2018–19 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal CF
2018–19 season
Chairman Fernando Roig
Manager Javier Calleja
Stadium Estadio de la Cerámica
La Liga 16th
Copa del Rey Round of 32
UEFA Europa League Group stage
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

During the 2018–19 season, Villarreal CF are participating in La Liga, Copa del Rey and UEFA Europa League.

Players

As of 4 September 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 Argentina DF Ramiro Funes Mori
5 Argentina MF Santiago Cáseres
6 Spain DF Víctor Ruiz
7 Spain FW Gerard
8 Spain MF Pablo Fornals
9 Colombia FW Carlos Bacca
10 Italy FW Nicola Sansone
11 Spain DF Jaume Costa
13 Spain GK Andrés Fernández
14 Spain MF Manu Trigueros
No. Position Player
15 Spain DF Miguelón
16 Spain MF Alfonso Pedraza
17 Cameroon FW Karl Toko Ekambi
18 Spain MF Javi Fuego
19 Spain MF Santi Cazorla
20 Chile MF Manuel Iturra
21 Spain MF Bruno (captain)
22 Spain MF Dani Raba
23 Italy DF Daniele Bonera
24 Mexico DF Miguel Layún
25 Argentina GK Mariano Barbosa
28 Spain MF Manu Morlanes

Reserve team

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

No. Position Player
30 Nigeria MF Samuel Chukwueze
40 Ghana MF Emmanuel Lomotey (on loan from Extremadura)

Out on loan

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

No. Position Player
— Spain GK Ander Cantero (at Rayo Majadahonda until 30 June 2019)
— Spain DF Juan Ibiza (at Almería until 30 June 2019)
— Spain DF Pau Torres (at Málaga until 30 June 2019)
— Portugal DF Rúben Semedo (at Huesca until 30 June 2019)
— Senegal MF Alfred N'Diaye (at Málaga until 30 June 2019)
— Spain MF Chuca (at Elche until 30 June 2019)
— Uruguay MF Ramiro Guerra (at Gimnàstic until 30 June 2019)
No. Position Player
— Russia MF Denis Cheryshev (at Valencia until 30 June 2019)
— Argentina MF Leo Suárez (at Valladolid until 30 June 2019)
— Italy MF Roberto Soriano (at Torino until 30 June 2019)
— Qatar FW Akram Afif (at Al Sadd until 30 June 2019)
— Argentina FW Cristian Espinoza (at Boca Juniors until 31 December 2018)
— Turkey FW Enes Ünal (at Valladolid until 30 June 2019)

Transfers

In

Date Player From Type Fee Ref
6 June 2018Cameroon Karl Toko EkambiFrance AngersTransfer€18,000,000[2]
12 June 2018Spain GerardSpain EspanyolTransfer€20,000,000[3]
21 June 2018Argentina Ramiro Funes MoriEngland EvertonTransfer€20,000,000[4]
30 June 2018Qatar Akram AfifQatar Al SaddLoan return[5]
30 June 2018Argentina Cristian EspinozaArgentina Boca JuniorsLoan return[6]
30 June 2018Senegal Alfred N'DiayeEngland Wolverhampton WanderersLoan return[7]
30 June 2018Spain Matías NahuelSpain Barcelona BLoan return[8]
30 June 2018Spain Alfonso PedrazaSpain AlavésLoan return[9]
11 July 2018Mexico Miguel LayúnPortugal PortoTransfer€4,000,000[10]
16 July 2018Argentina Santiago CáseresArgentina Vélez SarsfieldTransfer€10,000,000[11]
9 August 2018Spain Santi CazorlaUnattachedTransferFree[12]
17 August 2018Colombia Carlos BaccaItaly MilanTransfer€7,000,000[13]

Out

Date Player To Type Fee Ref
24 May 2018Spain RodriSpain Atlético MadridTransfer€20,000,000[14]
13 June 2018Colombia Roger MartínezChina Jiangsu SuningLoan return[15]
30 June 2018Saudi Arabia Salem Al-DawsariSaudi Arabia Al-HilalLoan return[16]
30 June 2018Colombia Carlos BaccaItaly MilanLoan return[17]
4 July 2018Serbia Antonio RukavinaKazakhstan AstanaTransferFree[18]
19 July 2018Portugal Rúben SemedoSpain HuescaLoan[19]
6 August 2018Spain Pau TorresSpain MálagaLoan[20]
9 August 2018Spain Adrián MarínSpain AlavésTransferUndisclosed[21]
10 August 2018Senegal Alfred N'DiayeSpain MálagaLoan[22]
14 August 2018Russia Denis CheryshevSpain ValenciaLoan[23]
17 August 2018Spain Samu CastillejoItaly MilanTransfer€25,000,000[24]
17 August 2018Italy Roberto SorianoItaly TorinoLoan€1,000,000[25]
19 August 2018Argentina Leo SuárezSpain ValladolidLoan[26]
19 August 2018Turkey Enes ÜnalSpain ValladolidLoan[27]
21 August 2018Uruguay Ramiro GuerraSpain GimnàsticLoan[28]
31 August 2018Spain Matías NahuelGreece OlympiacosTransferUndisclosed[29]

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
14 Valencia 8 1 6 1 6 7 −1 9
15 Girona 8 2 3 3 10 13 −3 9
16 Villarreal 8 2 2 4 6 7 −1 8
17 Athletic Bilbao 7 1 4 2 9 13 −4 7
18 Leganés 8 2 1 5 7 12 −5 7 Relegation to the Segunda División
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. 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)[30]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
7 2 2 3 5 4  +1 8 0 1 3 1 4  −3 2 1 0 4 0  +4

Last updated: 30 September 2018.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultLDLWDWLL
Position161318141491216

Updated to match(es) played on 30 September 2018. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Copa del Rey

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification RAN RW VIL SPM
1 Scotland Rangers 2 1 1 0 5 3 +2 4 Advance to knockout phase — 3–1 29 Nov 25 Oct
2 Austria Rapid Wien 2 1 0 1 3 3 0 3 13 Dec — 8 Nov 2–0
3 Spain Villarreal 2 0 2 0 5 5 0 2 2–2 25 Oct — 13 Dec
4 Russia Spartak Moscow 2 0 1 1 3 5 −2 1 8 Nov 29 Nov 3–3 —
Updated to match(es) played on 4 October 2018. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Statistics

References

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  2. ↑ "Mercato : Karl Toko Ekambi (Angers) attendu à Villarreal" (in French). France Football. 6 June 2018.
  3. ↑ "Everton defender Ramiro Funes Mori joins Villarreal on four-year deal". Sky Sports. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
  4. ↑ https://www.sport-english.com/en/news/laliga/official-gerard-moreno-joins-villarreal-from-espanyol-6872079
  5. ↑ "Al Sadd sign Afif on loan from Spanish side Villarreal". Gulf Times. 31 January 2018.
  6. ↑ "Cristian Espinoza jugará en Boca Juniors hasta junio de 2018" (in Spanish). Marca. 7 July 2017.
  7. ↑ "Alfred N'Diaye: Wolves sign Villarreal midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Agreement with Villarreal CF for the loan of Nahuel Leiva". FC Barcelona. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "Alfonso jugará cedido en el Deportivo Alavés" [Alfonso will play on loan at Deportivo Alavés] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  10. ↑ "Welcome, Layún!". Villarreal CF. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  11. ↑ "Welcome, Cáseres!". Villarreal CF. 16 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  12. ↑ "Cazorla: "El Villarreal siempre ha sido mi casa"" [Cazorla: "Villarreal has always been my home"]. Villarreal CF (in Spanish). 9 August 2018. Retrieved 9 August 2018.
  13. ↑ https://www.villarrealcf.es/noticias/indice-general/noticias-generales/item/21574-acuerdo-con-el-ac-milan-por-bacca-y-castillejo
  14. ↑ "Acuerdo con el Villarreal para el traspaso de Rodri" [Agreement with Villarreal for the transfer of Rodri] (in Spanish). Atlético Madrid. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  15. ↑ Mata, Javier (7 January 2018). "El Villarreal confirma la cesión del delantero Roger Martínez". AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  16. ↑ Wilcox, Gregory (30 May 2018). "Salem al-Dawsari: the winger who represents a new breed of Saudi player". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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  18. ↑ "Астана подписала контракт с Антонио Рукавина". FC Astana (in Russian). FC Astana. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  19. ↑ "Semedo jugará en la SD Huesca" [Semedo will play at SD Huesca] (in Spanish). SD Huesca. 19 July 2018. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  20. ↑ "Pau Torres: "La oferta del Málaga CF era irrechazable"" (in Spanish). La Opinión de Málaga. 8 August 2018.
  21. ↑ "El Villarreal traspasa a Adrián Marín al Alavés" (in Spanish). El Periódico Mediterráneo. 9 August 2018.
  22. ↑ "N'Diaye, potencia y fuerza para la medular" (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  23. ↑ "Club statement: Denis Cheryshev". Valencia CF. 14 August 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  24. ↑ "Official announcement: Samuel Castillejo & Diego Laxalt". A.C. Milan. 17 August 2018. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  25. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Torino, arriva Soriano dal Villarreal" (in Italian). Retrieved 17 August 2018.
  26. ↑ "Leo Suárez, talento para el centro del campo" [Leo Suárez, talent for the midfield] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 19 August 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
  27. ↑ "Valladolid Enes Ünal transferini açıkladı" (in Turkish). NTVSpor. 19 August 2018.
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