Valladolid Football Club: Squad, History and Competitions

Valladolid

Valladolid is a historic Spanish football club founded in 1928 and rooted in the city of the same name in Castile and León. Known for violet-and-white colours and the Pucela nickname, the club plays at Estadio José Zorrilla, a major regional football venue. This team page brings together Valladolid’s recorded squad snapshot, coaching chronology, recent movement and competition history, alongside the enduring identity, traditions and institutional setting that connect the club with its supporters and wider football community.

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Xtra rating
1473
Conservative: 922
Rank club
987
Updated: 13 September 2026

Valladolid Upcoming matches by league

Segunda División

  • - Regular Season - 6
    AD Ceuta FC
    Valladolid
    Estadio Municipal Alfonso Murube
  • - Regular Season - 7
    Valladolid
    Cordoba
  • - Regular Season - 8
    Las Palmas
    No H2H
    Valladolid
  • - Regular Season - 9
    Valladolid
    No H2H
    Albacete

Valladolid Last matches by league

Segunda División

  • - Regular Season - 5
    Valladolid
    Oviedo
  • - Regular Season - 4
    Valladolid
    FC Andorra
  • - Regular Season - 3
    Cadiz
    Valladolid
  • - Regular Season - 2
    Eibar
    Valladolid
    Estadio Municipal de Ipurúa

Friendlies Clubs

  • - Club Friendlies
    Sporting Gijon
    Valladolid
  • - Club Friendlies
    Gimnástica Segoviana
    Valladolid
  • - Club Friendlies
    Groningen
    Valladolid
  • - Club Friendlies
    Valladolid
    CD Coria

Copa del Rey

  • - Round of 128
    Portugalete
    Valladolid
  • - Round of 32
    Ourense CF
    Valladolid
    Estadio O Couto
  • - 2nd Round
    Real Ávila
    Valladolid
    Estadio Municipal Adolfo Suárez
  • - 1st Round
    Astur
    Valladolid
    Estadio Hermanos Llana

La Liga

  • - Regular Season - 38
    Leganes
    Valladolid
    Estadio Municipal de Butarque
  • - Regular Season - 37
    Valladolid
    Alaves
    Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla
  • - Regular Season - 36
    Valladolid
    Girona
    Estadio Municipal José Zorrilla
  • - Regular Season - 35
    Mallorca
    Valladolid
    Estadi Mallorca Son Moix

Valladolid Team Roster

Valladolid’s recorded squad snapshot contains 34 players. The group comprises 12 attackers, 10 midfielders, nine defenders and three goalkeepers, giving the roster its strongest numerical presence in the forward line. Juanmi Latasa and Marcos André are among the listed attacking options, while Luis Chacón, Víctor Meseguer and S. Jurić feature in midfield. David Torres, C. Michelin and Ramón Martínez are recorded defenders. Álvaro Aceves is the listed goalkeeper wearing number 1, with A. De Pablo and L. Lavagnino also included. The squad list combines players with different roles and shirt numbers.

position Goalkeeper

position Defender

position Midfielder

6 Mathis Lachuer
Mathis Lachuer
MID France
8 Thiago Ezequiel Ojeda
Thiago Ezequiel Ojeda
MID Argentina
21 Julien Ponceau
Julien Ponceau
MID Angola
23 Tai Abed Kassus
Tai Abed Kassus
MID Israel
24 Stanko Jurić
Stanko Jurić
MID Croatia
32 Marcos Parriego Vega

position Attacker

Last Valladolid Coachs

Valladolid’s most recent recorded coaching appointment is G. Almada, who began his spell on 1 August 2025. No current role is confirmed for him. Álvaro Rubio appears in the chronology from December 2024 and again from February 2025, while D. Cocca’s entry covers December 2024 to February 2025. The sequence reaches back to P. Pezzolano, recorded from April 2023 until December 2024. These entries outline Valladolid’s documented coaching succession without confirming a present-day appointment.

Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves

Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves

Uruguay
Coach since 1 August 2025
Coach until
History
Coach Coach country Coach since Coach until
Jorge Guillermo Almada Álves Uruguay 1 August 2025
Álvaro Rubio Robres Spain 1 February 2025
Álvaro Rubio Robres Spain 1 December 2024 1 December 2024
Diego Martín Cocca Pera Argentina 1 December 2024 1 February 2025
Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez Uruguay 1 April 2023 1 December 2024
José Rojo Martín Spain 1 June 2021 1 April 2023
Sergio González Soriano Spain 1 April 2018 1 May 2021
Luis Ángel César Sampedro Spain 1 July 2017 1 April 2018
Francisco Herrera Lorenzo Spain 1 July 2016 30 June 2017
Miguel Ángel Portugal Vicario Spain 1 October 2015 1 April 2016
Gaizka Garitano Aguirre Spain 1 July 2015 1 October 2015
Joan Francesc Ferrer Sicilia Spain 1 June 2014 1 June 2015
Juan Ignacio Martínez Jiménez Spain 1 June 2013 1 May 2014
Miroslav Đukić Serbia 1 July 2011 1 June 2013
Javier Clemente Lazaro Spain 1 April 2010 1 June 2010
Onésimo Sánchez González Spain 1 February 2010 1 April 2010
José Luis Mendilibar Etxebarria Spain 1 July 2006 1 January 2010
Fernando Vázquez Pena Spain 1 August 2003 1 April 2004
Gregorio Manzano Ballesteros Spain 1 July 1999 1 June 2000
Rafael Benítez Maudes Spain 1 July 1995 1 February 1996

Valladolid Transfers

Among the latest recorded Valladolid arrivals, the listed sample includes free-agent additions such as L. Lavagnino, Yeray Cabanzón, Álex Balboa, Dani Pérez, Victor Barberá, K. De Rooij and R. Duiven. T. Ojeda and Luis Chacón are listed as transfers, while Víctor Fernández and N. Ohio arrive on loan. Adrian Arnuncio, Trilli, Kenedy, Jorge Delgado and Xavier Moreno Hernández are recorded as returning from loan. C. Michelin appears in both a February loan entry and a later free-agent entry. The list is a dated selection of movements, not an exhaustive arrival total.

Latest player transfers from
Player Team from Transfer type Transfer date
T. Abed
Levante
Loan 31 August 2026
Dani Martín
Levante
Loan 31 August 2026
Miguel Rubio
Espanyol
Free agent 21 August 2026
Homam Ahmed
Al-Duhail SC
Loan 19 August 2026
L. Lavagnino
River Plate
Free agent 6 August 2026
L. Lavagnino
River Plate
Free agent 5 August 2026
Yeray Cabanzón
Racing Santander
Free agent 23 July 2026
Álex Balboa
Lugo
Free agent 23 July 2026
Yeray Cabanzón
Racing Santander
Free agent 22 July 2026
T. Ojeda
Villarreal
Transfer 10 July 2026
Víctor Fernández
Valencia
Loan 7 July 2026
Luis Chacón
Deportivo La Coruna
Transfer 6 July 2026
Luis Chacón
Deportivo La Coruna
Transfer 5 July 2026
C. Michelin
Racing Santander
Free agent 30 June 2026
Dani Pérez
Real Betis
Free agent 30 June 2026

Among the latest recorded Valladolid departures, loans cover L. Sanseviero and Ricardo de Moraes, with earlier loan entries for Trilli, Jorge Delgado and Xavier Moreno Hernández. Hugo San, Xavier Moreno Hernández, Kenedy and T. Nikitscher are listed as transfers. Chuky San José, M. Maroto, Javi Sánchez, S. Amallah and M. Sylla appear as free-agent departures. Sergi Canós, Peter, C. Michelin, N. Ohio and Adrian Arnuncio are recorded as returning from loan. The dated list is a selected movement window, so it should not be treated as a complete departure total.

Latest player transfers to
Player Team to Transfer type Transfer date
Koke
Ponferradina
Free agent 29 August 2026
Víctor Meseguer
Wisla Krakow
Free agent 28 August 2026
S. Biuk
Widzew Łódź
Free agent 20 August 2026
A. Ndiaye
Lusail City
Transfer 19 August 2026
A. Ndiaye
Lusail City
Transfer 18 August 2026
A. de Pablo
Real Betis
Loan 18 August 2026
Jorge Delgado
Cultural Leonesa
- 17 August 2026
M. Jaouab
Maghreb Fès
Free agent 12 August 2026
I. Alani
Maritimo
Transfer 11 August 2026
I. Alani
Maritimo
Transfer 10 August 2026
M. Jaouab
Maghreb Fès
Free agent 10 August 2026
Ricardo de Moraes
Mirandes
Loan 31 July 2026
L. Sanseviero
Instituto Cordoba
Loan 31 July 2026
Hugo San
Ibiza
Transfer 29 July 2026
Xavier Moreno Hernández
Sabadell
Transfer 28 July 2026

Transfers Synthesis

Valladolid’s recorded movement across the period shows a mixture of recruitment routes and player-cycle changes rather than one single transaction type. The arrival entries include free agents, conventional transfers, loans and returns from loan. The departure entries likewise combine loans, transfers, free-agent exits and players going back to parent clubs after temporary spells. Several names appear in more than one movement context: C. Michelin is listed first on loan and later as a free-agent arrival, while Adrian Arnuncio, Trilli, Jorge Delgado and Xavier Moreno Hernández feature in return or outgoing-loan sequences. N. Ohio also appears in both an arrival loan and a return to Utrecht. Because the movement sections are limited to recent grouped entries, they show the character of the recorded activity without establishing complete totals or a definitive net balance. The clearest pattern is circulation between Valladolid, parent clubs and other professional sides, alongside permanent and free-agent changes.

Leagues Valladolid has participated in

Valladolid’s recorded competition profile spans Spain’s top two league tiers and domestic cup football. La Liga is a historical entry, with participation recorded through 2024 and treated here as historical. Segunda División is recorded from 2016 through 2025 and is described as a recent competition entry. The Copa del Rey is likewise recorded through 2025 with recent activity, while Friendlies Clubs appears from 2020 through 2025 as a recent competition entry. Together, these records chart Valladolid’s league movement between La Liga and Segunda División and its recent presence in the Spanish cup calendar, without asserting a 2026-27 competition status.

More about Valladolid

Valladolid, officially Real Valladolid Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., is a Spanish football club founded in 1928 in the city of Valladolid, Castile and León. Its formation followed the merger of Real Unión Deportiva and Club Deportivo Español, creating the institution that became the region’s most prominent and historically successful football representative. The club’s identity is closely associated with violet and white, the blanquivioleta colours, and with the nickname Pucela.

Home matches are played at Estadio José Zorrilla, a municipally owned stadium on Valladolid’s western edge. Named after the nineteenth-century romantic poet José Zorrilla y Moral, a native of the city, the ground is a major football venue for Castile and León. Its setting reinforces the club’s connection with the city rather than presenting it as a detached national brand.

Valladolid’s competitive history includes long periods across the upper levels of Spanish football. Its recorded honours include the Copa de la Liga, while the club has also reached the Copa del Rey final on multiple occasions. European participation has included campaigns in the UEFA Cup and the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup. These achievements form a substantial historical footprint even as the club’s league presence has moved between Spain’s leading divisions.

The crest combines violet-and-white striping with castles and a crowned heraldic design linked to Valladolid and Castile. The home shirt tradition has retained vertical violet and white stripes since the club’s establishment, making colour one of its clearest visual markers. Valladolid’s wider football ecosystem also includes the Ciudad Deportiva and Promesas pathway, traditionally balancing regional development with selected international recruitment. As a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, the club operates within Spain’s modern corporate framework while retaining the local supporter culture associated with its socios.

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Valladolid vs Oviedo
Segunda División 2026 - 1569925
Valladolid vs FC Andorra
Segunda División 2026 - 1569914
Cadiz vs Valladolid
Segunda División 2026 - 1569896
Eibar vs Valladolid
Segunda División 2026 - 1569887
Mallorca vs Valladolid
Segunda División 2026 - 1569879
Almeria vs Valladolid
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