During the 2003–04 Spanish football season, Valencia CF won the double of La Liga and the UEFA Cup. At the end of the season, manager Rafael Benítez left to manage English side Liverpool and was succeeded by former Chelsea, Fiorentina and Valencia manager Claudio Ranieri. Valencia CF enjoyed a marvellous season by winning the La Liga and UEFA Cup double. The key players of the squad were Mista, Vicente Rodríguez, Francisco Rufete, David Albelda, Roberto Ayala, Fábio Aurélio, Amedeo Carboni and Mauricio Pellegrino. Valencia CF started the league well in the early season but slumped in the mid-season and later made a remarkable comeback (''remontada'') in April and May thanks to

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's several slips. Valencia CF were on course for their first-treble winning season, however, Valencia were eliminated by eventual Copa del Rey runners-up

in the quarter-finals and thus denying them a season treble.

Overview

Squad

:''Squad at end of season''

Transfers

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Results by round

Matches

All kickoff times are in CET/CEST.

Copa del Rey

Quarterfinals

UEFA Cup

First round

Second round

Third round

Fourth round

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

Statistics

Players statistics

References

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