Real Valladolid Spanish Cup - Copa del Rey Tickets

Real Valladolid might not be the most popular of Spanish sides to have ever been formed, however they have managed to carve out some success for themselves since being established. They are the biggest side to come from the Castile and León community and have also gone on to be recognised as one of the main clubs that help to form the division. Therefore, the Estadio Jose Zorrilla becomes a cauldron of excitement for fans of the white and violets, as plenty of supporters look to fill the 27,846-seater venue when the Copa del Rey is on the schedule.

Nicknamed Pucela, the club have managed to accumulate over 40 years of playing in the top-flight, despite going through spells where they would yo-yo between the divisions. They are perhaps more widely known throughout the world because of Ronaldo’s time as President of the club.

Despite not having won the Copa del Rey in their history, Real Valladolid have come incredibly close on no fewer than two occasions. The club were runners up in the 1949/50 and the 1988/89 campaigns, as they lost out to Athletic Club Bilbao and Real Madrid in respective finals.

Pucela regularly make the Round of 32 bracket of the competition, however they do appear to find it difficult at times to progress any further than that, with the Round of 16 their best appearance in some years.

As such, there are not many memorable moments for fans to remember when it comes down to Real Valladolid’s performances in the Copa del Rey over the years, as they come up against sides that they can not match on the pitch far too often.

For example, the 2018/19 Copa del Rey tournament saw Pucela go up against RCD Mallorca in the Round of 64 and after having eased past them, they struggled to get the job done against Getafe CF in the following round. It was the same story in the 2019/20 edition as they were shocked by C.D. Tenerife in the Round of 32.