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Address: Paseo de Cervantes, Vitoria-Gasteiz
Country: Spain
Capacity: 19,000
Opened: 27 April 1924
Main use: Football
Tenants: Deportivo Alavés (football)
The Mendizorrotza Stadium, located in Vitoria-Gasteiz in northern Spain, is one of the oldest active football stadiums in the country. Opened in 1924, it serves as the home ground of Deportivo Alavés, a historic Basque football club founded in 1921. With nearly a century of football tradition, the stadium remains a cultural and sporting symbol for the Basque community.
Mendizorrotza has hosted top-flight Spanish football for decades, welcoming both domestic league matches and major visiting clubs from LaLiga. Its opening in 1924 marked the beginning of a long era of competitive football in Vitoria-Gasteiz, with the venue becoming closely tied to the evolution of Deportivo Alavés.
Over the years, the stadium has witnessed:
Historic league campaigns
Promotion celebrations
European qualification seasons
Major rivalries within the Basque region
Its longevity makes it one of Spain’s classic football arenas, representative of early 20th-century stadium development.
Due to its age and the increasing demands of modern football, Mendizorrotza has undergone several renovations and remains the subject of ongoing redevelopment discussions.
Key upgrades across the decades include:
Structural reinforcement of the stands
Expansion to its current 19,000-seat capacity
Renovated changing rooms and media areas
Improved pitch drainage and turf quality
Installation of enhanced broadcast infrastructure
Deportivo Alavés and the city authorities have explored ambitious plans to modernize the venue into a contemporary, UEFA-compliant stadium, potentially involving:
New roof structures and improved spectator protection
Expansion of hospitality zones and commercial spaces
Renovated concourses and accessibility upgrades
Replacement of older lighting systems with high-efficiency LED stadium lighting suitable for HD and international broadcast standards
These modernization efforts align with a broader trend within Spanish football, where historic stadiums are being upgraded to meet modern comfort, safety, and sustainability expectations.
As the home of Deportivo Alavés for over a century, Mendizorrotza has hosted countless memorable matches, including:
LaLiga fixtures against Spain’s top clubs
Key promotion matches throughout club history
Major cup games attracting large regional audiences
The stadium’s atmosphere is known for its intensity, with close-to-pitch stands creating a traditional football environment cherished by Basque fans.
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With the growing popularity of nighttime sports events, professional competitions demand higher lighting quality. The glare from traditional fixtures can no longer meet athletes’ expectations for sensory experience. Leveraging breakthroughs in MECREE’s sports lighting technology, our precise light control and anti-glare designs enable athletes to perform at their peak and enjoy an exceptional sports experience.
Issues caused by unnecessary nighttime lighting, such as light pollution and light trespass, are increasingly concerning and have led to rising public complaints. Amid growing environmental awareness, lighting designers must prioritize controlling “Light Pollution” and “Light Trespass.” We are committed to addressing this challenge through innovative optical technologies.
Currently common traditional stadium lights model for some international stadiums as below:
MVF406/1800W, HNF003, MVF401, MVF403, MVF024, EF-2000, YOA56305, YOAX56400, 2kW: HQI-TS 2000WDS, 2kW: HQI-TS 1000WDS, MHN-SA 2KW 400V/956, MHN-SB/HO 2KW 400V/956, LPW2000M/D, LPW1000MB/L, LPP2000MHN-SA, LPP2000MHN-SB.
There is big problem that traditional lamps can not cannot meet the needs of 4K and 8K high-definition broadcast and huge energy consumption.
With the strengthening of environmental lighting awareness and the pursuit of high-quality lighting, there is a trend to replace traditional lamps by high quality of LED Stadium Lights.
MECREE has launched the following series of LED Sport Stadium Lighting:
MECREE’s specially engineered precision lighting control is designed to meet the needs of such users. The polarized light range of 65-73° is defined as the P73-L and A65 series products, which deliver an unparalleled visual experience while offering access to thousands of IES profiles.
Our precisely engineered optics of polarized light aim light directly onto the field of play, to shine uniformly and to minimize glare. Outdoor venues benefit from spill light control, no more skyglow and no more complaints from the neighbors.
1. Such light shield is useless,just misleading customers.
2. As tested it will cause 30% reduction of light output
3. While 70% still have high overflow
4. Unbearable strong glare
5. Waste energy,outdated reflective technology
The power supply and lamp body can be mounted separately, reducing the withstand weight of the lamp pole and facilitating maintenance.
Customized crossarms are available to meet all your existing old poles without replacing the main rod, crossarms bolt directly to light pole, easy and accurate installation saves time, ensures performance, safety and reliability,also lower the budget.
In current sports lighting projects, high-altitude light calibration is recognized as a major efficiency bottleneck. The process carries high safety risks, is prone to aiming deviations, and involves cumbersome installation and removal procedures, making it difficult to achieve the required uniformity.
MECREE’s innovative laser aiming mount was designed precisely to address these issues. It revolutionizes the workflow through three key advantages:
Easy Installation: With a simple design, it allows rapid mounting and dismounting, significantly lowering the operational threshold.
Precise Aiming: Ensures accurate laser alignment, fundamentally guaranteeing uniform illumination and compliance with lighting standards.
Efficient Operation: Reduces labor and time costs by up to 80%. Calibrating 200 fixtures at height previously took 20 days; now the same workload can be completed in just 4 days.
Choosing MECREE means choosing a safer, more precise, and highly efficient sports lighting solution.
We are not only a manufacturer of high-power LEDs, More professional services are also included:
Through lighting simulation calculations and programming of light show designs, solutions oriented towards either visual effects or cost-effectiveness are provided. Design of Lighthouse, parameters required for building foundation, (axial force, shear force, bending force). High power generator set supporting,circuit design service,cable supply. We are your best supply chain manager! We are committed to providing you with a one-stop solution. We focus on the research, design, and manufacturing of our products, delivering customized and energy-efficient lighting system solutions for all types of sports venues and multifunctional facilities.The details are as follows:high-power sports lighting、arena night lighting retrofit、smart stadium lighting control、energy-efficient LED stadium lights、stadium lighting power supply optimization、broadcast-quality sports lighting、large venue lighting retrofit、adjustable brightness and color temperature lighting、LED floodlight installation and upgrade、stadium lighting maintenance and management、energy-saving lighting solutions for stadiums、multi-purpose venue lighting design、night game lighting optimization.
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