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.
2023–24 season | ||||
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President | Fernando Roig | |||
Head coach | Quique Setién (until 5 September) Miguel Ángel Tena (interim, from 6 to 9 September) Pacheta (from 9 September) | |||
Stadium | Estadio de la Cerámica | |||
La Liga | 16th | |||
Copa del Rey | First round | |||
UEFA Europa League | Group stage | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Alexander Sørloth (4) All: Alexander Sørloth (5) | |||
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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.
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Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Ref. |
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MF | Santi Comesaña | Rayo Vallecano | Free | 1 July 2023 | [2] |
MF | Denis Suárez | Celta Vigo | Free | 1 July 2023 | [3] |
MF | Ramon Terrats | Girona | €2,500,000 | 1 July 2023 | [4] |
FW | Ilias Akhomach | Barcelona | Free | 3 July 2023 | [5] |
FW | Ben Brereton Díaz | Blackburn Rovers | Free | 4 July 2023 | [6] |
FW | Alexander Sørloth | RB Leipzig | €10,000,000 | 25 July 2023 | [7] |
DF | Matteo Gabbia | Milan | Loan | 26 July 2023 | [8] |
Out
Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Ref. |
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FW | Álex Millán | Oviedo | Free | 1 July 2023 | [9] |
MF | Manu Morlanes | Mallorca | €4,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | [10] |
FW | Nicolas Jackson | Chelsea | €37,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | [11] |
FW | Boulaye Dia | Salernitana | €12,000,000 | 1 July 2023 | [12] |
MF | Vicente Iborra | Olympiacos | Undisclosed | 11 July 2023 | [13] |
DF | Pau Torres | Aston Villa | Undisclosed | 12 July 2023 | [14] |
MF | Iván Martín | Girona | 2,000,000 | 22 July 2023 | [15] |
FW | Arnaut Danjuma | Everton | Loan | 23 July 2023 | [16] |
DF | Johan Mojica | Osasuna | Loan | 26 July 2023 | [17] |
FW | Samuel Chukwueze | Milan | €20,000,000 | 27 July 2023 | [18] |
New contracts
Position | Player | Until | Ref. |
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GK | Pepe Reina | June 2024 | [19] |
Pre-season and friendlies
15 July 2023 Friendly | St. Gallen | 6–1 | Villarreal | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: kybunpark Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland) |
18 July 2023 Friendly | Rheindorf Altach | 0–3 | Villarreal | Altach, Austria |
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Attendance: 2,735 Referee: Daniel Pfister (Austria) |
22 July 2023 Friendly | Hannover 96 | 3–0 | 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 | 1–1 | Villarreal | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: De Kuip Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Jeroen Manschot (Netherlands) |
30 July 2023 Troféu Cinco Violinos | Sporting CP | 3–0 | Villarreal | Lisbon, Portugal |
20:00 WEST (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Referee: Halim Aqa Shirzad (Afghanistan) |
5 August 2023 Sela Cup | Nice | 1–1 | 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 | 4–0 | 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 | |||||||
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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 | 20.00 |
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 | 50.00 | |
Total | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 25.00 |
Last updated: 22 October 2023
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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
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 |
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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 | |
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1 | Rennes | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Advance to round of 16 | — | 9 Nov | 14 Dec | 3–0 | |
2 | Panathinaikos | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout round play-offs | 1–2 | — | 2–0 | 14 Dec | |
3 | Villarreal | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 | Transfer to Europa Conference League | 1–0 | 30 Nov | — | 6 Dec | |
4 | Maccabi Haifa | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 | 30 Nov | 0–0 | 9 Nov | — |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
21 September 2023 1 | Panathinaikos | 2–0 | Villarreal | Athens, Greece |
19:45 EEST (UTC+3) |
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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 | 1–0 | 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 | v | 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 | v | Panathinaikos | Villarreal |
21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica |
6 December 2023 3 | Villarreal | v | 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] |
Statistics
Squad statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | UEFA Europa League | ||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
1 | GK | ESP | Pepe Reina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
13 | GK | DEN | Filip Jörgensen | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Defenders | |||||||||||||
2 | DF | ITA | Matteo Gabbia | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
3 | DF | ESP | Raúl Albiol | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5 | DF | ESP | Jorge Cuenca | 5 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
8 | DF | ARG | Juan Foyth | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
17 | DF | ESP | Kiko Femenía | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
18 | DF | ESP | Alberto Moreno | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
23 | DF | ALG | Aïssa Mandi | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
24 | DF | ESP | Alfonso Pedraza | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
26 | DF | ESP | Adrià Altimira | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
37 | DF | ESP | Carlos Romero | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | |||||||||||||
4 | DF | ESP | Santi Comesaña | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
6 | MF | FRA | Étienne Capoue | 9 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
10 | MF | ESP | Dani Parejo | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
14 | MF | ESP | Manu Trigueros | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
16 | MF | ESP | Álex Baena | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
19 | MF | FRA | Francis Coquelin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
20 | MF | ESP | Ramon Terrats | 6 | 0 | 4+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
22 | MF | ESP | Denis Suárez | 5 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Forwards | |||||||||||||
7 | FW | ESP | Gerard Moreno | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
9 | FW | CHI | Ben Brereton Díaz | 7 | 0 | 1+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
11 | FW | NOR | Alexander Sørloth | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
15 | FW | ESP | José Luis Morales | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
21 | FW | ESP | Yeremy Pino | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
27 | FW | ESP | Ilias Akhomach | 4 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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