2014–15 Valencia CF season

Valencia
2014–15 season
President Amadeo Salvo
Manager Nuno Espírito Santo
Stadium Mestalla
La Liga 4th
Copa del Rey Round of 16
Top goalscorer League:
Dani Parejo (12)
All:
Paco Alcácer (14)
Home colours
Away colours

The 2014–15 Valencia CF season was the club's 95th season in its history and its 80th in La Liga. This was the first season since 1997–98 that Valencia would not compete in any European competition due to having its lowest finish in six years the previous season. The team competed in La Liga and the Copa del Rey. In La Liga, they finished fourth, qualifying for the play-off round of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League. In the Copa del Rey, Valencia lost to Espanyol in the round of 16. Dani Parejo was the club's top scorer in the league, with 12 goals, while Paco Alcácer was the club's top scorer overall, with 14 goals.

Squad

As of 1 September 2014[1]

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

No. Position Player
1 Brazil GK Diego Alves
2 Portugal DF João Cancelo (on loan from Benfica)
3 Portugal DF Rúben Vezo
4 Brazil MF Filipe Augusto (on loan from Rio Ave)
5 Germany DF Shkodran Mustafi
6 Argentina DF Lucas Orbán
7 Spain FW Álvaro Negredo (on loan from Manchester City)
8 Algeria MF Sofiane Feghouli
9 Spain FW Paco Alcácer
10 Spain MF Dani Parejo (captain)
No. Position Player
11 Argentina MF Pablo Piatti
13 Spain GK Yoel (on loan from Celta Vigo)
15 Argentina MF Enzo Pérez
17 Spain FW Rodrigo
18 Spain MF Javi Fuego
19 Spain DF Antonio Barragán
20 Argentina MF Rodrigo De Paul
21 Portugal MF André Gomes
23 Argentina DF Nicolás Otamendi
31 Spain DF José Luis Gayà

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
— Spain DF Víctor Ruiz (at Villarreal until 30 June 2015)
— Argentina MF Federico Cartabia (at Córdoba until 30 June 2015)
— Mexico MF Andrés Guardado (at PSV until 30 June 2015)
— Brazil FW Vinícius Araújo (at Standard Liège until 30 June 2015)
— Spain MF Robert Ibáñez (at Granada until 30 June 2015)


In

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
20 AM Argentina Rodrigo De Paul 20Non-EU Racing Club Transfer Summer 2018 €4,600,000 El Mundo
21 CM Portugal André Gomes 21EU Benfica Loan Summer 2015 €M Valencia C.F.
17 FW Spain Rodrigo 23EU Benfica Portugal Loan Summer 2015 €4,000,000 Valencia C.F.
5 DF Germany Shkodran Mustafi 22EU Sampdoria Italy Transfer Summer 2019 €8,000,000 Valencia C.F.

Total expenditure: €14,600,000

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
28 AM Argentina Fede Cartabia 21EU Córdoba Loan Summer N/A Córdoba C.F.
22 CB France Jérémy Mathieu 30EU Barcelona Transfer Summer €20,000,000 F.C. Barcelona
24 AM Spain Míchel 25EU Getafe Loan Summer N/A Getafe C.F.
13 GK Spain Vicente Guaita 27EU Getafe Transfer Summer N/A Valencia C.F.
5 CB Spain Víctor Ruiz 25EU Villarreal Loan Summer N/A Villarreal C.F.
17 FW Chile Eduardo Vargas 24Non-EU Napoli Italy End of loan Summer N/A []
6 CM Spain Oriol Romeu 22EU Chelsea England End of loan Summer N/A []
N/A LB France Aly Cissokho 26EU Aston Villa England Transfer Summer Undisclosed BBC Sport
N/A MF Spain Míchel 26EU Guangzhou R&F Transfer Winter €600,000 Superdeporte
N/A MF Spain Carles Gil 22EU Aston Villa England Transfer Winter €4,500,000 BBC Sport

Total revenue: €25,100,000

Net income: Increase €25,100,000

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
La Liga — August 2014May 2015
Copa del Rey Round of 32 December 2014

Last updated: June 2014
Source: Competitions

La Liga

Valencia didn't secure 4th position until the last match.

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Real Madrid 38 30 2 6 118 38 +80 92 Qualification to UEFA Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
3 Atlético Madrid 38 23 9 6 67 29 +38 78
4 Valencia 38 22 11 5 70 32 +38 77 Qualification to UEFA Champions League play-off round
5 Sevilla 38 23 7 8 71 45 +26 76 Qualification to UEFA Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Villarreal 38 16 12 10 48 37 +11 60 Qualification to UEFA Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match[2]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. As a result, the fifth-placed spot for the Europa League group stage they earned was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
  2. ↑ Since the winners of the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 22 11 5 70 32  +38 77 15 3 1 42 10  +32 7 8 4 28 22  +6

Last updated: 24 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWWWDWLWWDLLDWWWDWWLWWWWDWWDDWLWDWDDW
Position112221224423455544554544444334444444444

Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

Round of 16

Statistics

Goalscorers

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

Rank Pos No. Nat Name La Liga Copa del Rey Total
1 FW 9 Spain Paco Alcácer 7 3 10
2 MF 10 Spain Dani Parejo 9 0 12
3 MF 11 Argentina Pablo Piatti 7 0 7
4 DF 5 Germany Shkodran Mustafi 4 0 4
FW 7 Spain Álvaro Negredo 3 1
FW 17 Spain Rodrigo 3 1
MF 21 Portugal André Gomes 4 0
8 MF 8 Algeria Sofiane Feghouli 3 0 3
DF 23 Argentina Nicolás Otamendi 3 0
10 DF 31 Spain José Luis Gayà 1 1 2
11 DF 6 Argentina Lucas Orbán 1 0 1
MF 18 Spain Javi Fuego 1 0
DF 19 Spain Antonio Barragán 1 0
MF 20 Argentina Rodrigo De Paul 0 1
MF 22 Spain Carles Gil 1 0
OWN GOALS 4 1 5
TOTALS 52 8 60

Last updated on 21 March 2015

References

  1. ↑ "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. ↑ "Reglamento General" [General Regulations] (PDF). www.lnfs.es (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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