2007–08 Villarreal CF season

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Villarreal
2007–08 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachManuel Pellegrini
StadiumEl Madrigal
La Liga2nd
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
UEFA CupRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Nihat Kahveci (18)[1]
All: Nihat Kahveci (21)[1]

The 2007–08 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 85th season in existence and the club's 8th 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 Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008.

Season summary[edit]

Villarreal enjoyed the best season in their history, finishing as runners-up.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

Squad at end of season[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 Uruguay URU Sebastián Viera
2 DF Argentina ARG Gonzalo Rodríguez
3 DF Spain ESP Josemi
4 DF Uruguay URU Diego Godín
5 DF Spain ESP Joan Capdevila
6 MF Spain ESP Josico
7 MF France FRA Robert Pires
8 MF Spain ESP Santi Cazorla
9 FW Mexico MEX Guillermo Franco[notes 1]
10 MF Spain ESP Cani
11 FW Denmark DEN Jon Dahl Tomasson
12 DF France FRA Pascal Cygan
13 GK Spain ESP Diego López
14 MF Chile CHI Matías Fernández[notes 2]
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Turkey TUR Nihat Kahveci
17 DF Spain ESP Javi Venta
18 MF Spain ESP Ángel
19 MF Spain ESP Marcos Senna[notes 3]
20 DF Argentina ARG Fabricio Fuentes
21 MF Spain ESP Bruno
22 FW Italy ITA Giuseppe Rossi[notes 4]
23 MF Uruguay URU Sebastián Eguren (on loan from Hammarby)
26 GK Spain ESP Juan Carlos
27 DF Spain ESP Alberto de la Bella
28 DF Spain ESP Kiko
38 DF Spain ESP Rocha
44 MF Portugal POR Feliciano Condesso
45 FW Spain ESP Rubén

Left club during season[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
16 MF Argentina ARG Juan Román Riquelme (to Boca Juniors)
23 FW Spain ESP José Mari (to Real Betis)
No. Pos. Nation Player
24 MF France FRA Rio Mavuba[notes 5] (on loan to Lille)
30 FW Spain ESP Xisco Nadal (to Granada)

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 31 August 2007 30 May 2008 Matchday 1 5th 38 24 5 9 63 40 +23 063.16
Copa del Rey 29 October 2007 12 November 2008 Round of 32 Quarter-finals 6 3 1 2 8 5 +3 050.00
UEFA Cup 17 September 2007 15 April 2008 First round Round of 32 8 6 1 1 15 6 +9 075.00
Total 52 33 7 12 86 51 +35 063.46

Source: Competitions

La Liga[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 La Liga

League table[edit]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Real Madrid (C) 38 27 4 7 84 36 +48 85 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Villarreal 38 24 5 9 63 40 +23 77
3 Barcelona 38 19 10 9 76 43 +33 67 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Atlético Madrid 38 19 7 12 66 47 +19 64[a]
5 Sevilla 38 20 4 14 75 49 +26 64[a] Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ a b ATM 4–3 SEV; SEV 1–2 ATM

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 24 5 9 63 40  +23 77 12 5 2 33 15  +18 12 0 7 30 25  +5

Source: La Liga

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
ResultWLWWWWLWLWWWDLLWDLWWLDWDWDWWWWLLWWWWWW
Position48322232333223444553343333333233222222
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

26 August 2007 1 Valencia 0–3 Villarreal Valencia
Stadium: Mestalla
2 September 2007 2 Villarreal 0–5 Real Madrid Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
16 September 2007 3 Mallorca 0–1 Villarreal Palma
Stadium: Ono Estadi
23 September 2007 4 Villarreal 2–0 Murcia Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
26 September 2007 5 Racing Santander 0–2 Villarreal Santander
Stadium: El Sardinero
30 September 2007 6 Villarreal 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
7 October 2007 7 Osasuna 3–2 Villarreal Pamplona
Stadium: El Sadar
20 October 2007 8 Villarreal 3–1 Barcelona Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
28 October 2007 9 Zaragoza 4–1 Villarreal Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
31 October 2007 10 Villarreal 3–0 Levante Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
4 November 2007 11 Atlético Madrid 3–4 Villarreal Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
11 November 2007 12 Villarreal 3–2 Sevilla Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
25 November 2007 13 Villarreal 1–1 Almería Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
2 December 2007 14 Valladolid 2–0 Villarreal Valladolid
Stadium: José Zorrilla
9 December 2007 15 Villarreal 0–1 Real Betis Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
16 December 2007 16 Getafe 1–3 Villarreal Getafe
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
23 December 2007 17 Villarreal 1–1 Recreativo Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
5 January 2008 18 Espanyol 3–0 Villarreal Barcelona
Stadium: Olímpic Lluís Companys
13 January 2008 19 Villarreal 4–3 Deportivo La Coruña Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
19 January 2008 20 Villarreal 3–0 Valencia Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
27 January 2008 21 Real Madrid 3–2 Villarreal Madrid
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
3 February 2008 22 Villarreal 1–1 Mallorca Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
9 February 2008 23 Murcia 0–1 Villarreal Murcia
Stadium: Nueva Condomina
17 February 2008 24 Villarreal 0–0 Racing Santander Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
24 February 2008 25 Athletic Bilbao 1–2 Villarreal Bilbao
Stadium: San Mamés
2 March 2008 26 Villarreal 0–0 Osasuna Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
9 March 2008 27 Barcelona 1–2 Villarreal Barcelona
Stadium: Camp Nou
16 March 2008 28 Villarreal 2–0 Zaragoza Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
23 March 2008 29 Levante 1–2 Villarreal Valencia
Stadium: Ciutat de València
29 March 2008 30 Villarreal 3–0 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
6 April 2008 31 Sevilla 2–0 Villarreal Seville
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
13 April 2008 32 Almería 1–0 Villarreal Almería
Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos
20 April 2008 33 Villarreal 2–0 Valladolid Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
27 April 2008 34 Real Betis 0–1 Villarreal Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
4 May 2008 35 Villarreal 2–0 Getafe Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
7 May 2008 36 Recreativo 0–2 Villarreal Huelva
Stadium: Nuevo Colombino
11 May 2008 37 Villarreal 2–0 Espanyol Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
18 May 2008 38 Deportivo La Coruña 0–2 Villarreal A Coruña
Stadium: Riazor

Copa del Rey[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 Copa del Rey

Round of 32[edit]

14 November 2007 First leg Las Palmas 2–4 Villarreal Las Palmas
Stadium: Gran Canaria
2 January 2008 Second leg Villarreal 2–1
(6–3 agg.)		 Las Palmas Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal

Round of 16[edit]

9 January 2008 First leg Recreativo 1–0 Villarreal Huelva
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Cáceres 2'
 Report Stadium: Nuevo Colombino
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez
16 January 2008 Second leg Villarreal 2–0 (a.e.t.)
(2–1 agg.)		 Recreativo Villarreal
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Quarter-finals[edit]

24 January 2008 First leg Villarreal 0–0 Barcelona Villarreal
22:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa
31 January 2008 Second leg Barcelona 1–0
(1–0 agg.)		 Villarreal Barcelona
22:00 CET (UTC+1) Henry 41' Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 78,000
Referee: Manuel Mejuto González

UEFA Cup[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup

First round[edit]

20 September 2007 First leg Villarreal Spain 4–1 Belarus BATE Borisov Villarreal, Spain
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hervé Piccirillo (France)
4 October 2007 Second leg BATE Borisov Belarus 0–2
(1–6 agg.)		 Spain Villarreal Minsk, Belarus
 Stadium: Dinamo Stadium
Attendance: 5,500
Referee: Brade Sandmoen (Norway)

Group stage[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup group stage § Group C

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Spain Villarreal 4 3 1 0 7 3 +4 10 Advance to knockout stage
2 Italy Fiorentina 4 2 2 0 10 4 +6 8
3 Greece AEK Athens 4 1 2 1 4 4 0 5
4 Czech Republic Mladá Boleslav 4 1 0 3 5 6 −1 3
5 Sweden Elfsborg 4 0 1 3 3 12 −9 1
Source: [citation needed]
25 October 2007 1 Villarreal Spain 1–1 Italy Fiorentina Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)
8 November 2007 2 Mladá Boleslav Czech Republic 1–2 Spain Villarreal Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic
20:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Městský Stadion
Attendance: 4,082
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
5 December 2007 3 Villarreal Spain 2–0 Sweden Elfsborg Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: Alexandru Tudor (Romania)
20 December 2007 4 AEK Athens Greece 1–2 Spain Villarreal Athens, Greece
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Olympic Stadium
Attendance: 16,380
Referee: Gerald Lehner (Austria)

Knockout phase[edit]

Main article: 2007–08 UEFA Cup knockout stage
Round of 32[edit]
13 February 2008 First leg Zenit Saint Petersburg Russia 1–0 Spain Villarreal Saint Petersburg, Russia
18:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Petrovsky Stadium
Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)
21 February 2008 Second leg Villarreal Spain 2–1
(2–2 (a) agg.)		 Russia Zenit St. Petersburg Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Stefan Messner (Austria)

Notes and references[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Franco was born in Corrientes, Argentina, but became a naturalised Mexican citizen in 2004 and made his international debut for Mexico in 2005.
  2. ^ Fernández was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, but was raised in Chile from the age of four and made his international debut for Chile in 2005.
  3. ^ Senna was born in São Paulo, Brazil, but obtained Spanish citizenship in 2006 and made his international debut for Spain in March 2006.
  4. ^ Rossi was born in Teaneck, New Jersey, United States, but was raised in Italy from the age of 12 and would make his international debut for Italy in October 2008.
  5. ^ Mavuba was born in international waters; his father was Congolese and his mother was Angolan, but Mavuba was raised in France.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Squad of Villarreal 2007-08 First Division". www.bdfutbol.com.
  2. ^ "FootballSquads - Villarreal - 2007/08".
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