Valencia fans protest against the board and the team's poor performance
Quick Look
- A group of Valencia fans gathered at the gates of Mestalla to prevent the departure of the board after the defeat against Barcelona, chanting against players and managers.
- The protest included chants such as 'mercenary players' and 'Peter Lim, you son of a bitch', as president Kiat Lim attended his first match at the stadium.
- Valencia was bottom of LaLiga with one point after four days.
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Why It Matters
Valencia CF is going through a bad sporting and financial situation, with president Kiat Lim attending his first match at Mestalla after taking office in March 2025. The team lost to Barcelona and finished bottom of LaLiga.
Valencia fans are fed up with the sporting and financial situation that one of the most important clubs in Spain is going through. This was evidenced by a group of followers of the Valencian team, who met this Saturday at one of the gates of Mestalla to prevent the departure of the board.
The fans moved to the door of the stadium box once the match was over and staged a protest in which chants were heard against the players and the club's management, including "mercenary players", "you are not going to come out", "the captains where are they" and "tell them to get the hell out".
The protest occurred on a day especially marked by the presence at Mestalla of the president of Valencia, Kiat Lim, who witnessed his first League match in the stadium since he assumed the presidency of the club in March 2025.
The leader, son of the main shareholder Peter Lim, landed this Sunday in Valencia and later attended the match against Barcelona. Kiat Lim was greeted with a loud whistle from the entire stadium in an atmosphere of growing discomfort between the Valencian fans over the sporting situation and the management of the entity.
In addition, groups such as Curva Nord and Libertad VCF made a call to empty Mestalla until the 19th minute, but only the Animation Stand remained, practically in its entirety, empty until said minute, a nod to the year of creation of the club, which was 1919.
The rest of the fans chose to protest from within. The players and Carlos Corberán were whistled at the start of the match and the chants of "out, out" and "Peter, go now" were directed to the box and, when the Curva Nord entered, it did so with the chant of "Peter Lim, son of a bitch."
The defeat against Barcelona leaves Valencia at the bottom of LaLiga after four days, with only one point added, one goal for and nine against. The Valencian team has yet to win this season and has only scored in one of its four league games.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Valencia board will face increasing pressure to explain or resign
Likely · Within days
Valencia will continue fighting to get out of the relegation places if their offensive performance does not improve
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What measures will the board take in the face of fans' protests?
- Will Kiat Lim continue in his position despite the discontent?
- Will the team's performance improve in the coming days?





