2011–12 Valencia CF season explained

Club:Valencia
Season:2011–12
Manager:Unai Emery
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Chairman:Manuel Llorente
Chrtitle:President
Stadium:Mestalla
League:La Liga
League Result:3rd
Cup1:Copa del Rey
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
Cup2:UEFA Champions League
Cup2 Result:Group stage
Cup3:UEFA Europa League
Cup3 Result:Semi-finals
League Topscorer:Roberto Soldado (17)
Season Topscorer:Roberto Soldado (26)
Highest Attendance:51,800 vs Barcelona
(1 February 2012)
Lowest Attendance:20,000 vs Getafe
(29 October 2011)
Average Attendance:38,314 (including
Trofeu Taronja)
Prevseason:2010–11
Nextseason:2012–13
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The 2011–12 season was Valencia Club de Fútbol's 94th in existence and the club's 25th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. The season was the fourth season of Unai Emery in front of team.

Squad

Players

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

From Valencia Mestalla

See main article: Valencia CF Mestalla.

Out on loan

Detailed squad information

NameDate of birth (Age)Place of birthDate signedSigned fromContract expiresNotes
Goalkeepers
1GK}}|GKDiego Alves24 June 1985 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil4 June 201130 June 2015
13GK}}|GKVicente Guaita18 February 1987 Torrent, Spain2 October 2008 (d)Youth system30 June 2015
25GK}}|GKMiguel Ángel Moyà2 April 1984 Binissalem, Spain25 June 2009 Mallorca30 June 2013Out on loan at Getafe
43GK}}|GKCristiano29 November 1990 Munich, Germany25 July 2011 Braga30 June 2012On loan from Braga
Valencia Mestalla member
Defenders
2RB}}|RBBruno1 October 1980 El Masnou, Spain1 July 200930 June 2012
3CB}}|CBHedwiges Maduro13 February 1985Almere, Netherlands18 January 2008 Ajax Amsterdam30 June 2012
4CB}}|CBAdil Rami27 December 1985 Bastia, France3 January 2011 Lille30 June 2014
12RB}}|RBAntonio Barragán12 June 1987 Pontedeume, Spain30 August 2011 Valladolid30 June 2015
15CB}}|CBÁngel Dealbert1 January 1983 Benlloc, Spain12 June 2009 Castellón30 June 2012
17LB}}|LBJordi Alba21 March 1989 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain13 September 2009 (d)Youth system30 June 2013
18CB}}|CBVíctor Ruiz25 January 1989 Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain30 August 2011 Napoli30 June 2016
20CB}}|CBRicardo Costa27 August 1981 Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal17 May 2010 Wolfsburg30 June 2014
22LB}}|LBJérémy Mathieu29 October 1983 Luxeuil-les-Bains, France10 June 2009 Toulouse30 June 2013
23RWB}}|RWBMiguel4 January 1980 Lisbon, Portugal19 August 2005 Benfica30 June 2012
Midfielders
5DM}}|DMMehmet Topal3 March 1986Malatya, Turkey12 May 2010 Galatasaray30 June 2014
6DM}}|DMDavid Albelda1 September 1977La Pobla Llarga, Spain15 March 1998 (d)Youth system30 June 2013
7AM}}|AMJonas1 April 1984 Bebedouro, Brazil24 January 2011 Grêmio30 June 2015
8AM}}|AMSofiane Feghouli26 December 1989 Levallois-Perret, France23 May 2010 Grenoble30 June 2014
10CM}}|CMÉver Banega29 June 1988 Rosario, Argentina5 January 2008 Boca Juniors30 June 2015
14LW}}|LWPablo Piatti31 March 1989Ucacha, Argentina6 July 2011 Almería30 June 2016
16AM}}|AMSergio Canales16 February 1991 Santander, Spain30 July 2011 Real Madrid30 June 2013On loan from Real Madrid
19RW}}|RWPablo Hernández11 April 1985 Castelló de la Plana, Spain16 June 2008 Getafe30 June 2014Originally from youth system
21CM}}|CMDani Parejo16 April 1989 Coslada, Spain14 June 2011 Getafe30 June 2016
24CM}}|CMTino Costa9 January 1985Las Flores, Argentina1 July 2010 Montpellier30 June 2014
28LW}}|LWJuan Bernat1 March 1993 Cullera, Spain27 August 2011 (d)Youth system30 June 2015Valencia Mestalla member
–AM}}|AMMíchel29 July 1988 Burjassot, Spain29 October 2008 (d)Youth system30 June 2013Out on loan at Hércules
–AM}}|AMAlejandro Domínguez10 June 1981Lanús, Argentina14 December 2009 Rubin Kazan30 June 2013Out on loan at River Plate
Forwards
9ST}}|STRoberto Soldado27 May 1985 Valencia, Spain10 June 2010 Getafe30 June 2014
11ST}}|STAritz Aduriz11 February 1981 San Sebastián, Spain14 July 2010 Mallorca30 June 2014
27ST}}|STPaco Alcácer30 August 1993 Torrent, Spain11 November 2010 (d)Youth system30 June 2016Valencia Mestalla member
Notes: (d), debut in first team in an official match

Transfers

In

Total expenditure: €27,400,000

Out

Total income: €40,500,000

Club

Current technical staff

Source: Valencia CF Official Website

Statistics

Player stats

PlayerTotalLa LigaCopa del ReyChampions LeagueEuropa LeagueNotes
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Disciplinary record

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

Competitions

Overall Friendly Trophies

TrophyOrganizerTypeResultPlaceFirst matchLast match
I Kärnten Soccer CupEuropean Summer League / CarinthiaLeague non-Round RobinWinnersCarinthia (Austria)19 July 201123 July 2011
XL Trofeu TaronjaValenciaOne match trophyWinnersMestalla, Valencia (Spain)12 August 2011
VIII Trofeo Memorial Juan RojasAlmeríaOne match trophyRunners-upJuegos Mediterráneos, Almería (Spain)14 August 2011
Todos con Lorca, trofeo benéficoAyuntamiento de LorcaTriangularWinnersNueva Condomina, Murcia (Spain)1 September 2011
IV Dynamo Charities CupHouston DynamoOne match trophyWinnersBBVA Compass Stadium, Houston (USA)1 June 2012
Source: Fiendlies

Qualifying for next season competitions

CompetitionOrganizerReasonDate assuredStarting round
2012–13 Copa del ReyRFEFAs member of 2011–12 La Liga22 July 2011[1] Round of 32[2]
2012–13 La LigaLFP, RFEFAs one of 17 best 2011–12 La Liga teams11 April 2012[3] –
2012–13 UEFA Champions LeagueUEFAAs 2011–12 La Liga 3rd team2 May 2012[4] Group stage

La Liga

See main article: 2011–12 La Liga.

Matches

Copa del Rey

See main article: 2011–12 Copa del Rey.

Semi-finals

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.

Knockout phase

See main article: 2011–12 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.

Semi-finals

2011–12 Valencia Féminas season

Competitions

Primera División

See main article: 2011–12 Primera División (women).

Matches

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: RFEF 2011/12 Circular nº5 . . Spanish . 22 July 2011 . 4 February 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111202125155/http://www.rfef.es/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/formacion/CIRCULAR%205%20ok.pdf . 2 December 2011 . dead . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: RFEF 2012/13 Circular nº5 . . Spanish . 20 July 2012 . 9 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019070546/http://rfef.es/GetDoc?UniqueKeyValue=56727&ShowPath=false&Download=true . 19 October 2012 .
  3. Web site: League table after matchday 33 (matchday 20 postponed) . . German . 11 April 2012 . 12 April 2012.
  4. Web site: League table after matchday 36 . . German . 3 May 2012 . 3 May 2012.

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