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Valencia FC
Valencia Club de Fútbol also known as Valencia CF, Valencia or Los Che are a Spanish football club situated in Valencia. They play in spanish leage and are one of the most successful and biggest clubs in Spanish football world and European football. Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey trophies, two Fairs Cups (which was the predecessor to the UEFA Cup), one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and two UEFA Super Cups. They also reached two UEFA Champions League finals in a row, losing to La Liga rivals Real Madrid in 2000 and then to German gaint Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1–1 draw in 2001. Valencia were also members of the G-14 group of leading Europeanfootball clubs. In total, Valencia have reached seven major European finals, winning four times of them.
In the all-time La Liga table, Valencia is in third position behind Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. In terms of continental titles, Valencia is again the third-most successful behind the two, with these three being the only Spanish clubs to have won five or more continental trophies.
Valencia were founded in 1919 and have played their home games at the 55,000-seater Mestalla since 1923. They were due to move into the new 75,000-seater Nou Mestalla in the north-west of the city in 2013, but the final move date has been postponed while the stadium is still being built. Valencia have a long-standing rivalry with Levante UD, also located in the City of Valencia, and with two others club in the Valencian Community region, Hércules CF and CD Castellón.
Valencia are the third most supported football club in Spain, behind heavy weights Real Madrid and FC Barcelona. It is also one of the biggest clubs in the world in terms of number of associates (registered paying supporters), with more than 50,000 season ticket holders and another 20,000+ season ticket holders on the waiting list, who can be accommodated in the new 75,000-seater stadium.
As a consequence of the Spanish economic crisis, Valencia CF is one of three football club that have been taken over by the Valencia region.
