Full Name: Valencia Club de Fútbol City: Valencia Country: Spain League: La Liga Founded: 1919 Stadium: Estadio Luis Casanova - Mestalla (55,000) Colors: Black, White Previous: Valencia Football Club (1919-40) Nickname: Los Ches Rivals: Levante, Villarreal
Description: Valencia Football Club was founded in 1919 at the Torino Bar and played their first match later that year against Gimnástico of Valencia. The club changed its name in 1940 as part of an official directive by the Franco regime to remove non-Spanish names from official institutions. Since being promoted in 1931 Valencia have spent only one season outside the top tier of Spanish football, that being the 1986-87 season. Los Ches reached consecutive Champions League finals in 2000 and 2001. The club's logo includes the name, team colors, old-style football and a bat atop it all. The bat also appears in the emblem of the city of Valencia. According to legend when King James of Aragon reconquered Valencia from the Moors in the 13th century a bat landed atop his flag as entered the city. This was interpreted as a good open and incorporated into the emblem of the city. "Che" is a word generally used to describe someone from the Valencia region. The same word "che" is used in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The stadium is officially named for a former club president. It was originally named for a canal (the Mestalla) located next to the stadium and its still popularly known by that name. The club will moved into a new and much larger stadium (the Nou Mestalla) for the 2009-10 season. Previous Stadiums: Algirós (1919-23).
Trophy Room: * La Liga (1942, 44, 47, 71, 2002, 04) * Copa del Rey (1941, 49, 54, 67, 79, 99, 2008) * Supercopa de España (1999) * European Cup Winner's Cup (1980) * Fairs Cup (1962, 63) * UEFA Cup (2004)
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Full Name: Valencia Club de Fútbol