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.

Valencia CF
2020–21 season
OwnerPeter Lim
PresidentAnil Murthy
Head coachJavi Gracia
StadiumMestalla
La Liga14th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Carlos Soler (6)

All:
Carlos Soler (7)
Biggest win4–1 vs Real Madrid
Biggest defeat3–0 vs Sevilla
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
Goalkeepers
1 GK Jaume Doménech (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 2015 2022 Valencia Mestalla
13 GK Jasper Cillessen (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 2019 2023 Barcelona
25 GK Cristian Rivero (1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 2019 2022 Valencia Mestalla
Defenders
2 DF Thierry Correia (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 2019 2024 Sporting CP
3 DF Toni Lato (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 2017 2023 Valencia Mestalla
4 DF Eliaquim Mangala (1991-02-13) 13 February 1991 2019 2021 Manchester City
5 DF Gabriel Paulista (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 2017 2022 Arsenal
6 DF Ferro (1997-03-26) 26 March 1997 2021 (Loan) 2021 Benfica
12 DF Mouctar Diakhaby (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 2018 2023 Lyon
14 DF José Luis Gayà (Captain) (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 2012 2023 Valencia Mestalla
15 DF Hugo Guillamón (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 2018 2023 Valencia Mestalla
Midfielders
8 MF Carlos Soler (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 2016 2023 Valencia Mestalla
10 MF Christian Oliva (1996-06-01) 1 June 1996 2021 (Loan) 2021 Cagliari
18 MF Daniel Wass (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 2018 2022 Celta Vigo
19 MF Uroš Račić (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 2018 2024 Red Star Belgrade
20 MF Lee Kang-in (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 2018 2022 Valencia Mestalla
23 MF Jason (1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 2019 2022 Levante UD
26 MF Vicente Esquerdo (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 2018 2022 Valencia Mestalla
30 MF Yunus Musah (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 2019 2022 Valencia Mestalla
Forwards
7 FW Gonçalo Guedes (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 2017 2023 Paris Saint-Germain
9 FW Kevin Gameiro (1987-05-09) 9 May 1987 2018 2021 Atlético Madrid
11 FW Patrick Cutrone (1998-01-03) 3 January 1998 2021 (Loan) 2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers
17 FW Denis Cheryshev (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 2018 2022 Villarreal
21 FW Manu Vallejo (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 2019 2024 Cádiz
22 FW Maxi Gómez (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 2019 2024 Celta Vigo
37 FW Álex Blanco (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 2018 2021 Valencia Mestalla
Players who left during season
6 MF Geoffrey Kondogbia (1993-02-15) 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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
31 DF  ESP Guillem Molina
No. Pos. Nation Player
38 FW  ESP Pablo Gozalbez

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  ESP Jorge Sáenz (at Celta Vigo until 30 June 2021)
32 DF  ESP Javi Jiménez (at Albacete until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  ESP Adrià Guerrero (at Lugano until 30 June 2021)
21 FW  ESP Rubén Sobrino (at Cádiz until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
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
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)
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
29 August 2020 Friendly Levante 0–0 Valencia San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rafael Sánchez López
5 September 2020 Friendly Valencia 3–1 Cartagena Paterna, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna
Attendance: 0

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 13 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 22 5 9 8 28 30 −2 022.73
Copa del Rey 16 December 2020 27 January 2021 First round Round of 16 4 3 0 1 10 6 +4 075.00
Total 26 8 9 9 38 36 +2 030.77

Last updated: 7 February 2021

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
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]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324
GroundHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH
ResultWLDWLLLDWDLDDDLLDWDLWD
Position1552812141399141312131417171414141412
Updated to match(es) played on 7 February 2021. Source: La Liga
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)
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)
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
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)
  • Pascual  9'
  • Fernández  50'
Report
Stadium: Olímpic
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
7 January 2021 Second round Yeclano 1–4 Valencia Yecla
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Vaquero  8'
  • Oca  46',  72'
  • Castillo  52'
Report
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 TotalLa LigaCopa del Rey
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Jaume Doménech 22022000
13 GK Jasper Cillessen 000000
25 GK Cristian Rivero 400040
Defenders
2 DF Thierry Correia 18111+4031
3 DF Toni Lato 1214+5130
4 DF Eliaquim Mangala 804+1030
5 DF Gabriel 18216220
6 DF Ferro 000000
12 DF Mouctar Diakhaby 16114+110+10
14 DF José Luis Gayà 2001900+10
15 DF Hugo Guillamón 14111+2110
29 DF Kevin Sibille 100010
31 DF Guillem Molina 400+101+20
32 DF Jesús Vázquez 100010
Midfielders
8 MF Carlos Soler 20717+160+21
10 MF Christian Oliva 000000
17 MF Denis Cheryshev 14010+3010
18 MF Daniel Wass 22221210
19 MF Uroš Račić 20212+413+11
20 MF Lee Kang-in 1718+602+11
23 MF Jason 1804+1002+20
26 MF Vicente Esquerdo 703+101+20
27 MF Koba Koindredi 610+2041
30 MF Yunus Musah 24214+711+21
Forwards
7 FW Gonçalo Guedes 20314+312+12
9 FW Kevin Gameiro 1315+8100
11 FW Patrick Cutrone 100+1000
16 FW Álex Blanco 1002+501+20
21 FW Manu Vallejo 2257+12431
22 FW Maxi Gómez 19519500
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have been loaned out or transferred
6 MF Geoffrey Kondogbia 505000
11 FW Rubén Sobrino 910+5041

Goalscorers

As of 24 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name La Liga Copa del Rey Total
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

  1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[16]
  2. 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

  1. "Official Statement - Jaume Costa". valenciacf.com. Valencia. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
  2. Official communication, 30 January 2020
  3. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT | FERRAN TORRES". Valencia CF. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  4. "Pressure grows on Valencia's Peter Lim as Francis Coquelin is sold to Villarreal". 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  5. "Valencia CF have reached an agreement with Villarreal CF for the transfer of footballer Dani Parejo". 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
  6. "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.
  7. David Torres (20 August 2020). "Oficial: Adrián Guerrero se va cedido al Lugano" (in Spanish). eldesmarque.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  8. "OFFICIAL STATEMENT: Rodrigo Moreno". Valencia CF. 25 August 2020. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  9. "Official Statement | Cristiano Piccini". Valencia CF. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  10. "Alex Centelles, lateral zurdo de gran proyección ofensiva, nuevo fichaje". UD Almería. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  11. "Kondogbia transfer". As.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  12. "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Rubén Sobrino" (in Spanish). valenciacf.com. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
  13. "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
  14. "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.
  15. "El calendario oficial de LaLiga Santander 2020/21, a un clic". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
  16. "La Liga pins hopes on the unpredictable as Spanish football returns without heavyweights". Yahoo Sports. 11 September 2020.
  17. 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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