1993–94 Valencia CF season

Valencia CF
1992–93 season
President	; (until 24 November 1993); José Domingo and Melchor Hoyos Pérez ; (interim until 9 March 1994); Francisco Roig
Head Coach	Guus Hiddink ; (until 12 November 1993); Paco Real ; (until 20 December 1993); Héctor Nuñez ; (until 5 March 1994); Rielo ; (until 21 March 1994); Guus Hiddink
Stadium	Mestalla
La Liga	7th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	Peđa Mijatović (16)
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 1994–95 →

In the 1993–94 football season, Valencia CF failed to qualify for European competition as it ended 7th in La Liga and wasn't able to reach the quarterfinals in neither the Copa del Rey nor the UEFA Cup. The campaign was marked by the latter's 7–0 exit in Karlsruhe, the worst loss suffered by a Spanish team in European competition,^[1] and included the resignation of chairman Arturo Tuzón and the sacking of manager Guus Hiddink. However, Hiddink was eventually reinstated before the season was over after his own successor, Héctor Núñez, was also fired.

Squad[]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	José Manuel Sempere
—	DF	ESP	Quique Sánchez Flores
—	DF	ROU	Miodrag Belodedici
—	DF	ESP	Paco Camarasa
—	DF	ESP	Fernando Giner
—	DF	ESP	Pepe Serer
—	MF	ESP	Fernando Gómez Colomer
—	MF	ESP
—	MF	ESP
—	FW	YUG	Predrag Mijatović
—	FW	ESP	Álvaro Cervera
—	GK	ESP	José Luis Gonzalez
—	MF	ESP	Gaizka Mendieta
—	FW	ESP	Pepe Gálvez


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ARG	Juan Antonio Pizzi
—	FW	BUL	Lyuboslav Penev
—	FW	ESP	Eloy Olaya
—	MF	ESP
—	FW	COL	Víctor Aristizábal
—	DF	ESP	José Manuel Tárraga
—	DF	ESP
—	MF	ESP	Alvaro Benito
—	MF	ESP	Robert Fernandez
—	DF	ESP	García Toral
—	DF	ESP
—	DF	ESP	Javi Navarro
—	DF	ESP	Sergio Pellicer
—	MF	ESP
—	FW	ESP	Diego Ribera
—	GK	ESP	Francisco Molina
—	GK	ESP	Antonio Notario

Transfers[]

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Predrag Mijatovic	Partizan Belgrade
DF	José Pérez Serer	RCD Mallorca
FW	Juan Antonio Pizzi	CD Tenerife
FW	Víctor Aristizábal	Atletico Nacional
FW	José Gálvez Estévez	RCD Mallorca
GK	Antonio Notario	Granada CF

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Leonardo	São Paulo FC
FW	Juan Sánchez	RCD Mallorca
GK	José Francisco Molina	Villarreal CF	loan
DF	Voro	Deportivo La Coruña
MF	Toni

Competitions[]

La Liga[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Athletic Bilbao	38	16	11	11	61	47	+14	43	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6	Sevilla	38	15	12	11	56	42	+14	42
7	Valencia	38	14	12	12	55	50	+5	40
8	Racing Santander	38	15	8	15	44	42	+2	38
9	Oviedo	38	12	13	13	43	49	−6	37

Source: LFP
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.

Table progression[]

Key

UEFA Champions League positions	UEFA Cup positions	Relegation playoffs positions	Relegation positions

Round	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Position	3	3	2	1	3	2	2	2	1	4	6	6	4	6	7	9	9	10	11	12	14	13	14	12	13	11	12	12	9	10	9	10	7	7	7	7	7	7

Results[]

5 September 1993 1	Real Oviedo	0-3	Valencia CF	Oviedo
	Jerkan 17'	Report	Mijatović 22', 41' Fernando 66'	Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Referee:

11 September 1993 2	Valencia CF	2-2	Atlético Madrid	Valencia
	Penev 26' Giner 47' Mijatović 54'	Report	L. García 30' Mori 36' Moacir 75'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee:

19 September 1993 3	Racing Santander	0-1	Valencia CF	Oviedo
		Report	Fernando 86'	Stadium: El Sardinero Referee:

25 September 1993 4	Valencia CF	3-2	CD Tenerife	Valencia
	Fernando 10', 42' Penev 85' (p)	Report	Chano 82' (p) Felipe 89'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee:

3 October 1993 5	UE Lleida	1-1	Valencia CF	Lleida
	26'	Report	Pizzi 25'	Stadium: Referee:

6 October 1993 6	Valencia CF	3-1	Rayo Vallecano	Valencia
	Pizzi 46' Arroyo 52' Olaya 89'	Report	44'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee:

17 October 1993 7	CD Logroñés	2-0	Valencia CF	Logroño
	Eraña 34' 38'	Report		Stadium: Las Gaunas Referee:

23 October 1993 8	Valencia CF	1-0	Athletic Bilbao	Valencia
	Penev 31'	Report		Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: García Aranda

30 October 1993 9	Valencia CF	3-0	Celta Vigo	Valencia
	Fernando 30', 58' Mijatović 64'	Report		Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Esquinas Torres

7 November 1993 10	Sporting Gijón	2-0	Valencia CF	Gijón
	Escaich 38' Juanele 89'	Report	Eloy 89'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee:

11 November 1993 11	Valencia CF	0-3	Real Madrid	Valencia
		Report	Alfonso 22' Hierro 58' Zamorano 83'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee:

20 November 1993 12	Sevilla FC	0-1	Valencia CF	Sevilla
		Report	Penev 25'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Referee:

28 November 1993 13	Valencia CF	0-0	Real Sociedad	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: López Nieto

5 December 1993 14	Albacete Balompié	3-1	Valencia CF	Albacete
	Antonio 36' 70' Zalazar 89' (p)	Report	Pizzi 5'	Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Referee:

11 December 1993 15	Valencia CF	0-4	FC Barcelona	Valencia
	Sempere 86'	Report	Stoichkov 30' Bakero 34', 74' Koeman 85' (p)	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee:

19 December 1993 16	Real Zaragoza	1-0	Valencia CF	Zaragoza
	Pardeza 38'	Report		Stadium: La Romareda Referee:

2 January 1994 17	Valencia CF	0-0	CA Osasuna	Valencia
	Penev 89'	Report	De Quintana 89'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee:

9 January 1994 18	Real Valladolid	1-1	Valencia CF	Zaragoza
	63'	Report	Pizzi 17'	Stadium: La Romareda Referee:

15 January 1994 19	Valencia CF	1-3	Deportivo La Coruña	Valencia
	Gálvez 51' Camarasa 60'	Report	M. Silva 53' Bebeto 75' Claudio 86'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee:

23 January 1994 20	Valencia CF	2-2	Real Oviedo	Valencia
	Fernando 19' Penev 30' (p)	Report	Rivas 51' Jokanović 59' Carlos 70'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee:

29 January 1994 21	Atlético Madrid	2-0	Valencia CF	Madrid
	Pedro 4' (p) P. Gómez 20'	Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderón Referee:

6 February 1994 22	Valencia CF	2-1	Racing Santander	Valencia
	Mijatović 3' (p), 51'	Report	Popov 27'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: García Aranda

13 February 1994 23	CD Tenerife	1-0	Valencia CF	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
	Dertycia 45'	Report		Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Referee:

20 February 1994 24	Valencia CF	3-3	UE Lleida	Valencia
	Mijatović 23', 57' Sempere 51' Mendieta 57'	Report	Milinković 47' Rubio 49' (p) Matosas 83'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee:

24 February 1994 25	Rayo Vallecano	1-1	Valencia CF	Madrid
	H. Sánchez 50' Onésimo 76'	Report	Quique 70'	Stadium: Vallecas Referee: López Nieto

27 February 1994 26	Valencia CF	3-1	CD Logroñés	Valencia
	Mijatović 27' (p), 33' Camarasa 54'	Report	Romero 36'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee:

5 March 1994 27	Athletic Bilbao	2-1	Valencia CF	Bilbao
	Larrazabal 12' Ziganda 84'	Report	Quique 87'	Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Díaz Vega

13 March 1994 28	Celta Vigo	1-2	Valencia CF	Vigo
	Otero 16' 84' Ratković 85'	Report	Quique 20' Arroyo 86'	Stadium: Balaídos Referee:

20 March 1994 29	Valencia CF	1-0	Sporting Gijón	Valencia
	Mijatović 87'	Report		Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee:

26 March 1994 30	Real Madrid	3-2	Valencia CF	Madrid
	Dubovský 35' Prosinečki 47' Butragueño 86'	Report	Mendieta 7' Álvaro 55'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee:

3 April 1994 31	Valencia CF	1-1	Sevilla FC	Valencia
	Camarasa 43' Fernando 62'	Report	Prieto 17' Šuker 52'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: García Aranda

6 April 1994 32	Real Sociedad	0-0	Valencia CF	San Sebastián
		Report	Belodedici 31' Serer 85'	Stadium: Anoeta Referee:

10 April 1994 33	Valencia CF	4-0	Sevilla FC	Valencia
	Fernando 15', 31', 84' Mijatović 70' (p)	Report		Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee:

16 April 1994 34	FC Barcelona	3-1	Valencia CF	Barcelona
	Begiristain 7', 28' Stoichkov 83'	Report	Fernando 59' 71'	Stadium: Camp Nou Referee:

24 April 1994 35	Valencia CF	3-0	Real Zaragoza	Valencia
	Arroyo 18' 74' Mijatović 31' (p), 49' (p)	Report		Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee:

1 May 1994 36	CA Osasuna	3-3	Valencia CF	El Sadar
	8' Urban 39' Ziober 81'	Report	Fernando 52' Gálvez 73', 76'	Referee:

8 May 1994 35	Valencia CF	5-1	Real Valladolid	Valencia
	Fernando 16' Sempere 31' Mijatović 33', 47' (p) Quique 40', 78'	Report	Amavisca 72'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee:

14 May 1994 38	Deportivo La Coruña	0-0	Valencia CF	Riazor
		Report	Álvaro 87'	Referee: López Nieto

Copa del Rey[]

5 January 1994 Round of 16, L1	CD Tenerife	3-1	Valencia CF	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
	Chano 21', 41' Latorre 91' (p)	Report	Mijatović 45'	Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Referee: Díaz Vega

12 January 1994 Round of 16, L2	Valencia CF	3-2	CD Tenerife	Valencia
	Gálvez 4' Penev 41' Serer 89'	Report	Chano 59', 90'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee:

UEFA Cup[]

16 September 1993 Round of 64, L1	FC Nantes	1-1	Valencia CF	Nantes
	Ouédec 13'	Report	Mijatović 16'	Stadium: La Beaujoire Referee: Craciunescu

30 September 1993 Round of 64, L2	Valencia CF	3-1 (a.e.t.)	FC Nantes	Valencia
	Penev 62' (p) Gálvez 104' Fernando 111'	Report	Pedros 50' Karembeu 57'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Mottram

20 October 1993 Round of 32, L1	Valencia CF	3-1	Karlsruher SC	Valencia
	Mijatović 35' Penev 47', 72'	Report	Kiryakov 77'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Leduc

2 November 1993 Round of 32, L2	Karlsruher SC	7-0	Valencia CF	Karlsruhe
	Schmitt 29', 34', 52', 63' Schütterle 37' Shmarov 46' Bilić 88'	Report		Stadium: Wildparkstadion Referee:

Statistics[]

Players statistics[]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		1993-94 Copa del Rey		1993-94 UEFA Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	Sempere	35	-51	31	-41	0	0	4	-10
	DF	ESP	Sanchez Flores	34	5	30	5	2	0	2	0
	DF	ROU	Belodedici	35	0	28+1	0	2	0	4	0
	DF	ESP	Camarasa	37	1	35	1	2	0
	DF	ESP	Giner	35	0	29	0	2	0	4	0
	DF	ESP	Serer	35	1	29+1	0	1	1	4	0
	MF	ESP	Fernando Gómez	36	15	28+2	14	2	0	4	1
	MF	ESP		32	3	22+6	3	1+1	0	2	0
	MF	ESP		31	0	20+7	0	0+1	0	3	0
	FW	YUG	Mijatovic	41	19	34+1	16	2	1	4	2
	FW	ESP	Cervera	29	1	18+7	1	0	0	3+1	0
	GK	ESP	Gonzalez	11	-14	7+2	-9	2	-5
	MF	ESP	Mendieta	20	2	20	2	0	0
	FW	ESP	Galvez	33	5	11+17	3	1+1	1	1+2	1
	FW	ARG	Pizzi	21	4	13+6	4	1	0	1	0
	FW	BUL	Penev	20	9	16	5	1	1	3	3
	FW	ESP	Eloy	22	1	14+2	1	2	0	0+4	0
	MF	ESP		11	0	8+2	0	0+1	0
	FW	COL	Aristizabal	7	0	7	0
	DF	ESP	Tarraga	5	0	5	0
	DF	ESP		5	0	4	0	1	0
	MF	ESP	Benito	5	0	4+1	0
	MF	ESP	Robert	7	0	3+3	0	0	0	1	0
	DF	ESP	García	2	0	1+1	0
	DF	ESP		1	0	0+1	0
	DF	ESP	Javi Navarro	4	0	0+4	0
	DF	ESP	Pellicer	0	0	0	0
	MF	ESP		1	0	0+1	0
	FW	ESP	Ribera	6	0	1+5	0
	GK	ESP	Molina	0	0	0	0
	GK	ESP	Notario	0	0	0	0

Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/es/t/t1993-9436.html

Chronology[]

July[]

Thursday, 1 — Hiddink denies knowing about Barcelona's alleged interest in Fernando but say they would listen an interesting offer.^[2]

References[]

^ Desastre y milagro en Karlsruhe. Panenka, 2 November 2018
^ Estudiarían el traspaso de Fernando. Mundo Deportivo, 2 July 1993

[1] Desastre y milagro en Karlsruhe. Panenka, 2 November 2018

[2] Estudiarían el traspaso de Fernando. Mundo Deportivo, 2 July 1993

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