Real Valladolid
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| Full name | Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol |
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| Nickname(s) | Pucela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1928 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid, Castilla-León, Spain (Capacity 26,512) |
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| Chairman |  Carlos Suárez Sureda |
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| Manager | José Luis Mendilibar |
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| League | La Liga | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | La Liga, 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol is a Spanish football club. Formed on June 20, 1928, from the amalgamation of Real Unión Deportiva de Valladolid and Club Deportivo Español, it is currently playing in La Liga, after gaining promotion in season 2006-07.
The team plays in Valladolid from which it derives the nickname Pucela (the way the Romans called the city). Their Home stadium is the Nuevo Estadio José Zorrilla, which seats 26,512 spectators.
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[edit] History
[edit] Early history
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 until 1957-58 were spent in the first division. Relegation was short-lived and Valladolid gained promotion in 1958-59 with 5-0 win over Terrasa 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. Promoted La Liga for the 1992-1993 season, the team was again sent down after the 2003-2004 season.
Their highest position during their past stint in La Liga was 7th in 1996-97. Real Valladolid has also won the Spanish League Cup (a competition only played in the early 80s) once, in 1983.
[edit] The 2006/07 boom
In 2006-07, after signing Basque coach José Luis Mendilibar, the team performed one of their best years in history while playing in Liga BBVA. They took the lead in the 15th game and went on to finish with a Liga BBVA all-time high 88 points, and so win the championship by a total margin of 8 points, holding an advantage of 26 points over the non-promotion zone (fourth and worse), both being all-time records in the league. They also achieved the honour of staying unbeaten 27 games in a row, from October 10, 2006 to May 6, 2007. Real Valladolid got matematically promoted after outscoring Tenerife 0-2 on April 22 2007 (just the 34th day of the season), the earliest any club has achieved promotion in Spanish history.
It is remarkable too the role of Real Valladolid that same year in Copa del Rey, getting as far as quarter-finals after beating two top division teams: Nàstic (agg. 4-1) and 2006 Champions League contender Villarreal (agg. 3-1), while playing the whole competition with the reserve players.
[edit] Last 20 seasons
- 37 seasons in La Liga
- 29 seasons in Segunda División
- 1 season in Segunda División B
- 9 seasons in Tercera División
[edit] Honours
Titles
- Segunda División champions: 1947-48, 1958-59 and 2006-07
- Spanish League Cup: 1983 3-1 agg. vs Atlético Madrid
Achievements
- European participation: 3 times
- Copa del Rey: twice a finalist (1950, 1989)
- La Liga: finished 4th once in 1963
Records
- Most points in Liga BBVA - 88 in 2006/07
- Most games staying unbeaten in Liga BBVA - 27 in 2006/07
- Earliest getting promoted in Liga BBVA - Day 34 (out of 42), April 22, 2007
- Fastest goal in La Liga history - 7' 42", scored by Joseba Llorente on 20 January 2008, vs Espanyol (f: 2-1)
[edit] Current squad
As of February 25, 2008
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[edit] Recent seasons
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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Notes 1997/1998 1D 11 38 13 11 14 36 47 50 L16 UC 2nd round 1998/1999 1D 12 38 13 9 16 35 44 48 L16 1999/2000 1D 8 38 14 11 13 36 44 53 2R 2000/2001 1D 16 38 9 15 14 42 50 42 L64 2001/2002 1D 12 38 13 9 16 45 58 48 QF 2002/2003 1D 13 38 12 10 16 37 40 46 L16 2003/2004 1D 18 38 10 11 17 46 56 41 L16 relegated 2004/2005 2D 6 42 18 9 15 56 56 63 QF 2005/2006 2D 11 42 14 13 15 54 54 55 1R 2006/2007 2D 1 42 26 10 6 70 35 88 QF promoted 2007/2008 1D 15 38 11 12 15 42 57 45 L16
[edit] Statistics 2006/07
- Top Scorers:
- Víctor - 19 goals
- Llorente - 17 goals
- Manchev - 6 goals
- Top Goalkeepers
- Alberto - 28 goals In 35 matches
- Jacobo - 7 goals In 7 matches
[edit] Famous players
see also Cat:Real Valladolid footballers
[edit] Famous coaches
Esteban Platko, 1928-31, 1934-40- Carlos Platko, 1941-43
Helenio Herrera, 1948-49
Heriberto Herrera, 1962- Antoni Ramallets, 1962-63, 1965-66
- Emilio Aldecoa, 1966-67
- Enrique Orizaola, 1967-68, 1968-69
- Fernando Redondo, 1973-74, 1984-85, 1990, 1995
- Rafael Benítez, 1995-96
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Vicente Cantatore, 1985-86 to 1989-90, 1996-97 - José Luis Mendilibar, 2006-
[edit] External links
- Real Valladolid Official Website
- Real Valladolid Fans Website
- Real Valladolid Fans Website
- Real Valladolid Fans Website
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