2016–17 Valencia CF season

The 2016–17 Valencia CF season was the club's 97th season and its 82nd in La Liga. As in the previous season, the club finished 12th in La Liga. Valencia also competed in the Copa del Rey, entering at the Round of 32 and being eliminated by Celta Vigo 6–2 on aggregate in the Round of 16.

Valencia CF
2016–17 season
OwnerPeter Lim
PresidentChan Lay Hoon
(until 10 April 2017)
Anil Murthy
(starting 11 April 2017)
Head coachPako Ayestarán
(until 20 September 2016)
Voro (caretaker)
(starting 20 September 2016 until 28 September 2016)
Cesare Prandelli
(starting 28 September 2016 until 30 December 2016)
Voro (caretaker)
(starting 30 December 2016)
StadiumMestalla
La Liga12th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Mina, Munir, Parejo, Zaza
(6 goals each)

All: Munir, Rodrigo
(7 goals each)

Squad edit

As of 24 February 2017[1]

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   BRA Diego Alves
2 DF   POR João Cancelo
4 DF   BRA Aderlan Santos
5 DF   FRA Eliaquim Mangala (on loan from Manchester City)
6 DF   BRA Guilherme Siqueira (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
7 MF   ESP Mario Suárez (on loan from Watford)
8 MF   ARG Enzo Pérez (captain)
9 FW   ESP Munir (on loan from Barcelona)
10 MF   ESP Dani Parejo
11 MF   BEL Zakaria Bakkali
12 FW   ITA Simone Zaza (on loan from Juventus)
13 GK   ESP Jaume Domènech
14 DF   ESP José Luis Gayà
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF   CHI Fabián Orellana (on loan from Celta Vigo)
17 MF   POR Nani
18 MF   ESP Carlos Soler
19 FW   ESP Rodrigo
20 MF   ESP Álvaro Medrán
21 DF   ESP Martín Montoya
22 FW   ESP Santi Mina
23 DF   TUN Aymen Abdennour
24 DF   ARG Ezequiel Garay
25 GK   AUS Mathew Ryan
26 DF   ESP Lato
27 FW   ESP Rafa Mir

Out on loan 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
FW   BRA Vinícius Araújo (at Huesca until 30 June 2017)

Transfers edit

In edit

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
15 MF   Fede Cartabia 23 Non-EU   Deportivo La Coruña Loan return Summer Free [2]
MF   Robert 23 EU   Granada Loan return Summer Free [3]
DF   Salva Ruiz 28 EU   Granada Loan return Summer Free [3]
17 MF   Nani 37 EU   Fenerbahçe Transfer Summer €8,500,000 [3]
20 MF   Álvaro Medrán 30 EU   Real Madrid Transfer Summer €1,500,000 FourFourTwo
21 DF   Martín Montoya 32 EU   Barcelona Transfer Summer Free Sky Sports
7 MF   Mario Suárez 37 EU   Watford Loan Summer 30 June 2017 N/A Superdeporte
9 FW   Munir 28 EU   Barcelona Loan Summer 30 June 2017 N/A Valencia CF
5 DF   Eliaquim Mangala 33 EU   Manchester City Loan Summer 30 June 2017 N/A [1]
24 DF   Ezequiel Garay 37 Non-EU   Zenit Transfer Summer €20,000,000 [2]
12 FW   Simone Zaza 32 EU   Juventus Loan Winter N/A [3]
15 MF   Fabián Orellana 38 Non-EU   Celta Vigo Loan Winter 30 June 2017 N/A ESPN

Total spend: €30,000,000

Out edit

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
24 MF   Denis Cheryshev 25 EU   Villarreal Loan return to Real Madrid Summer NA [4]
8 MF   Sofiane Feghouli 26 Non-EU   West Ham United Free Transfer Summer Free [5]
29 MF   Wilfried Zahibo 22 EU   Gimnàstic Free Transfer Summer Free [6]
GK   Yoel 27 EU   Eibar Loan Summer [4]
19 DF   Antonio Barragán 29 EU   Middlesbrough Transfer Summer €3,000,000 [5]
11 MF   Pablo Piatti 27 Non-EU   Espanyol Loan Summer [7]
7 ST   Álvaro Negredo 30 EU   Middlesbrough Loan Summer [6]
11 MF   Rodrigo De Paul 22 Non-EU   Udinese Transfer Summer €3,000,000 [8]
21 MF   André Gomes 22 EU   Barcelona Transfer Summer €35,000,000 [9]
DM   Danilo 20 Non-EU   Braga Loan return Summer NA [7]
MF   Javi Fuego 32 EU   Espanyol Transfer Summer €2,000,000 [8]
9 FW   Paco Alcácer 23 EU   Barcelona Transfer Summer €30,000,000 [10]
5 DF   Shkodran Mustafi 24 EU   Arsenal Transfer Summer €41,000,000 [11]
12 MF   Robert 23 EU   Leganés Loan Summer [12]
3 DF   Rúben Vezo 22 EU   Granada Loan Summer [13]
24 MF   Lucas Orbán 27 Non-EU   Genoa Transfer Summer Free [14]
16 MF   Fede Cartabia 24 Non-EU   Deportivo La Coruña Transfer Winter Free [15]

Total Income: €114,000,000 Net income:

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
La Liga Matchday 1 12th 22 August 2016 21 May 2017
Copa del Rey Round of 32 Round of 16 29 November 2016 12 January 2017

Updated to match played 21 May 2017
Source: Competitions

Overview edit

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 38 13 7 18 56 65 −9 034.21
Copa del Rey 4 2 0 2 7 8 −1 050.00
Total 42 15 7 20 63 73 −10 035.71

Last updated: 21 May 2017
Source: Competitions

La Liga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Eibar 38 15 9 14 56 51 +5 54
11 Málaga 38 12 10 16 49 55 −6 46[a]
12 Valencia 38 13 7 18 56 65 −9 46[a]
13 Celta Vigo 38 13 6 19 53 69 −16 45
14 Las Palmas 38 10 9 19 53 74 −21 39[b]
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.[16]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Málaga ahead of Valencia on head-to-head points: Valencia–Málaga 2–2, Málaga–Valencia 2–0
  2. ^ Las Palmas ahead of Real Betis on head-to-head goal difference: Las Palmas–Real Betis 4–1, Real Betis–Las Palmas 2–0

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

22 August 2016 1 Valencia 2–4 Las Palmas Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mina   6', 34',   29'
Medrán   71'
Report Livaja   16', 88',   90'
Viera   24' (pen.)
Boateng   31',   45'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 37,144
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
28 August 2016 2 Eibar 1–0 Valencia Eibar
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Luna   35'
Pedro León   62'
Kike   73'
Report Nani   36'
Pérez   63'
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 4,419
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández
11 September 2016 3 Valencia 2–3 Real Betis Valencia
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Pérez   22'   50'
Nani   60'
Rodrigo   75'
Garay   78'
Report Castro   38', 90+2'
Joaquín   54'
Brašanac   56'
Piccini   63'
Petros   71'
Musonda   72'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 36,789
Referee: José Luis González González
18 September 2016 4 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Valencia Bilbao
16:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) García   19'
Aduriz   24', 41',   84'
Beñat   27'
Susaeta   74'
Report Medrán   2'
Gayà   23'
Parejo   66'
Cancelo   77'
Mangala   90+1'
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 40,907
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
21 September 2016 5 Valencia 2–1 Alavés Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Laguardia   28' (o.g.)
Mangala   56'
Parejo   88' (pen.)
Alves   90+1'
Report Toquero   45'
Torres   57'
Hernandez   77'
Alexis   87'
Femenía   88'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 32,347
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
25 September 2016 6 Leganés 1–2 Valencia Leganés
12:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Szymanowski   21'
Guerrero   40'
Luciano   66'
Serantes   81'
Alberto   90+1'
Report Pérez   11'
Montoya   17'
Nani   34',   81'
Suárez   52'
Alves   66'
Stadium: Butarque
Attendance: 10,622
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
2 October 2016 7 Valencia 0–2 Atlético Madrid Valencia
12:00 CEST Mangala   60' Report Filipe Luís   28'
Griezmann   58',   63'
Tiago   82'
Gameiro   90+3'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 43,327
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
16 October 2016 8 Sporting Gijón 1–2 Valencia Gijón
18:30 CEST Aït-Atmane   23'
Castro   41'
Čop   45+1'
Meré   64'
Burgui   76'
Amorebieta   90'
Report Suárez   7', 65'
Bakkali   80'
Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 23,915
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
23 October 2016 9 Valencia 2–3 Barcelona Valencia
16:15 CEST Garay   17'
Alves   23'
Munir   52'
Rodrigo   56'
M. Suárez   69'
Pérez   76'
Abdennour   90+2'
Report Messi   22', 90+3',   73'
Busquets   25'
Digne   47'
Neymar   51'
L. Suárez   62'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 46,804
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
30 October 2016 10 Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 Valencia A Coruña
20:45 CET Çolak   45+2'
Albentosa   60'
Report Nani   34'
Mangala   54'
Rodrigo   56'
Garay   64'
Pérez   66'
Montoya   90+2'
Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 23,492
Referee: José Luis González González
6 November 2016 11 Celta Vigo 2–1 Valencia Vigo
16:15 CET Guidetti   22',   77'
Costas   32'
Jonny   32'
Roncaglia   43'
Aspas   76'
Fontàs   86'
Blanco   90'
Report Parejo   32' (pen.)
Suárez   59'
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 18,251
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
20 November 2016 12 Valencia 1–1 Granada Valencia
16:15 CET Cancelo   7'
Nani   47'
Munir   90+3'
Report Pereira   19'
Carcela   45+1'
Toral   49'
Samper   72'
Ochoa   79'
Agbo   90+3'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 34,884
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández
26 November 2016 13 Sevilla 2–1 Valencia Seville
20:45 CET Garay   53' (o.g.)
Pareja   75'
Report Munir   65'
Siqueira   77'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 31,988
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
4 December 2016 14 Valencia 2–2 Málaga Valencia
20:45 CET Rodrigo   7',   44'
Medrán   34',   73'
Cancelo   68'
Garay   73'
Abdennour   85'
Report Fornals   3', 90+3'
Castro   9'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 23,121
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
10 December 2016 15 Real Sociedad 3–2 Valencia San Sebastián
CET Willian José   2', 24'
Navas   35'
Vela   62'
Illarramendi   76'
Zurutuza   89'
Juanmi   90+1'
Report Parejo   36' (pen.),   67'
Cancelo   53'   82'
Montoya   62'
Abdennour   67'
Bakkali   78',   90+3'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 22,817
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
8 January 2017 16 Osasuna 3–3 Valencia Pamplona
20:45 CET Riera   7'
Márquez   38'
Torres   62'
Oier   80'
Clerc   90+2'
Report Munir   2',   88'
Suárez   9'
Parejo   24'
Mangala   41'
Riera   45' (o.g.)
Montoya   73'
Pérez   90+4'
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 12,239
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
15 January 2017 17 Valencia 2–1 Espanyol Valencia
12:00 CET Montoya   17'
Soler   54'
Parejo   56'
Gayà   57'
Munir   59'
Mina   73'
Alves   75'
Report David López   85' Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 33,932
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
22 January 2017 18 Villarreal 0–2 Valencia Villarreal
20:45 CET Ruiz   49'
Costa   89'
Report Pérez   33'
Soler   35'
Mina   42'
Garay   80'
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 17,615
Referee: José González González
29 January 2017 19 Las Palmas 3–1 Valencia Las Palmas
20:45 CET Viera   42'
Lemos   57'
Boateng   61'
Mesa   82'
Report Mina   21'
Nani   27'
Pérez   44'
Munir   48'   51'
Parejo   64'
Stadium: Gran Canaria
Attendance: 20,427
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
4 February 2017 20 Valencia 0–4 Eibar Valencia
20:45 CET Soler   45+1'
Gayà   66'
Garay   88'
Report Enrich   28',   77'
Adrián   45+3' (pen.)
García   57'
Ramis   68'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 32,571
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
11 February 2017 21 Real Betis 0–0 Valencia Seville
13:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 30,567
Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez
19 February 2017 22 Valencia 2–0 Athletic Bilbao Valencia
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 36,317
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
22 February 2017 23 Valencia 2–1 Real Madrid Valencia
18:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 45,833
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
25 February 2017 24 Alavés 2–1 Valencia Vitoria-Gasteiz
13:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 15,268
Referee: Mario Melero López
28 February 2017 25 Valencia 1–0 Leganés Valencia
21:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 26,809
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
5 March 2017 26 Atlético Madrid 3–0 Valencia Madrid
16:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 46,439
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
11 March 2017 27 Valencia 1–1 Sporting Gijón Valencia
13:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 28,921
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
19 March 2017 28 Barcelona 4–2 Valencia Barcelona
20:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 78,675
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
2 April 2017 29 Valencia 3–0 Deportivo La Coruña Valencia
18:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 34,638
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
6 April 2017 30 Valencia 3–2 Celta Vigo Valencia
CEST
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 29,307
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
9 April 2017 31 Granada 1–3 Valencia Granada
12:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Los Cármenes
Attendance: 15,159
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
16 April 2017 32 Valencia 0–0 Sevilla Valencia
16:15 CEST
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 36,809
Referee: José González González
22 April 2017 33 Málaga 2–0 Valencia Málaga
13:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 23,422
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
26 April 2017 34 Valencia 2–3 Real Sociedad Valencia
20:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 26,101
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
29 April 2017 35 Real Madrid 2–1 Valencia Madrid
16:15 CEST
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 75,180
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
7 May 2017 36 Valencia 4–1 Osasuna Valencia
16:15 CEST Garay   22', 45'
Gayà   62'
Zaza   64'   70'
Rodrigo   75'
Montoya   90+1'
Report García   47'
Fuentes   77'
Olavide   90+2'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 24,860
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
14 May 2017 37 Espanyol 0–1 Valencia Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CEST Report Nani   34'
Orellana   59'
Gayà   75'
Medrán   81'
Montoya   85'
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 20,111
Referee: Daniel Ocón Arráiz
21 May 2017 38 Valencia 1–3 Villarreal Valencia
16:45 CEST Zaza   34'
Nani   54'
Parejo   71'
Summary Soldado   1'
Costa   4'
Trigueros   58'
Bakambu   67'
Sansone   88'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 33,659
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Copa del Rey edit

Valencia joined the competition in the round of 32.

Round of 32 edit

29 November 2016 (2016-11-29) First leg Leganés 1–3 Valencia Leganés
20:00 CET Gabriel   24'
Sastre   50'
Machís   59'
Alberto   69'
Report Munir   3'
Medrán   25'
Mangala   31'
Bakkali   90+1'
Stadium: Butarque
Attendance: 6,781
Referee: José González González
21 December 2016 (2016-12-21) Second leg Valencia 2–1
(5–2 agg.)
Leganés Valencia
21:00 CET Rodrigo   36', 89'
Medrán   54'
Report Pérez   48'
Machís   49'
Marín   57'
Guerrero   90+4'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 22,041
Referee: Mario Melero López

Round of 16 edit

3 January 2017 First leg Valencia 1–4 Celta Vigo Valencia
19:00 CET Medrán   23'
Pérez   25'
Munir   57'
Parejo   58' (pen.)
Siqueira   68'
Report Aspas   3' (pen.)
Bongonda   14'
Wass   19'
Sergio   57'
Guidetti   75'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 33,958
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
12 January 2017 Second leg Celta Vigo 2–1
(6–2 agg.)
Valencia Vigo
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 9,970
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Last updated on 21 May 2017
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   BRA Diego Alves 33 0 33 0 0 0
13 GK   ESP Jaume Domènech 7 0 3 0 4 0
25 GK   AUS Mathew Ryan 2 0 2 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   POR João Cancelo 38 1 27+8 1 3 0
4 DF   BRA Aderlan Santos 15 0 11+1 0 1+2 0
5 DF   FRA Eliaquim Mangala 33 2 30 2 3 0
6 DF   BRA Guilherme Siqueira 11 0 7+3 0 1 0
14 DF   ESP José Luis Gayà 30 1 24+3 1 1+2 0
21 DF   ESP Martín Montoya 31 2 26+3 2 2 0
23 DF   TUN Aymen Abdennour 14 0 9+4 0 1 0
24 DF   ARG Ezequiel Garay 28 4 27 4 1 0
26 DF   ESP Lato 9 0 4+4 0 1 0
40 DF   ESP Javier Jiménez 2 0 0 0 2 0
Midfielders
7 MF   ESP Mario Suárez 24 3 17+4 3 3 0
8 MF   ARG Enzo Pérez 29 0 26+1 0 2 0
10 MF   ESP Dani Parejo 39 6 36 5 2+1 1
11 MF   BEL Zakaria Bakkali 21 2 1+17 1 1+2 1
15 MF   CHI Fabián Orellana 16 1 13+3 1 0 0
17 MF   POR Nani 26 5 22+3 5 1 0
18 MF   ESP Carlos Soler 26 3 19+4 3 1+2 0
20 MF   ESP Álvaro Medrán 20 3 10+6 2 4 1
33 MF   ESP Nacho Gil 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
34 MF   ESP Sito 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW   ESP Munir 36 7 22+11 6 3 1
12 FW   ITA Simone Zaza 20 6 15+5 6 0 0
19 FW   ESP Rodrigo 21 7 17+2 5 2 2
22 FW   ESP Santi Mina 31 6 13+16 6 2 0
27 FW   ESP Rafa Mir 5 0 0+2 0 1+2 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have been loaned out or transferred
3 DF   POR Rúben Vezo 1 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF   GER Shkodran Mustafi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
16 MF   ARG Federico Cartabia 6 0 2+2 0 1+1 0
9 FW   ESP Paco Alcácer 1 0 1 0 0 0
18 FW   BRA Vinícius Araújo 1 1 1 0 0 1

References edit

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External links edit