1995–96 Valencia CF season

During the 1995–96 Spanish football season, Valencia CF competed in La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

Valencia CF

1995–96 season
President	Fernando Roig
Manager	Luis Aragones
Stadium	Estadio Mestalla
La Liga	2nd
Copa del Rey	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	League: Predrag Mijatovic (28 ) All: Mijatovic (34 )
Home colours Away colours

Season summary

In the 1995-96 La Liga Valencia were involved in a title race for the first time since the 1970s.[1]

After a series of impressive performances, stretching from January to March the club reached the second place of the table with a 4–1 victory over Cruijff' FC Barcelona.[2] During April their league form faltered, and the title challenge looked over. However the club managed to re-establish itself back at the top in May. An emphatic 2–3 defeat of Atletico de Madrid at Vicente Calderon Stadium in April was the team's signature performance.

The club's fanbase and the entire province paid tribute to the squad regardless of their failure to win the trophy.[3]

Squad

Squad at end of season[4]

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 Andoni Zubizarreta 2 DF  ESP Engonga 3 DF  ESP Jorge Otero 4 DF  ESP Francisco José Camarasa 5 DF  BRA Mazinho 6 DF  ESP Gaizka Mendieta 7 FW  ESP Sietes 8 MF  YUG Predrag Mijatovic 9 FW  BRA Viola 10 MF  ESP Fernando 11 MF  ESP Poyatos 12 MF  ESP Xabier Eskurza

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 GK  ESP Jorge Bartual 14 MF  ESP Jose Ignacio 15 MF  ESP Francisco Ferreira 17 FW  ESP Iñaki Hurtado 18 MF  ESP Carlos Arroyo 19 DF  ESP Javi Navarro 20 FW  ESP Serer 21 DF  ESP Enrique Romero 22 MF  ESP José Galvez Estevez 26 FW  ESP Raul Martinez

Starting 11

• GK: #1, Andoni Zubizarreta
• RB: #2, Jorge Otero
• CB: #4, Francisco José Camarasa
• CB: #15, Patxi Ferreira
• LB: #21, Enrique Romero
• RM: #10, Fernando Gomez Colomer
• CM: #5, Mazinho
• CM: #6, Gaizka Mendieta
• LM: #14, Jose Ignacio Saenz
• RF: #8, Predrag Mijatovic
• LF: #19, Galvez

Transfers

In

Patxi Ferreira from Atlético Madrid
Sietes from Real Oviedo
Xabier Eskurza from FC Barcelona
José Ignacio Sáenz from Logroñés
Iñaki Hurtado from Real Valladolid
Viola from Corinthians

Out

FW Luboslav Penev to Atletico Madrid
GK Molina to Atletico Madrid
FW Oleg Salenko to Glasgow Rangers

Source: BDFutbol.com[5]

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 1995–96 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Atlético Madrid (C)	42	26	9	7	75	32	+43	87	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Valencia	42	26	5	11	77	51	+26	83	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
3	Barcelona	42	22	14	6	72	39	+33	80	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1]
4	Espanyol	42	20	14	8	63	36	+27	74	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Tenerife	42	20	12	10	69	54	+15	72

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion.
Notes:

1. Since Atlético Madrid, winners of 1995–96 Copa del Rey, was qualified for the 1996–97 UEFA Champions League, losing cup finalists Barcelona earned a spot in the first round of the 1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Matches

Deportivo La Coruña v Valencia

2 September 1995 (1995-09-02) 1	Deportivo La Coruña	3-0	Valencia	La Coruña
	Manjarin 30' Bebeto 36' 59'	Report		Stadium: Riazor

Valencia v Real Valladolid

10 September 1995 (1995-09-10) 2	Valencia	1-0	Real Valladolid	Valencia
	Galves 58'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Megia Davila

Merida v Valencia

17 September 1995 (1995-09-17) 3	Merida	0-2	Valencia	Merida
		Report	Mijatovic 51' Fernando 54'	Stadium: Municipal

Valencia v Real Zaragoza

24 September 1995 (1995-09-24) 4	Valencia	0–0	Real Zaragoza	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Esquinas Torres

Rayo Vallecano v Valencia

1 October 1995 (1995-10-01) 5	Rayo Vallecano	3-2	Valencia	Madrid
	Aquino  53' Onesimo  73' Calderon  85'	Report	Mijatovic 58'pen Mijatovic 74'	Stadium: Vallecas Referee: Japon Sevilla

Valencia v Real Madrid

4 October 1995 (1995-10-04) 6	Valencia	4-3	Real Madrid	Valencia
	Galvez 24' Fernando 29' Mijatovic 39' Arroyo 83'	Report	Laudrup 51'pen Alkorta 65' Michel 89'	Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Andradas Asurmendi

Real Oviedo v Valencia

8 October 1995 (1995-10-08) 7	Real Oviedo	0-1	Valencia	Oviedo
		Report	Fernando 78'	Stadium: Carlos Tartierre

Valencia v Real Betis

14 October 1995 (1995-10-14) 8	Valencia	1-1	Real Betis	Valencia
	Galvez 40'	Report	Pier 25'	Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Brito Arceo

FC Barcelona v Valencia

22 October 1995 (1995-10-22) 9	FC Barcelona	1-0	Valencia	Barcelona
	Prosinecki 83'pen	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Díaz Vega

Valencia v Athletic de Bilbao

29 October 1995 (1995-10-29) 10	Valencia	3-1	Athletic de Bilbao	Valencia
	Camarasa 22' Galvez 23' Mijatovic 79'	Report	Guerrero 81'	Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Lopez Nieto

Valencia v SD Compostela

5 November 1995 (1995-11-05) 11	Valencia	5-2	SD Compostela	Valencia
	Mijatovic 6' Mijatovic 27'pen Viola 53' Galvez 63' Passi 81'og	Report	Jose Ramon 10' Christensen 60'	Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Rodriguez Martel

UD Salamanca v Valencia

12 November 1995 (1995-11-12) 12	UD Salamanca	4-0	Valencia	Salamanca
	Stinga 73' Barbara 5' Barbara 11' Claudio 71'	Report		Stadium: Helmantico

Valencia v CD Tenerife

19 November 1995 (1995-11-19) 13	Valencia	2-2	CD Tenerife	Valencia
	Gomez 57'og Galvez 47'	Report	Pizzi 21' Pizzi 49'	Stadium: Mestalla

Albacete Balompié v Valencia

26 November 1995 (1995-11-26) 14	Albacete Balompié	1-3	Valencia	Albacete
	Jose Ignacio 57'	Report	Mijatovic 5' Mijatovic 82' Viola 89'	Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Valencia v Real Sociedad

3 December 1995 (1995-12-03) 15	Valencia	0-1	Real Sociedad	Valencia
		Report	Idiakez 58'	Stadium: Mestalla

Racing de Santander v Valencia

9 December 1995 (1995-12-09) 16	Racing de Santander	0-3	Valencia	Santander
		Report	Mijatovic 4' Fernando 23' Mijatovic 64'	Stadium: El Sardinero

Valencia v Atletico de Madrid

17 December 1995 (1995-12-17) 17	Valencia	0-1	Atletico de Madrid	Valencia
		Report	Caminero 88'	Stadium: Mestalla

Sporting de Gijón v Valencia

20 December 1995 (1995-12-20) 18	Sporting de Gijón	1-3	Valencia	Gijón
	Yekini 73'	Report	Mijatovic 41' Mijatovic 75' Viola 85'	Stadium: Principado de Asturias

Valencia v Sevilla

3 January 1995 (1995-01-03) 19	Valencia	1-0	Sevilla	Valencia
	Arroyo  75'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla

RCD Espanyol v Valencia

7 January 1995 (1995-01-07) 20	RCD Espanyol	2-0	Valencia	Barcelona
	Lardin 29' Lardin 80'	Report		Stadium: Montjuic

Valencia v RC Celta

14 January 1996 (1996-01-14) 21	Valencia	3-0	RC Celta	Valencia
	Romero 18' Arroyo 53' Poyatos 89'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Valencia v Deportivo La Coruña

20 January 1996 (1996-01-20) 22	Valencia	2-1	Deportivo La Coruña	Valencia
	Mijatovic 66' Mijatovic 88'	Report	Aldana 15'	Stadium: Mestalla

Real Valladolid v Valencia

24 January 1996 (1996-01-24) 23	Real Valladolid	2-5	Valencia	Valladolid
	Quevedo 64' Benjamin 82'	Report	Galvez 4' Galvez 22' Galvez 58' Fernando 24' Fernando 55'	Stadium: Jose Zorrilla

Valencia v Merida

28 January 1996 (1996-01-28) 24	Valencia	4-1	Merida	Valencia
	Poyatos 30' Mijatovic 35' Mijatovic 67'pen Galvez 70'	Report	Korino 75'	Stadium: Mestalla

Real Zaragoza v Valencia

3 February 1996 (1996-02-03) 25	Real Zaragoza	4-1	Valencia	Zaragoza
	Poyet 26' Morientes 70' Morientes 76' Morientes 85'	Report	Galvez 67'	Stadium: La Romareda

Valencia v Rayo Vallecano

10 February 1996 (1996-02-10) 26	Valencia	3-0	Rayo Vallecano	Valencia
	Camarasa 27' Mijatovic 11' Eskurza 75'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Real Madrid v Valencia

17 February 1996 (1996-02-17) 27	Real Madrid	0-0	Valencia	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu

Valencia v Real Oviedo

25 February 1996 (1996-02-25) 28	Valencia	3-1	Real Oviedo	Valencia
	Poyatos 13' Mijatovic 53' Arroyo 88'	Report	Cesar 32'	Stadium: Mestalla

Real Betis v Valencia

3 March 1996 (1996-03-03) 29	Real Betis	3-0	Valencia	Sevilla
	Sabas 55' Sabas 67' Sabas 71'	Report		Stadium: Benito Villamarin

Valencia v FC Barcelona

9 March 1996 30	Valencia	4-1	FC Barcelona	Valencia
	Fernando 40' Viola 43' Mijatovic 48' 88'	Report	Amor 68'	Stadium: Mestalla Referee: Carmona Mendez

Athletic de Bilbao v Valencia

17 March 1996 (1996-03-17) 31	Athletic de Bilbao	0-1	Valencia	Bilbao
		Report	Viola 86'	Stadium: San Mamés

SD Compostela v Valencia

24 March 1996 (1996-03-24) 32	SD Compostela	0-4	Valencia	Santiago de Compostela
		Report	Viola 28' Viola 40' Mijatovic 74' Arroyo 62'	Stadium: San Lazaro

Valencia v UD Salamanca

27 March 1996 (1996-03-27) 33	Valencia	2-0	UD Salamanca	Valencia
	Poyatos 42' Viola 65'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Tenerife v Valencia

31 March 1996 (1996-03-31) 34	Tenerife	2-1	Valencia	Santa Cruz de La Palma
	Llorente 74' Pizzi 80'	Report	Fernando 17'	Stadium: Heliodoro Rodriguez Lopez

Valencia v Albacete Balompié

7 April 1996 (1996-04-07) 35	Valencia	1-0	Albacete Balompié	Valencia
	Fernando 85'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Real Sociedad v Valencia

14 April 1996 (1996-04-14) 36	Real Sociedad	5-2	Valencia	San Sebastian
	Luis Perez 12' 15' 35' Craioveanu 32' Karpin 74'	Report	Fernando 49' Mijatovic 80'	Stadium: Anoeta

Valencia v Racing de Santander

20 April 1996 (1996-04-20) 37	Valencia	2-1	Racing de Santander	Valencia
	Viola 5' Viola 43'	Report	Billabona 16'	Stadium: Mestalla

Atletico de Madrid v Valencia

27 April 1996 38	Atletico de Madrid	2-3	Valencia	Madrid
	Pantic 44' Geli 57' Kiko 76'	Report	Mijatovic 11' Mijatovic 55'pen Poyatos 74'	Stadium: Vicente Calderon Referee: Dauden Ibañez

Valencia v Sporting de Gijón

4 May 1996 (1996-05-04) 39	Valencia	1-0	Sporting de Gijón	Valencia
	Viola 57'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla

Sevilla v Valencia

12 May 1996 (1996-05-12) 40	Sevilla	1-2	Valencia	Sevilla
	Suker 74'	Report	Mijatovic 34'pen Mijatovic 65'	Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan

Valencia v RCD Espanyol

19 May 1996 (1996-05-19) 41	Valencia	1-0	RCD Espanyol	Valencia
	Arroyo  62'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla

RC Celta v Valencia

25 May 1996 (1996-05-25) 42	RC Celta	1-1	Valencia	Vigo
	Milojevic 89'	Report	Mijatovic 43'	Stadium: Balaidos

Source: Competitive Matches[6]

Goal scorers

• Mijatovic - 28[7]
• Galvez - 11
• Viola - 11
• Fernando - 10

Copa del Rey

Main article: 1995–96 Copa del Rey

2nd Round[8]

RCD Mallorca v Valencia

25 October 1995 (1995-10-25)	RCD Mallorca	0-0	Valencia	Mallorca
				Stadium: Olimpico

Valencia v RC Mallorca

8 November 1995 (1995-11-08)	Valencia	0-0	RC Mallorca	Valencia
				Stadium: Mestalla

3rd Round

Real Oviedo v Valencia

30 November 1995 (1995-11-30)	Real Oviedo	1-1	Valencia	Oviedo
	Oli  55'		Mijatović  77'	Stadium: Principado de Asturias

Valencia v Real Oviedo

12 December 1995 (1995-12-12)	Valencia	1-0	Real Oviedo	Valencia
	Berto  45' (o.g.)			Stadium: Mestalla

Round of 16

RC Celta v Valencia

10 January 1996 (1996-01-10)	RC Celta	1-1	Valencia	Albacete
	Sánchez  63'		Fernando  12'	Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

Valencia CF v RC Celta

17 January 1995 (1995-01-17)	Valencia CF	3-0	RC Celta	Valencia
	Mijatović  21' (pen.) Arroyo  36' Gálvez  56'			Stadium: Mestalla

Quarterfinals

Sevilla CF v Valencia

30 January 1996 (1996-01-30)	Sevilla CF	1-1	Valencia	Sevilla
	Monchu  19'		Mijatović  33' (pen.)	Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan

Valencia CF v Sevilla CF

13 February 1996 (1996-02-13)	Valencia CF	2-0	Sevilla CF	Valencia
	Mijatović  32', 68'			Stadium: Mestalla

Semifinals

Valencia CF v Atletico de Madrid

21 February 1996 (1996-02-21)	Valencia CF	3-5	Atletico de Madrid	Valencia
	Gálvez  6' Fernando  44' Mijatović  90'		Pantić  47', 64' Biagini  72' Juan Carlos  80' Roberto  88'	Stadium: Mestalla

Atletico de Madrid v Valencia CF

29 February 1996 (1996-02-29)	Atletico de Madrid	1-2	Valencia CF	Madrid
	Pantić  45' (pen.)		Viola  20' Fernando  53'	Stadium: Vicente Calderon

See also

• Valencia CF
• 1995–96 La Liga
• 1995–96 Copa del Rey

References

• La Liga Primera Division 95–96 RSSSF.com

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