CD Vitoria was founded in 1945 and played in regional categories, promoting several times to
third level.[4] Historically, CD Vitoria had their own grounds (Campo Municipal Vitoriana)[5] but for some years had played their home matches at the
Betoño Sports Complex.[6] In 2011, they gained promotion from the
fifth tier with an unbeaten record.[1]
In 2015, the club signed a collaboration agreement with
SD Eibar and started to act as its
farm team,[7][8] initially playing home matches at Arrate stadium, in
Nanclares de la Oca.[9] Eibar had previously disbanded their own
B team in 2012 to cut costs while their senior team languished in
Segunda División B, but they were promoted up to
La Liga in successive seasons and decided to seek a new formal arrangement for a subsidiary club.[10] A few months after the agreement, Eibar acquired a local team to act as a further link between the
youth level and Vitoria, to be known as
Eibar Urko.[11]
One year later, the club was promoted to
Segunda División B for the first time, and moved back to
Vitoria-Gasteiz to play at
Estadio Olaranbe.[12][13] This decision was controversial as both
Deportivo Alavés and
Aurrerá Vitoria (owner of the stadium until 1999) protested against it, claiming that the statutes of the ground only allowed its use by teams from the province of
Álava – Vitoria met this requirement, but parent club Eibar (from
Gipuzkoa) did not.[14]
After securing their status in the division for a second season,[15][16] in August 2018 Vitoria announced they would play their Segunda División B games at
Estadio Ellakuri in the municipality of
Laudio/Llodio, while maintaining their base football structure in Vitoria-Gasteiz.[17] They were relegated in
2018–19,[18] which also blocked Eibar Urko's promotion from the provincial level due to rules preventing teams owned by the same club competing in the same division.[18] After Vitoria dropped down to the Tercera, home matches were moved to Eibar, playing at the town's
Unbe Sports Complex.[2] The
COVID-19 pandemic in Spain led to the following season being halted early, but eventually the
2020 Tercera División play-offs took place: Vitoria were involved but failed to be promoted, again also blocking Urko's promotion.[19] A similar situation occurred at the end of
2020–21.[20]
CD Vitoria was founded in 1945 and played in regional categories, promoting several times to
third level.[4] Historically, CD Vitoria had their own grounds (Campo Municipal Vitoriana)[5] but for some years had played their home matches at the
Betoño Sports Complex.[6] In 2011, they gained promotion from the
fifth tier with an unbeaten record.[1]
In 2015, the club signed a collaboration agreement with
SD Eibar and started to act as its
farm team,[7][8] initially playing home matches at Arrate stadium, in
Nanclares de la Oca.[9] Eibar had previously disbanded their own
B team in 2012 to cut costs while their senior team languished in
Segunda División B, but they were promoted up to
La Liga in successive seasons and decided to seek a new formal arrangement for a subsidiary club.[10] A few months after the agreement, Eibar acquired a local team to act as a further link between the
youth level and Vitoria, to be known as
Eibar Urko.[11]
One year later, the club was promoted to
Segunda División B for the first time, and moved back to
Vitoria-Gasteiz to play at
Estadio Olaranbe.[12][13] This decision was controversial as both
Deportivo Alavés and
Aurrerá Vitoria (owner of the stadium until 1999) protested against it, claiming that the statutes of the ground only allowed its use by teams from the province of
Álava – Vitoria met this requirement, but parent club Eibar (from
Gipuzkoa) did not.[14]
After securing their status in the division for a second season,[15][16] in August 2018 Vitoria announced they would play their Segunda División B games at
Estadio Ellakuri in the municipality of
Laudio/Llodio, while maintaining their base football structure in Vitoria-Gasteiz.[17] They were relegated in
2018–19,[18] which also blocked Eibar Urko's promotion from the provincial level due to rules preventing teams owned by the same club competing in the same division.[18] After Vitoria dropped down to the Tercera, home matches were moved to Eibar, playing at the town's
Unbe Sports Complex.[2] The
COVID-19 pandemic in Spain led to the following season being halted early, but eventually the
2020 Tercera División play-offs took place: Vitoria were involved but failed to be promoted, again also blocking Urko's promotion.[19] A similar situation occurred at the end of
2020–21.[20]