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 season was the 95th season in Valencia CF’s history and their 80th in La Liga. This was the first season since 1997-98 that Valencia would not compete in any European competition despite previous season's lowest position finish in 6 years. Having missed out on European competition, 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 de 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 Eindhoven 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
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Ref.
20 AM Argentina De Paul, RodrigoRodrigo De Paul 20Non-EU Racing Club Transfer Summer 2018 €4.6M El Mundo
21 CM Portugal Gomes, AndréAndré Gomes 21EU Benfica Loan Summer 2015 €M Valencia C.F.
17 FW Spain Moreno Machado, RodrigoRodrigo Moreno Machado 23EU BenficaPortugal Loan Summer 2015 €4M Valencia C.F.
5 DF Germany Mustafi, ShkodranShkodran Mustafi 22EU SampdoriaItaly Transfer Summer 2019 €8M Valencia C.F.

Total expenditure: €14.6M

Out

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
28 AM Argentina Cartabia, FedeFede Cartabia 21EU Córdoba Loan Summer N/A Córdoba C.F.
22 CB France Mathieu, JérémyJérémy Mathieu 30EU Barcelona Transfer Summer €20M F.C. Barcelona
24 AM Spain Herrero, Miguel AlfonsoMiguel Alfonso Herrero 25EU Getafe Loan Summer N/A Getafe C.F.
13 GK Spain Guaita, VicenteVicente Guaita 27EU Getafe Transfer Summer N/A Valencia C.F.
5 CB Spain Ruiz, VíctorVíctor Ruiz 25EU Villarreal Loan Summer N/A Villarreal C.F.
17 FW Chile Vargas, EduardoEduardo Vargas 24Non-EU NapoliItaly End of loan Summer N/A []
6 CM Spain Romeu, OriolOriol Romeu 22EU ChelseaEngland End of loan Summer N/A []
N/A LB France Cissokho, AlyAly Cissokho 26EU Aston VillaEngland Transfer Summer Undisclosed BBC Sport
N/A MF Spain Alfonso Herrero, MiguelMiguel Alfonso Herrero 26EU Guangzhou R&F Transfer Winter €0.6M Superdeporte
N/A MF Spain Gil, CarlesCarles Gil 22EU Aston VillaEngland Transfer Winter €4.5M BBC Sport

Total revenue: €25.1M

Net income: Increase €25.1M

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

Main article: 2014–15 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 2015–16 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. Their berth in the Europa League will be vacated (not replaced by another team from the same association).
  2. Since the winners of the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for the Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the Cup winner (Europa League group stage) is passed to the sixth-placed team, Villarreal, and the spot for the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) is passed to the seventh-placed team, Athletic Bilbao.

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
Result D W W W W D W L W W D L L D W W W D W W L W W W W D W W D D W L W D W D D W
Position 11 2 2 2 1 2 2 4 4 2 3 4 5 5 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4

Last updated: 23 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

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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