2007–08 Villarreal CF season

During the 2007–08 Spanish football season, Villarreal competed in La Liga.

Villarreal CF
2007–08 season
ManagerManuel Pellegrini
StadiumEl Madrigal
La Liga2nd
UEFA CupRound of 32
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerNihat Kahveci (18)

Season summary

Villarreal enjoyed the best season in their history, finishing as runners-up.

First-team squad
Squad at end of season[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  URU Sebastián Viera
2 DF  ARG Gonzalo Rodríguez
3 DF  ESP Josemi
4 DF  URU Diego Godín
5 DF  ESP Joan Capdevila
6 MF  ESP Josico
7 MF  FRA Robert Pires
8 MF  ESP Santi Cazorla
9 FW  MEX Guillermo Franco[2]
10 MF  ESP Cani
11 FW  DEN Jon Dahl Tomasson
12 DF  FRA Pascal Cygan
13 GK  ESP Diego López
14 MF  CHI Matías Fernández[3]
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW  TUR Nihat Kahveci
17 DF  ESP Javi Venta
18 MF  ESP Ángel
19 MF  ESP Marcos Senna[4]
20 DF  ARG Fabricio Fuentes
21 MF  ESP Bruno
22 FW  ITA Giuseppe Rossi[5]
23 MF  URU Sebastián Eguren (on loan from Hammarby)
26 GK  ESP Juan Carlos
27 DF  ESP Alberto de la Bella
28 DF  ESP Kiko
38 DF  ESP Rocha
44 MF  POR Feliciano Condesso
45 FW  ESP Rubén

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF  ARG Juan Román Riquelme (to Boca Juniors)
23 FW  ESP José Mari (to Real Betis)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF  FRA Rio Mavuba[6] (on loan to Lille)
30 FW  ESP Xisco Nadal (to Granada)

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 2007–08 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 38 27 4 7 84 36 +48 85 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Villarreal 38 24 5 9 63 40 +23 77
3 Barcelona 38 19 10 9 76 43 +33 67 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Atlético Madrid 38 19 7 12 66 47 +19 64[lower-alpha 1]
5 Sevilla 38 20 4 14 75 49 +26 64[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
Source: LFP
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
(C) Champion
Notes:
  1. ATM 4–3 SEV; SEV 1–2 ATM

References
  1. "FootballSquads - Villarreal - 2007/08".
  2. Franco was born in Corrientes, Argentina, but became a naturalised Mexican citizen in 2004 and made his international debut for Mexico in 2005.
  3. Fernández was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but was raised in Chile from the age of four and made his international debut for Chile in 2005.
  4. Senna was born in São Paulo, Brazil, but obtained Spanish citizenship in 2006 and made his international debut for Spain in March 2006.
  5. Rossi was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States, but was raised in Italy from the age of 12 and would make his international debut for Italy in October 2008.
  6. Mavuba was born in international waters; his father was Congolese and his mother was Angolan, but Mavuba was raised in France.
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