2011–12 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal CF

2011–12 season
Chairman	Fernando Roig
Manager	Juan Carlos Garrido José Francisco Molina Miguel Ángel Lotina
Stadium	Estadio El Madrigal
La Liga	18th (relegated)
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
UEFA Champions League	Group Stage
← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 season will be the 72nd season in Villarreal Club de Fútbol's history and their 13th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. It covers a period from 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2012.

Villarreal will compete for their first La Liga title and will participate in the UEFA Champions League, entering in the play-off round due to their fourth-place finish in the 2010–11 La Liga. They will also enter the Copa del Rey in the Round of 32. This season was Villarreal's last in La Liga, on the final day of the season they lost 1–0 to Atletico Madrid, sending them down to 18th and relegating the side that once finished second in the La Liga.

Players

Squad information

As of 1 September 2011

The numbers are established according to the official website:www.villarrealcf.es and www.lfp.es

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

No. Position Player 1 GK César Sánchez 2 DF Gonzalo (vice-captain) 3 DF Joan Oriol 4 DF Mateo Musacchio 5 DF Carlos Marchena 6 DF Ángel López 7 FW Nilmar 8 MF Jonathan de Guzmán 9 FW Marco Ruben 10 MF Cani 11 MF Hernán Pérez 12 DF Cristián Zapata 13 GK Diego López

No. Position Player 14 DF Mario 15 DF José Catalá 17 MF Javier Camuñas 18 MF Wakaso Mubarak 19 MF Marcos Senna (captain) 20 MF Borja Valero 21 MF Bruno Soriano 22 FW Giuseppe Rossi 23 FW Alejandro Martinuccio 24 GK Diego Mariño 27 FW Gerard Bordas 38 DF Florian Lejeune 41 FW Joselu

Transfers

In

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Ref.
18	MF		Cristobal Cristóbal	27	EU	Elche	Loan return	Summer		N/A
12	ST		Altidore, JozyJozy Altidore	21	Non-EU	Bursaspor	Loan return	Summer	2014	N/A
23	LW		Montero, JeffersonJefferson Montero	21	Non-EU	Levante	Loan return	Summer		N/A	Marca.com
	CB		Marcano, IvánIván Marcano	24	EU	Getafe	Loan return	Summer		N/A
1	GK		Cesar César	39	EU	Valencia	Transfer	Summer	2012	Free	AS.com
17	LW		Camuñas, JavierJavier Camuñas	31	EU	Osasuna	Transfer	Summer	2014	€ 2.3M	AS.com
12	CB		Zapata, CristiánCristián Zapata	24	EU	Udinese	Transfer	Summer	2016	€ 7M	marca.com
8	MF		de Guzmán, JonathanJonathan de Guzmán	23	EU	Mallorca	Transfer	Summer	2016	€ 8M	marca.com
23	ST		Bordas, GerardGerard Bordas	29	EU	Youth system	Promoted	Summer		Youth system

Total expenditure: €9.3 million

Out

N	P	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
	CB		Marcano, IvánIván Marcano	24	EU	Olympiacos	Loan	Summer	N/A	AS.com
17	MF		Matilla, JavierJavier Matilla	22	EU	Betis	Transfer	Summer	€ 1.2M	AS.com
23	LW		Montero, JeffersonJefferson Montero	21	Non-EU	Betis	Loan	Summer	N/A	marca.com
24	RB		Cicinho, Cicinho	31	EU	Roma	Loan return	Summer	N/A	marca.com
8	MF		Cazorla, SantiSanti Cazorla	26	EU	Málaga	Transfer	Summer	€ 19M	malagacf.com
11	LB		Capdevila, JoanJoan Capdevila	33	EU	Benfica	Transfer	Summer	Free	villarrealcf.es
12	ST		Altidore, JozyJozy Altidore	21	Non-EU	AZ	Transfer	Summer	Free	sun-sentinel.com
18	CM		Cristobal Cristóbal	27	EU	Karpaty Lviv	Transfer	Summer	Free	AS.com
25	GK		Juan Carlos, Juan Carlos	23	EU	Elche	Loan	Summer	N/A	elchecf.org
1	GK		Xavi Oliva, Xavi Oliva	35	EU		End of contract	Summer	Free

Total income: €20.2 million

Club

Coaching staff

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 Ansuategui
Kit managers	Pasqualet, Jorge Garrido, Adrián Ortells

Source: Villarrealcf.es

Overview

Competition	Started round	Current position / round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
La Liga	—	17th		27–28 August 2011	13 May 2012
Copa del Rey	Round of 32	Round of 32	Round of 32	13 December 2011
UEFA Champions League	Play-off round	—	Group stage	17 August 2011	9 December 2011

Last updated: 6 July 2011
Source: Competitions

La Liga

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	8	15	15	36	51	−15	39	6	11	3	26	20	+6	2	4	12	10	31	−21

Last updated: 13 May 2012.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	1	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	20	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

Last updated: 26 April 2012.
Source: La Liga
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Matches

      Win       Draw       Loss       Postponed

Villarreal v Sporting de Gijón

20 August 2011 1	Villarreal	v	Sporting de Gijón	Villarreal
18:00 CEST (UTC+02)				Stadium: El Madrigal
Note: Postponed to January 22 due to AFE strike after failing to reach a collective bargaining agreement with the LFP.[1]

Barcelona v Villarreal

29 August 2011 2	Barcelona	5 – 0	Villarreal	Barcelona
21:00	Thiago  25' Mascherano  33' Fàbregas  35',  45' Sánchez  47',  48' Messi  52', 74'	Report	21' Zapata  84' Wakaso  88' Marchena	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 95,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez

Villarreal v Sevilla

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

Granada v Villarreal

17 September 2011 4	Granada	1 – 0	Villarreal	Granada
18:00	Martins  6' Yebda  17' Moisés  27' Mainz  51' Uche  56' Mikel Rico  76' Diakhaté  78' Nyom  90'	Report	36' Catalá 79' Rossi  90' Musacchio	Stadium: Los Cármenes Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández

Villarreal v Mallorca

20 September 2011 5	Villarreal	2 – 0	Mallorca	Villarreal
22:00	Rossi  8' Nilmar  52'	Report	42' Pina  44' Tissone  90' Chico	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: José Luis González

Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal

24 September 2011 6	Athletic Bilbao	1 – 1	Villarreal	Bilbao
18:00	Gabilondo  43' Ekiza  45', 81' Amorebieta  56' Martínez  60' Muniain  87'	Report	53' Nilmar  58' Musacchio	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Villarreal v Real Zaragoza

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

Getafe v Villarreal

15 October 2011 8	Getafe	0 – 0	Villarreal	Madrid
18:00	Sarabia  35' Valera  48' Pérez  62' Míchel  77'	Report	14' Gonzalo  57' Valero  59' Catalá  71' Rossi  75' Marchena	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 12,500 Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes

Villarreal v Levante

23 October 2011 9	Villarreal	0 – 3	Levante	Villarreal
22:00	Ruben  72' Rossi  76'	Report	16', 43' Juanlu  22' Torres  58' Koné	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Carlos Delgado Ferreiro

Real Madrid v Villarreal

26 October 2011 10	Real Madrid	3 – 0	Villarreal	Madrid
22:00	Benzema  5' Kaká  11',  53' Alonso  21' Di María  30'	Report	16' Musacchio  46' Catalá  54' Ruben	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa

Villarreal v Rayo Vallecano

29 October 2011 11	Villarreal	2 – 0	Rayo Vallecano	Villarreal
18:00	Bruno  20',  71' Senna 39' Valero  67' Catalá  73' D. López  85'	Report	20' Jordi  34' Arribas  34' Piti  38' Fuego  72' Michu	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez

Espanyol v Villarreal

6 November 2011 12	Espanyol	0 – 0	Villarreal	Cornellà de Llobregat
18:00	Dídac  41' Forlín  64', 75'	Report	62' De Guzmán  72' Gonzalo  88' Bruno	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 29,500 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Villarreal v Real Betis

19 November 2011 13	Villarreal	1 – 0	Real Betis	Villarreal
18:00	Valero  21',  77' Bruno  38' Ruben  43' Musacchio  69' D. López  90'	Report	6' Isidoro  40' Rubén Castro	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,500 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

Málaga v Villarreal

28 November 2011 14	Málaga	2 – 1	Villarreal	Málaga
21:00	Toulalan  5'  65', 75' Isco  40' Caballero  79' Buonanotte  88'	Report	16',  45' Ruben  33' Ángel  36' Bruno  72' Gonzalo  87' Pérez	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 27,500 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Racing de Santander v Villarreal

3 December 2011 15	Racing de Santander	1 – 0	Villarreal	Santander
18:00	Stuani  27' Adrián  38' Toño  66'	Report	69' Musacchio  80' Mario  90' De Guzmán	Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero

Villarreal v Real Sociedad

11 December 2011 16	Villarreal	1 – 1	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
16:00	Zapata  58' Oriol  61' Ruben  71'	Report	2' Mikel González  11' Zurutuza  34', 62' Elustondo  52' Aranburu	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Osasuna v Villarreal

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

Villarreal v Valencia

8 January 2012 18	Villarreal	2 - 2	Valencia	Villarreal
18:00	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

Atletico Madrid v Villarreal

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

Villarreal v Sporting de Gijón

23 January 2012 1	Villarreal	3 - 0	Sporting de Gijón	Villarreal
21:00	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

Villarreal v Barcelona

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

Sevilla v Villarreal

5 February 2012 22	Sevilla	1 - 2	Villarreal	Seville
18:00 CET	Coke  28' Soriano  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

Villarreal v Granada

12 February 2012 23	Villarreal	3 - 1	Granada	Villarreal
19:45 CET	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

Mallorca v Villarreal

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

Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao

26 February 2012 25	Villarreal	2 - 2	Athletic Bilbao	Villarreal
12:00 CET	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

Real Zaragoza v Villarreal

4 March 2012 26	Real Zaragoza	2 - 1	Villarreal	Zaragoza
12:00 CET	García  85' Paredes  89' Apoño  90+3' Abraham  90+3'	Summary	Martinuccio  16',  42' Nilmar  29' Marchena  90+2'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 24,000 Referee: José Luis González González

Villarreal v Getafe

12 March 2012 27	Villarreal	1 - 2	Getafe	Villarreal
21:00 CET	Gonzalo  26' Nilmar  45' (pen.) Bruno  54'	Report	Castro  6' Míchel  17' Alexis  28' Díaz  45' Barrada  72'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero

Levante v Villarreal

18 March 2012 28	Levante	1 - 0	Villarreal	Valencia
12:00 CET	Valdo  14' Javi Venta  45' Juanfran  85' Xavi Torres  90+2'	Report	Zapata  6' Castellani  45+1' Martinuccio  75' Pérez  84' Nilmar  86' Marchena  89', 90'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Carlos Clos Gomez

Villarreal v Real Madrid

22 March 2012 29	Villarreal	1 - 1	Real Madrid	Vilarreal
22:00 CET	Senna  20',  83' Mario  32' Ángel  34' Ruben  55' De Guzmán  76'	Report	Diarra  5' Alonso  38' Pepe  45+1' Ramos  53', 85' Ronaldo  62' Özil  85' Khedira  88' Higuaín  90+5'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero

Rayo Vallecano v Villarreal

25 March 2012 30	Rayo Vallecano	0 - 2	Villarreal	Madrid
19:45 CET	Casado  4' Arribas  54' Tito  60'	Report	Ruben  29' Bruno  63' Ángel  85'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa

Villarreal v Espanyol

2 April 2012 31	Villarreal	0 - 0	Espanyol	Villarreal
21:30 CET	Zapata  42'	Summary	Weiss  15' Uche  28' Gómez  54' Casilla  88'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,000 Referee: José Luis González González

Real Betis v Villarreal

8 April 2012 32	Real Betis	3 - 1	Villarreal	Seville
21:00 CET	Paulão  21' Santa Cruz  35' Castro  38' Pereira  42' Montero  58' Beñat  59' Fabricio  90+3'	Summary	Ángel  16', 66' Oriol  38' Ruben  90+3' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Villarreal v Málaga

12 April 2012 33	Villarreal	2 - 1	Málaga	Villarreal
20:00 CET	Senna  83' (pen.) Pérez  90+4'	Report	Duda  33' Eliseu  58' Cazorla  65' Kameni  81' Camacho  90+3' Van Nistelrooy  90+5'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Alfonso Alvarez Izquierdo

Villarreal v Racing de Santander

15 April 2012 34	Villarreal	1 - 1	Racing de Santander	Villarreal
--:-- CET				Stadium: El Madrigal

Real Sociedad v Villarreal

22 April 2012 35	Real Sociedad	1 - 1	Villarreal	San Sebastián
--:-- CET				Stadium: Estadio Anoeta

Villarreal v Osasuna

29 April 2012 36	Villarreal	1 - 1	Osasuna	Villarreal
--:-- CET	Bruno  44'		Raúl García  73'	Stadium: El Madrigal

Sporting de Gijón v Villarreal

1 May 2012 20	Sporting de Gijón	2 - 3	Villarreal	Gijón
--:-- CET	Lora  40' Alejandro Galvez  85'		Mario  19' Senna  43' (pen.) Pérez  56'	Stadium: Estadio El Molinón

Valencia v Villarreal

6 May 2012 37	Valencia	1 - 0	Villarreal	Valencia
--:-- CET	Jonas  90+1'			Stadium: Mestalla

Villarreal v Atlético Madrid

13 May 2012 38	Villarreal	0 - 1	Atlético Madrid	Villarreal
--:-- CET			Falcao  88'	Stadium: El Madrigal

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

Mirandés v Villarreal

13 December 2011 First Leg	Mirandés	1 – 1	Villarreal	Miranda de Ebro
21:00	Arroyo  26',  45' Iribas  38'	Report	22' Pérez  40' Musacchio  60' Bruno  85' Valero	Stadium: Estadio Anduva Attendance: 4,100 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Villarreal v Mirandés

21 December 2011 Second Leg	Villarreal	0 – 2 (1 – 3 agg.)	Mirandés	Villarreal
21:00	Musacchio  58',  89'	Report	35' Asier  38' Blanco  60', 87' Infante	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa

UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

Odense v Villarreal

17 August 2011 First leg	Odense	1 – 0	Villarreal	Odense, Denmark
20:45 CET	Gíslason  13' Høegh  49' Andreasen  84' Johansson  89'	Report	13' Musacchio  31' Valero  54' Oriol  71' Bruno	Stadium: TRE-FOR Park Attendance: 13,002 Referee: Damir Skomina

Villarreal v Odense

23 August 2011 Second leg	Villarreal	3 – 0 (3 – 1 agg.)	Odense	Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CET	Musacchio  36' Senna  41' Rossi  50', 66' Cani  59' Camuñas  73' Valero  76' Marchena  82' Gonzalo  86'	Report	16' Traoré  18', 70' Kadrii  59' Mendy  77' Johansson  78' Djemba-Djemba	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Craig Thomson

Group stage

Times up to 29 October 2011 (matchdays 1–3) are CEST (UTC+02:00), thereafter (matchdays 4–6) times are CET (UTC+01:00).

Group A match between Villarreal and Manchester City.

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Bayern Munich	6	4	1	1	11	6	+5	13
Napoli	6	3	2	1	10	6	+4	11
Manchester City	6	3	1	2	9	6	+3	10
Villarreal	6	0	0	6	2	14	−12	0

Villarreal v Bayern Munich

14 September 2011 1	Villarreal	0 – 2	Bayern Munich	Villarreal, Spain
20:45	Marchena  56'	Report	7' Kroos  53' Tymoshchuk  76' Rafinha  78' Schweinsteiger	Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

Napoli v Villarreal

27 September 2011 2	Napoli	2 – 0	Villarreal	Naples, Italy
20:45	Aronica  5' Hamšík  15' Cavani  17' (pen.) Cannavaro  57'	Report	16' Gonzalo  85' Cani  85' Rossi	Stadium: San Paolo Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Manchester City v Villarreal

18 October 2011 3	Manchester City	2 – 1	Villarreal	Manchester, England
20:45	Marchena  43' (o.g.) Agüero  90+3'	Report	4' Cani  32' Catalá  68' Rossi  90+2' Mario  90+4' D. López	Stadium: Etihad Stadium Referee: Pavel Královec (Czech Republic)

Villarreal v Manchester City

2 November 2011 4	Villarreal	0 – 3	Manchester City	Villarreal, Spain
20:45	Wakaso  27' Catalá  39' Musacchio  45+2' Marchena  45+3' Pérez  68'	Report	30', 71' Y. Touré  27',  45+3' (pen.) Balotelli	Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Bayern Munich v Villarreal

22 November 2011 5	Bayern Munich	3 – 1	Villarreal	Munich, Germany
20:45	Ribéry  3', 69' Gómez  24'	Report	20' Valero  42' Ruben  50' De Guzmán  61' Ángel	Stadium: Allianz Arena Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden)

Villarreal v Napoli

7 December 2011 6	Villarreal	0 – 2	Napoli	Villarreal, Spain
20:45	De Guzmán  4' Zapata  22' Pérez  38' Ángel  90'	Report	65' Inler  76' Hamšík  90' Campagnaro	Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Svein Oddvar Moen (Norway)

Pre-season

UCD Dublin v Villarreal

16 July 2011 Friendly	UCD Dublin	4 – 3	Villarreal	Dublin, Ireland
20:00 WEST	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

Aberdeen v Villarreal

19 July 2011 Friendly	Aberdeen	0 – 1	Villarreal	Aberdeen, Scotland
20:00 WEST		Report	Rossi  52'	Stadium: Pittodrie Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Allan Crawford

VfL Wolfsburg v Villarreal

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

Villarreal v Lazio

31 July 2011 Trofeo de la Cerámica	Villarreal	3 – 1	Lazio	Villarreal, Spain
22:00 WEST	Rossi  14' Cani  20' Wakaso  74'	Report	Cissé  45'	Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Martinez Munera

Everton v Villarreal

5 July 2011 Friendly	Everton	0 – 1	Villarreal	Liverpool, England
20:45 WEST		Report	Rossi  63'	Stadium: Goodison Park

Wigan Athletic v Villarreal

7 August 2011 Friendly	Wigan Athletic	1 – 0	Villarreal	Wigan, England
17:00 WEST	Moses  44'	Report		Stadium: DW Stadium Attendance: 5.000 Referee: John Moss

Elche v Villarreal

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

Last updated: 10 August 2011.
Source: Villarreal CF

See also

• 2011–12 Copa del Rey
• 2011–12 La Liga
• 2011–12 UEFA Champions League

Notes and references

1. "LFP and AFE to continue talks". LFP.es. 19 August 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.

External links

• Official website (Catalan) (English) (Spanish)