2014–15 Valencia CF season

The 2014–15 Valencia CF season was the club's 95th season in its history and its 80th in La Liga. This was the first season since 1997–98 that Valencia would not compete in any European competition due to having its lowest finish in six years the previous season. 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.

Valencia
2014–15 season
OwnerPeter Lim
PresidentAmadeo Salvo
Head coachNuno Espírito Santo
StadiumMestalla
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Dani Parejo (11)
All: Paco Alcácer (14)

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.Pos. NationPlayer
11MF  ARGPablo Piatti
13GK  ESPYoel (on loan from Celta Vigo)
15MF  ARGEnzo Pérez
17FW  ESPRodrigo
18MF  ESPJavi Fuego
19DF  ESPAntonio Barragán
20MF  ARGRodrigo De Paul
21MF  PORAndré Gomes
23DF  ARGNicolás Otamendi
31DF  ESPJosé 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.


Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
7ST Álvaro Negredo29EUManchester CityLoanSummer2020N/AValencia
20AM Rodrigo De Paul20Non-EURacing ClubTransferSummer2018€4,600,000El Mundo
21CM André Gomes21EUBenficaLoanSummer2015€MValencia C.F.
17FW Rodrigo23EUBenfica LoanSummer2015€4,000,000Valencia C.F.
5DF Shkodran Mustafi22EUSampdoria TransferSummer2019€8,000,000Valencia C.F.
MF Enzo Pérez28Non-EUBenfica TransferWinter2019€25,000,000Valencia C.F.

Total expenditure: €39,600,000

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
28AM Fede Cartabia21EUCórdobaLoanSummerN/ACórdoba C.F.
22CB Jérémy Mathieu30EUBarcelonaTransferSummer€20,000,000F.C. Barcelona
24AM Míchel25EUGetafeLoanSummerN/AGetafe C.F.
13GK Vicente Guaita27EUGetafeTransferSummerN/AValencia C.F.
5CB Víctor Ruiz25EUVillarrealLoanSummerN/AVillarreal C.F.
17FW Eduardo Vargas24Non-EUNapoli End of loanSummerN/A[]
6CM Oriol Romeu22EUChelsea End of loanSummerN/A[]
N/ALB Aly Cissokho26EUAston Villa TransferSummerUndisclosedBBC Sport
N/AMF Míchel26EUGuangzhou R&FTransferWinter€600,000Superdeporte
N/AMF Carles Gil22EUAston Villa TransferWinter€4,500,000BBC Sport

Total revenue: €25,100,000

Net income: €25,100,000

Competitions

Overall

CompetitionStarted roundFinal
position / round
First matchLast match
La LigaAugust 2014May 2015
Copa del ReyRound of 32December 2014

Updated to match played June 2014
Source: Competitions

La Liga

Valencia didn't secure 4th position until the last match.

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
2Real Madrid38302611838+8092Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3Atlético Madrid3823966729+3878
4Valencia38221157032+3877Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5Sevilla3823787145+2676Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a]
6Villarreal381612104837+1160Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b]
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:


Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38221157032 +387715314210 +327842822 +6

Last updated: 24 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDWWWWDWLWWDLLDWWWDWWLWWWWDWWDDWLWDWDDW
Position112221224423455544554544444334444444444
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win  Draw  Loss

23 August 2014 1 Sevilla 1–1 Valencia Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Vidal 44',  67'
Luismi  90+2'
Carriço  90+2'
Coke  90+6'
ReportParejo  40'
De Paul  67'
Alves  73'
Orbán 88'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 29,352
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid)
29 August 2014 2 Valencia 3–0 Málaga Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Gomes  5'
Alcácer 31'
Parejo 45'
Piatti 56'
ReportDarder  27'
Weligton  45'
Rosales  45'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 41,550
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)
14 September 2014 3 Valencia 3–1 Espanyol Valencia
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Piatti 7'
Parejo 63'
Alcácer 73'
Barragán  82'
ReportÁlvaro  75'
García 90+1' (pen.)
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 38,500
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon)
22 September 2014 4 Getafe 0–3 Valencia Getafe
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Naldo  18'
Rodríguez  43'
Hinestroza  45'
Valera  58'
Lafita  79'
Diawara  81'
ReportAlcácer 7'
Gomes 20'
Parejo  65'
Rodrigo 72' (pen.),  38'   73'
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
28 September 2014 6 Real Sociedad 1–1 Valencia San Sebastián
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Vela
Canales 36'
Bergara
ReportGil 15'
Otamendi  26'
Gomes  35'
Fuego  65'
Feghouli  71'
Gayà  76'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 25,168
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)
4 October 2014 7 Valencia 3–1 Atlético Madrid Valencia
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Miranda 6' (o.g.)
Gomes 7',  45'
Otamendi 13'
Parejo  58'
Fuego  74'
Gayà  90+4'
ReportMandžukić 29'
Cerci  69'   90+2'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 44,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
19 October 2014 8 Deportivo La Coruña 3–0 Valencia A Coruña
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Mustafi 36' (o.g.)
Lucas 43'
Fariña  52'
Juanfran  75'
Toché 79',  86'
Rodríguez  90+3'
ReportFilipe Augusto  35'
Feghouli  71'
Alcácer  77'
Parejo  90'
Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 21,908
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)
25 October 2014 9 Valencia 3–1 Elche Valencia
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Mustafi 13'
Parejo 18'
Lombán 63' (o.g.)
ReportRodrigues  35'
Mosquera  70'
Jonathas 90+3'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 42,783
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
2 November 2014 10 Villarreal 1–3 Valencia Villarreal
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Mario  54'
Dorado  72'
Trigueros 88'
ReportTrigueros 6' (o.g.)
Otamendi  47'
Rodrigo  60'
Mustafi 64', 73'
Gayà  80'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero (Andalusia)
23 November 2014 12 Levante 2–1 Valencia Valencia
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Sissoko  41'
Víctor 58'
Diop  70'
Morales 74'
ReportMustafi  61'
Parejo 73'
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 17,200
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido (Basque Country)
30 November 2014 13 Valencia 0–1 Barcelona Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Barragán  20'
Mustafi  27'
Rodrigo  70'
Otamendi  90+5'
ReportMathieu  8'
Piqué  20'
Alba  29'
Busquets 90+4'
Messi  90+5'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 51,200
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)
7 December 2014 14 Granada 1–1 Valencia Granada
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Foulquier  30'
Córdoba  40'
Rico  69'
Juan Carlos  87'
Success 89'
ReportGayà  8'
Parejo  30'
Gomes  37'
Alves  76'
Negredo 83'
Alcácer  86'
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 18,300
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Las Palmas)
13 December 2014 15 Valencia 3–0 Rayo Vallecano Valencia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Gomes  9' 
Feghouli 13', 34'
Piatti 36'
Fuego  54'
Negredo  74'
Filipe Augusto  76'
ReportMorcillo  32'
Bueno  44'
Insúa  65'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 41,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
20 December 2014 16 Eibar 0–1 Valencia Eibar
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Saúl  32'
Arruabarrena  36'
Capa  44'
Rodríguez  60'
Albentosa  62'
Lillo  84'
Piovaccari  90'
ReportFuego  30'
Alcácer 31'
Barragán  86'
Alves  90'
Stadium: Ipurua Municipal
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)
4 January 2015 17 Valencia 2–1 Real Madrid Valencia
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Gayà  23'
Pérez  29'
Mustafi  33'
Alcácer  42'
Parejo  43'
Barragán 52'
Orbán  59'
Otamendi 65'
ReportRonaldo 14' (pen.)
Ramos  15'
Isco  39'
Carvajal  63'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 50,738
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Extremadura)
10 January 2015 18 Celta Vigo 1–1 Valencia Vigo
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Charles  29'
Jonny  41'
Orellana 61'
Hernández  84'
ReportRodrigo  35', 43'
Parejo  67'
Barragán  71'
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 19,218
Referee: José González González (Castile and León)
17 January 2015 19 Valencia 3–2 Almería Valencia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Parejo 11'
Rodrigo 28'
Orbán  57'
Negredo 83'
De Paul  86'
ReportHemed 13', 33'
Thomas  40'
Dubarbier  81'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 37,500
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido (Basque Country)
25 January 2015 20 Valencia 3–1 Sevilla Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Parejo 18' (pen.), 32',  32'
Fuego  36', 56'
Cancelo  40'
Pérez  43'
Gayà  90+1'
Otamendi  90+3'
ReportFigueiras  17'
Bacca 36' (pen.)
Banega  59'
Vitolo  65'
Krychowiak  66'
Iborra  90+1'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 46,704
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Aragon)
2 February 2015 21 Málaga 1–0 Valencia Málaga
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)Castillejo 25'
Camacho  66'
Amrabat  67'
Darder  73'
Weligton  77'
Kameni  79'
ReportOtamendi  36'
Parejo  48'
Cancelo  59'   73'
Pérez  90+4'
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 20,191
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon)
8 February 2015 22 Espanyol 1–2 Valencia Cornellà de Llobregat
19:00Álvarez  56'
Sánchez  61'
Moreno  82'
Montañés  84'
García 89',  90+2'
ReportPérez  34'
Piatti 63'
Gomes  83'
Parejo 85'
Orbán  90+1'
Negredo  90+2'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 18,752
Referee: Mario Melero López (Andalusia)
15 February 2015 23 Valencia 1–0 Getafe Valencia
12:00De Paul  25'
Barragán  27'
Pérez  34'
Negredo 70' (pen.)
ReportCastro  39'
Rodríguez  62'
Escudero  82'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 48,245
Referee: José González González (Castile and León)
21 February 2015 24 Córdoba 1–2 Valencia Córdoba
18:00Héldon  50'
Ghilas 73' (pen.)
ReportGomes 37'
Gayà  48'
Rodrigo  57'
Piatti 80'
Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel
Attendance: 17,036
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
1 March 2015 25 Valencia 2–0 Real Sociedad Valencia
12:00Mustafi  45+2'
Pérez  45+2'
Piatti 53', 56'
De Paul  88'
ReportG. Elustondo  12'
A. Elustondo  39'
Berchiche  75'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 47,007
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)
8 March 2015 26 Atlético Madrid 1–1 Valencia Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)Torres  17'
Koke 33'
Siqueira  57'
Mandžukić  71'
Godín  88'
Suárez  90+2'
ReportMustafi  31', 78'
Piatti  34'
Pérez  45+1'
Negredo  50'
Otamendi  56'
Barragán  88'
Fuego  88'   90'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 49,500
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Aragon)
20 March 2015 28 Elche 0–4 Valencia Elche
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00)Suárez  4'ReportGomes 44'
Alcácer 57'
Roco 71' (o.g.)
Otamendi 90+2'
Stadium: Martínez Valero
Attendance: 26,510
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia)
5 April 2015 29 Valencia 0–0 Villarreal Valencia
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Parejo  38'
Otamendi  89'
ReportMario  21'
Vietto  31'
G. Dos Santos  67'
Bailly  87'
Pedraza  90+2'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 49,545
Referee: Mario Melero López (Andalusia)
9 April 2015 30 Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Valencia Bilbao
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Balenziaga  10'
Aduriz  32', 90'
Beñat  80'
Gurpegui  80'
Iraizoz  83'
ReportGomes  36'
De Paul 61'
Otamendi  82'
Alves  83'
Barragán  85'
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 42,666
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Cantabria)
13 April 2015 31 Valencia 3–0 Levante Valencia
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)Alcácer 16'
Mustafi  21'
Parejo  34'
Feghouli 36'
Negredo  75', 90+3'
ReportJosé Mari  21'
Simão Mate  61'
Ramis  90+3'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 41,935
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)
19 April 2015 32 Barcelona 2–0 Valencia Barcelona
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Suárez 1'
Adriano  27'
Mascherano  54'
Rakitić  77'
Bravo  90+1'
Messi 90+4'
ReportFuego  28'
Orbán  35'
Otamendi  66'
Mustafi  79'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 92,915
Referee: José González González (Castile and León)
26 April 2015 33 Valencia 4–0 Granada Valencia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00)Fuego 26'
Gayà  32'
Parejo 40' (pen.),  56'
Feghouli  85', 85'
Negredo 88'
ReportInsúa  45'
Nyom  71'
Rico  74'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 36,763
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
29 April 2015 34 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Valencia Madrid
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Embarba 19'
Morcillo  62'
Toño  63'
Fatau  80'
ReportParejo 66'
Feghouli  74'
Rodrigo  77'
Stadium: Campo de Vallecas
Attendance: 9,960
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido (Basque Country)
3 May 2015 35 Valencia 3–1 Eibar Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Otamendi 25'
Parejo 56'
Alcácer 71'
Piatti  88'
Gomes  89'
ReportGarcía  70'
Arruabarrena 84'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 39,320
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)
9 May 2015 36 Real Madrid 2–2 Valencia Madrid
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Arbeloa  25'
Hernández  45+1'
Pepe  48', 56'
Ramos  58'
Isco 84'
ReportGayà  16'
Alcácer 19'
Fuego 26'
Otamendi  58'
Gomes  73'
Parejo  90+1'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 76,000
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon)
17 May 2015 37 Valencia 1–1 Celta Vigo Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)Mustafi  38'
Otamendi 71'
ReportHernández 8'
Cabral  27'
Nolito  62'
Krohn-Dehli  78'
Fernández  86'
Mallo  90+4'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 44,498
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Extremadura)
23 May 2015 38 Almería 2–3 Valencia Almería
18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)Thomas 9'
Soriano 37'
Casado  68'
Silva  75'
ReportOtamendi 28'
Barragán  34'
Feghouli 45',  75'
Parejo  69'   89'
Alcácer 80'
Gayà  86'
Fuego  90+2'
Stadium: Juego Mediterráneos
Attendance: 11,429
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Las Palmas)

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

4 December 2014 First leg Rayo Vallecano 1–2 Valencia Madrid
22:00Pozuelo  24'
Moreno 36'
Licá  61'
ReportFilipe Augusto  38'
Alcácer 70'
Yoel  83'
De Paul 85',  86'
Cancelo  87'
Stadium: Campo de Vallecas
Attendance: 8,551
Referee: Mario Melero López
16 December 2014 Second leg Valencia 4–4
(6–5 agg.)
Rayo Vallecano Valencia
20:00 CETAlcácer 8', 65'
Gomes  19'
Morcillo 46' (o.g.)
Parejo  67'
Rodrigo 71',  71'   81'
De Paul  86'
ReportJozabed 20'
Pozuelo 23'
Baena  30'
Pereira  38', 38'
Nacho  45'
Toño  46'
Embarba 61'
Álvarez  71'
Morcillo  71'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 23,600
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

Round of 16

7 January 2015 First Leg Valencia 2–1 Espanyol Valencia
22:00 CETGayà 11'
Negredo 86' (pen.)
Vezo  89'
SummaryAbraham  53'
Stuani 60'
Álvaro  85'
García  90'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
13 January 2015 Second Leg Espanyol 2–0
(3–2 agg.)
Valencia Cornellà de Llobregat
20:00 CETCañas  5'
Álvarez  45'
Caicedo 79', 89',  80'
ReportMustafi  14'
Vezo  37'
De Paul  51'
Barragán  79'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.PosNatPlayerTotalLa LigaCopa del Rey
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  BRADiego Alves37037000
13GK  ESPYoel601+1040
Defenders
2DF  PORJoão Cancelo1305+5030
3DF  PORRúben Vezo1006+1030
5DF  GERShkodran Mustafi36433430
6DF  ARGLucas Orbán2618+1413+10
19DF  ESPAntonio Barragán36132+211+10
23DF  ARGNicolás Otamendi38635630
31DF  ESPJosé Luis Gayà37232+3121
Midfielders
4MF  BRAFilipe Augusto801+5020
8MF  ALGSofiane Feghouli33620+13600
10MF  ESPDani Parejo371133+1112+10
11MF  ARGPablo Piatti30726+271+10
15MF  ARGEnzo Pérez15012+2010
17MF  ESPRodrigo32424+7311
18MF  ESPJavi Fuego38334+1330
20MF  ARGRodrigo De Paul2926+1913+11
21MF  PORAndré Gomes37431+242+20
28MF  ESPTropi100+1000
Forwards
7FW  ESPÁlvaro Negredo34614+1651+31
9FW  ESPPaco Alcácer361426+6113+13
Players transferred out during the season
12DF  PORJoão Pereira000000
16MF  ARGBruno Zuculini100+1000
22MF  ESPCarles Gil1112+6130
27MF  ESPRobert Ibáñez500+400+10

Last updated: 30 May 2015
Source: BDFutbol

Goalscorers

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

RankPosNo.NatNameLa LigaCopa del ReyTotal
1FW9 Paco Alcácer7310
2MF10 Dani Parejo9012
3MF11 Pablo Piatti707
4DF5 Shkodran Mustafi404
FW7 Álvaro Negredo31
FW17 Rodrigo31
MF21 André Gomes40
8MF8 Sofiane Feghouli303
DF23 Nicolás Otamendi30
10DF31 José Luis Gayà112
11DF6 Lucas Orbán101
MF18 Javi Fuego10
DF19 Antonio Barragán10
MF20 Rodrigo De Paul01
MF22 Carles Gil10
OWN GOALS415
TOTALS52860

Last updated on 21 March 2015

References