2009–10 Valencia CF season

Valencia CF
2009–10 season
Head coachUnai Emery
StadiumMestalla Stadium
La Liga3rd
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Villa (21 goals)

All:
David Villa (28 goals)

The 2009–10 season was Valencia Club de Fútbol's 92nd in existence and the club's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It was the second season with Unai Emery as manager.

Squad[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP César Sánchez
2 DF Spain ESP Bruno
3 MF Netherlands NED Hedwiges Maduro
4 DF Spain ESP Alexis
5 DF Spain ESP Carlos Marchena (captain)
6 MF Spain ESP David Albelda
7 FW Spain ESP David Villa
8 MF Spain ESP Rubén Baraja
9 FW Serbia SRB Nikola Žigić
14 MF Spain ESP Vicente
15 DF Spain ESP David Navarro
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Spain ESP Juan Mata
17 MF Spain ESP Joaquín
18 MF Portugal POR Manuel Fernandes
19 MF Spain ESP Pablo Hernández
21 MF Spain ESP David Silva
22 MF France FRA Jérémy Mathieu
23 DF Portugal POR Miguel
24 MF Argentina ARG Éver Banega
25 GK Spain ESP Miguel Ángel Moyà
27 DF Spain ESP Ángel Dealbert

Competitions[edit]

La Liga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 38 31 6 1 98 24 +74 99 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Real Madrid 38 31 3 4 102 35 +67 96
3 Valencia 38 21 8 9 59 40 +19 71
4 Sevilla 38 19 6 13 65 49 +16 63 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Mallorca 38 18 8 12 59 44 +15 62[a]
Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Mallorca could not qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League due to being immersed in a creditor contest, a situation against UEFA criteria. Then, Villarreal was invited to replace this spot.

Matches[edit]

30 August 2009 1 Valencia 2–0 Sevilla Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
13 September 2009 2 Valladolid 2–4 Valencia Valladolid
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
20 September 2009 3 Valencia 2–2 Sporting Gijón Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
23 September 2009 4 Getafe 3–1 Valencia Getafe
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Coliseum
Referee: Bernardino Gonzalez
26 September 2009 5 Valencia 2–2 Atlético Madrid Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
4 October 2009 6 Racing Santander 0–1 Valencia Santander
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero
Referee: Mejuto
17 October 2009 7 Valencia 0–0 Barcelona Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull
25 October 2009 8 Almería 0–3 Valencia Almería
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Referee: José Luis González González
1 November 2009 9 Málaga 0–1 Valencia Málaga
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
8 November 2009 10 Valencia 3–1 Zaragoza Valencia
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández
22 November 2009 11 Osasuna 1–3 Valencia Pamplona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Reyno de Navarra
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
28 November 2009 12 Valencia 1–1 Mallorca Valencia
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
6 December 2009 13 Athletic Bilbao 1–2 Valencia Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
12 December 2009 14 Valencia 2–3 Real Madrid Valencia
22:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
20 December 2009 15 Deportivo La Coruña 0–0 Valencia A Coruña
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Riazor
Referee: Carlos Delgado
2 January 2010 16 Valencia 1–0 Espanyol Valencia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez
10 January 2010 17 Xerez 1–3 Valencia Jerez de la Frontera
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Chapín
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
17 January 2010 18 Valencia 4–1 Villarreal Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
24 January 2010 19 Tenerife 0–0 Valencia Santa Cruz de Tenerife
16:00 WET (UTC) Report Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
31 January 2010 20 Sevilla 2–1 Valencia Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium
Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa
6 February 2010 21 Valencia 2–0 Valladolid Valencia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
13 February 2010 22 Sporting Gijón 1–1 Valencia Gijón
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez
22 February 2010 23 Valencia 2–1 Getafe Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
28 February 2010 24 Atlético Madrid 4–1 Valencia Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull
8 March 2010 25 Valencia 0–0 Racing Santander Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez

Copa del Rey[edit]

Round of 32[edit]

28 October 2010 First leg Alcoyano 0–1 Valencia Alcoy
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estadio El Collao
Referee: José Paradas
10 November 2009 Second leg Valencia 2–2
(3–2 agg.)
Alcoyano Valencia
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez
Note: Valencia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Round of 16[edit]

6 January 2010 First leg Valencia 1–2 Deportivo La Coruña Valencia
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
13 January 2010 Second leg Deportivo La Coruña 2–2
(4–3 agg.)
Valencia A Coruña
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Riazor
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González
Note: Deportivo La Coruña won 4–3 on aggregate.

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Play-off round[edit]

20 August 2009 First leg Stabæk Norway 0–3 Spain Valencia Bærum, Norway
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Telenor Arena
Attendance: 9,566[1]
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
27 August 2009 Second leg Valencia Spain 4–1
(7–1 agg.)
Norway Stabæk Valencia, Spain
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 12,000[2]
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
Note: Valencia won 7–1 on aggregate.

Group stage[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL LIL GEN SLV
1 Spain Valencia 6 3 3 0 12 8 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 3–2 1–1
2 France Lille 6 3 1 2 15 9 +6 10 1–1 3–0 3–1
3 Italy Genoa 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 1–2 3–2 2–0
4 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 6 0 3 3 5 13 −8 3 2–2 1–5 0–0
Source: Soccerway
17 September 2009 1 Lille France 1–1 Spain Valencia Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium Lille-Metropole
Attendance: 14,676[3]
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
1 October 2009 2 Valencia Spain 3–2 Italy Genoa Valencia, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 21,333[4]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
22 October 2009 3 Valencia Spain 1–1 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Valencia, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 20,632[5]
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
5 November 2009 4 Slavia Prague Czech Republic 2–2 Spain Valencia Prague, Czech Republic
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Synot Tip Arena
Attendance: 10,624[6]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
2 December 2009 5 Valencia Spain 3–1 France Lille Valencia, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 26,193[7]
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
17 December 2009 6 Genoa Italy 1–2 Spain Valencia Genoa, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 23,480[8]
Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

Knockout phase[edit]

Round of 32[edit]
18 February 2010 First leg Club Brugge Belgium 1–0 Spain Valencia Bruges, Belgium
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 21,657[9]
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
25 February 2010 Second leg Valencia Spain 3–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 agg.)
Belgium Club Brugge Valencia, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 45,297[10]
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
Note: Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.
Round of 16[edit]
11 March 2010 First leg Valencia Spain 1–1 Germany Werder Bremen Valencia, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 37,223[11]
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
18 March 2010 Second leg Werder Bremen Germany 4–4
(5–5 (a) agg.)
Spain Valencia Bremen, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 24,200[12]
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Note: 5–5 on aggregate. Valencia won on away goals.
Quarter-finals[edit]
1 April 2010 First leg Valencia Spain 2–2 Spain Atlético Madrid Valencia, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 46,310[13]
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
8 April 2010 Second leg Atlético Madrid Spain 0–0
((a) 2–2 agg.)
Spain Valencia Madrid, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 49,907[14]
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
Note: 2–2 on aggregate. Atlético Madrid won on away goals.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Stabæk vs. Valencia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Valencia vs. Stabæk" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Lille vs. Valencia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Valencia vs. Genoa" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Valencia vs. Slavia Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Slavia Prague vs. Valencia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Valencia vs. Lille" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Genoa vs. Valencia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Club Brugge vs. Valencia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Valencia vs. Club Brugge" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Valencia vs. Bremen" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Bremen vs. Valencia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Valencia vs. Atlético De Madrid" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Atlético De Madrid vs. Valencia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

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