Mirandés

Reasons To Adopt

Adopting Mirandés means Spain Copa del Rey results start mattering to you, a club going since 1927. Not a novelty, a habit.

• Old enough to matter

  1927 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.

• Something to defend

  The cabinet is not empty: Segunda División B: 2011–12, 2017–18 and Tercera División: 1988–89, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08. Small enough to recite from memory, big enough to argue about in a pub.

• Close to the pitch

  Estadio Municipal de Anduva holds about 5,759. You can hear the defenders shouting at each other, which is the single best argument for lower-capacity football.

• Easy weekend

  Vitoria Airport (VIT) is about 28km from the ground, and Miranda de Ebro railway station is 1km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.