Real Valladolid
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Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol is one of the ten most important Spanish football clubs. Formed on June 20, 1928, from the almagamation of Real Unión Deportiva and Club Deportivo Español, it plays currently in the Spanish first division or Primera División.
The team play in Valladolid from which derives the nickname Pucela. Home stadium is the Nuevo José Zorrilla, which seats 28,000 spectators.
The team first reached the Primera División in the 1947-48 season, as champions of the Segunda. In the following year, the team pushed on from this success and reached the finals of the Copa del Rey in the Chamartín stadium against Athletic Bilbao, eventually losing 4-1.
The next ten years till 1957-58 were spent in the first division. Relegation was short-lived and Valladolid gained promotion in 1958-59 with 5-0 win over Tarrasa under the trainer José Luis Saso, a legendary figure in the history of the team. He had originally been a goalkeeper for Valladolid, and he subsequently went on to perform many roles, ending up as president of the club.
Valladolid vacillated between the first and second divisions in the subsequent years, descending as low as third in 1970-71. More recently, the team has not been relegated since promotion to the Primera in the 1992-93 season. Highest position during this period was 7th in 1996-97.
Real Valladolid has won the Spanish League Cup once, in 1983.
Some Famous Players
- Fernando Hierro
- Eusebio
- José Luis Caminero
- René Higuita (Colombia)
- Carlos Valderrama (Colombia)
- Cuauhtemoc Blanco (Mexico)
- Shoji Joo (Japan)
Awards
- European participations: 4 times.
- Spanish League Cup: 1983 1-2 vs. Atlético de Madrid
- Copa del Rey: twice finalist.