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Valencia 2013–14 football season

The 2013–14 season was Valencia Club de Fútbol’s 96th in existence and the club’s 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Valencia endured its worst domestic season since 2007–08, following a serious hamstring injury to star goalkeeper Diego Alves. Contrary to the previous four seasons under the guidance of Unai Emery, Mauricio Pellegrino, Ernesto Valverde and Miroslav Đukić, Valencia’s offence malfunctioned, and in December, Đukić was fired by the club, with successful former San Lorenzo coach Juan Antonio Pizzi taking over.

With Pizzi at the helm, Valencia managed to salvage some respectability by reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated by eventual champions Sevilla. Following that narrow defeat, Valencia failed to qualify to Europe for the next season for the first time since 1997–98 due to a lowly eighth-place finish in La Liga. In June 2014, the club was sold to Singaporean consortium Peter Lim.

Season summary[edit]

Valencia continued its increasingly frustrating run without the league title, which was extended to ten years following a chaotic season. Coach Miroslav Đukić was fired when the side did not perform to the expected level, and the season saw a further two coaches (Nicolás Estévez and Juan Antonio Pizzi) trying to lead Valencia without much success. Under Pizzi’s reign, Valencia recorded a surprise 3–2 victory over Barcelona at Camp Nou in February and a 2–2 draw against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in May. Despite the chaos, the side managed to reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League, where it lost to eventual champions Sevilla.

Another worry was the injury problems affecting goalkeeper Diego Alves, who only played in 26 of the 38 league matches.

After the season, Valencia signed Rodrigo De Paul from Racing Club for a fee of €4.6 million to help out with the goalscoring, while successful ex-Rio Ave coach Nuno Espírito Santo was appointed in the hope he could help Valencia return to winning ways. José Sevilla Álvarez, owner of Bankia, sold the club to Singaporean Peter Lim to help Valencia clear its debt.

Players[edit]

The numbers are established according to the official website: www.valenciacf.com

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

From Valencia Mestalla[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Out on loan[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Detailed squad information[edit]

Name Date of birth (Age) Place of birth Date signed Signed from Contract expires Notes
Goalkeepers

1
Spain
 Vicente Guaita (1987-02-18) 18 February 1987 (age 36) Escut de Torrent (l'Horta Oest).svg Torrent, Spain Spain 2 October 2008 (d) Youth system, signed from Aldaya 30 June 2015 Spain Originally from youth system

13
Brazil
 Diego Alves (1985-06-24) 24 June 1985 (age 37) Brasão da cidade do Rio de Janeiro.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Brazil 4 June 2011 Brazil São Paulo 30 June 2015

–
Spain
 Yeray Gómez (1992-06-10) 10 June 1992 (age 30) Selva, Spain Spain 11 July 2013 Spain Mallorca B 30 June 2014 On loan from Mallorca B, Valencia Mestalla member
Defenders

4
France
 Adil Rami (1985-12-27) 27 December 1985 (age 37) Blason Ville fr Bastia.svg Bastia, France France 3 January 2011 France Lille 30 June 2014 France

5
Spain
 Víctor Ruiz (1989-01-25) 25 January 1989 (age 34) Escut d'Esplugues de Llobregat.svg Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain Spain 30 August 2011 Italy Napoli 30 June 2016

12
Portugal
 João Pereira (1984-02-25) 25 February 1984 (age 39) Crest of Lisboa.png Lisbon, Portugal Portugal 24 May 2012 Portugal Sporting CP 30 June 2015 Portugal

19
Spain
 Antonio Barragán (1987-06-12) 12 June 1987 (age 35) Escudo de Pontedeume.svg Pontedeume, Spain Spain 30 August 2011 Spain Real Valladolid 30 June 2015

20
Portugal
 Ricardo Costa (1981-08-27) 27 August 1981 (age 41) Vila Nova de Gaia COA.svg Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal Portugal 17 May 2010 Germany VfL Wolfsburg 30 June 2015 Portugal

22
France
 Jérémy Mathieu (1983-10-29) 29 October 1983 (age 39) Blason Luxeuil-les-Bains.svg Luxeuil-les-Bains, France France 10 June 2009 France Toulouse 30 June 2017 France
Midfielders

6
Spain
 Oriol Romeu (1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 31) Ulldecona, Spain Spain 12 July 2013 England Chelsea 31 June 2014 On loan from Chelsea

8
Algeria
 Sofiane Feghouli (1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 33) Levallois.gif Levallois-Perret, France France 23 May 2010 France Grenoble 30 June 2016 Algeria

10
Argentina
 Éver Banega (1988-06-29) 29 June 1988 (age 34) Escudo de armas de Rosario.svg Rosario, Argentina Argentina 5 January 2008 Argentina Boca Juniors 30 June 2015 Argentina

11
Argentina
 Pablo Piatti (1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 34) Ucacha, Argentina Argentina 6 July 2011 Spain Almería 30 June 2016 Argentina

14
Spain
 Juan Bernat (1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 30) Escut de Cullera.svg Cullera, Spain Spain 27 August 2011 (d) Youth system, since beginnings 30 June 2015 Originally from youth system

15
Spain
 Javi Fuego (1984-01-04) 4 January 1984 (age 39) Siero coat of arms.svg Pola de Siero, Spain Spain 1 July 2013 Spain Rayo Vallecano 30 June 2017

17
Spain
 Jonathan Viera (1989-10-21) 21 October 1989 (age 33) Coat of Arms of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.svg Las Palmas de G.C., Spain Spain 6 May 2012 Spain Las Palmas 30 June 2017

18
Mexico
 Andrés Guardado (1986-09-28) 28 September 1986 (age 36) Escudo de Armas de Guadalajara (Jalisco).svg Guadalajara, Mexico Mexico 28 May 2012 Spain Deportivo La Coruña 30 June 2016 Mexico

21
Spain
 Dani Parejo (1989-04-16) 16 April 1989 (age 33) Escudo de Coslada.svg Coslada, Spain Spain 14 June 2011 Spain Getafe 30 June 2016

23
Spain
 Sergio Canales (1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 32) Escudo de Santander.svg Santander, Spain Spain 30 July 2011 Spain Real Madrid 30 June 2017

24
Spain
 Míchel (1988-07-29) 29 July 1988 (age 34) Escut de Burjassot.svg Burjassot, Spain Spain 29 October 2008 (d) Spain Levante 30 June 2016 Originally from youth system
Forwards

7
Brazil
 Jonas (1984-04-01) 1 April 1984 (age 39) Brasão de Bebedouro.png Bebedouro, Brazil Brazil 24 January 2011 Brazil Grêmio 30 June 2015 Brazil Without European Union citizenship

16
Spain
 Paco Alcácer (1993-08-30) 30 August 1993 (age 29) Escut de Torrent (l'Horta Oest).svg Torrent, Spain Spain 11 November 2010 (d) Youth system, signed from Monte-Sión 30 June 2016

Notes: (d), debut in first team in an official match

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Total expenditure: Decrease €11.42 million

Out[edit]

Total income: Increase €42.7 million

Technical staff[edit]

Source: Valencia CF Official Website

Competitions[edit]

Overall[edit]

Updated to match played 9 July 2013
Source: Competitions

Overall friendly trophies[edit]

Source: Pre-season and friendlies

La Liga[edit]

League table[edit]

Source: La Liga, ESPN
Rules for classification: [2] 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points;
Notes:

Matches[edit]

Copa del Rey[edit]

Valencia began in the last 32, beating Segunda División B side Gimnàstic de Tarragona before losing to Atlético Madrid in the last 16.

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Knockout phase[edit]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Valencia began training on 8 July 2013.[9] The stage of pre-season was in Speyer, Germany, from Wednesday 10 July until Sunday 21 July,[10] all players were invited and Mestalla members invited were Fede Cartabia, Mario Arqués, Salva Ruiz, José Luis Gayà and Robert. Players joining days later included Ricardo Costa, João Pereira, Adil Rami and Jérémy Mathieu on 9 July; Paco Alcácer on 10 July, Jonas, Éver Banega and Sofiane Feghouli on 13 July; Andrés Guardado, Juan Bernat and Gayà on 22 July; and Roberto Soldado on 27 July. Fernando Gago did not join the team.[11] On 21 July, they returned to Valencia to participate in the International Champions Cup, which began in Valencia, then continued in the United States in August.[12] Valencia presentations and the Orange Trophy were played on 10 August.[9]

Statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals[edit]

Last updated on 17 May 2014

References[edit]

External links[edit]


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