2009–10 Villarreal CF season

The 2009–10 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 87th season in existence and the club's 10th 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 2009 to 30 June 2010.

Villarreal
2009–10 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachErnesto Valverde
(until 31 January)
Juan Carlos Garrido
StadiumEl Madrigal
La Liga7th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nilmar (11)[1]

All:
Giuseppe Rossi (17)[1]

Players edit

First-team squad edit

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   ESP Xavi Oliva
2 DF   ARG Gonzalo Rodríguez
4 DF   URU Diego Godín
5 DF   ESP Joan Capdevila
7 MF   FRA Robert Pirès
8 MF   ESP Santi Cazorla
9 FW   ESP Joseba Llorente
10 MF   ESP Cani (vice-captain)
11 MF   ARG Ariel Ibagaza
12 FW   BRA Nilmar
13 GK   ESP Diego López
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   ESP David Fuster
17 DF   ESP Javi Venta (vice-captain)
18 DF   ESP Ángel López
19 MF   ESP Marcos Senna (captain)
20 DF   ESP Iván Marcano
21 MF   ESP Bruno Soriano
22 FW   ITA Giuseppe Rossi
24 MF   ARG Damián Escudero
28 FW   ARG Marco Ruben
31 MF   ESP Javier Matilla
41 DF   ARG Mateo Musacchio

Out on loan edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   USA Jozy Altidore (on-loan to Hull City)
MF   URU Sebastián Eguren (on-loan to AIK)
MF   BRA Tiago Dutra (on-loan to Maccabi Haifa)
MF   BRA Bruno Renan (on-loan to Grêmio)

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 30 August 2009 15 May 2010 Matchday 1 7th 38 16 8 14 58 57 +1 042.11
Copa del Rey 29 October 2009 12 January 2010 Round of 32 Round of 16 4 1 2 1 3 3 +0 025.00
UEFA Europa League 20 August 2009 25 February 2010 Play-off round Round of 32 16 12 1 3 20 14 +6 075.00
Total 58 29 11 18 81 74 +7 050.00

Source: Competitions

La Liga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Mallorca 38 18 8 12 59 44 +15 62[a]
6 Getafe 38 17 7 14 58 48 +10 58 Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
7 Villarreal 38 16 8 14 58 57 +1 56[a]
8 Athletic Bilbao 38 15 9 14 50 53 −3 54
9 Atlético Madrid 38 13 8 17 57 61 −4 47[b] Qualification for the Europa League group stage[c]
Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Mallorca could not qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League due to being immersed in a creditor contest, a situation against UEFA criteria. Then, Villarreal was invited to replace this spot.
  2. ^ DEP 2–1 ATM; ATM 3–0 DEP
  3. ^ Since Atlético Madrid won the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League they earned a spot in the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 16 8 14 58 57  +1 56 13 3 3 35 18  +17 3 5 11 23 39  −16

Source: La Liga

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDDLLLDLWWLWLWWWDDLWLLWLWDWLDWWWLWWLLWD
Position1013171819192018131611121110991010991010108899108778666777
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

30 August 2009 1 Osasuna 1–1 Villarreal Pamplona
Stadium: El Sadar
13 September 2009 2 Villarreal 1–1 Mallorca Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
20 September 2009 3 Athletic Bilbao 3–2 Villarreal Bilbao
Stadium: San Mamés
23 September 2009 4 Villarreal 0–2 Real Madrid Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
27 September 2009 5 Deportivo La Coruña 1–0 Villarreal A Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
4 October 2009 6 Villarreal 0–0 Espanyol Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
18 October 2009 7 Xerez 2–1 Villarreal Jerez
Stadium: Chapín
25 October 2009 8 Villarreal 2–1 Málaga Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
1 November 2009 9 Villarreal 5–0 Tenerife Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
8 November 2009 10 Sevilla 3–2 Villarreal Seville
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
22 November 2009 11 Villarreal 3–1 Valladolid Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
28 November 2009 12 Sporting Gijón 1–0 Villarreal Gijón
Stadium: El Molinón
6 December 2009 13 Villarreal 3–2 Getafe Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
13 December 2009 14 Atlético Madrid 1–2 Villarreal Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
20 December 2009 15 Villarreal 2–0 Racing Santander Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
2 January 2010 16 Barcelona 1–1 Villarreal Barcelona
Stadium: Camp Nou
9 January 2010 17 Villarreal 1–1 Almería Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
17 January 2010 18 Valencia 4–1 Villarreal Valencia
Stadium: Mestalla
24 January 2010 19 Villarreal 4–2 Zaragoza Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
31 January 2010 20 Villarreal 0–2 Osasuna Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
7 February 2010 21 Mallorca 1–0 Villarreal Palma
Stadium: Iberostar
13 February 2010 22 Villarreal 2–1 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
21 February 2010 23 Real Madrid 6–2 Villarreal Madrid
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
28 February 2010 24 Villarreal 1–0 Deportivo La Coruña Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
7 March 2010 25 Espanyol 0–0 Villarreal Barcelona
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
14 March 2010 26 Villarreal 2–0 Xerez Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
21 March 2010 27 Málaga 2–0 Villarreal Málaga
Stadium: La Rosaleda
24 March 2010 28 Tenerife 2–2 Villarreal Tenerife
Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López
28 March 2010 29 Villarreal 3–0 Sevilla Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
4 April 2010 30 Valladolid 0–2 Villarreal Valladolid
Stadium: José Zorrilla
10 April 2010 31 Villarreal 1–0 Sporting Gijón Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
13 April 2010 32 Getafe 3–0 Villarreal Getafe
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
17 April 2010 33 Villarreal 2–1 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
25 April 2010 34 Racing Santander 1–2 Villarreal Santander
Stadium: El Sardinero
1 May 2010 35 Villarreal 1–4 Barcelona Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
4 May 2010 36 Almería 4–2 Villarreal Almería
Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos
8 May 2010 37 Villarreal 2–0 Valencia Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
15 May 2010 38 Zaragoza 3–3 Villarreal Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda

Copa del Rey edit

Round of 32 edit

29 October 2009 First leg Puertollano 1–1 Villarreal Puertollano
Stadium: Francisco Sánchez Menor
10 November 2009 Second leg Villarreal 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
Puertollano Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal

Round of 16 edit

6 January 2010 First leg Celta Vigo 1–1 Villarreal Vigo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Arthuro   44'
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
12 January 2010 Second leg Villarreal 0–1
(1–2 agg.)
Celta Vigo Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

UEFA Europa League edit

Play-off round edit

20 August 2009 First leg NAC Breda   1–3   Villarreal Breda, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 15,200
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
27 August 2009 Second leg Villarreal   6–1
(9–2 agg.)
  NAC Breda Villarreal, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Group stage edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Red Bull Salzburg 6 6 0 0 9 2 +7 18 Advance to knockout phase
2   Villarreal 6 3 0 3 8 6 +2 9
3   Lazio 6 2 0 4 9 10 −1 6
4   Levski Sofia 6 1 0 5 1 9 −8 3
Source: Soccerway
17 September 2009 1 Villarreal   1–0   Levski Sofia Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 5,244
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
1 October 2009 2 Red Bull Salzburg   2–0   Villarreal Salzburg, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 18,800
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)
22 October 2009 3 Lazio   2–1   Villarreal Rome, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 14,388
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
5 November 2009 4 Villarreal   4–1   Lazio Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 14,114
Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)
2 December 2009 5 Levski Sofia   0–2   Villarreal Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)
17 December 2009 6 Villarreal   0–1   Red Bull Salzburg Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 5,860
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)

Knockout phase edit

Round of 32 edit
18 February 2010 First leg Villarreal   2–2   Wolfsburg Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 11,384
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
25 February 2010 Second leg Wolfsburg   4–1
(6–3 agg.)
  Villarreal Wolfsburg, Germany
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 16,613
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Squad of Villarreal 2009-10 First Division". www.bdfutbol.com.