2013–14 Valencia CF season
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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.
2013–14 season | ||||
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Owner | Peter Lim | |||
President | Amadeo Salvo | |||
Head coach | Miroslav Đukić (until 16 December 2013) Juan Antonio Pizzi (from 26 December 2013) | |||
Stadium | Mestalla | |||
La Liga | 8th | |||
Copa del Rey | Round of 16 | |||
UEFA Europa League | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Jonas (9) All: Paco Alcácer (14) | |||
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Valencia endured its worst domestic season since 2007–08, following a serious hamstring injury to star goalkeeper Diego Alves. Contrary to the previous four seasons under the guidance of Unai Emery, Mauricio Pellegrino, Ernesto Valverde and Miroslav Đukić, Valencia's offence malfunctioned, and in December, Đukić was fired 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 they were eliminated by eventual champions Sevilla. 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 eighth-place finish in La Liga. In June 2014, the club was sold to Singaporean consortium Meriton Holdings, owned by Peter Lim.