2023–24 Villarreal CF season
2023–24 season | ||||
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President | Fernando Roig | |||
Head coach | Quique Setién (until 5 September) Pacheta (from 9 September to 10 November) Miguel Ángel Tena (interim, from 10 to 13 November) Marcelino (from 13 November) | |||
Stadium | Estadio de la Cerámica | |||
La Liga | 8th | |||
Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | |||
UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Alexander Sørloth (23) All: Alexander Sørloth (26) | |||
Biggest win | Chiclana 0–5 Villarreal | |||
Biggest defeat | Marseille 4–0 Villarreal | |||
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The 2023–24 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 101st season in existence and 11th consecutive season in La Liga. They also competed in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League.
Villarreal would be eliminated in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey by Unionistas, and the round of 16 of the Europa League by Marseille.
Players
[edit]First-team squad
[edit]- As of 24 January 2024[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Ref. |
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MF | Arnaut Danjuma | Tottenham Hotspur | Loan return | 30 June 2023 | [2] |
MF | Santi Comesaña | Rayo Vallecano | Free | 1 July 2023 | [3] |
MF | Denis Suárez | Celta Vigo | Free | 1 July 2023 | [4] |
MF | Ramon Terrats | Girona | €2,500,000 | 1 July 2023 | [5] |
FW | Ilias Akhomach | Barcelona | Free | 3 July 2023 | [6] |
FW | Ben Brereton Díaz | Blackburn Rovers | Free | 4 July 2023 | [7] |
FW | Alexander Sørloth | RB Leipzig | €10,000,000 | 25 July 2023 | [8] |
DF | Matteo Gabbia | Milan | Loan | 26 July 2023 | [9] |
DF | Eric Bailly | Beşiktaş | Free | 1 January 2024 | [10] |
FW | Gonçalo Guedes | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan | 19 January 2024 | [11] |
DF | Yerson Mosquera | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Loan | 23 January 2024 | [12] |
FW | Bertrand Traoré | Aston Villa | Free | 1 February 2024 | [13] |
Out
[edit]Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Ref. |
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FW | Álex Millán | Oviedo | Free | 1 July 2023 | [14] |
MF | Manu Morlanes | Mallorca | €4,000,000[1] | 1 July 2023 | [15] |
FW | Nicolas Jackson | Chelsea | €37,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | [16] |
FW | Boulaye Dia | Salernitana | €12,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | [17] |
MF | Vicente Iborra | Olympiacos | Undisclosed | 11 July 2023 | [18] |
DF | Pau Torres | Aston Villa | Undisclosed | 12 July 2023 | [19] |
MF | Iván Martín | Girona | 2,000,000 | 22 July 2023 | [20] |
FW | Arnaut Danjuma | Everton | Loan + €3,000,000 | 23 July 2023 | [21] |
DF | Johan Mojica | Osasuna | Loan | 26 July 2023 | [22] |
FW | Samuel Chukwueze | Milan | €20,000,000[2] | 27 July 2023 | [23] |
FW | Haissem Hassan | Sporting Gijón | Loan | 1 August 2023 | [24] |
DF | Matteo Gabbia | Milan | Loan return | 3 January 2024 | [25] |
FW | Ben Brereton Díaz | Sheffield United | Loan | 5 January 2024 | [26] |
New contracts
[edit]Position | Player | Until | Ref. |
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GK | Pepe Reina | June 2024 | [27] |
FW | Haissem Hassan | June 2025 | [24] |
Pre-season and friendlies
[edit]Win Draw Loss Fixtures
15 July 2023 Friendly | St. Gallen | 6–1 | Villarreal | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: kybunpark Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland) |
18 July 2023 Friendly | Rheindorf Altach | 0–3 | Villarreal | Altach, Austria |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Attendance: 2,735 Referee: Daniel Pfister (Austria) |
22 July 2023 Friendly | Hannover 96 | 3–0 | Villarreal | Hanover, Germany |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Heinz von Heiden-Arena Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany) |
27 July 2023 Friendly | Feyenoord | 1–1 | Villarreal | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Jeroen Manschot (Netherlands) |
30 July 2023 Troféu Cinco Violinos | Sporting CP | 3–0 | Villarreal | Lisbon, Portugal |
20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan) |
5 August 2023 Sela Cup | Nice | 1–1 | Villarreal | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
12:30 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Referee: Robert Jones (England) |
6 August 2023 Sela Cup | Newcastle United | 4–0 | Villarreal | Newcastle upon Tyne, England |
16:00 BST (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,621 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England) |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
La Liga | 13 August 2023 | 25 May 2024 | Matchday 1 | 8th | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 65 | +0 | 36.84 |
Copa del Rey | 2 November 2023 | 8 January 2024 | First round | Round of 32 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 66.67 |
UEFA Europa League | 21 September 2023 | 14 March 2024 | Group stage | Round of 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | +0 | 62.50 |
Total | 49 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 85 | 79 | +6 | 42.86 |
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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6 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 51 | 39 | +12 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a] |
7 | Real Betis | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 48 | 45 | +3 | 57 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round[a] |
8 | Villarreal | 38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 53 | |
9 | Valencia | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 40 | 45 | −5 | 49 | |
10 | Alavés | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 36 | 46 | −10 | 46 |
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)[28]
Notes:
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2023–24 Copa del Rey, Athletic Bilbao, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Results summary
[edit]Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
38 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 32 | +4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 33 | −4 |
Source: La Liga
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[29]
13 August 2023 1 | Villarreal | 1–2 | Real Betis | Villarreal |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,825 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
18 August 2023 2 | Mallorca | 0–1 | Villarreal | Palma |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 17,775 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
27 August 2023 3 | Villarreal | 3–4 | Barcelona | Villarreal |
17:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 21,679 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
1 September 2023 4 | Cádiz | 3–1 | Villarreal | Cádiz |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 18,557 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
17 September 2023 5 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Almería | Villarreal |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 18,467 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso |
24 September 2023 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–1 | Villarreal | Madrid |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 12,865 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
27 September 2023 7 | Villarreal | 1–2 | Girona | Villarreal |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,188 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
30 September 2023 8 | Getafe | 0–0 | Villarreal | Getafe |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 11,255 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer |
8 October 2023 9 | Villarreal | 1–2 | Las Palmas | Villarreal |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,249 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
22 October 2023 10 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Alavés | Villarreal |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,498 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
30 October 2023 11 | Granada | 2–3 | Villarreal | Granada |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 16,638 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva |
5 November 2023 12 | Villarreal | 2–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Villarreal |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 18,709 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
12 November 2023 13 | Atlético Madrid | 3–1 | Villarreal | Madrid |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 56,632 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso |
26 November 2023 14 | Villarreal | 3–1 | Osasuna | Villarreal |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,389 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
3 December 2023 15 | Sevilla | 1–1 | Villarreal | Seville |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 33,898 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
9 December 2023 16 | Villarreal | 0–3 | Real Sociedad | Villarreal |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,344 Referee: Mario Melero López |
17 December 2023 17 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Villarreal | Madrid |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 70,500 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
20 December 2023 18 | Villarreal | 3–2 | Celta Vigo | Villarreal |
21:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 14,687 Referee: César Soto Grado |
2 January 2024 19 | Valencia | 3–1 | Villarreal | Valencia |
21:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 44,973 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
13 January 2024 20 | Las Palmas | 3–0 | Villarreal | Las Palmas |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 24,485 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva |
20 January 2024 21 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Mallorca | Villarreal |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,479 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias | ||
Note: Reina was sent off for dissent as an unused substitute. |
27 January 2024 22 | Barcelona | 3–5 | Villarreal | Barcelona |
18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 46,229 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
4 February 2024 23 | Villarreal | 0–0 | Cádiz | Villarreal |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,183 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
10 February 2024 24 | Alavés | 1–1 | Villarreal | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 14,523 Referee: Mario Melero López |
16 February 2024 25 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Getafe | Villarreal |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report |
| Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,869 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
23 February 2024 26 | Real Sociedad | 1–3 | Villarreal | San Sebastián |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 30,609 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva |
3 March 2024 27 | Villarreal | 5–1 | Granada | Villarreal |
14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 15,896 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
10 March 2024 28 | Real Betis | 2–3 | Villarreal | Seville |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 47,711 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
17 March 2024 29 | Villarreal | 1–0 | Valencia | Villarreal |
16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 20,647 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez |
1 April 2024 30 | Villarreal | 1–2 | Atlético Madrid | Villarreal |
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,679 Referee: Mario Melero López |
14 April 2024 31 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Villarreal | Bilbao |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 50,061 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
21 April 2024 32 | Almería | 1–2 | Villarreal | Almería |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 10,601 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
28 April 2024 33 | Villarreal | 3–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Villarreal |
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,869 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
5 May 2024 34 | Celta Vigo | 3–2 | Villarreal | Vigo |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 19,548 Referee: César Soto Grado |
11 May 2024 35 | Villarreal | 3–2 | Sevilla | Villarreal |
16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,862 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
14 May 2024 36 | Girona | 0–1 | Villarreal | Girona |
22:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
| Report | Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 11,440 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
19 May 2024 37 | Villarreal | 4–4 | Real Madrid | Villarreal |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 21,671 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
25 May 2024 38 | Osasuna | 1–1 | Villarreal | Pamplona |
14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 18,385 Referee: Mario Melero López |
Copa del Rey
[edit]2 November 2023 First round | Chiclana | 0–5 | Villarreal | Chiclana de la Frontera |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Municipal Attendance: 5,520 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana |
22 November 2023 Second round | Zamora | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Villarreal | Zamora |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Ruta de la Plata Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
8 January 2024 Round of 32 | Unionistas | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p) | Villarreal | Salamanca |
16:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Reina Sofía Attendance: 5,710 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer | ||
Penalties | ||||
Note: The match was originally played on 7 January 2024, but was suspended and postponed until the following day at the beginning of extra time due to lighting problems in the stadium. |
UEFA Europa League
[edit]Group stage
[edit]The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | VIL | REN | MHA | PAO | |
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1 | Villarreal | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 13 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 0–0 | 3–2 | |
2 | Rennes | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 6 | +7 | 12 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 2–3 | — | 3–0 | 3–1 | |
3 | Maccabi Haifa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 5 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 1–2 | 0–3 | — | 0–0 | |
4 | Panathinaikos | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 4 | 2–0 | 1–2 | 1–2 | — |