1995–96 Valencia CF season
During the 1995–96 Spanish football season, Valencia CF competed in La Liga and the Copa del Rey.
1995–96 season | |||
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President | Fernando Roig | ||
Manager | Luis Aragones | ||
Stadium | Estadio Mestalla | ||
La Liga | 2nd | ||
Copa del Rey | Semifinals | ||
Top goalscorer | League: Predrag Mijatovic (28 ) All: Mijatovic (34 ) | ||
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Season summary
In the 1995-96 La Liga Valencia were involved in a title race for the first time since the 1970s.[1]
After a series of impressive performances, stretching from January to March the club reached the second place of the table with a 4–1 victory over Cruijff' FC Barcelona.[2] During April their league form faltered, and the title challenge looked over. However the club managed to re-establish itself back at the top in May. An emphatic 2–3 defeat of Atletico de Madrid at Vicente Calderon Stadium in April was the team's signature performance.
The club's fanbase and the entire province paid tribute to the squad regardless of their failure to win the trophy.[3]
Squad
- Squad at end of season[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Starting 11
- GK: #1, Andoni Zubizarreta
- RB: #2, Jorge Otero
- CB: #4, Francisco José Camarasa
- CB: #15, Patxi Ferreira
- LB: #21, Enrique Romero
- RM: #10, Fernando Gomez Colomer
- CM: #5, Mazinho
- CM: #6, Gaizka Mendieta
- LM: #14, Jose Ignacio Saenz
- RF: #8, Predrag Mijatovic
- LF: #19, Galvez
Transfers
In
Patxi Ferreira from Atlético Madrid
Sietes from Real Oviedo
Xabier Eskurza from FC Barcelona
José Ignacio Sáenz from Logroñés
Iñaki Hurtado from Real Valladolid
Viola from Corinthians
Out
FW Luboslav Penev to Atletico Madrid
GK Molina to Atletico Madrid
FW Oleg Salenko to Glasgow Rangers
Source: BDFutbol.com[5]
Competitions
La Liga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Atlético Madrid (C) | 42 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 75 | 32 | +43 | 87 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
2 | Valencia | 42 | 26 | 5 | 11 | 77 | 51 | +26 | 83 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
3 | Barcelona | 42 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 72 | 39 | +33 | 80 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] |
4 | Espanyol | 42 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 63 | 36 | +27 | 74 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
5 | Tenerife | 42 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 72 |
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) Champion.
Notes:
- Since Atlético Madrid, winners of 1995–96 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists Barcelona earned a spot in the first round of the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.
Position by round
Matches
2 September 1995 1 | Deportivo La Coruña | 3-0 | Valencia | La Coruña |
Manjarin 30' Bebeto 36' 59' |
Report | Stadium: Riazor |
10 September 1995 2 | Valencia | 1-0 | Real Valladolid | Valencia |
Galves 58' | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Megia Davila |
24 September 1995 4 | Valencia | 0–0 | Real Zaragoza | Valencia |
Report | Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Esquinas Torres |
1 October 1995 5 | Rayo Vallecano | 3-2 | Valencia | Madrid |
Aquino 53' Onesimo 73' Calderon 85' |
Report | Mijatovic 58'pen Mijatovic 74' |
Stadium: Vallecas Referee: Japon Sevilla |
4 October 1995 6 | Valencia | 4-3 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
Galvez 24' Fernando 29' Mijatovic 39' Arroyo 83' |
Report | Laudrup 51'pen Alkorta 65' Michel 89' |
Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Andradas Asurmendi |
8 October 1995 7 | Real Oviedo | 0-1 | Valencia | Oviedo |
Report | Fernando 78' | Stadium: Carlos Tartierre |
14 October 1995 8 | Valencia | 1-1 | Real Betis | Valencia |
Galvez 40' | Report | Pier 25' | Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Brito Arceo |
22 October 1995 9 | FC Barcelona | 1-0 | Valencia | Barcelona |
Prosinecki 83'pen | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Díaz Vega |
29 October 1995 10 | Valencia | 3-1 | Athletic de Bilbao | Valencia |
Camarasa 22' Galvez 23' Mijatovic 79' |
Report | Guerrero 81' | Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Lopez Nieto |
5 November 1995 11 | Valencia | 5-2 | SD Compostela | Valencia |
Mijatovic 6' Mijatovic 27'pen Viola 53' Galvez 63' Passi 81'og |
Report | Jose Ramon 10' Christensen 60' |
Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Rodriguez Martel |
12 November 1995 12 | UD Salamanca | 4-0 | Valencia | Salamanca |
Stinga 73' Barbara 5' Barbara 11' Claudio 71' |
Report | Stadium: Helmantico |
19 November 1995 13 | Valencia | 2-2 | CD Tenerife | Valencia |
Gomez 57'og Galvez 47' |
Report | Pizzi 21' Pizzi 49' |
Stadium: Mestalla |
26 November 1995 14 | Albacete Balompié | 1-3 | Valencia | Albacete |
Jose Ignacio 57' | Report | Mijatovic 5' Mijatovic 82' Viola 89' |
Stadium: Carlos Belmonte |
3 December 1995 15 | Valencia | 0-1 | Real Sociedad | Valencia |
Report | Idiakez 58' | Stadium: Mestalla |
9 December 1995 16 | Racing de Santander | 0-3 | Valencia | Santander |
Report | Mijatovic 4' Fernando 23' Mijatovic 64' |
Stadium: El Sardinero |
17 December 1995 17 | Valencia | 0-1 | Atletico de Madrid | Valencia |
Report | Caminero 88' | Stadium: Mestalla |
20 December 1995 18 | Sporting de Gijón | 1-3 | Valencia | Gijón |
Yekini 73' | Report | Mijatovic 41' Mijatovic 75' Viola 85' |
Stadium: Principado de Asturias |
7 January 1995 20 | RCD Espanyol | 2-0 | Valencia | Barcelona |
Lardin 29' Lardin 80' |
Report | Stadium: Montjuic |
14 January 1996 21 | Valencia | 3-0 | RC Celta | Valencia |
Romero 18' Arroyo 53' Poyatos 89' |
Report | Stadium: Mestalla |
20 January 1996 22 | Valencia | 2-1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Valencia |
Mijatovic 66' Mijatovic 88' |
Report | Aldana 15' | Stadium: Mestalla |
24 January 1996 23 | Real Valladolid | 2-5 | Valencia | Valladolid |
Quevedo 64' Benjamin 82' |
Report | Galvez 4' Galvez 22' Galvez 58' Fernando 24' Fernando 55' |
Stadium: Jose Zorrilla |
28 January 1996 24 | Valencia | 4-1 | Merida | Valencia |
Poyatos 30' Mijatovic 35' Mijatovic 67'pen Galvez 70' |
Report | Korino 75' | Stadium: Mestalla |
3 February 1996 25 | Real Zaragoza | 4-1 | Valencia | Zaragoza |
Poyet 26' Morientes 70' Morientes 76' Morientes 85' |
Report | Galvez 67' | Stadium: La Romareda |
10 February 1996 26 | Valencia | 3-0 | Rayo Vallecano | Valencia |
Camarasa 27' Mijatovic 11' Eskurza 75' |
Report | Stadium: Mestalla |
17 February 1996 27 | Real Madrid | 0-0 | Valencia | Madrid |
Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu |
25 February 1996 28 | Valencia | 3-1 | Real Oviedo | Valencia |
Poyatos 13' Mijatovic 53' Arroyo 88' |
Report | Cesar 32' | Stadium: Mestalla |
3 March 1996 29 | Real Betis | 3-0 | Valencia | Sevilla |
Sabas 55' Sabas 67' Sabas 71' |
Report | Stadium: Benito Villamarin |
9 March 1996 30 | Valencia | 4-1 | FC Barcelona | Valencia |
Fernando 40' Viola 43' Mijatovic 48' 88' |
Report | Amor 68' | Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Carmona Mendez |
17 March 1996 31 | Athletic de Bilbao | 0-1 | Valencia | Bilbao |
Report | Viola 86' | Stadium: San Mamés |
24 March 1996 32 | SD Compostela | 0-4 | Valencia | Santiago de Compostela |
Report | Viola 28' Viola 40' Mijatovic 74' Arroyo 62' |
Stadium: San Lazaro |
27 March 1996 33 | Valencia | 2-0 | UD Salamanca | Valencia |
Poyatos 42' Viola 65' |
Report | Stadium: Mestalla |
31 March 1996 34 | Tenerife | 2-1 | Valencia | Santa Cruz de La Palma |
Llorente 74' Pizzi 80' |
Report | Fernando 17' | Stadium: Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez |
7 April 1996 35 | Valencia | 1-0 | Albacete Balompié | Valencia |
Fernando 85' | Report | Stadium: Mestalla |
14 April 1996 36 | Real Sociedad | 5-2 | Valencia | San Sebastian |
Luis Perez 12' 15' 35' Craioveanu 32' Karpin 74' |
Report | Fernando 49' Mijatovic 80' |
Stadium: Anoeta |
20 April 1996 37 | Valencia | 2-1 | Racing de Santander | Valencia |
Viola 5' Viola 43' |
Report | Billabona 16' | Stadium: Mestalla |
27 April 1996 38 | Atletico de Madrid | 2-3 | Valencia | Madrid |
Pantic 44' Geli 57' Kiko 76' |
Report | Mijatovic 11' Mijatovic 55'pen Poyatos 74' |
Stadium: Vicente Calderon Referee: Dauden Ibañez |
4 May 1996 39 | Valencia | 1-0 | Sporting de Gijón | Valencia |
Viola 57' | Report | Stadium: Mestalla |
12 May 1996 40 | Sevilla | 1-2 | Valencia | Sevilla |
Suker 74' | Report | Mijatovic 34'pen Mijatovic 65' |
Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan |
19 May 1996 41 | Valencia | 1-0 | RCD Espanyol | Valencia |
Arroyo 62' | Report | Stadium: Mestalla |
Source: Competitive Matches[6]
Copa del Rey
2nd Round[8]
25 October 1995 | RCD Mallorca | 0-0 | Valencia | Mallorca |
Stadium: Olimpico |
8 November 1995 | Valencia | 0-0 | RC Mallorca | Valencia |
Stadium: Mestalla |
3rd Round
30 November 1995 | Real Oviedo | 1-1 | Valencia | Oviedo |
Oli 55' | Mijatović 77' | Stadium: Principado de Asturias |
12 December 1995 | Valencia | 1-0 | Real Oviedo | Valencia |
Berto 45' (o.g.) | Stadium: Mestalla |
Round of 16
17 January 1995 | Valencia CF | 3-0 | RC Celta | Valencia |
Mijatović 21' (pen.) Arroyo 36' Gálvez 56' |
Stadium: Mestalla |
Quarterfinals
30 January 1996 | Sevilla CF | 1-1 | Valencia | Sevilla |
Monchu 19' | Mijatović 33' (pen.) | Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan |
13 February 1996 | Valencia CF | 2-0 | Sevilla CF | Valencia |
Mijatović 32', 68' | Stadium: Mestalla |
Semifinals
21 February 1996 | Valencia CF | 3-5 | Atletico de Madrid | Valencia |
Gálvez 6' Fernando 44' Mijatović 90' |
Pantić 47', 64' Biagini 72' Juan Carlos 80' Roberto 88' |
Stadium: Mestalla |
Statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | 1995-96 La Liga | 1995-96 Copa del Rey | |||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
1 | GK | Andoni Zubizarreta | 39 | -44 | 39 | -44 | |||
3 | DF | Jorge Otero | 37 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
4 | DF | Francisco José Camarasa | 39 | 2 | 39 | 2 | |||
15 | MF | Francisco Ferreira | 24 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |||
21 | DF | Enrique Romero | 30 | 1 | 30 | 1 | |||
10 | MF | Fernando | 42 | 10 | 42 | 10 | |||
5 | MF | Mazinho | 40 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |||
6 | MF | Gaizka Mendieta | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | |||
14 | MF | Jose Ignacio | 27 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |||
8 | FW | Predrag Mijatovic | 40 | 28 | 40 | 28 | |||
22 | FW | Galvez | 28 | 11 | 28 | 11 | |||
2 | DF | Engonga | 25 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |||
7 | FW | Sietes | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
9 | FW | Viola | 30 | 11 | 30 | 11 | |||
11 | MF | Poyatos | 32 | 5 | 32 | 5 | |||
12 | MF | Xabier Eskurza | 27 | 1 | 27 | 1 | |||
13 | GK | Jorge Bartual | 4 | -7 | 4 | -7 | |||
17 | FW | Iñaki Hurtado | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |||
18 | MF | Carlos Arroyo | 30 | 6 | 30 | 6 | |||
19 | DF | Javi Navarro | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | |||
20 | FW | Serer | |||||||
26 | FW | Raul Martinez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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References
- La Liga Primera Division 95–96 RSSSF.com
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- "Valencia 4-1 FC Barcelona". ciberche.net. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
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