# 2016–17 Valencia CF season

The 2016–17 Valencia CF season was the club's 97th season and its 82nd in La Liga. As in the previous season, the club finished 12th in La Liga. Valencia also competed in the Copa del Rey, entering at the Round of 32 and being eliminated by Celta Vigo 6–2 on aggregate in the Round of 16.

## Squad

    As of 24 February 2017
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 |
| 2 | DF | POR | João Cancelo |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Aderlan Santos |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Eliaquim Mangala (on loan from Manchester City) |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Guilherme Siqueira (on loan from Atlético Madrid) |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Mario Suárez (on loan from Watford) |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Enzo Pérez (captain) |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Munir (on loan from Barcelona) |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Dani Parejo |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Zakaria Bakkali |
| 12 | FW | ITA | Simone Zaza (on loan from Juventus) |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Jaume Domènech |
| 14 | DF | ESP | José Luis Gayà |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | MF | CHI | Fabián Orellana (on loan from Celta Vigo) |
| 17 | MF | POR | Nani |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Carlos Soler |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Rodrigo |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Medrán |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Martín Montoya |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Santi Mina |
| 23 | DF | TUN | Aymen Abdennour |
| 24 | DF | ARG | Ezequiel Garay |
| 25 | GK | AUS | Mathew Ryan |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Lato |
| 27 | FW | ESP | Rafa Mir |

### 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 |
| — | FW | BRA | Vinícius Araújo (at Huesca until 30 June 2017) |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 15 | MF | Fede Cartabia | 23 | Non-EU | Deportivo La Coruña | Loan return | Summer | | Free | |
| | MF | Robert | 23 | EU | Granada | Loan return | Summer | | Free | |
| | DF | Salva Ruiz | 29 | EU | Granada | Loan return | Summer | | Free | |
| 17 | MF | Nani | 37 | EU | Fenerbahçe | Transfer | Summer | | €8,500,000 | |
| 20 | MF | Álvaro Medrán | 30 | EU | Real Madrid | Transfer | Summer | | €1,500,000 | FourFourTwo |
| 21 | DF | Martín Montoya | 33 | EU | Barcelona | Transfer | Summer | | Free | Sky Sports |
| 7 | MF | Mario Suárez | 37 | EU | Watford | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2017 | N/A | Superdeporte |
| 9 | FW | Munir | 29 | EU | Barcelona | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2017 | N/A | Valencia CF |
| 5 | DF | Eliaquim Mangala | 33 | EU | Manchester City | Loan | Summer | 30 June 2017 | N/A | |
| 24 | DF | Ezequiel Garay | 37 | Non-EU | Zenit | Transfer | Summer | | €20,000,000 | |
| 12 | FW | Simone Zaza | 33 | EU | Juventus | Loan | Winter | | N/A | |
| 15 | MF | Fabián Orellana | 38 | Non-EU | Celta Vigo | Loan | Winter | 30 June 2017 | N/A | ESPN |
Total spend: €30,000,000

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee |
| 24 | MF | Denis Cheryshev | 25 | EU | Villarreal | Loan return to Real Madrid | Summer | NA |
| 8 | MF | Sofiane Feghouli | 26 | Non-EU | West Ham United | Free Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 29 | MF | Wilfried Zahibo | 22 | EU | Gimnàstic | Free Transfer | Summer | Free |
| | GK | Yoel | 27 | EU | Eibar | Loan | Summer | |
| 19 | DF | Antonio Barragán | 29 | EU | Middlesbrough | Transfer | Summer | €3,000,000 |
| 11 | MF | Pablo Piatti | 27 | Non-EU | Espanyol | Loan | Summer | |
| 7 | ST | Álvaro Negredo | 30 | EU | Middlesbrough | Loan | Summer | |
| 11 | MF | Rodrigo De Paul | 22 | Non-EU | Udinese | Transfer | Summer | €3,000,000 |
| 21 | MF | André Gomes | 22 | EU | Barcelona | Transfer | Summer | €35,000,000 |
| | DM | Danilo | 20 | Non-EU | Braga | Loan return | Summer | NA |
| | MF | Javi Fuego | 32 | EU | Espanyol | Transfer | Summer | €2,000,000 |
| 9 | FW | Paco Alcácer | 23 | EU | Barcelona | Transfer | Summer | €30,000,000 |
| 5 | DF | Shkodran Mustafi | 24 | EU | Arsenal | Transfer | Summer | €41,000,000 |
| 12 | MF | Robert | 23 | EU | Leganés | Loan | Summer | |
| 3 | DF | Rúben Vezo | 22 | EU | Granada | Loan | Summer | |
| 24 | MF | Lucas Orbán | 27 | Non-EU | Genoa | Transfer | Summer | Free |
| 16 | MF | Fede Cartabia | 24 | Non-EU | Deportivo La Coruña | Transfer | Winter | Free |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| La Liga | Matchday 1 | 12th | 22 August 2016 | 21 May 2017 |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 29 November 2016 | 12 January 2017 |
Updated to match played 21 May 2017 Source: Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 034.21 |
| Copa del Rey | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 050.00 |
| Total | 42 | 15 | 7 | 20 | 63 | 73 | −10 | 035.71 |
Last updated: 21 May 2017 Source: Competitions

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 10 | Eibar | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 56 | 51 | +5 | 54 |
| 11 | Málaga | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 49 | 55 | −6 | 46 |
| 12 | Valencia | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 56 | 65 | −9 | 46 |
| 13 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 53 | 69 | −16 | 45 |
| 14 | Las Palmas | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 53 | 74 | −21 | 39 |
* 1 2 Málaga ahead of Valencia on head-to-head points: Valencia–Málaga 2–2, Málaga–Valencia 2–0
* ↑ Las Palmas ahead of Real Betis on head-to-head goal difference: Las Palmas–Real Betis 4–1, Real Betis–Las Palmas 2–0

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

### Copa del Rey

Valencia joined the competition in the round of 32.

#### Round of 16
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 21 May 2017
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | BRA | Diego Alves | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Jaume Domènech | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | AUS | Mathew Ryan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | POR | João Cancelo | 38 | 1 | 27+8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | BRA | Aderlan Santos | 15 | 0 | 11+1 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | FRA | Eliaquim Mangala | 33 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | BRA | Guilherme Siqueira | 11 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ESP | José Luis Gayà | 30 | 1 | 24+3 | 1 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Martín Montoya | 31 | 2 | 26+3 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | TUN | Aymen Abdennour | 14 | 0 | 9+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ARG | Ezequiel Garay | 28 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Lato | 9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | DF | ESP | Javier Jiménez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | ESP | Mario Suárez | 24 | 3 | 17+4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ARG | Enzo Pérez | 29 | 0 | 26+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Dani Parejo | 39 | 6 | 36 | 5 | 2+1 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Zakaria Bakkali | 21 | 2 | 1+17 | 1 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 15 | MF | CHI | Fabián Orellana | 16 | 1 | 13+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | POR | Nani | 26 | 5 | 22+3 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Carlos Soler | 26 | 3 | 19+4 | 3 | 1+2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Medrán | 20 | 3 | 10+6 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 33 | MF | ESP | Nacho Gil | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ESP | Sito | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ESP | Munir | 36 | 7 | 22+11 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | ITA | Simone Zaza | 20 | 6 | 15+5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Rodrigo | 21 | 7 | 17+2 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Santi Mina | 31 | 6 | 13+16 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | FW | ESP | Rafa Mir | 5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have been loaned out or transferred ||||||||||
| 3 | DF | POR | Rúben Vezo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | GER | Shkodran Mustafi | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ARG | Federico Cartabia | 6 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Paco Alcácer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | BRA | Vinícius Araújo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |