Full name | Valencia Club de Fútbol Mestalla | ||
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Nickname(s) | Los Che Els Taronges (The Oranges) Valencianistes Los Murciélagos (The Bats) Mestalleta | ||
Founded | 1944 | ||
Ground | Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna, Valencia, Valencian Community, Spain | ||
Capacity | 2,300 | ||
Owner | Peter Lim[1][2] | ||
President | Layhoon Chan | ||
Head coach | Miguel Ángel Angulo | ||
League | Segunda Federación – Group 3 | ||
2023–24 | Segunda Federación – Group 3, 11th of 18 | ||
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Valencia Club de Fútbol Mestalla, shortened to Valencia Mestalla, is the reserve team of Valencia CF, a Spanish football club based in Valencia, in the namesake community. Founded in 1944, and currently plays in Segunda Federación – Group 3, holding home games at Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna, with a 4,000-seat capacity.
Unlike in England, reserve teams in Spain play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their senior team. Therefore, the team is ineligible for promotion to La Liga, the division in which the main side plays. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter the Copa del Rey.