# 2009–10 Real Valladolid season

The 2009–10 season is Real Valladolid's third consecutive season in La Liga. José Luis Mendilibar began the season as team's coach, but he was sacked on 1 February 2010 after the draw against Almería. Onésimo Sánchez became the new team coach and, after the defeat against Villarreal in Nuevo José Zorrilla, he was also sacked on 5 April. The directive discovered on 6 April the new team coach, Javier Clemente.

## Trophies balance

| Category | Trophy | Started round | First match | Result | Last match |
| Friendly Trophy | 14th Quinocho Memorial Trophy | Final | 13 August 2009 | Runner-up | 13 August 2009 |
| Friendly Trophy | 2009 Teresa Rivero Trophy | Final | 19 August 2009 | Winner | 19 August 2009 |
| Friendly Trophy | 37th Ciudad de Valladolid Trophy | Final | 23 August 2009 | Winner | 23 August 2009 |
| Friendly Trophy | Copa Castilla y León 2009–10 | Semi-finals | 8 September 2009 | Runner-up | 16 November 2010 |
| Competitive | Liga BBVA | — | 30 August 2009 | 18th | 16 May 2010 |
| Competitive | Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | 27 October 2009 | Round of 32 | 11 November 2009 |

## Summer transfers
### In

| Player | From | Fee |
| Héctor Font | Osasuna | Free |
| Antonio Barragán | Deportivo | Free |
| Fabricio | Deportivo | Free |
| Manucho | Manchester United (was on loan at Hull City) | Free |
| Sisi | Recreativo | Free |
| Nauzet Alemán | Las Palmas | Free |
| Nivaldo | Umm-Salal | Free |
| César Arzo | Villarreal | Free |
| Marquitos | Villarreal | Free |
| Alberto Bueno | Real Madrid (was playing with its reserve team) | €3M |

### Out

| Player | New Team | Fee |
| Ángel Vivar Dorado | Albacete | Free |
| Sergio Asenjo | Atlético Madrid | €5.5M |
| Víctor | Cartagena | Free |
| Pedro León | Getafe | €4M |
| Iñaki Bea | Real Murcia | Free |
| Óscar Sánchez | Real Murcia | Free |
| Kike | Salamanca | Free |

### Loan in

| Player | From |
| Pelé | Porto (was on loan at Portsmouth) |
| Diego Costa | Atlético Madrid (was on loan at Albacete) |

### Loan return

| Player | From |
| Álvaro Antón | Numancia |
| Jacobo Sanz | Getafe |
| Asier | Xerez |

### Loan end

| Player | Returns to |
| Marcos Aguirre | Lanús |
| Pedro Oldoni | Paranaense |
| Nano | Real Betis |
| Henok Goitom | Real Murcia |
| Damián Escudero | Villarreal |

### Loan out

| Player | Team |
| Bartholomew Ogbeche | Cádiz |
| Álvaro Antón | Recreativo |
| Jesús Rueda | Córdoba |

## Winter transfers
### In

| Player | Team | Fee |
| Henrique Sereno | Vitória de Guimarães | Free |

### Out

| Player | Team | Fee |
| Asier | Numancia | Free |

### Loan in

| Player | From |
| Keko | Atlético Madrid |
| Asier del Horno | Valencia |

## Youth system

| No | Player | Position | Called for first time |
| 26 | Yuri Berchiche | DF | v Almería (30 August 2009) |
| TBA | Quique | MF | v Sevilla (5 December 2009) |
| 27 | Carlos Lázaro | MF | v Racing de Santander (17 January 2010) |
| 32 | Raúl Navas | DF | v Osasuna (21 February 2010) |
| 31 | Javi Jiménez | GK | v Villarreal (4 April 2010) |
| 29 | Sergio García | MF | v Villarreal (4 April 2010) |

## Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | PAR | Justo Villar |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Antonio Barragán |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Alberto Marcos (captain) |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Nivaldo |
| 5 | MF | BIH | Haris Medunjanin |
| 6 | MF | POR | Pelé (on loan from Porto) |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Nauzet Alemán |
| 8 | DF | ESP | Javier Baraja |
| 9 | FW | ANG | Manucho |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Borja |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Alberto Bueno |
| 12 | DF | POR | Henrique Sereno |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Fabricio |
| 14 | FW | ESP | Héctor Font |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Asier del Horno (on loan from Valencia) |
| 16 | DF | ESP | Pedro López |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Luis Prieto |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Rubio |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Jonathan Sesma |
| 20 | FW | URU | Fabián Canobbio |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Sisi |
| 22 | MF | BRA | Diego Costa (on loan from Atlético Madrid) |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Marquitos |
| 24 | DF | ESP | César Arzo |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Jacobo Sanz |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Yuri Berchiche (promoted from youth system) |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Carlos Lázaro (promoted from youth system) |
| 29 | MF | ESP | Sergio García (promoted from youth system) |
| 31 | GK | ESP | Javi Jiménez (promoted from youth system) |
| 32 | DF | ESP | Raúl Navas (promoted from youth system) |
| 33 | MF | ESP | Keko (on loan from Atlético Madrid; April Out) |
| — | MF | ESP | Quique (promoted from youth system) |

### CAN 2010 called players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | ANG | Manucho (Out between 10 and 24 Jan.) |

### U-19 national team called players

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | MF | ESP | Keko (Out between 13 and 21 Apr.) |

## Match results

* All times are in CET/CEST

### Pre-season and friendly tournaments
#### Copa Castilla y León 2009–10

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 16 September 2009– Aranda de Duero | 16 September 2009– Aranda de Duero |
| Arandina | 0 |
| Arandina | 0 | 16 November 2010– Salamanca | 16 November 2010– Salamanca |
| UD Salamanca | 5 | 16 November 2010– Salamanca | 16 November 2010– Salamanca |
| UD Salamanca | 5 | UD Salamanca | 2 |
| 8 September 2009– Palencia | 8 September 2009– Palencia | | UD Salamanca | 2 |
| 8 September 2009– Palencia | 8 September 2009– Palencia | Real Valladolid | 1 |
| Palencia | 0 | Real Valladolid | 1 |
| Real Valladolid | 5 | | |
The final of this tournament had to be played on April 23, 2010, the Castilla y León's day, but as both finalists had some problems in their leagues (Real Valladolid in Liga BBVA, finally relegated, and UD Salamanca in Liga Adelante), the final was postponed to the 2010–11 season.

### Liga BBVA

| Matchday | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Result against | ALM | VAL | ZAR | OSA | MLL | ATH | RMA | DEP | ESP | XER | VIL | TEN | SEV | MGA | SPG | GET | ATM | RAC | FCB | ALM | VAL | ZAR | OSA | MLL | ATH | RMA | DEP | ESP | XER | VIL | TEN | SEV | MGA | SPG | GET | ATM | RAC | FCB |
| Venue | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Position | 11 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 18 |
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| | | All | All | All | All | All | All | All | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| | | Pts | W | D | L | F | A | Dif. | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A |
| 18 | Real Valladolid (R) | 36 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 30 |
Liga del Juego Limpio :
| Position | Team | Supporters' Behavior Overall Between 0 and 5 stars |
| 7 | Real Valladolid | (3.02) |
* With José Luis Mendilibar
* With Onésimo Sánchez
* With Javier Clemente
Biggest win :
| Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| October 25, 2009 | Matchday 8 | v. Deportivo | 4 – 0 | March 20, 2010 | Matchday 27 | v. Deportivo | 0 – 2 |
| October 25, 2009 | Matchday 8 | v. Deportivo | 4 – 0 | April 25, 2010 | Matchday 34 | v. Sporting Gijón | 0 – 2 |
| Biggest loss ||||||||
| Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| January 9, 2010 | Matchday 17 | v. Atlético Madrid | 0 – 4 | May 16, 2010 | Matchday 38 | v. Barcelona | 4 – 0 |

### Copa del Rey
#### Round of 32
##### Second leg

Real Valladolid 2–2 RCD Mallorca on aggregate. RCD Mallorca won on away goals.

## Others
### Polemic game against Real Madrid

From the end of this match, the national press was fed by Real Valladolid. They accused it of violent and aggressive because of the badly referee's performance and the unfortunate foul committed by Nivaldo on Cristiano Ronaldo. Onésimo Sánchez, the press of Valladolid, Carlos Suárez and some Real Valladolid players were defending themselves saying that the match was not violent and that the referee's performance was wrong because of the non-signposting of two penalties (both of them committed by Sergio Ramos, booked at the 20th minute) to its favour and not by not send off any Valladolid player. A sector of Valladolid press assured to have seen Jorge Valdano, Real Madrid's general manager, to take to Mejuto González and his assistants at the half time of the match two black sport bags which content could not be revealed.

### Llanes deal

It's a supposed deal emerged because of the speculation between the supporters of Sporting Gijón and Racing Santander, twinned from some years ago. It consists in tampering Liga BBVA's last matchday with a double target: if Sporting Gijón loses (mathematically saved for the relegation), Racing Santander will win 3 points which will save the Miguel Ángel Portugal's team, harming and making more difficult the non-relegation for one of the most hated teams in Gijón: Real Valladolid. Obviously, presidents, coaches and players from both teams gradually denied this speculation, but the Spanish press continues speculating and encouraging this rumor. The name was invented by a sportswriter who noticed the table situation. Called Llanes deal because Llanes is a village between Asturias and Cantabria, autonomous communities in which Gijón and Santander are located.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Barcelona (Q) | 37 | 30 | 6 | 1 | 94 | 24 | +70 | 96 | 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid (Q) | 37 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 101 | 34 | +67 | 95 | 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group stage |
| 3 | Valencia (Q) | 37 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 40 | +18 | 68 | 2010–11 UEFA Champions League Group stage |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 11 | Espanyol | 37 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 29 | 44 | −15 | 44 | |
| 12 | Almería | 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 41 | 52 | −11 | 42 | |
| 13 | Osasuna | 37 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 45 | −9 | 42 | |
| 14 | Sporting Gijón | 37 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 36 | 49 | −13 | 40 | |
| 15 | Zaragoza | 37 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 43 | 61 | −18 | 40 | |
| 16 | Valladolid | 37 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 37 | 58 | −21 | 36 | |
| 17 | Racing Santander | 37 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 40 | 59 | −19 | 36 | |
| 18 | Málaga | 37 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 36 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Tenerife | 37 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 73 | −33 | 36 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 20 | Xerez | 37 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 33 | Relegation to Segunda División |
Matchday 38 :
| May 16 2010 | 19:00 CEST | Barcelona | 4 – 0 | Valladolid |
| May 16 2010 | 19:00 CEST | Málaga | 1 – 1 | Real Madrid |
| May 16 2010 | 19:00 CEST | Valencia | 1 – 0 | Tenerife |
| May 16 2010 | 19:00 CEST | Racing Santander | 2 – 0 | Sporting Gijón |
| May 16 2010 | 19:00 CEST | Osasuna | 1 – 1 | Xerez |

### Battle for the non-relegation

According to the course of the season, the calculations indicate that with 40 points or more, the teams will not be relegated to Liga Adelante, so that, assuming Sporting Gijón and UD Almería are now saved (both with 37 points in the 30th matchday), the teams involved in the fight for non-relegation, waiting yet for several face-to-face between the teams involved, are the follows, including Real Valladolid:
Xerez :
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 30 | 20th | XER | 23 |
| 31 | 20th | v. GET | 23 |
| 32 | 20th | v. ATM | 26 |
| 33 | 20th | v. RAC | 27 |
| 34 | 20th | v. FCB | 27 |
| 35 | 20th | v. ALM | 30 |
| 36 | 20th | v. VAL | 30 |
| 37 | 20th | v. ZAR | 33 |
| 38 | 20th | v. OSA | 34 |
| Relegated ||||
| 20th | 20th | XER | 34 |
Tenerife :
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 30 | 18th | TEN | 25 |
| 31 | 18th | v. VAD | 26 |
| 32 | 18th | v. SPG | 29 |
| 33 | 18th | v. GET | 32 |
| 34 | 18th | v. ATM | 32 |
| 35 | 18th | v. RAC | 35 |
| 36 | 18th | v. FCB | 35 |
| 37 | 19th | v. ALM | 36 |
| 38 | 19th | v. VAL | 36 |
| Relegated ||||
| 19th | 19th | TEN | 36 |
Real Valladolid :
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 30 | 19th | VAD | 24 |
| 31 | 19th | v. TEN | 25 |
| 32 | 19th | v. SEV | 28 |
| 33 | 19th | v. MGA | 29 |
| 34 | 19th | v. SPG | 32 |
| 35 | 19th | v. GET | 33 |
| 36 | 19th | v. ATM | 33 |
| 37 | 16th | v. RAC | 36 |
| 38 | 18th | v. FCB | 36 |
| Relegated ||||
| 18th | 18th | VAD | 36 |
Málaga :
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 30 | 16th | MGA | 31 |
| 31 | 17th | v. SEV | 31 |
| 32 | 17th | v. OSA | 32 |
| 33 | 17th | v. VAD | 33 |
| 34 | 17th | v. MLL | 34 |
| 35 | 17th | v. SPG | 35 |
| 36 | 16th | v. ATH | 36 |
| 37 | 18th | v. GET | 36 |
| 38 | 17th | v. RMA | 37 |
| Saved ||||
| 17th | 17th | MGA | 37 |
Racing Santander :
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 30 | 17th | RAC | 31 |
| 31 | 15th | v. DEP | 32 |
| 32 | 15th | v. ESP | 35 |
| 33 | 15th | v. XER | 36 |
| 34 | 15th | v. VIL | 36 |
| 35 | 16th | v. TEN | 36 |
| 36 | 17th | v. SEV | 36 |
| 37 | 17th | v. VAD | 36 |
| 38 | 16th | v. SPG | 39 |
| Saved ||||
| 16th | 16th | RAC | 39 |
Real Zaragoza :
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 30 | 15th | ZAR | 32 |
| 31 | 16th | v. OSA | 32 |
| 32 | 16th | v. MLL | 33 |
| 33 | 16th | v. ATH | 34 |
| 34 | 16th | v. RMA | 34 |
| 35 | 15th | v. DEP | 37 |
| 36 | 14th | v. ESP | 40 |
| 37 | 15th | v. XER | 40 |
| Saved ||||
| 38 | 14th | v. VIL | 41 |
| 14th | 14th | ZAR | 41 |
CA Osasuna :
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 30 | 13th | OSA | 34 |
| 31 | 12th | v. ZAR | 37 |
| 32 | 11th | v. MGA | 38 |
| 33 | 11th | v. MLL | 38 |
| 34 | 12th | v. ATH | 39 |
| 35 | 12th | v. RMA | 39 |
| 36 | 11th | v. DEP | 42 |
| Saved ||||
| 37 | 13th | v. ESP | 42 |
| 38 | 12th | v. XER | 43 |
| 12th | 12th | OSA | 43 |
RCD Espanyol :
| | Pos. | Team | Points |
| 30 | 14th | ESP | 34 |
| 31 | 14th | v. ATM | 37 |
| 32 | 14th | v. RAC | 37 |
| 33 | 13th | v. FCB | 38 |
| 34 | 11th | v. ALM | 41 |
| 35 | 11th | v. VAL | 41 |
| 36 | 12th | v. ZAR | 41 |
| 37 | 11th | v. OSA | 44 |
| Saved ||||
| 38 | 11th | v. MLL | 44 |
| 11th | 11th | ESP | 44 |
| ATH | ATM | OSA | DEP | FCB | GET | MGA | RAC | ESP | MLL | RMA | VAD | ZAR | SEV | SPG | TEN | ALM | VAL | VIL | XER |
| Athletic | Atlético | Osasuna | Deportivo | Barcelona | Getafe | Málaga | Racing | Espanyol | Mallorca | R. Madrid | Valladolid | Zaragoza | Sevilla | Sporting | Tenerife | Almería | Valencia | Villarreal | Xerez |
* Victory (+ 3)
* Draw (+ 1)
* Defeat (0)

#### Real Valladolid's goal averages

Real Valladolid's goal averages :
| Against | Goal Average | First match | Second match |
| Xerez | Lost | 0 – 0 | 3 – 0 |
| Tenerife | Lost | 3 – 3 | 0 – 0 |
| Racing Santander | Won | 1 – 1 | 2 – 1 |
| Málaga | Lost | 1 – 1 | 0 – 0 |
| Real Zaragoza | Won | 1 – 2 | 1 – 1 |
| RCD Espanyol | Won | 1 – 1 | 0 – 0 |
| CA Osasuna | Lost | 1 – 2 | 1 – 1 |
| Sporting Gijón | Won | 2 – 1 | 0 – 2 |
| UD Almería | Lost | 0 – 0 | 1 – 1 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Racing Santander | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 39 | |
| 17 | Málaga | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 37 | |
| 18 | Valladolid (R) | 38 | 7 | 15 | 16 | 37 | 62 | −25 | 36 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 19 | Tenerife (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 74 | −34 | 36 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
| 20 | Xerez (R) | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 34 | Relegation to the Segunda División |
* 1 2 VLD 3–3 TEN; TEN 0–0 VLD. As the aggregate score is a draw (3–3), the team with the higher goal difference between these two teams qualifies first and over the other one (Valladolid 18th, with −25; Tenerife 19th with −34)