# 2018–19 Valencia CF season

The 2018–19 Valencia CF season was the club's 99th in its history and 84th in La Liga. Valencia qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time since 2015–16, entering and being eliminated at the group stage. Valencia competed at the UEFA Europa League, entering at the round of 32 and eliminated at the semi-finals. Valencia competed and won the Copa del Rey achieving its 8th title overall, and the first since 2008 after entering at the round of 32.

## Players
### First-team squad

    As of 27 January 2019
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 | Jaume Domènech |
| 4 | DF | ARG | Facundo Roncaglia (on loan from Celta Vigo) |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Gabriel |
| 6 | MF | CTA | Geoffrey Kondogbia |
| 7 | MF | POR | Gonçalo Guedes |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Carlos Soler |
| 9 | FW | FRA | Kevin Gameiro |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Dani Parejo (captain) |
| 11 | MF | RUS | Denis Cheryshev (on loan from Villarreal) |
| 12 | DF | FRA | Mouctar Diakhaby |
| 13 | GK | BRA | Neto |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | ESP | José Gayà |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Toni Lato |
| 16 | MF | KOR | Lee Kang-in |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Francis Coquelin |
| 18 | MF | DEN | Daniel Wass |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Rodrigo |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Ferran Torres |
| 21 | DF | ITA | Cristiano Piccini |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Santi Mina |
| 23 | FW | ESP | Rubén Sobrino |
| 24 | DF | ARG | Ezequiel Garay |

### 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 |
| 3 | DF | POR | Rúben Vezo (at Levante until 30 June 2019) |
| 4 | DF | COL | Jeison Murillo (at Barcelona until 30 June 2019) |
| — | DF | TUN | Aymen Abdennour (at Marseille until 30 June 2019) |
| — | DF | BRA | Aderlan Santos (at Vitória until 31 December 2018) |
| — | MF | ESP | Nacho Gil (at Elche until 30 June 2019) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Álvaro Medrán (at Rayo Vallecano until 30 June 2019) |
| — | MF | ESP | Fran Villalba (at Numancia until 30 June 2019) |
| — | FW | ITA | Simone Zaza (at Torino until 30 June 2019) |
| — | MF | SRB | Uroš Račić (at Tenerife until 30 June 2019) |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 4 | DF | Jeison Murillo | 26 | Non-EU | Internazionale | Transfer | Summer | 2019 | €12,000,000 | ElDesmarque |
| 6 | MF | Geoffrey Kondogbia | 25 | EU | Internazionale | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | €25,000,000 | Valencia |
| 7 | FW | Gonçalo Guedes | 21 | EU | Paris Saint-Germain | Transfer | Summer | 2023 | €40,000,000 | Valencia |
| 12 | DF | Mouctar Diakhaby | 21 | EU | Lyon | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | €15,000,000 | Valencia |
| 18 | MF | Daniel Wass | 29 | EU | Celta Vigo | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | €6,000,000 | Valencia |
| 21 | DF | Cristiano Piccini | 25 | EU | Sporting CP | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | €7,000,000 | Valencia |
| 23 | FW | Michy Batshuayi | 24 | EU | Chelsea | Loan | Summer | 2019 | €3,000,000 | Valencia |
| 26 | MF | Uroš Račić | 20 | Non-EU | Red Star Belgrade | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | €2,200,000 | Valencia |
| 31 | MF | Nacho Gil | 22 | EU | Las Palmas | Loan return | Summer | | Free | |
| | DF | João Cancelo | 24 | EU | Internazionale | Loan return | Summer | | Free | |
| | MF | Álvaro Medrán | 24 | EU | Alavés | Loan return | Summer | 2020 | Free | |
| | MF | Fabián Orellana | 32 | Non-EU | Eibar | Loan return | Summer | | Free | |
| | MF | Nani | 31 | EU | Lazio | Loan return | Summer | | Free | |
| | MF | Zakaria Bakkali | 22 | EU | Deportivo La Coruña | Loan return | Summer | | Free | |
| 11 | MF | Denis Cheryshev | 27 | EU | Villarreal | Loan | Summer | 2019 | Free | Valencia |
| 9 | FW | Kevin Gameiro | 31 | EU | Atlético Madrid | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | €16,000,000 | Valencia |
| 23 | FW | Rubén Sobrino | 26 | EU | Deportivo Alavés | Transfer | Winter | 2021 | UD | Valencia |
| 4 | DF | Facundo Roncaglia | 31 | EU | RC Celta de Vigo | Season loan | Winter | 2019 | UD | Valencia |
Total Spending: €126,200,000

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 6 | MF | Nemanja Maksimović | 23 | Non-EU | Getafe | Transfer | Summer | €10,000,000$^{**}$ | Getafe |
| 7 | MF | Gonçalo Guedes | 21 | EU | Paris Saint-Germain | Loan return | Summer | Free | |
| 8 | MF | Luciano Vietto | 24 | EU | Atlético Madrid | Loan return | Summer | Free | |
| 9 | FW | Simone Zaza | 27 | EU | Torino | Loan | Summer | €2,000,000 | Valencia |
| 11 | MF | Andreas Pereira | 22 | EU | Manchester United | Loan return | Summer | Free | |
| 16 | MF | Nacho Gil | 23 | EU | Elche | Loan | Summer | Free | Valencia |
| 21 | DF | Martín Montoya | 27 | EU | Brighton & Hove Albion | Transfer | Summer | €7,000,000 | Brighton |
| 23 | MF | Álvaro Medrán | 24 | EU | Rayo Vallecano | Loan | Summer | Free | Valencia |
| 30 | DF | Nacho Vidal | 23 | EU | Osasuna | Transfer | Summer | Free | Osasuna |
| | DF | João Cancelo | 24 | EU | Juventus | Transfer | Summer | €40,400,000 | Juventus |
| | MF | Fabián Orellana | 32 | Non-EU | Eibar | Transfer | Summer | €2,000,000 | Eibar |
| | MF | Nani | 31 | EU | Sporting CP | Transfer | Summer | Free | Sporting |
| | MF | Zakaria Bakkali | 22 | EU | Anderlecht | Transfer | Summer | €1,500,000 | Anderlecht |
| 4 | DF | Jeison Murillo | 26 | EU | FC Barcelona | Loan | Winter | €1,200,000 | FCBarcelona.com |
| 3 | DF | Rúben Vezo | 24 | EU | Levante UD | Loan | Winter | UD | |
| 23 | FW | Michy Batshuayi | 25 | EU | Chelsea FC | Loan Return | Winter | UD | |
Total Income: €62,900,000$^{**}$
Net Income: €63,300,000
$^{**}$Valencia originally received €5,000,000 for Maksimović on 16 July 2018, with the club retaining a buy-back option for 3 years. At the end of the season, Getafe paid Valencia an additional €5,000,000 to retain the player, with Valencia rescinding their buy-back rights and instead receiving 30% of any future transfer.

## Club
### Kits

Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: BLU Products
| Home | Home alt. | Away | Away alt. |

### Kit information

Adidas supplied their last kit for Valencia this season, which saw an end to 5 years of contract. Puma became the club's new kit supplier starting in July 2019.

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 20 August 2018 | 19 May 2019 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 38 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 039.47 |
| Copa del Rey | 30 October 2018 | 25 May 2019 | Round of 32 | Winners | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 066.67 |
| Champions League | 19 September 2018 | 12 December 2018 | Group stage | Group stage | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | +0 | 033.33 |
| Europa League | 14 February 2019 | 9 May 2019 | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 062.50 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 61 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 86 | 59 | +27 | 045.90 |
Last updated: 25 May 2019 Source: Competitions

### La Liga

Valencia made a very poor start to the season with five draws and a loss in their first six matches, leaving them perilously close to the relegation places. After beating Real Sociedad, they were winless again for a further four games before beating Getafe, and at the mid-point of the season they had only amassed 23 points. Thereafter, they made a remarkable comeback, going 12 consecutive matches undefeated to put themselves in contention for a place in the Champions League. They clinched fourth place with a victory over Real Valladolid on the last day of the season.

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 2 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Real Madrid | 38 | 21 | 5 | 12 | 63 | 46 | +17 | 68 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 4 | Valencia | 38 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 61 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Getafe | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 48 | 35 | +13 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Sevilla | 38 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 62 | 47 | +15 | 59 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
* 1 2 Getafe finished ahead of Sevilla on head-to-head points: Sevilla 0–2 Getafe, Getafe 3–0 Sevilla.
* ↑ Since the winners of the 2018–19 Copa del Rey, Valencia, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 18 May 2019. Source: Competitive matches

#### Result round 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 | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | L | D | D | D | D | W | D | D | D | L | W | W | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | W | W | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | W | W |
| Position | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Copa del Rey

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

#### Final
### UEFA Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | JUV | MUN | VAL | YB |
| 1 | Juventus | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase | — | 1–2 | 1–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Manchester United | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 10 | Advance to knockout phase | 0–1 | — | 0–0 | 1–0 |
| 3 | Valencia | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | Transfer to Europa League | 0–2 | 2–1 | — | 3–1 |
| 4 | Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 4 | | 2–1 | 0–3 | 1–1 | — |

### UEFA Europa League
#### Knockout phase
##### Semi-finals
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 25 May 2019
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Champions League | Champions League | Europa League | Europa League |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Jaume Domènech | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | BRA | Neto | 47 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||||||
| 4 | DF | ARG | Facundo Roncaglia | 11 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | BRA | Gabriel | 46 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | FRA | Mouctar Diakhaby | 38 | 3 | 16+6 | 2 | 5+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 14 | DF | ESP | José Gayà | 49 | 1 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Toni Lato | 13 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 21 | DF | ITA | Cristiano Piccini | 38 | 1 | 21+2 | 1 | 4+3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ARG | Ezequiel Garay | 35 | 2 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||||||
| 6 | MF | CTA | Geoffrey Kondogbia | 29 | 1 | 14+5 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | POR | Gonçalo Guedes | 39 | 8 | 18+7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6+2 | 3 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Carlos Soler | 51 | 3 | 27+4 | 2 | 5+2 | 0 | 4+2 | 1 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Dani Parejo | 56 | 10 | 35+1 | 9 | 7+1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | RUS | Denis Cheryshev | 41 | 4 | 19+8 | 2 | 1+6 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | KOR | Lee Kang-in | 11 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Francis Coquelin | 42 | 0 | 20+6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | DEN | Daniel Wass | 51 | 2 | 27+6 | 1 | 7+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6+1 | 1 |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Ferran Torres | 37 | 3 | 8+16 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | FRA | Kevin Gameiro | 55 | 13 | 16+17 | 6 | 7+2 | 3 | 0+5 | 1 | 4+4 | 3 |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Rodrigo | 51 | 15 | 29+4 | 8 | 5+2 | 5 | 5+1 | 0 | 4+1 | 2 |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Santi Mina | 44 | 13 | 23+7 | 7 | 4+1 | 4 | 2+1 | 2 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ESP | Rubén Sobrino | 8 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have been loaned out or transferred ||||||||||||||
| 16 | MF | ESP | Nacho Gil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | COL | Jeison Murillo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | POR | Rúben Vezo | 12 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | BEL | Michy Batshuayi | 24 | 3 | 5+10 | 1 | 2+1 | 1 | 5+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | SRB | Uroš Račić | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | FW | ESP | Álex Blanco | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |