Barcelona offering onward rail connections. The train station sits about 1.7 kilometres from the ground, an easy walk; city bus lines L2 and L8 run close to the stadium on matchdays. For anyone travelling from the Gulf, a connection through Madrid usually lands you in Vitoria with a full day to spare.
Delivery is the detail that catches out international buyers. Mobile transfer is the simplest option from abroad, because nothing depends on a postal address, though it does mean the code may not arrive until the final days before the match. If you need seats together for a group, say so at the point of purchase rather than assuming adjacent listings are adjacent seats. Bear in mind that La Liga can move a fixture by a day or shift the kick-off by several hours once broadcasters finalise the round, so book flexible travel where you can and avoid tying a return flight to the evening of the match.
These two clubs barely crossed paths in the top flight for most of their histories. Elche's long La Liga run came in the 1960s and 1970s, when Alaves were nowhere near the first division; Alaves spent 1998 to 2006 in La Liga and reached a UEFA Cup final in 2001 while Elche were in the Segunda. Their first top-flight meeting did not arrive until October 2020, which makes this one of the newer rivalries on the Spanish calendar.
What it lacks in age it makes up for in stakes. Four of the six La Liga meetings have come in seasons where one or both sides were fighting relegation; three separate campaigns saw the pair finish within a few places of each other. Alaves took the more recent momentum with a 3-1 win at Mendizorrotza in October 2025, then the sides shared a 1-1 draw at the Martinez Valero the following May. Elche's path back has been the steadier of the two: automatic promotion as runners-up in 2025, where Alaves needed the 2023 play-offs, beating Eibar and then Levante after extra time.
What gives the fixture its character is how evenly it has run. Eight goals to seven across six matches, three wins to two, one draw. Neither side has found a formula that works twice in a row. There is no decades-deep grievance here, no established away-day folklore; what there is instead is a run of results that could plausibly have gone the other way, which tends to produce a sharper evening than a lopsided rivalry ever does.
Alaves have hosted Elche CF in La Liga only three times at Mendizorrotza, so the table below widens the scope to all La Liga meetings between the sides across both grounds. Figures are calculated from the verified match-by-match record that follows.
| Metric | Total |
|---|---|
| Matches played | 6 |
| Alaves wins | 3 |
| Elche CF wins | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
| Alaves goals | 8 |
| Elche CF goals | 7 |
| Biggest Alaves win | 3-1 |
| Biggest Elche CF win | 3-1 |
| First La Liga meeting | 18 October 2020 |
| Most recent meeting | 9 May 2026 |
Neither side has won any La Liga meeting by more than two goals. Compiled from ESPN match records, Sports Mole match data and AiScore head-to-head records.
All six La Liga fixtures between the clubs, newest first, with the host ground identified for each.
| Date | Venue | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 09 May 2026 | Martinez Valero | Elche 1-1 Alaves |
| 05 Oct 2025 | Mendizorrotza | Alaves 3-1 Elche |
| 05 Feb 2022 | Martinez Valero | Elche 3-1 Alaves |
| 26 Oct 2021 | Mendizorrotza | Alaves 1-0 Elche |
| 11 May 2021 | Martinez Valero | Elche 0-2 Alaves |
| 18 Oct 2020 | Mendizorrotza | Alaves 0-2 Elche |
Every result cross-checked against two independent match records before inclusion.
Most home seats belong to season ticket members, so general sale depends on what those members release back to the club. A resale marketplace draws on the same released inventory without requiring you to watch the members portal daily.
Availability usually improves for a short window once the broadcast slot is confirmed a few weeks out. Waiting beyond that tends to cost more rather than less at a ground this size.
Visiting supporters use the designated section reached through Puerta 3, with team coaches parking at Mendizabala nearby. Visiting colours should be worn in that section only, not in home areas.
Alaves issues most match tickets as scannable digital codes, though some listings still offer print-at-home or local collection. The method stated on the listing is the one that applies to your order.
Groups of four are possible but scarcer than pairs, because released season tickets often come in twos. Splitting into two pairs in the same block widens your options considerably.
Sources: Deportivo Alaves official club ticketing and season ticket information; LaLiga official stadium access documentation for Mendizorrotza; Baskonia Alaves Events hospitality listings; ESPN match records; Sports Mole match data; AiScore head-to-head records; StadiumDB venue data.