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Real ValladolidReal Valladolid Club de Ftbol is one of the ten most important Spanish football clubs. Formed on June 20, 1928, from the almagamation of Real Unin Deportiva and Club Deportivo Espaol, it plays currently in the Spanish first division or Primera Divisin. The team play in Valladolid from which derives the nickname Pucela. Home stadium is the Nuevo Jos Zorrilla, which seats 28,000 spectators. The team first reached the Primera Divisin 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 Chamartn 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 Jos 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 Awards - European participations: 4 times.
- Spanish League Cup: 1983 1-2 vs. Atltico de Madrid
- Copa del Rey: twice finalist.
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