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Valencia
2013–14 season
Chairman	Amadeo Salvo
Manager	Miroslav Đukić (until 16 December 2013); Juan Antonio Pizzi (from 26 December 2013)
La Liga	8th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
UEFA Europa League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Jonas (9); All: ; Alcácer (14)
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The 2013–14 season was Valencia Club de Fútbol's 96th in existence and the club's 27th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.

Valencia C.F. endured its worst domestic season since 2007-08, following a serious hamstring injury to superstar keeper Diego Alves. Contrary to the previous four seasons under the guidance of Unai Emery, Mauricio Pellegrino, Ernesto Valverde and Miroslav Đukić, Valencia' offense malfunctioned, and, in December, Đukić was let go by the club, with successful former San Lorenzo coach Juan Antonio Pizzi taking over.

With Pizzi at the helm, Valencia managed to salvage some respectability by reaching the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League, where eventual champions Sevilla just got the better of the 2004 Spanish champions. But following that narrow defeat, Valencia failed to qualify to Europe for the next season for the first time since 1997-98, due to a lowly eight place in the league and in June Valencia C.F. was sold to eventual Singaporean consortium Peter Lim.

Season summary

Valencia continued its increasingly frustrating run without the league title, which was extended to ten years following a chaotic season. Coach Miroslav Đukić was fired when the side did not perform to the expected level, and the season saw a further two coaches (Nicolás Estévez and Juan Antonio Pizzi) trying to tame Valencia without any success. Under Pizzi's reign, Valencia CF scored a surprise 2-3 victory against Barcelona at Camp Nou in February and 2-2 draw against Real Madrid at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu in May. Despite the chaos, the side managed to reach the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League, where it lost to eventual champions Sevilla.

Another worry was the injury problems affecting star keeper Diego Alves, who only played in 26 of the 38 league matches.

After the season, Valencia signed Rodrigo De Paul from Racing Club for a fee of €4.6 million to help out with the goalscoring, while successful ex-Rio Ave coach Nuno Espírito Santo was appointed in the hope he could help Valencia return to winning ways, while Jose Sevilla Alvarez, owner of Bankia was sold Valencia CF to eventual Singaporean consortium Peter Lim to help Valencia CF cleared the debt.

Players

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	BRA	Diego Alves
2	FW	ARG	Pablo Piatti
3	DF	POR	Rúben Vezo
4	DF	SUI	Philippe Senderos
5	DF	ESP	Víctor Ruiz
6	MF	ESP	Oriol Romeu (on loan from Chelsea)
7	FW	BRA	Jonas
8	MF	ALG	Sofiane Feghouli
11	MF	MLI	Seydou Keita
12	DF	POR	João Pereira
13	GK	ESP	Vicente Guaita (2nd captain)
14	MF	ESP	Juan Bernat


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	ESP	Javi Fuego
16	FW	ESP	Paco Alcácer
17	FW	CHI	Eduardo Vargas (on loan from Napoli)
19	DF	ESP	Antonio Barragán
20	DF	POR	Ricardo Costa (Captain)
21	MF	ESP	Dani Parejo
22	DF	FRA	Jérémy Mathieu
24	MF	ESP	Míchel
25	FW	BRA	Vinícius Araújo
28	MF	ARG	Fede Cartabia
29	MF	ESP	Portu
31	DF	ESP	José Luis Gayà

From Valencia Mestalla

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	GK	ESP	Jaume Domènech
—	DF	ESP	Carlos Delgado
—	DF	ESP	Salva Ruiz


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ESP	Robert Ibáñez
—	MF	ESP	Mario Arqués
—	DF	ESP	Alberto Tendillo

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	FRA	Aly Cissokho (at Liverpool until 30 June 2014)
—	MF	ESP	Carles Gil (at Elche until 30 June 2014)
—	MF	ESP	Jonathan Viera (at Rayo Vallecano until 30 June 2014)
4	DF	FRA	Adil Rami (at Milan until 30 June 2014)
11	FW	COL	Dorlan Pabón (at São Paulo until 30 June 2015)
18	MF	MEX	Andrés Guardado (at Bayer Leverkusen until 30 June 2014)
9	FW	POR	Hélder Postiga (at Lazio until 30 June 2014)
10	MF	ARG	Éver Banega (at Newell's Old Boys until 30 June 2014)
—	DF	ARG	Nicolás Otamendi (at Atlético Mineiro until 30 June 2014)

Detailed squad information

Num	Pos	Name	Date of birth (Age)	Place of birth	Date signed	Signed from	Contract expires	Notes
Goalkeepers
1	GK	Vicente Guaita	(1987-02-18) 18 February 1987 (age 37)	Torrent, Spain	2 October 2008 (d)	Youth system, signed from Aldaya	30 June 2015	Originally from youth system
13	GK	Diego Alves	(1985-06-24) 24 June 1985 (age 38)	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	4 June 2011	São Paulo	30 June 2015
–	GK	Yeray Gómez	(1992-06-10) 10 June 1992 (age 31)	Selva, Spain	11 July 2013	Mallorca B	30 June 2014	On loan from Mallorca B, Valencia Mestalla member
Defenders
4	CB	Adil Rami	(1985-12-27) 27 December 1985 (age 38)	Bastia, France	3 January 2011	Lille	30 June 2014
5	CB	Víctor Ruiz	(1989-01-25) 25 January 1989 (age 35)	Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain	30 August 2011	Napoli	30 June 2016
12	RB	João Pereira	(1984-02-25) 25 February 1984 (age 40)	Lisbon, Portugal	24 May 2012	Sporting CP	30 June 2015
19	RB	Antonio Barragán	(1987-06-12) 12 June 1987 (age 36)	Pontedeume, Spain	30 August 2011	Real Valladolid	30 June 2015
20	CB	Ricardo Costa	(1981-08-27) 27 August 1981 (age 42)	Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal	17 May 2010	Wolfsburg	30 June 2015
22	LB	Jérémy Mathieu	(1983-10-29) 29 October 1983 (age 40)	Luxeuil-les-Bains, France	10 June 2009	Toulouse	30 June 2017
Midfielders
6	DM	Oriol Romeu	(1991-09-24) 24 September 1991 (age 32)	Ulldecona, Spain	12 July 2013	Chelsea	31 June 2014	On loan from Chelsea
8	AM	Sofiane Feghouli	(1989-12-26) 26 December 1989 (age 34)	Levallois-Perret, France	23 May 2010	Grenoble	30 June 2016
10	CM	Éver Banega	(1988-06-29) 29 June 1988 (age 35)	Rosario, Argentina	5 January 2008	Boca Juniors	30 June 2015
11	LW	Pablo Piatti	(1989-03-31) 31 March 1989 (age 35)	Ucacha, Argentina	6 July 2011	Almería	30 June 2016
14	LW	Juan Bernat	(1993-03-01) 1 March 1993 (age 31)	Cullera, Spain	27 August 2011 (d)	Youth system, since beginnings	30 June 2015	Originally from youth system
15	DM	Javi Fuego	(1984-01-04) 4 January 1984 (age 40)	Pola de Siero, Spain	1 July 2013	Rayo Vallecano	30 June 2017
17	AM	Jonathan Viera	(1989-10-21) 21 October 1989 (age 34)	Las Palmas de G.C., Spain	6 May 2012	Las Palmas	30 June 2017
18	LW	Andrés Guardado	(1986-09-28) 28 September 1986 (age 37)	Guadalajara, Mexico	28 May 2012	Deportivo La Coruña	30 June 2016
21	CM	Dani Parejo	(1989-04-16) 16 April 1989 (age 35)	Coslada, Spain	14 June 2011	Getafe	30 June 2016
23	AM	Sergio Canales	(1991-02-16) 16 February 1991 (age 33)	Santander, Spain	30 July 2011	Real Madrid	30 June 2017
24	AM	Míchel	(1988-07-29) 29 July 1988 (age 35)	Burjassot, Spain	29 October 2008 (d)	Levante	30 June 2016	Originally from youth system
Forwards
7	SS	Jonas	(1984-04-01) 1 April 1984 (age 40)	Bebedouro, Brazil	24 January 2011	Grêmio	30 June 2015	Without European Union citizenship
16	ST	Paco Alcácer	(1993-08-30) 30 August 1993 (age 30)	Torrent, Spain	11 November 2010 (d)	Youth system, signed from Monte-Sión	30 June 2016

Notes: (d), debut in first team in an official match

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
15	DM	Javi Fuego	29	EU	Rayo Vallecano	Transfer	Summer	2016	Free	As.com
16	ST	Paco Alcácer	19	EU	Getafe	Loan return	Summer	2016	N/A	Terra.es
5	DM	Fernando Gago	26	EU	Vélez Sarsfield	Loan return	Summer	2016	N/A	Clarín.com
24	AM	Míchel	24	EU	Levante	Transfer	Summer	2016	€ 0.42M	Superdeporte.es
6	DM	Oriol Romeu	21	EU	Chelsea	Loan	Summer	2014	N/A	ValenciaCF.com
	GK	Yeray Gómez	21	EU	Mallorca B	Loan	Summer	2014	N/A	Marca.com
28	MF	Fede Cartabia	20	EU	Valencia Mestalla	Promoted	Summer	2017	N/A	Superdeporte.es
36	DF	José Luis Gayà	18	EU	Valencia Mestalla	Promoted	Summer	2018	N/A	[]
27	FW	Robert Ibáñez	20	EU	Valencia Mestalla	Promoted	Summer	2014	N/A	Superdeporte.es
9	FW	Hélder Postiga	31	EU	Zaragoza	Transfer	Summer	2016	€ 3M	Superdeporte.es
11	FW	Dorlan Pabón	25	Non-EU	Monterrey	Transfer	Summer	2018	€ 7.5M	Superdeporte.es
17	FW	Eduardo Vargas	24	Non-EU	Napoli	Loan	Winter	2014	€ 0.5M	Superdeporte.es

Total expenditure: €11.42 million

Out

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
24	MF	Tino Costa	28	EU	Spartak Moscow	Transfer	Summer	€ 7M	Superdeporte.es
6	MF	David Albelda	35	EU		End of contract	Summer	Free	Superdeporte.es
26	GK	Felipe Ramos	25	EU	Deportivo La Coruña	End of loan	Summer	N/A	Riazor.org
	CM	Carles Gil	20	EU	Elche	Loan	Summer	N/A	ValenciaCF.com
16	ST	Nelson Valdez	29	EU	Al Jazira	Transfer	Summer	€ 3M	Marca.com
5	MF	Fernando Gago	27	EU	Boca Juniors	Transfer	Summer	€ 1.7M	Superdeporte.es
9	ST	Roberto Soldado	27	EU	Tottenham Hotspur	Transfer	Summer	€ 30M	ESPN
3	DF	Aly Cissokho	25	EU	Liverpool	Loan	Summer	€ 1M	Superdeporte.es
	DF	Salva Ruiz	18	EU	Tenerife	Loan	Summer	N/A	Superdeporte.es

Total income: €42.7 million

Club

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Juan Antonio Pizzi
Second coach	Manuel Suárez
Physical trainer	Alejandro Richino
Goalkeeping trainer	José Manuel Ochotorena
Delegate	Salvador González 'Voro'
Kit manager	Bernardo España Edo 'Españeta'
Kit manager	José Manuel López
Kit manager	Vicente Navarro Navarro 'Serreta'
Kit manager	Iván Montero Rodríguez
Kit manager	Vicente Ventura Deval

Source: Valencia CF Official Website

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	First match	Last match
La Liga	—	—	17 August 2013	18 May 2014
Copa del Rey	Round of 32	Round of 16	7 December 2013
UEL	Group stage	—	19 September 2013

Updated to match played 9 July 2013
Source: Competitions

Overall Friendly Trophies

Trophy	Organizer	Type	Result	Place	First match	Last match
International Champions Cup	International Champions Cup	Tournament		Mestalla, Valencia (Spain) MetLife Stadium, NYC (USA) Sun Life Stadium, Miami (USA)	27 July 2013	6/7 August 2013
XLII Trofeu Taronja - Estrella Damm	Valencia CF	One match trophy		Mestalla, Valencia (Spain)	10 August 2013

Source: Pre-season and friendlies

La Liga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

17 August 2013 1	Valencia	1 – 0	Málaga	Valencia
23:00 (CEST)	Míchel 13' Pereira 53' Costa 65', 86'	Live TV: / Gol T / Gol Stadium	Chen 38' Antunes 46' Olinga 66' Sergi 78'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 35.000 Referee: Álvarez Izquierdo (Catalonia)

24 August 2013 2	Espanyol	3 – 1	Valencia	Cornellà de Llobregat
21:00 (CEST)	López 22' 32' Simão 45+2' Stuani 47' Bifouma 88' Abraham 90+2'	Live TV: / Gol T / Gol Stadium	Postiga 10' Rami 45+2' Banega 52' Costa 80'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 18,121 Referee: Carlos Velasco

1 September 2013 3	Valencia	2 – 3	Barcelona	Valencia
21:00 (CEST)	Pereira 16' Banega 44' Postiga 45', 45+3'	Summary	Messi 11', 39', 41' Jordi Alba 29' Alves 65' Neymar 75'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 45.000 Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes

15 September 2013 4	Real Betis	3 – 1	Valencia	Seville
21:00 (CEST)	Molina 9' Sevilla 22', 34'	Summary	Parejo 64' Costa 67'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 31,412 Referee: Javier Estrada

22 September 2013 5	Valencia	3 – 1	Sevilla	Valencia
21:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Mestalla

25 September 2013 6	Granada	0 – 1	Valencia	Granada
20:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Los Cármenes

28 September 2013 7	Valencia	1 – 0	Rayo Vallecano	Valencia
16:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Mestalla

6 October 2013 8	Athletic Bilbao	1 - 1	Valencia	Bilbao
21:00 (CEST)				Stadium: San Mamés

19 October 2013 9	Valencia	1 - 2	Real Sociedad	Valencia
16:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Mestalla

27 October 2013 10	Villarreal	4 - 1	Valencia	Villarreal
15:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal

30 October 2013 11	Valencia	1 - 2	Almería	Valencia
18:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Mestalla

3 November 2013 12	Getafe	0 - 1	Valencia	Getafe
10:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez

10 November 2013 13	Valencia	2 - 2	Valladolid	Valencia
15:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Mestalla

24 November 2013 14	Elche	3 - 1	Valencia	Elche
17:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Martínez Valero

1 December 2013 15	Valencia	3 - 0	Osasuna	Valencia
17:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Mestalla

15 December 2013 16	Atlético Madrid	3 - 0	Valencia	Madrid
19:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Vicente Calderón

22 December 2013 17	Valencia	2 - 3	Real Madrid	Valencia
19:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Mestalla

4 January 2014 18	Valencia	2 - 0	Levante	Valencia
18:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Mestalla

11 January 2014 19	Celta de Vigo	2 - 1	Valencia	Vigo
16:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Balaídos

17 January 2014 20	Málaga	0 - 0	Valencia	Málaga
19:00 (CEST)				Stadium: La Rosaleda

25 January 2014 21	Valencia	2 - 2	Espanyol	Valencia
18:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Mestalla

1 February 2014 22	Barcelona	2 - 3	Valencia	Barcelona
14:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Camp Nou

8 February 2014 23	Valencia	5 - 0	Betis	Valencia
14:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Mestalla

16 February 2014 24	Sevilla	0 - 0	Valencia	Sevilla
20:00 (CEST)				Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

25

Valencia

2 – 1

Granada

26

Rayo Vallecano

1 – 0

Valencia

27

Valencia

1 – 1

Athletic

28

Real Sociedad

1 – 0

Valencia

29

Valencia

2 – 1

Villarreal

30

Almería

2 – 2

Valencia

31

Valencia

1 – 3

Getafe

32

Valladolid

0 – 0

Valencia

33

Valencia

2 – 1

Elche

34

Osasuna

1 – 1

Valencia

35

Valencia

0 – 1

Atlético Madrid

36

Real Madrid

2 – 2

Valencia

37

Levante

2 – 0

Valencia

38

Valencia

2 – 1

Celta de Vigo

Copa del Rey

Valencia CF will gain entry in Copa del Rey at the round of 32 and will face against a Segunda División B team or a Tercera División team, playing the first match away around 6–8 December and second leg at Mestalla.

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

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19 September 2013 1	Valencia	0 – 3	Swansea City	Valencia, Spain
19:00	Rami 10' Fuego 45+1' Banega 77'	Report	Rangel 14' Bony 14' Michu 58' De Guzmán 62'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Belgium)

3 October 2013 2	Kuban Krasnodar	0 – 2	Valencia	Krasnodar, Russia
18:00	Khubulov 20' Kozlov 40' Melgarejo 86'	Report	Parejo 43' Barragán 47' Alcácer 73' Feghouli 81'	Stadium: Kuban Stadium Referee: Marijo Strahonja (Croatia)

24 October 2013 3	Valencia	5 - 1	St. Gallen	Valencia, Spain
21:05	Alcácer 12' Cartabia 21', 30' Costa 33' Canales 71'	Report	Janjatović 27'	Stadium: Mestalla Nater 74' Attendance: 26,645 Referee: Pol van Boekel (Netherlands)

7 November 2013 4	St. Gallen	2 - 3	Valencia	St. Gallen, Switzerland
19:00	Besle 37' Karanović 66'	Report	Piatti 30', 76' Canales 86'	Stadium: AFG Arena Attendance: Football Federation of Belarus Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

28 November 2013 5	Swansea City	0 - 1	Valencia	Swansea, Wales
21:05		Report		Stadium: Liberty Stadium

12 December 2013 6	Valencia	1 - 1	Kuban Krasnodar	Valencia, Spain
19:00		Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Pre-season and friendlies

Valencia CF started training on 8 July 2013.^[1] The stage of pre-season was in Speyer, Germany, from Wednesday 10 July until Sunday 21 July,^[2] all players were invited and Valencia CF Mestalla members invited were: Fede Cartabia, Mario Arqués, Salva Ruiz, José Luis Gayà and Robert Ibáñez, some players joined some days later, they were: Ricardo Costa, João Pereira, Adil Rami and Jérémy Mathieu on 9 July; Paco Alcácer on 10 July, Jonas, Éver Banega and Sofiane Feghouli on 13 July; Andrés Guardado, Juan Bernat and José Luis Gayà on 22 July; Roberto Soldado on 27 July; while Fernando Gago did not join the team.^[3] On 21 July they returned to Valencia and then they participated the International Champions Cup which started in Valencia, they flow to USA on August 2013.^[4] Valencia CF presentations and Orange Trophy were on 10 August.^[1]

14 July 2013 Germany Tour	Karlsruhe	2 – 1	Valencia	Karlsruhe, Germany
16:00 CEST	Van der Biezen 6' Nazarov 87' (pen.)	VCF Report SD Report AS Report MARCA Report	Viera 10' Parejo 34' Rami 61'	Stadium: Wildparkstadion Attendance: 10,117 Referee: Raid (Germany)

17 July 2013 Germany Tour	Waldhof Mannheim	0 – 0	Valencia	Mannheim, Germany
19:00 CEST		VCF Report SD Report AS Report MARCA Report	Pereira 36'	Stadium: Carl-Benz-Stadion Attendance: 4,242 Referee: Marcel Göpferich (Germany)

20 July 2013 Germany Tour	Stuttgart	1 – 0	Valencia	Ludwigsburg, Germany
17:00 CEST	Schwaab 2'	VCF Report SD Report AS Report MARCA Report Live TV: Gol T / Gol Stadium	Jonas 81'	Stadium: Ludwig-Jahn-Stadion Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)

27 July 2013 ICC, Round 1	Valencia	1 – 2	Milan	Valencia, Spain
20:00 CEST	Banega 43' Pereira 48' Parejo 53'	Report VCF Report SD Report AS Report MARCA Report Live TV: Gol Stadium	Robinho 21' Boateng 24' Nocerino 24' De Jong 38' Mexès 52' Cristante 90'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Carlos Alberto Carbonell Hernández (Spain, Valencian Committee)

5 August 2013 ICC, Round 2: Eastern losers	Valencia	4 – 0	Internazionale	New York City, USA
22:00 CEST 16:00 Local time	Banega 7' Viera 33', 88' Costa 53' Jonas 55'	Report VCF Report SD Report AS Report MARCA Report Live TV: Gol T / Gol Stadium	Pereira 18' Juan 53' Olsen 83'	Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 39,764^[5] Referee: Mark Kadlecik (United States)

7 August 2013 ICC, Championship Round: 5th place	Everton	0 – 1	Valencia	Miami, USA
03:00 CEST 6 August 2013 21:00 Local time		Report VCF Report SD Report AS Report MARCA Report Live TV: Gol T / Gol Stadium	Barragán 8' Míchel 51'	Stadium: Sun Life Stadium Attendance: 38,513 Referee: Alan Chapman (United States)

10 August 2013 Trofeu Taronja - Trofeo Estrella Damm	Valencia	2 – 1	Olympiacos	Valencia, Spain
22:00 CEST	Banega 4' Postiga 40'	VCF Report SD Report AS Report MARCA Report Live TV: Gol T / Gol Stadium	Fejsa 31' Fuster 84'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Mateu Lahoz (Spain, Valencian Committee)
Note: Orange Trophy winner: Valencia

6 September 2013 Ciudad de Valladolid	Valladolid	2 - 4	Valencia	Valladolid, Spain
20:00 CEST				Stadium: José Zorrilla

Last updated: 11 August 2013.
Source: Valencia CF

References

^ ^a ^b "Presentación el 10 de agosto ante Olympiakos" (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
^ "El Valencia CF 2013/14 realizará el 'stage' de pretemporada en Speyer (Alemania)" (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
^ "Primer día de trabajo del Valencia de Djukic" (in Spanish). Superdeporte. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
^ "El Valencia CF disputará la Guinness International Champions Cup en USA con los mejores clubes del mundo" (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
^ http://www.inter.it/it/news/63173

External links

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[presentation-1] "Presentación el 10 de agosto ante Olympiakos" (in Spanish). Levante-EMV. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013.

[2] "El Valencia CF 2013/14 realizará el 'stage' de pretemporada en Speyer (Alemania)" (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 16 May 2013.

[3] "Primer día de trabajo del Valencia de Djukic" (in Spanish). Superdeporte. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

[4] "El Valencia CF disputará la Guinness International Champions Cup en USA con los mejores clubes del mundo" (in Spanish). Valencia CF. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.

[5] ttp://www.inter.it/it/news/63173

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 With Pizzi at the helm, Valencia managed to salvage some respectability by reaching the semi-finals of the [[UEFA Europa League 2013-14|UEFA Europa League]], where eventual champions [[Sevilla F.C.|Sevilla]] just got the better of the 2004 Spanish champions. But following that narrow defeat, Valencia failed to qualify to Europe for the next season for the first time since 1997-98, due to a lowly eight place in the league and in June [[Valencia C.F.]] was sold to eventual [[Singapore|Singaporean]] consortium [[Peter Lim]].
+==Season summary==
+Valencia continued its increasingly frustrating run without the league title, which was extended to ten years following a chaotic season. Coach [[Miroslav Đukić]] was fired when the side did not perform to the expected level, and the season saw a further two coaches ([[Nicolás Estévez]] and [[Juan Antonio Pizzi]]) trying to tame Valencia without any success. Under Pizzi's reign, Valencia CF scored a surprise 2-3 victory against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] at [[Camp Nou]] in February and 2-2 draw against [[Real Madrid]] at [[Estadio Santiago Bernabeu]] in May. Despite the chaos, the side managed to reach the semi-finals of the [[2013-14 UEFA Europa League|UEFA Europa League]], where it lost to eventual champions [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]].
+Another worry was the injury problems affecting star keeper [[Diego Alves]], who only played in 26 of the 38 league matches.
+After the season, Valencia signed [[Rodrigo De Paul]] from [[Racing Club de Avellaneda|Racing Club]] for a fee of €4.6 million to help out with the goalscoring, while successful ex-[[Rio Ave]] coach [[Nuno Espírito Santo]] was appointed in the hope he could help Valencia return to winning ways, while [[Jose Sevilla Alvarez]], owner of [[Bankia]] was sold [[Valencia CF]] to eventual [[Singaporean people|Singaporean]] consortium [[Peter Lim]] to help Valencia CF cleared the debt.
 ==Players==