2019–20 Villarreal CF season

The 2019–20 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 97th season in existence and the club's 7th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Villarreal participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

Villarreal
2019–20 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachJavier Calleja
StadiumEstadio de la Cerámica
La Liga5th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gerard (18)

All:
Gerard (20)
Highest home attendance19,753
(vs Real Madrid, 1 September 2019)
Lowest home attendance12,053
(vs Espanyol, 19 January 2020)
Average home league attendance16,524
Biggest winComillas 0–5 Villarreal
Biggest defeatVillarreal 1–4 Barcelona

Players

Current squad

As of 30 January 2020[1]

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
15MF  ESPManu Morlanes
16DF  ESPXavi Quintillà
17FW  ESPPaco Alcácer
18DF  ESPAlberto Moreno
19MF  CMRAndré-Frank Zambo Anguissa (on loan from Fulham)
20DF  ESPRubén Peña
21MF  ESPBruno (captain)
22DF  MARSofian Chakla
23MF  ESPMoi Gómez
24MF  ESPJavi Ontiveros
25GK  ARGMariano Barbosa

Reserve team

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

No.Pos. NationPlayer
33DF  ESPPepe Castaño
34FW  ESPFernando Niño
36DF  ESPMigue Leal
37MF  ESPIván Martín

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. NationPlayer
MF  ESPAlfonso Pedraza (at Real Betis until 30 June 2020)
FW  QATAkram Afif (at Al-Sadd until 30 June 2020)
FW  ESPDani Raba (at Huesca until 30 June 2020)
FW  TUREnes Ünal (at Valladolid until 30 June 2020)

Transfers

In

DatePlayerFromTypeFeeRef
30 June 2019 Akram Afif Al SaddLoan return
30 June 2019 Ramiro GuerraGimnàsticLoan return[2]
30 June 2019 Alfred N'DiayeMálagaLoan return[3]
30 June 2019 Rúben Semedo Rio AveLoan return[4]
30 June 2019 Leo SuárezMallorcaLoan return[citation needed]
4 July 2019 Raúl Albiol NapoliTransfer€5M[5]
4 July 2019 Rubén PeñaEibarTransfer€8M[citation needed]
9 July 2019 Alberto Moreno LiverpoolTransferFree[6]
18 July 2019 Moi GómezSporting GijónTransferUndisclosed[7]
26 July 2019 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa FulhamLoan[8]
20 August 2019 Javi OntiverosMálagaTransfer€7.5M[9]
30 January 2020 Paco Alcácer Borussia DortmundTransfer€23M[10]

Out

DatePlayerToTypeFeeRef
1 July 2019 Akram Afif Al SaddLoan[11]
1 July 2019 Denis CheryshevValenciaBuyout clause€6M[citation needed]
1 July 2019 Pablo Fornals West Ham UnitedTransfer€28M[12]
1 July 2019 Javi FuegoSporting GijónTransferFree[13]
1 July 2019 Nicola Sansone BolognaBuyout clause€7.5M[14]
1 July 2019 Rúben Semedo OlympiacosTransfer€4.5M[15]
1 July 2019 Roberto Soriano BolognaBuyout clause€7.5M[16]
11 July 2019 MiguelónHuescaLoan[17]
16 July 2019 Alfonso PedrazaReal BetisLoan[citation needed]
19 July 2019 Álvaro MarseilleLoan[18]
5 August 2019 Dani RabaHuescaLoan[19]
7 August 2019 Víctor Ruiz BeşiktaşTransfer€2.5M[20]
13 August 2019 Jaume CostaValenciaLoan[21]
30 August 2019 Alfred N'Diaye Al-ShababTransfer€6M[22]
2 January 2020 Cristian Espinoza San Jose EarthquakesBuyout clause€2.3M[23]
12 January 2020 Leo Suárez AméricaTransferUndisclosed[24]
20 January 2020 Karl Toko Ekambi LyonLoan[25]
29 January 2020 Santiago Cáseres AméricaLoan[26]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win  Draw  Loss

v West Bromwich Albion
13 July 2019 Friendly Villarreal 3–0 West Bromwich Albion La Nucía, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano
v Villarreal
20 July 2019 Friendly Levante 1–2 Villarreal El Saler, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Parador de El Saler
v Villarreal
26 July 2019 Friendly FC Augsburg 2–6 Villarreal Schwaz, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Silberstadt Arena
v Villarreal
28 July 2019 Friendly 1. FC Köln 1–3 Villarreal Kufstein, Austria
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Kufstein Arena
Referee: Andreas Heiß (Austria)
v Villarreal
2 August 2019 Friendly Schalke 04 3–1 Villarreal Saalfelden, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Saalfelden Arena
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Stefan Eder (Austria)
v Villarreal
7 August 2019 Friendly La Nucía 0–4 Villarreal La Nucía, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano
v Villarreal
10 August 2019 Friendly Bologna 3–4 Villarreal Serravalle, San Marino
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: San Marino Stadium
Referee: Luca Barbeno (San Marino)

Competitions

Overall record

CompetitionFirst matchLast matchStarting roundFinal positionRecord
PldWDLGFGAGDWin %
La Liga17 August 201919 July 2020Matchday 15th38186146349+14047.37
Copa del Rey18 December 20195 February 2020First roundQuarter-finals5401145+9080.00
Total43226157754+23051.16

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification or relegation
3Atlético Madrid38181645127+2470Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4Sevilla38191365434+2070
5Villarreal38186146349+1460Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6Real Sociedad38168145648+856
7Granada38168145245+756Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round[a]
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)[28]
Notes:


Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38186146349 +14609553725 +129192624 +2

Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultDLDWWLWLWWLDLLLDWWWLWWDWLLLWWWDWWLWLLW
Position101316107889777811121313131099878678887666555555
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The La Liga schedule was announced on 4 July 2019.[29]

17 August 2019 1 Villarreal 4–4 Granada Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 14,836
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
23 August 2019 2 Levante 2–1 Villarreal Valencia
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València
Attendance: 18,914
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
1 September 2019 3 Villarreal 2–2 Real Madrid Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 19,753
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
14 September 2019 4 Leganés 0–3 Villarreal Leganés
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque
Attendance: 7,670
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
21 September 2019 5 Villarreal 2–0 Valladolid Villarreal
13:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,195
Referee: César Soto Grado
24 September 2019 6 Barcelona 2–1 Villarreal Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 70,316
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
27 September 2019 7 Villarreal 5–1 Real Betis Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 18,135
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
5 October 2019 8 Osasuna 2–1 Villarreal Pamplona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 15,415
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
20 October 2019 9 Espanyol 0–1 Villarreal Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 20,653
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
25 October 2019 10 Villarreal 4–1 Alavés Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,049
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
31 October 2019 11 Eibar 2–1 Villarreal Eibar
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Ipurua Municipal Stadium
Attendance: 5,632
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
3 November 2019 12 Villarreal 0–0 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,460
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
10 November 2019 13 Mallorca 3–1 Villarreal Palma
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadi de Son Moix
Attendance: 8,348
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
24 November 2019 14 Villarreal 1–3 Celta Vigo Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,352
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
30 November 2019 15 Valencia 2–1 Villarreal Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 38,988
Referee: César Soto Grado
6 December 2019 16 Villarreal 0–0 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,964
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
15 December 2019 17 Sevilla 1–2 Villarreal Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 36,521
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
21 December 2019 18 Villarreal 1–0 Getafe Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 14,829
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
5 January 2020 19 Real Sociedad 1–2 Villarreal San Sebastián
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 31,538
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
19 January 2020 20 Villarreal 1–2 Espanyol Villarreal
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 12,053
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
25 January 2020 21 Alavés 1–2 Villarreal Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 18,153
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
2 February 2020 22 Villarreal 3–1 Osasuna Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,081
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
8 February 2020 23 Valladolid 1–1 Villarreal Valladolid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: José Zorrilla
Attendance: 19,557
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
15 February 2020 24 Villarreal 2–1 Levante Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,269
Referee: Mario Melero López
23 February 2020 25 Atlético Madrid 3–1 Villarreal Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 54,462
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
1 March 2020 26 Athletic Bilbao 1–0 Villarreal Bilbao
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 36,350
Referee: David Medié Jiménez
8 March 2020 27 Villarreal 1–2 Leganés Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,143
Referee: César Soto Grado
13 June 2020 28 Celta Vigo 0–1 Villarreal Vigo
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Abanca-Balaídos
Attendance: 0
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 15 March, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic,[30] and rescheduled to 13 June.[31] It was played behind closed doors.
16 June 2020 29 Villarreal 1–0 Mallorca Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 0
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 22 March, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[30] and rescheduled to 16 June.[31] It was played behind closed doors.
19 June 2020 30 Granada 0–1 Villarreal Granada
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 5 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[32] and rescheduled to 19 June.[31] It was played behind closed doors.
22 June 2020 31 Villarreal 2–2 Sevilla Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 0
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 12 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[32] and rescheduled to 22 June.[31] It was played behind closed doors.
28 June 2020 32 Villarreal 2–0 Valencia Villarreal
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 0
Referee: José Luis González González
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 22 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[32] and rescheduled to 28 June.[31] It was played behind closed doors.
1 July 2020 33 Real Betis 0–2 Villarreal Seville
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 April, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[32] and rescheduled to 1 July.[31] It was played behind closed doors.
5 July 2020 34 Villarreal 1–4 Barcelona Villarreal
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 0
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 3 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[32] and rescheduled to 5 July.[31] It was played behind closed doors.
8 July 2020 35 Getafe 1–3 Villarreal Getafe
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 0
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 10 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[32] and rescheduled to 8 July.[31] It was played behind closed doors.
13 July 2020 36 Villarreal 1–2 Real Sociedad Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)ReportStadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 0
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 13 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[32] and rescheduled to 12 July.[31] It was played behind closed doors.
16 July 2020 37 Real Madrid 2–1 Villarreal Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Alfredo di Stéfano[34]
Attendance: 0
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 17 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[32] and rescheduled to 16 July.[31] It was played behind closed doors.
19 July 2020 38 Villarreal 4–0 Eibar Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
ReportStadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 0
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 24 May, but was postponed due to the 2020 coronavirus pandemic,[32] and rescheduled to 19 July.[31] It was played behind closed doors.

Copa del Rey

18 December 2019 First round Comillas 0–5 Villarreal Logroño
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Del Río  60'
Report
Stadium: Las Gaunas
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
11 January 2020 Second round Orihuela 1–2 (a.e.t.) Villarreal Orihuela
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Los Arcos
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Mario Melero López
22 January 2020 Round of 32 Girona 0–3 Villarreal Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
ReportStadium: Montilivi
Attendance: 928
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
29 January 2020 Round of 16 Rayo Vallecano 0–2 Villarreal Madrid
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 7,500
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
5 February 2020 Quarter-finals Mirandés 4–2 Villarreal Miranda de Ebro
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anduva
Attendance: 4,428
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Statistics

Squad statistics

Last updated on the end of the season.
No.PosNatPlayerTotalLa LigaCopa del Rey
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK  ESPSergio Asenjo34034000
13GK  ESPAndrés Fernández904050
25GK  ARGMariano Barbosa000000
Defenders
2DF  ESPMario Gaspar28022+302+10
3DF  ESPRaúl Albiol38136120
4DF  ESPPau Torres36233+1220
6DF  ARGRamiro Funes Mori1215+2051
16DF  ESPXavi Quintillà23017+203+10
18DF  ESPAlberto Moreno19017+1010
20DF  ESPRubén Peña30221+523+10
22DF  MARSofian Chakla302010
36DF  ESPMigue Leal100010
Midfielders
8MF  ESPSanti Cazorla401529+6113+24
10MF  ESPVicente Iborra37133+111+20
11MF  NGASamuel Chukwueze41420+1732+21
14MF  ESPManu Trigueros31217+12220
15MF  ESPManu Morlanes1303+6040
19MF  CMRAndré-Frank Zambo Anguissa39228+8230
21MF  ESPBruno701+6000
23MF  ESPMoi Gómez41526+1152+20
24MF  ESPJavi Ontiveros3537+23251
28MF  ESPSergio Lozano100010
32MF  ESPÁlex Baena200+100+10
Forwards
7FW  ESPGerard Moreno372033+2181+12
9FW  COLCarlos Bacca2357+12243
17FW  ESPPaco Alcácer14411+240+10
34FW  ESPFernando Niño721+410+21
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
5MF  ARGSantiago Cáseres000000
22MF  ARGLeo Suárez110011
17FW  CMRKarl Toko Ekambi19611+7610

References