Estadio José Zorrilla was a multi-use

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. It was initially used as the stadium for

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matches. The first match took place on 3 November 1940 with a 4–1 win over

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. The capacity of the stadium was 18,000 spectators, although this was extended for the last game of the 1980–81 season to 22,000 with the use of temporary seating for a match against

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. It was replaced by the current

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in 1982, although the reserve team,

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, carried on using the ground until 1984. The stadium was finally demolished in 1987. The site is now occupied by a branch of the

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department store.

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Stadium history

Estadios de Espana
Real Valladolid Sports venues in Valladolid Jose Zorrilla 1940 establishments in Spain 1984 disestablishments in Spain Sports venues completed in 1940 Sports venues demolished in 1987 {{Spain-sports-venue-stub