2023–24 Villarreal CF season

The 2023–24 season is Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 101st season in existence and 11th consecutive season in La Liga. They are also competing in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League.

Villarreal CF
2023–24 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachQuique Setién
(until 5 September)
Miguel Ángel Tena
(interim, from 6 to 9 September)
Pacheta
(from 9 September)
StadiumEstadio de la Cerámica
La Liga16th
Copa del ReyFirst round
UEFA Europa LeagueGroup stage
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alexander Sørloth (4)

All:
Alexander Sørloth (5)
All statistics correct as of 8 October 2023.

Players

First-team squad

As of 11 August 2023.[1]

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 Spain ESP Pepe Reina
2 DF Italy ITA Matteo Gabbia (on loan from AC Milan)
3 DF Spain ESP Raúl Albiol (captain)
4 MF Spain ESP Santi Comesaña
5 DF Spain ESP Jorge Cuenca
6 MF France FRA Étienne Capoue
7 FW Spain ESP Gerard Moreno (3rd captain)
8 DF Argentina ARG Juan Foyth
9 FW Chile CHI Ben Brereton Díaz
10 MF Spain ESP Dani Parejo
11 FW Norway NOR Alexander Sørloth
13 GK Denmark DEN Filip Jörgensen
14 MF Spain ESP Manu Trigueros (vice-captain)
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Spain ESP José Luis Morales
16 MF Spain ESP Álex Baena
17 DF Spain ESP Kiko Femenía
18 DF Spain ESP Alberto Moreno
19 MF France FRA Francis Coquelin
20 MF Spain ESP Ramon Terrats
21 FW Spain ESP Yeremy Pino
22 MF Spain ESP Denis Suárez
23 DF Algeria ALG Aïssa Mandi
24 DF Spain ESP Alfonso Pedraza
26 DF Spain ESP Adrià Altimira
27 FW Spain ESP Ilias Akhomach

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
37 DF Spain ESP Carlos Romero

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 Colombia COL Johan Mojica (at Osasuna until 30 June 2024)
MF Ecuador ECU Liberman Torres (at Recreativo until 30 June 2024)
MF Colombia COL Luis Quintero (at Amorebieta until 30 June 2024)
FW Spain ESP Álex Jiménez (at Sestao River until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Netherlands NED Arnaut Danjuma (at Everton until 30 June 2024)
FW France FRA Haissem Hassan (at Sporting Gijón until 30 June 2024)
FW Argentina ARG Thiago Ojeda (at Lugo until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Ref.
MF Spain Santi Comesaña Spain Rayo Vallecano Free 1 July 2023 [2]
MF Spain Denis Suárez Spain Celta Vigo Free 1 July 2023 [3]
MF Spain Ramon Terrats Spain Girona €2,500,000 1 July 2023 [4]
FW Spain Ilias Akhomach Spain Barcelona Free 3 July 2023 [5]
FW Chile Ben Brereton Díaz England Blackburn Rovers Free 4 July 2023 [6]
FW Norway Alexander Sørloth Germany RB Leipzig €10,000,000 25 July 2023 [7]
DF Italy Matteo Gabbia Italy Milan Loan 26 July 2023 [8]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Ref.
FW Spain Álex Millán Spain Oviedo Free 1 July 2023 [9]
MF Spain Manu Morlanes Spain Mallorca €4,000,000 1 July 2023 [10]
FW Senegal Nicolas Jackson England Chelsea €37,000,000 1 July 2023 [11]
FW Senegal Boulaye Dia Italy Salernitana €12,000,000 1 July 2023 [12]
MF Spain Vicente Iborra Greece Olympiacos Undisclosed 11 July 2023 [13]
DF Spain Pau Torres England Aston Villa Undisclosed 12 July 2023 [14]
MF Spain Iván Martín Spain Girona 2,000,000 22 July 2023 [15]
FW Netherlands Arnaut Danjuma England Everton Loan 23 July 2023 [16]
DF Colombia Johan Mojica Spain Osasuna Loan 26 July 2023 [17]
FW Nigeria Samuel Chukwueze Italy Milan €20,000,000 27 July 2023 [18]
Notes
1.^ Exercised buy option.
2.^ Up to €8 million in bonuses.

New contracts

PositionPlayerUntilRef.
GKSpain Pepe ReinaJune 2024[19]

Pre-season and friendlies

15 July 2023 Friendly St. Gallen Switzerland 6–1 Spain Villarreal St. Gallen, Switzerland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: kybunpark
Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)
18 July 2023 Friendly Rheindorf Altach Austria 0–3 Spain Villarreal Altach, Austria
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz
Attendance: 2,735
Referee: Daniel Pfister (Austria)
22 July 2023 Friendly Hannover 96 Germany 3–0 Spain Villarreal Hanover, Germany
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Heinz von Heiden-Arena
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Robert Schröder (Germany)
27 July 2023 Friendly Feyenoord Netherlands 1–1 Spain Villarreal Rotterdam, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: De Kuip
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Jeroen Manschot (Netherlands)
30 July 2023 Troféu Cinco Violinos Sporting CP Portugal 3–0 Spain Villarreal Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade
Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan)
5 August 2023 Sela Cup Nice France 1–1 Spain Villarreal Newcastle upon Tyne, England
12:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Referee: Robert Jones (England)
6 August 2023 Sela Cup Newcastle United England 4–0 Spain Villarreal Newcastle upon Tyne, England
16:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 34,621
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 13 August 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 10 2 3 5 12 16 −4 020.00
Copa del Rey 2 November 2023 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
UEFA Europa League 21 September 2023 Group stage 2 1 0 1 1 2 −1 050.00
Total 12 3 3 6 13 18 −5 025.00

Last updated: 22 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
12 Las Palmas 10 3 2 5 6 9 3 11
13 Sevilla 9 2 3 4 14 13 +1 9
14 Villarreal 10 2 3 5 12 16 4 9
15 Alavés 10 2 3 5 8 14 6 9
16 Cádiz 10 2 3 5 8 14 6 9
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
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)[20]

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 2 3 5 12 16  −4 9 1 1 4 9 12  −3 1 2 1 3 4  −1

Last updated: 22 October 2023.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round12345678910
GroundHAHAHAHAHH
ResultLWLLWDLDLD
Position141113151312131316
Updated to match(es) played on 22 October 2023. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[21]

13 August 2023 1 Villarreal 1–2 Real Betis Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,825
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
18 August 2023 2 Mallorca 0–1 Villarreal Palma
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix
Attendance: 17,775
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
27 August 2023 3 Villarreal 3–4 Barcelona Villarreal
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 21,679
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
1 September 2023 4 Cádiz 3–1 Villarreal Cádiz
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 18,557
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
17 September 2023 5 Villarreal 2–1 Almería Villarreal
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 18,467
Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso
24 September 2023 6 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Villarreal Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 12,865
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
27 September 2023 7 Villarreal 1–2 Girona Villarreal
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,188
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
30 September 2023 8 Getafe 0–0 Villarreal Getafe
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 11,255
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer
8 October 2023 9 Villarreal 1–2 Las Palmas Villarreal
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,249
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
22 October 2023 10 Villarreal 1–1 Alavés Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,498
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
30 October 2023 11 Granada v Villarreal Granada
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes
5 November 2023 12 Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
26 November 2023 14 Villarreal v Osasuna Villarreal
--::-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
10 December 2023 16 Villarreal v Real Sociedad Villarreal
--::-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
20 December 2023 18 Villarreal v Celta Vigo Villarreal
--::-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
21 January 2024 21 Villarreal v Mallorca Villarreal
--::-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
4 February 2024 23 Villarreal v Cádiz Villarreal
--::-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
18 February 2024 25 Villarreal v Getafe Villarreal
--::-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
3 March 2024 27 Villarreal v Granada Villarreal
--::-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
17 March 2024 29 Villarreal v Valencia Villarreal
--::-- CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
31 March 2024 30 Villarreal v Atlético Madrid Villarreal
--::-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
28 April 2024 33 Villarreal v Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
--::-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
12 May 2024 35 Villarreal v Sevilla Villarreal
--::-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
19 May 2024 37 Villarreal v Real Madrid Villarreal
--::-- CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica

Copa del Rey

2 November 2023 First round Chiclana v Villarreal Chiclana de la Frontera
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Estadio Municipal

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification REN PAO VIL MHA
1 France Rennes 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Advance to round of 16 9 Nov 14 Dec 3–0
2 Greece Panathinaikos 3 1 1 1 3 2 +1 4 Advance to knockout round play-offs 1–2 2–0 14 Dec
3 Spain Villarreal 2 1 0 1 1 2 1 3 Transfer to Europa Conference League 1–0 30 Nov 6 Dec
4 Israel Maccabi Haifa 2 0 1 1 0 3 3 1 30 Nov 0–0 9 Nov
Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 September 2023 1 Panathinaikos Greece 2–0 Spain Villarreal Athens, Greece
19:45 EEST (UTC+3) Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 57,003
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
Note: The match was played at the Olympic Stadium in Athens, instead of Panathinaikos' regular stadium, the Leoforos Alexandras Stadium.
5 October 2023 2 Villarreal Spain 1–0 France Rennes Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,458
Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)
9 November 2023 4 Maccabi Haifa Israel v Spain Villarreal TBD
TBD Report
Note: The match will be played at a neutral venue, instead of Maccabi Haifa's regular stadium, the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, as a result of the Israel–Hamas war.[22]
30 November 2023 5 Villarreal Spain v Greece Panathinaikos Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
6 December 2023 3 Villarreal Spain v Israel Maccabi Haifa Villarreal
--:-- CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 October 2023, but was postponed due to the Israel–Hamas war.[22]
14 December 2023 6 Rennes France v Spain Villarreal Rennes, France
18:45 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Roazhon Park

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLa LigaCopa del ReyUEFA Europa League
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain ESP Pepe Reina 10000010
13 GK Denmark DEN Filip Jörgensen 80800000
Defenders
2 DF Italy ITA Matteo Gabbia 604+100010
3 DF Spain ESP Raúl Albiol 605+100000
5 DF Spain ESP Jorge Cuenca 504+100000
8 DF Argentina ARG Juan Foyth 80800000
17 DF Spain ESP Kiko Femenía 300+200010
18 DF Spain ESP Alberto Moreno 403+100000
23 DF Algeria ALG Aïssa Mandi 503+100010
24 DF Spain ESP Alfonso Pedraza 705+100010
26 DF Spain ESP Adrià Altimira 00000000
37 DF Spain ESP Carlos Romero 201+100000
Midfielders
4 DF Spain ESP Santi Comesaña 702+400010
6 MF France FRA Étienne Capoue 904+400010
10 MF Spain ESP Dani Parejo 8070000+10
14 MF Spain ESP Manu Trigueros 300+200010
16 MF Spain ESP Álex Baena 9080000+10
19 MF France FRA Francis Coquelin 00000000
20 MF Spain ESP Ramon Terrats 604+200000
22 MF Spain ESP Denis Suárez 501+300010
Forwards
7 FW Spain ESP Gerard Moreno 7060000+10
9 FW Chile CHI Ben Brereton Díaz 701+500010
11 FW Norway NOR Alexander Sørloth 9080000+10
15 FW Spain ESP José Luis Morales 702+400010
21 FW Spain ESP Yeremy Pino 6050000+10
27 FW Spain ESP Ilias Akhomach 400+400000

References

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  8. "DONE DEAL: Salernitana sign permanently Villarreal striker Boulaye Dia". Tribal Football. 9 July 2023.
  9. "Ο Βιθέντε Ιμπόρα στον Ολυμπιακό". Olympiacos F.C. 11 July 2023.
  10. "Villa announce Pau Torres signing". Aston Villa F.C. 12 July 2023.
  11. "Oficial: Iván Martín firma hasta 2026". 22 July 2023.
  12. "Danjuma, loaned to Everton FC". Villarreal CF. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  13. "Mojica, loaned to CA Osasuna". Villarreal CF. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  14. "Samuel Chukwueze, new signing of the transfer market: the official statement". AC Milan. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
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  17. "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA.com (Press release). Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.
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