Valencia CF Femenino
2016–17 season
ChairmanSingapore Lay Hoon Chan
ManagerArgentina Cristian Toro
StadiumAntoni Puchades
Primera DivisiónThird
Copa de la ReinaSemifinalist
Top goalscorerSpain María Paz Vilas (28)
Highest home attendance17,000

The 2016–17 season was the eighth season of Valencia CF's women's team. In it Valencia attained its best result in Primera División, a third position, and was the team with the fewest goals against in the championship – 11 in 30 games.[1]

On April 23, 2017 the team played for the first team in the Mestalla stadium. A crowd of 17,000 attended a record 6–0 victory over its major rival Levante.[2]

Season summary

Background and preseason

Valencia CFF ended the 2015–16 Primera División sixth, two positions below the previous edition (which had been their best result to date), while in the Copa de la Reina they reached the semifinals, where they lost against Atlético Madrid after extra time. Following the end of the season team captain Arantxa Lozano and reserve goalkeeper Gemma Rueda retired,[3][4] leaving new captain Ivana Andrés as the only remaining player from the inaugural 2009–10 squad.[5] Naiara Beristain, Sara Monforte and Mulán Sánchez transferred to other Primera División teams,[6][7][8] while Willy Romero was the only 2015–16 signing to leave the club and moved to the Eredivisie.[9]

The club continued the bet for Latin American football they had initiated in the previous two seasons with Joyce Magalhães and Natalia Gaitán. Marianela Szymanowski joined the attack and Tiane Endler, who had returned to Colo-Colo after one season in Chelsea, became the new first-choice goalkeeper. With the season started the club signed players from the NWSL for the first time: Yanara Aedo joined the team in September and Estefi Banini after playing the NWSL final against Western New York Flash. Additionally three national players were signed: former international Débora García for the wings and the U19 international Leles Carrión and Esther Romero for the midfield. Marta Peiró made a breakthrough from the farm team and became the team's second top scorer despite playing few games as a starter.[10]

Valencia played against four Primera División teams and one local Segunda División team in the preseason, earning three wins and two draws. For the first time the team didn't take part in the COTIF Tournament.

Season

Valencia started the season with three wins before conceding two draws in its two journeys to Andalusia, against Sporting Huelva and newly promoted Betis. Next the team defeated defending champion Athletic Bilbao, which scored the first goal conceded by Valencia in the season after seven games. The team didn't win any games in November, with four draws (including title containding Atlético Madrid and Barcelona) and one lose in the first Valencia derby played in a LFP stadium, the Ciutat de València.[11]

However, this was followed by a remarkable streak up to April with 10 wins in 11 games and only one goal conceded. Following a second draw against Atlético, the club also held the Spring Valencian derby in Mestalla.[12] It was the first time the women's team played in the main stadium, and it attracted a 17,000 crowd.[13] Valencia's previous major win over Levante, 2015–16's 3–0,[14] was surpassed by half-time with a 4–0 scoreline and the game ended as 6–0, Valencia's largest win in the season.

With no Champions League qualifying options, Valencia secured the 3rd place (surpassing the 2014–15 4th position as its best result in the championship) with three games remaining with a 1–3 win over Granadilla.[15] After suffering its second defeat in the season against Barcelona, Valencia won the last two games to end the championship with 68 points – 19 more than in the previous season. Tiane Endler won the Zamora Trophy with a 0.39 coefficient,[16] and Mari Paz Vilas was the third top scorer in the championship with 28 goals in 27 appearances.

In the Copa de la Reina the team made its third appearance in a row in the semifinals by defeating Athletic 3–1. There it lost 1–2 to Barcelona, which won the competition. Vilas scored Valencia's last goal in the season in the additional time.[17] Two Valencia players were subsequently included in Spanish call-up for the UEFA Women's Euro 2017: Paula Nicart and Mari Paz Vilas.[18]

Transfers

InOut
DatePos.PlayerOriginDatePos.PlayerDestination
2016–06–26 [19]MFSpain Leles CarriónSpain Albacete2016–06–06GKSpain Gema RuedaRetirement
2016–07–01 [20]MFSpain Esther RomeroSpain Barcelona2016–06–08MFSpain Arantxa LozanoRetirement
2016–07–06 [21]MFSpain Débora GarcíaSpain Atlético Madrid2016–07–09MFSpain Sara MonforteSpain Zaragoza
2016–07–11 [22]GKChile Tiane EndlerChile Colo-Colo2016–07–12MFSpain Naiara BeristainSpain Real Sociedad
2016–07–13 [23]FWArgentina Marianela SzymanowskiSpain Rayo Vallecano2016–07–12DFSpain Mulán SánchezSpain Real Sociedad
2016–09–23 [24]FWChile Yanara AedoUnited States Washington Spirit2016–07–15FWSpain Willy RomeroNetherlands Ajax
2016–10–17 [25]MFArgentina Estefi BaniniUnited States Washington Spirit

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Esther Sullastres
3 DF Spain ESP Paula Nicart
4 DF Spain ESP Salo Navalón
5 DF Spain ESP Ivana Andrés
6 MF Spain ESP Esther Romero
7 MF Brazil BRA Joyce Magalhães
8 MF Spain ESP Leles Carrión
9 FW Chile CHI Yanara Aedo
10 FW Spain ESP Mari Paz Vilas
11 FW Argentina ARG Marianela Szymanowski
13 GK Chile CHI Tiane Endler
14 FW Spain ESP Carol Férez
17 MF Spain ESP Débora García
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Colombia COL Natalia Gaitán
19 MF Argentina ARG Estefi Banini
20 MF Spain ESP Gio Carreras
21 MF Spain ESP Claudia Zornoza
22 MF Japan JPN Maya Yamamoto
23 FW Spain ESP Marta Peiró
24 DF Spain ESP Sara Micó
26 DF Spain ESP Cintia Montagut
27 DF Spain ESP Neus Llinares
28 MF Spain ESP Claudia Florentino
29 MF Spain ESP Pauleta Sancho
30 MF Spain ESP Sara Medina

Results

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed
Numbers in brackets in league games show the team's position in the table following the match

Pre-season

6 August 2016 Friendly Zaragoza 2–2 Valencia Alcalá de la Selva
11:30 García 18'
Cardona 69'		 Report Peiró 58', 75'
13 August 2016 Friendly Valencia 4–0 Aldaia Antoni Puchades, Paterna
10:30 Peiró
Vilas
Florentino 		Report
17 August 2016 Friendly Albacete 1–1 Valencia Paco Simón, Almansa
Martínez 51' (pen.) Report Carrión 85' Attendance: 500
20 August 2016 Friendly Espanyol 0–1 Valencia Dani Jarque, Sant Adrià de Besòs
Report Vilas 50' Attendance: 200
27 August 2016 Friendly Valencia 2–0 Levante Antoni Puchades, Paterna
Vilas 32'
Férez 64'		 Report

Primera División

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético de Madrid (C) 30 24 6 0 91 17 +74 78 Qualification for the UEFA Champions League and Copa de la Reina
2 Barcelona 30 24 3 3 98 13 +85 75
3 Valencia 30 20 8 2 69 11 +58 68 Qualification for the Copa de la Reina
4 Levante 30 18 3 9 53 49 +4 57
5 Athletic Club 30 16 5 9 64 44 +20 53
Source: Futbolme
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions

Results

4 September 2016 1 (1) Valencia 5–0 Zaragoza (16) Antoni Puchades, Paterna
11:00 Yamamoto 11'
Vilas 46', 64', 75'
Peiró 83'		 Report Attendance: 800
Referee: Querol Yuste
11 September 2016 2 (11) Espanyol 0–2 Valencia (2) Dani Jarque, Sant Adrià de Besòs
12:45 Report Vilas 39' (pen.)
Szymanowski 46'		 Attendance: 300
Referee: Rodríguez Enrique
24 September 2016 3 (2) Valencia 4–0 Albacete (9) Antoni Puchades, Paterna
10:45 Vilas 13', 37'
Szymanowski 29', 58'		 Report Attendance: 600
Referee: Lax Franco
2 October 2016 4 (7) Sporting Huelva 0–0 Valencia (3) La Orden, Huelva
12:30 Report Referee: Conejero Sánchez
9 October 2016 5 (3) Valencia 1–0 Tacuense (13) Antoni Puchades, Paterna
12:00 Vilas 39' Report Attendance: 400
Referee: Lax Franco
12 October 2016 6 (10) Betis 0–0 Valencia (4) Luis del Sol, Sevilla
13:00 Report Attendance: 400
Referee: Massat
16 October 2016 7 (3) Valencia 3–1 Athletic Bilbao (5) Antoni Puchades, Paterna
16:00 Moraza 6' (o.g.)
Zornoza 18'
Férez 79'		 Report Corres 25' Attendance: 600
Referee: Díaz Escudero
30 October 2016 8 (13) Oiartzun 0–1 Valencia (3) Karla Lekuona, Oiartzun
12:00 Report Magalhães 77' Referee: Fuente Martín
6 November 2016 9 (7) Santa Teresa 0–0 Valencia (4) El Viejo Vivero, Badajoz
12:00 Report Referee: Francisco Sáez Vital
12 November 2016 10 (4) Valencia 1–1 Atlético Madrid (2) Antoni Puchades, Paterna
16:00 Vilas 51' Report Sampedro 32' Attendance: 600
Referee: Sánchez
19 November 2016 11 (3) Levante 2–1 Valencia (4) Ciutat de València, Valencia
16:00 Oprea 19'
Marín 52'		 Report Banini 61' Attendance: 8,122
Referee: Gallego Gambín
3 December 2016 12 (4) Valencia 2–2 Granadilla (5) Antoni Puchades, Paterna
12:00 Vilas 8'
Zornoza 35'		 Report Dozono 5'
Peña 62'		 Referee: Sauleda Torrent
7 December 2016 13 (1) Barcelona 1–1 Valencia (4) Mini Estadi, Barcelona
18:00 Alves 3' Report Vilas 75' Referee: Leo Ollo
11 December 2016 14 (4) Valencia 3–0 Real Sociedad (11) Antoni Puchades, Paterna
12:00 Peiró 79', 82'
Nicart 87'		 Report Referee: Varón Aceitón
8 January 2017 15 (8) Rayo Vallecano 0–1 Valencia (4) Rayo Vallecano, Madrid
12:35 Report Vilas 87' Referee: Ruiperez Marín
15 January 2017 16 (11) Zaragoza 0–4 Valencia (4) La Romareda, Zaragoza
12:00 Report Peiró 4'
Vilas 26'
Zornoza 49'
Férez 77'		 Attendance: 3,150
Referee: Sáez de Adana Oribe
28 January 2017 17 (4) Valencia 0–0 Espanyol (15) Antoni Puchades, Paterna
10:45 Report Attendance: 500
Referee: Sánchez López
12 February 2017 18 (13) Albacete 0–4 Valencia (3) Andrés Iniesta, Albacete
12:00 Report Peiró 53'
Vilas 57', 63'
Nicart 87'		 Referee: Lax Franco
19 February 2017 19 (3) Valencia 2–0 Sporting Huelva (9) Antoni Puchades, Paterna
12:00 García 22'
Vilas 80'		 Report Attendance: 350
26 February 2017 20 (16) Tacuense 0–5 Valencia (3) Pablos Abril, San Cristóbal de la Laguna
12:00 Report Aedo 22', 68'
Vilas 26', 71'
Peiró 81'		 Referee: Sánchez Aparicio
12 March 2017 21 (3) Valencia 5–0 Betis (11) Antoni Puchades, Paterna
12:00 Vilas 34', 75'
Férez 42'
Banini 61', 70'		 Report Attendance: 650
Referee: Barceló Roca
19 March 2017 22 (5) Athletic Bilbao 1–2 Valencia (3) Facilities, Lezama
16:00 G. Murua 67' Report Vilas 84', 87' Referee: López Parra
26 March 2017 23 (3) Valencia 3–0 Oiartzun (13) Antoni Puchades, Paterna
11:30 Vilas 41', 44'
Aedo 56'		 Report Attendance: 500
Referee: Catalá Ferrán
1 April 2017 24 (3) Valencia 2–0 Santa Teresa (9) Antoni Puchades, Paterna
16:00 Aedo 37'
Zornoza 71'		 Report Attendance: 600
Referee: Fernández Pérez
15 April 2017 25 (2) Atlético Madrid 0–0 Valencia (3) Cerro del Espino, Majadahonda
14:30 Report Referee: González González
23 April 2017 26 (3) Valencia 6–0 Levante (4) Mestalla, Valencia
12:00 Aedo 8', 18'
Férez 23'
Vilas 35'
Banini 57'
Peiró 76'		 Report Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Nieva López
30 April 2017 27 (6) Granadilla 1–3 Valencia (3) La Hoya del Pozo, El Médano
13:00 Spindler 79' Report Magalhães 32'
Aedo 37'
Vilas 44'		 Referee: Ruiz Aguilera
6 May 2017 28 (3) Valencia 0–1 Barcelona (1) Antoni Puchades, Paterna
16:00 Report Unzué 58' Attendance: 1,400
Referee: Collado López
14 May 2017 29 (8) Real Sociedad 0–4 Valencia (3) Zubieta, Usurbil
16:15 Report Vilas 53'
Gaitán 75'
Peiró 85'
Carrión 90+2'		 Referee: Sánchez Alba
21 May 2017 30 (3) Valencia 4–1 Rayo Vallecano (7) Antoni Puchades, Paterna
12:00 Vilas 5', 75'
Nicart 31'
García 57'		 Report Pablos 17' Attendance: 400
Referee: Martínez Montalbán

Copa de la Reina

3 June 2017 Quarterfinals Athletic Bilbao 1–3 Valencia Matapiñonera, S. Sebastián de los Reyes
12:30 Corres 10' Report Banini 9'
Vilas 55', 66'		 Referee: Huerta de Aza
16 June 2017 Semifinals Barcelona 2–1 Valencia Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid
17:00 Gili 20'
Losada 27'		 Report Vilas 90+4' Referee: Ortiz Arias

Primera División statistics

No.Pos.FIFAPlayerGamesGoalsDisciplinary record
NationalityFCPl.St.Yellow cardYellow card Yellow-red cardRed card
1GK SpainEsther Sullastres770100
3DF Spain2015Paula Nicart29293700
4DF SpainSalomé Navalón1420000
5DF Spain2015Ivana Andrés30300200
6MF SpainEsther Romero1780100
7MF BrazilJoyce Mahalhães30302200
8MF SpainÁngeles Carrión201000
9FW Chile2010Yanara Aedo25157000
10FW Spain2008Mari Paz Vilas272628100
11FW Argentina2014Marianela Szymanowski27103100
13GK Chile2009Christiane Endler23230100
14FW Spain2015Carol Férez30254100
17MF Spain2012Débora García27222000
18DF Colombia2011Natalia Gaitán30301100
19MF Argentina2010Estefanía Banini21194400
20MF SpainGio Carreras16110000
21MF Spain2016Claudia Zornoza30304100
22MF JapanMaya Yamamoto1631000
23FW SpainMarta Peiró2348000
24DF SpainSara Micó310000
26DF SpainCintia Montagut730000
27DF SpainNeus Llinares200000
28MF SpainClaudia Florentino610000
29MF SpainPaula Sancho400000
30MF SpainSara Medina310000

References

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