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2015–16 Valencia CF season

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.

Valencia
2015–16 season
OwnerPeter Lim
PresidentChan Lay Hoon
Head coachNuno 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)
StadiumMestalla
La Liga12th
Copa del ReySemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Paco Alcácer (13)
All: Paco Alcácer (15)

Players edit

See also: List of Valencia CF players
As of 20 August 2015[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK   BRA Diego Alves (3rd captain)
2 DF   POR João Cancelo
3 DF   POR Rúben Vezo
4 DF   BRA Aderlan Santos
5 DF   GER Shkodran Mustafi
6 DF   BRA Guilherme Siqueira (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
7 FW   ESP Álvaro Negredo (vice-captain)
8 MF   ALG Sofiane Feghouli
9 FW   ESP Paco Alcácer (captain)
10 MF   ESP Dani Parejo
11 MF   ARG Pablo Piatti
12 MF   BRA Danilo (on loan from Braga)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK   ESP Jaume Domènech
14 DF   ESP José Luis Gayà
15 MF   ARG Enzo Pérez
16 MF   BEL Zakaria Bakkali
17 FW   ESP Rodrigo
18 MF   ESP Javi Fuego (4th captain)
19 DF   ESP Antonio Barragán
21 MF   POR André Gomes
22 FW   ESP Santi Mina
23 DF   TUN Aymen Abdennour
24 MF   RUS Denis Cheryshev (on loan from Real Madrid)
25 GK   AUS Mathew Ryan

From the Youth Squad edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
28 FW   ESP Rafa Mir [2]
29 MF   FRA Wilfried Zahibo
30 MF   ESP Fran Villalba [3]
31 DF   MLI Ibrahim Diallo [3]

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK   ESP Yoel (at Rayo Vallecano until 30 June 2016)
— DF   ESP Salva Ruiz (at Granada until 30 June 2016)
— DF   ARG Lucas Orbán (at Levante until 30 June 2016)
— MF   ESP Nando García (at Córdoba until 30 June 2016)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF   ESP Robert (at Granada until 30 June 2016)
— MF   ARG Rodrigo De Paul (at Racing Club until 30 June 2016)
— MF   ARG Fede Cartabia (at Deportivo La Coruña until 30 June 2016)
— FW   BRA Vinícius Araújo (at Cruzeiro until 30 June 2016)

Transfers edit

In edit

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
7 ST   Álvaro Negredo 29 EU Manchester City Transfer Summer 2020 €27,000,000 Valencia
2 RB   João Cancelo 21 EU Benfica Transfer Summer 2021 €15,000,000 Valencia
21 MF   André Gomes 21 EU Benfica Transfer Summer 2020 €15,000,000 Valencia
FW   Rodrigo 24 EU Benfica Transfer Summer 2019 €30,000,000 Valencia
GK   Mathew Ryan 23 Non-EU Club Brugge Transfer Summer 2021 €7,000,000
FW   Santi Mina 19 EU Celta Vigo Transfer Summer 2021 €10,000,000 Valencia
AM   Zakaria Bakkali 19 EU PSV Transfer Summer 2020 Free Valencia
DM   Danilo 19 Non-EU Braga Loan Summer 2016 Valencia
DF   Aderlan Santos 26 Non-EU Braga Transfer Summer 2020 €9,000,000
DF   Aymen Abdennour 26 Non-EU Monaco Transfer Summer 2020 €22,000,000

Total spending:   €128,000,000

Out edit

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
ST   Vinícius Araújo 22 Non-EU Cruzeiro Loan Summer 2016 N/A Valencia
DM   Filipe Augusto 21 Non-EU Rio Ave Loan Return Summer 2016 N/A Valencia
CB   Víctor Ruiz 26 EU Villarreal Transfer Summer €2,700,000 Villarreal
RW   Robert 22 EU Granada Loan Summer 2016 N/A Marca
LB   Salva Ruiz 20 EU Granada Loan Summer 2016 N/A Marca
LW   Fede Cartabia 22 Non-EU Deportivo La Coruña Loan Summer 2016 N/A Inside Spanish Football
CB   Nicolás Otamendi 27 Non-EU Manchester City Transfer Summer €45,000,000 BBC Sport

Total income:   €47,700,000

Total expenditure:   €80,300,000

Competitions edit

Overall edit

Competition Started round Final
position / round 		First match Last match
La Liga Matchday 1 22 August 2015
Copa del Rey Round of 32 2 December 2015
UEFA Champions League Group stage 3rd 16 September 2015 9 December 2015

Updated to match played August 2015
Source: Competitions

Overview edit

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 38 11 11 16 46 48 −2 028.95
Champions League 8 3 0 5 9 12 −3 037.50
Europa League 4 3 0 1 12 2 +10 075.00
Copa del Rey 8 5 2 1 15 10 +5 062.50
Total 58 22 13 23 82 72 +10 037.93

Last updated: 13 May 2016
Source: Competitions

La Liga edit

Main article: 2015–16 La Liga

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
10 Real Betis 38 11 12 15 34 52 −18 45
11 Las Palmas 38 12 8 18 45 53 −8 44[a]
12 Valencia 38 11 11 16 46 48 −2 44[a]
13 Espanyol 38 12 7 19 40 74 −34 43[b]
14 Eibar 38 11 10 17 49 61 −12 43[b]
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
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; 7) Play-off.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Las Palmas finished ahead of Valencia on head-to-head record; Valencia 1–1 Las Palmas, Las Palmas 2–1 Valencia.
  2. ^ a b Espanyol finished ahead of Eibar on head-to-head goal difference; Eibar 2–1 Espanyol, Espanyol 4–2 Eibar.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 11 11 16 48 50  −2 44 6 7 6 25 23  +2 5 4 10 23 27  −4

Last updated: 13 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round edit

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GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDDWDLWLWLWWDLDDDLDLDDLLWWLWLLLLWWWDLLL
Position15108710898977898891010111111121312111191112141514128891112
Updated to match(es) played on 13 May 2016. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss

22 August 2015 1 Rayo Vallecano 0–0 Valencia Madrid
22:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Tito   42'
Manucho   49'
Nacho   74'		 Report Mustafi   56' Stadium: Campo de Vallecas
Attendance: 9,442
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
30 August 2015 2 Valencia 1–1 Deportivo La Coruña Valencia
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Danilo   45'
Negredo   45'
Barragán  72'   84'
De Paul   86'		 Report Lucas   39'
Lux   78'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 40,734
Referee: José González González
12 September 2015 3 Sporting Gijón 0–1 Valencia Gijón
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mascarell   45'
P. Pérez   77'		 Report Parejo   30'
E. Pérez   41'
Fuego   81'
Alcácer   90+1'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 23,206
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
19 September 2015 4 Valencia 0–0 Real Betis Valencia
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Orbán   46'
Mustafi   49'
De Paul   78'
Fuego   86'		 Report Ceballos   21'   48'
Vargas   30'
Adán   90+3'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 40,560
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
22 September 2015 5 Espanyol 1–0 Valencia Cornellà de Llobregat
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Álvarez   18'
Álvaro   23'
Sánchez   26'
H. Pérez   41'
R. Duarte   53'
Cañas   86'		 Report Rodrigo   38'
Mina   39'
Bakkali   50'
Gayà   60'
Danilo   70'
Piatti   86'
E. Pérez   86'		 Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 18,231
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
25 September 2015 6 Valencia 1–0 Granada Valencia
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mustafi   26',   34'
Pérez   30'
Orbán   71'		 report Dória   31'
Lopes   38'
Uche   72'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 37,158
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
4 October 2015 7 Athletic Bilbao 3–1 Valencia Bilbao
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Laporte   34'
Susaeta   60'
Aduriz   69'		 Report Parejo   20',   33'
Feghouli   58'
Cancelo   58'
Orbán   67'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 41,508
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández (Catalonia)
18 October 2015 8 Valencia 3–0 Málaga Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Charles   19' (o.g.)
Gomes   33'
Fuego   62'
Mina   64'
Parejo   86',   89' (pen.)		 Report Angeleri   23'
Rosales   60'
Albentosa   88'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 35,819
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández (Las Palmas)
25 October 2015 9 Atlético Madrid 2–1 Valencia Madrid
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Martínez   32'
Carrasco   40',   52'
Juanfran   80'
Correa   87'
Gabi   90+3'		 Report Mustafi   15'
Parejo   53'
Pérez   64'
Alcácer   72' (pen.)
Gomes   84'		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 47,075
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
1 November 2015 10 Valencia 3–0 Levante Valencia
--:-- CET (UTC+01:00) Pérez   28'
Alcácer   64' (pen.)
Gomes   66'
Feghouli   72'
Bakkali   80'		 Report García   36'
Rubén   62'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 39,147
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
8 November 2015 11 Celta Vigo 1–5 Valencia Vigo
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Fernández   24',   73' Report Alcácer   13', 46'
Fuego   27'
Gayà   37'
Parejo   45', 65'
Mustafi   50',   79'		 Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 22,131
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
22 November 2015 12 Valencia 1–1 Las Palmas Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Alcácer   8'
Mustafi   26'
Cancelo   56'
Pérez   65'		 Report Viera   57'
Momo   16'
El Zhar   81'
David Simón   89'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 32125
Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero
29 November 2015 13 Sevilla 1–0 Valencia Seville
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Rami   17'
Escudero   50'
Mariano   71'
Vitolo   84'		 Report Cancelo   10'   35'
Gayà   13'
Abdennour   20'
Fuego   57'   78'		 Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 34,914
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid)
5 December 2015 14 Valencia 1–1 Barcelona Valencia
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Parejo   70'
Danilo   77'
Mina   86'
Gayà   87'		 Report Mascherano   16'
Suárez   59'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 46,799
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre (Aragon)
13 December 2015 15 Eibar 1–1 Valencia Eibar
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Mauro   15'
Enrich   45'
Capa   69'
Juncà   71'
García   74'
Ramis   90+2'		 Report De Paul   31'
Orbán   47'   63'
Mustafi   65'
Fuego   84'
Gomes   85'		 Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 5,182
Referee: José González González
19 December 2015 16 Valencia 2–2 Getafe Valencia
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Danilo   9'
Alcácer   15'
Mina   35'
Barragán   81'		 Report Sarabia   10'
Lago   14'
Lafita   22',   90+3'
Alexis   45+1'
Pedro León   77'
Suárez   79'
J. Rodríguez   85'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 31,598
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
31 December 2015 17 Villarreal 1–0 Valencia Villarreal
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Bruno   64'
Soldado   68'		 Report Gomes   16'
Barragán   45'
Villalba   90+2'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,526
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
3 January 2016 18 Valencia 2–2 Real Madrid Valencia
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Parejo   45+1' (pen.)
Barragán   57'
Alcácer   83'		 Report Benzema   16'
Pepe   45'
Kovačić   68'
Bale   82'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 47,185
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
10 January 2016 19 Real Sociedad 2–0 Valencia San Sebastián
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Jonathas   32',   79', 82'
Pardo   63'
Héctor   90+3'		 Report Abdennour   14'
Cancelo   27'
Pérez   56'
Fuego   65'		 Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 24,217
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
17 January 2016 20 Valencia 2–2 Rayo Vallecano Valencia
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Negredo   55'
Alcácer   86',   88'		 Report Jozabed   15'
Llorente   19',   69'
Quini   78'
Bangoura   81'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
23 January 2016 21 Deportivo La Coruña 1–1 Valencia A Coruña
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Lucas   27'
Juanfran   60'
Lux   64'
Arribas   81'		 Report Gomes   47'
Mustafi   78'
Vezo   79'
Negredo   90+3'		 Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 23,782
Referee: Mario Melero López
31 January 2016 22 Valencia 0–1 Sporting Gijón Valencia
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report Sanabria   50' (pen.)
Hernández   59'
Vranješ   70'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 35,277
Referee: José González González
7 February 2016 23 Real Betis 1–0 Valencia Seville
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pezzella   11'
Castro   49'
Ceballos   70'
Adán   74'
Montoya   78'		 Report Mustafi   22'
Gomes   27'
Cheryshev   29'
Parejo   35'
Zahibo   58'
Gayà   62'   85'		 Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 40,228
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
14 February 2016 24 Valencia 2–1 Espanyol Valencia
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Pérez   33'
Negredo   71'
Cheryshev   76'		 Report Álvaro   13'
Diop   43'
Ó. Duarte   52'
Abraham   58'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 34,689
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
21 February 2016 25 Granada 1–2 Valencia Granada
18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Pérez   52'
Success   86'
Édgar   90+3'		 Report Parejo   22',   55'
Cancelo   84'
Alves   86'
Mina   90'		 Stadium: Los Cármenes
Attendance: 14,197
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
28 February 2016 26 Valencia 0–3 Athletic Bilbao Valencia
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Gomes   43'
Cancelo   54'		 Report Merino   73'
Muniain   77'
Aduriz   80'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 36,654
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano (Extremadura)
2 March 2016 27 Málaga 1–2 Valencia Málaga
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Čop   14'
Juanpi   32'
Albentosa   62'
Torres   63'
Duda   64'
Recio   66'
Charles   77'		 Report Mustafi   19'
Gayà   30'
Cheryshev   35',   49'
Kameni   41' (o.g.)
Feghouli   63'
Piatti   90+2'		 Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 20,556
Referee: José González González
6 March 2016 28 Valencia 1–3 Atlético Madrid Valencia
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Cheryshev   28'
Santos   57'   80'
Feghouli   78'		 Report Griezmann   24'
Vietto   64'
Torres   72'
Carrasco   85'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 40,857
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
13 March 2016 29 Levante 1–0 Valencia Valencia
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Simão Mate   61'
Rossi   65'
López   90+2'		 Report Parejo   14'
Abdennour   49'
Fuego   77'
Mustafi   84'		 Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 18,191
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
20 March 2016 30 Valencia 0–2 Celta Vigo Valencia
--:-- CET (UTC+01:00) Alcácer   74' Report Guidetti   80'
Mallo   84'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 32.909
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
3 April 2016 31 Las Palmas 2–1 Valencia Las Palmas
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Willian José   33'
Mesa   36'
Viera   50' (pen.)
Mustafi   63' (o.g.)		 Report Rodrigo   3'
Barragán   33'
Piatti   37'
Fuego   45'
Mustafi   68'		 Stadium: Gran Canaria
Attendance: 26,950
Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero
10 April 2016 32 Valencia 2–1 Sevilla Valencia
16:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Mustafi   32'
Parejo   41'
Pérez   88'
Negredo   90+1'		 Report Llorente   56'
Gameiro   86'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 41,569
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
17 April 2016 33 Barcelona 1–2 Valencia Barcelona
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Piqué   35'
Suárez   40'
Messi   63'
Neymar   86'		 http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-33/fc-barcelona_valencia/report[permanent dead link] Barragán   15'
Rakitić   26' (o.g.)
Mina   45+1'
Parejo   51'
Gomes   68'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 88,667
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
20 April 2016 34 Valencia 4–0 Eibar Valencia
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Alcácer   10', 28', 40'
Cancelo   56'
Abdennour   88'		 Report García   9'
Escalante   60'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 34,312
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
24 April 2016 35 Getafe 2–2 Valencia Getafe
18:15 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sarabia   26'
Gómez   38'
Medrán   59'
Šćepović   68'
Lacen   70'
Suárez   86'		 Report Gomes   39'
Parejo   48'
Alcácer   84'		 Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 11,637
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
1 May 2016 36 Valencia 0–2 Villarreal Valencia
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Fuego   42' Report Samu   16'
Musacchio   23'
Adrián   33'
Rodri   43'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 38,283
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
8 May 2016 37 Real Madrid 3–2 Valencia Madrid
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Ronaldo   28', 58'
Benzema   42'
Casemiro   52'		 Report Pérez   13'
Siqueira   39'
Gomes   43',   81'
Rodrigo   55',   83'
Fuego   69'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 68,903
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
15 May 2016 (2016-05-15) 38 Valencia 0–1 Real Sociedad Valencia
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Vezo   34'
Gomes   70'		 Report Illarramendi   44'
Bautista   55'
Oyarzabal   90+4'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 27,777
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Copa del Rey edit

Main article: 2015–16 Copa del Rey

Round of 32 edit

2 December 2015 First leg Barakaldo 1–3 Valencia Barakaldo
21:00 Arroyo   16',   70'
Cerrajería   30'
Aguiar   38'
Valens   89'		 Report Mir   13'
Cancelo   19',   32'
Diallo   36'
Bakkali   43'
Gayà   65'
Parejo   90+1' (pen.)		 Stadium: Lasesarre
Attendance: 5,200
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
16 December 2015 Second leg Valencia 2–0
(5–1 agg.)		 Barakaldo Valencia
21:00 Mina   8'
Negredo   31'
De Paul   89'		 Report Pomares   18'
Cusi   67'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Referee: Mario Melero López

Round of 16 edit

6 January 2016 Valencia 4–0 Granada Valencia
16:00 Negredo   8', 63' (pen.), 83' (pen.)
Pérez   26'
Rodrigo   35'
Orbán   45+1'		 Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 19,571
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
14 January 2016 Granada 0–3
(0–7 agg.)		 Valencia Granada
20:00
Report
Stadium: Los Cármenes
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

Quarter-finals edit

21 January 2016 Valencia 1–1 Las Palmas Valencia
20:00
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 15,400
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
28 January 2016 Las Palmas 0–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Valencia Las Palmas
21:00
Report
Stadium: Gran Canaria
Attendance: 18,206
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Semi-finals edit

3 February 2016 Barcelona 7–0 Valencia Barcelona
21:00
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 60,635
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
10 February 2016 Valencia 1–1
(1–8 agg.)		 Barcelona Valencia
20:00
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 16,296
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

UEFA Champions League edit

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League

Play-off round edit

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round
19 August 2015 First leg Valencia   3–1   Monaco Valencia, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Rodrigo   4'
Parejo   59',   88'
Mustafi   78'
Feghouli   86',   90+4'		 Report Silva   2'
Pašalić   49',   58'
Dirar   66'
Raggi   90+3'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 45,633
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
25 August 2015 Second leg Monaco   2–1
(3–4 agg.)		   Valencia Monaco
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Raggi   17'
Pašalić   38'
Toulalan   56'
Echiéjilé   72',   75'		 Report Negredo   4'
Vezo   52'
Pérez   73'
Piatti   90+2'		 Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 13,165
Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy)

Group stage edit

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group H

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification ZEN GNT VAL LYO
1   Zenit Saint Petersburg 6 5 0 1 13 6 +7 15 Advance to knockout phase — 2–1 2–0 3–1
2   Gent 6 3 1 2 8 7 +1 10 2–1 — 1–0 1–1
3   Valencia 6 2 0 4 5 9 −4 6 Transfer to Europa League 2–3 2–1 — 0–2
4   Lyon 6 1 1 4 5 9 −4 4 0–2 1–2 0–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2015 1 Valencia   2–3   Zenit Saint Petersburg Valencia, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Alcácer   52'
Cancelo   55'
Gomes   73',   90+6'
Mustafi   90+4'		 Report Hulk   9', 44',   90+6'
Smolnikov   16'
Witsel   61',   76'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 28,005
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)
29 September 2015 2 Lyon   0–1   Valencia Lyon, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Gonalons   61'
Kalulu   67'
Ferri   90+2'		 Report Feghouli   42'
Fuego   52'
Pérez   63'
Domènech   90+1'		 Stadium: Stade de Gerland
Attendance: 33,534
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)
20 October 2015 3 Valencia   2–1   Gent Valencia, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Feghouli   15'
Parejo   18'
Mina   46'
Cancelo   55'
Mitrović   72' (o.g.)
Gayà   90'		 Report Asare   22'
Foket   40',   70'
Sayef   66'
Simon   86'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 38,207
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)
4 November 2015 4 Gent   1–0   Valencia Ghent, Belgium
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Kums   49' (pen.)
Raman   73'		 Report Feghouli   30'
Mustafi   62'
Gomes   72'
Pérez   85'		 Stadium: Ghelamco Arena
Attendance: 19,452
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)
24 November 2015 5 Zenit Saint Petersburg   2–0   Valencia Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Shatov   15'
Criscito   17'
Yusupov   71'
Dzyuba   74'
Witsel   78'		 Report Mir   45'
Vezo   80'		 Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 17,002
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
9 December 2015 6 Valencia   0–2   Lyon Valencia, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Abdennour   24'
Mustafi   38'
Mina   44'		 Report Cornet   37'
Tolisso   68'
Lacazette   76'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 32,494
Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia)

UEFA Europa League edit

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League

Knockout phase edit

Main article: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32 edit
18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) Valencia   6–0   Rapid Wien Valencia, Spain
21:05 Mina   4', 25'
Parejo   10'
Negredo   29'
Gomes   35'
Cancelo   70'
Rodrigo   89'		 Report Schwab   57'
Grahovac   65'
Petsos   76'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 28,831
Referee: Miroslav Zelinka (Czech Republic)
25 February 2016 (2016-02-25) Rapid Wien   0–4
(0–10 agg.)		   Valencia Vienna, Austria
21:05 Pavelić   37'
Hofmann   56'		 Report Rodrigo   59'
Feghouli   64'
Piatti   72'
Vezo   88'		 Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 39,800
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
Round of 16 edit
10 March 2016 First leg Athletic Bilbao   1–0   Valencia Bilbao, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+01:00) R. García   20' Report Fuego   63'
Danilo   66'
Mustafi   71'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 35,765
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
17 March 2016 (2016-03-17) Valencia   2–1
(2–2 (a) agg.)		   Athletic Bilbao Valencia, Spain
19:00 Mina   13',   40'
Santos   37'
Fuego   42'
Gomes   74'
Vezo   83'		 Report Aduriz   76'
R. García   45+2'
Laporte   77'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 31,681
Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy)

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

Last updated on 15 May 2016
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey Champions League Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   BRA Diego Alves 13 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK   ESP Jaume Domènech 24 0 17 0 1 0 6 0 0 0
25 GK   AUS Mathew Ryan 21 0 8 0 7 0 2 0 4 0
Defenders
2 DF   POR João Cancelo 39 3 25+3 1 3+1 1 5+1 1 1 0
3 DF   POR Rúben Vezo 27 1 10+5 0 5+1 0 3 0 3 1
4 DF   BRA Aderlan Santos 28 1 17 0 6 0 2+1 0 2 1
5 DF   GER Shkodran Mustafi 44 2 30 2 4 0 7 0 3 0
6 DF   BRA Guilherme Siqueira 15 0 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
14 DF   ESP José Luis Gayà 36 1 15+5 0 4+1 1 7 0 4 0
19 DF   ESP Antonio Barragán 35 0 19+5 0 5 0 3 0 2+1 0
23 DF   TUN Aymen Abdennour 29 0 22 0 2 0 4 0 1 0
31 DF   MLI Ibrahim Diallo 4 0 0 0 2+2 0 0 0 0 0
36 DF   ESP Toni Lato 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
8 MF   ALG Sofiane Feghouli 33 5 13+8 1 0+2 0 7 3 1+2 1
10 MF   ESP Dani Parejo 50 11 30+3 8 6 1 8 1 2+1 1
11 MF   ARG Pablo Piatti 37 2 9+12 0 5+1 1 2+5 0 3 1
12 MF   BRA Danilo 34 0 16+3 0 5+1 0 1+4 0 4 0
15 MF   ARG Enzo Pérez 30 0 16+4 0 2+1 0 7 0 0 0
16 MF   BEL Zakaria Bakkali 19 1 4+12 1 1+2 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF   ESP Rodrigo 38 7 15+10 2 4 2 2+3 1 3+1 2
18 MF   ESP Javi Fuego 38 0 23+3 0 1 0 5+2 0 3+1 0
21 MF   POR André Gomes 41 5 27+3 3 3+1 0 2+2 1 2+1 1
24 MF   RUS Denis Cheryshev 8 3 6+1 3 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF   ESP Tropi 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
29 MF   FRA Wilfried Zahibo 7 1 2 0 4+1 1 0 0 0 0
30 MF   ESP Fran Villalba 4 0 0+1 0 2+1 0 0 0 0 0
34 MF   ESP Sito 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW   ESP Álvaro Negredo 40 12 12+13 5 5+1 5 3+2 1 4 1
9 FW   ESP Paco Alcácer 46 15 25+9 13 1+2 2 5+2 0 0+2 0
22 FW   ESP Santi Mina 36 8 18+8 4 4 1 3+1 0 2 3
37 FW   ESP Rafa Mir 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0+1 0
45 FW   EQG Iban Salvador 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have been loaned out or transferred
6 DF   ARG Lucas Orbán 12 0 6+1 0 4 0 1 0 0 0
20 MF   ARG Rodrigo De Paul 6 0 0 0 0+3 0 2+1 0 0 0

References edit

  1. ^ "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). Valencia CF. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
  2. ^ El meteórico salto de Rafa Mir, Levante-EMV, 21 November 2015
  3. ^ a b (in Spanish)Fran Villalba e Ibrahim Diallo pasan de niños a mayores, Superdeporte, 4 August 2015
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