2011–12 Villarreal CF season

The 2011–12 season was the 72nd season in Villarreal Club de Fútbol's history and their 13th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covered a period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.

Villarreal CF
2011–12 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coach
StadiumEstadio El Madrigal
La Liga18th (relegated)
Copa del ReyRound of 32
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage

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. 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

In

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

Total expenditure: €9.3 million

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
CB Iván Marcano 24EU Olympiacos Loan Summer N/A AS.com
17 MF Javier Matilla 22EU Betis Transfer Summer €1.2M AS.com
23 LW Jefferson Montero 21Non-EU Betis Loan Summer N/A marca.com
24 RB Cicinho 31EU Roma Loan return Summer N/A marca.com
8 MF Santi Cazorla 26EU Málaga Transfer Summer €19M malagacf.com
11 LB Joan Capdevila 33EU Benfica Transfer Summer Free villarrealcf.es
12 ST Jozy Altidore 21Non-EU AZ Transfer Summer Free sun-sentinel.com
18 CM Cristóbal 27EU Karpaty Lviv Transfer Summer Free AS.com
25 GK Juan Carlos 23EU Elche Loan Summer N/A elchecf.org
1 GK Xavi Oliva 35EU End of contract Summer Free

Total income: €20.2 million

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

Overview

Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
La Liga 17th 27–28 August 201113 May 2012
Copa del Rey Round of 32 Round of 32 Round of 32 13 December 2011
UEFA Champions League Play-off round Group stage 17 August 20119 December 2011

Updated to match played 6 July 2011
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[lower-alpha 1]
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

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 8 15 15 36 51  −15 39 6 11 3 26 20  +6 2 4 12 10 31  −21

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round23456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282929313233343536203738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultLDLWDDDLLWDWLLDLDLWDWWLDLLLDWDLWDDDDLL
Position1917191313121416181313121315171718191718171517171717171716171717161717161618
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

20 August 2011 1 Villarreal v Sporting de Gijón Villarreal
18:00 CEST (UTC+02) 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 Thiago 25'
Mascherano  33'
Fàbregas  35', 45'
Sánchez 47',  48'
Messi 52', 74'
Report  21' Zapata
 84' Wakaso
 88' Marchena
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
10 September 2011 3 Villarreal 2–2 Sevilla Villarreal
18:00 D. López  22'
Rossi 35' (pen.)
Ruben 72'
De Guzmán  75'
César  79'
Report 24' 24',  28' Negredo
 42' Manu
 61' Kanouté
 76', 86' Alexis
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
17 September 2011 4 Granada 1–0 Villarreal Granada
18:00 Martins  6'
Yebda  17'
Moisés  27'
Mainz  51'
Uche 56'
M. Rico  76'
Diakhaté  78'
Nyom  90'
Report  36' Catalá
79' Rossi
 90' Musacchio
Stadium: Los Cármenes
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández
20 September 2011 5 Villarreal 2–0 Mallorca Villarreal
22:00 Rossi 8'
Nilmar 52'
Report  42' Pina
 44' Tissone
 90' Flores
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: José Luis González
24 September 2011 6 Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Villarreal Bilbao
18:00 Gabilondo 43'
Ekiza  45'  81'
Amorebieta  56'
Martínez  60'
Muniain  87'
Report 53' Nilmar
 58' Musacchio
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
1 October 2011 7 Villarreal 2–2 Real Zaragoza Villarreal
18:00 Rossi  40', 41' (pen.)
Pérez 84'
Report  24' Juárez
 27'  80' Lanzaro
35' García
45' Barrera
 66' Paredes
 87' Roberto
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
15 October 2011 8 Getafe 0–0 Villarreal Getafe
18:00 Sarabia  35'
Valera  48'
Pérez  62'
Míchel  77'
Report  14' Gonzalo
 57' Valero
 59' Catalá
 71' Rossi
 75' Marchena
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: José Teixeira Vitienes
23 October 2011 9 Villarreal 0–3 Levante Villarreal
22:00 Ruben  72'
Rossi  76'
Report 16', 43' Juanlu
 22' Torres
58' Koné
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro
26 October 2011 10 Real Madrid 3–0 Villarreal Madrid
22:00 Benzema 5'
Kaká 11',  53'
Alonso  21'
Di María 30'
Report  16' Musacchio
 46' Catalá
 54' Ruben
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa
29 October 2011 11 Villarreal 2–0 Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
18:00 Bruno 20',  71'
Senna 39'
Valero 67'
Catalá  73'
D. López  85'
Report  20' Jordi
 34' Arribas
 34' Piti
 38' Fuego
 72' Michu
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
6 November 2011 12 Espanyol 0–0 Villarreal Cornellà de Llobregat
18:00 Vilà  41'
Forlín  64'  75'
Report  62' De Guzmán
 72' Gonzalo
 88' Bruno
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
19 November 2011 13 Villarreal 1–0 Real Betis Villarreal
18:00 Valero 21',  77'
Bruno  38'
Ruben  43'
Musacchio  69'
D. López  90'
Report  6' Isidoro
 40' Castro
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández
28 November 2011 14 Málaga 2–1 Villarreal Málaga
21:00 Toulalan 5',  65'  75'
Isco 40'
Caballero  79'
Buonanotte  88'
Report 16',  45' Ruben
 33' Ángel
 36' Bruno
 72' Gonzalo
 87' Pérez
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
3 December 2011 15 Racing de Santander 1–0 Villarreal Santander
18:00 Stuani 27'
Adrián  38'
Toño  66'
Report  69' Musacchio
 80' Mario
 90' De Guzmán
Stadium: El Sardinero
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero
11 December 2011 16 Villarreal 1–1 Real Sociedad Villarreal
16:00 Zapata  58'
Oriol  61'
Ruben 71'
Report  2' González
 11' Zurutuza
 34'  62' Elustondo
52' Aranburu
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
18 December 2011 17 Osasuna 2–1 Villarreal Pamplona
18:00 Sergio  5', 81'
Ibrahima 74'
Timor  80'
Report  63' Camuñas
63',  90' Ruben
Stadium: Reyno de Navarra
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro
8 January 2012 18 Villarreal 2–2 Valencia Villarreal
18:00 Ruben 14',  74'
Gonzalo 18'
Soriano  22'
Cani  22'
Zapata  33'
Oriol  36'
Summary Jonas  25'
Soldado  35'
Feghouli 41'
Banega  70'
Miguel  74'
Aduriz 87'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
15 January 2012 19 Atlético Madrid 3–0 Villarreal Madrid
12:00 Falcao 40', 52' (pen.)
Turan  59'
Tiago  62'
Diego  71', 80'
Summary D. López  50'
Gonzalo  51'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
23 January 2012 1 Villarreal 3–0 Sporting de Gijón Villarreal
21:00 Musacchio  15'
Ruben 57'
Valero 59'
Bruno 90+1'
Summary Borral  26'
Botía  80'
Canella  90+2'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
28 January 2012 21 Villarreal 0–0 Barcelona Villarreal
21:00 CET Musacchio  30'
Ruben  41'
Senna  69'
Joselu  77'
Gonzalo  84'
Summary Thiago  89'
Alves  90+2'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: José Teixeira Vitienes
5 February 2012 22 Sevilla 1–2 Villarreal Seville
18:00 CET Coke  28'
Bruno 34' (o.g.)
Escudé  52'
Summary Valero 22'
Bruno  54'
Gonzalo  56'
Camuñas  66'
Cani  75'
Camuñas 81'
Oriol  90'  90+2'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
12 February 2012 23 Villarreal 3–1 Granada Villarreal
19:45 CET Ruben 16'
Cani  53'
Valero 64'
Júlio César 73' (o.g.)
Marchena  90+1'
Summary Ighalo  30'
Jara  32'
López 50'
Diakhaté  71'  88'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa
19 February 2012 24 Mallorca 4–0 Villarreal Palma
18:00 CET Tissone  31'
Nunes  33', 68'
Crespí  36'
Víctor 41', 65'
Martí 52'
Pina  87'
Summary Senna  15'
D. López  39'
Stadium: Iberostar
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
26 February 2012 25 Villarreal 2–2 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
12:00 CET Senna 11',  18'
Nilmar 68'
Summary Aurtenetxe  50'
Llorente 62'
Pérez  64'
Susaeta 66'
Toquero  66'
Iturraspe  75'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias
4 March 2012 26 Real Zaragoza 2–1 Villarreal Zaragoza
12:00 CET García 85'
Paredes  89'
Apoño  90+3'
Abraham 90+3'
Summary Martinuccio 16',  42'
Nilmar  29'
Marchena  90+2'
Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: José González González
12 March 2012 27 Villarreal 1–2 Getafe Villarreal
21:00 CET Gonzalo  26'
Nilmar 45' (pen.)
Bruno  54'
Report Castro 6'
Míchel  17'
Alexis  28'
Díaz  45'
Barrada 72'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero
18 March 2012 28 Levante 1–0 Villarreal Valencia
12:00 CET Valdo  14'
Venta  45'
Juanfran  85'
Torres 90+2'
Report Zapata  6'
Castellani  45+1'
Martinuccio  75'
Pérez  84'
Nilmar  86'
Marchena  89'  90'
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
22 March 2012 29 Villarreal 1–1 Real Madrid Vilarreal
22:00 CET Senna  20', 83'
Mario  32'
Ángel  34'
Ruben  55'
De Guzmán  76'
Report Diarra  5'
Alonso  38'
Pepe  45+1'
Ramos  53'  85'
Ronaldo 62'
Özil  85'
Khedira  88'
Higuaín  90+5'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
25 March 2012 30 Rayo Vallecano 0–2 Villarreal Madrid
19:45 CET Casado  4'
Arribas  54'
Tito  60'
Report Ruben 29'
Bruno  63'
Ángel 85'
Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa
2 April 2012 31 Villarreal 0–0 Espanyol Villarreal
21:30 CET Zapata  42' Summary Weiss  15'
Uche  28'
Gómez  54'
Casilla  88'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: José González González
8 April 2012 32 Real Betis 3–1 Villarreal Seville
21:00 CET Paulão  21'
Santa Cruz 35'
Castro 38'
Pereira  42'
Montero  58'
Beñat 59'
Fabricio  90+3'
Summary Ángel  16'  66'
Oriol  38'
Ruben 90+3' (pen.)
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
12 April 2012 33 Villarreal 2–1 Málaga Villarreal
20:00 CET Senna 83' (pen.)
Pérez 90+4'
Report Duda  33'
Eliseu  58'
Cazorla 65'
Kameni  81'
Camacho  90+3'
Van Nistelrooy  90+5'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
29 April 2012 36 Villarreal 1–1 Osasuna Villarreal
--:-- CET Bruno 44' García 73' Stadium: El Madrigal
6 May 2012 37 Valencia 1–0 Villarreal Valencia
--:-- CET Jonas 90+1' Stadium: Mestalla

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

13 December 2011 First Leg Mirandés 1–1 Villarreal Miranda de Ebro
21:00 Arroyo 26',  45'
Iribas  38'
Report  22' Pérez
 40' Musacchio
 60' Bruno
85' Valero
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 Musacchio  58'  89' Report  35' Asier
 38' Blanco
60', 87' Infante
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 Gíslason  13'
Høegh  49'
Andreasen 84'
Johansson  89'
Report  13' Musacchio
 31' Valero
 54' Oriol
 71' Bruno
Stadium: TRE-FOR Park
Attendance: 13,002
Referee: Damir Skomina
23 August 2011 Second leg Villarreal 3–0
(3–1 agg.)
Odense Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CET Musacchio  36'
Senna  41'
Rossi 50', 66'
Cani  59'
Camuñas  73'
Valero  76'
Marchena 82'
Gonzalo  86'
Report  16' Traoré
 18'  70' Kadrii
 59' Mendy
 77' Johansson
 78' Djemba-Djemba
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Craig Thomson

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).

Group A match between Villarreal and Manchester City.
Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bayern Munich 6411116+513
Napoli 6321106+411
Manchester City 631296+310
Villarreal 6006214120
27 September 2011 2 Napoli 2–0 Villarreal Naples, Italy
20:45 Aronica  5'
Hamšík 15'
Cavani 17' (pen.)
Cannavaro  57'
Report  16' Gonzalo
 85' Cani
 85' Rossi
Stadium: San Paolo
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
2 November 2011 4 Villarreal 0–3 Manchester City Villarreal, Spain
20:45 Wakaso  27'
Catalá  39'
Musacchio  45+2'
Marchena  45+3'
Pérez  68'
Report 30', 71' Y. Touré
 27', 45+3' (pen.) Balotelli
Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
7 December 2011 6 Villarreal 0–2 Napoli Villarreal, Spain
20:45 De Guzmán  4'
Zapata  22'
Pérez  38'
Ángel  90'
Report 65' Inler
76' Hamšík
 90' Campagnaro
Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Pre-season

16 July 2011 Friendly UCD Dublin 4–3 Villarreal Dublin, Ireland
20:00 WEST O'Connor 21'
Leahy 21'
Boyle 62'
Oriol 80' (o.g.)
Report Valero 13'
Ruben 48'
Cazorla 69'
Stadium: UCD Bowl
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Damien Hancock
19 July 2011 Friendly Aberdeen 0–1 Villarreal Aberdeen, Scotland
20:00 WEST Report Rossi 52' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Allan Crawford
7 August 2011 Friendly Wigan Athletic 1–0 Villarreal Wigan, England
17:00 WEST Moses 44' Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: John Moss

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.
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