2017–18 Villarreal CF season
2017–18 season | ||||
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President | Fernando Roig | |||
Head coach | Fran Escribá (until 25 September) Javier Calleja (from 25 September) | |||
Stadium | La Cerámica | |||
La Liga | 5th | |||
Copa del Rey | Round of 16 | |||
UEFA Europa League | Round of 32 | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Carlos Bacca (15) All: Carlos Bacca (18) | |||
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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
[edit]- As of 28 February 2018[1]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]Date | Player | From | Type | Fee | Ref |
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31 May 2017 | Enes Ünal | Manchester City | Transfer | €8,500,000 | [2] |
7 June 2017 | Rúben Semedo | Sporting CP | Transfer | €14,000,000 | [3] |
21 June 2017 | Andrés Fernández | Porto | Transfer | €1,700,000 | [4] |
30 June 2017 | Akram Afif | Sporting Gijón | Loan return | Free | [5] |
30 June 2017 | Alfonso Pedraza | Leeds United | Loan return | Free | [6] |
30 June 2017 | Pablo Íñiguez | Rayo Vallecano | Loan return | Free | [7] |
30 June 2017 | Cristian Espinoza | Real Valladolid | Loan return | Free | [8] |
30 June 2017 | Adrián Marín | Leganés | Loan return | Free | [9] |
30 June 2017 | Alfred N'Diaye | Hull City | Loan return | Free | |
24 July 2017 | Pablo Fornals | Málaga | Transfer | €12,000,000 | [10] |
16 August 2017 | Carlos Bacca | Milan | Loan | €2,500,000 | [11] |
Out
[edit]Date | Player | To | Type | Fee | Ref |
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30 May 2017 | Mateo Musacchio | Milan | Transfer | €18,000,000 | [12] |
30 June 2017 | Adrián | Porto | Loan return | Free | |
30 June 2017 | José Ángel | Porto | Loan return | Free | [13] |
30 June 2017 | Rafael Santos Borré | Atlético Madrid | Loan return | Free | [14] |
5 July 2017 | Alfonso Pedraza | Alavés | Loan | Free | [15] |
12 July 2017 | Pablo Íñiguez | Reus | Transfer | Free | [16] |
14 July 2017 | Akram Afif | Eupen | Loan | Free | [17] |
18 July 2017 | Cristian Espinoza | Boca Juniors | Loan | Free | [18] |
28 July 2017 | Jonathan dos Santos | LA Galaxy | Transfer | €4,300,000 | [19] |
9 August 2017 | Roberto Soldado | Fenerbahçe | Transfer | €5,000,000 | [20] |
28 February 2018 | Cédric Bakambu | Beijing Guoan | Transfer | €37,000,000 | [21] |
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 | 21 August 2017 | 20 May 2018 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 47.37 |
Copa del Rey | 25 October 2017 | 10 January 2018 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 25.00 |
UEFA Europa League | 14 September 2017 | 22 February 2018 | Group stage | Round of 32 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 37.50 |
Total | 50 | 22 | 11 | 17 | 74 | 65 | +9 | 44.00 |
Source: Competitions
La Liga
[edit]League table
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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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:
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:
- ^ 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
[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 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 57 | 50 | +7 | 61 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 22 | +13 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 22 | 28 | −6 |
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round
[edit]Matches
[edit]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
[edit]Round of 32
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Group stage
[edit]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Villarreal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase |
2 | Astana | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 10 | |
3 | Slavia Prague | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 8 | |
4 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 4 |
14 September 2017 1 | Villarreal | 3–1 | 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 | 0–0 | 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 | 2–2 | 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 | 0–2 | 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 | 2–3 | 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 | 0–1 | 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
[edit]Round of 32
[edit]15 February 2018 First leg | Lyon | 3–1 | 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 | 0–1 (1–4 agg.) | Lyon | Villarreal, Spain |
19:00 CET (UTC+1) |
| Report | Stadium: La Cerámica Attendance: 17,028 Referee: Luca Banti (Italy) |
Statistics
[edit]Appearances and goals
[edit]- Last updated on 20 May 2018.
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Europa League | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ESP | Sergio Asenjo | 26 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
13 | GK | ESP | Andrés Fernández | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
25 | GK | ARG | Mariano Barbosa | 21 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
31 | GK | ESP | Ander Cantero | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ESP | Mario Gaspar | 37 | 2 | 31+1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ESP | Álvaro | 38 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
4 | DF | POR | Rúben Semedo | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ESP | Adrián Marín | 10 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
6 | DF | ESP | Víctor Ruiz | 34 | 2 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
11 | DF | ESP | Jaume Costa | 36 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
22 | DF | SRB | Antonio Rukavina | 24 | 0 | 14+3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
23 | DF | ITA | Daniele Bonera | 21 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
30 | DF | ESP | Pau Torres | 6 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
38 | DF | ESP | Genís Montolio | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
7 | MF | RUS | Denis Cheryshev | 32 | 4 | 9+15 | 2 | 2+1 | 1 | 1+4 | 1 | ||
8 | MF | ESP | Pablo Fornals | 46 | 4 | 30+5 | 3 | 1+3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
10 | MF | ESP | Samu Castillejo | 38 | 6 | 25+5 | 6 | 2+1 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | ||
12 | MF | KSA | Salem Al-Dawsari | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | ESP | Manu Trigueros | 44 | 4 | 32+2 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | ||
16 | MF | ESP | Rodri | 47 | 1 | 36+1 | 1 | 2+2 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | ESP | Javi Fuego | 12 | 0 | 6+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
20 | MF | ITA | Roberto Soriano | 30 | 0 | 11+11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | ||
21 | MF | ESP | Bruno | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
26 | MF | URU | Ramiro Guerra | 10 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||
28 | MF | ESP | Raba | 29 | 4 | 14+7 | 2 | 3+1 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | ||
33 | MF | ESP | Chuca | 7 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | ||
35 | MF | ARG |