2009–10 Villarreal CF season

The 2009–10 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 87th season in existence and the club's 10th 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. The season covered the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

Villarreal
2009–10 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachErnesto Valverde
(until 31 January)
Juan Carlos Garrido
StadiumEl Madrigal
La Liga7th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Nilmar (11)[1]

All:
Giuseppe Rossi (17)[1]

Players

First-team squad

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
14MF  ESPDavid Fuster
17DF  ESPJavi Venta (vice-captain)
18DF  ESPÁngel López
19MF  ESPMarcos Senna (captain)
20DF  ESPIván Marcano
21MF  ESPBruno Soriano
22FW  ITAGiuseppe Rossi
24MF  ARGDamián Escudero
28FW  ARGMarco Ruben
31MF  ESPJavier Matilla
41DF  ARGMateo Musacchio

Out on loan

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

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
La Liga30 August 200915 May 2010Matchday 17th38168145857+1042.11
Copa del Rey29 October 200912 January 2010Round of 32Round of 16412133+0025.00
UEFA Europa League20 August 200925 February 2010Play-off roundRound of 321612132014+6075.00
Total582911188174+7050.00

Source: Competitions

La Liga

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
5Mallorca38188125944+1562[a]
6Getafe38177145848+1058Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
7Villarreal38168145857+156[a]
8Athletic Bilbao38159145053−354
9Atlético Madrid38138175761−447[b]Qualification for the Europa League group stage[c]
Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38168145857 +15613333518 +1735112339 −16

Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDDLLLDLWWLWLWWWDDLWLLWLWDWLDWWWLWWLLWD
Position1013171819192018131611121110991010991010108899108778666777
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

30 August 2009 1 Osasuna 1–1 Villarreal Pamplona
Stadium: El Sadar
13 September 2009 2 Villarreal 1–1 Mallorca Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
20 September 2009 3 Athletic Bilbao 3–2 Villarreal Bilbao
Stadium: San Mamés
23 September 2009 4 Villarreal 0–2 Real Madrid Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
27 September 2009 5 Deportivo La Coruña 1–0 Villarreal A Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
4 October 2009 6 Villarreal 0–0 Espanyol Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
18 October 2009 7 Xerez 2–1 Villarreal Jerez
Stadium: Chapín
25 October 2009 8 Villarreal 2–1 Málaga Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
1 November 2009 9 Villarreal 5–0 Tenerife Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
8 November 2009 10 Sevilla 3–2 Villarreal Seville
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
22 November 2009 11 Villarreal 3–1 Valladolid Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
28 November 2009 12 Sporting Gijón 1–0 Villarreal Gijón
Stadium: El Molinón
6 December 2009 13 Villarreal 3–2 Getafe Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
13 December 2009 14 Atlético Madrid 1–2 Villarreal Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
20 December 2009 15 Villarreal 2–0 Racing Santander Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
2 January 2010 16 Barcelona 1–1 Villarreal Barcelona
Stadium: Camp Nou
9 January 2010 17 Villarreal 1–1 Almería Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
17 January 2010 18 Valencia 4–1 Villarreal Valencia
Stadium: Mestalla
24 January 2010 19 Villarreal 4–2 Zaragoza Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
31 January 2010 20 Villarreal 0–2 Osasuna Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
7 February 2010 21 Mallorca 1–0 Villarreal Palma
Stadium: Iberostar
13 February 2010 22 Villarreal 2–1 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
21 February 2010 23 Real Madrid 6–2 Villarreal Madrid
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
28 February 2010 24 Villarreal 1–0 Deportivo La Coruña Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
7 March 2010 25 Espanyol 0–0 Villarreal Barcelona
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
14 March 2010 26 Villarreal 2–0 Xerez Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
21 March 2010 27 Málaga 2–0 Villarreal Málaga
Stadium: La Rosaleda
24 March 2010 28 Tenerife 2–2 Villarreal Tenerife
Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López
28 March 2010 29 Villarreal 3–0 Sevilla Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
4 April 2010 30 Valladolid 0–2 Villarreal Valladolid
Stadium: José Zorrilla
10 April 2010 31 Villarreal 1–0 Sporting Gijón Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
13 April 2010 32 Getafe 3–0 Villarreal Getafe
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
17 April 2010 33 Villarreal 2–1 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
25 April 2010 34 Racing Santander 1–2 Villarreal Santander
Stadium: El Sardinero
1 May 2010 35 Villarreal 1–4 Barcelona Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
4 May 2010 36 Almería 4–2 Villarreal Almería
Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos
8 May 2010 37 Villarreal 2–0 Valencia Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
15 May 2010 38 Zaragoza 3–3 Villarreal Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

29 October 2009 First leg Puertollano 1–1 Villarreal Puertollano
Stadium: Francisco Sánchez Menor
10 November 2009 Second leg Villarreal 1–0
(2–1 agg.)
Puertollano Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal

Round of 16

6 January 2010 First leg Celta Vigo 1–1 Villarreal Vigo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Arthuro 44'
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 9,500
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
12 January 2010 Second leg Villarreal 0–1
(1–2 agg.)
Celta Vigo Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

UEFA Europa League

Play-off round

v Villarreal
20 August 2009 First leg NAC Breda 1–3 Villarreal Breda, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Rat Verlegh Stadion
Attendance: 15,200
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
v NAC Breda
27 August 2009 Second leg Villarreal 6–1
(9–2 agg.)
NAC Breda Villarreal, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Group stage

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1 Red Bull Salzburg660092+718Advance to knockout phase
2 Villarreal630386+29
3 Lazio6204910−16
4 Levski Sofia610519−83
Source: Soccerway
v Levski Sofia
17 September 2009 1 Villarreal 1–0 Levski Sofia Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 5,244
Referee: Mike Dean (England)
v Villarreal
1 October 2009 2 Red Bull Salzburg 2–0 Villarreal Salzburg, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 18,800
Referee: Costas Kapitanis (Cyprus)
v Villarreal
22 October 2009 3 Lazio 2–1 Villarreal Rome, Italy
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico
Attendance: 14,388
Referee: Ivan Bebek (Croatia)
v Lazio
5 November 2009 4 Villarreal 4–1 Lazio Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 14,114
Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)
v Villarreal
2 December 2009 5 Levski Sofia 0–2 Villarreal Sofia, Bulgaria
19:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Georgi Asparuhov Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Paul Allaerts (Belgium)
v Red Bull Salzburg
17 December 2009 6 Villarreal 0–1 Red Bull Salzburg Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1)ReportStadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 5,860
Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)

Knockout phase

Round of 32
v Wolfsburg
18 February 2010 First leg Villarreal 2–2 Wolfsburg Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 11,384
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
v Villarreal
25 February 2010 Second leg Wolfsburg 4–1
(6–3 agg.)
Villarreal Wolfsburg, Germany
21:05 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 16,613
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)

References