2010–11 Villarreal CF season

The 2010–11 season was the 88th season in the history of Villarreal CF and the club's ninth 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.

Villarreal
2010–11 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachJuan Carlos Garrido
StadiumEstadio El 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

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 [1]

Out on loan

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

  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

Overall record
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
Main article: 2010–11 La Liga

League table
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[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
6 Athletic Bilbao 38 18 4 16 59 55 +4 58[lower-alpha 1]
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. SEV: 7 pts; ATH: 6 pts; ATM: 4 pts

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: La Liga

Results by round
Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultLWWWWWDWDWLDWWLWWLWWWLLDDWLDWLLWLWDDLL
Position
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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: Estadio 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: Estadio 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: Estadio 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: Estadio 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: Estadio El Madrigal
13 November 2010 11 Barcelona 3–1 Villarreal Barcelona
20 November 2010 12 Villarreal 1–1 Valencia Villarreal
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
27 November 2010 13 Zaragoza 0–3 Villarreal Zaragoza
5 December 2010 14 Villarreal 1–0 Sevilla Villarreal
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
11 December 2010 15 Getafe 1–0 Villarreal Getafe
18 December 2010 16 Villarreal 3–1 Mallorca Villarreal
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
3 January 2011 17 Villarreal 2–0 Almería Villarreal
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
9 January 2011 18 Real Madrid 4–2 Villarreal Madrid
15 January 2011 19 Villarreal 4–2 Osasuna Villarreal
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
23 January 2011 20 Villarreal 2–1 Real Sociedad Villarreal
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
30 January 2011 21 Espanyol 0–1 Villarreal Barcelona
5 February 2011 22 Villarreal 0–1 Levante Villarreal
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
13 February 2011 23 Deportivo La Coruña 1–0 Villarreal A Coruña
5 February 2011 24 Villarreal 1–1 Málaga Villarreal
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
27 February 2011 25 Racing Santander 2–2 Villarreal Santander
2 March 2011 26 Villarreal 1–0 Hércules Villarreal
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
5 March 2011 27 Atlético Madrid 3–1 Villarreal Madrid
13 March 2011 28 Villarreal 1–1 Sporting Gijón Villarreal
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
20 March 2011 29 Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Villarreal Bilbao
2 April 2011 30 Villarreal 0–1 Barcelona Villarreal
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
10 April 2011 31 Valencia 5–0 Villarreal Valencia
18 April 2011 32 Villarreal 1–0 Zaragoza Villarreal
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
24 April 2011 33 Sevilla 3–2 Villarreal Seville
1 May 2011 34 Villarreal 2–1 Getafe Villarreal
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
8 May 2011 35 Mallorca 0–0 Villarreal Palma
11 May 2011 36 Almería 0–0 Villarreal Almería
15 May 2011 37 Villarreal 1–3 Real Madrid Villarreal
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
21 May 2011 38 Osasuna 1–0 Villarreal Pamplona

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2010–11 Copa del Rey

Round of 32
27 October 2010 First leg Poli Ejido 1–1 Villarreal El Ejido
21:00 CEST Moreno 89' Report Altidore 44' 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 Montero 17'
Altidore 90'		 Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez

Round of 16
21 December 2010 First leg Valencia 0–0 Villarreal Valencia
22:00 CET Report Stadium: Mestalla Stadium
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro
6 January 2011 Second leg Villarreal 4–2
(4–2 agg.)		 Valencia Villarreal
18:00 CET Cazorla 46'
Rossi 49' (pen.), 90+3'
Ruben 63'		 Report Banega 5'
Soldado 23'		 Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez

Quarter-finals
12 January 2011 First leg Villarreal 3–3 Sevilla Villarreal
20:00 CET Cani 24'
Rossi 29'
Ruben 55'		 Report Negredo 39', 60'
Alexis 88'		 Stadium: Estadio 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 Renato 7'
Kanouté 47'
Alexis 49'		 Report Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa

UEFA Europa League
Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Europa League

Play-off round
19 August 2010 First leg Villarreal 5–0 Dnepr Mogilev Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
22:00 Marchena 10'
Cazorla 17'
Valero 35'
Cani 45'
Nilmar 75'		 = 2011/matches/round = 2000127/match = 2003094/index.html Report Attendance: 7,913
Referee: Simon Lee Evans (Wales)
26 August 2010 Second leg Dnepr Mogilev 1–2
(1–7 agg.)		 Villarreal Spartak Stadium, Mogilev
18:00 Yurchenko 19' = 2011/matches/round = 2000127/match = 2003131/index.html Report Nilmar 45+1'
Ruben 90+1'		 Attendance: 6,542
Referee: Fırat Aydınus (Turkey)

Group stage
Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group D
16 September 2010 1 Dinamo Zagreb 2–0 Villarreal Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb
19:00 Rukavina 18'
Sammir 80'		 = 2011/matches/round = 2000128/match = 2002919/index.html Report Attendance: 17,021
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
30 September 2010 2 Villarreal 2–1 Club Brugge Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
21:05 Rossi 41'
Gonzalo 56'		 = 2011/matches/round = 2000128/match = 2002944/index.html Report Donk 45+2' Attendance: 14,900
Referee: Maksim Layushkin (Russia)
21 October 2010 3 Villarreal 1–0 PAOK Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
21:05 Ruben 38' = 2011/matches/round = 2000128/match = 2002967/index.html Report Attendance: 14,760
Referee: Marcin Borski (Poland)
4 November 2010 4 PAOK 1–0 Villarreal Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki
19:00 Vieirinha 70' = 2011/matches/round = 2000128/match = 2002991/index.html Report Attendance: 22,779
Referee: Eric Braamhaar (Netherlands)
2 December 2010 5 Villarreal 3–0 Dinamo Zagreb Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
21:05 Rossi 25' (pen.), 80'
Ruben 62'		 = 2011/matches/round = 2000128/match = 2003016/index.html Report Attendance: 11,911
Referee: Manuel Gräfe (Germany)
15 December 2010 6 Club Brugge 1–2 Villarreal Jan Breydel Stadium, Bruges
19:00 Kouemaha 28' = 2011/matches/round = 2000128/match = 2003052/index.html Report Rossi 30', 34' (pen.) Attendance: 16,265
Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Knockout phase
Main article: 2010–11 UEFA Europa League knockout phase
Round of 32
17 February 2011 First leg Napoli 0–0 Villarreal Stadio San Paolo, Naples
19:00 = 2011/matches/round = 2000129/match = 2003767/postmatch/report/index.html Report Attendance: 47,529
Referee: Mark Clattenburg (England)
24 February 2011 Second leg Villarreal 2–1
(2–1 agg.)		 Napoli Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
21:05 Nilmar 43'
Rossi 45+1'		 = 2011/matches/round = 2000129/match = 2003783/postmatch/report/index.html Report Hamšík 18' Attendance: 21,061
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
Round of 16
10 March 2011 First leg Bayer Leverkusen 2–3 Villarreal BayArena, Leverkusen
19:00 Kadlec 33'
Castro 72'		 = 2011/matches/round = 2000130/match = 2003804/postmatch/report/index.html Report Rossi 42'
Nilmar 70', 90+4'		 Attendance: 20,126
Referee: Paolo Tagliavento (Italy)
17 March 2011 Second leg Villarreal 2–1
(5–3 agg.)		 Bayer Leverkusen Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
21:05 Cazorla 33'
Rossi 61'		 = 2011/matches/round = 2000130/match = 2003812/postmatch/report/index.html Report Derdiyok 82' Attendance: 19,779
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
Quarter-finals
7 April 2011 First leg Villarreal 5–1 Twente Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
21:05 Marchena 23'
Valero 43'
Nilmar 45+1', 81'
Rossi 55'		 = 2011/matches/round = 2000131/match = 2007724/postmatch/report/index.html Report Janko 90+1' Attendance: 19,094
Referee: Aleksei Nikolaev (Russia)
14 April 2011 Second leg Twente 1–3
(2–8 agg.)		 Villarreal De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
21:05 Bajrami 32' = 2011/matches/round = 2000131/match = 2007728/postmatch/report/index.html Report Rossi 60' (pen.)
Ruben 84' (pen.)
Cani 90'		 Attendance: 23,500
Referee: William Collum (Scotland)
Semi-finals
28 April 2011 First leg Porto 5–1 Villarreal Estádio do Dragão, Porto
21:05 Falcao 49' (pen.), 67', 75', 90'
Guarín 61'		 = 2011/matches/round = 2000132/match = 2007739/postmatch/report/index.html Report Cani 45' Attendance: 44,719
Referee: Björn Kuipers (Netherlands)
5 May 2011 Second leg Villarreal 3–2
(4–7 agg.)		 Porto Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
21:05 Cani 17'
Capdevila 75'
Rossi 80' (pen.)		 = 2011/matches/round = 2000132/match = 2007741/postmatch/report/index.html Report Musacchio 39' (o.g.)
Falcao 48'		 Attendance: 18,523
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)

Statistics

Notes

    References
    1. http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=primerEquipoPortada&idplantilla=1&idmenu=91&idsubmenu=116
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