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. Position Player
1 GK Sebastián Viera
2 DF Gonzalo Rodríguez
3 DF Josemi
4 DF Diego Godín
5 DF Joan Capdevila
6 MF Josico
7 MF Robert Pires
8 MF Santi Cazorla
9 FW Guillermo Franco[2]
10 MF Cani
11 FW Jon Dahl Tomasson
12 DF Pascal Cygan
13 GK Diego López
14 MF Matías Fernández[3]
No. Position Player
15 FW Nihat Kahveci
17 DF Javi Venta
18 MF Ángel
19 MF Marcos Senna[4]
20 DF Fabricio Fuentes
21 MF Bruno
22 FW Giuseppe Rossi[5]
23 MF Sebastián Eguren (on loan from Hammarby)
26 GK Juan Carlos
27 DF Alberto de la Bella
28 DF Kiko
38 DF Rocha
44 MF Feliciano Condesso
45 FW 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. Position Player
16 MF Juan Román Riquelme (to Boca Juniors)
23 FW José Mari (to Real Betis)
No. Position Player
24 MF Rio Mavuba[6] (on loan to Lille)
30 FW Xisco Nadal (to Granada)

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/2007-2008/laliga/villar.htm
  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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