2008–09 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal
2008–09 season
Owner	Fernando Roig
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	Manuel Pellegrini
Stadium	El Madrigal
La Liga	5th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
UEFA Champions League	Quarter-finals
Top goalscorer	League: ; Joseba Llorente (15); All: ; Joseba Llorente (19)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 86th season in existence and the club's 9th 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 Champions League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2008 to 30 June 2009.

Players

First-team squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	URU	Sebastián Viera
2	DF	ARG	Gonzalo Rodríguez
4	DF	URU	Diego Godín
5	DF	ESP	Joan Capdevila
6	MF	URU	Sebastián Eguren
7	MF	FRA	Robert Pires
8	MF	ESP	Santi Cazorla
9	FW	MEX	Guillermo Franco
10	MF	ESP	Cani
11	MF	ARG	Ariel Ibagaza
12	DF	FRA	Pascal Cygan
13	GK	ESP	Diego López
14	MF	CHI	Mati Fernández
15	FW	TUR	Nihat


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	FW	ESP	Joseba Llorente
17	DF	ESP	Javi Venta
18	DF	ESP	Ángel
19	MF	ESP	Marcos Senna (captain)
20	DF	ARG	Fabricio Fuentes
21	MF	ESP	Bruno Soriano
22	FW	ITA	Giuseppe Rossi
26	GK	ESP	Juan Carlos
27	MF	ESP	Jordi Pablo
29	DF	ESP	Mario Gaspar
30	FW	ESP	Joan Tomás
36	DF	ESP	Kiko
—	MF	ECU	Jefferson Montero

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	USA	Jozy Altidore (to Xerez)
—	MF	ARG	Damián Escudero (to Real Valladolid)
—	FW	URU	Robert Flores (to River Plate)
—	MF	ESP	Marquitos (to Real Sociedad)
—	FW	ARG	Marco Ruben (to Huelva)
—	FW	CHI	Mathias Vidangossy (to Everton Viña del Mar)
—	FW	ESP	Jonathan Pereira (to Racing de Santander)

Competitions

Overall record

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	31 August 2008	30 May 2009	Matchday 1	5th	38	18	11	9	61	54	+7	047.37
Copa del Rey	29 October 2008	12 November 2008	Round of 32	Round of 32	2	0	1	1	1	6	−5	000.00
UEFA Champions League	17 September 2008	15 April 2009	Group stage	Quarter-finals	10	3	5	2	13	13	+0	030.00
Total					50	21	17	12	75	73	+2	042.00

Source: Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Sevilla	38	21	7	10	54	39	+15	70	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4	Atlético Madrid	38	20	7	11	80	57	+23	67	Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5	Villarreal	38	18	11	9	61	54	+7	65	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
6	Valencia	38	18	8	12	68	54	+14	62	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round
7	Deportivo La Coruña	38	16	10	12	48	47	+1	58

Source: LFP and Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.

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	18	11	9	61	54	+7	65	12	3	4	33	25	+8	6	8	5	28	29	−1

Source: Scoreboard

Results by round

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	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	D	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	W	W	D	L	W	D	L	L	L	D	W	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	L	L	D	W	W	L	D	W	W	W
Position	9	6	3	2	2	2	3	4	2	2	2	3	2	2	4	6	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	5	5	6	7	6	5	5

Source: BDFutbol
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

31 August 2008 1	Osasuna	1–1	Villarreal	Pamplona
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Sadar

14 September 2008 2	Villarreal	1–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Villarreal
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal

21 September 2008 3	Numancia	1–2	Villarreal	Soria
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Los Pajaritos

24 September 2008 4	Villarreal	2–0	Racing Santander	Villarreal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal

27 September 2008 5	Sporting Gijón	0–1	Villarreal	Gijón
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Molinón

4 October 2008 6	Villarreal	2–1	Real Betis	Villarreal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal

18 October 2008 7	Espanyol	0–0	Villarreal	Barcelona
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

26 October 2008 8	Villarreal	4–4	Atlético Madrid	Villarreal
19:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

1 November 2008 9	Athletic Bilbao	1–4	Villarreal	Bilbao
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: San Mamés

9 November 2008 10	Villarreal	2–1	Almería	Villarreal
17:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

16 November 2008 11	Málaga	2–2	Villarreal	Málaga
17:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: La Rosaleda

22 November 2008 12	Villarreal	0–3	Valladolid	Villarreal
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

30 November 2008 13	Recreativo	1–2	Villarreal	Huelva
17:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Nuevo Colombino

6 December 2008 14	Villarreal	3–3	Getafe	Villarreal
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

14 December 2008 15	Sevilla	1–0	Villarreal	Seville
19:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

21 December 2008 16	Villarreal	1–2	Barcelona	Villarreal
19:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

4 January 2009 17	Real Madrid	1–0	Villarreal	Madrid
17:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

10 January 2009 18	Valencia	3–3	Villarreal	Valencia
22:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Mestalla

18 January 2009 19	Villarreal	2–0	Mallorca	Villarreal
17:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

24 January 2009 20	Villarreal	1–1	Osasuna	Villarreal
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

1 February 2009 21	Deportivo La Coruña	3–0	Villarreal	A Coruña
17:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Riazor

8 February 2009 22	Villarreal	2–1	Numancia	Villarreal
17:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

15 February 2009 23	Racing Santander	1–1	Villarreal	Santander
17:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Sardinero

21 February 2009 24	Villarreal	2–1	Sporting Gijón	Villarreal
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

1 March 2009 25	Real Betis	2–2	Villarreal	Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

7 March 2009 26	Villarreal	1–0	Espanyol	Villarreal
22:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

15 March 2009 27	Atlético Madrid	3–2	Villarreal	Madrid
19:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Vicente Calderón

21 March 2009 29	Villarreal	2–0	Athletic Bilbao	Villarreal
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

4 April 2009 29	Almería	3–0	Villarreal	Almería
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos

11 April 2009 30	Villarreal	0–2	Málaga	Villarreal
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal

19 April 2009 31	Valladolid	0–0	Villarreal	Valladolid
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: José Zorrilla

23 April 2009 32	Villarreal	2–1	Recreativo	Villarreal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal

26 April 2009 33	Getafe	1–2	Villarreal	Getafe
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez

2 May 2009 34	Villarreal	0–2	Sevilla	Villarreal
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal

10 May 2009 35	Barcelona	3–3	Villarreal	Barcelona
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Camp Nou

16 May 2009 36	Villarreal	3–2	Real Madrid	Villarreal
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal

23 May 2009 37	Villarreal	3–1	Valencia	Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal

30 May 2009 38	Mallorca	2–3	Villarreal	Palma
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Ono Estadi

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

29 October 2008 First leg	Poli Ejido	5–0	Villarreal	El Ejido
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Santo Domingo

12 November 2008 Second leg	Villarreal	1–1 (1–6 agg.)	Poli Ejido	Villarreal
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 28 August 2008.^[2]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MUN	VIL	AAB	CEL
1	Manchester United	6	2	4	0	9	3	+6	10	Advance to knockout phase	—	0–0	2–2	3–0
2	Villarreal	6	2	3	1	9	7	+2	9	Advance to knockout phase	0–0	—	6–3	1–0
3	AaB	6	1	3	2	9	14	−5	6	Transfer to UEFA Cup	0–3	2–2	—	2–1
4	Celtic	6	1	2	3	4	7	−3	5		1–1	2–0	0–0	—

Source: RSSSF

17 September 2008 1	Manchester United	0–0	Villarreal	Manchester, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 74,944 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

30 September 2008 2	Villarreal	1–0	Celtic	Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Senna 67'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 21,515 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

21 October 2008 3	Villarreal	6–3	Aalborg BK	Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Rossi 28' Capdevila 33' Llorente 67', 70', 84' Pires 79'	Report	Saganowski 19' Enevoldsen 36' Johansson 77'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 15,959 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

5 November 2008 4	Aalborg BK	2–2	Villarreal	Aalborg, Denmark
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Curth 54' Due 81'	Report	Rossi 41' Franco 75'	Stadium: Aalborg Stadion Attendance: 10,355 Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)

25 November 2008 5	Villarreal	0–0	Manchester United	Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 22,529 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

10 December 2008 6	Celtic	2–0	Villarreal	Glasgow, Scotland
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Maloney 14' McGeady 45+2'	Report		Stadium: Celtic Park Attendance: 58,014 Referee: Claudio Circhetta (Switzerland)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 19 December 2008.

25 February 2009 First leg	Villarreal	1–1	Panathinaikos	Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Rossi 67' (pen.)	Report	Karagounis 59'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 21,810 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

10 March 2009 Second leg	Panathinaikos	1–2 (2–3 agg.)	Villarreal	Athens, Greece
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Mantzios 55'	Report	Ibagaza 49' Llorente 70'	Stadium: Olympic Stadium Attendance: 60,616 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Quarter-finals

The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 20 March 2009.

7 April 2009 First leg	Villarreal	1–1	Arsenal	Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Senna 10'	Report	Adebayor 66'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 21,577 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

15 April 2009 Second leg	Arsenal	3–0 (4–1 agg.)	Villarreal	London, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Walcott 10' Adebayor 60' Van Persie 69' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Emirates Stadium Attendance: 59,233 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

References

^ ^a ^b "Squad of Villarreal 2008-09 First Division". www.bdfutbol.com.
^ "UEFA sets Monaco agenda". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 5 August 2008. Archived from the original on 29 August 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2008.