Full name | Valencia Club de Fútbol, SAD |
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Nickname(s) |
Los Che Els Taronges (The Oranges) Valencianistes Los Murciélagos (The Bats) |
Founded | 18 March 1919 |
Ground | Mestalla Stadium |
Capacity | 55,000 |
Owner | Peter Lim |
President | Chan Lay Hoon |
Manager | Salvador "Voro" González |
League | La Liga |
2015–16 | La Liga, 12th |
Website | Club home page |
Valencia Club de Fútbol (Spanish: [baˈlenθja ˈkluβ ðe ˈfuðβol], Valencian: València Club de Futbol [vaˈlensia ˈklub de fubˈbɔl]; also known as Valencia CF, Valencia or Los Che) are a Spanish football club based in Valencia. They play in La Liga and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish football and European football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups (which was the predecessor to the UEFA Cup), one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and two UEFA Super Cup's. They also reached two UEFA Champions League finals in a row, losing to La Liga rivals Real Madrid in 2000 and German club Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1–1 draw in 2001. Valencia were also members of the G-14 group of leading European football clubs. In total, Valencia have reached seven major European finals, winning four of them.