2012–13 Valencia CF season explained

Club:Valencia
Season:2012–13
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Mauricio Pellegrino
(until 1 December 2012[1])
Voro
(as caretaker from 1 December 2012 to 5 December 2012[2])
Ernesto Valverde
(from 3 December 2012[3])
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Manuel Llorente
(until 5 April 2013)
Fernando Giner
(acting from 5 April 2013[4] to 10 April 2013)
Vicente Andreu
(acting from 10 April 2013[5] to 5 June 2013[6])
Stadium:Mestalla
League:La Liga
League Result:5th
Cup1:Copa del Rey
Cup1 Result:Quarter-finals
Cup2:UEFA Champions League
Cup2 Result:Round of 16
League Topscorer:
Roberto Soldado (24)
Season Topscorer:
Roberto Soldado (30)
Highest Attendance:45,000 vs Barcelona
(3 February 2013)
Lowest Attendance:8,000 vs Llagostera
(28 November 2012)
Average Attendance:34,899 (including
Trofeu Taronja and presentation)
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Prevseason:2011–12
Nextseason:2013–14

The 2012–13 Valencia CF season was the club's 95th season in existence and its 26th consecutive season in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. The season marked the coaching debut of Mauricio Pellegrino, who assumed coaching of the club after the four-year tenure of Unai Emery. Pellegrino was sacked on 1 December and replaced with Ernesto Valverde. Manuel Llorente resigned after almost four years as Valencia president on 5 April 2013.[7]

Players

The numbers are established according to the official website: www.valenciacf.com

From Valencia Mestalla

See main article: Valencia CF Mestalla.

Detailed squad information

width=100 NameDate of birth (Age)width=200 Place of birthDate signedSigned fromContract expiresNotes
Goalkeepers
Diego Alves24 June 1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil4 June 201130 June 2015
Vicente Guaita18 February 1987 Torrent, Spain2 October 2008 (d)Youth system, signed from Aldaya30 June 2015
Felipe Ramos10 January 1988 Madrid, Spain4 July 2012 Deportivo La Coruña30 June 2013On loan from Deportivo
Valencia Mestalla member
Defenders
Aly Cissokho15 September 1987 Blois, France23 August 2012 Lyon30 June 2016
Adil Rami27 December 1985 Bastia, France3 January 2011 Lille30 June 2014
João Pereira25 February 1984 Lisbon, Portugal24 May 2012 Sporting CP30 June 2015
Antonio Barragán12 June 1987 Pontedeume, Spain30 August 2011 Valladolid30 June 2015
Víctor Ruiz25 January 1989 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain30 August 2011 Napoli30 June 2016
Ricardo Costa27 August 1981 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal17 May 2010 VfL Wolfsburg30 June 2015
Jérémy Mathieu29 October 1983 Luxeuil-les-Bains, France10 June 2009 Toulouse30 June 2014
Álex Quintanilla2 July 1990 Bilbao, SpainYouth system, signed from Alavés30 June 2015Valencia Mestalla member
Carlos Delgado22 April 1990 Puerto Real, Spain2 October 2012 (d)Youth system, signed from Orihuela30 June 2014Valencia Mestalla member
Albert Dalmau16 March 1992 Sils, SpainYouth system, signed from Barcelona B30 June 2013Valencia Mestalla member
Salva Ruiz17 May 1995 Albal, Spain28 November 2012 (d)Youth system, since beginnings30 June 2013Valencia Mestalla member
José Luis Gayà25 May 1995 Pedreguer, Spain30 October 2012 (d)Youth system, signed from Pedreguer30 June 2018Valencia Mestalla member
Midfielders
Fernando Gago10 April 1986Ciudadela, Argentina19 July 2012 Real Madrid30 June 2016Out on loan at Vélez Sársfield
David Albelda1 September 1977La Pobla Llarga, Spain15 March 1998 (d)Youth system, signed from Alzira30 June 2013
Sofiane Feghouli26 December 1989 Levallois-Perret, France23 May 2010 Grenoble30 June 2016
Éver Banega29 June 1988 Rosario, Argentina5 January 2008 Boca Juniors30 June 2015
Pablo Piatti31 March 1989Ucacha, Argentina6 July 2011 Almería30 June 2016
Jonathan Viera21 October 1989 Las Palmas de G.C., Spain6 May 2012 Las Palmas30 June 2017
Andrés Guardado28 September 1986 Guadalajara, Mexico28 May 2012 Deportivo La Coruña30 June 2016
Dani Parejo16 April 1989 Coslada, Spain14 June 2011 Getafe30 June 2016
Sergio Canales16 February 1991 Santander, Spain30 July 2011 Real Madrid30 June 2017
Tino Costa9 January 1985Las Flores, Argentina1 July 2010 Montpellier30 June 2015
Juan Bernat1 March 1993 Cullera, Spain27 August 2011 (d)Youth system, since beginnings30 June 2015
Portu21 May 1992 Beniel, SpainYouth system, signed from Real Murcia (youth team)30 June 2013Valencia Mestalla member
Mario Arqués19 January 1992 Alacant, SpainYouth system, signed from Villarreal B30 June 2014Valencia Mestalla member
Carles Gil22 November 1992 Valencia, SpainYouth system, since beginnings30 June 2016Out on loan at Elche
Valencia Mestalla member
Forwards
Jonas1 April 1984 Bebedouro, Brazil24 January 2011 Grêmio30 June 2015Without European Union citizenship
Roberto Soldado27 May 1985 Valencia, Spain10 June 2010 Getafe30 June 2017
Nelson Valdez28 November 1983San Joaquín, Paraguay15 August 2012 Rubin Kazan30 June 2015Without European Union citizenship
Paco Alcácer30 August 1993 Torrent, Spain11 November 2010 (d)Youth system, signed from Monte-Sión30 June 2016Out on loan at Getafe
Notes: (d), debut in first team in an official match

Transfers

In

Total expenditure: €25.8 million

Out

Total income: €30 million

Club

Technical staff

Source: Valencia CF Official Website

Statistics

Player statistics

PlayerTotalLa LigaCopa del ReyChampions LeagueNotes
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Goals for goalkeepers are goals against

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number.

Competitions

Overall friendly trophies

TrophyOrganizerTypeResultPlaceFirst matchLast match
XLI Trofeu TaronjaValenciaOne match trophyWinnersMestalla, Valencia (Spain)28 July 2012
Trofeo Estrella DammEstrella DammOne match trophyWinnersMestalla, Valencia (Spain)9 August 2012
XXXVI Trofeu Ciutat d'AlcoiAlcoyanoOne match trophyWinnersEl Collao, Alcoi (Spain)6 September 2012
Source: Friendlies

Qualifying for next season competitions

CompetitionOrganizerReasonDate assuredStarting round
2013–14 Copa del ReyRFEFAs member of 2012–13 La Liga20 July 2012[8] Round of 32
2013–14 La LigaLFP, RFEFAs one of 17 best 2012–13 La Liga teams13 April 2013[9] –
2013–14 UEFA Europa LeagueUEFAAs 5th placed in 2012–13 La Liga[10] 1 June 2013[11] Group stage

La Liga

See main article: 2012–13 La Liga.

Matches

Copa del Rey

See main article: 2012–13 Copa del Rey.

Quarter-finals

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

Note: BATE Borisov played their home matches at Dynama Stadium, Minsk instead of their own Haradski Stadium.

Knockout phase

See main article: 2012–13 UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Round of 16

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Destitución del técnico del primer equipo, Mauricio Pellegrino . Spanish . . 1 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121204062653/http://www.valenciacf.com/contenidos/Actualidad/Noticias/2012/12/Noticia_91143.html?__locale=es . 4 December 2012 .
  2. News: Valverde se estrena como míster del Valencia . . 6 December 2012.
  3. News: Ernesto Valverde new manager of Valencia CF . . 3 December 2012 . 3 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121206074036/http://www.valenciacf.com/contenidos/Actualidad/Noticias/2012/12/Noticia_91153.html?__locale=en . 6 December 2012 .
  4. News: Manuel Llorente se va . . 5 April 2013 . 10 April 2013 . 2 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130702141932/http://www.superdeporte.es/portada/2013/04/05/manuel-llorente/192775.html . dead .
  5. News: Vicente Andreu Fajardo named president of Valencia CF . . 10 April 2013.
  6. News: Don Amadeo Salvo chosen as new Valencia CF President . . 5 June 2013.
  7. News: Dimisión del presidente del Valencia CF, Manuel Llorente . . 5 April 2013 . 6 April 2013.
  8. Web site: RFEF 2012/13 Circular nº5 . . Spanish . 20 July 2012 . 8 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019070546/http://rfef.es/GetDoc?UniqueKeyValue=56727&ShowPath=false&Download=true . 19 October 2012 .
  9. Web site: League table after matchday 31 . . German . 13 April 2013 . 14 April 2013.
  10. Web site: Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2013/14 . UEFA. Nyon. PDF. 1 May 2013 . March 2013.
  11. Web site: Negredo entierra el sueño Champions del Valencia . . Spanish . 1 June 2013 . 1 June 2013.

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