2023–24 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal CF
2023–24 season
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	Quique Setién; (until 5 September); Pacheta; (from 9 September to 10 November); Miguel Ángel Tena; (interim, from 10 to 13 November); Marcelino; (from 13 November)
Stadium	Estadio de la Cerámica
La Liga	9th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
UEFA Europa League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Alexander Sørloth (17); All: ; Alexander Sørloth (20)
Biggest win	Chiclana 0–5 Villarreal
Biggest defeat	Marseille 4–0 Villarreal
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →
	All statistics correct as of 28 April 2024.

The 2023–24 season is Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 101st season in existence and 11th consecutive season in La Liga. They also competed in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League.

Villarreal would be eliminated in the round of 32 of the Copa del Rey by Unionistas, and the round of 16 of the Europa League by Marseille.

Players edit

First-team squad edit

As of 24 January 2024^[1]

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	Pepe Reina
2	DF	COL	Yerson Mosquera (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
3	DF	ESP	Raúl Albiol (captain)
4	MF	ESP	Santi Comesaña
5	DF	ESP	Jorge Cuenca
6	MF	FRA	Étienne Capoue
7	FW	ESP	Gerard Moreno (3rd captain)
8	DF	ARG	Juan Foyth
9	FW	POR	Gonçalo Guedes (on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
10	MF	ESP	Dani Parejo
11	FW	NOR	Alexander Sørloth
12	DF	CIV	Eric Bailly
13	GK	DEN	Filip Jörgensen
14	MF	ESP	Manu Trigueros (vice-captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	FW	ESP	José Luis Morales
16	MF	ESP	Álex Baena
17	DF	ESP	Kiko Femenía
18	DF	ESP	Alberto Moreno
19	MF	FRA	Francis Coquelin
20	MF	ESP	Ramon Terrats
21	FW	ESP	Yeremy Pino
22	MF	ESP	Denis Suárez
23	DF	ALG	Aïssa Mandi
24	DF	ESP	Alfonso Pedraza
25	FW	BFA	Bertrand Traoré
26	DF	ESP	Adrià Altimira
27	FW	MAR	Ilias Akhomach
37	DF	ESP	Carlos Romero

Out on loan edit

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	COL	Johan Mojica (at Osasuna until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	NED	Arnaut Danjuma (at Everton until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	FRA	Haissem Hassan (at Sporting Gijón until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ARG	Thiago Ojeda (at Lugo until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	CHI	Ben Brereton Díaz (at Sheffield United until 30 June 2024)

Transfers edit

In edit

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Ref.
MF	Arnaut Danjuma	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan return	30 June 2023	^[2]
MF	Santi Comesaña	Rayo Vallecano	Free	1 July 2023	^[3]
MF	Denis Suárez	Celta Vigo	Free	1 July 2023	^[4]
MF	Ramon Terrats	Girona	€2,500,000	1 July 2023	^[5]
FW	Ilias Akhomach	Barcelona	Free	3 July 2023	^[6]
FW	Ben Brereton Díaz	Blackburn Rovers	Free	4 July 2023	^[7]
FW	Alexander Sørloth	RB Leipzig	€10,000,000	25 July 2023	^[8]
DF	Matteo Gabbia	Milan	Loan	26 July 2023	^[9]
DF	Eric Bailly	Beşiktaş	Free	1 January 2024	^[10]
FW	Gonçalo Guedes	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan	19 January 2024	^[11]
DF	Yerson Mosquera	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan	23 January 2024	^[12]
FW	Bertrand Traoré	Aston Villa	Free	1 February 2024	^[13]

Out edit

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Ref.
FW	Álex Millán	Oviedo	Free	1 July 2023	^[14]
MF	Manu Morlanes	Mallorca	€4,000,000^[1]	1 July 2023	^[15]
FW	Nicolas Jackson	Chelsea	€37,000,000	1 July 2023	^[16]
FW	Boulaye Dia	Salernitana	€12,000,000	1 July 2023	^[17]
MF	Vicente Iborra	Olympiacos	Undisclosed	11 July 2023	^[18]
DF	Pau Torres	Aston Villa	Undisclosed	12 July 2023	^[19]
MF	Iván Martín	Girona	2,000,000	22 July 2023	^[20]
FW	Arnaut Danjuma	Everton	Loan + €3,000,000	23 July 2023	^[21]
DF	Johan Mojica	Osasuna	Loan	26 July 2023	^[22]
FW	Samuel Chukwueze	Milan	€20,000,000^[2]	27 July 2023	^[23]
DF	Matteo Gabbia	Milan	Loan return	3 January 2024	^[24]
FW	Ben Brereton Díaz	Sheffield United	Loan	5 January 2024	^[25]

Notes: 1.^ Exercised buy option.; 2.^ Up to €8 million in bonuses.

New contracts edit

Position	Player	Until	Ref.
GK	Pepe Reina	June 2024	^[26]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

15 July 2023 Friendly	St. Gallen	6–1	Villarreal	St. Gallen, Switzerland
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Witzig 5' Von Moos 11' Geubbels 36' Schmidt 40' Görtler 46' Karlen 48'	Report	Chukwueze 30'	Stadium: kybunpark Referee: Lionel Tschudi (Switzerland)

18 July 2023 Friendly	Rheindorf Altach	0–3	Villarreal	Altach, Austria
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Strauß 42'	Report	Gerard 21' Pedraza 57' Terrats 74'	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)	Börner 38' Schaub 44', 67', 86'	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)	Paixão 17' Jahanbakhsh 52' (pen.), 73' Minteh 78'	Report	Capoue 42' Reina 51' Femenía 74'	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)	Matheus Reis 26' Edwards 44' Gonçalves 71' Paulinho 75'	Report	Parejo 8' Cuenca 21' Gabbia 78'	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)	Sanson 56' Bard 90'	Report	Gabbia 8' Suárez 29' Brereton 51', 51'	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)	Murphy 6' Joelinton 22', 75' Longstaff 31' Ritchie 34' Dummett 47' Barnes 61', 78'	Report	Terrats 13' Baena 28' Lanchi 63'	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,621 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	13 August 2023	26 May 2024	Matchday 1		33	12	9	12	54	55	−1	036.36
Copa del Rey	2 November 2023	8 January 2024	First round	Round of 32	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	066.67
UEFA Europa League	21 September 2023	14 March 2024	Group stage	Round of 16	8	5	1	2	12	12	+0	062.50
Total					44	19	11	14	74	69	+5	043.18

Last updated: 28 April 2024
Source: Soccerway

La Liga edit

League table edit

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
7	Real Betis	33	12	13	8	41	39	+2	49	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round^[a]
8	Valencia	33	13	8	12	37	38	−1	47
9	Villarreal	33	12	9	12	54	55	−1	45
10	Getafe	33	10	13	10	41	45	−4	43
11	Osasuna	33	11	6	16	37	49	−12	39

Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2024. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
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)^[27]
Notes:

^ Athletic Bilbao qualified for the Europa League league stage by winning the 2023–24 Copa del Rey. If they qualify based on league position, the second Europa League league stage spot and the Conference League play-off round spot will be passed to the next two highest-placed teams that do not qualify for European competitions.

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
33	12	9	12	54	55	−1	45	6	4	7	29	26	+3	6	5	5	25	29	−4

Last updated: 28 April 2024.
Source: La Liga

Results by round edit

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H
Result	L	W	L	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	L	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	D	D	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	W
Position	14	11	13	15	13	12	13	13	16	14	12	13	14	12	12	13	14	13	13	15	14	14	14	13	13	13	12	11	9	10	9	9	9

Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.^[28]

13 August 2023 1	Villarreal	1–2	Real Betis	Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Cuenca 61' Mandi 70'	Report	Pérez 20' Iglesias 27' Luiz Felipe 60' Rodríguez 88' Willian José 90+5'	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)	Mascarell 2' Valjent 73'	Report	Brereton 45' Terrats 45+5' Baena 51' Gerard 62' Comesaña 83'	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)	Foyth 26', 45+6' Sørloth 40' Baena 50' Terrats 57' Gabbia 80'	Report	Gavi 12' De Jong 15' Yamal 44' Lewandowski 45+6', 71' Torres 68' García 82'	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)	Ramos 18', 19' Machís 30' (pen.), 50' Alejo 22' L. Hernández 80' Fali 82' Alcaraz 86'	Report	Sørloth 10' Pedraza 22' Albiol 35' Cuenca 53' Baena 61' Comesaña 90+5'	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)	Capoue 26' Gerard 45+5' Pino 90+2' Sørloth 90+4'	Report	Akieme 44' Embarba 53' Chumi 84' Puigmal 89'	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)	Pérez 16' García 18' Camello 63'	Report	Sørloth 15' Moreno 62' 77' Comesaña 73'	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)	Pino 15' Parejo 49' (pen.) Baena 87' Brereton 90+1'	Report	Dovbyk 56' Herrera 58' E. García 61' Gutiérrez 90+1'	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)	Óscar 30' Greenwood 53'	Report	Pedraza 5' Baena 24' Jörgensen 62' Pino 67' Femenía 74'	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)	Pino 45+1' Parejo 68' Gerard 90+2' Akhomach 90+6' Capoue 90+10'	Report	Coco 45+2' M. Cardona 51' (pen.), 90+4' Marvin 68' Rodríguez 72' Kaba 90+5'	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)	Pedraza 9' Sørloth 23' Femenía 35' Comesaña 58' Gerard 65' (pen.)	Report	Guevara 14' Sivera 33' Abqar 36' Omorodion 48'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,498 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

30 October 2023 11	Granada	2–3	Villarreal	Granada
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sánchez 29' Uzuni 34'	Report	Gerard 18', 23' (pen.) Sørloth 28' Baena 50' Albiol 68' Romero 73' Parejo 90'	Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 16,638 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

5 November 2023 12	Villarreal	2–3	Athletic Bilbao	Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gabbia 19' Albiol 72' Mandi 74' Femenía 76' Gerard 86' Sørloth 87'	Report	Ruiz de Galarreta 2', 90+5' N. Williams 22', 41' I. Williams 32' De Marcos 44' D. García 89'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 18,709 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

12 November 2023 13	Atlético Madrid	3–1	Villarreal	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Witsel 45+1' Griezmann 80' Lino 85'	Report	Gerard 20' Capoue 45+2' Akhomach 77'	Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 56,632 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

26 November 2023 14	Villarreal	3–1	Osasuna	Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Morales 57', 71', 80'	Report	Catena 78'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,389 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

3 December 2023 15	Sevilla	1–1	Villarreal	Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sow 45+3' Juanlu 52' Salas 75' Rakitić 90+6'	Report	Pedraza 45' Altimira 54' Morales 77' Reina 90+8'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 33,898 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

9 December 2023 16	Villarreal	0–3	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Capoue 23' Pedraza 49'	Report	Merino 38' Zubimendi 41', 60' Kubo 45+4'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,344 Referee: Mario Melero López

17 December 2023 17	Real Madrid	4–1	Villarreal	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Bellingham 25', 67' Rodrygo 37' Brahim 64' Modrić 68' Tchouaméni 84'	Report	Morales 54' Altimira 67' Akhomach 74' Capoue 85'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 70,500 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

20 December 2023 18	Villarreal	3–2	Celta Vigo	Villarreal
21:30 CET (UTC+1)	Pedraza 13' Mandi 40' Parejo 48' (pen.) Baena 75' Comesaña 76'	Report	Vázquez 46' Douvikas 52', 84' Larsen 57' Mingueza 72' Sánchez 82'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 14,687 Referee: César Soto Grado

2 January 2024 19	Valencia	3–1	Villarreal	Valencia
21:30 CET (UTC+1)	Yaremchuk 4' Pepelu 27' (pen.), 57' (pen.) Gayà 64' López 74'	Report	Bailly 37' Parejo 49' Capoue 56' Gerard 73' Terrats 80' Cuenca 90+2'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 44,973 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

13 January 2024 20	Las Palmas	3–0	Villarreal	Las Palmas
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rodríguez 8', 63' Suárez 16' Muñoz 16' Herzog 34', 51' S. Cardona 43'	Report	Altimira 1' Baena 19' Bailly 39'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 24,485 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

20 January 2024 21	Villarreal	1–1	Mallorca	Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Sørloth 44', 45+1' Reina 62' Femenía 82'	Report	Larin 27' Darder 83' Llabrés 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,479 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
Note: Reina was sent off for dissent as an unused substitute.

27 January 2024 22	Barcelona	3–5	Villarreal	Barcelona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Romeu 33' Gündoğan 60' Pedri 68' Lewandowski 68' Bailly 72' (o.g.) Araújo 89'	Report	Baena 16' Gerard 41' Akhomach 54' Bailly 68' Guedes 84' Mosquera 89' Cuenca 90+4' Sørloth 90+9' Morales 90+12'	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 46,229 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

4 February 2024 23	Villarreal	0–0	Cádiz	Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Coquelin 47' Comesaña 67' Baena 90+4'	Report	Carcelén 69'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,183 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

10 February 2024 24	Alavés	1–1	Villarreal	Vitoria-Gasteiz
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Omorodion 25'	Report	Cuenca 42', 44' Sørloth 71'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 14,523 Referee: Mario Melero López

16 February 2024 25	Villarreal	1–1	Getafe	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Moreno 56'	Report	Maksimović 24' Iglesias 38'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,869 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

23 February 2024 26	Real Sociedad	1–3	Villarreal	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Le Normand 51' Silva 62' Zakharyan 68' Merino 86'	Report	Comesaña 17', 47' Jörgensen 60' Mosquera 62' Albiol 63' Cuenca 88' Sørloth 90+5'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 30,609 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

3 March 2024 27	Villarreal	5–1	Granada	Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sørloth 7', 19', 66' Capoue 32', 84' Guedes 47'	Report	Piątkowski 15' Sánchez 70' Corbeanu 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 15,896 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

10 March 2024 28	Real Betis	2–3	Villarreal	Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rodríguez 30' Willian José 45+2' Ávila 69' 70' Cardoso 90+1'	Report	Traoré 29' Sørloth 40' Papastathopoulos 48' (o.g.) Baena 67' Moreno 69' 70' Jörgensen 78'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 47,711 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

17 March 2024 29	Villarreal	1–0	Valencia	Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Femenía 12' Coquelin 35' Baena 39', 41' Cuenca 52', 54' Mandi 70'	Report	Gayà 36'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 20,647 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

1 April 2024 30	Villarreal	1–2	Atlético Madrid	Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Capoue 27' Sørloth 50' Parejo 58' Mosquera 90+4'	Report	Witsel 9' Griezmann 26' Barrios 62' Saúl 87', 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,679 Referee: Mario Melero López

14 April 2024 31	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Villarreal	Bilbao
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Prados 11' I. Williams 31' Sancet 66' Berchiche 90+4'	Report	Gerard 11' Comesaña 35' 46' Albiol 35' Parejo 90+5' (pen.)	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 50,061 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

21 April 2024 32	Almería	1–2	Villarreal	Almería
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Lozano 30' Viera 73' Ramazani 80' 87'	Report	Akhomach 25', 50' Coquelin 59' Jörgensen 62' Femenía 88' Sørloth 90+2'	Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 10,601 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

28 April 2024 33	Villarreal	3–0	Rayo Vallecano	Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sørloth 18', 74' Mosquera 69' Coquelin 77' Albiol 90'	Report	Ciss 78'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,869 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

5 May 2024 34	Celta Vigo	v	Villarreal	Vigo
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Balaídos

12 May 2024 35	Villarreal	v	Sevilla	Villarreal
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica

15 May 2024 36	Girona	v	Villarreal	Girona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Montilivi

19 May 2024 37	Villarreal	v	Real Madrid	Villarreal
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica

26 May 2024 38	Osasuna	v	Villarreal	Pamplona
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Sadar

Copa del Rey edit

2 November 2023 First round	Chiclana	0–5	Villarreal	Chiclana de la Frontera
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Butrón 29'	Report	Trigueros 19', 43', 72' (pen.) Pascual 31' Baena 74'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal Attendance: 5,520 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

22 November 2023 Second round	Zamora	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Villarreal	Zamora
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Etxaburu 49', 105+1' Bolo 93' Morales 111'	Report	Baena 78' Morales 88', 96' Reina 120'	Stadium: Ruta de la Plata Attendance: 4,600 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

8 January 2024 Round of 32	Unionistas	1–1 (a.e.t.) (7–6 p)	Villarreal	Salamanca
16:30 CET (UTC+1)	Camus 10' Jiménez 62' Planas 87' (pen.) Mayor 110'	Report	Parejo 14' Cuenca 73' Akhomach 82' Comesaña 86' Sørloth 89' Terrats 100' Coquelin 108'	Stadium: Reina Sofía Attendance: 5,710 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer
	Penalties
	Mayor Héctor Ruiz Planas Ramírez Al. Gómez Giménez Ad. Gómez		Gerard Moreno Coquelin Trigueros Sørloth Terrats Comesaña Femenía
Note: The match was originally played on 7 January 2024, but was suspended and postponed until the following day at the beginning of extra time due to lighting problems in the stadium.

UEFA Europa League edit

Group stage edit

The draw for the group stage was held on 1 September 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	VIL	REN	MHA	PAO
1	Villarreal	6	4	1	1	9	7	+2	13	Advance to round of 16	—	1–0	0–0	3–2
2	Rennes	6	4	0	2	13	6	+7	12	Advance to knockout round play-offs	2–3	—	3–0	3–1
3	Maccabi Haifa	6	1	2	3	3	9	−6	5	Transfer to Europa Conference League	1–2	0–3	—	0–0
4	Panathinaikos	6	1	1	4	7	10	−3	4		2–0	1–2	1–2	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

21 September 2023 1	Panathinaikos	2–0	Villarreal	Athens, Greece
19:45 EEST (UTC+3)	Ioannidis 38' Šporar 78' Cantalapiedra 89'	Report	Femenía 64' Sørloth 74' Baena 84' Pedraza 87'	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)	Sørloth 36' Pino 43' Moreno 50' Baena 54' Pedraza 87'	Report	D. Doué 27' Truffert 58' Terrier 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 17,458 Referee: Harald Lechner (Austria)

9 November 2023 4	Maccabi Haifa	1–2	Villarreal	Larnaca, Cyprus
19:45 EET (UTC+2)	Seck 30' Šimić 38' Refaelov 71' Cafumana 85'	Report	Sørloth 29', 86' Trigueros 38' Altimira 69' Moreno 75' Baena 82'	Stadium: AEK Arena Attendance: 0 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)
Note: The match was played behind closed doors at a neutral venue, the AEK Arena in Larnaca, Cyprus, instead of Maccabi Haifa's regular stadium, the Sammy Ofer Stadium in Haifa, Israel, as a result of the Israel–Hamas war.^[29]

30 November 2023 5	Villarreal	3–2	Panathinaikos	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Baena 29' Comesaña 34', 88' Morales 47' Akhomach 71'	Report	Ioannidis 66', 81' Palacios 66' Pérez 90+8'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,993 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

6 December 2023 3	Villarreal	0–0	Maccabi Haifa	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Capoue 36' Foyth 45+1' Pedraza 62'	Report	Refaelov 79' Naor 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 9,365 Referee: Nick Walsh (Scotland)
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 26 October 2023, but was postponed due to the Israel–Hamas war.^[29]

14 December 2023 6	Rennes	2–3	Villarreal	Rennes, France
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Wooh 9' Bourigeaud 23' Belocian 34' Assignon 37' Mandanda 45+1' Blas 79'	Report	Albiol 19' Gerard 36' (pen.), 36' Akhomach 62' Parejo 80', 90+1'	Stadium: Roazhon Park Attendance: 27,761 Referee: Atilla Karaoğlan (Turkey)

Knockout phase edit

Round of 16 edit

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 23 February 2024.

7 March 2024 First leg	Marseille	4–0	Villarreal	Marseille, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Merlin 13' Veretout 23' Mosquera 28' (o.g.) Aubameyang 42' (pen.), 59'	Report	Mandi 9' Comesaña 45+1' Moreno 52' 62' Cuenca 72'	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 53,396 Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)

14 March 2024 Second leg	Villarreal	3–1 (3–5 agg.)	Marseille	Villarreal
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Coquelin 19' Capoue 32' Sørloth 54' Mosquera 86', 90+2' Baena 90+2'	Report	Sarr 19' Ounahi 48' Merlin 69' Kondogbia 85' López 90+3' Clauss 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 15,378 Referee: István Kovács (Romania)

Statistics edit

Squad statistics edit

Last updated 1 April 2024.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		UEFA Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ESP	Pepe Reina	11	0	1	0	3	0	7	0
13	GK	DEN	Filip Jörgensen	30	0	29	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	COL	Yerson Mosquera	10	1	6+2	0	0	0	1+1	1
3	DF	ESP	Raúl Albiol	26	0	21+1	0	1	0	2+1	0
5	DF	ESP	Jorge Cuenca	28	3	17+6	3	0	0	4+1	0
8	DF	ARG	Juan Foyth	16	1	12	1	0+1	0	3	0
12	DF	ESP	Eric Bailly	10	0	6+1	0	1	0	2	0
17	DF	ESP	Kiko Femenía	23	0	9+7	0	2+1	0	3+1	0
18	DF	ESP	Alberto Moreno	29	1	13+9	1	2+1	0	3+1	0
23	DF	ALG	Aïssa Mandi	20	1	10+4	1	1	0	5	0
24	DF	ESP	Alfonso Pedraza	20	1	13+2	1	1	0	1+3	0
26	DF	ESP	Adrià Altimira	18	0	10+1	0	2+1	0	3+1	0
37	DF	ESP	Carlos Romero	8	0	2+5	0	1	0	0	0
42	DF	SRB	Stefan Leković	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	DF	ESP	Santi Comesaña	31	3	14+7	2	3	0	5+2	1
6	MF	FRA	Étienne Capoue	36	2	15+13	1	0+1	0	5+2	1
10	MF	ESP	Dani Parejo	34	3	22+3	2	2	0	4+3	1
14	MF	ESP	Manu Trigueros	19	3	1+10	0	2+1	3	5	0
16	MF	ESP	Álex Baena	38	5	26+1	2	1+2	1	5+3	2
19	MF	FRA	Francis Coquelin	17	0	8+4	0	0+1	0	2+2	0
20	MF	ESP	Ramon Terrats	19	0	5+9	0	1+1	0	1+2	0
22	MF	ESP	Denis Suárez	6	0	1+3	0	0	0	1+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Gerard Moreno	35	11	25+2	10	1+1	0	3+3	1
9	FW	POR	Gonçalo Guedes	12	2	4+5	2	1	0	2	0
11	FW	NOR	Alexander Sørloth	33	17	22+4	14	0+1	0	4+2	3
15	FW	ESP	José Luis Morales	32	9	8+15	6	2+1	2	2+4	1
21	FW	ESP	Yeremy Pino	10	0	7	0	0	0	2+1	0
25	FW	BFA	Bertrand Traoré	5	0	3+2	0	0	0	0	0
27	FW	MAR	Ilias Akhomach	31	3	12+11	1	2+1	1	5	1
30	FW	ESP	Jorge Pascual	5	1	0+1	0	1+1	1	0+2	0
43	FW	ESP	Diego Collado	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
2	DF	ITA	Matteo Gabbia	13	0	6+1	0	0	0	5+1	0
9	FW	CHI	Ben Brereton Díaz	20	0	2+12	0	1	0	3+2	0

References edit

^ "First team squad". Villarreal CF. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
^ "Arnaut Danjuma to return to Villarreal as Tottenham Hotspur decide against activating buy option". 31 May 2023.
^ "Comesaña refuerza la poblada medular del Villarreal". MARCA. 29 June 2023.
^ "Denis Suárez, new Villarreal CF player – Web Oficial del Villarreal CF". 27 June 2023.
^ "Ramón Terrats is now a Villarreal CF player – Web Oficial del Villarreal CF". 30 June 2023.
^ "Ilias Akhomach is now a Yellow! - Web Oficial del Villarreal CF". 3 July 2023.
^ "Villarreal sign ex-Blackburn striker Brereton Diaz". BBC Sport.
^ "Alexander Sørloth moves to Villarreal CF | RB Leipzig". 25 July 2023.
^ "Gabbia is a Yellow". Villarreal CF. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Eric Bailly returns to Villarreal CF - Web Oficial del Villarreal CF". 30 December 2023.
^ "Guedes switches loan club". 19 January 2024.
^ "Yerson Mosquera, a new arrival in defence". 23 January 2024.
^ "Welcome, Bertrand Traoré!". 1 February 2024.
^ "Álex Millán, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo.
^ "Official statement: Manu Morlanes – Web Oficial del Villarreal CF". 30 June 2023.
^ "Nicolas Jackson joins the Blues". Chelsea F.C.
^ "DONE DEAL: Salernitana sign permanently Villarreal striker Boulaye Dia". Tribal Football. 9 July 2023.
^ "Ο Βιθέντε Ιμπόρα στον Ολυμπιακό". Olympiacos F.C. 11 July 2023.
^ "Villa announce Pau Torres signing". Aston Villa F.C. 12 July 2023.
^ "Oficial: Iván Martín firma hasta 2026". 22 July 2023.
^ "Danjuma, loaned to Everton FC". Villarreal CF. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
^ "Mojica, loaned to CA Osasuna". Villarreal CF. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^ "Samuel Chukwueze, new signing of the transfer market: the official statement". AC Milan. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
^ "Official Statement: Matteo Gabbia".
^ "New Year, New Striker". 5 January 2024.
^ "Pepe Reina continues his legacy at Villarreal – Web Oficial del Villarreal CF". 22 June 2023.
^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^ "Calendario de Liga 2023–24: primera jornada, fechas clave, los Clásicos, los derbis." Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2023.
^ ^a ^b "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA.com (Press release). Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

External links edit

Official website

[table_note_res_ELLS0.086369037202731-27] Athletic Bilbao qualified for the Europa League league stage by winning the 2023–24 Copa del Rey. If they qualify based on league position, the second Europa League league stage spot and the Conference League play-off round spot will be passed to the next two highest-placed teams that do not qualify for European competitions.

[1] "First team squad". Villarreal CF. 5 September 2022. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

[2] "Arnaut Danjuma to return to Villarreal as Tottenham Hotspur decide against activating buy option". 31 May 2023.

[3] "Comesaña refuerza la poblada medular del Villarreal". MARCA. 29 June 2023.

[4] "Denis Suárez, new Villarreal CF player – Web Oficial del Villarreal CF". 27 June 2023.

[5] "Ramón Terrats is now a Villarreal CF player – Web Oficial del Villarreal CF". 30 June 2023.

[6] "Ilias Akhomach is now a Yellow! - Web Oficial del Villarreal CF". 3 July 2023.

[7] "Villarreal sign ex-Blackburn striker Brereton Diaz". BBC Sport.

[8] "Alexander Sørloth moves to Villarreal CF | RB Leipzig". 25 July 2023.

[9] "Gabbia is a Yellow". Villarreal CF. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[10] "Eric Bailly returns to Villarreal CF - Web Oficial del Villarreal CF". 30 December 2023.

[11] "Guedes switches loan club". 19 January 2024.

[12] "Yerson Mosquera, a new arrival in defence". 23 January 2024.

[13] "Welcome, Bertrand Traoré!". 1 February 2024.

[14] "Álex Millán, nuevo jugador del Real Oviedo". Real Oviedo.

[15] "Official statement: Manu Morlanes – Web Oficial del Villarreal CF". 30 June 2023.

[16] "Nicolas Jackson joins the Blues". Chelsea F.C.

[17] "DONE DEAL: Salernitana sign permanently Villarreal striker Boulaye Dia". Tribal Football. 9 July 2023.

[18] "Ο Βιθέντε Ιμπόρα στον Ολυμπιακό". Olympiacos F.C. 11 July 2023.

[19] "Villa announce Pau Torres signing". Aston Villa F.C. 12 July 2023.

[20] "Oficial: Iván Martín firma hasta 2026". 22 July 2023.

[21] "Danjuma, loaned to Everton FC". Villarreal CF. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.

[22] "Mojica, loaned to CA Osasuna". Villarreal CF. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

[23] "Samuel Chukwueze, new signing of the transfer market: the official statement". AC Milan. 27 July 2023. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

[24] "Official Statement: Matteo Gabbia".

[25] "New Year, New Striker". 5 January 2024.

[26] "Pepe Reina continues his legacy at Villarreal – Web Oficial del Villarreal CF". 22 June 2023.

[28] "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[29] "Calendario de Liga 2023–24: primera jornada, fechas clave, los Clásicos, los derbis." Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2023.

[Hamas-30] "European Qualifier match between Belgium and Sweden declared abandoned with half-time result confirmed as final". UEFA.com (Press release). Union of European Football Associations. 19 October 2023. Retrieved 19 October 2023.

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