page_title: Real Valladolid
section_title: 20th-century History (1928–2001)
hierarchical_section_title: Real Valladolid / History / 20th-century History (1928–2001)
caption_attribution_description: Real Unión Deportiva de Valladolid en 1927
context_page_description: Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., or simply Real Valladolid or Valladolid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Valladolid from where the nickname Pucela – also the nickname of the city – is derived. The club colours are violet and white, used on the kit in stripes from its foundation on 20 June 1928. The team plays in La Liga, holding 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, and has participated in two editions of the UEFA Cup and also one edition of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. The team subsidiary, the Real Valladolid B, currently play in the Segunda División B.
  Since its La Liga debut in the 1948–49 season, Valladolid is the most successful football club in Castile and León by honours and history, with a total of 44 seasons in the First Division, 35 in the Second and 10 in the Third. Historically, Valladolid is the 13th-best team in Spain by overall league points.
context_section_description: Founded from the amalgamation of Real Unión Deportiva de Valladolid and Club Deportivo Español, the club played its first game on September 22, 1928. It was a win over Alavés 2:1. Valladolid first reached the top level in the 1947–48 season, as champions of the Segunda División. The club became the first Castile and Leon club to play in the Spanish  top flight. the following year, the team pushed on from this success and reached the finals of the domestic cup in the 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 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 division in 1970–71. Next year promoted to second division and on 1980 promoted to first división, where it played until 1992 when it downs to second division again. Promoted in 1992–93, 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.
  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, as various players from that team would also later appear for Valladolid.
caption: Real Unión Deportiva de Valladolid in 1927
exif: {}