2009–10 Valencia CF season

The 2009–10 season was Valencia Club de Fútbol's 92nd in existence and the club's 23rd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It was the second season with Unai Emery as manager.

Valencia CF
2009–10 season
Head coachUnai Emery
StadiumMestalla Stadium
La Liga3rd
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Villa (21 goals)

All:
David Villa (28 goals)

Squad

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
16FW  ESPJuan Mata
17MF  ESPJoaquín
18MF  PORManuel Fernandes
19MF  ESPPablo Hernández
21MF  ESPDavid Silva
22MF  FRAJérémy Mathieu
23DF  PORMiguel
24MF  ARGÉver Banega
25GK  ESPMiguel Ángel Moyà
27DF  ESPÁngel Dealbert

Competitions

Overview

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
La Liga30 August 200916 May 2010Matchday 13rd3821895940+19055.26
Copa del Rey28 October 200913 January 2010Round of 32Round of 16412166+0025.00
UEFA Europa League20 August 20098 April 2010Play-off roundQuarter-finals146712917+12042.86
Total562817119463+31050.00

Source: Competitions

La Liga

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
1Barcelona (C)3831619824+7499Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2Real Madrid38313410235+6796
3Valencia3821895940+1971
4Sevilla38196136549+1663Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5Mallorca38188125944+1562[a]
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.
(C) Champions
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3821895940 +197113513412 +228382528 −3

Source: Competitions

Matches

30 August 2009 1 Valencia 2–0 Sevilla Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Mestalla
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
13 September 2009 2 Valladolid 2–4 Valencia Valladolid
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
20 September 2009 3 Valencia 2–2 Sporting Gijón Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Mestalla
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
23 September 2009 4 Getafe 3–1 Valencia Getafe
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Coliseum
Referee: Bernardino Gonzalez
26 September 2009 5 Valencia 2–2 Atlético Madrid Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Mestalla
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
4 October 2009 6 Racing Santander 0–1 Valencia Santander
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Estadio El Sardinero
Referee: Mejuto
17 October 2009 7 Valencia 0–0 Barcelona Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Mestalla
Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull
25 October 2009 8 Almería 0–3 Valencia Almería
19:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos
Referee: José Luis González González
1 November 2009 9 Málaga 0–1 Valencia Málaga
19:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: La Rosaleda
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
8 November 2009 10 Valencia 3–1 Zaragoza Valencia
19:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Mestalla
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández
22 November 2009 11 Osasuna 1–3 Valencia Pamplona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Estadio Reyno de Navarra
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
28 November 2009 12 Valencia 1–1 Mallorca Valencia
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
6 December 2009 13 Athletic Bilbao 1–2 Valencia Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
12 December 2009 14 Valencia 2–3 Real Madrid Valencia
22:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
20 December 2009 15 Deportivo La Coruña 0–0 Valencia A Coruña
21:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Riazor
Referee: Carlos Delgado
2 January 2010 16 Valencia 1–0 Espanyol Valencia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Mestalla
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez
10 January 2010 17 Xerez 1–3 Valencia Jerez de la Frontera
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Chapín
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
17 January 2010 18 Valencia 4–1 Villarreal Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
31 January 2010 20 Sevilla 2–1 Valencia Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium
Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa
6 February 2010 21 Valencia 2–0 Valladolid Valencia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Mestalla
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
13 February 2010 22 Sporting Gijón 1–1 Valencia Gijón
18:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez
22 February 2010 23 Valencia 2–1 Getafe Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
28 February 2010 24 Atlético Madrid 4–1 Valencia Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull
8 March 2010 25 Valencia 0–0 Racing Santander Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Mestalla
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
14 March 2010 26 Barcelona 3–0 Valencia Barcelona
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Camp Nou
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández
21 March 2010 27 Valencia 2–0 Almería Valencia
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Mestalla
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
24 March 2010 28 Valencia 1–0 Málaga Valencia
22:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Mestalla
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
27 March 2010 29 Zaragoza 3–0 Valencia Zaragoza
22:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: La Romareda
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
4 April 2010 30 Valencia 3–0 Osasuna Valencia
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González
11 April 2010 31 Mallorca 3–2 Valencia Palma de Mallorca
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: ONO Estadi
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
15 April 2010 32 Valencia 2–0 Athletic Bilbao Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Mestalla
Referee: José Luis González González
18 April 2010 33 Real Madrid 2–0 Valencia Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
24 April 2010 34 Valencia 1–0 Deportivo La Coruña Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Mestalla
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
1 May 2010 35 Espanyol 0–2 Valencia Cornellà de Llobregat
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Estadi Cornellà-El Prat
Referee: Carlos Delgado
4 May 2010 36 Valencia 3–1 Xerez Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Mestalla
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
8 May 2010 37 Villarreal 2–0 Valencia Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
16 May 2010 38 Valencia 1–0 Tenerife Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Mestalla
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

28 October 2009 First leg Alcoyano 0–1 Valencia Alcoy
20:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: Estadio El Collao
Referee: José Paradas
10 November 2009 Second leg Valencia 2–2
(3–2 agg.)
Alcoyano Valencia
19:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez
Note: Valencia won 3–2 on aggregate.

Round of 16

6 January 2010 First leg Valencia 1–2 Deportivo La Coruña Valencia
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Mestalla
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
13 January 2010 Second leg Deportivo La Coruña 2–2
(4–3 agg.)
Valencia A Coruña
20:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Riazor
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González
Note: Deportivo La Coruña won 4–3 on aggregate.

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

v Valencia
20 August 2009 First leg Stabæk 0–3 Valencia Bærum, Norway
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Telenor Arena
Attendance: 9,566[1]
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
v Stabæk
27 August 2009 Second leg Valencia 4–1
(7–1 agg.)
Stabæk Valencia, Spain
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 12,000[2]
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
Note: Valencia won 7–1 on aggregate.

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification VAL LIL GEN SLV
1 Valencia6330128+412Advance to knockout phase3–13–21–1
2 Lille6312159+6101–13–03–1
3 Genoa6213810−271–23–22–0
4 Slavia Prague6033513−832–21–50–0
Source: Soccerway
v Valencia
17 September 2009 1 Lille 1–1 Valencia Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium Lille-Metropole
Attendance: 14,676[3]
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
v Genoa
1 October 2009 2 Valencia 3–2 Genoa Valencia, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 21,333[4]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
v Slavia Prague
22 October 2009 3 Valencia 1–1 Slavia Prague Valencia, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 20,632[5]
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
v Valencia
5 November 2009 4 Slavia Prague 2–2 Valencia Prague, Czech Republic
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Synot Tip Arena
Attendance: 10,624[6]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
v Lille
2 December 2009 5 Valencia 3–1 Lille Valencia, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 26,193[7]
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
v Valencia
17 December 2009 6 Genoa 1–2 Valencia Genoa, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Attendance: 23,480[8]
Referee: Alan Kelly (Republic of Ireland)

Knockout phase

Round of 32
v Valencia
18 February 2010 First leg Club Brugge 1–0 Valencia Bruges, Belgium
19:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 21,657[9]
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
v Club Brugge
25 February 2010 Second leg Valencia 3–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 agg.)
Club Brugge Valencia, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 45,297[10]
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
Note: Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.
Round of 16
v Werder Bremen
11 March 2010 First leg Valencia 1–1 Werder Bremen Valencia, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 37,223[11]
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
v Valencia
18 March 2010 Second leg Werder Bremen 4–4
(5–5 (a) agg.)
Valencia Bremen, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Weserstadion
Attendance: 24,200[12]
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
Note: 5–5 on aggregate. Valencia won on away goals.
Quarter-finals
v Atlético Madrid
1 April 2010 First leg Valencia 2–2 Atlético Madrid Valencia, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 46,310[13]
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
v Valencia
8 April 2010 Second leg Atlético Madrid 0–0
((a) 2–2 agg.)
Valencia Madrid, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 49,907[14]
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
Note: 2–2 on aggregate. Atlético Madrid won on away goals.

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