2015–16 Valencia CF season explained

Club:Valencia
Season:2015–16
Owner:Peter Lim
Manager:Nuno Espírito Santo
(until 29 November 2015)
Voro (caretaker)
(starting 30 November 2015 until 5 December)
Gary Neville
(starting 6 December 2015 until 30 March 2016)
Pako Ayestarán
(from 30 March 2016)
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Chairman:Chan Lay Hoon
Chrtitle:President
Stadium:Mestalla
League:La Liga
League Result:12th
Cup1:Copa del Rey
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
Cup2:UEFA Champions League
Cup2 Result:Group stage
Cup3:UEFA Europa League
Cup3 Result:Round of 16
League Topscorer:Paco Alcácer (13)
Season Topscorer:Paco Alcácer (15)
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Prevseason:2014–15
Nextseason:2016–17

The 2015–16 season is Valencia Club de Fútbol's 96th in the club's history and their 81st in La Liga. The club qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2012–13. They began in the play-off round, where a win over Monaco saw them qualify for the group stages, where they competed in Group H, finishing third and dropping into the round of 32 of the UEFA Europa League. Valencia also competed in the Copa del Rey, entering at the round of 32 and being eliminated by Barcelona 8–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals.

Players

See also: List of Valencia CF players. [1]

From the Youth Squad

[2] [3] [3]

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Total spending: €128,000,000

Out

Total income: €47,700,000

Total expenditure: €80,300,000

Competitions

La Liga

See main article: 2015–16 La Liga.

Matches

Copa del Rey

See main article: 2015–16 Copa del Rey.

Semi-finals

UEFA Champions League

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League.

Group stage

UEFA Europa League

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League.

Knockout phase

See main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase.

Round of 16

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 15 May 2016

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Primer equipo. First team. Valencia CF. Spanish. 31 January 2014.
  2. http://www.levante-emv.com/valencia-cf/2015/11/21/meteorico-salto-rafa-mir/1344436.html El meteórico salto de Rafa Mir
  3. Fran Villalba e Ibrahim Diallo pasan de niños a mayores, Superdeporte, 4 August 2015