2014–15 Villarreal CF season

The 2014–15 Villarreal CF season was the club's 91st season in club history and its 15th in the top-tier. During the season, Villarreal competed in La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League.

Villarreal CF
2014–15 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachMarcelino
StadiumEl Madrigal
La Liga6th
Copa del ReySemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Luciano Vietto (12)
All: Luciano Vietto (20)

Squad

As of June 2014..[1][2]

Squad and statistics

No. Pos Nat Player TotalLigaCopa
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Sergio Asenjo 40034060
2 DF Mario 40334360
3 DF Bojan Jokić 707000
4 MF Tomás Pina 30022080
5 DF Mateo Musacchio 17314330
6 MF Jonathan dos Santos 14114100
7 FW Luciano Vietto 3612321240
8 FW Ikechukwu Uche 26623630
9 FW Giovani dos Santos 34227171
10 MF Cani 909000
11 MF Hernán Pérez 000000
14 MF Manu Trigueros 40333172
15 DF Víctor Ruiz 33025080
16 DF José Dorado 21015060
17 MF Denis Cheryshev 32526461
18 DF Jaume Costa 36129170
19 MF Moi Gómez 38431470
20 DF Gabriel 21019020
21 MF Bruno 29324251
22 DF Antonio Rukavina 28021070
24 MF Javier Espinosa 816120
25 GK Juan Carlos 705020
- FW Jonathan Pereira 00----
- DF Pablo Íñiguez 00----
- DF Aleksandar Pantić 00----
- MF Javier Aquino 00----

Transfers


Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round
First match Last match
La Liga Matchday 1 6th 24 August 201423 May 2015
Copa del Rey Round of 32 Semi-finals 4 December 20144 March 2015
UEFA Europa League Play-off round Round of 16 21 August 201419 March 2015

Updated to match played 23 May 2015
Source: Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Valencia 38 22 11 5 70 32 +38 77 Qualification to UEFA Champions League play-off round
5 Sevilla 38 23 7 8 71 45 +26 76 Qualification to UEFA Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Villarreal 38 16 12 10 48 37 +11 60 Qualification to UEFA Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 2]
7 Athletic Bilbao 38 15 10 13 42 41 +1 55 Qualification to UEFA Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 2]
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:
  1. 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.
  2. 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.

Matches

Kickoff times are in CET.   Win   Draw   Loss

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 16 12 10 48 37  +11 60 12 1 6 29 17  +12 4 11 4 19 20  −1

Last updated: 23 May 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultWLDWDLWWLLDWWWWWDDWWLWLWDWDLDLDDDLDWWL
Position48557776888866656666666666666666666666
Updated to match(es) played on 23 May 2015. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
24 August 2014 1 Levante 0–2 Villarreal Valencia
23:00 CEST 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Neymar  45'
Rafinha  53',  63'
Messi  55'
Report Bruno  23'
Cheryshev  30'
J. Dos Santos  41'
Vietto  51'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 60,0005
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
7 February 2015 22 Villarreal 2–0 Granada Villarreal
18:00 CET 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Aduriz  25' (pen.), 60'
Iraola  28'
Beñat  36'
Report Jokić  24' Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 43,276
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

4 December 2014 First leg Cádiz 1–2 Villarreal Cádiz
20:00 CET 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 Trigueros  55' (pen.)
Gerard  78', 88'
Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

Round of 16

7 January 2015 first leg Villarreal 1–0 Real Sociedad Villarreal
20:00 CET 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 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

21 January 2015 first leg Villarreal 1–0 Getafe Villarreal
20:00 CET 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 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

11 February 2015 First leg Barcelona 3–1 Villarreal Barcelona
20:00 CET 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+01:00) 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

Playoff

21 August 2014 First leg Astana 0–3 Villarreal Astana
18:00 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
20:45 Vietto  21', 54'
Pina  30'
Bruno  61' (pen.)
Matías Nahuel  67'
Report Dzholchiev  18'
Shomko  37'
Twumasi  60'
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal
Attendance: 11,564
Referee: Liran Liany (Israel)

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MGB VIL ZUR APL
1 Borussia Mönchengladbach 6 3 3 0 14 4 +10 12 Advance to knockout phase 1–1 3–0 5–0
2 Villarreal 6 3 2 1 15 7 +8 11 2–2 4–1 4–0
3 Zürich 6 2 1 3 10 14 4 7 1–1 3–2 3–1
4 Apollon Limassol 6 1 0 5 4 18 14 3 0–2 0–2 3–2
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
2 October 2014 Match 2 Villarreal 4–0 Apollon Limassol Villarreal
21:05 Gerard  8', 82'
Espinosa  44', 51'
Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 12,630
Referee: Arnold Hunter (Northern Ireland)
23 October 2014 Match 3 Villarreal 4–1 Zürich Villarreal
21:05 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 Match 4 Zürich 3–2 Villarreal Zürich
19:00 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 Match 5 Villarreal 2–2 Borussia Mönchengladbach Villarreal
21:05 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 Match 6 Apollon Limassol 0–2 Villarreal Nicosia
19:00 Rezek  81' Report Rukavina  21'
Gerard  35'
Vietto  40'
Uche  69'
Costa  71'
Stadium: GSP Stadium
Attendance: 4,200
Referee: Serge Gumienny (Germany)

Round of 32

19 February 2015 First leg Villarreal 2–1 Red Bull Salzburg Villarreal
21:05 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 Villarreal Salzburg
19:00 CET 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

12 March 2015 First leg Villarreal 1–3 Sevilla Villarreal
21:05 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)
19 March 2015 Second leg Sevilla 2–1
(5–2 agg.)
Villarreal Seville
21:05 CET Iborra  69'
Suárez  83'
Report Vietto  22'
Bailly  29'  77'
Pina  58'
Musacchio  66'
G. Dos Santos  73'
Mario  84'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

References

  1. "Villarreal". LFP. 2014.
  2. Soccerway - Villarreal
  3. "Reglamento General" (PDF). www.[[LNFS|publisher=Royal Spanish Football Federation|trans-title=General Regulations|access-date=26 March 2015|lnfs]].es (in Spanish).
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