Valencia CF is an

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club based in

Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, Valencia and the Municipalities of Spain, third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is ...

, Spain, that plays in

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. The club was formed in 1919, and played its first competitive match on 21 May 1919, when it lost 1–0 to Valencia Gimnástico. They were promoted to La Liga for the first time in 1931–32, finishing 7th at the first attempt, and have only spent one season ( 1986–87) outside the top division since then. They are one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football, having won La Liga on six occasions and the

Copa del Rey The Campeonato de España–Copa de Su Majestad el Rey, commonly known as Copa del Rey or simply La Copa and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–36) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–76), is an annual knockout footbal ...

eight times. They also won the

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and its predecessor, the Copa Eva Duarte, in 1949. They have also had significant success on the European stage, winning the

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, and its predecessor the

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, on three occasions. In addition to this, they have claimed two

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s, the

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, and the

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in 1998. They were defeated finalists in the

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in both

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and

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. Ricardo Arias holds the record for most overall appearances, having played 501 times between 1976 and 1992.

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is the all-time top scorer with 160. The list includes notable footballers who have played for Valencia. Generally, this means players that have played at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

Key

*Players whose name is in ''italics'' currently play for the club. *The years are the first and last calendar years in which the player was registered to the club. *Appearances and goals comprise only those in league matches; that is those in

and the

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List of players

Notes

For a full description of positions see

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. *Pichichi.Won the

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while at Valencia. *Zamora.Won the Ricardo Zamora Trophy while at Valencia. *A. Mundo and

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are the only Valencia players to win multiple Pichichi Trophies, doing so twice each. *B.

holds the record for most Valencia goals, with 160. *C. Ricardo Arias holds the record for most Valencia appearances, with 501. *D.

Gaizka Mendieta Gaizka Mendieta Zabala (, ; born 27 March 1974) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. A versatile player, with good technique, offensive capabilities and tackling skills, who was capable of creating goals both ...

is the most expensive player ever sold by Valencia, costing €48 million when he moved to

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in 2001. *E.

Amedeo Carboni Amedeo Carboni (; born 6 April 1965) is an Italian former footballer who played as a left-back. In a professional career which spanned 22 years and saw him appear in nearly 700 official games, he played mainly for Roma (seven seasons) and Valen ...

holds the record for most Valencia appearances by a foreign player, with 375. *F. Santiago Cañizares has the most Ricardo Zamora Trophies of any Valencia player, with 3. *G.

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is the most expensive player ever bought by Valencia, costing €40 million when he moved from Paris Saint-Germain in 2018.

References

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