2020–21 Valencia CF season
The 2020–21 season is the 101st season in the existence of Valencia CF and its 86th consecutive season in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Valencia participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covers the period from 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
2020–21 season | ||||
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Owner | Peter Lim | |||
President | Anil Murthy | |||
Head coach | Javi Gracia | |||
Stadium | Mestalla | |||
La Liga | 14th | |||
Copa del Rey | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Carlos Soler (6) All: Carlos Soler (7) | |||
Biggest win | 4–1 vs Real Madrid | |||
Biggest defeat | 3–0 vs Sevilla | |||
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All statistics correct as of 30 January 2021. |
Players
Squad information
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Date of birth (Age) | Signed in | Contract ends | Signed from |
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Goalkeepers | |||||||
1 | GK | Jaume Doménech | 5 November 1990 | 2015 | 2022 | Valencia Mestalla | |
13 | GK | Jasper Cillessen | 22 April 1989 | 2019 | 2023 | Barcelona | |
25 | GK | Cristian Rivero | 21 March 1998 | 2019 | 2022 | Valencia Mestalla | |
Defenders | |||||||
2 | DF | Thierry Correia | 9 March 1999 | 2019 | 2024 | Sporting CP | |
3 | DF | Toni Lato | 21 October 1997 | 2017 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla | |
4 | DF | Eliaquim Mangala | 13 February 1991 | 2019 | 2021 | Manchester City | |
5 | DF | Gabriel Paulista | 26 December 1990 | 2017 | 2022 | Arsenal | |
6 | DF | Ferro | 26 March 1997 | 2021 (Loan) | 2021 | Benfica | |
12 | DF | Mouctar Diakhaby | 19 December 1996 | 2018 | 2023 | Lyon | |
14 | DF | José Luis Gayà (Captain) | 25 May 1995 | 2012 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla | |
15 | DF | Hugo Guillamón | 31 January 2000 | 2018 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla | |
Midfielders | |||||||
8 | MF | Carlos Soler | 2 January 1997 | 2016 | 2023 | Valencia Mestalla | |
10 | MF | Christian Oliva | 1 June 1996 | 2021 (Loan) | 2021 | Cagliari | |
18 | MF | Daniel Wass | 31 May 1989 | 2018 | 2022 | Celta Vigo | |
19 | MF | Uroš Račić | 17 March 1998 | 2018 | 2024 | Red Star Belgrade | |
20 | MF | Lee Kang-in | 19 February 2001 | 2018 | 2022 | Valencia Mestalla | |
23 | MF | Jason | 7 June 1994 | 2019 | 2022 | Levante UD | |
26 | MF | Vicente Esquerdo | 2 January 1999 | 2018 | 2022 | Valencia Mestalla | |
30 | MF | Yunus Musah | 29 November 2002 | 2019 | 2022 | Valencia Mestalla | |
Forwards | |||||||
7 | FW | Gonçalo Guedes | 29 November 1996 | 2017 | 2023 | Paris Saint-Germain | |
9 | FW | Kevin Gameiro | 9 May 1987 | 2018 | 2021 | Atlético Madrid | |
11 | FW | Patrick Cutrone | 3 January 1998 | 2021 (Loan) | 2021 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
17 | FW | Denis Cheryshev | 26 November 1990 | 2018 | 2022 | Villarreal | |
21 | FW | Manu Vallejo | 14 February 1997 | 2019 | 2024 | Cádiz | |
22 | FW | Maxi Gómez | 14 August 1996 | 2019 | 2024 | Celta Vigo | |
37 | FW | Álex Blanco | 16 December 1998 | 2018 | 2021 | Valencia Mestalla | |
Players who left during season | |||||||
6 | MF | Geoffrey Kondogbia | 15 February 1993 | 2017 | 2022 | Internazionale | |
Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Transfers
In
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
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3 | DF | Toni Lato | Osasuna | Loan return | 31 July 2020 | |
23 | MF | Jason | Getafe | Loan return | 31 July 2020 | |
32 | DF | Álex Centelles | Famalicão | Loan return | 31 July 2020 | |
19 | MF | Uroš Račić | Famalicão | Loan return | 31 July 2020 | |
MF | Álex Carbonell | Fortuna Sittard | Loan return | 31 July 2020 | ||
37 | FW | Álex Blanco | Zaragoza | Loan return | 31 July 2020 | |
24 | MF | Cristiano Piccini | Atalanta | Loan return | 23 January 2021 | |
11 | FW | Patrick Cutrone | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Season loan | 31 January 2021 | |
6 | DF | Ferro | Benfica | Season loan | 31 January 2021 | |
10 | MF | Christian Oliva | Cagliari | Season loan | 1 February 2021 | |
Out
No. | Pos | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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3 | DF | Jaume Costa | Villarreal | Loan return | 31 July 2020 | [1] |
25 | DF | Alessandro Florenzi | Roma | Loan return | 31 July 2020 | [2] |
DF | Jorge Sáenz | Celta Vigo | Season loan | 31 July 2020 | ||
20 | FW | Ferran Torres | Manchester City | €27,000,000 | 4 August 2020 | [3] |
17 | MF | Francis Coquelin | Villarreal | €11,000,000 | 12 August 2020 | [4] |
10 | MF | Dani Parejo | Villarreal | Free | [5] | |
32 | DF | Javier Jiménez | Albacete | Season loan | 13 August 2020 | [6] |
DF | Adrià Guerrero | Lugano | Season loan | 20 August 2020 | [7] | |
19 | FW | Rodrigo | Leeds United | €35,000,000 | 25 August 2020 | [8] |
21 | DF | Cristiano Piccini | Atalanta | Season loan + option to buy at €3,000,000 | 9 September 2020 | [9] |
MF | Álex Carbonell | FC Luzern | Free | 25 September 2020 | ||
MF | Álex Centelles | UD Almería | Free | 2 October 2020 | [10] | |
6 | MF | Geoffrey Kondogbia | Atlético Madrid | £18,000,000 | 3 November 2020 | [11] |
11 | FW | Rubén Sobrino | Cádiz | Season loan | 31 January 2021 | [12] |
Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
22 August 2020 Friendly | Valencia | 1–0 | Castellón | Paterna, Spain |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna Attendance: 0 Referee: Iván Muñoz Pérez |
28 August 2020 Friendly | Valencia | 2–1 | Villarreal | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Francisco Hernández Maeso |
Competitions
Overview
Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
La Liga | 13 September 2020 | 23 May 2021 | Matchday 1 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 22.73 | |
Copa del Rey | 16 December 2020 | 27 January 2021 | First round | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 75.00 |
Total | 26 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 36 | +2 | 30.77 |
Last updated: 7 February 2021
La Liga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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10 | Celta Vigo | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 33 | −7 | 26 |
11 | Athletic Bilbao | 21 | 7 | 4 | 10 | 28 | 26 | +2 | 25 |
12 | Valencia | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 24 |
13 | Getafe | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 26 | −9 | 24 |
14 | Cádiz | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 35 | −15 | 24 |
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2021. Source: La Liga
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 (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[13]
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 (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[13]
Results summary
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 30 | −2 | 24 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 14 | +2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | −4 |
Last updated: 7 February 2021.
Source: La Liga
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[14][15]
13 September 2020 1 | Valencia | 4–2 | Levante | Valencia |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
19 September 2020 2 | Celta Vigo | 2–1 | Valencia | Vigo |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
26 September 2020 3 | Valencia | 1–1 | Huesca | Valencia |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
29 September 2020 4 | Real Sociedad | 0–1 | Valencia | San Sebastián |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
3 October 2020 5 | Valencia | 0–2 | Real Betis | Valencia |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
18 October 2020 6 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Valencia | Villarreal |
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
23 October 2020 7 | Elche | 2–1 | Valencia | Elche |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: César Soto Grado |
1 November 2020 8 | Valencia | 2–2 | Getafe | Valencia |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
8 November 2020 9 | Valencia | 4–1 | Real Madrid | Valencia |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
22 November 2020 10 | Alavés | 2–2 | Valencia | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
28 November 2020 11 | Valencia | 0–1 | Atlético Madrid | Valencia |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
7 December 2020 12 | Eibar | 0–0 | Valencia | Eibar |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
12 December 2020 13 | Valencia | 2–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Valencia |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
19 December 2020 14 | Barcelona | 2–2 | Valencia | Barcelona |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
22 December 2020 15 | Valencia | 0–1 | Sevilla | Valencia |
17:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez |
30 December 2020 16 | Granada | 2–1 | Valencia | Granada |
17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
4 January 2021 17 | Valencia | 1–1 | Cádiz | Valencia |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: David Medié Jiménez |
10 January 2021 18 | Valladolid | 0–1 | Valencia | Valladolid |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
21 January 2021 19 | Valencia | 1–1 | Osasuna | Valencia |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
24 January 2021 20 | Atlético Madrid | 3–1 | Valencia | Madrid |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
30 January 2021 21 | Valencia | 1–0 | Elche | Valencia |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
7 February 2021 22 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Valencia | Bilbao |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0[lower-alpha 1] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
14 February 2021 23 | Real Madrid | v | Valencia | Madrid |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano[17] |
20 February 2021 24 | Valencia | v | Celta Vigo | Valencia |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Mestalla |
Copa del Rey
16 December 2020 First round | Terrassa | 2–4 (a.e.t.) | Valencia | Terrassa |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Olímpic Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
7 January 2021 Second round | Yeclano | 1–4 | Valencia | Yecla |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report |
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Stadium: La Constitución Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea |
17 January 2021 Round of 32 | Alcorcón | 0–2 | Valencia | Las Rozas[lower-alpha 2] |
18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: La Ciudad del Fútbol Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
27 January 2021 Round of 16 | Sevilla | 3–0 | Valencia | Seville |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
- Last updated 7 February 2021
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | Jaume Doménech | 22 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
13 | GK | Jasper Cillessen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
25 | GK | Cristian Rivero | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | Thierry Correia | 18 | 1 | 11+4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||||
3 | DF | Toni Lato | 12 | 1 | 4+5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |||||
4 | DF | Eliaquim Mangala | 8 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||
5 | DF | Gabriel | 18 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||||
6 | DF | Ferro | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
12 | DF | Mouctar Diakhaby | 16 | 1 | 14+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
14 | DF | José Luis Gayà | 20 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |||||
15 | DF | Hugo Guillamón | 14 | 1 | 11+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||
29 | DF | Kevin Sibille | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
31 | DF | Guillem Molina | 4 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |||||
32 | DF | Jesús Vázquez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
8 | MF | Carlos Soler | 20 | 7 | 17+1 | 6 | 0+2 | 1 | |||||
10 | MF | Christian Oliva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
17 | MF | Denis Cheryshev | 14 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
18 | MF | Daniel Wass | 22 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||
19 | MF | Uroš Račić | 20 | 2 | 12+4 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 | |||||
20 | MF | Lee Kang-in | 17 | 1 | 8+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |||||
23 | MF | Jason | 18 | 0 | 4+10 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | |||||
26 | MF | Vicente Esquerdo | 7 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |||||
27 | MF | Koba Koindredi | 6 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |||||
30 | MF | Yunus Musah | 24 | 2 | 14+7 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 | |||||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
7 | FW | Gonçalo Guedes | 20 | 3 | 14+3 | 1 | 2+1 | 2 | |||||
9 | FW | Kevin Gameiro | 13 | 1 | 5+8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
11 | FW | Patrick Cutrone | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
16 | FW | Álex Blanco | 10 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | |||||
21 | FW | Manu Vallejo | 22 | 5 | 7+12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||
22 | FW | Maxi Gómez | 19 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have been loaned out or transferred | |||||||||||||
6 | MF | Geoffrey Kondogbia | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
11 | FW | Rubén Sobrino | 9 | 1 | 0+5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Goalscorers
- As of 24 January 2021
Rank | No. | Pos | Nat | Name | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
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1 | 8 | MF | Carlos Soler | 6 | 1 | 7 | |
2 | 15 | FW | Manu Vallejo | 4 | 1 | 5 | |
22 | FW | Maxi Gómez | 5 | 0 | 5 | ||
4 | 7 | FW | Gonçalo Guedes | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
5 | 19 | MF | Uroš Račić | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
30 | MF | Yunus Musah | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
7 | 2 | DF | Thierry Correia | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
3 | DF | Toni Lato | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
5 | DF | Gabriel Paulista | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
9 | FW | Kevin Gameiro | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
11 | FW | Rubén Sobrino | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
12 | DF | Mouctar Diakhaby | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
15 | DF | Hugo Guillamón | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
18 | MF | Daniel Wass | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
20 | MF | Lee Kang-in | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
27 | MF | Koba Koindredi | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Own goals | 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||
Totals | 26 | 10 | 36 |
Notes
- The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[16]
- Given the impossibility of being able to play the match at the Santo Domingo stadium in Alcorcón due to the consequences of the “Filomena” storm.
References
- "Official Statement - Jaume Costa". valenciacf.com. Valencia. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
- Official communication, 30 January 2020
- "OFFICIAL STATEMENT | FERRAN TORRES". Valencia CF. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- "Pressure grows on Valencia's Peter Lim as Francis Coquelin is sold to Villarreal". 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- "Valencia CF have reached an agreement with Villarreal CF for the transfer of footballer Dani Parejo". 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- "Javi Jiménez, nuevo jugador del Albacete Balompié" [Javi Jiménez, new player of Albacete Balompié] (in Spanish). Albacete Balompié. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- David Torres (20 August 2020). "Oficial: Adrián Guerrero se va cedido al Lugano" (in Spanish). eldesmarque.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
- "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Rodrigo Moreno". Valencia CF. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- "Official Statement | Cristiano Piccini". Valencia CF. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- "Alex Centelles, lateral zurdo de gran proyección ofensiva, nuevo fichaje". UD Almería. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
- "Kondogbia transfer". As.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Rubén Sobrino" (in Spanish). valenciacf.com. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- "El sorteo del calendario de Primera División, mañana lunes a las 18:30 en la sede de la RFEF". rfef.es (in Spanish). 30 August 2020.
- "El calendario oficial de LaLiga Santander 2020/21, a un clic". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
- "La Liga pins hopes on the unpredictable as Spanish football returns without heavyweights". Yahoo Sports. 11 September 2020.
- Due to the on-going renovations of the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid played their home matches at the Alfredo di Stéfano.
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