The 2013–14 season was Valencia Club de Fútbol's 96th in existence and the club's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.
Valencia endured its worst domestic season since 2007–08, following a serious hamstring injury to star goalkeeper Diego Alves. Contrary to the previous four seasons under the guidance of Unai Emery, Mauricio Pellegrino, Ernesto Valverde and Miroslav Đukić, Valencia's offence malfunctioned, and in December, Đukić was fired by the club, with successful former San Lorenzo coach Juan Antonio Pizzi taking over.
With Pizzi at the helm, Valencia managed to salvage some respectability by reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated by eventual champions Sevilla. Following that narrow defeat, Valencia failed to qualify to Europe for the next season for the first time since 1997–98 due to a lowly eighth-place finish in La Liga. In June 2014, the club was sold to Singaporean consortium Meriton Holdings, owned by Peter Lim.
Season summary Valencia continued its increasingly frustrating run without the league title, which was extended to ten years following a chaotic season. Coach Miroslav Đukić was fired when the side did not perform to the expected level, and the season saw a further two coaches (Nicolás Estévez and Juan Antonio Pizzi) trying to lead Valencia without much success. Under Pizzi's reign, Valencia recorded a surprise 3–2 victory over Barcelona at Camp Nou in February and a 2–2 draw against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in May. Despite the chaos, the side managed to reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League, where it lost to eventual champions Sevilla.
Another worry was the injury problems affecting goalkeeper Diego Alves, who only played in 26 of the 38 league matches.
After the season, Valencia signed Rodrigo De Paul from Racing Club for a fee of €4.6 million to help out with the goalscoring, while successful ex-Rio Ave coach Nuno Espírito Santo was appointed in the hope he could help Valencia return to winning ways. José Sevilla Álvarez, owner of Bankia, sold the club to Singaporean Peter Lim to help Valencia clear its debt.
Players
The numbers are established according to the official website: www.valenciacf.com
From Valencia Mestalla
Out on loan
Detailed squad information Name Date of birth (age) Place of birth Date signed Signed from Contract expires Notes GoalkeepersVicente Guaita Torrent, Spain2 October 2008 (d)Youth system, signed from Aldaya30 June 2015Diego Alves Rio de Janeiro, Brazil4 June 2011 São Paulo30 June 2015Yeray GómezSelva, Spain11 July 2013 Mallorca B30 June 2014 DefendersAdil Rami Bastia, France3 January 2011 Lille30 June 2014Víctor Ruiz Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain30 August 2011 Napoli30 June 2016João Pereira Lisbon, Portugal24 May 2012 Sporting CP30 June 2015Antonio Barragán Pontedeume, Spain30 August 2011 Real Valladolid30 June 2015Ricardo Costa Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal17 May 2010 VfL Wolfsburg30 June 2015Jérémy Mathieu Luxeuil-les-Bains, France10 June 2009 Toulouse30 June 2017 MidfieldersOriol RomeuUlldecona, Spain12 July 2013 Chelsea31 June 2014On loan from ChelseaSofiane Feghouli Levallois-Perret, France23 May 2010 Grenoble30 June 2016Éver Banega Rosario, Argentina5 January 2008 Boca Juniors30 June 2015Pablo PiattiUcacha, Argentina6 July 2011 Almería30 June 2016Juan Bernat Cullera, Spain27 August 2011 (d)Youth system, since beginnings30 June 2015Javi Fuego Pola de Siero, Spain1 July 2013 Rayo Vallecano30 June 2017Jonathan Viera Las Palmas de G.C., Spain6 May 2012 Las Palmas30 June 2017Andrés Guardado Guadalajara, Mexico28 May 2012 Deportivo La Coruña30 June 2016Dani Parejo Coslada, Spain14 June 2011 Getafe30 June 2016Sergio Canales Santander, Spain30 July 2011 Real Madrid30 June 2017Míchel Burjassot, Spain29 October 2008 (d) Levante30 June 2016 ForwardsJonas Bebedouro, Brazil24 January 2011 Grêmio30 June 2015Paco Alcácer Torrent, Spain11 November 2010 (d)Youth system, signed from Monte-Sión30 June 2016
Transfers
In
Out
Club
Technical staff
Competitions
Overall
Overall friendly trophies TrophyOrganizerTypeResultPlaceFirst matchLast matchInternational Champions CupInternational Champions Cup TournamentMestalla, Valencia (Spain)MetLife Stadium, NYC (United States)Sun Life Stadium, Miami (United States) 27 July 2013 6/7 August 2013XLII Trofeu Taronja – Estrella DammValencia CF One match trophyMestalla, Valencia (Spain) 10 August 2013
La Liga
League table
Matches
Copa del Rey
Valencia began in the last 32, beating Segunda División B side Gimnàstic de Tarragona before losing to Atlético Madrid in the last 16.
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Knockout phase
Pre-season and friendlies Valencia began training on 8 July 2013. The stage of pre-season was in Speyer, Germany, from Wednesday 10 July until Sunday 21 July, all players were invited and Mestalla members invited were Fede Cartabia, Mario Arqués, Salva Ruiz, José Luis Gayà and Robert. Players joining days later included Ricardo Costa, João Pereira, Adil Rami and Jérémy Mathieu on 9 July; Paco Alcácer on 10 July, Jonas, Éver Banega and Sofiane Feghouli on 13 July; Andrés Guardado, Juan Bernat and Gayà on 22 July; and Roberto Soldado on 27 July. Fernando Gago did not join the team. On 21 July, they returned to Valencia to participate in the International Champions Cup, which began in Valencia, then continued in the United States in August. Valencia presentations and the Orange Trophy were played on 10 August.
Statistics Appearances and goals Last updated on 17 May 2014
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! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have been loaned out or transferred
References
External links Official website