2011–12 Villarreal CF season

The 2011–12 season was the 72nd season in Villarreal Club de Fútbol's history and their 13th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covered a period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.

Villarreal CF
2011–12 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coach
StadiumEstadio El Madrigal
La Liga18th (relegated)
Copa del ReyRound of 32
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup Stage

Villarreal competed in La Liga and participated in the UEFA Champions League, entering in the play-off round due to their fourth-place finish in the 2010–11 La Liga. They entered the Copa del Rey in the Round of 32. This season would end Villarreal's streak in La Liga; on the final day of the season they lost 1–0 to Atlético Madrid, sending them down to 18th and relegating the side to the second division for the first time since the 1999–2000 season.

Players

Squad information
As of 1 September 2011

The numbers are established according to the official website:www.villarrealcf.es and www.lfp.es

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  ESP César
2 DF  ARG Gonzalo Rodríguez (vice-captain)
3 DF  ESP Joan Oriol
4 DF  ARG Mateo Musacchio
5 DF  ESP Carlos Marchena
6 DF  ESP Ángel
7 FW  BRA Nilmar
8 MF  NED Jonathan de Guzmán
9 FW  ARG Marco Ruben
10 MF  ESP Cani
11 MF  PAR Hernán Pérez
12 DF  COL Cristián Zapata
13 GK  ESP Diego López
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF  ESP Mario
15 DF  ESP José Catalá
17 MF  ESP Javier Camuñas
18 MF  GHA Wakaso Mubarak
19 MF  ESP Marcos Senna (captain)
20 MF  ESP Borja Valero
21 MF  ESP Bruno
22 FW  ITA Giuseppe Rossi
23 FW  ARG Alejandro Martinuccio
24 GK  ESP Diego Mariño
27 FW  ESP Gerard Bordas
38 DF  FRA Florian Lejeune
41 FW  ESP Joselu

Transfers

In
No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
18 MF Cristóbal 27EU Elche Loan return Summer N/A
12 ST Jozy Altidore 21Non-EU Bursaspor Loan return Summer 2014 N/A
23 LW Jefferson Montero 21Non-EU Levante Loan return Summer N/A Marca.com
CB Iván Marcano 24EU Getafe Loan return Summer N/A
1 GK César 39EU Valencia Transfer Summer 2012 Free AS.com
17 LW Javier Camuñas 31EU Osasuna Transfer Summer 2014 € 2.3M AS.com
12 CB Cristián Zapata 24EU Udinese Transfer Summer 2016 € 7M marca.com
8 MF Jonathan de Guzmán 23EU Mallorca Transfer Summer 2016 € 8M marca.com
23 ST Gerard Bordas 29EU Youth system Promoted Summer Youth system

Total expenditure: €9.3 million

Out
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
CB Iván Marcano 24EU Olympiacos Loan Summer N/A AS.com
17 MF Javier Matilla 22EU Betis Transfer Summer € 1.2M AS.com
23 LW Jefferson Montero 21Non-EU Betis Loan Summer N/A marca.com
24 RB Cicinho 31EU Roma Loan return Summer N/A marca.com
8 MF Santi Cazorla 26EU Málaga Transfer Summer € 19M malagacf.com
11 LB Joan Capdevila 33EU Benfica Transfer Summer Free villarrealcf.es
12 ST Jozy Altidore 21Non-EU AZ Transfer Summer Free sun-sentinel.com
18 CM Cristóbal 27EU Karpaty Lviv Transfer Summer Free AS.com
25 GK Juan Carlos 23EU Elche Loan Summer N/A elchecf.org
1 GK Xavi Oliva 35EU End of contract Summer Free

Total income: €20.2 million

Statistics

Club

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head coach Juan Carlos Garrido
Assistant coach Raúl Garrido
Physical trainers Carlos Corberán, Javi Ramos
Team delegate Enrique Basauri
Representative Iñaki Morán
Medical services Manuel Tello
Physiotherapists Víctor Salinas, Fernando Granell, Alfonso Calvo
Pitch delegate Juan Ansuátegui Roca
Kit managers Pasqualet, Jorge Garrido, Adrián Ortells

Source: Villarrealcf.es

Overview
Competition Started roundCurrent
position / round		 Final
position / round		 First match Last match
La Liga — 17th 27–28 August 201113 May 2012
Copa del Rey Round of 32 Round of 32 Round of 32 13 December 2011
UEFA Champions League Play-off round — Group stage 17 August 20119 December 2011

Updated to match played 6 July 2011
Source: Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 2011–12 La Liga

League table

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 8 15 15 36 51  −15 39 6 11 3 26 20  +6 2 4 12 10 31  −21

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round
Round23456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282929313233343536203738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAH
ResultLDLWDDDLLWDWLLDLDLWDWWLDLLLDWDLWDDDDLL
Position1917191313121416181313121315171718191718171517171717171716171717161717161618
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

20 August 2011 1VillarrealvSporting de GijónVillarreal
18:00 CEST (UTC+02) Stadium: El Madrigal
Note: Postponed to January 22 due to AFE strike after failing to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the LFP.[1]
29 August 2011 2Barcelona5–0VillarrealBarcelona
21:00 Thiago  25'
Mascherano  33'
Fàbregas  35',  45'
Sánchez  47',  48'
Messi  52', 74'		 Report  21' Zapata
 84' Wakaso
 88' Marchena		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 95,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
10 September 2011 3Villarreal2–2SevillaVillarreal
18:00 D. López  22'
Rossi  35' (pen.)
Ruben  72'
De Guzmán  75'
César  79'		 Report 24'  24',  28' Negredo
 42' Manu
 61' Kanouté
 76',  86' Alexis		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes
17 September 2011 4Granada1–0VillarrealGranada
18:00 Martins  6'
Yebda  17'
Moisés  27'
Mainz  51'
Uche  56'
M. Rico  76'
Diakhaté  78'
Nyom  90'		 Report  36' Catalá
79' Rossi
 90' Musacchio		 Stadium: Los Cármenes
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández
20 September 2011 5Villarreal2–0MallorcaVillarreal
22:00 Rossi  8'
Nilmar  52'		 Report  42' Pina
 44' Tissone
 90' Flores		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: José Luis González
24 September 2011 6Athletic Bilbao1–1VillarrealBilbao
18:00 Gabilondo  43'
Ekiza  45'  81'
Amorebieta  56'
Martínez  60'
Muniain  87'		 Report  53' Nilmar
 58' Musacchio		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
1 October 2011 7Villarreal2–2Real ZaragozaVillarreal
18:00 Rossi  40',  41' (pen.)
Pérez  84'		 Report  24' Juárez
 27'  80' Lanzaro
 35' García
 45' Barrera
 66' Paredes
 87' Roberto		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 19,500
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
15 October 2011 8Getafe0–0VillarrealGetafe
18:00 Sarabia  35'
Valera  48'
Pérez  62'
Míchel  77'		 Report  14' Gonzalo
 57' Valero
 59' Catalá
 71' Rossi
 75' Marchena		 Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 12,500
Referee: José Teixeira Vitienes
23 October 2011 9Villarreal0–3LevanteVillarreal
22:00 Ruben  72'
Rossi  76'		 Report  16', 43' Juanlu
 22' Torres
 58' Koné		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro
26 October 2011 10Real Madrid3–0VillarrealMadrid
22:00 Benzema  5'
Kaká  11',  53'
Alonso  21'
Di María  30'		 Report  16' Musacchio
 46' Catalá
 54' Ruben		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa
29 October 2011 11Villarreal2–0Rayo VallecanoVillarreal
18:00 Bruno  20',  71'
Senna 39'
Valero  67'
Catalá  73'
D. López  85'		 Report  20' Jordi
 34' Arribas
 34' Piti
 38' Fuego
 72' Michu		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
6 November 2011 12Espanyol0–0VillarrealCornellà de Llobregat
18:00 Vilà  41'
Forlín  64'  75'		 Report  62' De Guzmán
 72' Gonzalo
 88' Bruno		 Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 29,500
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
19 November 2011 13Villarreal1–0Real BetisVillarreal
18:00 Valero  21',  77'
Bruno  38'
Ruben  43'
Musacchio  69'
D. López  90'		 Report  6' Isidoro
 40' Castro		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,500
Referee: César Muñiz Fernández
28 November 2011 14Málaga2–1VillarrealMálaga
21:00 Toulalan  5',  65'  75'
Isco  40'
Caballero  79'
Buonanotte  88'		 Report  16',  45' Ruben
 33' Ángel
 36' Bruno
 72' Gonzalo
 87' Pérez		 Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 27,500
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
3 December 2011 15Racing de Santander1–0VillarrealSantander
18:00 Stuani  27'
Adrián  38'
Toño  66'		 Report  69' Musacchio
 80' Mario
 90' De Guzmán		 Stadium: El Sardinero
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero
11 December 2011 16Villarreal1–1Real SociedadVillarreal
16:00 Zapata  58'
Oriol  61'
Ruben  71'		 Report  2' González
 11' Zurutuza
 34'  62' Elustondo
 52' Aranburu		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
18 December 2011 17Osasuna2–1VillarrealPamplona
18:00 Sergio  5',  81'
Ibrahima  74'
Timor  80'		 Report  63' Camuñas
 63',  90' Ruben		 Stadium: Reyno de Navarra
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro
8 January 2012 18Villarreal2–2ValenciaVillarreal
18:00 Ruben  14',  74'
Gonzalo  18'
Soriano  22'
Cani  22'
Zapata  33'
Oriol  36'		 Summary Jonas  25'
Soldado  35'
Feghouli  41'
Banega  70'
Miguel  74'
Aduriz  87'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
15 January 2012 19Atlético Madrid3–0VillarrealMadrid
12:00 Falcao  40', 52' (pen.)
Turan  59'
Tiago  62'
Diego  71',  80'		 Summary D. López  50'
Gonzalo  51'		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
23 January 2012 1Villarreal3–0Sporting de GijónVillarreal
21:00 Musacchio  15'
Ruben  57'
Valero  59'
Bruno  90+1'		 Summary Borral  26'
Botía  80'
Canella  90+2'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
28 January 2012 21Villarreal0–0BarcelonaVillarreal
21:00 CET Musacchio  30'
Ruben  41'
Senna  69'
Joselu  77'
Gonzalo  84'		 Summary Thiago  89'
Alves  90+2'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: José Teixeira Vitienes
5 February 2012 22Sevilla1–2VillarrealSeville
18:00 CET Coke  28'
Bruno  34' (o.g.)
Escudé  52'		 Summary Valero  22'
Bruno  54'
Gonzalo  56'
Camuñas  66'
Cani  75'
Camuñas  81'
Oriol  90'  90+2'		 Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 45,000
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
12 February 2012 23Villarreal3–1GranadaVillarreal
19:45 CET Ruben  16'
Cani  53'
Valero  64'
Júlio César  73' (o.g.)
Marchena  90+1'		 Summary Ighalo  30'
Jara  32'
López  50'
Diakhaté  71'  88'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa
19 February 2012 24Mallorca4–0VillarrealPalma
18:00 CET Tissone  31'
Nunes  33',  68'
Crespí  36'
Víctor  41', 65'
Martí  52'
Pina  87'		 Summary Senna  15'
D. López  39'		 Stadium: Iberostar
Attendance: 14,500
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
26 February 2012 25Villarreal2–2Athletic BilbaoVillarreal
12:00 CET Senna  11',  18'
Nilmar  68'		 Summary Aurtenetxe  50'
Llorente  62'
Pérez  64'
Susaeta  66'
Toquero  66'
Iturraspe  75'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias
4 March 2012 26Real Zaragoza2–1VillarrealZaragoza
12:00 CET García  85'
Paredes  89'
Apoño  90+3'
Abraham  90+3'		 Summary Martinuccio  16',  42'
Nilmar  29'
Marchena  90+2'		 Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 24,000
Referee: José González González
12 March 2012 27Villarreal1–2GetafeVillarreal
21:00 CET Gonzalo  26'
Nilmar  45' (pen.)
Bruno  54'		 Report Castro  6'
Míchel  17'
Alexis  28'
Díaz  45'
Barrada  72'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero
18 March 2012 28Levante1–0VillarrealValencia
12:00 CET Valdo  14'
Venta  45'
Juanfran  85'
Torres  90+2'		 Report Zapata  6'
Castellani  45+1'
Martinuccio  75'
Pérez  84'
Nilmar  86'
Marchena  89'  90'		 Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
22 March 2012 29Villarreal1–1Real MadridVilarreal
22:00 CET Senna  20',  83'
Mario  32'
Ángel  34'
Ruben  55'
De Guzmán  76'		 Report Diarra  5'
Alonso  38'
Pepe  45+1'
Ramos  53'  85'
Ronaldo  62'
Özil  85'
Khedira  88'
Higuaín  90+5'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero
25 March 2012 30Rayo Vallecano0–2VillarrealMadrid
19:45 CET Casado  4'
Arribas  54'
Tito  60'		 Report Ruben  29'
Bruno  63'
Ángel  85'		 Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa
2 April 2012 31Villarreal0–0EspanyolVillarreal
21:30 CET Zapata  42' Summary Weiss  15'
Uche  28'
Gómez  54'
Casilla  88'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: José González González
8 April 2012 32Real Betis3–1VillarrealSeville
21:00 CET Paulão  21'
Santa Cruz  35'
Castro  38'
Pereira  42'
Montero  58'
Beñat  59'
Fabricio  90+3'		 Summary Ángel  16'  66'
Oriol  38'
Ruben  90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 37,000
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
12 April 2012 33Villarreal2–1MálagaVillarreal
20:00 CET Senna  83' (pen.)
Pérez  90+4'		 Report Duda  33'
Eliseu  58'
Cazorla  65'
Kameni  81'
Camacho  90+3'
Van Nistelrooy  90+5'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
15 April 2012 34Villarreal1–1Racing de SantanderVillarreal
--:-- CET Stadium: El Madrigal
22 April 2012 35Real Sociedad1–1VillarrealSan Sebastián
--:-- CET Stadium: Anoeta
29 April 2012 36Villarreal1–1OsasunaVillarreal
--:-- CET Bruno  44' García  73' Stadium: El Madrigal
1 May 2012 20Sporting de Gijón2–3VillarrealGijón
--:-- CET Lora  40'
Álex Gálvez  85'		 Mario  19'
Senna  43' (pen.)
Pérez  56'		 Stadium: El Molinón
6 May 2012 37Valencia1–0VillarrealValencia
--:-- CET Jonas  90+1' Stadium: Mestalla
13 May 2012 38Villarreal0–1Atlético MadridVillarreal
--:-- CET Falcao  88' Stadium: El Madrigal

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2011–12 Copa del Rey

Round of 32
13 December 2011 First LegMirandés1–1VillarrealMiranda de Ebro
21:00 Arroyo  26',  45'
Iribas  38'		 Report  22' Pérez
 40' Musacchio
 60' Bruno
 85' Valero		 Stadium: Estadio Anduva
Attendance: 4,100
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
21 December 2011 Second LegVillarreal0–2
(1–3 agg.)		MirandésVillarreal
21:00 Musacchio  58'  89' Report  35' Asier
 38' Blanco
 60', 87' Infante		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa

UEFA Champions League
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League

Play-off round
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round
17 August 2011 First legOdense 1–0 VillarrealOdense, Denmark
20:45 CET Gíslason  13'
Høegh  49'
Andreasen  84'
Johansson  89'		 Report  13' Musacchio
 31' Valero
 54' Oriol
 71' Bruno		 Stadium: TRE-FOR Park
Attendance: 13,002
Referee: Damir Skomina
23 August 2011 Second legVillarreal 3–0
(3–1 agg.)		 OdenseVillarreal, Spain
20:45 CET Musacchio  36'
Senna  41'
Rossi  50', 66'
Cani  59'
Camuñas  73'
Valero  76'
Marchena  82'
Gonzalo  86'		 Report  16' Traoré
 18'  70' Kadrii
 59' Mendy
 77' Johansson
 78' Djemba-Djemba		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Craig Thomson

Group stage
Main article: 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A

Times up to 29 October 2011 (matchdays 1–3) are CEST (UTC+02:00), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times are CET (UTC+01:00).

Group A match between Villarreal and Manchester City.
Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Bayern Munich 6411116+513
Napoli 6321106+411
Manchester City 631296+310
Villarreal 6006214−120
14 September 2011 1Villarreal 0–2 Bayern MunichVillarreal, Spain
20:45 Marchena  56' Report  7' Kroos
 53' Tymoshchuk
 76' Rafinha
 78' Schweinsteiger		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
27 September 2011 2Napoli 2–0 VillarrealNaples, Italy
20:45 Aronica  5'
Hamšík  15'
Cavani  17' (pen.)
Cannavaro  57'		 Report  16' Gonzalo
 85' Cani
 85' Rossi		 Stadium: San Paolo
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
18 October 2011 3Manchester City 2–1 VillarrealManchester, England
20:45 Marchena  43' (o.g.)
Agüero  90+3'		 Report  4' Cani
 32' Catalá
 68' Rossi
 90+2' Mario
 90+4' D. López		 Stadium: Etihad Stadium
Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)
2 November 2011 4Villarreal 0–3 Manchester CityVillarreal, Spain
20:45 Wakaso  27'
Catalá  39'
Musacchio  45+2'
Marchena  45+3'
Pérez  68'		 Report  30', 71' Y. Touré
 27',  45+3' (pen.) Balotelli		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)
22 November 2011 5Bayern Munich 3–1 VillarrealMunich, Germany
20:45 Ribéry  3', 69'
Gómez  24'		 Report  20' Valero
 42' Ruben
 50' De Guzmán
 61' Ángel		 Stadium: Allianz Arena
Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden)
7 December 2011 6Villarreal 0–2 NapoliVillarreal, Spain
20:45 De Guzmán  4'
Zapata  22'
Pérez  38'
Ángel  90'		 Report  65' Inler
 76' Hamšík
 90' Campagnaro		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Pre-season
16 July 2011 FriendlyUCD Dublin 4–3 VillarrealDublin, Ireland
20:00 WEST O'Connor  21'
Leahy  21'
Boyle  62'
Oriol  80' (o.g.)		 Report Valero  13'
Ruben  48'
Cazorla  69'		 Stadium: UCD Bowl
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Damien Hancock
19 July 2011 FriendlyAberdeen 0–1 VillarrealAberdeen, Scotland
20:00 WEST Report Rossi  52' Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium
Attendance: 11,000
Referee: Allan Crawford
24 July 2011 FriendlyVfL Wolfsburg 2–2 VillarrealWolfsburg, Germany
17:00 WEST Mandžukić  52'
Lakić  79'		 Report Camuñas  30'
Rossi  47'		 Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
Attendance: 17,000
31 July 2011 Trofeo de la CerámicaVillarreal 3–1 LazioVillarreal, Spain
22:00 WEST Rossi  14'
Cani  20'
Wakaso  74'		 Report Cissé  45' Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Juan Martínez Munera
5 July 2011 FriendlyEverton 0–1 VillarrealLiverpool, England
20:45 WEST Report Rossi  63' Stadium: Goodison Park
7 August 2011 FriendlyWigan Athletic 1–0 VillarrealWigan, England
17:00 WEST Moses  44' Report Stadium: DW Stadium
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: John Moss
10 August 2011 FriendlyElche 0–2 VillarrealElche, Spain
19:00 Report Zapata  45'
Gullón  88'		 Stadium: Manuel Martínez Valero

Last updated: 10 August 2011.
Source: Villarreal CF

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See also

Notes and references
  1. "LFP and AFE to continue talks". LFP.es. 19 August 2011. Archived from the original on 28 June 2009. Retrieved 19 August 2011.

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