2013–14 Valencia CF season

Valencia

2013–14 season
Owner	Peter Lim
President	Amadeo Salvo
Head coach	Miroslav Đukić (until 16 December 2013) Juan Antonio Pizzi (from 26 December 2013)
Stadium	Mestalla
La Liga	8th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
UEFA Europa League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Jonas (9) All: Paco Alcácer (14)
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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 Meriton Holdings, owned by Peter Lim.

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.

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

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  BRA Diego Alves 2 FW  ARG Pablo Piatti 3 DF  POR Rúben Vezo 4 DF  SUI Philippe Senderos 5 DF  ESP Víctor Ruiz 6 MF  ESP Oriol Romeu (on loan from Chelsea) 7 FW  BRA Jonas 8 MF  ALG Sofiane Feghouli 11 MF  MLI Seydou Keita 12 DF  POR João Pereira 13 GK  ESP Vicente Guaita (2nd captain) 14 MF  ESP Juan Bernat

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  ESP Javi Fuego 16 FW  ESP Paco Alcácer 17 FW  CHI Eduardo Vargas (on loan from Napoli) 19 DF  ESP Antonio Barragán 20 DF  POR Ricardo Costa (Captain) 21 MF  ESP Dani Parejo 22 DF  FRA Jérémy Mathieu 24 MF  ESP Míchel 25 FW  BRA Vinícius Araújo 28 MF  ARG Fede Cartabia 29 MF  ESP Portu 31 DF  ESP José Luis Gayà

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 GK  ESP Jaume Domènech — DF  ESP Carlos Delgado — DF  ESP Salva Ruiz

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ESP Robert — MF  ESP Mario Arqués — DF  ESP Alberto Tendillo

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  FRA Aly Cissokho (at Liverpool until 30 June 2014) — MF  ESP Carles Gil (at Elche until 30 June 2014) — MF  ESP Jonathan Viera (at Rayo Vallecano until 30 June 2014) 4 DF  FRA Adil Rami (at Milan until 30 June 2014) 11 FW  COL Dorlan Pabón (at São Paulo until 30 June 2015) 18 MF  MEX Andrés Guardado (at Bayer Leverkusen until 30 June 2014) 9 FW  POR Hélder Postiga (at Lazio until 30 June 2014) 10 MF  ARG Éver Banega (at Newell's Old Boys until 30 June 2014) — DF  ARG Nicolás Otamendi (at Atlético Mineiro until 30 June 2014)

Num	Pos	Nat	Name	Date of birth (Age)	Place of birth	Date signed	Signed from	Contract expires	Int	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	GK		Vicente Guaita	(1987-02-18) 18 February 1987	Torrent, Spain	2 October 2008 (d)	Youth system, signed from Aldaya	30 June 2015		Originally from youth system
13	GK		Diego Alves	(1985-06-24) 24 June 1985	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4 June 2011	São Paulo	30 June 2015
–	GK		Yeray Gómez	(1992-06-10) 10 June 1992	Selva, Spain	11 July 2013	Mallorca B	30 June 2014		On loan from Mallorca B, Valencia Mestalla member
Defenders
4	CB		Adil Rami	(1985-12-27) 27 December 1985	Bastia, France	3 January 2011	Lille	30 June 2014
5	CB		Víctor Ruiz	(1989-01-25) 25 January 1989	Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain	30 August 2011	Napoli	30 June 2016
12	RB		João Pereira	(1984-02-25) 25 February 1984	Lisbon, Portugal	24 May 2012	Sporting CP	30 June 2015
19	RB		Antonio Barragán	(1987-06-12) 12 June 1987	Pontedeume, Spain	30 August 2011	Real Valladolid	30 June 2015
20	CB		Ricardo Costa	(1981-08-27) 27 August 1981	Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal	17 May 2010	VfL Wolfsburg	30 June 2015
22	LB		Jérémy Mathieu	(1983-10-29) 29 October 1983	Luxeuil-les-Bains, France	10 June 2009	Toulouse	30 June 2017
Midfielders
6	DM		Oriol Romeu	(1991-09-24) 24 September 1991	Ulldecona, Spain	12 July 2013	Chelsea	31 June 2014		On loan from Chelsea
8	AM		Sofiane Feghouli	(1989-12-26) 26 December 1989	Levallois-Perret, France	23 May 2010	Grenoble	30 June 2016
10	CM		Éver Banega	(1988-06-29) 29 June 1988	Rosario, Argentina	5 January 2008	Boca Juniors	30 June 2015
11	LW		Pablo Piatti	(1989-03-31) 31 March 1989	Ucacha, Argentina	6 July 2011	Almería	30 June 2016
14	LW		Juan Bernat	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993	Cullera, Spain	27 August 2011 (d)	Youth system, since beginnings	30 June 2015		Originally from youth system
15	DM		Javi Fuego	(1984-01-04) 4 January 1984	Pola de Siero, Spain	1 July 2013	Rayo Vallecano	30 June 2017
17	AM		Jonathan Viera	(1989-10-21) 21 October 1989	Las Palmas de G.C., Spain	6 May 2012	Las Palmas	30 June 2017
18	LW		Andrés Guardado	(1986-09-28) 28 September 1986	Guadalajara, Mexico	28 May 2012	Deportivo La Coruña	30 June 2016
21	CM		Dani Parejo	(1989-04-16) 16 April 1989	Coslada, Spain	14 June 2011	Getafe	30 June 2016
23	AM		Sergio Canales	(1991-02-16) 16 February 1991	Santander, Spain	30 July 2011	Real Madrid	30 June 2017
24	AM		Míchel	(1988-07-29) 29 July 1988	Burjassot, Spain	29 October 2008 (d)	Levante	30 June 2016		Originally from youth system
Forwards
7	SS		Jonas	(1984-04-01) 1 April 1984	Bebedouro, Brazil	24 January 2011	Grêmio	30 June 2015		Without European Union citizenship
16	ST		Paco Alcácer	(1993-08-30) 30 August 1993	Torrent, Spain	11 November 2010 (d)	Youth system, signed from Monte-Sión	30 June 2016

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

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
15	DM		Javi Fuego	29	EU	Rayo Vallecano	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	As.com
16	ST		Paco Alcácer	19	EU	Getafe	Loan return	Summer	2016	N/A	Terra.es
5	DM		Fernando Gago	26	EU	Vélez Sarsfield	Loan return	Summer	2016	N/A	Clarín.com
24	AM		Míchel	24	EU	Levante	Transfer	Summer	2016	€0.42M	Superdeporte.es
6	DM		Oriol Romeu	21	EU	Chelsea	Loan	Summer	2014	N/A	ValenciaCF.com
	GK		Yeray Gómez	21	EU	Mallorca B	Loan	Summer	2014	N/A	Marca.com
28	MF		Fede Cartabia	20	EU	Valencia Mestalla	Promoted	Summer	2017	N/A	Superdeporte.es
36	DF		José Luis Gayà	18	EU	Valencia Mestalla	Promoted	Summer	2018	N/A	[]
27	FW		Robert	20	EU	Valencia Mestalla	Promoted	Summer	2014	N/A	Superdeporte.es
9	FW		Hélder Postiga	31	EU	Zaragoza	Transfer	Summer	2016	€3M	Superdeporte.es
11	FW		Dorlan Pabón	25	Non-EU	Monterrey	Transfer	Summer	2018	€7.5M	Superdeporte.es
17	FW		Eduardo Vargas	24	Non-EU	Napoli	Loan	Winter	2014	€0.5M	Superdeporte.es

Total expenditure: €11.42 million

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
24	MF		Tino Costa	28	EU	Spartak Moscow	Transfer	Summer	€7M	Superdeporte.es
6	MF		David Albelda	35	EU		End of contract	Summer	Free	Superdeporte.es
26	GK		Felipe Ramos	25	EU	Deportivo La Coruña	End of loan	Summer	N/A	Riazor.org
	CM		Carles Gil	20	EU	Elche	Loan	Summer	N/A	ValenciaCF.com
16	ST		Nelson Valdez	29	EU	Al Jazira	Transfer	Summer	€3M	Marca.com
5	MF		Fernando Gago	27	EU	Boca Juniors	Transfer	Summer	€1.7M	Superdeporte.es
9	ST		Roberto Soldado	27	EU	Tottenham Hotspur	Transfer	Summer	€30M	ESPN
3	DF		Aly Cissokho	25	EU	Liverpool	Loan	Summer	€1M	Superdeporte.es
	DF		Salva Ruiz	18	EU	Tenerife	Loan	Summer	N/A	Superdeporte.es

Total income: €42.7 million

Position	Staff
Head coach	Juan Antonio Pizzi
Second coach	Manuel Suárez
Physical trainer	Alejandro Richino
Goalkeeping trainer	José Manuel Ochotorena
Delegate	Salvador González 'Voro'
Kit manager	Bernardo España Edo 'Españeta'
Kit manager	José Manuel López
Kit manager	Vicente Navarro Navarro 'Serreta'
Kit manager	Iván Montero Rodríguez
Kit manager	Vicente Ventura Deval

Source: Valencia CF Official Website

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
La Liga	—	—		17 August 2013	18 May 2014
Copa del Rey	Round of 32	Round of 16		7 December 2013
UEFA Europa League	Group stage	—		19 September 2013

Updated to match played 9 July 2013
Source: Competitions

Trophy	Organizer	Type	Result	Place	First match	Last match
International Champions Cup	International Champions Cup	Tournament		Mestalla, Valencia (Spain) MetLife Stadium, NYC (United States) Sun Life Stadium, Miami (United States)	27 July 2013	6/7 August 2013
XLII Trofeu Taronja – Estrella Damm	Valencia CF	One match trophy		Mestalla, Valencia (Spain)	10 August 2013

Source: Pre-season and friendlies

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Villarreal	38	17	8	13	60	44	+16	59[a]	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[b]
7	Real Sociedad	38	16	11	11	62	55	+7	59[a]	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b]
8	Valencia	38	13	10	15	51	53	−2	49
9	Celta Vigo	38	14	7	17	49	54	−5	49
10	Levante	38	12	12	14	35	43	−8	48

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VAL	SWA	KUB	STG
1	Valencia	6	4	1	1	12	7	+5	13	Advance to knockout phase		—	0–3	1–1	5–1
2	Swansea City	6	2	2	2	6	4	+2	8			0–1	—	1–1	1–0
3	Kuban Krasnodar	6	1	3	2	7	7	0	6[a]			0–2	1–1	—	4–0
4	St. Gallen	6	2	0	4	6	13	−7	6[a]			2–3	1–0	2–0	—

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]

Last updated on 17 May 2014

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Europa League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BRA	Diego Alves	35	0	27	0	1	0	7	0
13	GK	ESP	Vicente Guaita	23	0	11+2	0	3	0	7	0
Defenders
3	DF	POR	Rúben Vezo	8	1	5+3	1	0	0	0	0
4	DF	SUI	Philippe Senderos	11	1	7+1	0	0	0	2+1	1
5	DF	ESP	Víctor Ruiz	19	1	8+3	1	1	0	6+1	0
12	DF	POR	João Pereira	38	0	23+2	0	2	0	11	0
14	DF	ESP	Juan Bernat	49	2	26+6	1	4	0	11+2	1
19	DF	ESP	Antonio Barragán	31	1	17+3	0	2	0	4+5	1
20	MF	POR	Ricardo Costa	32	3	20	3	3	0	7+2	0
22	DF	FRA	Jérémy Mathieu	47	4	32	3	4	0	10+1	1
31	DF	ESP	José Luis Gayà	4	0	1	0	0	0	2+1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ESP	Oriol Romeu	18	0	11+2	0	1	0	3+1	0
8	MF	ALG	Sofiane Feghouli	45	7	22+10	4	2+1	0	7+3	3
11	MF	MLI	Seydou Keita	18	1	9+2	1	0	0	7	0
15	MF	ESP	Javi Fuego	40	2	25+2	2	3	0	8+2	0
21	MF	ESP	Dani Parejo	46	5	28+3	4	4	0	10+1	1
24	MF	ESP	Míchel	27	0	13+6	0	2	0	5+1	0
28	MF	ARG	Fede Cartabia	40	3	16+9	0	3	0	10+2	3
29	MF	ESP	Portu	2	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Forwards
2	FW	ARG	Pablo Piatti	29	7	13+4	5	0+3	0	3+6	2
7	FW	BRA	Jonas	40	10	23+8	10	1	0	4+4	0
16	FW	ESP	Paco Alcácer	37	14	17+6	6	1+2	1	8+3	7
17	FW	CHI	Eduardo Vargas	25	5	13+4	3	0	0	7+1	2
25	MF	BRA	Vinícius Araújo	6	0	0+6	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have been loaned out or transferred
4	DF	FRA	Adil Rami	4	0	3	0	0	0	1	0
10	MF	ARG	Éver Banega	22	1	14+4	1	1+1	0	2	0
17	MF	ESP	Jonathan Viera	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
18	MF	MEX	Andrés Guardado	22	0	12+4	0	3	0	3	0
23	MF	ESP	Sergio Canales	27	2	7+12	0	1+2	0	5	2
9	FW	POR	Hélder Postiga	23	4	9+6	3	2+1	1	3+2	0
11	FW	COL	Dorlan Pabón	18	3	11+2	3	0+2	0	1+2	0

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