2001–02 Valencia CF season

Valencia CF won their first La Liga title since 1970–71 season, in the first campaign of new trainer Rafael Benítez. The Tenerife recruit had a tough start to his job, with several dropped points and a midfield slot in the beginning of the season, culminating in a disqualification from Copa del Rey for fielding too many non-EU players. Benítez was reported to be near the sack before an away game against Espanyol. With Valencia trailing 2–0 at halftime, the resurgence of the team in the second half allowed the inexperienced coach to keep the job, and it got to be a starting point for a winning streak that eventually saw Valencia claiming the entire league, despite taking only 75 points and scoring a mere 51 goals.

Valencia CF
2001–02 season
PresidentJaime Ortí
ManagerRafael Benítez
StadiumMestalla
La Liga1st
UEFA CupQuarter-final
Copa del ReyFirst round
Top goalscorerRubén Baraja (7)

With the attacking play not flowing as previously, the all-conquering defence improved further, conceding only 29 goals, much thanks to keeper Santiago Cañizares and centre halves Mauricio Pellegrino and Roberto Ayala. Defensively minded midfielder Rubén Baraja happened to be the club top scorer with a mere seven goals, forming an effective protecting block with David Albelda.

Squad

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 Spain ESP Santiago Cañizares
2 DF Argentina ARG Mauricio Pellegrino
3 DF Brazil BRA Fábio Aurélio
4 DF Argentina ARG Roberto Ayala
5 DF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Miroslav Đukić
6 MF Spain ESP David Albelda
7 FW Norway NOR John Carew
8 MF Spain ESP Rubén Baraja
9 FW Spain ESP Salva
10 MF Spain ESP Angulo
11 FW Romania ROU Adrian Ilie
12 DF Spain ESP Carlos Marchena
13 GK Spain ESP Andrés Palop
14 MF Spain ESP Vicente
15 DF Italy ITA Amedeo Carboni
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Romania ROU Dennis Şerban
17 FW Spain ESP Juan Sánchez
18 MF Argentina ARG Kily González
19 MF Spain ESP Francisco Rufete
20 DF France FRA Jocelyn Angloma
21 MF Argentina ARG Pablo Aimar
22 MF Uruguay URU Gonzalo de los Santos
23 DF Spain ESP Curro Torres
24 FW Spain ESP Mista
25 GK Spain ESP David Rángel
26 MF Spain ESP Jandro
31 DF Spain ESP David Navarro
34 DF Spain ESP Javier Garrido Ramírez
— MF Paraguay PAR Ángel Amarilla

Transfers
In
Pos. Name from Type
FWSalvaAtletico Madrid€10.80 million
DFCurro TorresCD Tenerifeloan ended
DFCarlos MarchenaBenficaFree
DFDavid NavarroValencia CF Mestalla
MFFrancisco RufeteMalaga CF€7.75 million
MFGonzalo de los SantosMalaga CF€15.00 million
MFDennis ȘerbanElche CF
FWMistaCD Tenerifeloan ended

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 2001–02 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Valencia (C) 38 21 12 5 51 27 +24 75 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Deportivo La Coruña 38 20 8 10 65 41 +24 68
3 Real Madrid[lower-alpha 1] 38 19 9 10 69 44 +25 66
4 Barcelona 38 18 10 10 65 37 +28 64 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5 Celta Vigo 38 16 12 10 64 46 +18 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. Real Madrid qualified directly for the 2002–03 UEFA Champions League as holders.

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultWDWDDDWDWDWDDLDLWWWLLWWWDDWWWLWWWDWWWW
Position107367965452345788735743121111222211111
Source: Competitive Matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 2002-03 UEFA Champions League group stage;   = 2002-03 UEFA Champions League group stage;   = 2002-03 UEFA Champions League qualifying round;   = 2002-03 UEFA Cup;   = 2002-03 Segunda Division

Matches
25 August 2001 1 Valencia 1–0 Real Madrid
Angulo 8'
9 September 2001 2 Valladolid 1–1 Valencia
Caminero 30' Salva 90'
16 September 2001 3 Valencia 1–0 Las Palmas
Albelda 62'
23 September 2001 4 Athletic 2–2 Valencia
Etxeberría 64'
Carlos García 90'		 Ayala 44'
Aimar 47'
30 September 2001 5 Valencia 0–0 Alavés
4 October 2001 6 Celta 1–1 Valencia
Maurice 48' Juan Sánchez 6'
7 October 2001 7 Valencia 1–0 Villarreal
Salva 45'
14 October 2001 8 Barcelona 2–2 Valencia
Saviola 43'
Gabri 74'		 Salva 26'
Marchena 72'
21 October 2001 9 Valencia 2–0 Zaragoza
González 32', 80'
28 October 2001 10 Sevilla 1–1 Valencia
Moisés 46' Albelda 20'
4 November 2001 11 Valencia 2–1 Rayo
Salva 22'
Juan Sánchez 88'		 Peragón 40' (pen.)
11 November 2001 12 Osasuna 0–0 Valencia
18 November 2001 13 Valencia 0–0 Tenerife
25 November 2001 14 Real Sociedad 2–0 Valencia
Jankauskas 38', 65' (pen.)
1 December 2001 15 Valencia 1–1 Mallorca
Mista 80' Luque 13'
9 December 2001 16 Deportivo 1–0 Valencia
Tristán 59'
15 December 2001 17 Espanyol 2–3 Valencia
Palencia 24'
Alex Fernández 44'		 Rufete 59', 63'
Ilie 66'
22 December 2001 18 Valencia 2–1 Málaga
Vicente 25'
Mista 30'		 Silva 14'
6 January 2002 19 Betis 1–3 Valencia
Capi 43' Salva 8'
Ilie 16'
Baraja 80' (pen.)
13 January 2002 20 Real Madrid 1–0 Valencia
Morientes 72'
20 January 2002 21 Valencia 1–2 Valladolid
Pellegrino 26' Luis García 20'
Sales 35'
26 January 2002 22 Las Palmas 0–1 Valencia
Mista 7'
3 February 2002 23 Valencia 2–1 Athletic
Mista 14'
Rufete 66'		 Etxeberría 73'
6 February 2002 24 Alavés 1–2 Valencia
Astudillo 2' de los Santos 3'
Carew 27'
9 February 2002 25 Valencia 0–0 Celta
16 February 2002 26 Villarreal 1–1 Valencia
Arruabarrena 54' Aimar 83'
23 February 2002 27 Valencia 2–0 Barcelona
Rufete 16'
Aimar 63'
3 March 2002 28 Zaragoza 0–1 Valencia
Rufete 24'
10 March 2002 29 Valencia 2–0 Sevilla
Juan Sánchez 66'
Angulo 89'
17 March 2002 30 Rayo 2–1 Valencia
Pellegrino 45' (o.g.)
Corino 58'		 Angulo 29'
24 March 2002 31 Valencia 2–1 Osasuna
Juan Sánchez 78'
Baraja 90'		 Aloisi 85'
30 March 2002 32 Tenerife 0–1 Valencia
Aimar 77'
7 April 2002 33 Valencia 4–0 Real Sociedad
Baraja 12'
González 28'
Angulo 55'
Mista 89'
13 April 2002 34 Mallorca 1–1 Valencia
Luque 45' Baraja 63'
21 April 2002 35 Valencia 1–0 Deportivo
Duscher 69' (o.g.)
27 April 2002 36 Valencia 2–1 Espanyol
Baraja 68', 79' Tamudo 30' (pen.)
5 May 2002 37 Málaga 0–2 Valencia
Ayala 35'
Fábio Aurélio 45'
11 May 2002 38 Valencia 2–0 Betis
Baraja 44'
Vicente 90'

UEFA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Cup

Quarter-finals
14 March 2002 (2002-03-14) Internazionale Italy 1–1 Spain Valencia San Siro, Milan
21:00 Materazzi 50' Report Rufete 66' Attendance: 24,184
Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)
21 March 2002 (2002-03-21) Valencia Spain 0–1 Italy Internazionale Estadio Mestalla, Valencia
21:45 Report Ventola 4' Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Claude Colombo (France)

Statistics

Players statistics
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del ReyUEFA Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Spain ESP Cañizares 40-2632-23107-3
23 DF Spain ESP Curro Torres 45034010100
2 DF Argentina ARG Pellegrino 3813011070
4 DF Argentina ARG Ayala 3722920+1070
15 DF Italy ITA Carboni 43032+101090
21 MF Argentina ARG Aimar 40623+1040+1062
19 MF Spain ESP Rufete 41827+65116+12
6 MF Spain ESP Albelda 393322006+11
14 MF Spain ESP Vicente 40322+92105+31
10 FW Spain ESP Angulo 31621+54003+22
9 FW Spain ESP Salva 26719+35101+22
13 GK Spain ESP Palop 10-86+1-4003-4
5 DF Serbia and Montenegro SCG Djukic 26114+20107+21
12 DF Spain ESP Marchena 22112+41103+20
18 MF Argentina ARG Kily González 32315+113005+10
8 MF Spain ESP Baraja 18715+27000+10
17 FW Spain ESP Sánchez 33812+134005+34
24 FW Spain ESP Mista 34610+165003+51
22 MF Uruguay URU De los Santos 21112+11106+10
3 DF Brazil BRA Fábio Aurélio 1916+91002+20
7 FW Norway NOR Carew 2416+91106+20
11 FW Romania ROU Ilie 1356+420033
20 DF France FRA Angloma 402+10000+10
16 MF Romania ROU Serban 400+300+10
31 DF Spain ESP Navarro 301+10000+10
26 MF Spain ESP Jandro 100+10
25 GK Spain ESP David Rángel 000000
DF Paraguay PAR Amarilla

Topscorers

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