2017–18 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal
2017–18 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachFran Escribá
(until 25 September)
Javier Calleja
(from 25 September)
StadiumLa Cerámica
La Liga5th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Carlos Bacca (15)

All:
Carlos Bacca (18)

The 2017–18 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 95th season in existence and the club's 5th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Villarreal participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.

Squad

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As of 28 February 2018[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Sergio Asenjo
2 DF Spain ESP Mario Gaspar (vice-captain)
3 DF Spain ESP Álvaro
4 DF Portugal POR Rúben Semedo
5 DF Spain ESP Adrián Marín
6 DF Spain ESP Víctor Ruiz
7 MF Russia RUS Denis Cheryshev
8 MF Spain ESP Pablo Fornals
9 FW Colombia COL Carlos Bacca (on loan from Milan)
10 MF Spain ESP Samu Castillejo
11 DF Spain ESP Jaume Costa
13 GK Spain ESP Andrés Fernández
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Spain ESP Manu Trigueros
15 FW Turkey TUR Enes Ünal
16 MF Spain ESP Rodri
18 FW Italy ITA Nicola Sansone
20 MF Italy ITA Roberto Soriano
21 MF Spain ESP Bruno (captain)
22 DF Serbia SRB Antonio Rukavina
23 DF Italy ITA Daniele Bonera
24 MF Senegal SEN Alfred N'Diaye
25 GK Argentina ARG Mariano Barbosa
35 MF Argentina ARG Leo Suárez

Transfers

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In

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Date Player From Type Fee Ref
31 May 2017 Turkey Enes Ünal England Manchester City Transfer €8,500,000 [2]
7 June 2017 Portugal Rúben Semedo Portugal Sporting CP Transfer €14,000,000 [3]
21 June 2017 Spain Andrés Fernández Portugal Porto Transfer €1,700,000 [4]
30 June 2017 Qatar Akram Afif Spain Sporting Gijón Loan return Free [5]
30 June 2017 Spain Alfonso Pedraza England Leeds United Loan return Free [6]
30 June 2017 Spain Pablo Íñiguez Spain Rayo Vallecano Loan return Free [7]
30 June 2017 Argentina Cristian Espinoza Spain Real Valladolid Loan return Free [8]
30 June 2017 Spain Adrián Marín Spain Leganés Loan return Free [9]
30 June 2017 Senegal Alfred N'Diaye England Hull City Loan return Free
24 July 2017 Spain Pablo Fornals Spain Málaga Transfer €12,000,000 [10]
16 August 2017 Colombia Carlos Bacca Italy Milan Loan €2,500,000 [11]

Out

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Date Player To Type Fee Ref
30 May 2017 Argentina Mateo Musacchio Italy Milan Transfer €18,000,000 [12]
30 June 2017 Spain Adrián Portugal Porto Loan return Free
30 June 2017 Spain José Ángel Portugal Porto Loan return Free [13]
30 June 2017 Colombia Rafael Santos Borré Spain Atlético Madrid Loan return Free [14]
5 July 2017 Spain Alfonso Pedraza Spain Alavés Loan Free [15]
12 July 2017 Spain Pablo Íñiguez Spain Reus Transfer Free [16]
14 July 2017 Qatar Akram Afif Belgium Eupen Loan Free [17]
18 July 2017 Argentina Cristian Espinoza Argentina Boca Juniors Loan Free [18]
28 July 2017 Mexico Jonathan dos Santos United States LA Galaxy Transfer €4,300,000 [19]
9 August 2017 Spain Roberto Soldado Turkey Fenerbahçe Transfer €5,000,000 [20]
28 February 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo Cédric Bakambu China Beijing Guoan Transfer €37,000,000 [21]

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 21 August 2017 20 May 2018 Matchday 1 5th 38 18 7 13 57 50 +7 047.37
Copa del Rey 25 October 2017 10 January 2018 Round of 32 Round of 16 4 1 2 1 6 5 +1 025.00
UEFA Europa League 14 September 2017 22 February 2018 Group stage Round of 32 8 3 2 3 11 10 +1 037.50
Total 50 22 11 17 74 65 +9 044.00

Source: Competitions

La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Real Madrid 38 22 10 6 94 44 +50 76 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Valencia 38 22 7 9 65 38 +27 73
5 Villarreal 38 18 7 13 57 50 +7 61 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Real Betis 38 18 6 14 60 61 −1 60
7 Sevilla 38 17 7 14 49 58 −9 58 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[22]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Since the winners of the 2017–18 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League second qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 18 7 13 57 50  +7 61 11 3 5 35 22  +13 7 4 8 22 28  −6

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAAH
ResultLLWWDLWWWDWDLLLWWDWWWLLDWLLWWLLDWWWLWD
Position181913791498665666666655555656665566666655
Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

21 August 2017 1 Levante 1–0 Villarreal Valencia
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 12,942
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
25 August 2017 2 Real Sociedad 3–0 Villarreal San Sebastián
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 19,931
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
10 September 2017 3 Villarreal 3–1 Real Betis Villarreal
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 18,638
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
17 September 2017 4 Alavés 0–3 Villarreal Vitoria-Gasteiz
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 18,124
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
21 September 2017 5 Villarreal 0–0 Espanyol Villarreal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 17,071
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
24 September 2017 6 Getafe 4–0 Villarreal Getafe
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 10,874
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
1 October 2017 7 Villarreal 3–0 Eibar Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 17,090
Referee: Mario Melero López
15 October 2017 8 Girona 1–2 Villarreal Girona
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Montilivi
Attendance: 9,935
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
22 October 2017 9 Villarreal 4–0 Las Palmas Villarreal
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 16,709
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
28 October 2017 10 Atlético Madrid 1–1 Villarreal Madrid
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 61,421
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
5 November 2017 11 Villarreal 2–0 Málaga Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 17,522
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
19 November 2017 12 Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Villarreal Bilbao
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 36,666
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
26 November 2017 13 Villarreal 2–3 Sevilla Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 18,698
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
3 December 2017 14 Leganés 3–1 Villarreal Leganés
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Butarque
Attendance: 9,233
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
10 December 2017 15 Villarreal 0–2 Barcelona Villarreal
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 21,087
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
17 December 2017 16 Celta Vigo 0–1 Villarreal Vigo
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 18,215
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
23 December 2017 17 Valencia 0–1 Villarreal Valencia
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 39,181
Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez
7 January 2018 18 Villarreal 1–1 Deportivo La Coruña Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 15,442
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
13 January 2018 19 Real Madrid 0–1 Villarreal Madrid
16:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 63,477
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
21 January 2018 20 Villarreal 2–1 Levante Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 16,810
Referee: José González González
27 January 2018 21 Villarreal 4–2 Real Sociedad Villarreal
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 14,918
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
3 February 2018 22 Real Betis 2–1 Villarreal Seville
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 49,066
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
11 February 2018 23 Villarreal 1–2 Alavés Villarreal
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 14,984
Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez
18 February 2018 24 Espanyol 1–1 Villarreal Cornellà de Llobregat
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 19,688
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
25 February 2018 25 Villarreal 1–0 Getafe Villarreal
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 16,125
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
28 February 2018 26 Eibar 1–0 Villarreal Eibar
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 4,056
Referee: Mario Melero López
3 March 2018 27 Villarreal 0–2 Girona Villarreal
13:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 14,540
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
11 March 2018 28 Las Palmas 0–2 Villarreal Las Palmas
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Gran Canaria
Attendance: 18,855
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
18 March 2018 29 Villarreal 2–1 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 19,385
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
1 April 2018 30 Málaga 1–0 Villarreal Málaga
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 19,345
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
9 April 2018 31 Villarreal 1–3 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 14,869
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
15 April 2018 32 Sevilla 2–2 Villarreal Seville
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 32,192
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
17 April 2018 33 Villarreal 2–1 Leganés Villarreal
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 12,556
Referee: Daniel Trujillo Suárez
28 April 2018 34 Villarreal 4–1 Celta Vigo Villarreal
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 14,135
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
5 May 2018 35 Villarreal 1–0 Valencia Villarreal
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 19,079
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
9 May 2018 36 Barcelona 5–1 Villarreal Barcelona
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 54,743
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
12 May 2018 37 Deportivo La Coruña 2–4 Villarreal A Coruña
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 12,885
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
20 May 2018 38 Villarreal 2–2 Real Madrid Villarreal
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 18,891
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Copa del Rey

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Round of 32

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25 October 2017 First leg Ponferradina 1–0 Villarreal Ponferrada
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Toralín
Attendance: 8,800
Referee: Mario Melero López
30 November 2017 Second leg Villarreal 3–0
(3–1 agg.)
Ponferradina Villarreal
19:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 10,591
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

Round of 16

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4 January 2018 First leg Leganés 1–0 Villarreal Leganés
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Butarque
Attendance: 9,173
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
10 January 2018 Second leg Villarreal 2–1
(2–2 (a) agg.)
Leganés Villarreal
19:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Ceramica
Attendance: 12,122
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo

UEFA Europa League

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Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Villarreal 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Advance to knockout phase
2 Kazakhstan Astana 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
4 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 1 1 4 1 8 −7 4
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
14 September 2017 1 Villarreal Spain 3–1 Kazakhstan Astana Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 14,670[23]
Referee: Srđan Jovanović (Serbia)
28 September 2017 2 Maccabi Tel Aviv Israel 0–0 Spain Villarreal Netanya, Israel
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Netanya Stadium [note 1]
Attendance: 11,865[24]
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
19 October 2017 3 Villarreal Spain 2–2 Czech Republic Slavia Prague Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 15,634[25]
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)
2 November 2017 4 Slavia Prague Czech Republic 0–2 Spain Villarreal Prague, Czech Republic
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Eden Arena
Attendance: 18,403[26]
Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland)
23 November 2017 5 Astana Kazakhstan 2–3 Spain Villarreal Astana, Kazakhstan
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Astana Arena
Attendance: 29,800[27]
Referee: Gediminas Mažeika (Lithuania)
7 December 2017 6 Villarreal Spain 0–1 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 12,613[28]
Referee: Mads-Kristoffer Kristoffersen (Denmark)

Knockout phase

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Round of 32
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15 February 2018 First leg Lyon France 3–1 Spain Villarreal Décines-Charpieu, France
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Groupama Stadium
Attendance: 46,846
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)
22 February 2018 Second leg Villarreal Spain 0–1
(1–4 agg.)
France Lyon Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Cerámica
Attendance: 17,028
Referee: Luca Banti (Italy)

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Last updated on 20 May 2018.
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain ESP Sergio Asenjo 26 0 23 0 1 0 2 0
13 GK Spain ESP Andrés Fernández 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK Argentina ARG Mariano Barbosa 21 0 12+1 0 2 0 6 0
31 GK Spain ESP Ander Cantero 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain ESP Mario Gaspar 37 2 31+1 2 0 0 5 0
3 DF Spain ESP Álvaro 38 0 32+1 0 2 0 3 0
4 DF Portugal POR Rúben Semedo 5 0 3+1 0 0 0 1 0
5 DF Spain ESP Adrián Marín 10 0 4+1 0 2 0 3 0
6 DF Spain ESP Víctor Ruiz 34 2 27 2 2 0 5 0
11 DF Spain ESP Jaume Costa 36 0 29+1 0 1 0 5 0
22 DF Serbia SRB Antonio Rukavina 24 0 14+3 0 4 0 3 0
23 DF Italy ITA Daniele Bonera 21 0 14+1 0 1 0 5 0
30 DF Spain ESP Pau Torres 6 0 0+2 0 3 0 1 0
38 DF Spain ESP Genís Montolio 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Midfielders
7 MF Russia RUS Denis Cheryshev 32 4 9+15 2 2+1 1 1+4 1
8 MF Spain ESP Pablo Fornals 46 4 30+5 3 1+3 0 7 1
10 MF Spain ESP Samu Castillejo 38 6 25+5 6 2+1 0 2+3 0
12 MF Saudi Arabia KSA Salem Al-Dawsari 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Spain ESP Manu Trigueros 44 4 32+2 3 2+1 0 7 1
16 MF Spain ESP Rodri 47 1 36+1 1 2+2 0 5+1 0
19 MF Spain ESP Javi Fuego 12 0 6+5 0 0 0 1 0
20 MF Italy ITA Roberto Soriano 30 0 11+11 0 2 0 4+2 0
21 MF Spain ESP Bruno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 MF Uruguay URU Ramiro Guerra 10 0 0+4 0 2 0 3+1 0
28 MF Spain ESP Raba 29 4 14+7 2 3+1 1 1+3 1
33 MF Spain ESP Chuca 7 0 1+3 0 1 0 1+1 0
35 MF