2017–18 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal CF
2017–18 season
Chairman Fernando Roig
Manager Fran Escribá
Stadium La Cerámica
La Liga 5th
Copa del Rey Round of 16
UEFA Europa League Round of 32
Top goalscorer League:
Carlos Bacca (15)
All:
Carlos Bacca (18)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

During the 2017–18 season, Villarreal CF participated in La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League.

Squad

As of 28 February 2018[1]

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

No. Position Player
1 Spain GK Sergio Asenjo
2 Spain DF Mario Gaspar (vice-captain)
3 Spain DF Álvaro
4 Portugal DF Rúben Semedo
5 Spain DF Adrián Marín
6 Spain DF Víctor Ruiz
7 Russia MF Denis Cheryshev
8 Spain MF Pablo Fornals
9 Colombia FW Carlos Bacca (on loan from Milan)
10 Spain MF Samu Castillejo
11 Spain DF Jaume Costa
13 Spain GK Andrés Fernández
No. Position Player
14 Spain MF Manu Trigueros
15 Turkey FW Enes Ünal
16 Spain MF Rodri
18 Italy FW Nicola Sansone
20 Italy MF Roberto Soriano
21 Spain MF Bruno (captain)
22 Serbia DF Antonio Rukavina
23 Italy DF Daniele Bonera
24 Senegal MF Alfred N'Diaye
25 Argentina GK Mariano Barbosa
35 Argentina MF Leo Suárez

Transfers

In

Date Player From Type Fee Ref
31 May 2017Turkey Enes ÜnalEngland Manchester CityTransfer€8,500,000[2]
7 June 2017Portugal Rúben SemedoPortugal Sporting CPTransfer€14,000,000[3]
21 June 2017Spain Andrés FernándezPortugal PortoTransfer€1,700,000[4]
30 June 2017Qatar Akram AfifSpain Sporting GijónLoan returnFree[5]
30 June 2017Spain Alfonso PedrazaEngland Leeds UnitedLoan returnFree[6]
30 June 2017Spain Pablo ÍñiguezSpain Rayo VallecanoLoan returnFree[7]
30 June 2017Argentina Cristian EspinozaSpain Real ValladolidLoan returnFree[8]
30 June 2017Spain Adrián MarínSpain LeganésLoan returnFree[9]
30 June 2017Senegal Alfred N'DiayeEngland Hull CityLoan returnFree
24 July 2017Spain Pablo FornalsSpain MálagaTransfer€12,000,000[10]
16 August 2017Colombia Carlos BaccaItaly MilanLoan€2,500,000[11]

Out

Date Player To Type Fee Ref
30 May 2017Argentina Mateo MusacchioItaly MilanTransfer€18,000,000[12]
30 June 2017Spain AdriánPortugal PortoLoan returnFree
30 June 2017Spain José ÁngelPortugal PortoLoan returnFree[13]
30 June 2017Colombia Rafael Santos BorréSpain Atlético MadridLoan returnFree[14]
5 July 2017Spain Alfonso PedrazaSpain AlavésLoanFree[15]
12 July 2017Spain Pablo ÍñiguezSpain ReusTransferFree[16]
14 July 2017Qatar Akram AfifBelgium EupenLoanFree[17]
18 July 2017Argentina Cristian EspinozaArgentina Boca JuniorsLoanFree[18]
28 July 2017Mexico Jonathan dos SantosUnited States LA GalaxyTransfer€4,300,000[19]
9 August 2017Spain Roberto SoldadoTurkey FenerbahçeTransfer€5,000,000[20]
28 February 2018Democratic Republic of the Congo Cédric BakambuChina Beijing GuoanTransfer€73,700,000[21]

Competitions

Overall

CompetitionFinal position
La Liga5th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Europa LeagueRound of 32

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Real Madrid 38 22 10 6 94 44 +50 76 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4 Valencia 38 22 7 9 65 38 +27 73
5 Villarreal 38 18 7 13 57 50 +7 61 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Real Betis 38 18 6 14 60 61 −1 60
7 Sevilla 38 17 7 14 49 58 −9 58 Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[lower-alpha 1]
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[22]
Notes:
  1. 1 2 Since the winners of the 2017–18 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

Round of 16

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Villarreal 6 3 2 1 10 6 +4 11 Advance to knockout phase
2 Kazakhstan Astana 6 3 1 2 10 7 +3 10
3 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 6 2 2 2 6 6 0 8
4 Israel Maccabi Tel Aviv 6 1 1 4 1 8 −7 4
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Knockout phase

Round of 32

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 19 December 2017.
No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del ReyEuropa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain Sergio Asenjo 30201000
13 GK Spain Andrés Fernández 20200000
25 GK Argentina Mariano Barbosa 19012+100060
31 GK Spain Ander Cantero 10001000
Defenders
2 DF Spain Mario Gaspar 16112+110030
3 DF Spain Álvaro 1501400010
4 DF Portugal Rúben Semedo 503+100010
5 DF Spain Adrián Marín 50101030
6 DF Spain Víctor Ruiz 1801301040
11 DF Spain Jaume Costa 1801401030
22 DF Serbia Antonio Rukavina 1104+202030
23 DF Italy Daniele Bonera 903+101040
30 DF Spain Pau Torres 400+102010
38 DF Spain Genís Montolio 10000010
Midfielders
7 MF Russia Denis Cheryshev 1211+70100+31
8 MF Spain Pablo Fornals 22114+110+2050
10 MF Spain Samu Castillejo 1519+21101+20
14 MF Spain Manu Trigueros 2121510+1051
16 MF Spain Rodri 2201601+103+10
20 MF Italy Roberto Soriano 1806+50204+10
21 MF Spain Bruno 00000000
26 MF Spain Ramiro Guerra 800+30103+10
28 MF Spain Raba 812+211+101+10
33 MF Spain Chuca 601+20101+10
35 MF Argentina Leo Suárez 300+10100+10
37 MF Spain Pedrito 1000000+10
40 MF Spain Manu Morlanes 10000010
51 MF Spain Sergio Lozano 1000000+10
Forwards
9 FW Colombia Carlos Bacca 20612+340+1042
15 FW Turkey Enes Ünal 1012+41102+10
18 FW Italy Nicola Sansone 1343+63102+11
27 FW Spain Mario González 300+200010
34 FW Spain Darío Poveda 200+100010
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
17 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Cédric Bakambu 2014149122+33
24 MF Senegal Alfred N'Diaye 201+100000

Cards

Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 19 December 2017.
No. Pos. Name
2 DF Spain Mario Gaspar 1 0
3 DF Spain Álvaro 6 0
5 DF Spain Adrián Marín 2 0
6 DF Spain Víctor Ruiz 5 0
8 MF Spain Pablo Fornals 2 0
9 FW Colombia Carlos Bacca 3 0
11 DF Spain Jaume Costa 8 0
14 MF Spain Manu Trigueros 8 0
16 MF Spain Rodri 4 0
17 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo Cédric Bakambu 6 0
18 FW Italy Nicola Sansone 1 0
20 MF Italy Roberto Soriano 4 0
22 DF Serbia Antonio Rukavina 2 0
23 DF Italy Daniele Bonera 2 0
26 MF Spain Ramiro Guerra 1 0
28 MF Spain Raba 1 1
33 MF Spain Víctor Moya 1 0

Clean sheets

Last updated on 19 December 2017.
Number Nation Name Matches
Played		 La Liga Copa del Rey Europa League Total
1 Spain Sergio Asenjo 3 1 1 0 2
13 Spain Andrés Fernández 2 0 0 0 0
25 Argentina Mariano Barbosa 19 5 0 2 7
31 Spain Ander Cantero 1 0 0 0 0
TOTALS 6 1 2 9

Notes

  1. ↑ Maccabi Tel Aviv play their home matches at Netanya Stadium, Netanya, instead of their regular stadium Bloomfield Stadium, Tel Aviv, due to renovation.

References

  1. ↑ "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. Archived from the original on 2016-09-08. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Calderón, David. "Web oficial del Villarreal CF - Welcome, Enes Ünal!". www.villarrealcf.es.
  3. ↑ "Villarreal: Rubén Semedo ya posa con la camiseta del Villarreal - Marca.com".
  4. ↑ "Oficial - Andrés Fernández ya es propiedad del Villarreal".
  5. ↑ "El Sporting firma al central Babin por tres años y logra la cesión del delantero del Villarreal Akran Afif" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 4 August 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "El Alavés le pide prestado un jugador al Villarreal".
  7. ↑ Calderón, David. "Web oficial del Villarreal CF - Pablo Íñiguez jugará cedido en el Rayo Vallecano". www.villarrealcf.es.
  8. ↑ realvalladolid.es. "El Pucela incorpora a Cristian Espinoza". www.realvalladolid.es.
  9. ↑ "Adrián Marín, talento y juventud para el lateral izquierdo - C.D. Leganés - Web Oficial". Adrián Marín, talento y juventud para el lateral izquierdo - C.D. Leganés - Web Oficial.
  10. ↑ Pérez, Javier (24 July 2017). "El Villarreal ficha a Pablo Fornals" – via elpais.com.
  11. ↑ Segovia, Fran. "Web oficial del Villarreal CF - ¡Bienvenido, Bacca!". www.villarrealcf.es.
  12. ↑ Milan, AC. "OFFICIAL: MUSACCHIO IS NOW RED AND BLACK - AC Milan". AC Milan.
  13. ↑ Calderón, David. "Web oficial del Villarreal CF - Andrés Fernández y José Ángel jugarán en el Villarreal". www.villarrealcf.es.
  14. ↑ Segovia, Fran. "Web oficial del Villarreal CF - Santos Borré jugará cedido en el Villarreal CF". www.villarrealcf.es.
  15. ↑ "El Villarreal cede al centrocampista Alfonso Pedraza al Alavés para la próxima temporada".
  16. ↑ "Pablo Íñiguez, nou jugador del CF Reus - Reus - Web Oficial". Pablo Íñiguez, nou jugador del CF Reus - Reus - Web Oficial.
  17. ↑ "Villarreal: Akram Afif cedido al KAS Eupen - Marca.com".
  18. ↑ "Cristian Espinoza jugará en Boca Juniors - Marca.com".
  19. ↑ "sign Mexican midfielder Jonathan dos Santos as Designated Player". LA Galaxy. 2017-07-27. Retrieved 2018-08-05.
  20. ↑ Segovia, Fran. "Web oficial del Villarreal CF - Official Villarreal CF statement". www.villarrealcf.es.
  21. ↑ "Transfer market - China: Beijing Guoan officially announce signings of Viera and Bakambu - MARCA in English".
  22. ↑ "Reglamento General - Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  23. ↑ "Villarreal vs. Astana". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  24. ↑ "Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Villarreal". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  25. ↑ "Villarreal vs. Slavia Praha". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  26. ↑ "Slavia Praha vs. Villarreal". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  27. ↑ "Astana vs. Villarreal". Soccerway. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  28. ↑ "Villarreal vs. Maccabi Tel Aviv". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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