2024–25 Villarreal CF season

The 2024–25 season is the 102nd season in the history of Villarreal Club de Fútbol, and the club's 12th consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the club is participating in the Copa del Rey.

Villarreal CF
2024–25 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachMarcelino
StadiumEstadio de la Cerámica
La Liga4th
Copa del ReySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ayoze Pérez (7)

All:
Ayoze Pérez (10)
All statistics correct as of 9 November 2024.

Villarreal is not participating in any European competition for the first time since the 2019–20 season due to their eighth-place league finish in the previous campaign.[1]

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 30 August 2024[2]

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   BRA Luiz Júnior
2 DF   CPV Logan Costa
3 DF   ESP Raúl Albiol (captain)
4 DF   CIV Eric Bailly
5 DF   FRA Willy Kambwala
6 MF   ESP Denis Suárez
7 FW   ESP Gerard Moreno (3rd captain)
8 DF   ARG Juan Foyth
10 MF   ESP Dani Parejo
11 FW   MAR Ilias Akhomach
12 DF   ESP Juan Bernat (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
13 GK   ESP Diego Conde
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   ESP Santi Comesaña
15 FW   FRA Thierno Barry
16 MF   ESP Álex Baena (vice-captain)
17 DF   ESP Kiko Femenía
18 MF   SEN Pape Gueye
19 FW   CIV Nicolas Pépé
20 MF   ESP Ramon Terrats
21 FW   ESP Yeremy Pino
22 FW   ESP Ayoze Pérez
23 DF   ESP Sergi Cardona
24 DF   ESP Alfonso Pedraza
31 GK   AND Iker Álvarez

Out on loan

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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   ESP Adrià Altimira (at Leganés until 30 June 2025)
DF   ESP Carlos Romero (at Espanyol until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   ESP Jorge Pascual (at Eibar until 30 June 2025)
FW   NED Arnaut Danjuma (at Girona until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF   Johan Mojica   Osasuna Loan return 30 June 2024 [3]
FW   Arnaut Danjuma   Everton Loan return 30 June 2024
FW   Haissem Hassan   Sporting Gijón Loan return 30 June 2024
GK   Diego Conde   Leganés €4,000,000 2 July 2024 [4]
MF   Pape Gueye   Marseille Free 5 July 2024 [5]
DF   Willy Kambwala   Manchester United €11,500,000 15 July 2024 [6]
DF   Sergi Cardona   Las Palmas Free 18 July 2024 [7]
FW   Nicolas Pépé Unattached Free 4 August 2024 [8]
FW   Ayoze Pérez   Real Betis €4,000,000 13 August 2024 [9]
GK   Luiz Júnior   Famalicão €12,000,000 20 August 2024 [10]
FW   Thierno Barry   Basel €14,000,000 21 August 2024 [11]
DF   Logan Costa   Toulouse €17,500,000[12] 22 August 2024 [13]
DF   Juan Bernat   Paris Saint-Germain Loan 30 August 2024 [14]
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF   Yerson Mosquera   Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan return 30 June 2024
MF   Gonçalo Guedes   Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan return 30 June 2024
DF   Alberto Moreno   Como End of contract 1 July 2024 [15]
GK   Pepe Reina   Como End of contract 1 July 2024 [16]
MF   Francis Coquelin End of contract 1 July 2024 [17]
MF   Étienne Capoue End of contract 1 July 2024 [18]
FW   José Luis Morales   Levante End of contract 1 July 2024 [19]
MF   Bertrand Traoré   Ajax End of contract 1 July 2024
FW   Jorge Pascual   Eibar Loan 6 July 2024 [20]
DF   Carlos Romero   Espanyol Loan 9 July 2024 [21]
DF   Johan Mojica   Mallorca €1,000,000 23 July 2024 [22]
FW   Ben Brereton Díaz   Southampton €8,300,000 30 July 2024 [23]
GK   Filip Jörgensen   Chelsea €24,500,000 30 July 2024 [24]
DF   Aïssa Mandi   Lille Contract terminated 1 August 2024 [25]
FW   Alexander Sørloth   Atlético Madrid €32,000,000 3 August 2024 [26]
MF   Manu Trigueros   Granada Free 8 August 2024 [27]
FW   Haissem Hassan   Oviedo €1,500,000 11 August 2024 [28]
DF   Adrià Altimira   Leganés Loan 21 August 2024 [29]
FW   Arnaut Danjuma   Girona Loan 30 August 2024 [30]

Friendlies

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Pre-season

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The team held a camp in Switzerland from 20 July.[31]

20 July 2024 Friendly Villarreal   1–2   Leicester City Évian-les-Bains, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Ndidi   30' (o.g.)
Report
Stadium: Camille Fournier Stadium
Attendance: 0
24 July 2024 Friendly Sion   1–3   Villarreal Montreux, France
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Eugène Parlier
Attendance: 400
Referee: Jonathan Jaussi (Switzerland)
27 July 2024 Friendly Saint-Étienne   3–1   Villarreal Thonon-les-Bains, France
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Joseph-Moynat
Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)
2 August 2024 Friendly Nottingham Forest   0–0   Villarreal West Bridgford, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: City Ground
Referee: Samuel Barrott (England)
6 August 2024 Friendly Borussia Dortmund   2–2   Villarreal Altach, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)
Note: The match was played in four periods of thirty minutes each.
10 August 2024 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion   4–0   Villarreal Brighton and Hove, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 11,527
Referee: Steve Martin (England)

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 19 August 2024 23–25 May 2025 Matchday 1 12 7 3 2 23 19 +4 058.33
Copa del Rey 29 October 2024 First round 1 1 0 0 6 1 +5 100.00
Total 13 8 3 2 29 20 +9 061.54

Last updated: 9 November 2024
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Real Madrid 12 8 3 1 25 11 +14 27 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
3 Atlético Madrid 13 7 5 1 19 7 +12 26
4 Villarreal 12 7 3 2 23 19 +4 24
5 Osasuna 13 6 3 4 17 20 −3 21 Qualification for the Europa League league stage[a]
6 Athletic Bilbao 13 5 5 3 19 13 +6 20 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
Updated to match(es) played on 10 November 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)[32]
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2024–25 Copa del Rey winners will also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixth-placed team if the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top five).


Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
12 7 3 2 23 19  +4 24 3 2 1 14 12  +2 4 1 1 9 7  +2

Last updated: 9 November 2024.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

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Round12345678910111213
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHH
ResultDWWDWLWWLDWPW
Position7524464344344
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

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The league schedule was released on 18 June 2024.[33]

19 August 2024 1 Villarreal 2–2 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 21,566
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
23 August 2024 2 Sevilla 1–2 Villarreal Seville
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 34,004
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
26 August 2024 3 Villarreal 4–3 Celta Vigo Villarreal
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 19,651
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
31 August 2024 4 Valencia 1–1 Villarreal Valencia
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 43,857
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
14 September 2024 5 Mallorca 1–2 Villarreal Palma
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix
Attendance: 18,303
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
22 September 2024 6 Villarreal 1–5 Barcelona Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 22,048
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer
26 September 2024 7 Espanyol 1–2 Villarreal Cornellà de Llobregat
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 23,147
Referee: Alejandro Quintero González
30 September 2024 8 Villarreal 3–1 Las Palmas Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 18,159
Referee: Mario Melero López
5 October 2024 9 Real Madrid 2–0 Villarreal Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 73,842
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
20 October 2024 10 Villarreal 1–1 Getafe Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 19,355
Referee: Víctor García Verdura
26 October 2024 11 Valladolid 1–2 Villarreal Valladolid
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Attendance: 20,187
Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso
2 November 2024 12 Villarreal Postponed Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 2 November 2024, but was postponed due to the 2024 Spanish floods.[34]
9 November 2024 13 Villarreal 3–0 Alavés Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,659
Referee: Alejandro Quintero González
24 November 2024 14 Osasuna v Villarreal Pamplona
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: El Sadar

Copa del Rey

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29 October 2024 First round Poblense 1–6 Villarreal Sa Pobla
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nou Camp
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Statistics

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Squad statistics

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No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   BRA Luiz Júnior 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 GK   ESP Diego Conde 12 0 12 0 0 0
31 GK   AND Iker Álvarez 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   CPV Logan Costa 10 1 8+1 1 1 0
3 DF   ESP Raúl Albiol 10 0 9+1 0 0 0
4 DF   CIV Eric Bailly 8 0 6+2 0 0 0
5 DF   FRA Willy Kambwala 2 0 1 0 1 0
8 DF   ARG Juan Foyth 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF   ESP Juan Bernat 7 0 0+6 0 1 0
17 DF   ESP Kiko Femenía 12 0 12 0 0 0
23 DF   ESP Sergi Cardona 12 1 12 1 0 0
24 DF   ESP Alfonso Pedraza 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF   ESP Pau Navarro 4 0 0+3 0 1 0
26 DF   CIV Jean Ives Valou 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
6 MF   ESP Denis Suárez 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
10 MF   ESP Dani Parejo 13 2 10+2 2 1 0
14 MF   ESP Santi Comesaña 13 2 10+2 2 0+1 0
16 MF   ESP Álex Baena 12 1 10+1 1 0+1 0
18 MF   SEN Pape Gueye 12 1 7+4 0 1 1
20 MF   ESP Ramon Terrats 10 1 0+9 0 1 1
Forwards
7 FW   ESP Gerard Moreno 2 0 2 0 0 0
11 FW   MAR Ilias Akhomach 12 1 7+4 1 0+1 0
15 FW   FRA Thierno Barry 12 3 7+4 3 0+1 0
19 FW   CIV Nicolas Pépé 11 1 6+5 1 0 0
21 FW   ESP Yeremy Pino 11 0 4+6 0 1 0
22 FW   ESP Ayoze Pérez 10 10 5+4 7 1 3
33 FW   ESP Pau Cabanes 2 1 0+1 0 1 1
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW   NED Arnaut Danjuma 3 2 3 2 0 0

Last updated: 29 October 2024
Source: Competitions

References

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  3. ^ "El colombiano Mojica se despide de Osasuna: "Fuimos una gran familia siempre"". Navarra. 27 May 2024.
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  5. ^ "Pape Gueye is a Yellow!". Villarreal CF. 5 July 2024.
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