The 2004–05 season was the 85th season of

Valencia Valencia ( , ), formally València (), is the capital of the Province of Valencia, province and Autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Valencian Community, the same name in Spain. It is located on the banks of the Turia (r ...

. The season ended with the club outside of the UEFA Cup spots. The club won the

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towards the beginning of the season, but were out of the UEFA Cup spots at the end.

Season summary

Popular manager

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returned to Valencia for a second spell in charge after being dismissed by Chelsea. The team started well, winning the

and winning 14 points from their first six matches, but in October a strong start were cut short by heralded a run of only one win from seven games and elimination from the Champions League. Form failed to improve in 2005, with a six-match winless run and early elimination from the UEFA Cup. Ranieri was sacked in late February with the team in sixth place. Youth coach Antonio López took charge for the rest of the season, which saw Los Che finish in seventh place and thus qualifying for

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for next season.

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coach

Quique Sánchez Flores Enrique "Quique" Sánchez Flores (; born 5 February 1965) is a Spanish football manager and former player who played as a right-back. He began his professional career with Valencia in 1984, going on to amass La Liga totals of 304 games and 16 g ...

was subsequently hired as the next permanent head coach.

Players

First-team squad

:''Squad at end of season''

Left club during season

Competitions

La Liga

League table

UEFA Super Cup

La Liga

Result round by round

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

UEFA Cup

Round of 32

''2–2 on aggregate, Steaua București won 4–3 on penalty shootout.''

References

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