2015–16 Valencia CF season

Valencia
2015–16 season
President Peter Lim
Manager Nuno Espírito Santo
(until 29 November 2015)
Salvador "Voro" González
(starting 30 November 2015 until 5 December )
Gary Neville
(starting 6 December 2015 until 30 March 2016)
Pako Ayestarán
(from 30 March 2016)
Stadium Mestalla
La Liga 12th
Copa del Rey Semi Finals
UEFA Champions League Group stage
Europa League Round of 16
Top goalscorer League:
Paco Alcácer (13)

All:
Paco Alcácer (15)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season is Valencia Club de Fútbol's 96th in the club's history and their 81st in La Liga. The club qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2012–13. They began in the play-off round, where a win over Monaco saw them qualify for the group stages, where they competed in Group H, finishing third and dropping into the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League. Valencia also competed in the Copa del Rey, entering at the Round of 32 and being eliminated by FC Barcelona 8-1 on aggregate in the semi-finals.

Players

As of 20 August 2015[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 (3rd captain)
2 Portugal DF João Cancelo
3 Portugal DF Rúben Vezo
4 Brazil DF Aderlan Santos
5 Germany DF Shkodran Mustafi
6 Brazil DF Guilherme Siqueira (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
7 Spain FW Álvaro Negredo (vice-captain)
8 Algeria MF Sofiane Feghouli
9 Spain FW Paco Alcácer (captain)
10 Spain MF Daniel Parejo
11 Argentina MF Pablo Piatti
12 Brazil MF Danilo (on loan from Braga)
No. Position Player
13 Spain GK Jaume Domènech
14 Spain DF José Luis Gayà
15 Argentina MF Enzo Pérez
16 Belgium MF Zakaria Bakkali
17 Spain MF Rodrigo
18 Spain MF Javi Fuego (4th captain)
19 Spain DF Antonio Barragán
21 Portugal MF André Gomes
22 Spain FW Santi Mina
23 Tunisia DF Aymen Abdennour
24 Russia MF Denis Cheryshev (on loan from Real Madrid)
25 Australia GK Mathew Ryan

From the Youth Squad

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

No. Position Player
28 Spain FW Rafa Mir [2]
29 France MF Wilfried Zahibo
30 Spain MF Fran Villalba [3]
31 Mali DF Ibrahim Diallo [3]

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 GK Yoel (at Rayo Vallecano until 30 June 2016)
Spain DF Salva Ruiz (at Granada until 30 June 2016)
Argentina DF Lucas Orbán (at Levante until 30 June 2016)
Spain MF Nando García (at Córdoba until 30 June 2016)
No. Position Player
Spain MF Robert Ibáñez (at Granada until 30 June 2016)
Argentina MF Rodrigo De Paul (at Racing Club until 30 June 2016)
Argentina MF Fede Cartabia (at Deportivo until 30 June 2016)
Brazil FW Vinícius Araújo (at Cruzeiro until 30 June 2016)

Transfers

In

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Ref.
7 ST Spain Negredo, ÁlvaroÁlvaro Negredo 29EU Manchester City Transfer Summer 2020 €27M Valencia
2 RB Portugal Cancelo, JoãoJoão Cancelo 21EU Benfica Transfer Summer 2021 €15M Valencia
21 MF Portugal Gomes, AndréAndré Gomes 21EU Benfica Transfer Summer 2020 €15M Valencia
FW Spain , RodrigoRodrigo 24EU Benfica Transfer Summer 2019 €30M Valencia
GK Australia Ryan, MathewMathew Ryan 23Non-EU Club Brugge Transfer Summer 2021 €7M
AM Spain Mina, SantiSanti Mina 19EU Celta Transfer Summer 2021 €10M Valencia
AM Belgium Bakkali, ZakariaZakaria Bakkali 19EU PSV Transfer Summer 2020 Free Valencia
DM Brazil , DaniloDanilo 19Non-EU Braga Loan Summer 2016 Valencia
DF Brazil Santos, AderlanAderlan Santos 26Non-EU Braga Transfer Summer 2020 €9M
DF Tunisia Abdennour, AymenAymen Abdennour 26Non-EU Monaco Transfer Summer 2020 €25M

Total spending: Decrease €131 million

Out

N
P
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Ref.
ST Brazil Araújo, ViníciusVinícius Araújo 22Non-EU Cruzeiro Loan Summer 2016 N/A Valencia
DM Brazil Augusto, FilipeFilipe Augusto 21Non-EU Rio Ave Loan Return Summer 2016 N/A Valencia
CB Spain Ruiz, VíctorVíctor Ruiz 26EU Villarreal Transfer Summer €2.7M Villareal
RW Spain Ibáñez, RobertRobert Ibáñez 22EU Granada Loan Summer 2016 N/A Marca
LB Spain Ruiz, SalvaSalva Ruiz 20EU Granada Loan Summer 2016 N/A Marca
LW Argentina Cartabia, FedeFede Cartabia 22Non-EU Deportivo La Coruña Loan Summer 2016 N/A Inside Spanish Football
CB Argentina Otamendi, NicolásNicolás Otamendi 27Non-EU Manchester City Transfer Summer €45M BBC Sport

Total income: Increase €47.7 million

Total expenditure: Decrease €80.6 million

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
La Liga Matchday 1 22 August 2015
Copa del Rey Round of 32 2 December 2015
UEFA Champions League Group stage 3rd 16 September 20159 December 2015

Last updated: August 2015
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 38 11 11 16 46 48 −2 28.95
Champions League 8 3 0 5 9 12 −3 37.50
Europa League 4 3 0 1 12 2 +10 75.00
Copa del Rey 8 5 2 1 15 10 +5 62.50
Total 58 22 13 23 82 72 +10 37.93

Last updated: 13 May 2016
Source: Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2015–16 La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Real Betis 38 11 12 15 34 52 18 45
11 Las Palmas 38 12 8 18 45 53 8 44[lower-alpha 1]
12 Valencia 38 11 11 16 46 48 2 44[lower-alpha 1]
13 Espanyol 38 12 7 19 40 74 34 43[lower-alpha 2]
14 Eibar 38 11 10 17 49 61 12 43[lower-alpha 2]
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; 7) Play-off.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Las Palmas ahead of Valencia on head-to-head record; Valencia–Las Palmas 1–1, Las Palmas–Valencia 2–1.
  2. 1 2 Espanyol ahead of Eibar on head-to-head goal difference; Eibar–Espanyol 2–1, Espanyol–Eibar 4–2.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 11 11 16 48 50  −2 44 6 7 6 25 23  +2 5 4 10 23 27  −4

Last updated: 13 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
Result D D W D L W L W L W W D L D D D L D L D D L L W W L W L L L L W W W D L L L
Position 15 10 8 7 10 8 9 8 9 7 7 8 9 8 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 12 13 12 11 11 9 11 12 14 15 14 12 8 8 9 11

Last updated: 13 May 2016.
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

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZEN GNT VAL OL
1 Russia Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 5 0 1 13 6 +7 15 Advance to knockout phase 2–1 2–0 3–1
2 Belgium Gent 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 2–1 1–0 1–1
3 Spain Valencia 6 2 0 4 5 9 4 6 Transfer to Europa League 2–3 2–1 0–2
4 France Lyon 6 1 1 4 5 9 4 4 0–2 1–2 0–1
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase

Round of 32
Round of 16

References

  1. "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. El meteórico salto de Rafa Mir, Levante-EMV, 21 November 2015
  3. 1 2 (Spanish)Fran Villalba e Ibrahim Diallo pasan de niños a mayores, Superdeporte, 4 August 2015
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