Editing Valencia CF (section)

===1970s to early 1980s: More domestic and European glory===
[[File:Kempes Valencia CF.jpg|thumb|180px|left|[[Mario Kempes]] in 1982]]
Former two-time [[European Footballer of the Year]] award winner [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] was hired as Valencia coach in 1970, and immediately inspired his new club to their fourth La Liga championship and first since 1947. This secured Valencia its first qualification for the prestigious [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]], contested by the various European domestic champions. Valencia reached the third round of the [[1971–72 European Cup|1971–72 competition]] before losing both legs to [[Hungary|Hungarian]] champions [[Újpesti Dózsa]]. In 1972 the club also finished runners-up both in La Liga and the domestic cup, losing to Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid, respectively. The most notable players of the 1970s era include [[Austria]]n midfielder [[Kurt Jara]], forward [[Johnny Rep]] of the [[Netherlands]] and [[Argentina|Argentinian]] forward [[Mario Kempes]], who was consecutively [[Pichichi Trophy|La Liga top scorer]] in 1976–77 and 1977–78. Valencia would go on to win the Copa del Rey again in the 1978–79 season, and also capture the [[European Cup Winners' Cup]] the next season, after beating [[England|English]] club [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the final, and the [[1980 European Super Cup|European Super Cup]] against [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] thanks to the [[away goals rule]], with Kempes spearheading their success in Europe.