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, which will come into effect once the new 75,000-seater stadium is built.

Valencia CF was founded in 1919, and has played its home games at the 55,000-seater Estadio Mestalla since 1923. It is soon to move into the 75,000-seater Nou Mestalla in the north-west of the city in 2009. Valencia have a long-standing rivalry with Levante, also located in Valencia, and with another club in the Valencian Community region, Villarreal.

• Mestalla Football Stadium
• Av. Suecia, s/n / Phone: (+34) 963 372 626
• Website: www.valenciacf.es
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