# 2010–11 Valencia CF season

The 2010–11 season was Valencia Club de Fútbol's 93rd in existence and the club's 24th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. The season was the third season of Unai Emery in front of the team. It was also the first without goalscorer David Villa since 2004–05 who departed to join FC Barcelona in the summer of 2010.

## Current squad

    The numbers are established according to the official website: www.valenciacf.com
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 | ESP | César Sánchez |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Bruno |
| 3 | DF | NED | Hedwiges Maduro |
| 4 | DF | ESP | David Navarro |
| 5 | MF | TUR | Mehmet Topal |
| 6 | MF | ESP | David Albelda (captain) |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Joaquín |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Alejandro Domínguez |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Roberto Soldado |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Juan Mata |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Aritz Aduriz |
| 12 | MF | URU | Nacho González |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Vicente Guaita |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Vicente |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Ángel Dealbert |
| 17 | DF | LTU | Marius Stankevičius |
| 18 | FW | BRA | Jonas |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Pablo Hernández |
| 20 | DF | POR | Ricardo Costa |
| 21 | MF | ARG | Éver Banega |
| 22 | DF | FRA | Jérémy Mathieu |
| 23 | DF | POR | Miguel |
| 24 | MF | ARG | Tino Costa |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Miguel Ángel Moyà |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Jordi Alba |
The following players are registered with the B team but are able to take part in First team matches.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 27 | FW | ESP | Paco Alcácer |
| 29 | FW | ESP | Isco |
| 26 | MF | ESP | Iván Rubio |
| 30 | DF | ESP | Joel Johnson |

### Out on loan

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 | BRA | Renan (at Internacional) |
| — | DF | ESP | Asier del Horno (at Levante) |
| — | DF | FRA | Adil Rami (at Lille) |
| — | MF | ESP | Míchel (at Deportivo La Coruña) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | POR | Manuel Fernandes (at Beşiktaş) |
| — | MF | ESP | Aarón (at Recreativo) |
| — | MF | FRA | Sofiane Feghouli (at Almería) |
| — | MF | NGA | Sunday (at Numancia) |

### Players in / out
#### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 5 | MF | Topal | 24 | Non-EU | Galatasaray | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | €5,000,000 | Valenciacf.com |
| 20 | DF | R. Costa | 28 | EU | VfL Wolfsburg | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | Valenciacf.com |
| 12 | AM | Feghouli | 20 | EU | Grenoble | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | Free | Valenciacf.com |
| 9 | ST | Soldado | 25 | EU | Getafe | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | €10,000,000 | Valenciacf.com |
| 24 | MF | Tino Costa | 25 | Non-EU | Montpellier | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | €6,500,000 | Valenciacf.com |
| 11 | ST | Aduriz | 29 | EU | Mallorca | Transfer | Summer | 2014 | €4,500,000 | Valenciacf.com |
| — | CB | Rami | 25 | EU | Lille | Transfer | Winter | 2014 | €6,000,000 | Marca.com |
| 18 | ST | Jonas | 26 | Non-EU | Grêmio | Transfer | Winter | 2015 | €1,250,000 | Valenciacf.com |
| 12 | MF | González | 28 | Non-EU | Levante | Loan return | Winter | 2012 | Free | Valenciacf.com |
Total spending: €33,250,000

#### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 7 | FW | Villa | 28 | EU | Barcelona | Transfer | Summer | €40,000,000 | Valenciacf.com |
| 8 | MF | Baraja | 34 | EU | | Contract ended | Summer | n/a | Valenciacf.com |
| 9 | ST | Žigić | 29 | EU | Birmingham | Transfer | Summer | €7,000,000 | Valenciacf.com |
| 30 | MF | Míchel | 21 | EU | Deportivo La Coruña | Loan | Summer | Loan | Valenciacf.com |
| 25 | GK | Renan | 25 | Non-EU | Internacional | Loan | Summer | Loan | Valenciacf.com |
| 21 | FW | Silva | 24 | EU | Manchester City | Transfer | Summer | €33,000,000 | mcfc.co.uk |
| 5 | CB | Marchena | 31 | EU | Villarreal | Transfer | Summer | €2,500,000 | Valenciacf.com |
| — | MF | Aarón | 21 | EU | Recreativo | Loan | Summer | Loan | Valenciacf.com |
| 11 | LB | Del Horno | 29 | EU | Levante | Loan | Summer | Loan | Valenciacf.com |
| 27 | MF | González | 28 | Non-EU | Levante | Loan | Summer | Loan | Valenciacf.com |
| 20 | DF | Alexis | 25 | EU | Sevilla | Transfer | Summer | €5,000,000 | Valenciacf.com |
| 18 | MF | Manuel Fernandes | 24 | EU | Beşiktaş | Loan | Winter | Loan | MercaFutbol.com |
| — | DF | Rami | 25 | EU | Lille | Loan | Winter | Loan | Valenciacf.com |
| — | MF | Sunday | 22 | Non-EU | Numancia | Loan | Winter | Loan | esFutbol.com |
| 12 | AM | Feghouli | 21 | EU | Almería | Loan | Winter | Loan | Valenciacf.com |
Total income: €87,500,000

## Club
### Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Unai Emery |
| Assistant coach | Juan Carlos Carcedo |
| Goalkeeper coach | José Manuel Ochotorena |
Last updated: 25 May 2011 Source: Valenciacf.es

## Competitions
### Overall

Valencia is going to be present in all major competitions: La Liga, the UEFA Champions League and the Copa del Rey.
| Competition | Started round | Current position / round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| La Liga | — | — | 3rd | 28 August 2010 | 21 May 2011 |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | — | Round of 16 | 27 October 2010 | 6 January 2011 |
| UEFA Champions League | Group stage | — | Round of 16 | 14 September 2010 | 9 March 2011 |
Updated to match played 21 May 2011 Source: Competitions

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Barcelona (C) | 38 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 95 | 21 | +74 | 96 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 102 | 33 | +69 | 92 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Valencia | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Sevilla | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
* ↑ SEV: 7 pts; ATH: 6 pts; ATM: 4 pts

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 21 May 2011. Source: Competitive Matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | W | W | W | D | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | W | D | W | L | W | L | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | D | D | W |
| Position | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |

#### Matches
### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | MUN | VAL | RAN | BUR |
| 1 | Manchester United | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 14 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Valencia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–1 | — | 3–0 | 6–1 |
| 3 | Rangers | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 6 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–1 | 1–1 | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Bursaspor | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 | −14 | 1 | | 0–3 | 0–4 | 1–1 | — |