2011–12 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal
2011–12 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coach
StadiumEl Madrigal
La Liga18th (relegated)
Copa del ReyRound of 32
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague: Marco Ruben (9)
All: Marco Ruben (9)

The 2011–12 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 89th season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It covered a period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.

Villarreal competed in La Liga and participated in the UEFA Champions League, entering in the play-off round due to their fourth-place finish in the 2010–11 La Liga. They entered the Copa del Rey in the Round of 32. This season would end Villarreal's streak in La Liga; on the final day of the season they lost 1–0 to Atlético Madrid, sending them down to 18th and relegating the side to the second division for the first time since the 1999–2000 season.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 September 2011

The numbers are established according to the official website:www.villarrealcf.es and www.lfp.es

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP César
2 DF  ARG Gonzalo Rodríguez (vice-captain)
3 DF  ESP Joan Oriol
4 DF  ARG Mateo Musacchio
5 DF  ESP Carlos Marchena
6 DF  ESP Ángel
7 FW  BRA Nilmar
8 MF  NED Jonathan de Guzmán
9 FW  ARG Marco Ruben
10 MF  ESP Cani
11 MF  PAR Hernán Pérez
12 DF  COL Cristián Zapata
13 GK  ESP Diego López
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  ESP Mario
15 DF  ESP José Catalá
17 MF  ESP Javier Camuñas
18 MF  GHA Wakaso Mubarak
19 MF  ESP Marcos Senna (captain)
20 MF  ESP Borja Valero
21 MF  ESP Bruno
22 FW  ITA Giuseppe Rossi
23 FW  ARG Alejandro Martinuccio
24 GK  ESP Diego Mariño
27 FW  ESP Gerard Bordas
38 DF  FRA Florian Lejeune
41 FW  ESP Joselu

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
18 MF Cristóbal 27 EU Elche Loan return Summer N/A
12 ST Jozy Altidore 21 Non-EU Bursaspor Loan return Summer 2014 N/A
23 LW Jefferson Montero 21 Non-EU Levante Loan return Summer N/A Marca.com
CB Iván Marcano 24 EU Getafe Loan return Summer N/A
1 GK César 39 EU Valencia Transfer Summer 2012 Free AS.com
17 LW Javier Camuñas 31 EU Osasuna Transfer Summer 2014 €2.3M AS.com
12 CB Cristián Zapata 24 EU Udinese Transfer Summer 2016 €7M marca.com
8 MF Jonathan de Guzmán 23 EU Mallorca Transfer Summer 2016 €8M marca.com
23 ST Gerard Bordas 29 EU Youth system Promoted Summer Youth system

Total expenditure: €9.3 million

Out

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
CB Iván Marcano 24 EU Olympiacos Loan Summer N/A AS.com
17 MF Javier Matilla 22 EU Betis Transfer Summer €1.2M AS.com
23 LW Jefferson Montero 21 Non-EU Betis Loan Summer N/A marca.com
24 RB Cicinho 31 EU Roma Loan return Summer N/A marca.com
8 MF Santi Cazorla 26 EU Málaga Transfer Summer €19M malagacf.com
11 LB Joan Capdevila 33 EU Benfica Transfer Summer Free villarrealcf.es
12 ST Jozy Altidore 21 Non-EU AZ Transfer Summer Free sun-sentinel.com
18 CM Cristóbal 27 EU Karpaty Lviv Transfer Summer Free AS.com
25 GK Juan Carlos 23 EU Elche Loan Summer N/A elchecf.org
1 GK Xavi Oliva 35 EU End of contract Summer Free

Total income: €20.2 million

Statistics

Club

Coaching staff

Position Staff
Head coach Juan Carlos Garrido
Assistant coach Raúl Garrido
Physical trainers Carlos Corberán, Javi Ramos
Team delegate Enrique Basauri
Representative Iñaki Morán
Medical services Manuel Tello
Physiotherapists Víctor Salinas, Fernando Granell, Alfonso Calvo
Pitch delegate Juan Ansuátegui Roca
Kit managers Pasqualet, Jorge Garrido, Adrián Ortells

Source: Villarrealcf.es

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

16 July 2011 Friendly UCD Dublin 4–3 Villarreal Dublin, Ireland
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • O'Connor 21'
  • Leahy 21'
  • Boyle 62'
  • Oriol 80' (o.g.)
Report
Stadium: UCD Bowl
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Damien Hancock
19 July 2011 Friendly Aberdeen 0–1 Villarreal Aberdeen, Scotland
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Allan Crawford
24 July 2011 Friendly Wolfsburg 2–2 Villarreal Wolfsburg, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 17,000
31 July 2011 Trofeo de la Cerámica Villarreal 3–1 Lazio Villarreal, Spain
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
5 July 2011 Friendly Everton 0–1 Villarreal Liverpool, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Goodison Park
7 August 2011 Friendly Wigan Athletic 1–0 Villarreal Wigan, England
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: John Moss
10 August 2011 Friendly Elche 0–2 Villarreal Elche, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Manuel Martínez Valero

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 29 August 2011 21 May 2012 Matchday 1 18th 38 9 14 15 39 53 −14 023.68
Copa del Rey 13 December 2011 21 December 2011 Round of 32 Round of 32 2 0 1 1 1 3 −2 000.00
UEFA Champions League 17 August 2011 7 December 2011 Play-off round Group stage 8 1 0 7 5 15 −10 012.50
Total 48 10 15 23 45 71 −26 020.83

Source: Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Zaragoza 38 12 7 19 36 61 −25 43[a]
17 Granada 38 12 6 20 35 56 −21 42
18 Villarreal (R) 38 9 14 15 39 53 −14 41 Relegation to the Segunda División
19 Sporting Gijón (R) 38 10 7 21 42 69 −27 37
20 Racing Santander (R) 38 4 15 19 28 63 −35 27
Source: ESPN
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ RVA 0–0 ZAR; ZAR 1–2 RVA


Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
37 7 15 15 36 51  −15 36 6 11 3 26 20  +6 1 4 12 10 31  −21

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultLDLWDDDLLWDWLLDLDLWDWWLDLLLDWDLWDDDDLL
Position1917191313121416181313121315171718191718171517171717171716171717161717161618
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

20 August 2011 1 Villarreal v Sporting de Gijón Villarreal
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: El Madrigal
Note: Postponed to 22 January due to AFE strike after failing to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the LFP.[1]
29 August 2011 2 Barcelona 5–0 Villarreal Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
10 September 2011 3 Villarreal 2–2 Sevilla Villarreal
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
17 September 2011 4 Granada 1–0 Villarreal Granada
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Los Cármenes
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández
20 September 2011 5 Villarreal 2–0 Mallorca Villarreal
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: José Luis González
24 September 2011 6 Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Villarreal Bilbao
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
1 October 2011 7 Villarreal 2–2 Real Zaragoza Villarreal
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
15 October 2011 8 Getafe 0–0 Villarreal Getafe
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: José Teixeira Vitienes
23 October 2011 9 Villarreal 0–3 Levante Villarreal
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro
26 October 2011 10 Real Madrid 3–0 Villarreal Madrid
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa
29 October 2011 11 Villarreal 2–0 Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
6 November 2011 12 Espanyol 0–0 Villarreal Cornellà de Llobregat
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
19 November 2011 13 Villarreal 1–0 Real Betis Villarreal
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández
28 November 2011 14 Málaga 2–1 Villarreal Málaga
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
3 December 2011 15 Racing de Santander 1–0 Villarreal Santander
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Sardinero
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero
11 December 2011 16 Villarreal 1–1 Real Sociedad Villarreal
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
18 December 2011 17 Osasuna 2–1 Villarreal Pamplona
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Reyno de Navarra
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro
8 January 2012 18 Villarreal 2–2 Valencia Villarreal
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Summary
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
15 January 2012 19 Atlético Madrid 3–0 Villarreal Madrid
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Summary
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
23 January 2012 1 Villarreal 3–0 Sporting de Gijón Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Summary
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
28 January 2012 21 Villarreal 0–0 Barcelona Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Summary
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: José Teixeira Vitienes
5 February 2012 22 Sevilla 1–2 Villarreal Seville
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Summary
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
12 February 2012 23 Villarreal 3–1 Granada Villarreal
19:45 CET (UTC+1)
Summary
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa
19 February 2012 24 Mallorca 4–0 Villarreal Palma
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Summary
Stadium: Iberostar
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
26 February 2012 25 Villarreal 2–2 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Summary
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias
4 March 2012 26 Real Zaragoza 2–1 Villarreal Zaragoza
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Summary
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: José González González
12 March 2012 27 Villarreal 1–2 Getafe Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero
18 March 2012 28 Levante 1–0 Villarreal Valencia
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
22 March 2012 29 Villarreal 1–1 Real Madrid Villarreal
22:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
25 March 2012 30 Rayo Vallecano 0–2 Villarreal Madrid
19:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa
2 April 2012 31 Villarreal 0–0 Espanyol Villarreal
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Summary
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: José González González
8 April 2012 32 Real Betis 3–1 Villarreal Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Summary
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
12 April 2012 33 Villarreal 2–1 Málaga Villarreal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
15 April 2012 34 Villarreal 1–1 Racing de Santander Villarreal
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: El Madrigal
22 April 2012 35 Real Sociedad 1–1 Villarreal San Sebastián
--:-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Anoeta
29 April 2012 36 Villarreal 1–1 Osasuna Villarreal
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: El Madrigal
1 May 2012 20 Sporting de Gijón 2–3 Villarreal Gijón
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: El Molinón
6 May 2012 37 Valencia 1–0 Villarreal Valencia
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Mestalla
13 May 2012 38 Villarreal 0–1 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: El Madrigal

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

13 December 2011 First Leg Mirandés 1–1 Villarreal Miranda de Ebro
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Arroyo 26',  45'
  • Iribas  38'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Anduva
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
21 December 2011 Second Leg Villarreal 0–2
(1–3 agg.)
Mirandés Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa

UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

17 August 2011 First leg Odense 1–0 Villarreal Odense, Denmark
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: TRE-FOR Park
Attendance: 13,002
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
23 August 2011 Second leg Villarreal 3–0
(3–1 agg.)
Odense Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Group stage

Times up to 29 October 2011 (matchdays 1–3) are CEST (UTC+02:00), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times are CET (UTC+01:00).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAY NAP MCI VIL
1 Bayern Munich 6 4 1 1 11 6 +5 13 Advance to knockout phase 3–2 2–0 3–1
2 Napoli 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 1–1 2–1 2–0
3 Manchester City 6 3 1 2 9 6 +3 10 Transfer to Europa League 2–0 1–1 2–1
4 Villarreal 6 0 0 6 2 14 −12 0 0–2 0–2 0–3
Source: Soccerway
14 September 2011 1 Villarreal 0–2 Bayern Munich Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
27 September 2011 2 Napoli 2–0 Villarreal Naples, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: San Paolo
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
18 October 2011 3 Manchester City 2–1 Villarreal Manchester, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
2 November 2011 4 Villarreal 0–3 Manchester City Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
22 November 2011 5 Bayern Munich 3–1 Villarreal Munich, Germany
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Allianz Arena
Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden)
7 December 2011 6 Villarreal 0–2 Napoli Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Last updated: 10 August 2011.
Source: Villarreal CF

See also

Notes and references

  1. ^ "LFP and AFE to continue talks". LFP.es. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2011.