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During the 2005–06 Spanish football season, Valencia CF competed in La Liga.
| 2005-06 season | ||||
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| Manager |  Quique Sánchez Flores | |||
| Stadium | Mestalla Stadium | |||
| La Liga | 3rd | |||
| Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | |||
| Intertoto Cup | Runners-up | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: David Villa (25) All: David Villa (28) | |||
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Season summary edit
Valencia opened a new chapter in its history with the appointment of Spanish high-rated coach Quique Sánchez Flores, who had been successful managing Getafe. The most significant player during the season was new striker David Villa, signed from Real Zaragoza in the summer, who netted 25 goals over the full season but losing the topscoring battle of La Liga to Barcelona's Samuel Eto'o with 26 strikes, which was a near low-record. Valencia ended a league season finished 3rd place, just a single point behind Real Madrid and secured UEFA Champions League third qualifying round in the following season. To make matters worse, Valencia had endured a worst UEFA Intertoto Cup run, being beaten 1–0 later eliminated in the final UEFA Intertoto Cup by German club Hamburg and thus failed to qualify for UEFA Cup. This was only their earliest exit from European competitions for the first time.
Most notable new players also include Dutch veteran Patrick Kluivert, Spanish young defence starlet Raúl Albiol, Brazilian Edu and Juan Mora.
First-team squad edit
- Squad at end of season[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Left club during season edit
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Results edit
La Liga edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 80 | 35 | +45 | 82 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 70 | 40 | +30 | 70 | |
| 3 | Valencia | 38 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 69 | Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Osasuna | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 49 | 43 | +6 | 68 | |
| 5 | Sevilla | 38 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 54 | 39 | +15 | 68 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions
Copa del Rey edit
Quarter-final edit
| 19 January 2006 | Deportivo | 1–0 | Valencia | A Coruña |
| 22:00 CET | Sergio  78' (pen.) |
Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González  |
| 25 January 2006 1 February 2006[2] | Valencia | 1–1 | Deportivo | Valencia |
| 22:00 CET 22:00 CET |
Villa 43' |
Report (in Spanish) Report (in Spanish) |
Víctor 69' (pen) |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 32,000 / 0 Referee: Megía Dávila  |
Intertoto Cup edit
Third round edit
| 17 July 2005 | Gent  | 0–0 | Valencia | Jules Ottenstadion, Ghent |
| Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Paolo Dondarini (Italy) |
| 23 July 2005 | Valencia | 2–0 | Gent | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
| Villa 6' Kluivert 80' |
Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Ruud Bossen (Netherlands) |
Valencia won 2–0 on aggregate.
Semi-final edit
| 27 July 2005 | Valencia | 4–0 |  Roda | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
| 22:00 | Rufete 36', 41', 50' Moretti 83' |
Report | Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Markus Nobs (Switzerland) |
| 3 August 2005 | Roda | 0–0 | Valencia | Parkstad Limburg Stadion, Kerkrade |
| 20:00 | Report | Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Espen Berntsen (Norway) |
Valencia won 4–0 on aggregate.
Final edit
| 9 August 2005 | Hamburg  | 1–0 | Valencia | AOL Arena, Hamburg |
| 20:15 | Barbarez 50' |
Report | Attendance: 55,386 Referee: Stuart Dougal (Scotland) |
| 23 August 2005 | Valencia | 0–0 | Hamburg | Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
| 22:00 | Report | Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France) |
Hamburg won 1–0 on aggregate.
References edit
- ^ "FootballSquads - Valencia - 2005/06".
- ^ The match was suspended at the 44th minute because a linesman was hit by a coin. The rest of the match was played one week later behind closed doors.
Notes edit
- ^ Edu previously wore number 18 during the season.