2011–12_Villarreal_CF_season

Villarreal
2011–12 season
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	Juan Carlos Garrido; (until 21 December); José Francisco Molina; (from 22 December to 18 March); Miguel Ángel Lotina; (from 19 March);
Stadium	El Madrigal
La Liga	18th (relegated)
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: Marco Ruben (9); All: Marco Ruben (9)
Home colours	Away colours
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2011–12 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal 2011–12 football season

The 2011–12 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 89th season in existence and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. It covered a period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.

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Villarreal competed in La Liga and participated in the UEFA Champions League, entering in the play-off round due to their fourth-place finish in the 2010–11 La Liga. They entered the Copa del Rey in the Round of 32. This season would end Villarreal's streak in La Liga; on the final day of the season they lost 1–0 to Atlético Madrid, sending them down to 18th and relegating the side to the second division for the first time since the 1999–2000 season.

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No.	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
18	MF	Cristóbal	27	EU	Elche	Loan return	Summer		N/A
12	ST	Jozy Altidore	21	Non-EU	Bursaspor	Loan return	Summer	2014	N/A
23	LW	Jefferson Montero	21	Non-EU	Levante	Loan return	Summer		N/A	Marca.com
	CB	Iván Marcano	24	EU	Getafe	Loan return	Summer		N/A
1	GK	César	39	EU	Valencia	Transfer	Summer	2012	Free	AS.com
17	LW	Javier Camuñas	31	EU	Osasuna	Transfer	Summer	2014	€2.3M	AS.com
12	CB	Cristián Zapata	24	EU	Udinese	Transfer	Summer	2016	€7M	marca.com
8	MF	Jonathan de Guzmán	23	EU	Mallorca	Transfer	Summer	2016	€8M	marca.com
23	ST	Gerard Bordas	29	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer		Youth system

N	Pos.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
	CB	Iván Marcano	24	EU	Olympiacos	Loan	Summer	N/A	AS.com
17	MF	Javier Matilla	22	EU	Betis	Transfer	Summer	€1.2M	AS.com
23	LW	Jefferson Montero	21	Non-EU	Betis	Loan	Summer	N/A	marca.com
24	RB	Cicinho	31	EU	Roma	Loan return	Summer	N/A	marca.com
8	MF	Santi Cazorla	26	EU	Málaga	Transfer	Summer	€19M	malagacf.com
11	LB	Joan Capdevila	33	EU	Benfica	Transfer	Summer	Free	villarrealcf.es
12	ST	Jozy Altidore	21	Non-EU	AZ	Transfer	Summer	Free	sun-sentinel.com
18	CM	Cristóbal	27	EU	Karpaty Lviv	Transfer	Summer	Free	AS.com
25	GK	Juan Carlos	23	EU	Elche	Loan	Summer	N/A	elchecf.org^{[permanent dead link]}
1	GK	Xavi Oliva	35	EU		End of contract	Summer	Free

Position	Staff
Head coach	Juan Carlos Garrido
Assistant coach	Raúl Garrido
Physical trainers	Carlos Corberán, Javi Ramos
Team delegate	Enrique Basauri
Representative	Iñaki Morán
Medical services	Manuel Tello
Physiotherapists	Víctor Salinas, Fernando Granell, Alfonso Calvo
Pitch delegate	Juan Ansuátegui Roca
Kit managers	Pasqualet, Jorge Garrido, Adrián Ortells

16 July 2011 Friendly	UCD Dublin	4–3	Villarreal	Dublin, Ireland
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	O'Connor 21' Leahy 21' Boyle 62' Oriol 80' (o.g.)	Report	Valero 13' Ruben 48' Cazorla 69'	Stadium: UCD Bowl Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Damien Hancock

19 July 2011 Friendly	Aberdeen	0–1	Villarreal	Aberdeen, Scotland
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Rossi 52'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Allan Crawford

2011–12_Villarreal_CF_season

2011–12 Villarreal CF season

Players

Squad information

Transfers

In

Out

Statistics

Club

Coaching staff

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

La Liga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

Group stage

See also

Notes and references

External links

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24 July 2011 Friendly	Wolfsburg	2–2	Villarreal	Wolfsburg, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mandžukić 52' Lakić 79'	Report	Camuñas 30' Rossi 47'	Stadium: Volkswagen Arena Attendance: 17,000

31 July 2011 Trofeo de la Cerámica	Villarreal	3–1	Lazio	Villarreal, Spain
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rossi 14' Cani 20' Wakaso 74'	Report	Cissé 45'	Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

5 July 2011 Friendly	Everton	0–1	Villarreal	Liverpool, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Rossi 63'	Stadium: Goodison Park

7 August 2011 Friendly	Wigan Athletic	1–0	Villarreal	Wigan, England
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Moses 44'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 5,000 Referee: John Moss

10 August 2011 Friendly	Elche	0–2	Villarreal	Elche, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Zapata 45' Gullón 88'	Stadium: Manuel Martínez Valero

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	29 August 2011	21 May 2012	Matchday 1	18th	38	9	14	15	39	53	−14	023.68
Copa del Rey	13 December 2011	21 December 2011	Round of 32	Round of 32	2	0	1	1	1	3	−2	000.00
UEFA Champions League	17 August 2011	7 December 2011	Play-off round	Group stage	8	1	0	7	5	15	−10	012.50
Total					48	10	15	23	45	71	−26	020.83

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Zaragoza	38	12	7	19	36	61	−25	43^{[lower-alpha 1]}
17	Granada	38	12	6	20	35	56	−21	42
18	Villarreal (R)	38	9	14	15	39	53	−14	41	Relegation to the Segunda División
19	Sporting Gijón (R)	38	10	7	21	42	69	−27	37
20	Racing Santander (R)	38	4	15	19	28	63	−35	27

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
37	7	15	15	36	51	−15	36	6	11	3	26	20	+6	1	4	12	10	31	−21

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	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	A	H
Result	L	D	L	W	D	D	D	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	D	W	D	L	W	D	D	D	D	L	L
Position	19	17	19	13	13	12	14	16	18	13	13	12	13	15	17	17	18	19	17	18	17	15	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	16	17	17	16	16	18

20 August 2011 1	Villarreal	v	Sporting de Gijón	Villarreal
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal
Note: Postponed to 22 January due to AFE strike after failing to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the LFP.^[1]

29 August 2011 2	Barcelona	5–0	Villarreal	Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Thiago 25' Mascherano 33' Fàbregas 35', 45' Sánchez 47', 48' Messi 52', 74'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Zapata 21' Wakaso 84' Marchena 88'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez

10 September 2011 3	Villarreal	2–2	Sevilla	Villarreal
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	D. López 22' Rossi 35' (pen.) Ruben 72' De Guzmán 75' César 79'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Negredo 24' 24', 28' Manu 42' Kanouté 61' Alexis 76', 86'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

17 September 2011 4	Granada	1–0	Villarreal	Granada
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Martins 6' Yebda 17' Moisés 27' Mainz 51' Uche 56' M. Rico 76' Diakhaté 78' Nyom 90'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Catalá 36' Rossi 79' Musacchio 90'	Stadium: Los Cármenes Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández

24 September 2011 6	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Villarreal	Bilbao
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gabilondo 43' Ekiza 45' 81' Amorebieta 56' Martínez 60' Muniain 87'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Nilmar 53' Musacchio 58'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

20 September 2011 5	Villarreal	2–0	Mallorca	Villarreal
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rossi 8' Nilmar 52'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Pina 42' Tissone 44' Flores 90'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: José Luis González

1 October 2011 7	Villarreal	2–2	Real Zaragoza	Villarreal
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rossi 40', 41' (pen.) Pérez 84'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Juárez 24' Lanzaro 27' 80' García 35' Barrera 45' Paredes 66' Roberto 87'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

15 October 2011 8	Getafe	0–0	Villarreal	Getafe
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sarabia 35' Valera 48' Pérez 62' Míchel 77'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Gonzalo 14' Valero 57' Catalá 59' Rossi 71' Marchena 75'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 12,500 Referee: José Teixeira Vitienes

23 October 2011 9	Villarreal	0–3	Levante	Villarreal
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ruben 72' Rossi 76'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Juanlu 16', 43' Torres 22' Koné 58'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro

26 October 2011 10	Real Madrid	3–0	Villarreal	Madrid
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Benzema 5' Kaká 11', 53' Alonso 21' Di María 30'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Musacchio 16' Catalá 46' Ruben 54'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa

29 October 2011 11	Villarreal	2–0	Rayo Vallecano	Villarreal
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bruno 20', 71' Senna 39' Valero 67' Catalá 73' D. López 85'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Jordi 20' Arribas 34' Piti 34' Fuego 38' Michu 72'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez

6 November 2011 12	Espanyol	0–0	Villarreal	Cornellà de Llobregat
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vilà 41' Forlín 64' 75'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	De Guzmán 62' Gonzalo 72' Bruno 88'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 29,500 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

19 November 2011 13	Villarreal	1–0	Real Betis	Villarreal
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Valero 21', 77' Bruno 38' Ruben 43' Musacchio 69' D. López 90'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Isidoro 6' Castro 40'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,500 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

28 November 2011 14	Málaga	2–1	Villarreal	Málaga
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Toulalan 5', 65' 75' Isco 40' Caballero 79' Buonanotte 88'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Ruben 16', 45' Ángel 33' Bruno 36' Gonzalo 72' Pérez 87'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

3 December 2011 15	Racing de Santander	1–0	Villarreal	Santander
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Stuani 27' Adrián 38' Toño 66'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	Musacchio 69' Mario 80' De Guzmán 90'	Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero

11 December 2011 16	Villarreal	1–1	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zapata 58' Oriol 61' Ruben 71'	Report^{[permanent dead link]}	González 2' Zurutuza 11' Elustondo 34' 62' Aranburu 52'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

18 December 2011 17	Osasuna	2–1	Villarreal	Pamplona
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sergio 5', 81' Ibrahima 74' Timor 80'	Report	Camuñas 63' Ruben 63', 90'	Stadium: Reyno de Navarra Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro

8 January 2012 18	Villarreal	2–2	Valencia	Villarreal
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ruben 14', 74' Gonzalo 18' Soriano 22' Cani 22' Zapata 33' Oriol 36'	Summary	Jonas 25' Soldado 35' Feghouli 41' Banega 70' Miguel 74' Aduriz 87'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 18,000 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

15 January 2012 19	Atlético Madrid	3–0	Villarreal	Madrid
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Falcao 40', 52' (pen.) Turan 59' Tiago 62' Diego 71', 80'	Summary	D. López 50' Gonzalo 51'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez

23 January 2012 1	Villarreal	3–0	Sporting de Gijón	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Musacchio 15' Ruben 57' Valero 59' Bruno 90+1'	Summary	Borral 26' Botía 80' Canella 90+2'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo

28 January 2012 21	Villarreal	0–0	Barcelona	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Musacchio 30' Ruben 41' Senna 69' Joselu 77' Gonzalo 84'	Summary	Thiago 89' Alves 90+2'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: José Teixeira Vitienes

5 February 2012 22	Sevilla	1–2	Villarreal	Seville
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Coke 28' Bruno 34' (o.g.) Escudé 52'	Summary	Valero 22' Bruno 54' Gonzalo 56' Camuñas 66' Cani 75' Camuñas 81' Oriol 90' 90+2'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

12 February 2012 23	Villarreal	3–1	Granada	Villarreal
19:45 CET (UTC+1)	Ruben 16' Cani 53' Valero 64' Júlio César 73' (o.g.) Marchena 90+1'	Summary	Ighalo 30' Jara 32' López 50' Diakhaté 71' 88'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa

19 February 2012 24	Mallorca	4–0	Villarreal	Palma
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Tissone 31' Nunes 33', 68' Crespí 36' Víctor 41', 65' Martí 52' Pina 87'	Summary	Senna 15' D. López 39'	Stadium: Iberostar Attendance: 14,500 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo

26 February 2012 25	Villarreal	2–2	Athletic Bilbao	Villarreal
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Senna 11', 18' Nilmar 68'	Summary	Aurtenetxe 50' Llorente 62' Pérez 64' Susaeta 66' Toquero 66' Iturraspe 75'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias