1970–71 Valencia CF season

During the 1970–71 Spanish football season, Valencia CF competed in La Liga, Fairs Cup and the Copa del Generalisimo.

Valencia CF

1970–71 season
President	Julio De Miguel
Manager	Alfredo Di Stefano
Stadium	Luis Casanova
Primera Division	Winners (in 1971–72 European Cup)
Copa del Generalisimo	Runners-up
Inter-Cities Fairs Cup	1st round
Top goalscorer	League: José Vicente Forment (8) All: José Vicente Forment (14)
Home colours Away colours
← 1969–70 1971–72 →

Summary

During summer, President Julio de Miguel^[1] appointed Argentine ex-Forward Alfredo Di Stefano as its new manager.^[2] Also from Argentina arrived striker Rubén Óscar Valdez transferred out by Platense.^[3] In a 4-team-title-race involving also FC Barcelona, Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid the squad won its fourth league championship ever after Real Madrid shattered its trophy chances on Round 26 with a lost match 0-2 in Vigo against Celta and, a photo-finished last round 30 thanks to the draw game between Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona despite the squad lost (0–1) against Español at Sarriá with the tie-breaker criteria favouring Valencia.^[4]

After the team clinched their first league trophy since 1947, the squad lost the 1971 Copa del Generalisimo Final by a 3–4 score against FC Barcelona.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Abelardo — GK  ESP Cota — GK  ESP José Manuel Pesudo — DF  PAR Aníbal Perez — DF  ESP Antón Martínez — DF  ESP Fernando Barrachina — DF  ESP Jesús Martínez — DF  ESP Juan Sol — DF  ESP Tatono — DF  ESP Francisco Vidagany — MF  ESP Pep Claramunt — MF  ESP Paquito García — MF  ESP Roberto Gil

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ESP Fernando Ansola — FW  ESP Enrique Claramunt — FW  PAR Vicente Jara — FW  ESP José Vicente Forment — FW  ESP José Ramón Fuertes — FW  ESP José Nebot — FW  ESP Carlos Pellicer — FW  ESP Poli — FW  ESP Sergio Manzanera — FW  ESP Uriarte — FW  ARG Ruben Oscar Valdez

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
FW	Sergio Manzanera	Levante
FW	Uriarte	Atletico Bilbao
FW	Carlos Pellicer	FC Barcelona
FW	Rubén Óscar Valdez	Platense
FW	Enrique Claramunt	Mestalla
GK	Cota	Mestalla
FW	José Vicente Forment	Mestalla

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
FW	Waldo Machado	Hercules CF
FW	Vicente Guillot	Elche CF
MF	Cayuela
MF	Collar
MF	Illumbe

Competitions

Primera Division

Main article: 1970–71 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Valencia (C)	30	18	7	5	41	19	+22	43	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Barcelona	30	19	5	6	50	22	+28	43	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3	Atlético Madrid	30	17	8	5	51	20	+31	42	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Real Madrid	30	17	7	6	46	24	+22	41
5	Atlético Bilbao	30	14	7	9	40	31	+9	35

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

1. Barcelona qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as champions of the Copa del Generalísimo.

Position by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	W	W	W	W	L
Position	15	7	11	10	8	6	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1

Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = 1971-72 European Cup;   = 1971-72 UEFA Cup;   = 1971-72 Segunda Division

Matches

Real Madrid v Valencia

12 September 1970 1	Real Madrid	2 – 0	Valencia	Madrid
	Pirri 4' Pirri 65'			Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu Referee: Urrestarazu Elordi

Valencia v UD Las Palmas

19 September 1970 2	Valencia	5 – 1	UD Las Palmas	Valencia
	Ansola 18' Poli 21' Ansola 47' Poli 59' Ansola 74'		77' German	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Pintado Viu

Valencia v Sevilla FC

26 September 1970 3	Valencia	0 – 1	Sevilla FC	Valencia
			64' Acosta	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Oliva Fortuny

Granada CF v Valencia

04 October 1970 4	Granada CF	2 – 2	Valencia	Granada
	Juarez 16' Barrios 47'		27' (pen.) Pep Claramunt 78' Ansola	Stadium: Los Cármenes Referee: Soto Montesinos

Valencia v Real Sociedad

11 October 1970 5	Valencia	0 – 0	Real Sociedad	Valencia
				Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Camacho Jiménez

Sporting Gijón v Valencia

17 October 1970 6	Sporting Gijón	0 – 1	Valencia	Gijon
			85' Anibal Perez	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Tomeo Palanques

Valencia v Málaga CF

25 October 1970 7	Valencia	1 – 0	Málaga CF	Valencia
	Jose Vicente Forment 40'			Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Martín Álvarez

FC Barcelona v Valencia

31 October 1970 8	FC Barcelona	0 – 2	Valencia	Barcelona
	Marti Filosia 53'		11' Pep Claramunt 83' Oscar Ruben Valdez	Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Orrantia Capelastegui

Valencia v Atlético Madrid

15 November 1970 9	Valencia	1 – 0	Atlético Madrid	Valencia
	Sergio Manzanera 70'			Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Vilanova Pericas

Athletic Bilbao v Valencia

22 November 1970 10	Athletic Bilbao	0 – 0	Valencia	Bilbao
				Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Soto Montesinos

Valencia v Real Zaragoza

29 November 1970 11	Valencia	2 – 0	Real Zaragoza	Valencia
	Paquito Garcia 43' Jose Vicente Forment 55'			Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Rigo Sureda

Celta Vigo v Valencia

06 December 1970 12	Celta Vigo	1 – 0	Valencia	Vigo
	Jimenez 30'			Stadium: Balaidos Referee: Pintado Viu

Valencia v CE Sabadell

13 December 1970 13	Valencia	2 – 1	CE Sabadell	Valencia
	CarlosPellicer 21' Pep Claramunt 65'		4' Garzon  45' Isidro	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Navarrete Antiñolo

Elche CF v Valencia

20 December 1970 14	Elche CF	1 – 3	Valencia	Elche
	Curro 54'		37' Jose Vicente Forment 85' Carlos Pellicer 86' Sergio Manzanera	Stadium: Altabix Referee: Saiz Elizondo

Valencia v Español

27 December 1970 15	Valencia	2 – 1	Español	Valencia
	Enrique Claramunt 60' Forment 73'		62' Re	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Soto Montesinos

Valencia v Real Madrid

03 January 1971 16	Valencia	1 – 0	Real Madrid	Valencia
	Forment 31'			Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Franco Martínez

UD Las Palmas v Valencia

10 January 1971 17	UD Las Palmas	0 – 0	Valencia	Las Palmas
				Stadium: Insular Referee: Ortiz de Mendibil

Sevilla FC v Valencia

17 January 1971 18	Sevilla FC	2 – 2	Valencia	Sevilla
	Pazos 56' Acosta 70'		26' Sergio Manzanera 66' Oscar Ruben Valdez	Stadium: Sanchez Pizjuan Referee: Pintado Viu

Valencia v Granada CF

24 January 1971 19	Valencia	2 – 1	Granada CF	Valencia
	Paquito Garcia 20' Forment 77'		49' Barrios	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Gómez Platas

Real Sociedad v Valencia

31 January 1971 20	Real Sociedad	0 – 0	Valencia	San Sebastian
				Stadium: Atotxa Referee: Franco Martínez

Valencia v Sporting Gijón

07 February 1971 21	Valencia	1 – 0	Sporting Gijón	Valencia
	Anibal Perez 56'			Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Soto Montesinos

Málaga CF v Valencia

14 February 1971 22	Málaga CF	0 – 1	Valencia	Malaga
	Alvarez 9'		75' Carlos Pellicer	Stadium: La Rosaleda Referee: Guruceta Muro

Valencia v FC Barcelona

28 February 1971 23	Valencia	1 – 1	FC Barcelona	Valencia
	Paquito Garcia 34'		17' Rexach	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Orrantia Capelastegui

Atlético de Madrid v Valencia

06 March 1971 24	Atlético de Madrid	3 – 0	Valencia	Madrid
	Garate 36' Ufarte 58' Aragones 66'		70' Anton	Stadium: Vicente Calderon Referee: Medina Iglesias

Valencia v Athletic Bilbao

14 March 1971 25	Valencia	4 – 0	Athletic Bilbao	Valencia
	Oscar Ruben Valdez 36 ' Jose Vicente Forment 53 ' Sergio Manzanera 68 ' Enrique Claramunt 70 '			Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Tomeo Palanques

Real Zaragoza v Valencia

21 March 1971 26	Real Zaragoza	0 – 2	Valencia	Zaragoza
			46' Pep Claramunt 83' Anton	Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Franco Martínez

Valencia v Celta Vigo

28 March 1971 27	Valencia	2 – 1	Celta Vigo	Valencia
	Enrique Claramunt 30' Jose Vicente Forment 89'		50' Lezcano	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Gómez Platas

CE Sabadell v Valencia

04 April 1971 28	CE Sabadell	0 – 1	Valencia	Valencia
			89' Anton	Stadium: Nova Creu Alta Referee: Martínez Banegas

Valencia v Elche CF

11 April 1971 29	Valencia	3 – 0	Elche CF	Valencia
	Oscar Ruben Valdez 20' Oscar Ruben Valdez 39' Enrique Claramunt 88'			Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Serrano Sancristóbal

Español v Valencia

18 April 1971 30	Español	1 – 0	Valencia	Barcelona
	Lamata 65'			Stadium: Sarriá Referee: Franco Martínez

Copa del Generalisimo

Main article: 1970-71 Copa del Generalisimo

Final

Main article: 1971 Copa del Generalisimo Final

FC Barcelona v Valencia

4 July 1971	FC Barcelona	4–3 (a.e.t.)	Valencia	Madrid
21:00 CET	Fusté 51' Zabalza 71', 100' Alfonseda 113'	Report[usurped] (in Spanish)	21' (pen.)Claramunt I 48' Paquito 102' Valdez	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 100,000 Referee: Juan María Sáiz Elizondo

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa		Fairs Cup
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	Abelardo	42	-29	30	-19	9	-8	3	-2
	DF	PAR	Aníbal Perez	40	3	30	2	6	1	4	0
	DF	ESP	Antón Martínez	36	2	30	2	3	0	3	0
	DF	ESP	Juan Sol	38	0	29	0	5	0	4	0
	MF	ESP	Pep Claramunt	43	11	30	4	9	5	4	2
	MF	ESP	Paquito García	39	5	27	3	9	2	3	0
	FW	ESP	José Vicente Forment	36	14	24+2	8	7+1	5	2	1
	FW	ESP	Sergio Manzanera	42	7	30	4	7+1	1	4	2
	FW	ESP	Carlos Pellicer	27	3	21+1	3	1+1	0	3	0
	FW	ESP	Enrique Claramunt	32	5	15+7	4	3+5	1	1+1	0
	FW	ARG	Oscar Valdez	27	5	18	5	7	0	2	0
	GK	ESP	Cota	1	-1	0	0	0+1	-1
	DF	ESP	Tatono	18	0	14+2	0	0	0	1+1	0
	DF	ESP	Jesús Martínez	17	0	9	0	7	0	1	0
	DF	ESP	Francisco Vidagany	17	0	7	0	7	0	2+1	0
	FW	ESP	Poli	20	0	5+9	0	2+1	0	3	0
	FW	ESP	Fernando Ansola	15	5	5+1	4	6	1	1+2	0
	DF	ESP	Fernando Barrachina	14	1	2+2	0	8	0	1+1	1
	FW	ESP	José Ramón Fuertes	8	1	2+2	0	3+1	1
	FW	ESP	Uriarte	2	0	1+1	0
	FW	ESP	José Nebot	2	0	1	0	0	0	0+1	0
	GK	ESP	Pesudo	1	-1	0	0	0	0	1	-1
	MF	ESP	Roberto Gil
	FW	PAR	Vicente Jara	2	1	0	0	0	0	1+1	1

• Source: ^{[citation needed]}