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.
| 1970–71 season | |||
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| 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) | ||
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During summer, President Julio de Miguel appointed Argentine ex-Forward Alfredo Di Stefano as its new manager. Also from Argentina arrived striker Rubén Óscar Valdez transferred out by Platense. In a 4-team-title-race involving also FC Barcelona, Atlético 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 Atlético Madrid and FC Barcelona despite the squad lost (0–1) against Español at Sarriá with the tie-breaker criteria favouring Valencia.
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.