2010–11 Villarreal CF season

The 2010–11 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 88th season in existence and the club's 11th 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.[1] The season covered the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.

Villarreal
2010–11 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachJuan Carlos Garrido
StadiumEl Madrigal
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Giuseppe Rossi (18)

All:
Giuseppe Rossi (32)
Highest home attendance25,000 vs Valencia

Players

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First-team squad

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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 (vice-captain)
3 DF   ESP Joan Oriol
4 DF   ARG Mateo Musacchio
5 DF   ESP Carlos Marchena
6 DF   ESP Ángel López
7 FW   BRA Nilmar
8 MF   ESP Santi Cazorla
9 FW   ARG Marco Ruben
10 MF   ESP Cani
11 DF   ESP Joan Capdevila
13 GK   ESP Diego López
15 DF   ESP José Catalá
17 MF   ESP Javier Matilla
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 MF   ESP Marcos Senna (captain)
20 MF   ESP Borja Valero
21 MF   ESP Bruno Soriano
22 FW   ITA Giuseppe Rossi
24 DF   BRA Cicinho (on loan from Roma)
25 GK   ESP Juan Carlos
26 DF   ESP Kiko
27 DF   ESP Mario Gaspar
32 MF   ESP Marcos Gullón
35 GK   ESP Diego Mariño
37 FW   ESP Iago Falqué
42 FW   DEN Nicki Bille Nielsen
43 MF   GHA Wakaso Mubarak

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ESP Iván Marcano (at Getafe)
MF   ECU Jefferson Montero (at Levante)
MF   ESP Cristóbal Márquez (at Elche)
FW   USA Jozy Altidore (at Bursaspor)

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss

29 July 2010 Friendly Tottenham Hotspur   1–4   Villarreal London, England
Stadium: White Hart Lane
Attendance: 17,917
8 August 2010 Friendly Villarreal   2–2
(6–5 p)
  Beşiktaş Villarreal, Spain
  • Cani   76'
  • Altidore   80'
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
Penalties

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 29 August 2010 21 May 2011 Matchday 1 4th 38 18 8 12 54 44 +10 047.37
Copa del Rey 27 October 2010 18 January 2011 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 6 2 3 1 10 9 +1 033.33
UEFA Europa League 19 August 2010 5 May 2011 Play-off round Semi-finals 16 12 1 3 34 19 +15 075.00
Total 60 32 12 16 98 72 +26 053.33

Source: Competitions

La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Real Madrid 38 29 5 4 102 33 +69 92 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Valencia 38 21 8 9 64 44 +20 71
4 Villarreal 38 18 8 12 54 44 +10 62 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Sevilla 38 17 7 14 62 61 +1 58[a] Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
6 Athletic Bilbao 38 18 4 16 59 55 +4 58[a]
Source: LFP, sportec.es, Yahoo! Sport
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b SEV: 7 pts; ATH: 6 pts; ATM: 4 pts

Results summary

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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 8 12 54 44  +10 62 13 3 3 33 14  +19 5 5 9 21 30  −9

Source: La Liga

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultLWWWWWDWDWLDWWLWWLWWWLLDDWLDWLLWLWDDLL
Position156532222333333333333334444443444444444
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 20 July 2010.

29 August 2010 1 Real Sociedad 1–0 Villarreal San Sebastián
Stadium: Anoeta
12 September 2010 2 Villarreal 4–0 Espanyol Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
19 September 2010 3 Levante 1–2 Villarreal Valencia
Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
23 September 2010 4 Villarreal 1–0 Deportivo La Coruña Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
27 September 2010 5 Málaga 2–3 Villarreal Málaga
Stadium: La Rosaleda
3 October 2010 6 Villarreal 2–0 Racing Santander Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
18 October 2010 7 Hércules 2–2 Villarreal Alicante
Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez
24 October 2010 8 Villarreal 2–0 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
31 October 2010 9 Sporting Gijón 1–1 Villarreal Gijón
Stadium: El Molinón
7 November 2010 10 Villarreal 4–1 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
13 November 2010 11 Barcelona 3–1 Villarreal Barcelona
Stadium: Camp Nou
20 November 2010 12 Villarreal 1–1 Valencia Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
27 November 2010 13 Zaragoza 0–3 Villarreal Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
5 December 2010 14 Villarreal 1–0 Sevilla Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
11 December 2010 15 Getafe 1–0 Villarreal Getafe
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
18 December 2010 16 Villarreal 3–1 Mallorca Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
3 January 2011 17 Villarreal 2–0 Almería Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
9 January 2011 18 Real Madrid 4–2 Villarreal Madrid
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
15 January 2011 19 Villarreal 4–2 Osasuna Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
23 January 2011 20 Villarreal 2–1 Real Sociedad Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
30 January 2011 21 Espanyol 0–1 Villarreal Barcelona
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
5 February 2011 22 Villarreal 0–1 Levante Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
13 February 2011 23 Deportivo La Coruña 1–0 Villarreal A Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
5 February 2011 24 Villarreal 1–1 Málaga Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
27 February 2011 25 Racing Santander 2–2 Villarreal Santander
Stadium: El Sardinero
2 March 2011 26 Villarreal 1–0 Hércules Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
5 March 2011 27 Atlético Madrid 3–1 Villarreal Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
13 March 2011 28 Villarreal 1–1 Sporting Gijón Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
20 March 2011 29 Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Villarreal Bilbao
Stadium: San Mamés
2 April 2011 30 Villarreal 0–1 Barcelona Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
10 April 2011 31 Valencia 5–0 Villarreal Valencia
Stadium: Mestalla
18 April 2011 32 Villarreal 1–0 Zaragoza Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
24 April 2011 33 Sevilla 3–2 Villarreal Seville
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
1 May 2011 34 Villarreal 2–1 Getafe Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
8 May 2011 35 Mallorca 0–0 Villarreal Palma
Stadium: Iberostar
11 May 2011 36 Almería 0–0 Villarreal Almería
Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos
15 May 2011 37 Villarreal 1–3 Real Madrid Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
21 May 2011 38 Osasuna 1–0 Villarreal Pamplona
Stadium: El Sadar

Copa del Rey

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Round of 32

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27 October 2010 First leg Poli Ejido 1–1 Villarreal El Ejido
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Santo Domingo
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
10 November 2010 Second leg Villarreal 2–0
(3–1 agg.)
Poli Ejido Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez

Round of 16

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21 December 2010 First leg Valencia 0–0 Villarreal Valencia
22:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro
6 January 2011 Second leg Villarreal 4–2
(4–2 agg.)
Valencia Villarreal
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez

Quarter-finals

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12 January 2011 First leg Villarreal 3–3 Sevilla Villarreal
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
18 January 2011 Second leg Sevilla 3–0
(6–3 agg.)
Villarreal Seville
22:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa

UEFA Europa League

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Play-off round

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19 August 2010 First leg Villarreal   5–0   Dnepr Mogilev Villarreal, Spain
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 7,913
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
26 August 2010 Second leg Dnepr Mogilev   1–2
(1–7 agg.)
  Villarreal Mogilev, Belarus
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Spartak Stadium
Attendance: 6,542
Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)

Group stage

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification VLR PAOK DZ BRG
1   Villarreal 6 4 0 2 8 5 +3 12 Advance to knockout phase 1–0 3–0 2–1
2   PAOK 6 3 2 1 5 3 +2 11 1–0 1–0 1–1
3   Dinamo Zagreb 6 2 1 3 4 5 −1 7 2–0 0–1 0–0
4   Club Brugge 6 0 3 3 4 8 −4 3 1–2 1–1 0–2
Source: Soccerway
16 September 2010 1 Dinamo Zagreb   2–0   Villarreal Zagreb, Croatia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Stadion Maksimir
Attendance: 17,021
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
30 September 2010 2 Villarreal   2–1   Club Brugge Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 14,900
Referee: Maksim Layushkin (Russia)
21 October 2010 3 Villarreal   1–0   PAOK Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 14,760
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)
4 November 2010 4 PAOK   1–0   Villarreal Thessaloniki, Greece
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Toumba Stadium
Attendance: 22,779
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
2 December 2010 5 Villarreal   3–0   Dinamo Zagreb Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 11,911
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)
15 December 2010 6 Club Brugge   1–2   Villarreal Bruges, Belgium
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Jan Breydel Stadium
Attendance: 16,265
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Knockout phase

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Round of 32
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17 February 2011 First leg Napoli   0–0   Villarreal Naples, Italy
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 47,529
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
24 February 2011 Second leg Villarreal   2–1
(2–1 agg.)
  Napoli Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 21,061
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Round of 16
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10 March 2011 First leg Bayer Leverkusen   2–3   Villarreal Leverkusen, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 20,126
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
17 March 2011 Second leg Villarreal   2–1
(5–3 agg.)
  Bayer Leverkusen Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 19,779
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Quarter-finals
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7 April 2011 First leg Villarreal   5–1   Twente Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 19,094
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia)
14 April 2011 Second leg Twente   1–3
(2–8 agg.)
  Villarreal Enschede, Netherlands
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 23,500
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
Semi-finals
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28 April 2011 First leg Porto   5–1   Villarreal Porto, Portugal
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estádio do Dragão
Attendance: 44,719
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
5 May 2011 Second leg Villarreal   3–2
(4–7 agg.)
  Porto Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,523
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

References

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  1. ^ "Squad of Villarreal 2010-11 First Division".