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 edit

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

Competitions edit

La Liga edit

League table edit

Pos Team 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 edit

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

UEFA Europa League edit

Play-off round edit

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)
27 August 2009 Second leg Valencia   4–1
(7–1 agg.)
  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 edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VAL LIL GEN SLV
1   Valencia 6 3 3 0 12 8 +4 12 Advance to knockout phase 3–1 3–2 1–1
2   Lille 6 3 1 2 15 9 +6 10 1–1 3–0 3–1
3   Genoa 6 2 1 3 8 10 −2 7 1–2 3–2 2–0
4   Slavia Prague 6 0 3 3 5 13 −8 3 2–2 1–5 0–0
Source: Soccerway
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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 edit

Round of 32 edit
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)
25 February 2010 Second leg Valencia   3–0 (a.e.t.)
(3–1 agg.)
  Club Brugge Valencia, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 45,297[10]
Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)
Note: Valencia won 3–1 on aggregate.
Round of 16 edit
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)
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 edit
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)
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.

References edit

  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.

External links edit