2017–18 Villarreal CF season

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.

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)

Squad edit

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

Transfers edit

In edit

Date Player From Type Fee Ref
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
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
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 edit

League table edit

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 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 18 7 13 57 50  +7 61 11 3 5 35 22  +13 7 4 8 22 28  −6

Results by round edit

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

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
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
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
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
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 Leo Suárez 3 0 0+1 0 1 0 0+1 0
37 MF   ESP Pedrito 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
40 MF   ESP Manu Morlanes 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
51 MF   ESP Sergio Lozano 1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0
Forwards
9 FW   COL Carlos Bacca 44 18 30+5 15 1+2 1 6 2
15 FW   TUR Enes Ünal 31 5 11+12 5 3 0 3+2 0
18 FW   ITA Nicola Sansone 22 6 5+13 5 1 0 2+1 1
24 FW   COL Roger Martínez 9 1 2+6 1 0+1 0 0 0
27 FW   ESP Mario González 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 0 0
34 FW   ESP Darío Poveda 2 0 0+1 0 0 0 1 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
17 FW   COD Cédric Bakambu 21 14 15 9 1 2 2+3 3
24 MF   SEN Alfred N'Diaye 2 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0

Cards edit

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 19 December 2017.
No. Pos. Name    
2 DF   Mario Gaspar 1 0
3 DF   Álvaro 6 0
5 DF   Adrián Marín 2 0
6 DF   Víctor Ruiz 5 0
8 MF   Pablo Fornals 2 0
9 FW   Carlos Bacca 3 0
11 DF   Jaume Costa 8 0
14 MF   Manu Trigueros 8 0
16 MF   Rodri 4 0
17 FW   Cédric Bakambu 6 0
18 FW   Nicola Sansone 1 0
20 MF   Roberto Soriano 4 0
22 DF   Antonio Rukavina 2 0
23 DF   Daniele Bonera 2 0
26 MF   Ramiro Guerra 1 0
28 MF   Raba 1 1
33 MF   Víctor Moya 1 0

Clean sheets edit

Last updated on 19 December 2017.
Number Nation Name Matches
Played
La Liga Copa del Rey Europa League Total
1   Sergio Asenjo 3 1 1 0 2
13   Andrés Fernández 2 0 0 0 0
25   Mariano Barbosa 19 5 0 2 7
31   Ander Cantero 1 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 6 1 2 9

Notes edit

  1. ^ Maccabi Tel Aviv play their home matches at Netanya Stadium, Netanya, instead of their regular stadium Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, due to renovation.

References edit

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