2008–09 Valencia CF season

Valencia
2008–09 season
ChairmanVicente Soriano
ManagerUnai Emery
La Liga6th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
David Villa (28)

All:
David Villa (31)

During the 2008–09 season, Spanish football club Valencia CF placed 6th in La Liga. The team also reached the quarter-final round of the Copa del Rey.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP César Sánchez
2 DF  ESP Curro Torres
3 MF  NED Hedwiges Maduro
4 DF  ESP Raúl Albiol (vice-captain)
5 DF  ESP Carlos Marchena (captain)
6 MF  ESP David Albelda
7 FW  ESP David Villa
8 MF  ESP Rubén Baraja
9 FW  ESP Fernando Morientes
10 FW  ESP Miguel Ángel Angulo
11 DF  ESP Asier del Horno
13 GK  BRA Renan Brito
14 MF  ESP Vicente
15 DF  BRA Carleto
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 FW  ESP Juan Mata
17 MF  ESP Joaquín
18 MF  POR Manuel Fernandes
19 MF  ESP Pablo Hernández
20 DF  ESP Alexis
21 MF  ESP David Silva
22 MF  BRA Edu
23 DF  POR Miguel
24 DF  ITA Emiliano Moretti
25 MF  POR Hugo Viana
30 FW  ESP Míchel
33 GK  ESP Vicente Guaita
36 DF  ESP Jaume Costa

Transfers

In

# Pos Player From Fee Date
19 MF Pablo Hernández Getafe €1,000,000 05-06-2008
GK Ludovic Butelle Real Valladolid Loan return 01-07-2008
11 DF Asier del Horno Athletic Bilbao Loan return 01-07-2008
18 MF Manuel Fernandes Everton Loan return 01-07-2008
DF David Navarro Mallorca Loan return 01-07-2008
MF Mario Regueiro Real Murcia Loan return 01-07-2008
2 DF Curro Torres Real Murcia Loan return 01-07-2008
25 MF Hugo Viana Osasuna Loan return 01-07-2008
13 GK Renan Brito Internacional €4,000,000 27-08-2008
MF Ignacio María González Danubio Undisclosed 01-09-2008
15 DF Carleto Santos €2,000,000 26-11-2008
1 GK César Sánchez Tottenham Hotspur Free 20-01-2009

Out

# Pos Player To Fee Date
1 GK Santiago Cañizares Unattatched Released 19 May 2008
DF Marco Caneira Sporting CP €1,500,000 25 June 2008
GK Juan Mora Levante Free 1 July 2008
MF Jordi Alba (from Valencia B) Gimnàstic Tarragona Undisclosed 24 July 2008
MF Sisi Recreativo Huelva Undisclosed 1 August 2008
FW Javier Arizmendi Real Zaragoza €3,500,000 12 August 2008
1 GK Timo Hildebrand 1899 Hoffenheim Free 10 December 2008

Loaned out

# Pos Player To Start End
MF Ángel Montoro (from Valencia B) Real Murcia 17 June 2008
DF Lillo (from Valencia B) Real Murcia 17 June 2008
MF Sunny Osasuna 27-06-2008 1 July 2009
DF David Navarro Mallorca 20 July 2008 01-07-2009
FW Miku (from Valencia B) Salamanca 26 August 2008
DF Carlos Bellvís (from Valencia) Numancia 28 August 2008
MF Éver Banega Atlético Madrid 28-08-2008 1 July 2009
GK Ludovic Butelle Lille 01-09-2008 1 July 2009
MF Nacho González Newcastle United 1 September 2008 1 July 2009
MF Aarón Rangers 13 August 2008 01-07-2010
12 FW Nikola Žigić Racing Santander 26 December 2008

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 24 Jan 2009.
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga UEFA Cup Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK  ESP César Sánchez 20 0 18+0 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF  ESP Curro Torres 3 0 0+1 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
3 MF  NED Hedwiges Maduro 32 1 18+4 1 5+1 0 3+1 0
4 DF  ESP Raúl Albiol 42 2 33+1 2 5+1 0 1+1 0
5 DF  ESP Carlos Marchena 36 1 24+2 1 7+0 0 3+0 0
6 MF  ESP David Albelda 37 0 26+4 0 4+1 0 2+0 0
7 FW  ESP David Villa 42 31 33+0 29 1+4 1 2+2 1
8 MF  ESP Rubén Baraja 34 5 22+6 3 1+3 1 2+0 1
9 FW  ESP Fernando Morientes 31 6 7+13 1 7+0 3 3+1 2
10 FW  ESP Miguel Ángel Angulo 15 1 5+6 0 2+0 0 2+0 1
11 DF  ESP Asier del Horno 20 2 6+3 0 8+0 2 3+0 0
12 FW  SRB Nikola Žigić 3 2 0+0 0 0+0 0 2+1 2
13 GK  BRA Renan Brito 24 0 19+0 0 3+0 0 2+0 0
14 MF  ESP Vicente 36 9 6+21 6 3+2 0 4+0 3
15 DF  ESP Iván Helguera 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
15 DF  BRA Carleto 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
16 FW  ESP Juan Mata 44 12 35+2 10 3+3 1 0+1 1
17 MF  ESP Joaquín 37 6 26+5 4 1+3 1 1+1 1
18 MF  POR Manuel Fernandes 37 2 20+7 2 5+3 0 1+1 0
19 MF  ESP Pablo Hernández 30 5 13+8 3 6+0 1 3+0 1
20 DF  ESP Alexis 26 1 24+0 1 2+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF  ESP David Silva 24 5 17+2 4 2+1 1 1+1 0
22 MF  BRA Edu 27 1 9+12 1 3+0 0 2+1 0
23 DF  POR Miguel 33 0 26+1 0 3+1 0 2+0 0
24 DF  ITA Emiliano Moretti 29 0 25+3 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
25 MF  POR Hugo Viana 5 0 0+0 0 4+0 0 1+0 0
26 DF  ESP David Lombán (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
27 MF  ESP Carles Martínez (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
28 FW  ESP Daniel Olcina (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
29 DF  ESP Arturo (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
30 FW  ESP Míchel (from B team) 15 1 4+9 0 0+0 0 1+1 1
31 MF  ESP Ximo Navarro (from B team) 1 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
32 MF  ESP Tímor (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
33 GK  ESP Vicente Guaita (from B team) 4 0 1+1 0 0+0 0 2+0 0
34 GK  ESP Sergio Garabato (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
35 GK  ESP Salva (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
36 DF  ESP Jaume (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
37 DF  ESP Alexis Villar (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
38 DF  ESP Castells (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
39 FW  ESP Morgado (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
40 MF  ESP Ximo (from B team) 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0

Goal scorers

Position Nation Number Name La Liga UEFA Cup Copa del Rey Total
1 7 David Villa 29 1 1 31
2 16 Juan Mata 10 1 1 12
3 14 Vicente 6 0 3 9
4 9 Joaquín 4 1 1 6
= 9 Fernando Morientes 1 3 2 6
6 21 David Silva 4 1 0 5
= 8 Rubén Baraja 3 1 1 5
= 19 Pablo Hernández 3 1 1 5
9 4 Raúl Albiol 2 0 0 2
= 18 Manuel Fernandes 2 0 0 2
= 11 Asier del Horno 0 2 0 2
= 12 Nikola Žigić 0 0 2 2
13 3 Hedwiges Maduro 1 0 0 1
= 5 Carlos Marchena 1 0 0 1
= 20 Alexis 1 0 0 1
= 15 Edu 1 0 0 1
= 10 Miguel Ángel Angulo 0 0 1 1
= 30 Míchel 0 0 1 1
/ / / TOTALS 38 11 14 63

Disciplinary record

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
La Liga 6th 30 August 2008 31 May 2009
UEFA Cup First round Round of 32 18 September 2008 26 February 2009
Copa del Rey Round of 32 Quarter-finals 29 October 2008 28 January 2009

Updated to match played 24 Jan
Source: Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Atlético Madrid 38 20 7 11 80 57 +23 67 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Villarreal 38 18 11 9 61 54 +7 65 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
6 Valencia 38 18 8 12 68 54 +14 62
7 Deportivo La Coruña 38 16 10 12 48 47 +1 58
8 Málaga 38 15 10 13 55 59 −4 55
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.


Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWDWWWWWDLWLDWLWLWDLLWLDDLLDWWWWWDLWLLW
Position22111111433433242444444568865444444566
Leader
2009–10 UEFA Champions League Group stage
2009–10 UEFA Champions League Play-off round
2009–10 UEFA Europa League Play-off round
2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round
Relegation to 2009–10 Segunda División
Source: kicker.de (in German) and juventus.com

Matches

30 August 2008 Valencia 3–0 Mallorca Mestalla, Valencia
21:00 Silva  13'
Moretti  20'
Villa 34'
Mata 38'
Albelda  52'
Alexis  80'
Vicente 82'
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez
14 September 2008 Almería 2–2 Valencia Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos, Almería
20:00 Piatti 20'
Corona  37'
Negredo 40'
Juanito  89'
 13' Helguera
35',  61' Alexis
69' Villa
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
21 September 2008 Valencia 1–0 Osasuna Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Edu  65'
Mata 84'
 54',  64'  Azpilicueta
 66' Ricardo
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
25 September 2008 Málaga 0–2 Valencia Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga
19:00 Weligton  79'
Salva  88'
 18' Fernandes
 31' Del Horno
 45' Alexis
71', 90' Villa
 90' Edu
Attendance: 15,960
Referee: Alfonso Alvarez Izquierdo
28 September 2008 Valencia 4–2 Deportivo La Coruña Mestalla, Valencia
18:00 Mata 35'
Villa 49', 82'
Joaquín 69'
Albelda  85'
Moretti  86'
11' (o.g.) Renan
 25' Filipe Luís
 72' Laure
85' Lafita
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Miguel Angel Pérez Lasa
5 October 2008 Real Valladolid 0–1 Valencia Estadio José Zorrilla, Valladolid
18:00 Pedro León  27'  36' Miguel
 52' Villa
 53' Albelda
54' Fernandes
 85' Renan
Attendance: 17,456
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández
18 October 2008 Valencia 4–0 Numancia Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Villa 4', 89'
Mata 72'
Vicente 83'
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila
26 October 2008 Recreativo de Huelva 1–1 Valencia Estadio Nuevo Colombino, Huelva
16:00 Arzo  45'
Camuñas 47'
Poli  76'
Martin  78'
Vázquez  90'
 45', 62' Villa
 85' Alexis
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
1 November 2008 Valencia 2–4 Racing de Santander Mestalla, Valencia
21:00 Villa 28' (pen.)
Moretti  36'
Albelda  58'
Joaquín 70'
23', 49', 80' Tchité
 26' Pinillos
 28' Colsa
 60' Lacen
84' (o.g.) Albelda
Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
9 November 2008 Getafe 0–3 Valencia Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe
20:00 Licht  14'
Manu  39'
Polanski  44'
Soldado  45'
Díaz  51'
Contra  67'
29',  34' Fernandes
 38' Mata
 61' Moretti
 66' Marchena
69' Joaquín
81' Vicente
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
15 November 2008 Valencia 2–3 Sporting de Gijón Mestalla, Valencia
21:00 Albelda  58'
Villa 69' (pen.)
Baraja  76'
Mata 90'
20' Morán
 39' Neru
52',  55' Barral
81' Castro
 84' Bilić
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Jose Luis Paradas Romero
22 November 2008 Sevilla 0–0 Valencia Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
19:30 Navas  5'
Luís Fabiano  59'
 55' Marchena
 65' Fernandes
 78' Baraja
Attendance: 43,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
30 November 2008 Valencia 3–2 Real Betis Mestalla, Valencia
18:00 Villa 10' (pen.),  79'
Mata 20'
Marchena  64'
Baraja  69', 73'
Renan  90'
 28' Damià
56' Juanma
64' (pen.) Emana
 73' Nélson
 75' Juanito
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
6 December 2008 Barcelona 4–0 Valencia Camp Nou, Barcelona
21:00 Henry 20', 28', 79'
Alves 46'
 6' Albiol
 38' Albelda
 67' Villa
 72' Miguel
 73' Del Horno
Attendance: 94,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
13 December 2008 Valencia 2–1 Espanyol Valencia
19:00 Fernandes  33'
Albiol 58'
Moretti  67'
Vicente 81'
Albelda  90'
Miguel  90'
 10' Rufete
 21', 28' Román
 64' Lacruz
 79' Kameni
 80' Hurtado
 90' Béranger
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González
20 December 2008 Real Madrid 1–0 Valencia Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid
19:00 Higuaín 3'
Salgado  27'
Marcelo  31'
Robben  83'
Palanca  88'
 21' Del Horno
 29',  66'  Marchena
 69' Albiol
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez
3 January 2009 Valencia 3–1 Atlético Madrid Mestalla, Valencia
21:00 Villa 34' (pen.)
Silva 39', 69'
Baraja  45'
Albelda  72'
 33' García
45' (pen.) Forlán
 75' Perea
 77' Heitinga
 87' Assunção
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago
10 January 2009 Valencia 3–3 Villarreal Mestalla, Valencia
21:00 Baraja 1',  53'
Villa 10'
Edu 79'
 21' Eguren
45' Fuentes
 49' Bruno
 60' Fuentes
76' Llorente
84' (pen.) Rossi
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo
18 January 2009 Athletic Bilbao 3–2 Valencia Estadio San Mamés, Bilbao
18:00 Gabilondo 18',  21'
Martínez 42',  69'
Ocio  80'
Koikili  85'
Llorente 90' (pen.)
2' Villa
30',  36' Morientes
 33' Mata
 80',  90'  Fernandes
Attendance: 39,000
Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila
25 January 2009 Mallorca Valencia ONO Estadi, Palma
16:00 Referee:
1 February 2009 Valencia Almería Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee:
8 January 2009 Osasuna Valencia Estadio Reyno de Navarra, Pamplona
16:00 Referee:
15 January 2009 Valencia Málaga Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee:
1 March 2009 Valencia Real Valladolid Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee:
15 March 2009 Valencia Recreativo de Huelva Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee:
5 April 2009 Valencia Getafe Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee:
19 April 2009 Valencia Sevilla Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee:
26 April 2009 Valencia Barcelona Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee:
10 May 2009 Valencia Real Madrid Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee:
31 May 2009 Valencia Athletic Bilbao Mestalla, Valencia
16:00 Referee:

UEFA Cup

Overall

Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 3 3 0 11 5  +6 12 1 2 0 4 3  +1 2 1 0 7 2  +5
Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAH---HAHA---AH---HA--------
ResultWWDWDD
Position112222
Updated to match(es) played on 24 Jan. Source: UEFA Cup 2008-09
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

First round

First leg
18 September 2008 Marítimo 0–1 Valencia Estádio dos Barreiros, Funchal
21:00 Olberdam  30' 12' Morientes
 34' Edu
 54' Renan
 56' Helguera
 71' Albelda
 75' Hernández
 80' Villa
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Claudio Circhetta
Second leg
2 October 2008 Valencia 2–1
(3–1 agg.)
Marítimo Mestalla, Valencia
21:00 Helguera  38'
Albelda  73'
Del Horno 78',  83'
Villa 90' (pen.),  90'
 25' Bruno
41' Marcinho
 89' Fogaça
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Ivan Bebek

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification STE VAL FCK BRU ROS
1 Saint-Étienne 4 2 2 0 9 4 +5 8 Advance to knockout stage 2–2 3–0
2 Valencia 4 1 3 0 8 4 +4 6 1–1 1–1
3 Copenhagen 4 1 2 1 4 5 −1 5 1–3 1–1
4 Club Brugge 4 0 3 1 2 3 −1 3 1–1 0–1
5 Rosenborg 4 0 2 2 1 8 −7 2 0–4 0–0
Source: RSSSF
Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
4 1 3 0 8 4  +4 6 0 2 0 2 2  0 1 1 0 6 2  +4
Matches
6 November 2008 Valencia 1–1 Copenhagen Mestalla, Valencia
20:30 Morientes 61' 85' Santín
 90' Pospěch
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Knut Kircher
27 November 2008 Rosenborg 0–4 Valencia Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
19:45 21' Mata
76' Hernández
88' Baraja
90' Joaquín
Attendance: 14,549
Referee: Kevin Blom
4 December 2008 Valencia 1–1 Club Brugge Mestalla, Valencia
19:45 Žigić 60'
Del Horno  74'
18' Alcaraz
 49' Dirar
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson
17 December 2008 Saint-Étienne 2–2 Valencia Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne
19:45 Ilan 29', 44'
Sall  80'
33',  58' Morientes
72' Žigić
 71' Viana
 81' Marchena
Attendance: 28,000
Referee: Alexandru Deaconu

Round of 32

First leg
18 February 2009 Dynamo Kyiv 1–1 Valencia Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium, Kyiv
18:00 Milevskyi 63' Report Silva 8' Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)
Second leg
26 February 2009 Valencia 2–2
(3–3 (a) agg.)
Dynamo Kyiv Mestalla, Valencia
21:30 Marchena 45'
Del Horno 54'
Report Kravets 34', 73' Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Copa del Rey

Overall

Results summary
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
6 4 1 1 15 7  +8 13 3 0 0 9 3  +6 1 1 1 6 4  +2
Results by round
Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundAH--AH--HA--HA--H-
ResultWWDWWL
Position111112
Updated to match(es) played on 30 Jan. Source: 2008–09 Copa del Rey Cup
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Round of 32

First leg
Second leg
12 November 2008 Valencia 3–0
(7–1 agg.)
Club Portugalete Mestalla, Valencia
20:00 Angulo 20'
Míchel 63'
Hernández 72'

Round of 16

First leg
7 January 2009 Racing de Santander 1–1 Valencia Estadio El Sardinero, Santander
20:00 Sepsi  40'
Munitis  45'
Lacen 54'
Oriol  89'
 30' Marchena
36' (o.g.) Colsa
 55' Maduro
 70',  90'  Miguel
 87' Vicente
 90' Del Horno
Attendance: 12,600
Second leg
14 January 2009 Valencia 3–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 agg.)
Racing de Santander Mestalla, Valencia
19:00 Vicente 18' (pen.), 102'
Del Horno  33'
Maduro  45'
Marchena  83'
Joaquín 117'
22' Colsa
 83' Lacen
 109' Oriol
 115' Munitis
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Paradas Romero

Quarter-final

First leg
21 January 2009 Valencia 3–2 Sevilla Mestalla, Valencia
20:00 Villa 6'
Baraja 83'
Mata 86'
Silva  89'
 16' Escudé
53' Fabiano
68' Adriano
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
Second leg
28 January 2009 Sevilla 2–1
(4–4 (a) agg.)
Valencia Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville
19:00 Referee:

References