Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid () or Valladolid, is a professional
football club based in
Valladolid
Valladolid () is a municipality in Spain and the primary seat of government and de facto capital of the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. It has a population around 300,000 peop ...
,
Castile and León, Spain that competes in
La Liga
The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men' ...
, the top tier of the
Spanish league system.
The club colours are violet and white, used on the kit in stripes from its foundation on 20 June 1928. The team plays its home games at the
Estadio José Zorrilla, which seats 27,846 spectators. Valladolid's honours include a single trophy of great relevance, the defunct
Copa de la Liga 1983–84. It has been runner-up in the Copa del Rey on two occasions (
1949–50 and
1988–89), and has participated in two editions of the
UEFA Cup
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(
1984–85 and
1997–98) and also one edition of the
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
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(
1989–90). The team subsidiary, the
Real Valladolid Promesas, currently play in the
Primera División RFEF
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.
Since its La Liga debut in the 1948–49 season (in which it became the first club from the region to play in La Liga – five others have since done so), Valladolid is the most successful football club in Castile and León by honours and history, with a total of 45 seasons in the First Division, 36 in the Second and 10 in the Third. Historically, Valladolid is the 13th-best team in Spain by overall league points. Two of its players have won the Pichichi Trophy:
Manuel Badenes
Manuel Badenes Calduch (31 October 1928 – 26 November 2007) was a Spanish footballer, who played as a forward for clubs such as FC Barcelona and Valencia CF.
Club career
Badenes started his career at CD Castellón. His first season at the c ...
and
Jorge da Silva
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Nicknamed "Polilla" ("Moth" in English), he played professional ...
; and ten were internationals with the
Spain national football team
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. In the 21st century, the club's domestic performance follows a
yo-yo club
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The name ...
pattern, with multiple promotions to (and relegations from) the first division.
On 3 September 2018, it was announced that Brazilian former international footballer
Ronaldo Nazario had become the majority shareholder after purchasing a 51% controlling stake in the club. , Ronaldo is owner of 82% of the club shares.
History
20th-century history (1928–2001)
![Rudvalladolid](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Rudvalladolid.JPG)
Real Valladolid was founded from the merger of Real Unión Deportiva de Valladolid and Club Deportivo Español, the club played its first game on September 22, 1928. It was a 2–1 win over Alavés. Valladolid first reached the
top level in the 1947–48 season, as champions of the
Segunda División. The club became the first Castile and León club to play in the Spanish top flight. The following year, the team pushed on from this success and reached the finals of the
Copa Del Rey
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in
Chamartín Stadium against
Athletic Bilbao, losing 4–1.
The next ten years were spent in the first division, and relegation was short-lived as Valladolid gained promotion again in 1958–59 with a 5–0 win over
Terrassa
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under manager José Luis Saso, a legendary figure in club history. He had originally been a goalkeeper for the club and went on to perform many roles, including serving as president of the club.
Valladolid swung between the first and second divisions in subsequent years, falling as low as to the
third
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division in 1970–71. Next year the club was promoted to second division and in 1980 promoted to first division, where Valladolid played until 1992 when the club was relegated to the second division again. Promoted in
1992–93
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, the club was again sent down after the
2003–04 season. In 1984, Valladolid also won the
Copa de la Liga (a competition only played in the early 1980s) over
Atlético Madrid.
![Camiseta del Real Valladolid en la temporada 1983-84](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/de/Camiseta_del_Real_Valladolid_en_la_temporada_1983-84.jpg)
On 14 April 1996, Valladolid played its 1,000th game in La Liga.
The side's highest position during this 11-year stint was seventh in
1996–97, being coached in the previous seasons by former
Real Madrid Castilla coach
Rafael Benítez
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Benítez joined Real Madrid's coaching staff at the age of 26, going on to work as the under- ...
, as various players from that team would also later appear for Valladolid.
Carlos Suárez era (2001–2018)
In the
2006–07 season, after signing
Basque
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* Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France
* Basque language, their language
Places
* Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France
* Basque Country (autonomous co ...
José Luis Mendilibar
José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria (born 14 March 1961) is a Spanish former Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder, currently Manager (association football), manager of Sevilla FC.
He played no higher than Segunda División, ...
as head coach, Valladolid had one of its best years in its history while playing in the second level. The club took the league lead in the 15th matchday and went on to finish with a competition all-time high 88 points, winning the championship by a total margin of eight points, and holding an advantage of 26 points over the non-promotion zone (fourth and below), both being all-time records in the league. Valladolid also achieved the honour of going unbeaten in 29-straight matches, from 10 October 2006 to 6 May 2007, being mathematically promoted after a 2–0 away win against
Tenerife
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on 22 April 2007 (the 34th matchday of the season), the earliest any club has achieved promotion in Spanish history.
Also remarkable was the side's role in
the season's
Copa del Rey
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, reaching the quarter-finals after defeating two top division teams,
Gimnàstic de Tarragona
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...
(4–1 aggregate) and the
2005–06 UEFA Champions League contender
Villarreal
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The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to the south of the province's ...
(3–1), while playing the entire competition with reserve players.
Two relatively successful seasons in the top division followed, finishing in 15th place while avoiding relegation after a 1–1 draw on the last matchday of both seasons (against
Recreativo de Huelva
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in
2007–08 and
Real Betis
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in
the following campaign).
![Gerard Pique DSC 0201](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Gerard_Pique_DSC_0201.jpg)
After a slow start to
2009–10 (three wins in the first 20 matches), Mendilibar was sacked on 1 February 2010 following a draw at home against
Almería
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. The week following his sacking, Valladolid dropped into the relegation zone (something that never happened during Mendilibar's 138-match stint), with former player
Onésimo Sánchez
Onésimo Sánchez González (born 14 August 1968), known simply as Onésimo as a player, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as forward or winger, currently a manager.
Onésimo was mainly associated with Real Valladolid thr ...
taking charge.
After only one win in 10 matches, Sánchez was fired. Former
Spain national team manager
Javier Clemente
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Forced to retire from playing in his early 20s through injury, he embarked on a coaching career with his first managerial ...
was named Sánchez's replacement in a desperate move to avoid relegation with only eight matches remaining. After a brief breather (16th position), Valladolid again returned to the bottom three, then faced a must-win last game at the
Camp Nou against a
Barcelona
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squad needing a win to secure the Liga championship. Level in the standings with
Racing de Santander
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,
Málaga and Tenerife for the two final safe positions, Valladolid lost 0–4 and consequently was relegated, ending a three-year stay in the top flight.
The
2011–12 season saw Valladolid return to La Liga under the management of
Miroslav Đukić
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, promoted through the play-offs after finishing third in the division.
Valladolid were relegated back to the Segunda División on the last matchday of the
2013–14 season.
On
2017–18 season, Valladolid was promoted back to first division after four years via play-off defeating
Sporting de Gijón
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and
Numancia.
Ronaldo Nazario, new owner (2018–present)
![Real Valladolid - Rayo Vallecano 2019-01-05 16](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Real_Valladolid_-_Rayo_Vallecano_2019-01-05_16.jpg)
On 3 September 2018, it was announced Brazilian former international footballer
Ronaldo
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Notable people known as Ronaldo include:
As ...
had become the majority shareholder after purchasing a 51% controlling stake in the club. In its first season with the new owner Valladolid finished in 16th position in La Liga. As of April 2020, Ronaldo owned 82% of the club shares.
In August 2020, with the
Promesas
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(reserve team) well established in
Segunda División B, the club made an agreement with local club
Atlético Tordesillas
Club Deportivo Atlético Tordesillas is a Spanish football team based in Tordesillas, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1969, it plays in , holding home matches at ''Las Salinas'', with a capacity of 3,500 seats.
Hi ...
, operating at the level below, to act as a further affiliated team for its young players. At the end of the
2020–21 season, Real Valladolid was relegated following a 1–2 home defeat by Atlético, which also secured the ''Colchoneros'' the
La Liga
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title on the final matchday, ending Valladolid's three-year stay in first division.
In the
2021–22 season, Valladolid returned to La Liga by sealing a 2nd position in the table (81 points, tied on points with the first team), thus guaranteeing the team direct promotion to the top flight.
Stadium
![Estadio José Zorrilla de Valladolid](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Estadio_Jos%C3%A9_Zorrilla_de_Valladolid.jpg)
Real Valladolid play at the 27,846-capacity
Estadio Nuevo José Zorrilla, finished in 1982 to replace the
previous stadium of the same name which had stood since 1940. Both grounds are named after
José Zorrilla y Moral
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, a 19th-century poet from the city. After opening for the club on 20 February 1982, it hosted the
Copa del Rey Final on 13 April of that year, and then three Group D matches at the
1982 FIFA World Cup. The venue is owned by the
Ayuntamiento de Valladolid.
In 2010, it was announced that there were plans to expand the stadium to 40,000 spectators. This project was known as Valladolid Arena , but was contingent on Spain winning the right to host the 2018 FIFA World cup.
Season to season
![Real Valladolid League Performance](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1a/Real_Valladolid_League_Performance.svg)
The following list shows Valladolid's record as well as all the presidents and coaches for every season since its foundation in 1929. All presidents and coaches are Spanish unless otherwise noted.
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*46 seasons in
La Liga
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*35 seasons in
Segunda División
*10 seasons in
Tercera División
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European competition history
UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Current squad
.
Reserve team
Out on loan
Technical staff
Honours
![Celebraciones por el ascenso de 2007 del Real Valladolid en la Plaza Mayor](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Celebraciones_por_el_ascenso_de_2007_del_Real_Valladolid_en_la_Plaza_Mayor.jpg)
League
*
Segunda División:
1947–48,
1958–59,
2006–07
*
Tercera División
Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the '' Segunda División'', and the semi-professional '' Segunda ...
:
1933–34
Cups
*
Copa de la Liga:
1984
Events
January
* January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888.
* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...
*
Copa Real Federación Española de Fútbol:
1952–53
Records
*Most games unbeaten in
Segunda División: 29 (2006–07)
*Earliest promotion in
Segunda División: Day 34 (out of 42), 22 April 2007
*Fastest goal in
La Liga
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history: 7.42 seconds, scored by
Joseba Llorente
Joseba Llorente Etxarri (born 24 November 1979) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a centre-forward.
He amassed La Liga totals of 179 games and 50 goals over ten seasons, representing in the competition Real Sociedad, V ...
on 20 January 2008, vs
Espanyol
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(2–1 win)
Notable players
See also
*
Real Valladolid B
Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol Promesas is the reserve team of Real Valladolid, a Spanish football club based in Valladolid, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded in 1942, currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 1, ...
– Valladolid's B team
*
Real Valladolid (women)
References
External links
Official websiteFutbolme team profile
{{La Liga teamlist
Football clubs in Castile and León
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1928 establishments in Spain
Segunda División clubs