The president, D. Pedro Cortés, resigned due to personal reasons and left the club in July, with the satisfaction of having won one Copa del Rey, one Spanish Super Cup, and having been runners-up in two successive Champions League finals. Di Stéfano stayed on as coach until the 1987–88 season, when the team finished in 14th position in La Liga. One example is Lamiplast, a Valencia-based furniture company. Giner admitted he was completely overwhelmed by such honour, but requested in 1994 that the original name of Mestalla remained. An early goal from Roberto Ayala and another close to half-time from Fábio Aurélio assured them their fifth La Liga title, 31 years after their last title win. There were also some changes in the team and staff. From 1969, the expression "Anem a Mestalla" ("Let's go to the Mestalla"), so common among the supporters, began to fall into oblivion. [46], After a successful first season under Marcelino, the club secured 4th position and a return to the Champions League. Valencia and the Balearic Islands were conquered by King James I of Aragon during the first half of the 13th century. [59], Valencia CF is one of the few clubs in Spain that organises a Sport Management MBA, the MBA in International Sport Management, currently performs with Valencia Catholic University Saint Vincent Martyr. Los Che lost to Barcelona 3–2 at the Nou Camp, with a last minute goal from Rivaldo resulting in Barcelona qualifying for the Champions League while Valencia missed out. The most notable players of the 1970s era include Austrian midfielder Kurt Jara, forward Johnny Rep of the Netherlands and Argentinian forward Mario Kempes, who became the La Liga topscorer for two consecutive seasons in 1976–77 and 1977–78. On 29 October 2007, the Valencia board of directors fired Flores after a string of disappointing performances and caretaker manager Óscar Rubén Fernández took over on a temporary basis until a full-time manager was found, rumoured to be either Marcello Lippi or José Mourinho. Also bought that season was Pablo Aimar in January. Vous n'avez pas encore de compte sur notre site ? In 1972, the head office of the club, located in the back of the numbered terraces, was inaugurated. Rafael Benítez, after helping CD Tenerife to promotion, replaced Héctor Cúper after the latter became the new coach at Internazionale in Italy. [42], The club also announced club president Lay Hoon Chan had submitted her resignation and that she would be replaced by Anil Murthy. Players such as Spanish international Antonio Puchades and Dutch forward Faas Wilkes graced the pitch at Mestalla. Le 5 mars 1919, un groupe de footballeurs se rassemblait dans un bar de la Calle Barcelona avec pour objectif de créer une équipe de football pour remplacer le Club Valencia. The club assigned D. Pablo Sánchez Torella who composed the music of Valencia's anthem, named the "Pasodoble". [23] However, Valencia had a poor start to the 2015–16 season, winning 5 out of 13 matches and failing to progress from the Champions League group stages. With a total of two La Liga titles, one UEFA Cup, one Copa del Rey, and one UEFA Super Cup in those six years, no less than five first class titles and two Champions League finals had been achieved. That first game against fellow title rivals Real Madrid produced a significant and important victory. The fans were also increasingly concerned about the growing influence of Jorge Mendes in the club's activities. [47], Valencia played its first years at the Algirós stadium, but moved to the Mestalla in 1923. [60], On the 90th anniversary of Valencia CF, The Academy opened with the University of Valencia the first university course that studied the history of a football club, Valencia CF is the first football club in Spain, object of study on college.[61]. However, in the summer of 2010, due to financial reasons, David Villa and David Silva were sold to Barcelona and Manchester City, respectively, to reduce the club's massive debt. Among the playing squad, Gaizka Mendieta, Didier Deschamps, Luis Milla, and Zlatko Zahovič left, while Carlos Marchena, Mista, Curro Torres, Francisco Rufete, Gonzalo de los Santos, and Salva Ballesta all arrived. Current stars of the game to have graduated in recent years include Isco, Jordi Alba, Juan Bernat, José Gayà, Carlos Soler, Ferran Torres and Paco Alcácer. This was the club's seventh Copa title. On 20 May 1923, the Mestalla pitch was inaugurated with a friendly match between Valencia and Levante UD. This raised eyebrows in the media because of Nuno's close relationship with the football agent Jorge Mendes, whose first-ever client was Nuno. In the summer of 1973, more goal seats, which meant the elimination of fourteen rows of standing terraces, were added to provide comfort. 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