The 2014–15 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 92nd season in existence and the club's 2nd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Villarreal participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2014 to 30 June 2015.
| 2014–15 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Fernando Roig | |||
| Head coach | Marcelino | |||
| Stadium | El Madrigal | |||
| La Liga | 6th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Semi-finals | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Round of 16 | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Luciano Vietto (12) All: Luciano Vietto (20) | |||
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Squad edit
Squad and statistics edit
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Liga | Copa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK |  ESP
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Sergio Asenjo | 40 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP
|
Mario | 40 | 3 | 34 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | DF |  SVN
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Bojan Jokić | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ESP
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Tomás Pina | 30 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | DF |  ARG
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Mateo Musacchio | 17 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | MF |  MEX
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Jonathan dos Santos | 14 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ARG
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Luciano Vietto | 36 | 12 | 32 | 12 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | FW |  NGA
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Ikechukwu Uche | 26 | 6 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | MEX
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Giovani dos Santos | 34 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ESP
|
Cani | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF |  PAR
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Hernán Pérez | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ESP
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Manu Trigueros | 40 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 15 | DF | ESP
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Víctor Ruiz | 33 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | ESP
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José Dorado | 21 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | MF |  RUS
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Denis Cheryshev | 32 | 5 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| 18 | DF | ESP
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Jaume Costa | 36 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | MF | ESP
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Moi Gómez | 38 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 20 | DF |  BRA
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Gabriel | 21 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP
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Bruno | 29 | 3 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 22 | DF |  SRB
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Antonio Rukavina | 28 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ESP
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Javier Espinosa | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ESP
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Juan Carlos | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| - | FW | ESP
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Jonathan Pereira | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| - | DF | ESP
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Pablo Íñiguez | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| - | DF | SRB
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Aleksandar Pantić | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
| - | MF | MEX
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Javier Aquino | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - |
Transfers edit
Competitions edit
Overall record edit
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 24 August 2014 | 23 May 2015 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 42.11 |
| Copa del Rey | 4 December 2014 | 4 March 2015 | Round of 32 | Semi-finals | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 62.50 |
| UEFA Europa League | 21 August 2014 | 19 March 2015 | Play-off round | Round of 16 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 58.33 |
| Total | 58 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 89 | 60 | +29 | 48.28 | ||||
Source: Competitions
La Liga edit
League table edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Valencia | 38 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 70 | 32 | +38 | 77 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
| 5 | Sevilla | 38 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 71 | 45 | +26 | 76 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage[a] |
| 6 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage[b] |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 42 | 41 | +1 | 55 | Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[b] |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 47 | 44 | +3 | 51 |
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match[3]
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) fair-play points; 7) playoff match[3]
Notes:
- ^ Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League. As a result, the fifth-placed spot for the Europa League group stage they earned was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
- ^ a b Since the winners of the 2014–15 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.
Results summary edit
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 48 | 37 | +11 | 60 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 17 | +12 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 20 | −1 |
Source: Competitive matches
Results by round edit
Matches edit
Win Draw Loss
| 24 August 2014 1 | Levante | 0–2 | Villarreal | Valencia |
| 23:00 CEST (UTC+2) | López  84' |
Report | Costa 47' Uche 52',  56'G. Dos Santos 74'Cheryshev 85' |
Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 19,000 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 31 August 2014 2 | Villarreal | 0–1 | Barcelona | Villarreal |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Pedro 37' Alves 42'Sandro 82' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 21,200 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo |
| 14 September 2014 3 | Granada | 0–0 | Villarreal | Granada |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Machís 60' Córdoba 87'Nyom 90+3' |
Report | Vietto 71' Trigueros 78' |
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 21 September 2014 4 | Villarreal | 4–2 | Rayo Vallecano | Villarreal |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Espinosa 31', 33' Musacchio 62'Rukavina 73'Vietto 74', 87' |
Report | Kakuta 22' Bueno 29', 69'Insúa 77' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 15,050 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
| 24 September 2014 5 | Eibar | 1–1 | Villarreal | Eibar |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Arruabarrena 8' Nieto 28'Minero 34'Lillo 70'Albentosa 90+1' |
Report | Pina 8' Gabriel 28'Cheryshev 50'Gerard 71'Gómez 83' |
Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 4,231 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 27 September 2014 6 | Villarreal | 0–2 | Real Madrid | Villarreal |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Modrić 32' Ramos 38'Ronaldo 40' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 22,146 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 5 October 2014 7 | Celta Vigo | 1–3 | Villarreal | Vigo |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Fontàs 26'  86'Larrivey 44'Krohn-Dehli 70'Orellana 83'Madinda 89' |
Report | Gómez 32', 33', 57' Marín 35'Gabriel 50'Cani 90'Mario 90+1' |
Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo |
| 19 October 2014 8 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Almería | Villarreal |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Uche 23', 59' Costa 26'Trigueros 39'Gabriel 56'Mario 74'Cheryshev 75' |
Report | Azeez 30' Verza 80' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez |
| 26 October 2014 9 | Sevilla | 2–1 | Villarreal | Seville |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Carriço 9' Trémoulinas 64'Mbia 73'Suárez 88'Bacca 90+3' (pen.) |
Report | Cheryshev 21' Gómez 27'Mario 67'Vietto 79'G. Dos Santos 85' |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 2 November 2014 10 | Villarreal | 1–3 | Valencia | Villarreal |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Mario 54' Dorado 72'Trigueros 88' |
Report | Trigueros 6' (o.g.) Otamendi 47'Rodrigo 60'Mustafi 64', 73'Gayà 80' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero |
| 9 November 2014 11 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Villarreal | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Álvarez 16' García 83'Stuani 83'Colotto 90' |
Report | Mario 26' Trigueros 36'Cheryshev 43'Costa 51' |
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 23 November 2014 12 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Getafe | Villarreal |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Mario 38' Gerard 43' |
Report | Lacen 61' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
| 30 November 2014 13 | Córdoba | 0–2 | Villarreal | Córdoba |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Vietto 24' Uche 71' |
Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel Attendance: 15,998 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 7 December 2014 14 | Villarreal | 4–0 | Real Sociedad | Villarreal |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Vietto 41' Costa 48'Bruno 63'Cheryshev 73'Gómez 80', 86' |
Report | De la Bella 35' I. Martínez 67' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 14 December 2014 15 | Atlético Madrid | 0–1 | Villarreal | Madrid |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Turan 28' Mandžukić 41'Juanfran 44'Koke 88' |
Report | Uche 17' J. Dos Santos 41'Trigueros 55'Vietto 84' |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero |
| 21 December 2014 16 | Villarreal | 3–0 | Deportivo La Coruña | Villarreal |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+1) | J. Dos Santos 10' Vietto 68', 73' Bruno 75'Pina  80' |
Report | Sidnei 56' Toché 61'Lopo 70' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 16,000 Referee: José González González |
| 3 January 2015 17 | Elche | 2–2 | Villarreal | Elche |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Jonathas 26', 38' Pašalić 29'Rodríguez 35'Pelegrín 48'Cisma 74' |
Report | Ruiz 7' Vietto 12'Uche 17'Costa 49' |
Stadium: Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 18,283 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez |
| 10 January 2015 18 | Málaga | 1–1 | Villarreal | Málaga |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Samu 50' Angeleri 55'Duda 59'Amrabat 60'Torres 71' |
Report | Cheryshev 10' Ruiz 29'Trigueros 36'J. Dos Santos 45+1'Gabriel 84' |
Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 23,500 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre |
| 17 January 2015 19 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Athletic Bilbao | Villarreal |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Cheryshev 42', 77' Bruno 56', 83' (pen.) |
Report | Etxeita 54' San José 76' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 19,300 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández |
| 24 January 2015 20 | Villarreal | 1–0 | Levante | Villarreal |
| 22:00 CET (UTC+1) | Vietto 56' |
Report | Vyntra 29' El Zhar 75'Camarasa 88' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 11,000 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 1 February 2015 21 | Barcelona | 3–2 | Villarreal | Barcelona |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Neymar 45' Rafinha 53', 63'Messi 55' |
Report | Bruno 23' Cheryshev 30'J. Dos Santos 41'Vietto 51' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 60,000 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido |
| 7 February 2015 22 | Villarreal | 2–0 | Granada | Villarreal |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+1) | Musacchio 30' Dorado 76'J. Dos Santos 87'Gerard 90+2' |
Report | Pérez 82' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 12,419 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 15 February 2015 23 | Rayo Vallecano | 2–0 | Villarreal | Madrid |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Fatau 44' Bueno 51'Kakuta 69'Amaya 72' |
Report | Pina 36' Campbell 82' |
Stadium: Campo de Vallecas Attendance: 10,914 Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero |
| 22 February 2015 24 | Villarreal | 1–0 | Eibar | Villarreal |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Vietto 71' Costa 89'Rukavina 90+2' |
Report | Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 18,500 Referee: Mario Melero López |
| 1 March 2015 25 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Villarreal | Madrid |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Ronaldo 52' (pen.) |
Report | Gerard 64' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 75,108 Referee: José González González |
| 8 March 2015 26 | Villarreal | 4–1 | Celta Vigo | Villarreal |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | G. Dos Santos 41' Musacchio 45+1'Vietto 73'Gerard 84' |
Report | Fernández 50' Nolito 75'Fontàs 77' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 14,366 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez |
| 15 March 2015 27 | Almería | 0–0 | Villarreal | Almería |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+1) | Mauro 32' 40' Corona 34'Vélez 64'Verza 78' |
Report | Rukavina 15' Dorado 23'Costa 37' 55'Gerard 54'Pina 85' |
Stadium: Mediterráneo Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 22 March 2015 28 | Villarreal | 0–2 | Sevilla | Villarreal |
| 17:00 CET (UTC+1) | Gómez 67' Musacchio 77' |
Report | Coke 49' Vitolo 65'Navarro 74' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 7,500 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 5 April 2015 29 | Valencia | 0–0 | Villarreal | Valencia |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Parejo 38' Otamendi 89' |
Report | Mario 21' Vietto 31'Bailly 87' |
Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 49,545 Referee: Mario Melero López |
| 9 April 2015 30 | Villarreal | 0–3 | Espanyol | Villarreal |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Pina 34' |
Report | Caicedo 24', 68' Álvaro 34'Sánchez 79' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 12 April 2015 31 | Getafe | 1–1 | Villarreal | Getafe |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Rodríguez 61' Castro 64'Naldo 82' |
Report | Trigueros 26' Bailly 39'Uche 52' (pen.)Rukavina 56'Musacchio 65'G. Dos Santos 70'Costa 78' |
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 6,000 Referee: José Teixeira Vitienes |
| 19 April 2015 32 | Villarreal | 0–0 | Córdoba | Villarreal |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Bailly 90+2' |
Report | Crespo 18' Abel 86'Héldon 87'Gunino 90+3' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Prieto |
| 25 April 2015 33 | Real Sociedad | 0–0 | Villarreal | San Sebastián |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+2) | González 81' |
Report | J. Dos Santos 45+1' Ruiz 46'Trigueros 58'Juan Carlos 72' |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 17,073 Referee: Jesús Gil Fernández |
| 29 April 2015 34 | Villarreal | 0–1 | Atlético Madrid | Villarreal |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Gabi 41' Gámez 55'Torres 74'Oblak 77'Miranda 87'Juanfran 89' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 18,800 Referee: José González González |
| 2 May 2015 35 | Deportivo La Coruña | 1–1 | Villarreal | A Coruña |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Borges 50' Riera 68' |
Report | Mario 39' Bailly 45'Costa 48'Jokić 62'Ruiz 74'Gómez 80' |
Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 20,817 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 10 May 2015 36 | Villarreal | 1–0 | Elche | Villarreal |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Campbell 26' Trigueros 66' |
Report | Jonathas 25' Roco 90+4' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 13,500 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande |
| 17 May 2015 37 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Málaga | Villarreal |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | G. Dos Santos 69' Vietto 73'Gerard 82', 87'Rukavina 86' |
Report | Darder 76', 90' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo |
| 23 May 2015 38 | Athletic Bilbao | 4–0 | Villarreal | Bilbao |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Aduriz 25' (pen.), 60' Iraola 28'Beñat 36' |
Report | Jokić 24' |
Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,276 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias |
Copa del Rey edit
Round of 32 edit
| 4 December 2014 First leg | Cádiz | 1–2 | Villarreal | Cádiz |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Josete 22' Arregi 47', 63'Airam 50'Sánchez 85' |
Report | Gerard 17' Matías Nahuel 21'Puerto 54'Marín 58' |
Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Prieto |
| 17 December 2014 Second leg | Villarreal | 3–0 (5–1 agg.) | Cádiz | Villarreal |
| 22:00 CET (UTC+1) | Trigueros 55' (pen.) Gerard 78', 88' |
Report | Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido |
Round of 16 edit
| 7 January 2015 First leg | Villarreal | 1–0 | Real Sociedad | Villarreal |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Costa 14' Cheryshev 72' |
Report | Berchiche 76' Canales 85' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Jesús Gil Fernández |
| 14 January 2015 Second leg | Real Sociedad | 2–2 (2–3 agg.) | Villarreal | San Sebastián |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Pardo 14' Vela 45', 56'I. Martínez 50'Berchiche 50'Granero 74' |
Report | Musacchio 20' 82' Gerard 26', 70'Matías Nahuel 62'G. Dos Santos 70', 72'Cheryshev 89' |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo |
Quarter-finals edit
| 21 January 2015 First leg | Villarreal | 1–0 | Getafe | Villarreal |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Bruno 85' |
Report | Felip 42' J. Rodríguez 43' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 29 January 2015 Second leg | Getafe | 0–1 (0–2 agg.) | Villarreal | Getafe |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Pedro León 67' |
Report | Rukavina 33' Asenjo 61'Gerard 78'Cheryshev 89' |
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 2,800 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
Semi-finals edit
| 11 February 2015 First leg | Barcelona | 3–1 | Villarreal | Barcelona |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+1) | Messi 41' Iniesta 49'Piqué 64'Suárez 86' |
Report | Trigueros 48' Pina 66'Ruiz 70'Musacchio 70' |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 57,000 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 4 March 2015 Second leg | Villarreal | 1–3 (2–6 agg.) | Barcelona | Villarreal |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | J. Dos Santos 36', 39' Cheryshev 38'Pina 65'Campbell 82' |
Report | Neymar 3', 88' Piqué 50'Suárez 73' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 23,600 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
UEFA Europa League edit
Play-off round edit
| 21 August 2014 First leg | Astana  | 0–3 | Villarreal | Astana, Kazakhstan |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Postnikov 20' Aničić 26' 60' |
Report | Cani 33' G. Dos Santos 48'Costa 55'Mario 84' |
Stadium: Astana Arena Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands) |
| 28 August 2014 Second leg | Villarreal | 4–0 (7–0 agg.) | Astana | Villarreal, Spain |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Vietto 21', 54' Pina 30'Bruno 61' (pen.)Matías Nahuel 67' |
Report | Dzholchiev 18' Shomko 37'Twumasi 60' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 11,564 Referee: Liran Liany (Israel) |
Group stage edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Borussia Mönchengladbach
|
6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Villarreal
|
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Zürich
|
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Apollon Limassol
|
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 3 |
| 18 September 2014 1 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 1–1 | Villarreal | Mönchengladbach, Germany |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Herrmann 21' |
Report | Pina 19' Uche 68' |
Stadium: Borussia-Park Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia) |
| 2 October 2014 2 | Villarreal | 4–0 | Apollon Limassol | Villarreal, Spain |
| 21:05 CEST (UTC+2) | Gerard 8', 82' Espinosa 44', 51' |
Report | Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 12,630 Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland) |
| 23 October 2014 3 | Villarreal | 4–1 | Zürich | Villarreal, Spain |
| 21:05 CEST (UTC+2) | Cani 6' Vietto 57'Bruno 60', 63'G. Dos Santos 78' |
Report | Schönbächler 43' Kukeli 51'Etoundi 76' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 14,092 Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey) |
| 6 November 2014 4 | Zürich | 3–2 | Villarreal | Zürich, Switzerland |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Etoundi 21' Djimsiti 26'Chikhaoui 29'Rossini 90+2' |
Report | J. Dos Santos 15' Pina 19'Gerard 24' |
Stadium: Letzigrund Attendance: 2,300 Referee: Vladislav Bezborodov (Russia) |
| 27 November 2014 5 | Villarreal | 2–2 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | Villarreal, Spain |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+1) | Vietto 26' Bruno 39'Cheryshev 63'Trigueros 68' |
Report | Brouwers 17' Raffael 55'Xhaka 67', 77' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 11 December 2014 6 | Apollon Limassol | 0–2 | Villarreal | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Rezek 81' |
Report | Rukavina 21' Gerard 35'Vietto 40'Uche 69'Costa 71' |
Stadium: GSP Stadium Attendance: 4,200 Referee: Serge Gumienny (Germany) |
Knockout phase edit
Round of 32 edit
| 19 February 2015 First leg | Villarreal | 2–1 |  Red Bull Salzburg | Villarreal, Spain |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+1) | Uche 32' Pina 38'Cheryshev 54'Campbell 84'Costa 90+2' |
Report | Ilsanker 18' Soriano 48' (pen.)Schwegler 53'Ramalho 75' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Bobby Madden (Scotland) |
| 26 February 2015 Second leg | Red Bull Salzburg | 1–3 (2–5 agg.) | Villarreal | Salzburg, Austria |
| 19:00 CET (UTC+1) | Djuricin 18' Hinteregger 49'Shwegler 66' |
Report | Vietto 33', 76' Musacchio 33'Pina 34'Trigueros 56'G. Dos Santos 79'J. Dos Santos 85' |
Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 26,020 |
Round of 16 edit
| 12 March 2015 First leg | Villarreal | 1–3 | Sevilla | Villarreal, Spain |
| 21:05 CET (UTC+1) | Costa 20' Gómez 35'Vietto 48'Campbell 66' |
Report | Vitolo 1' Krychowiak 9'Mbia 26'Gameiro 50'Vidal 90+2' |
Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 19,930 Referee: Daniele Orsato (Italy) |
References edit
- ^ "Villarreal". LFP. 2014.
- ^ Soccerway - Villarreal
- ^ "Reglamento General" (PDF). www.[[LNFS|publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation|trans-title=General Regulations|access-date=26 March 2015|lnfs]].es (in Spanish).