During the 1995–96 Spanish football season, Valencia CF competed in La Liga and the Copa del Rey.

Summary

During summer the club appointed

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as its new manager. In the

1995–96 La Liga The 1995–96 La Liga season was the 65th since its establishment. It began on 2 September 1995, and concluded on 26 May 1996. __TOC__ Team information Clubs and locations Notes * With Mérida's promotion every Spanish autonomous commu ...

Valencia were involved in a title race for the first time since the late 1970s. After a series of impressive performances, stretching from January to March the club reached the second place of the table with a 4–1 victory over Cruijff' FC Barcelona. On 11 March 1996 club star and Forward Predrag Mijatovic signed an agreement with

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for a upcoming season ( 1996-97) contract. During April their league form faltered, and the title challenge looked over. However the club managed to re-establish itself back at the top in May. An emphatic 2–3 defeat of Atlético de Madrid at Vicente Calderón Stadium in April was the team's signature performance. The club's fanbase and the entire province paid tribute to the squad regardless of their failure to win the trophy.

Squad

:''Squad at end of season''

Transfers

Source: BDFutbol.com

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Position by round

Matches

Source: Competitive Matches

Copa del Rey

Second Round

Third Round

Eightfinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Statistics

Players statistics

References

* La Liga Primera División 95–9
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1995 in the Valencian Community 1996 in the Valencian Community