Valencia CF 2018–19 football season
Valencia CF 2018–19 season Owner Peter Lim President Anil Murthy Head coach Marcelino Stadium Mestalla La Liga 4th Copa del Rey Winners UEFA Champions League Group stage UEFA Europa League Semi-final Top goalscorer League: Dani Parejo (9) All: Rodrigo (15)
The 2018–19 Valencia CF season was the club's 99th in its history and 84th in La Liga . Valencia qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2015–16 , entering and being eliminated at the group stage . Valencia competed at the UEFA Europa League , entering at the round of 32 and eliminated at the semi-finals.
Valencia competed and won the Copa del Rey achieving its 8th title overall, and the first since 2008 after entering at the round of 32.
Current squad [ ]
As of 27 January 2019 [1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Out on loan [ ]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules . Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
Transfers [ ]
In [ ]
Source
4
DF
Jeison Murillo
26
Non-EU
Internazionale
Transfer
Summer
2019
€12,000,000
ElDesmarque
6
MF
Geoffrey Kondogbia
25
EU
Internazionale
Transfer
Summer
2022
€25,000,000
Valencia
7
FW
Gonçalo Guedes
21
EU
Paris Saint-Germain
Transfer
Summer
2023
€40,000,000
Valencia
12
DF
Mouctar Diakhaby
21
EU
Lyon
Transfer
Summer
2022
€15,000,000
Valencia
18
MF
Daniel Wass
29
EU
Celta Vigo
Transfer
Summer
2022
€6,000,000
Valencia
21
DF
Cristiano Piccini
25
EU
Sporting CP
Transfer
Summer
2022
€7,000,000
Valencia
23
FW
Michy Batshuayi
24
EU
Chelsea
Loan
Summer
2019
€3,000,000
Valencia
26
MF
Uroš Račić
20
Non-EU
Red Star Belgrade
Transfer
Summer
2022
€2,200,000
Valencia
31
MF
Nacho Gil
22
EU
Las Palmas
Loan return
Summer
Free
DF
João Cancelo
24
EU
Internazionale
Loan return
Summer
Free
MF
Álvaro Medrán
24
EU
Alavés
Loan return
Summer
2020
Free
MF
Fabián Orellana
32
Non-EU
Eibar
Loan return
Summer
Free
MF
Nani
31
EU
Lazio
Loan return
Summer
Free
MF
Zakaria Bakkali
22
EU
Deportivo La Coruña
Loan return
Summer
Free
11
MF
Denis Cheryshev
27
EU
Villarreal
Loan
Summer
2019
Free
Valencia
9
FW
Kevin Gameiro
31
EU
Atlético Madrid
Transfer
Summer
2021
€16,000,000
Valencia
23
FW
Rubén Sobrino
26
EU
Deportivo Alavés
Transfer
Winter
2021
UD
Valencia
4
DF
Facundo Roncaglia
31
EU
RC Celta de Vigo
Season loan
Winter
2019
UD
Valencia
Total Spending: €126,200,000
Out [ ]
Source
6
MF
Nemanja Maksimović
23
Non-EU
Getafe
Transfer
Summer
€10,000,000**
Getafe
7
MF
Gonçalo Guedes
21
EU
Paris Saint-Germain
Loan return
Summer
Free
8
MF
Luciano Vietto
24
EU
Atlético Madrid
Loan return
Summer
Free
9
FW
Simone Zaza
27
EU
Torino
Loan
Summer
€2,000,000
Valencia
11
MF
Andreas Pereira
22
EU
Manchester United
Loan return
Summer
Free
16
MF
Nacho Gil
23
EU
Elche
Loan
Summer
Free
Valencia
21
DF
Martín Montoya
27
EU
Brighton & Hove Albion
Transfer
Summer
€7,000,000
Brighton
23
MF
Álvaro Medrán
24
EU
Rayo Vallecano
Loan
Summer
Free
Valencia
30
DF
Nacho Vidal
23
EU
Osasuna
Transfer
Summer
Free
Osasuna
DF
João Cancelo
24
EU
Juventus
Transfer
Summer
€40,400,000
Juventus
MF
Fabián Orellana
32
Non-EU
Eibar
Transfer
Summer
€2,000,000
Eibar
MF
Nani
31
EU
Sporting CP
Transfer
Summer
Free
Sporting
MF
Zakaria Bakkali
22
EU
Anderlecht
Transfer
Summer
€1,500,000
Anderlecht
4
DF
Jeison Murillo
26
EU
FC Barcelona
Loan
Winter
€1,200,000
FCBarcelona.com
3
DF
Rúben Vezo
24
EU
Levante UD
Loan
Winter
UD
[1]
23
FW
Michy Batshuayi
25
EU
Chelsea FC
Loan Return
Winter
UD
Total Income: €62,900,000**
Net Income: €63,300,000
** Valencia originally received €5,000,000 for Maksimović on 16 July 2018, with the club retaining a buy-back option for 3 years. At the end of the season, Getafe paid Valencia an additional €5,000,000 to retain the player, with Valencia rescinding their buy-back rights and instead receiving 30% of any future transfer.[2]
Club [ ]
Kits [ ]
Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: BLU Products
Kit information [ ]
Adidas supplied their last kit for Valencia this season, which saw an end to 5 years of contract. Puma became the club's new kit supplier starting in July 2019.
Competitions [ ]
Overall [ ]
Competition
First match
Last match
Starting round
Final position
Record
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Win %
La Liga
20 August 2018
19 May 2019
Matchday 1
4th
38
15
16
7
51
35
+16
0 39.47
Copa del Rey
30 October 2018
25 May 2019
Round of 32
Winners
9
6
1
2
15
8
+7
0 66.67
Champions League
19 September 2018
12 December 2018
Group stage
Group stage
6
2
2
2
6
6
+0
0 33.33
Europa League
14 February 2019
9 May 2019
Round of 32
Semi-finals
8
5
1
2
14
10
+4
0 62.50
Total
61
28
20
13
86
59
+27
0 45.90
La Liga [ ]
Valencia made a very poor start to the season with five draws and a loss in their first six matches, leaving them perilously close to the relegation places.[3] After beating Real Sociedad , they were winless again for a further four games before beating Getafe , and at the mid-point of the season they had only amassed 23 points.[4] Thereafter, they made a remarkable comeback, going 12 consecutive matches undefeated to put themselves in contention for a place in the Champions League.[4] They clinched fourth place with a victory over Real Valladolid on the last day of the season.[5]
League table [ ]
Source:
La Liga ,
Soccerway Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)
[6] Notes:
^ Jump up to: a b Getafe finished ahead of Sevilla on head-to-head points: Sevilla 0–2 Getafe, Getafe 3–0 Sevilla.
^ Since the winners of the 2018–19 Copa del Rey , Valencia, 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 second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
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
38
15
16
7
51
35
+16
61
7
10
2
24
12
+12
8
6
5
27
23
+4
Result round by round [ ]
Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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 Ground H A A H A H A H H A H A H A H A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H A H A A H A H A Result D L D D D D W D D D L W W L D D W L D W W D D D D W W D W W L W W L L W W W Position 11 15 17 17 15 15 13 14 14 14 15 15 11 14 15 14 8 12 11 9 7 8 8 9 9 7 7 7 6 5 6 6 5 6 6 5 4 4
Updated to match(es) played on 18 May 2019. Source:[citation needed ] A = Away ; H = Home ; W = Win ; D = Draw ; L = Loss
Matches [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Athletic Bilbao v Valencia
Valencia v Rayo Vallecano
Valencia v Athletic Bilbao
Girona v Valencia
10 March 2019 27 Girona 2–3 Valencia show Girona 16:15 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Report
Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 11,502 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Rayo Vallecano v Valencia
Copa del Rey [ ]
Win
Draw
Loss
Fixtures
Round of 32 [ ]
Round of 16 [ ]
Quarter-finals [ ]
Valencia v Getafe
29 January 2019 Second leg Valencia 3–1 (3–2 agg. ) Getafe show Valencia 21:30 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Gabriel 45'
Mina 46'
Rodrigo 61' , 90+2' , 90+3' , 90+4'
Garay 68'
Diakhaby 90+10'
Report
Molina 1' , 84'
Mata 10'
Suárez 20'
Djené 25' 74'
Portillo 43'
Chichizola 44'
Arambarri 90+7'
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 34,140 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
Semi-finals [ ]
Final [ ]
UEFA Champions League [ ]
Group stage [ ]
Valencia v Juventus
19 September 2018 1 Valencia 0–2 Juventus show Valencia , Spain 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00 )
Report
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 46,067 Referee: Felix Brych (Germany )
Manchester United v Valencia
2 October 2018 2 Manchester United 0–0 Valencia show Manchester , England 21:05 CEST (UTC+02:00 )
Lukaku 86'
Report
Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 73,569 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia ) Note: The match, originally scheduled for 21:00 CEST, was delayed to 21:05 CEST due to late team arrival caused by heavy traffic.[8]
Young Boys v Valencia
23 October 2018 3 Young Boys 1–1 Valencia show Bern , Switzerland 18:55 CEST (UTC+02:00 )
Mbabu 42'
Hoarau 55' (pen. )
Report
Gabriel 8'
Batshuayi 26'
Soler 77'
Stadium: Stade de Suisse Attendance: 31,120 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia )
Valencia v Young Boys
Juventus v Valencia
27 November 2018 5 Juventus 1–0 Valencia show Turin , Italy 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Bentancur 13'
Mandžukić 59'
Cuadrado 60'
Matuidi 83'
Report
Gayà 31'
Kondogbia 43'
Diakhaby 62'
Guedes 69'
Batshuayi 74'
Stadium: Allianz Stadium Attendance: 39,070 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland )
Valencia v Manchester United
12 December 2018 6 Valencia 2–1 Manchester United show Valencia , Spain 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Report
Valencia 11'
Bailly 30'
Rashford 82' , 87'
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 36,544 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria )
UEFA Europa League [ ]
Knockout phase [ ]
Round of 32 [ ]
Celtic v Valencia
14 February 2019 First leg Celtic 0–2 Valencia show Glasgow , Scotland 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Report
Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 57,430 Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania )
Valencia v Celtic
21 February 2019 Second leg Valencia 1–0 (3–0 agg. ) Celtic show Valencia , Spain 18:55 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Diakhaby 53'
Gameiro 70'
Report
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 36,619 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany )
Round of 16 [ ]
Valencia v Krasnodar
7 March 2019 First leg Valencia 2–1 Krasnodar show Valencia , Spain 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Rodrigo 12' , 24'
Parejo 55'
Coquelin 81'
Report
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 36,274 Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel )
Krasnodar v Valencia
14 March 2019 Second leg Krasnodar 1–1 (2–3 agg. ) Valencia show Krasnodar , Russia 18:55 CET (UTC+01:00 )
Report
Kondogbia 15'
Soler 75'
Guedes 90+3' , 90+3'
Gameiro 90+4'
Stadium: Krasnodar Stadium Attendance: 35,074 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England )
Quarter-finals [ ]
Valencia v Villarreal
18 April 2019 Second leg Valencia 2–0 (5–1 agg. ) Villarreal show Valencia , Spain 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00 )
Lato 13'
Parejo 54'
Coquelin 88'
Report
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 26,403 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland )
Semi-finals [ ]
Arsenal v Valencia
2 May 2019 First leg Arsenal 3–1 Valencia show London , England 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00 )
Lacazette 18' , 26'
Aubameyang 90+1'
Report
Diakhaby 11' , 31'
Parejo 70'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 58,969 Referee: Clément Turpin (France )
Valencia v Arsenal
9 May 2019 Second leg Valencia 2–4 (3–7 agg. ) Arsenal show Valencia , Spain 21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00 )
Gameiro 11' , 58'
Garay 38'
Gayà 43'
Gabriel 90+2'
Report
Aubameyang 17' , 69' , 88'
Lacazette 50' , 90+2'
Özil 62'
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 44,481 Referee: Danny Makkelie (Netherlands )
Statistics [ ]
Appearances and goals [ ]
Last updated on 25 May 2019
Total
La Liga
Copa del Rey
Champions League
Europa League
Goalkeepers
1
GK
Jaume Domènech
14
0
4
0
9
0
1
0
0
0
13
GK
Neto
47
0
34
0
0
0
5
0
8
0
Defenders
4
DF
Facundo Roncaglia
11
0
7
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
5
DF
Gabriel
46
0
30
0
5
0
5
0
5+1
0
12
DF
Mouctar Diakhaby
38
3
16+6
2
5+2
0
3
0
6
1
14
DF
José Luis Gayà
49
1
35
1
5
0
5
0
4
0
15
DF
Toni Lato
13
1
3+1
0
4
0
1
0
4
1
21
DF
Cristiano Piccini
38
1
21+2
1
4+3
0
3
0
4+1
0
24
DF
Ezequiel Garay
35
2
24
2
3
0
2+1
0
5
0
Midfielders
6
MF
Geoffrey Kondogbia
29
1
14+5
1
1+2
0
5
0
2
0
7
MF
Gonçalo Guedes
39
8
18+7
5
2
0
4
0
6+2
3
8
MF
Carlos Soler
51
3
27+4
2
5+2
0
4+2
1
6+1
0
10
MF
Dani Parejo
56
10
35+1
9
7+1
0
5
0
7
1
11
MF
Denis Cheryshev
41
4
19+8
2
1+6
1
1+2
0
2+2
1
16
MF
Lee Kang-in
11
0
0+3
0
5+1
0
0
0
0+2
0
17
MF
Francis Coquelin
42
0
20+6
0
4+1
0
3+1
0
3+4
0
18
MF
Daniel Wass
51
2
27+6
1
7+1
0
3
0
6+1
1
20
MF
Ferran Torres
37
3
8+16
2
6
1
1+2
0
3+1
0
Forwards
9
FW
Kevin Gameiro
55
12
16+17
6
7+2
3
0+5
0
4+4
3
19
FW
Rodrigo
51
15
29+4
8
5+2
5
5+1
0
4+1
2
22
FW
Santi Mina
44
13
23+7
7
4+1
4
2+1
2
3+3
0
23
FW
Rubén Sobrino
8
1
2+2
0
0
0
0
0
3+1
1
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have been loaned out or transferred
16
MF
Nacho Gil
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
DF
Jeison Murillo
3
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
3
DF
Rúben Vezo
12
0
2+2
0
5
0
2+1
0
0
0
23
FW
Michy Batshuayi
24
3
5+10
1
2+1
1
5+1
1
0
0
26
MF
Uroš Račić
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
30
FW
Álex Blanco
2
0
0
0
0+2
0
0
0
0
0
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