2008–09 Valencia CF season

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Valencia
2008–09 season
ChairmanVicente Soriano
ManagerUnai Emery
La Liga6th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Villa (28)
All:
David Villa (31)

During the 2008–09 season, the Spanish football club Valencia CF was placed 6th in the La Liga. The team reached the quarterfinal round of the Copa del Rey.

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
1 GK Spain ESP César Sánchez
2 DF Spain ESP Curro Torres
3 MF Netherlands NED Hedwiges Maduro
4 DF Spain ESP Raúl Albiol (vice-captain)
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 Spain ESP Fernando Morientes
10 FW Spain ESP Miguel Ángel Angulo
11 DF Spain ESP Asier del Horno
13 GK Brazil BRA Renan Brito
14 MF Spain ESP Vicente
15 DF Brazil BRA Carleto
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
20 DF Spain ESP Alexis
21 MF Spain ESP David Silva
22 MF Brazil BRA Edu
23 DF Portugal POR Miguel
24 DF Italy ITA Emiliano Moretti
25 MF Portugal POR Hugo Viana
30 FW Spain ESP Míchel
33 GK Spain ESP Vicente Guaita
36 DF Spain ESP Jaume Costa

Transfers[]

In[]

# Pos Player From Fee Date
19 MF Spain Pablo Hernández Getafe €1,000,000 05-06-2008
GK France Ludovic Butelle Real Valladolid Loan return 01-07-2008
11 DF Spain Asier del Horno Athletic Bilbao Loan return 01-07-2008
18 MF Portugal Manuel Fernandes Everton Loan return 01-07-2008
DF Spain David Navarro Mallorca Loan return 01-07-2008
MF Uruguay Mario Regueiro Real Murcia Loan return 01-07-2008
2 DF Spain Curro Torres Real Murcia Loan return 01-07-2008
25 MF Portugal Hugo Viana Osasuna Loan return 01-07-2008
13 GK Brazil Renan Brito Internacional €4,000,000 27-08-2008
MF Uruguay Ignacio María González Danubio Undisclosed 01-09-2008
15 DF Brazil Carleto Santos €2,000,000 26-11-2008
1 GK Spain César Sánchez Tottenham Hotspur Free 20-01-2009

Out[]

# Pos Player To Fee Date
1 GK Spain Santiago Cañizares Unattatched Released 19 May 2008
DF Portugal Marco Caneira Sporting CP €1,500,000 25 June 2008
GK Spain Juan Mora Levante Free 1 July 2008
MF Spain Jordi Alba (from Valencia B) Gimnàstic Tarragona Undisclosed 24 July 2008
MF Spain Sisi Recreativo Huelva Undisclosed 1 August 2008
FW Spain Javier Arizmendi Real Zaragoza €3,500,000 12 August 2008
1 GK Germany Timo Hildebrand 1899 Hoffenheim Free 10 December 2008

Loaned out[]

# Pos Player To Start End
MF Spain Ángel Montoro (from Valencia B) Real Murcia 17 June 2008
DF Spain Lillo (from Valencia B) Real Murcia 17 June 2008
MF Spain Sunny Osasuna 27-06-2008 1 July 2009
DF Spain David Navarro Mallorca 20 July 2008 01-07-2009
FW Venezuela Miku (from Valencia B) Salamanca 26 August 2008
DF Spain Carlos Bellvís (from Valencia) Numancia 28 August 2008
MF Argentina Éver Banega Atlético Madrid 28-08-2008 1 July 2009
GK France Ludovic Butelle Lille 01-09-2008 1 July 2009
MF Uruguay Nacho González Newcastle United 1 September 2008 1 July 2009
MF Spain Aarón Rangers 13 August 2008 01-07-2010
12 FW Serbia Nikola Žigić Racing Santander 26 December 2008

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

Last updated on 24 Jan 2009.
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga UEFA Cup Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Spain ESP César Sánchez 20 0 18+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Spain ESP Curro Torres 3 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
3 MF Netherlands NED Hedwiges Maduro 32 1 18+4 1 5+1 0 3+1 0
4 DF Spain ESP Raúl Albiol 42 2 33+1 2 5+1 0 1+1 0
5 DF Spain ESP Carlos Marchena 36 1 24+2 1 7+0 0 3+0 0
6 MF Spain ESP David Albelda 37 0 26+4 0 4+1 0 2+0 0
7 FW Spain ESP David Villa 42 31 33+0 29 1+4 1 2+2 1
8 MF Spain ESP Rubén Baraja 34 5 22+6 3 1+3 1 2+0 1
9 FW Spain ESP Fernando Morientes 31 6 7+13 1 7+0 3 3+1 2
10 FW Spain ESP Miguel Ángel Angulo 15 1 5+6 0 2+0 0 2+0 1
11 DF Spain ESP Asier del Horno 20 2 6+3 0 8+0 2 3+0 0
12 FW Serbia SRB Nikola Žigić 3 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 2
13 GK Brazil BRA Renan Brito 24 0 19+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
14 MF Spain ESP Vicente 36 9 6+21 6 3+2 0 4+0 3
15 DF Spain ESP Iván Helguera 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 DF Brazil BRA Carleto 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW Spain ESP Juan Mata 44 12 35+2 10 3+3 1 0+1 1
17 MF Spain ESP Joaquín 37 6 26+5 4 1+3 1 1+1 1
18 MF Portugal POR Manuel Fernandes 37 2 20+7 2 5+3 0 1+1 0
19 MF Spain ESP Pablo Hernández 30 5 13+8 3 6+0 1 3+0 1
20 DF Spain ESP Alexis 26 1 24+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Spain ESP David Silva 24 5 17+2 4 2+1 1 1+1 0
22 MF Brazil BRA Edu 27 1 9+12 1 3+0 0 2+1 0
23 DF Portugal POR Miguel 33 0 26+1 0 3+1 0 2+0 0
24 DF Italy ITA Emiliano Moretti 29 0 25+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF Portugal POR Hugo Viana 5 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
26 DF Spain ESP David Lombán (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF Spain ESP Carles Martínez (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW Spain ESP Daniel Olcina (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF Spain ESP (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW Spain ESP Míchel (from B team) 15 1 4+9 0 0+0 0 1+1 1
31 MF Spain ESP Ximo Navarro (from B team) 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 MF Spain ESP (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 GK Spain ESP Vicente Guaita (from B team) 4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
34 GK Spain ESP (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 GK Spain ESP (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 DF Spain ESP Jaume (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 DF Spain ESP Alexis Villar (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 DF Spain ESP Castells (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 FW Spain ESP Morgado (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 MF Spain ESP Ximo (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goal scorers[]

Position Nation Number Name La Liga UEFA Cup Copa del Rey Total
1 Spain 7 David Villa 29 1 1 31
2 Spain 16 Juan Mata 10 1 1 12
3 Spain 14 Vicente 6 0 3 9
4 Spain 9 Joaquín 4 1 1 6
= Spain 9 Fernando Morientes 1 3 2 6
6 Spain 21 David Silva 4 1 0 5
= Spain 8 Rubén Baraja 3 1 1 5
= Spain 19 Pablo Hernández 3 1 1 5
9 Spain 4 Raúl Albiol 2 0 0 2
= Portugal 18 Manuel Fernandes 2 0 0 2
= Spain 11 Asier del Horno 0 2 0 2
= Serbia 12 Nikola Žigić 0 0 2 2
13 Netherlands 3 Hedwiges Maduro 1 0 0 1
= Spain 5 Carlos Marchena 1 0 0 1
= Spain 20 Alexis 1 0 0 1
= Brazil 15 Edu 1 0 0 1
= Spain 10 Miguel Ángel Angulo 0 0 1 1
= Spain 30 Míchel 0 0 1 1
/ / / TOTALS 38 11 14 63

Disciplinary record[]

Competitions[]

Overall[]

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
La Liga — 6th 30 August 2008 31 May 2009
UEFA Cup First round Round of 32 18 September 2008 26 February 2009
Copa del Rey Round of 32 Quarter-finals 29 October 2008 28 January 2009

Updated to match played 24 Jan
Source: Competitions

La Liga[]

Main article: 2008–09 La Liga

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Atlético Madrid 38 20 7 11 80 57 +23 67 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Villarreal 38 18 11 9 61 54 +7 65 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
6 Valencia 38 18 8 12 68 54 +14 62
7 Deportivo La Coruña 38 16 10 12 48 47 +1 58
8 Málaga 38 15 10 13 55 59 −4 55
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.


Results by round[]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWWWDLWLDWLWLWDLLWLDDLLDWWWWWDLWLLW
Position22111111433433242444444568865444444566
Leader
2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2009–10 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
Relegation to 2009–10 Segunda División
Source: kicker.de (in German) and juventus.com

Matches[]

30 August 2008 Spain Valencia 3 – 0 Mallorca Spain Mestalla, Valencia
21:00 Silva Yellow card 13'
Moretti Yellow card 20'
Villa Goal 34'
Mata Goal 38'
Albelda Yellow card 52'
Alexis Yellow card 80'
Vicente Goal 82'		 Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Spain
14 September 2008 Spain Almería 2 – 2 Valencia Spain Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, Almería
20:00 Piatti Goal 20'
Corona Yellow card 37'
Negredo Goal 40'
Juanito Yellow card 89'		 Yellow card 13' Helguera
Goal 35', Yellow card 61' Alexis
Goal 69' Villa		 Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo Spain
21 September 2008 Spain Valencia 1 – 0 Osasuna Spain Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Edu Yellow card 65'
Mata Goal 84'		 Yellow card 54', Yellow card 64' Red card Azpilicueta
Yellow card 66' Ricardo		 Attendance: 37,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán Spain
25 September 2008 Spain Málaga 0 – 2 Valencia Spain Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
19:00 Weligton Yellow card 79'
Salva Red card 88'		 Yellow card 18' Fernandes
Yellow card 31' Del Horno
Yellow card 45' Alexis
Goal 71', 90' Villa
Yellow card 90' Edu		 Attendance: 15,960
Referee: Spain
28 September 2008 Spain Valencia 4 – 2 Deportivo La Coruña Spain Mestalla, Valencia
18:00 Mata Goal 35'
Villa Goal 49', 82'
Joaquín Goal 69'
Albelda Yellow card 85'
Moretti Yellow card 86'		 Goal 11' (o.g.) Renan
Yellow card 25' Filipe Luís
Yellow card 72' Laure
Goal 85' Lafita		 Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Spain
5 October 2008 Spain Real Valladolid 0 ��� 1 Valencia Spain Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid
18:00 Pedro León Yellow card 27' Yellow card 36' Miguel
Yellow card 52' Villa
Yellow card 53' Albelda
Goal 54' Fernandes
Yellow card 85' Renan		 Attendance: 17,456
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández Spain
18 October 2008 Spain Valencia 4 – 0 Numancia Spain Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Villa Goal 4', 89'
Mata Goal 72'
Vicente Goal 83'		 Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Spain
26 October 2008 Spain Recreativo de Huelva 1 – 1 Valencia Spain Estadio Nuevo Colombino, Huelva
16:00 Arzo Yellow card 45'
Camuñas Goal 47'
Poli Yellow card 76'
Martin Yellow card 78'
Vázquez Yellow card 90'		 Yellow card 45', Goal 62' Villa
Yellow card 85' Alexis		 Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González Spain
1 November 2008 Spain Valencia 2 – 4 Racing de Santander Spain Mestalla, Valencia
21:00 Villa Goal 28' (pen.)
Moretti Yellow card 36'
Albelda Yellow card 58'
Joaquín Goal 70'		 Goal 23', 49', 80' Tchité
Yellow card 26' Pinillos
Yellow card 28' Colsa
Yellow card 60' Lacen
Goal 84' (o.g.) Albelda		 Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Spain
9 November 2008 Spain Getafe 0 – 3 Valencia Spain Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe
20:00 Licht Yellow card 14'
Manu Yellow card 39'
Polanski Yellow card 44'
Soldado Red card 45'
Díaz Yellow card 51'
Contra Yellow card 67'		 Goal 29', Yellow card 34' Fernandes
Yellow card 38' Mata
Yellow card 61' Moretti
Yellow card 66' Marchena
Goal 69' Joaquín
Goal 81' Vicente		 Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco Spain
15 November 2008 Spain Valencia 2 – 3 Sporting de Gijón Spain Mestalla, Valencia
21:00 Albelda Yellow card 58'
Villa Goal 69' (pen.)
Baraja Yellow card 76'
Mata Goal 90'		 Goal 20' Morán
Yellow card 39' Neru
Goal 52', Yellow card 55' Barral
Goal 81' Castro
Yellow card 84' Bilić		 Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Spain
22 November 2008 Spain Sevilla 0 – 0 Valencia Spain Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
19:30 Navas Yellow card 5'
Luís Fabiano Yellow card 59'		 Yellow card 55' Marchena
Yellow card 65' Fernandes
Yellow card 78' Baraja		 Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes Spain
30 November 2008 Spain Valencia 3 – 2 Real Betis Spain Mestalla, Valencia
18:00 Villa Goal 10' (pen.), Yellow card 79'
Mata Goal 20'
Marchena Red card 64'
Baraja Yellow card 69', Goal 73'
Renan Yellow card 90'		 Yellow card 28' Damià
Goal 56' Juanma
Goal 64' (pen.) Emana
Yellow card 73' Nélson
Yellow card 75' Juanito		 Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo Spain
6 December 2008 Spain Barcelona 4 – 0 Valencia Spain Camp Nou, Barcelona
21:00 Henry Goal 20', 28', 79'
Alves Goal 46'		 Yellow card 6' Albiol
Yellow card 38' Albelda
Yellow card 67' Villa
Yellow card 72' Miguel
Yellow card 73' Del Horno		 Attendance: 94,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán Spain
13 December 2008 Spain Valencia 2 – 1 Espanyol Spain Valencia
19:00 Fernandes Yellow card 33'
Albiol Goal 58'
Moretti Yellow card 67'
Vicente Goal 81'
Albelda Yellow card 90'
Miguel Yellow card 90'		 Yellow card 10' Rufete
Yellow card 21', Goal 28' Román
Yellow card 64' Lacruz
Yellow card 79' Kameni
Yellow card 80' Hurtado
Yellow card 90' Béranger		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González Spain
20 December 2008 Spain Real Madrid 1 – 0 Valencia Spain Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
19:00 Higuaín Goal 3'
Salgado Yellow card 27'
Marcelo Yellow card 31'
Robben Yellow card 83'
Palanca Yellow card 88'		 Yellow card 21' Del Horno
Yellow card 29', Yellow card 66' Red card Marchena
Yellow card 69' Albiol		 Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Spain
3 January 2009 Spain Valencia 3 – 1 Atlético Madrid Spain Mestalla, Valencia
21:00 Villa Goal 34' (pen.)
Silva Goal 39', 69'
Baraja Yellow card 45'
Albelda Yellow card 72'		 Yellow card 33' García
Goal 45' (pen.) Forlán
Yellow card 75' Perea
Yellow card 77' Heitinga
Yellow card 87' Assunção		 Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Spain
10 January 2009 Spain Valencia 3 – 3 Villarreal Spain Mestalla, Valencia
21:00 Baraja Goal 1', Yellow card 53'
Villa Goal 10'
Edu Goal 79'		 Yellow card 21' Eguren
Goal 45' Fuentes
Yellow card 49' Bruno
Yellow card 60' Fuentes
Goal 76' Llorente
Goal 84' (pen.) Rossi		 Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo Spain
18 January 2009 Spain Athletic Bilbao 3 – 2 Valencia Spain Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao
18:00 Gabilondo Goal 18', Yellow card 21'
Martínez Goal 42', Yellow card 69'
Ocio Yellow card 80'
Koikili Yellow card 85'
Llorente Goal 90' (pen.)		 Goal 2' Villa
Goal 30', Yellow card 36' Morientes
Yellow card 33' Mata
Yellow card 80', Yellow card 90' Red card Fernandes		 Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Spain
25 January 2009 Spain Mallorca – Valencia Spain ONO Estadi, Palma
16:00 Referee: Spain
1 February 2009 Spain Valencia – Almería Spain Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee: Spain
8 January 2009 Spain Osasuna – Valencia Spain Estadio Reyno de Navarra, Pamplona
16:00 Referee: Spain
15 January 2009 Spain Valencia – Málaga Spain Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee: Spain
22 January 2009 Spain Deportivo La Coruña – Valencia Spain Estadio Riazor, A Coruña
16:00 Referee: Spain
1 March 2009 Spain Valencia – Real Valladolid Spain Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee: Spain
8 March 2009 Spain Numancia – Valencia Spain Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos, Soria
16:00 Referee: Spain
15 March 2009 Spain Valencia – Recreativo de Huelva Spain Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee: Spain
22 March 2009 Spain Racing de Santander – Valencia Spain Estadio El Sardinero, Santander
16:00 Referee: Spain
5 April 2009 Spain Valencia – Getafe Spain Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee: Spain
12 April 2009 Spain Sporting de Gijón – Valencia Spain Estadio El Molinon, Gijón
16:00 Referee: Spain
19 April 2009 Spain Valencia – Sevilla Spain Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee: Spain
22 April 2009 Spain Real Betis – Valencia Spain Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera, Seville
16:00 Referee: Spain
26 April 2009 Spain Valencia – Barcelona Spain Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee: Spain
3 May 2009 Spain Espanyol – Valencia Spain Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys, Barcelona
16:00 Referee: Spain
10 May 2009 Spain Valencia – Real Madrid Spain Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee: Spain
17 May 2009 Spain Atlético Madrid – Valencia Spain Estadio Vicente Calderón, Madrid
16:00 Referee: Spain
24 May 2009 Spain Villarreal – Valencia Spain Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
16:00 Referee: Spain
31 May 2009 Spain Valencia – Athletic Bilbao Spain Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee: Spain

UEFA Cup[]

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

Overall[]

Results summary[]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 3 3 0 11 5  +6 12 1 2 0 4 3  +1 2 1 0 7 2  +5
Results by round[]
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAH---HAHA---AH---HA--------
ResultWWDWDD
Position112222
Updated to match(es) played on 24 Jan. Source: UEFA Cup 2008-09
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

First round[]

First leg[]
18 September 2008 Portugal Marítimo 0 – 1 Valencia Spain Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal
21:00 Olberdam Yellow card 30' Goal 12' Morientes
Yellow card 34' Edu
Yellow card 54' Renan
Yellow card 56' Helguera
Yellow card 71' Albelda
Yellow card 75' Hernández
Yellow card 80' Villa		 Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Claudio Circhetta Switzerland
Second leg[]
2 October 2008 Spain Valencia 2 – 1
(3 – 1 agg.)		 Marítimo Portugal Mestalla, Valencia
21:00 Helguera Yellow card 38'
Albelda Yellow card 73'
Del Horno Goal 78', Yellow card 83'
Villa Goal 90' (pen.), Yellow card 90'		 Yellow card 25' Bruno
Goal 41' Marcinho
Yellow card 89' Fogaça		 Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Ivan Bebek Croatia

Group stage[]

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage § Group G
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STE VAL FCK BRU ROS
1 France Saint-Étienne 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8 Advance to knockout stage — 2–2 — — 3–0
2 Spain Valencia 4 1 3 0 8 4 +4 6 — — 1–1 1–1 —
3 Denmark Copenhagen 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5 1–3 — — — 1–1
4 Belgium Club Brugge 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3 1–1 — 0–1 — —
5 Norway Rosenborg 4 0 2 2 1 8 −7 2 — 0–4 — 0–0 —
Source: RSSSF
Results summary[]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
4 1 3 0 8 4  +4 6 0 2 0 2 2  0 1 1 0 6 2  +4
Matches[]
6 November 2008 Spain Valencia 1 – 1 Copenhagen Denmark Mestalla, Valencia
20:30 Morientes Goal 61' Goal 85' Santín
Yellow card 90' Pospěch		 Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Knut Kircher Germany
27 November 2008 Norway Rosenborg 0 – 4 Valencia Spain Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
19:45 Goal 21' Mata
Goal 76' Hernández
Goal 88' Baraja
Goal 90' Joaquín		 Attendance: 14,549
Referee: Kevin Blom Netherlands
4 December 2008 Spain Valencia 1 – 1 Club Brugge Belgium Mestalla, Valencia
19:45 Žigić Goal 60'
Del Horno Yellow card 74'		 Goal 18' Alcaraz
Yellow card 49' Dirar		 Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson England
17 December 2008 France Saint-Étienne 2 – 2 Valencia Spain Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
19:45 Ilan Goal 29', 44'
Sall Yellow card 80'		 Goal 33', Yellow card 58' Morientes
Goal 72' Žigić
Yellow card 71' Viana
Yellow card 81' Marchena		 Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Alexandru Deaconu Romania

Round of 32[]

First leg[]
18 February 2009 Dynamo Kyiv Ukraine 1 – 1 Spain Valencia Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv
18:00 Milevskyi Goal 63' Report Silva Goal 8' Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
Second leg[]
26 February 2009 Valencia Spain 2 – 2
(3 – 3 (a) agg.)		 Ukraine Dynamo Kyiv Mestalla, Valencia
21:30 Marchena Goal 45'
Del Horno Goal 54'		 Report Kravets Goal 34', 73' Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Copa del Rey[]

Main article: 2008–09 Copa del Rey

Overall[]

Results summary[]
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 4 1 1 15 7  +8 13 3 0 0 9 3  +6 1 1 1 6 4  +2
Results by round[]
Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAH--AH--HA--HA--H-
ResultWWDWWL
Position111112
Updated to match(es) played on 30 Jan. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Round of 32[]

First leg[]
29 October 2008 Spain Club Portugalete 1 – 4 Valencia Spain , Basque Country
19:30 Vera Goal 47' Goal 11', 50' Morientes
Goal 21' Vicente
Goal 84' Žigić
Second leg[]
12 November 2008 Spain Valencia 3 – 0
(7 – 1 agg.)		 Club Portugalete Spain Mestalla, Valencia
20:00 Angulo Goal 20'
Míchel Goal 63'
Hernández Goal 72'

Round of 16[]

First leg[]
7 January 2009 Spain Racing de Santander 1 – 1 Valencia Spain Estadio El Sardinero, Santander
20:00 Sepsi Yellow card 40'
Munitis Yellow card 45'
Lacen Goal 54'
Oriol Yellow card 89'		 Yellow card 30' Marchena
Goal 36' (o.g.) Colsa
Yellow card 55' Maduro
Yellow card 70', Yellow card 90' Red card Miguel
Red card 87' Vicente
Yellow card 90' Del Horno		 Attendance: 12,600
Second leg[]
14 January 2009 Spain Valencia 3 – 1 (a.e.t.)
(4 – 2 agg.)		 Racing de Santander Spain Mestalla, Valencia
19:00 Vicente Goal 18' (pen.), 102'
Del Horno Yellow card 33'
Maduro Yellow card 45'
Marchena Yellow card 83'
Joaquín Goal 117'		 Goal 22' Colsa
Yellow card 83' Lacen
Yellow card 109' Oriol
Yellow card 115' Munitis		 Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Spain

Quarter-final[]

First leg[]
21 January 2009 Spain Valencia 3 – 2 Sevilla Spain Mestalla, Valencia
20:00 Villa Goal 6'
Baraja Goal 83'
Mata Goal 86'
Silva Yellow card 89'		 Yellow card 16' Escudé
Goal 53' Fabiano
Goal 68' Adriano		 Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco Spain
Second leg[]
28 January 2009 Spain Sevilla 2 – 1
(4 – 4 (a) agg.)		 Valencia Spain Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
19:00 Referee: Spain

References[]

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