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2001–02 Valencia CF season
| Field | Value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| club | Valencia | ||||
| season | 2001–02 | ||||
| chairman | Jaime Ortí | ||||
| chrtitle | President | ||||
| stadium | Mestalla | ||||
| manager | Rafael Benítez | ||||
| league | La Liga | ||||
| league result | 1st | ||||
| (In 2002–03 UEFA Champions League) | |||||
| league topscorer | Rubén Baraja (7) | ||||
| cup1 | UEFA Cup | ||||
| cup1 result | Quarter-final | ||||
| cup2 | Copa del Rey | ||||
| cup2 result | First round | ||||
| average attendance | 45,211 | ||||
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| prevseason | 2000–01 | ||||
| nextseason | 2002–03 |
(In 2002–03 UEFA Champions League) During the 2001–02 season Valencia competed in La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Cup.
Summary
Valencia won their first La Liga title since the 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.
With the attacking play not flowing as it was previously, the all-conquering defence improved further conceded 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
Transfers
| In | Pos. | Name | from | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW | Salva | Atletico Madrid | €10.80 million | |
| DF | Curro Torres | Tenerife | loan ended | |
| DF | Carlos Marchena | Benfica | Free | |
| DF | David Navarro | Valencia Mestalla | ||
| MF | Francisco Rufete | Malaga | €7.75 million | |
| MF | Gonzalo de los Santos | Malaga | €15.00 million | |
| MF | Dennis Șerban | Elche | ||
| FW | Mista | Tenerife | loan ended |
| Out | Pos. | Name | To | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Gaizka Mendieta | Lazio | €48.0 million | |
| MF | Didier Deschamps | retired | ||
| DF | Joachim Björklund | Venezia | €4.0 million | |
| MF | Luis Milla | retired | ||
| MF | Zlatko Zahovic | Benfica | Free | |
| FW | Diego Alonso | Atletico Madrid | loan |
Competitions
La Liga
Main article: 2001–02 La Liga
League table
Results by round
|color_3-4=green3|text_3-4=2002-03 UEFA Champions League qualifying round |color_5-6=blue2|text_5-6=2002-03 UEFA Cup |color_18-20=red1|text_18-20=2002-03 Segunda Division
Matches
Carlos García Aimar Gabri Marchena Juan Sánchez Alex Fernández Ilie Mista Ilie Baraja Sales Rufete Carew Aimar Angulo Corino Baraja González Angulo Mista Fábio Aurélio Vicente
UEFA Cup
Main article: 2001–02 UEFA Cup
Quarter-finals
Statistics
Players statistics
Topscorers
- ESP Rubén Baraja 7
- ESP Salva 5
- ESP Francisco Rufete 5
- ESP Angulo 4
- ARG Pablo Aimar 4
- ESP Mista 4
References
References
- https://www.european-football-statistics.co.uk/attn/archive/esp/aveesp02.htm
- Acedo, Francisco. (4 November 2016). "Mendieta to retire". [[Sky Sports]].
- (8 July 2012). "Factbox: New France coach Didier Deschamps". [[Reuters]].
- Casado, Edu. (17 November 2008). "Qué fue de… Luis Milla". [[20 minutos]].
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