Derbi de la Comunitat

The Derbi de la Comunitat ("Derby of the Community"), or the Valencian Country Derby, is a regional football rivalry in Spain between La Liga clubs Valencia CF and Villarreal CF. Separated by 35 miles (56 km), historically the clubs maintained a friendly relationship since they were always in different divisions and rarely faced each other.

Derbi de la Comunitat
Locale Valencia, Vila-Real
TeamsValencia CF
Villarreal CF
First meetingVillarreal 2–2 Valencia
(17 September 1986)[1]
Latest meetingVillarreal 2–0 Valencia
La Liga
(28 June 2020)
StadiumsEstadio de Mestalla (Valencia)
Estadio de la Cerámica (Villarreal)
Statistics
Meetings totalCompetitive matches: 51
Most winsValencia (22)
Most player appearancesDavid Albelda (26)
Top scorerJuan Sanchez (7)
Largest victoryValencia 6–0 Villarreal
(14 April 1993)

However, a rivalry began in 1997 when billionaire Fernando Roig failed to succeed his brother Francisco as the owner of Valencia CF and controversially opted instead to buy Villarreal CF from the city of Vila-Real. A relatively unknown team up to that point, Villarreal grew increasingly stronger under Roig's heavy investment, challenging Valencia's supremacy as the biggest club of the region, converting a once non-existent rivalry into the most important game in the autonomous community.

Today the rivalry has evolved into a defining factor as to who is the best team to represent the local area in Spain and worldwide - their meetings include a UEFA Cup semi-final in 2004 and a UEFA Europa League quarter-final in 2019 (both won by Valencia).

Head-to-head statistics
Official games
CompetitionGPVALDVILVaGViG
La Liga40158175354
Copa del Rey7421157
UEFA Cup431061
Total in all games512211187462

Source: [2]

All-time results

League
Valencia CF vs Villarreal CF Villarreal CF vs Valencia CF
Season
Division
Date
Venue
Score
Attendance
Date
Venue
Score
Attendance
1998–99 La Liga 20-09-1998 Mestalla
1 – 0
 45,000 14-02-1999 El Madrigal
1 – 0
 14,000
2000–01 La Liga 25-02-2001 Mestalla
3 – 1
 52,000 14-10-2000 El Madrigal
1 – 1
 16,000
2001–02 La Liga 07-10-2001 Mestalla
1 – 0
 45,000 16-02-2002 El Madrigal
1 – 1
 21,000
2002-03 La Liga 11-05-2003 Mestalla
1 – 2
 43,000 14-12-2002 El Madrigal
0 – 2
 22,000
2003–04 La Liga 04-01-2004 Mestalla
4 – 2
 40,000 14-05-2004 El Madrigal
2 – 1
 11,256
2004–05 La Liga 30-08-2004 Mestalla
2 – 1
 50,000 23-01-2005 El Madrigal
3 – 1
 21,000
2005–06 La Liga 22-03-2006 Mestalla
1 – 1
 51,000 05-11-2005 El Madrigal
1 – 0
 18,000
2006–07 La Liga 26-05-2007 Mestalla
2 – 3
 44,000 07-01-2007 El Madrigal
0 – 1
 23,000
2007–08 La Liga 26-08-2007 Mestalla
0 – 3
 55,000 19-01-2008 El Madrigal
3 – 0
 19,000
2008–09 La Liga 10-01-2009 Mestalla
3 – 3
 40,000 23-05-2009 El Madrigal
3 – 1
 20,000
2009–10 La Liga 17-01-2010 Mestalla
4 – 1
 40,000 08-05-2010 El Madrigal
2 – 0
 17,000
2010–11 La Liga 10-04-2011 Mestalla
5 – 0
 45,000 20-11-2010 El Madrigal
1 – 1
 23,000
2011–12 La Liga 05-05-2012 Mestalla
1 – 0
 35,000 08-01-2012 El Madrigal
2 – 2
 18,000
2013–14 La Liga 23-03-2014 Mestalla
2 – 1
 37,214 27-10-2013 El Madrigal
4 – 1
 22,539
2014–15 La Liga 05-04-2015 Mestalla
0 – 0
 49,545 02-11-2014 El Madrigal
1 – 3
 23,000
2015–16 La Liga 01-05-2016 Mestalla
0 – 2
 38,283 31-12-2015 El Madrigal
1 – 0
 17,616
2016–17 La Liga 21-05-2017 Mestalla
1 – 3
 33,587 21-01-2017 El Madrigal
0 – 2
 17,615
2017–18 La Liga 23-12-2017 Mestalla
0 – 1
 39,181 05-05-2018 Estadio de la Cerámica
1 – 0
 18,579
2018–19 La Liga 01-05-2019 Mestalla
3 – 0
 37,658 23-09-2018 Estadio de la Cerámica
0 – 0
 18,373
2019–20 La Liga 30-11-2019 Mestalla
2 – 1
 38,521 28-06-2020 Estadio de la Cerámica
2 – 0
 0

Copa del Rey
Season
Competition
Round
Date
Venue
Score
Attendance
1986–87 Copa del Rey 1st round 17-09-1986 El Madrigal
2 – 2(4–3 apen)
 10,000
1992–93 Copa del Rey Quarter-finals Leg 1 24-03-1993 El Madrigal
1 – 2
 6,000
Quarter-finals Leg 2 14-04-1993 Mestalla
6 – 0
 25,000
2005–06 Copa del Rey Round of 16 Leg 1 04-01-2006 El Madrigal
0 – 2
 18,000
Round of 16 Leg 2 11-01-2006 Mestalla
1 – 0
 35,000
2010–11 Copa del Rey Round of 16 Leg 1 21-12-2010 Mestalla
0 – 0
 20,000
Round of 16 Leg 2 06-01-2011 El Madrigal
4 – 2
 20,000

Europe
Season
Competition
Round
Date
Venue
Score
Attendance
2003–04 UEFA Cup Semi-finals Leg 1 22-04-2004 El Madrigal
0 – 0
 23,000
Semi-finals Leg 2 06-05-2004 Mestalla
1 – 0
 52,000
2018–19 Europa League Quarter-finals Leg 1 11-04-2019 Estadio de la Cerámica
1 – 3
 17,605
Quarter-finals Leg 2 18-04-2019 Mestalla
2 – 0
 26,403
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References
  1. "2-2 ¡Cayó el Valencia!" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo. 18 September 1986. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
  2. "List of matches between Valencia CF and Villarreal CF" (in Spanish). BDFútbol. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
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