To provide a support for a printing plate having excellent adhesive properties with and a plate wear resistance by using a low-cost raw material without providing an expensive intermediate layer and without uniform roughing treatment.

The support for the printing plate comprises an aluminum alloy plate containing an aluminum content of 95 to 99.4 wt.% and executed by at least roughing and anodizing. Such a support preferably contains at least a total sum of Si and Mn of 0.5 wt.% or more, and Cu of 0.05 wt.% or more. Further, it is preferable that intermetallic compounds having a diameter of 0.1 μm or more exist at 5,000 to 35,000 pieces/mm2 on a part of the roughed surface.