2009–10 Valencia CF season

Valencia CF 2009–10 football season
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)

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.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP César Sánchez
2 DF Spain ESP Bruno
3 MF Netherlands NED Hedwiges Maduro
4 DF Spain ESP Alexis
5 DF Spain ESP Carlos Marchena (captain)
6 MF Spain ESP David Albelda
7 FW Spain ESP David Villa
8 MF Spain ESP Rubén Baraja
9 FW Serbia SRB Nikola Žigić
14 MF Spain ESP Vicente
15 DF Spain ESP David Navarro
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW Spain ESP Juan Mata
17 MF Spain ESP Joaquín
18 MF Portugal POR Manuel Fernandes
19 MF Spain ESP Pablo Hernández
21 MF Spain ESP David Silva
22 MF France FRA Jérémy Mathieu
23 DF Portugal POR Miguel
24 MF Argentina ARG Éver Banega
25 GK Spain ESP Miguel Ángel Moyà
27 DF Spain ESP Ángel Dealbert

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 38 31 6 1 98 24 +74 99 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Real Madrid 38 31 3 4 102 35 +67 96
3 Valencia 38 21 8 9 59 40 +19 71
4 Sevilla 38 19 6 13 65 49 +16 63 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Mallorca 38 18 8 12 59 44 +15 62[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:
  1. ^ Mallorca could not qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League due to being immersed in a creditor contest, a situation against UEFA criteria. Then, Villarreal was invited to replace this spot.

Matches

Valencia v Sevilla
30 August 2009 1 Valencia 2 – 0 Sevilla
Valladolid v Valencia
13 September 2009 2 Valladolid 2 – 4 Valencia

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

Stabæk Norway v Spain Valencia
20 August 2009 First leg Stabæk Norway 0–3 Spain Valencia Bærum, Norway
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
  • Hernández 29'
  • Villa 35', Yellow card 73'
  • Joaquín 80'
Stadium: Telenor Arena
Attendance: 9,566[1]
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (Macedonia)
Valencia Spain v Norway Stabæk
27 August 2009 Second leg Valencia Spain 4–1
(7–1 agg.)
Norway Stabæk Valencia, Spain
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 12,000[2]
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
Note: Valencia won 7–1 on aggregate.

Group stage

Pos Team
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Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL LIL GEN SLV
1 Spain Valencia 6 3 3 0 12 8 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 3–2 1–1
2 France Lille 6 3 1 2 15 9 +6 10 1–1 3–0 3–1
3 Italy Genoa 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 1–2 3–2 2–0
4 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 6 0 3 3 5 13 −8 3 2–2 1–5 0–0
Source: Soccerway
Lille France v Spain Valencia
17 September 2009 1 Lille France 1–1 Spain Valencia Villeneuve d'Ascq, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadium Lille-Metropole
Attendance: 14,676[3]
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
Valencia Spain v Italy Genoa
1 October 2009 2 Valencia Spain 3–2 Italy Genoa Valencia, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 21,333[4]
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Valencia Spain v Czech Republic Slavia Prague
22 October 2009 3 Valencia Spain 1–1 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Valencia, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 20,632[5]
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
Slavia Prague Czech Republic v Spain Valencia
5 November 2009 4 Slavia Prague Czech Republic 2–2 Spain Valencia Prague, Czech Republic
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Synot Tip Arena
Attendance: 10,624[6]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
Valencia Spain v France Lille
2 December 2009 5 Valencia Spain 3–1 France Lille Valencia, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
  • Joaquín 3', 32'
  • Alexis Yellow card 44'
  • Mata 52'
  • Banega Yellow card 67'
  • Miku Yellow card 89'
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 26,193[7]
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
Genoa Italy v Spain Valencia
17 December 2009 6 Genoa Italy 1–2 Spain 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
Club Brugge Belgium v Spain Valencia
18 February 2010 First leg Club Brugge Belgium 1–0 Spain Valencia Bruges, Belgium
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 21,657[9]
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)
Valencia Spain v Belgium Club Brugge
25 February 2010 Second leg Valencia Spain 3–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 agg.)
Belgium Club Brugge Valencia, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
  • Mata 1'
  • Villa Yellow card 34'
  • Baraja Yellow card 40'
  • Pablo Hernández 96', 117'
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 45,297[10]
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
Note: Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.
Round of 16
Valencia Spain v Germany Werder Bremen
11 March 2010 First leg Valencia Spain 1–1 Germany Werder Bremen Valencia, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 37,223[11]
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Werder Bremen Germany v Spain Valencia
18 March 2010 Second leg Werder Bremen Germany 4–4
(5–5 (a) agg.)
Spain 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
Valencia Spain v Spain Atlético Madrid
1 April 2010 First leg Valencia Spain 2–2 Spain Atlético Madrid Valencia, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Bruno Yellow card 44'
  • Mata Yellow card 54'
  • Pablo Hernández Yellow card 63'
  • Fernandes 66'
  • Villa 82'
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 46,310[13]
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
Atlético Madrid Spain v Spain Valencia
8 April 2010 Second leg Atlético Madrid Spain 0–0
((a) 2–2 agg.)
Spain Valencia Madrid, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
  • Joaquín Yellow card 34'
  • Mata Yellow card 40'
  • Silva Yellow card 74'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 49,907[14]
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
Note: 2–2 on aggregate. Atlético Madrid won on away goals.

References

  1. ^ "Stabæk vs. Valencia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Valencia vs. Stabæk" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 27 August 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Lille vs. Valencia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 September 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Valencia vs. Genoa" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  5. ^ "Valencia vs. Slavia Prague" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 22 October 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Slavia Prague vs. Valencia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Valencia vs. Lille" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 2 December 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  8. ^ "Genoa vs. Valencia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Club Brugge vs. Valencia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Valencia vs. Club Brugge" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 25 February 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  11. ^ "Valencia vs. Bremen" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  12. ^ "Bremen vs. Valencia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 18 March 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  13. ^ "Valencia vs. Atlético De Madrid" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  14. ^ "Atlético De Madrid vs. Valencia" (JSON). Union of European Football Associations. 8 April 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2024.

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