2022–23 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal

2022–23 season
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	Unai Emery (until 24 October) Quique Setién (from 25 October)
Stadium	Estadio de la Cerámica Ciutat de València (temporary)
La Liga	5th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
UEFA Europa Conference League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Nicolas Jackson (12) All: José Luis Morales (14)
Biggest win	Santa Amalia 0–9 Villarreal
Biggest defeat	Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal Lech Poznań 3–0 Villarreal
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2022–23 season was the 100th season in the history of Villarreal CF and their 10th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

This season was the first since 2007–08 or 2009–10 without veteran right-back Mario Gaspar who departed to join english club Watford F.C. following the end of the previous campaign.

Players

First-team squad

As of 25 January 2023^[1]

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  ESP Pepe Reina 2 DF  ESP Kiko Femenía 3 DF  ESP Raúl Albiol (captain) 4 DF  ESP Pau Torres 5 DF  ESP Jorge Cuenca 6 MF  FRA Étienne Capoue 7 FW  ESP Gerard Moreno 8 DF  ARG Juan Foyth 10 MF  ESP Dani Parejo 11 FW  NGA Samuel Chukwueze 12 DF  COL Johan Mojica 14 MF  ESP Manu Trigueros (vice-captain)

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  SEN Nicolas Jackson 16 MF  ESP Álex Baena 17 MF  ARG Giovani Lo Celso (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur) 18 DF  ESP Alberto Moreno 19 MF  FRA Francis Coquelin 20 MF  ESP Manu Morlanes 21 MF  ESP Yeremy Pino 22 FW  ESP José Luis Morales 23 DF  ALG Aïssa Mandi 24 DF  ESP Alfonso Pedraza 35 GK  DEN Filip Jörgensen

Reserve team

Main article: Villarreal CF B

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 26 MF  ESP Alberto del Moral 27 FW  ESP Diego Collado 28 MF  ESP Carlo Adriano 31 GK  AND Iker Álvarez 32 MF  ESP Antonio Pacheco

No. Pos. Nation Player 33 DF  SEN Mamadou Fall (on loan from Los Angeles FC) 36 DF  ESP Dani Tasende 37 DF  ESP Adrián de la Fuente 40 MF  ESP Rodri Alonso

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 — MF  ESP Iván Martín (at Girona until 30 June 2023) — MF  ESP Vicente Iborra (at Levante until 30 June 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  SEN Boulaye Dia (at Salernitana until 30 June 2023) — FW  NED Arnaut Danjuma (at Tottenham Hotspur until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2022	Álex Baena	Girona	Loan return		[2]
1 July 2022	Jorge Cuenca	Getafe	Loan return		[3]
1 July 2022	Manu Morlanes	Espanyol	Loan return		[4]
1 July 2022	José Luis Morales	Levante	Transfer	Free	[5]
8 July 2022	Pepe Reina	Lazio	Transfer	Free	[6]
28 July 2022	Kiko Femenía	Watford	Transfer	Undisclosed	[7]
14 August 2022	Giovani Lo Celso	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan		[8]
1 September 2022	Johan Mojica	Elche	Transfer	€5.5M	[9]

Out

Date	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2022	Serge Aurier	Nottingham Forest	Released		[10]
1 July 2022	Rubén Peña	Osasuna	Transfer	Free	[11]
4 July 2022	Xavi Quintillà	Santa Clara	Transfer	Free	[12]
7 July 2022	Sergio Asenjo	Valladolid	Transfer	Free	[13]
28 July 2022	Moi Gómez	Osasuna	Transfer	€1.8M	[14]
28 July 2022	Mario Gaspar	Watford	Transfer	Free	[15]
29 July 2022	Vicente Iborra	Levante	Loan		[16]
16 August 2022	Pervis Estupiñán	Brighton & Hove Albion	Transfer	€17.8M	[17]
18 August 2022	Boulaye Dia	Salernitana	Loan		[18]
19 August 2022	Paco Alcácer	Sharjah	Transfer	Free	[19]
6 January 2023	Gerónimo Rulli	Ajax	Transfer	Undisclosed	[20]
25 January 2023	Arnaut Danjuma	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan		[21]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

Sporting CP v Villarreal

14 July 2022 Friendly	Sporting CP	1–1	Villarreal	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Gonçalves 40'	Report	Baena 76'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Ricardo Baixinho (Portugal)

PSV Eindhoven v Villarreal

16 July 2022 Friendly	PSV Eindhoven	1–2	Villarreal	Eindhoven, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Jong 25' Hoever  56'	Report	Pino 46' Jackson 79'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof (Netherlands)

Borussia Dortmund v Villarreal

22 July 2022 Friendly	Borussia Dortmund	0–2	Villarreal	Altach, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Süle  74'	Report	Gerard 45' Chukwueze 67'	Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

Reims v Villarreal

24 July 2022 Friendly	Reims	0–1	Villarreal	Reims, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Locko  18' Cajuste  50' Kebbal  53'	Report	Dia 37' Pino  90'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Referee: Willy Delajod (France)

Southampton v Villarreal

30 July 2022 Friendly	Southampton	1–2	Villarreal	Southampton, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Aribo 64'	Report	Pino 15' Gerard 72'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 11,734 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Fulham v Villarreal

31 July 2022 Friendly	Fulham	1–1	Villarreal	Fulham, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kebano  57' Mitrović  66', 86'	Report	Foyth  15' Parejo 34' Albiol  80'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: John Brooks (England)

Villarreal v Levante

3 August 2022 Friendly	Villarreal	3–1	Levante	Villarreal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pier 17' (o.g.) Niño 25' Morales 71' (pen.)	Report	Iborra 90+1'	Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Villarreal CF Referee: Sergio Claudio Muresan

Inter Milan v Villarreal

6 August 2022 Friendly	Inter Milan	2–4	Villarreal	Pescara, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Çalhanoğlu  22' Lukaku 36' D'Ambrosio 65',  78'	Report	Pedraza 29', 48' Jackson  39', 81' Coquelin 43'	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Referee: Antonio Rapuano (Italy)

Fenerbahçe v Villarreal

3 December 2022 Friendly	Fenerbahçe	2–1	Villarreal	Istanbul, Turkey
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Dursun 30' (pen.) King 77' Bruma  87' Szalai  89'	Report	Capoue 23' Baena  82'	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Referee: Erkan Özdamar (Turkey)

Galatasaray v Villarreal

6 December 2022 Friendly	Galatasaray	3–4	Villarreal	Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Gomis 42' Bardakcı 58' Aktürkoğlu  81' Baltacı  85' Demiroğlu 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Coquelin 22' Mojica 27' Chukwueze 32' Medina 44' Baena  70' Capoue  81' Parejo  81'	Stadium: Nef Stadium Referee: Cagdas Altay (Turkey)

Aston Villa v Villarreal

15 December 2022 Friendly	Aston Villa	0–1	Villarreal	Birmingham, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)		Report	Capoue 77'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 13,591 Referee: Darren Bond (England)

Napoli v Villarreal

17 December 2022 Friendly	Napoli	2–3	Villarreal	Naples, Italy
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Osimhen 14' Kvaratskhelia 79' (pen.)	Report	Capoue 12' Jackson 67' Gerard 70'	Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 24,600 Referee: Federico Dionisi (Italy)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	13 August 2022	4 June 2023	Matchday 1	5th	38	19	7	12	59	40	+19	050.00
Copa del Rey	12 November 2022	19 January 2023	First round	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	17	4	+13	075.00
UEFA Europa Conference League	18 August 2022	16 March 2023	Play-off round	Round of 16	10	6	2	2	21	13	+8	060.00
Total					52	28	9	15	97	57	+40	053.85

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

Main article: 2022–23 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Atlético Madrid	38	23	8	7	70	33	+37	77	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4	Real Sociedad	38	21	8	9	51	35	+16	71
5	Villarreal	38	19	7	12	59	40	+19	64	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6	Real Betis	38	17	9	12	46	41	+5	60
7	Osasuna	38	15	8	15	37	42	−5	53	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]

Source: LaLiga Santander
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)^[24]
Notes:

1. Osasuna were initially disqualified from the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League due to historic match-fixing.^[22] However, the club became later eligible to participate after an evidence of innocence had been provided.^[23]

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	19	7	12	59	40	+19	64	12	3	4	36	18	+18	7	4	8	23	22	+1

Source: La Liga

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	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	D
Position	3	1	5	3	5	6	8	9	7	9	7	8	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	6	8	9	7	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 23 June 2022.^[25][26]

Valladolid v Villarreal

13 August 2022 1	Valladolid	0–3	Villarreal	Valladolid
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mesa  52'	Report	Jackson 49' Baena 81', 90'	Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 17,543 Referee: Mario Melero López

Atlético Madrid v Villarreal

21 August 2022 2	Atlético Madrid	0–2	Villarreal	Madrid
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Félix  48' Giménez  90+1' Molina  90+4'	Report	Pino 73' Parejo  90+3' Baena  90+4' Gerard 90+7',  90+9'	Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 57,033 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Getafe v Villarreal

28 August 2022 3	Getafe	0–0	Villarreal	Getafe
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Djené  3'	Report	Parejo  39' Albiol  44' Coquelin  73' Torres  90+10' Pedraza  90+10'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 9,815 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Villarreal v Elche

4 September 2022 4	Villarreal	4–0	Elche	Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gerard 26' Lo Celso 36' Jackson  42' Coquelin 88' Morales 90+3'	Report	Guti  43' Milla  59' Roco  81'	Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1] Attendance: 13,915 Referee: Miguel Ortiz Arias

Real Betis v Villarreal

11 September 2022 5	Real Betis	1–0	Villarreal	Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rodri 61' Guardado  89'	Report	Pino  40'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 53,276 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Villarreal v Sevilla

18 September 2022 6	Villarreal	1–1	Sevilla	Valencia
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Baena  41', 51'	Report	Torres 8' Bounou  26' Acuña  38' Gudelj  45' Carmona  60' Telles  69'	Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1] Attendance: 18,292 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Cádiz v Villarreal

1 October 2022 7	Cádiz	0–0	Villarreal	Cádiz
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Alcaraz  36' Alejo  49' Carcelén  90+3'	Report	Rulli  36' Coquelin  38' Baena  75'	Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 15,516 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Real Sociedad v Villarreal

9 October 2022 8	Real Sociedad	1–0	Villarreal	San Sebastián
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Méndez 33',  68' Silva  55' Elustondo  75' Sola  82' Fernández  90+1'	Report	Lo Celso  44' Albiol  65' Torres  78'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 32,689 Referee: César Soto Grado

Villarreal v Osasuna

17 October 2022 9	Villarreal	2–0	Osasuna	Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Danjuma 42', 52' (pen.) Albiol  66' Trigueros  90+2'	Report	Brašanac  27' Herrera  49' Cruz  61' Kike  66' R. García  72' Oroz  78'	Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1] Attendance: 9,699 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Barcelona v Villarreal

20 October 2022 10	Barcelona	3–0	Villarreal	Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lewandowski 31', 35' Fati 38'	Report	Torres  90+2'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 73,261 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Villarreal v Almería

23 October 2022 11	Villarreal	2–1	Almería	Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Moreno  7' Baena  23'  56', 56' Torres  57' Jackson 90+4'	Report	Melero 31' Akieme  61'	Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1] Attendance: 13,816 Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea

Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal

30 October 2022 12	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Villarreal	Bilbao
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	R. García  45' I. Williams 59' Vesga  89'	Report	Moreno  50'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 46,081 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Villarreal v Mallorca

6 November 2022 13	Villarreal	0–2	Mallorca	Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Chukwueze  49' Moreno  58' Baena  64' Torres  75'	Report	Muriqi 32' Baba  41' González  47' Lee  55' Rodríguez  60' Muriqi  71' Ndiaye 75' Costa  83'	Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1] Attendance: 16,603 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Espanyol v Villarreal

9 November 2022 14	Espanyol	0–1	Villarreal	Cornellà de Llobregat
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Melamed  89'	Report	Capoue  38' Lecomte 64' (o.g.) Pino  79' Albiol  90+2'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,400 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Villarreal v Valencia

31 December 2022 15	Villarreal	2–1	Valencia	Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Chukwueze 45' Foyth  80', 88'	Report	Cavani 21',  90+3' Musah  35' Cömert  56' Moriba  73'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,247 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Villarreal v Real Madrid

7 January 2023 16	Villarreal	2–1	Real Madrid	Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Torres  16' Pino 47' Gerard 63' (pen.) Albiol  75' Baena  90+3' Reina  90+5'	Report	Benzema 60' (pen.) Camavinga  90+7'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 21,088 Referee: César Soto Grado

Celta Vigo v Villarreal

13 January 2023 17	Celta Vigo	1–1	Villarreal	Vigo
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Larsen 68'	Report	Gerard 15' Trigueros  26' Morales  68'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 13,931 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Villarreal v Girona

22 January 2023 18	Villarreal	1–0	Girona	Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gerard  18', 90+3' Pino  25' Torres  37' Baena  45+1' Moreno  90+6' Parejo 90+11' (pen.)	Report	Bueno  3'  78' Gutiérrez  32' Stuani  40' Juanpe  90+9'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 15,558 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Villarreal v Rayo Vallecano

30 January 2023 19	Villarreal	0–1	Rayo Vallecano	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Foyth  66' Baena  90+5'	Report	Ciss  35' Martín  52' Camello 70' U. López  87'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 13,789 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Elche v Villarreal

4 February 2023 20	Elche	3–1	Villarreal	Elche
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Milla 3', 48' (pen.), 52' (pen.) Palacios  20' Carmona  25' Mascarell  37' Fidel  85'	Report	Gerard 22' Baena  59' Cuenca  74'	Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 18,421 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Villarreal v Barcelona

12 February 2023 21	Villarreal	0–1	Barcelona	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Torres  38' Baena  49' Parejo  62' Moreno  71'	Report	Pedri 18' Araújo  43' De Jong  56' Koundé  58' Raphinha  81'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 21,178 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Mallorca v Villarreal

18 February 2023 22	Mallorca	4–2	Villarreal	Palma
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kadewere 20' Rodríguez  23', 45', 56' Raíllo  37' Muriqi 63' Costa  69' Copete  72' Nastasić  89'	Report	Trigueros  22' Morales 43' Chukwueze 50'	Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 13,957 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Villarreal v Getafe

27 February 2023 23	Villarreal	2–1	Getafe	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chukwueze 44' Morales 52'	Report	Ünal 9' Arambarri  56'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 13,090 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Almería v Villarreal

4 March 2023 24	Almería	0–2	Villarreal	Almería
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	De la Hoz  14' Chumi  55' Suárez  90+3'	Report	Foyth  56' Albiol  67' Gerard 76',  80' Morales 88' Lo Celso  90+3'	Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 13,311 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Villarreal v Real Betis

12 March 2023 25	Villarreal	1–1	Real Betis	Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gerard  40' Pino 55' Baena  63' Torres  76'	Report	Rodríguez  6' Iglesias 38' Luiz Henrique  89'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,174 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Osasuna v Villarreal

19 March 2023 26	Osasuna	0–3	Villarreal	Pamplona
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Vidal  39' Torró  47' Brašanac  72'	Report	Chukwueze 14' Pino  57' Morales 85', 90+3',  87'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 20,169 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Villarreal v Real Sociedad

2 April 2023 27	Villarreal	2–0	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Terrats  26' Reina  53' Foyth  65' Parejo 77' (pen.) Jackson 81',  82'  90+1'	Report	Zubeldia  27' Zubimendi  75' Silva  76'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 18,768 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Real Madrid v Villarreal

8 April 2023 28	Real Madrid	2–3	Villarreal	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Torres 16' (o.g.) Vinícius 48'	Report	Pino  25' Pedraza  35' Chukwueze 39', 80' Foyth  69' Morales 70'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 57,887 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Villarreal v Valladolid

15 April 2023 29	Villarreal	1–2	Valladolid	Villarreal
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pedraza  30' Capoue 74'	Report	Amallah 2',  41' El Yamiq 34' Monchu  56' Masip  69' Mesa  88' Kike  90+1' Kenedy  90+2'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 14,876 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Sevilla v Villarreal

23 April 2023 30	Sevilla	2–1	Villarreal	Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mir 34' Lamela  85' En-Nesyri 90+4'	Report	Torres 57' Foyth  70' Mandi  73'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 29,635 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Villarreal v Espanyol

27 April 2023 31	Villarreal	4–2	Espanyol	Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jackson  16', 80' Capoue 53', 90+2' Pino  58' Parejo 63', 63'	Report	Calero  40' Puado 45',  58' Montes  62' Joselu 73' Gil  77' Expósito  90+5'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,134 Referee: César Soto Grado

Villarreal v Celta Vigo

30 April 2023 32	Villarreal	3–1	Celta Vigo	Villarreal
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Jackson 2', 12' Capoue  22' Parejo 26' Terrats 70'	Report	Seferovic  25' Larsen 29' Vázquez  45+1' Núñez  49' Tapia  54'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,123 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Valencia v Villarreal

3 May 2023 33	Valencia	1–1	Villarreal	Valencia
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	González  27' Lino  27', 72' Correia  39' Cavani  45+1'	Report	Jackson  41', 62' Parejo  56'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 43,634 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao

13 May 2023 34	Villarreal	5–1	Athletic Bilbao	Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Capoue  1' Baena 56', 90' Jackson 37', 50' Parejo  45' Pedraza  58' Paredes 61' (o.g.)	Report	Sancet 45+3' (pen.) Herrera  54' Paredes  54' I. Williams  68'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,871 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Girona v Villarreal

20 May 2023 35	Girona	1–2	Villarreal	Girona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	López 24',  55' Herrera  71'	Report	Pino 9',  23' Gerard 90+4'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 11,649 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

Villarreal v Cádiz

24 May 2023 36	Villarreal	2–0	Cádiz	Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jackson 20', 45+2' Moreno  63'	Report	San Emeterio  36' Alcaraz  67'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 15,099 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Rayo Vallecano v Villarreal

28 May 2023 37	Rayo Vallecano	2–1	Villarreal	Madrid
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Tomás 56',  68' Palazón 63' Valentín  68' Catena  90+4'	Report	Parejo  40' Pedraza  59' Pino  68' Lo Celso  70', 83' Jackson  90+4'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 11,085 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Villarreal v Atlético Madrid

4 June 2023 38	Villarreal	2–2	Atlético Madrid	Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jackson 9' Moreno  36' Capoue  40' Baena  75' Pascual 90+2'	Report	Correa 18', 56',  76' Barrios  69' Witsel  70'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 18,226 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2022–23 Copa del Rey

Santa Amalia v Villarreal

12 November 2022 First round	Santa Amalia	0–9	Villarreal	Almendralejo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rubio  5'	Report	Collado 31' Baena 35' Morales 36' Chukwueze 47', 49' Coquelin 61' Gerard 74', 87' Capoue 80'	Stadium: Estadio Francisco de la Hera Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Guijuelo v Villarreal

20 December 2022 Second round	Guijuelo	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Villarreal	Guijuelo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Carmona 14' Ibañez  97' Lorenzo  103' Trapero  104' Aizpiri  114' Roberto  119'	Report	Gerard 41' (pen.) Danjuma 93'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

Cartagena v Villarreal

3 January 2023 Round of 32	Cartagena	1–5	Villarreal	Cartagena
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vázquez 39' Jansson  62' Musto  62' Rico  88' Alcalá  88'	Report	Femenía  22' Baena 49' Danjuma 56' Morales 60' Chukwueze 85' Jackson  88' Capoue 90'	Stadium: Cartagonova Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Villarreal v Real Madrid

19 January 2023 Round of 16	Villarreal	2–3	Real Madrid	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Capoue 4',  8' Chukwueze 42' Reina  80' Baena  85' Torres  88' Parejo  90+5'	Report	Camavinga  36' Vinícius 57',  90' Militão 69' Valverde  72' Ceballos 86' Rüdiger  90+3'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 20,124 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

UEFA Europa Conference League

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League

Play-off round

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying phase and play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was made on 2 August 2022.

Villarreal v Hajduk Split

18 August 2022 First leg	Villarreal	4–2	Hajduk Split	Valencia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Morales 15', 36' Livaja 19' (o.g.) Baena  32' Gerard 45+1' Mandi  82'	Report	Biuk 2' Livaja  13' Sahiti  35' Awaziem  73' Fossati 85' (pen.) Lovrencsics  90+4'	Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1] Attendance: 11,275 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

Hajduk Split v Villarreal

25 August 2022 Second leg	Hajduk Split	0–2 (2–6 agg.)	Villarreal	Split, Croatia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mikanović  20'	Report	Coquelin  22' Pedraza 37' Chukwueze 56' Gerard  77' Cuenca  89'	Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Group stage

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage § Group C

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.^[27]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		VIL	LCH	HBS	AW
1	Villarreal	6	4	1	1	14	9	+5	13	Advance to round of 16		—	4–3	2–2	5–0
2	Lech Poznań	6	2	3	1	12	7	+5	9	Advance to knockout round play-offs		3–0	—	0–0	4–1
3	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	6	1	4	1	8	5	+3	7			1–2	1–1	—	4–0
4	Austria Wien	6	0	2	4	2	15	−13	2			0–1	1–1	0–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Villarreal v Lech Poznań

8 September 2022 1	Villarreal	4–3	Lech Poznań	Valencia
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Chukwueze 32',  64' Baena 36', 40',  83' Mandi  46' Cuenca  51' Coquelin 89'	Report	Skóraś 2' Ishak 46' (pen.), 61' Murawski  85'	Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1] Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

Hapoel Be'er Sheva v Villarreal

15 September 2022 2	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1–2	Villarreal	Be'er Sheva, Israel
22:00 IDT (UTC+3)	Selmani  24' Hatuel  60', 63' Bareiro  84' Suleymanov  90+2'	Report	Morales 28' (pen.) Pino  46' Baena 67' Cuenca  78' Mojica  83' Danjuma 90+6'	Stadium: Turner Stadium Attendance: 13,413 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

Villarreal v Austria Wien

6 October 2022 3	Villarreal	5–0	Austria Wien	Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Baena 18' Danjuma 43' Capoue  57' Morales 76', 80', 88'	Report	Kreiker  42'	Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1] Attendance: 9,539 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)

Austria Wien v Villarreal

13 October 2022 4	Austria Wien	0–1	Villarreal	Vienna, Austria
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ranftl  26' Polster  67'	Report	Lo Celso  67' Jackson  78', 87' Morlanes  86' Baena  90+1'	Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Villarreal v Hapoel Be'er Sheva

27 October 2022 5	Villarreal	2–2	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Valencia
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Chukwueze 57' Baena  66' Danjuma 70'	Report	Hemed 48' (pen.) Vítor  54' Yehezkel  63', 79' Lopes  73' Elias  90+3'	Stadium: Ciutat de València[note 1] Attendance: 6,338 Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

Lech Poznań v Villarreal

3 November 2022 6	Lech Poznań	3–0	Villarreal	Poznań, Poland
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Velde 27' Skóraś 51', 77'	Report	Trigueros  72'	Stadium: Stadion Poznań Attendance: 30,117 Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023.

Anderlecht v Villarreal

9 March 2023 First leg	Anderlecht	1–1	Villarreal	Brussels, Belgium
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Dreyer 57'	Report	Trigueros 28',  37'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 15,265 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Villarreal v Anderlecht

16 March 2023 Second leg	Villarreal	0–1 (1–2 agg.)	Anderlecht	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pino  69' Cuenca  78'	Report	Murillo  18' Verschaeren  66' Slimani  70', 73' Ashimeru  82'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,212 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

Statistics

Squad statistics

Last updated 4 June 2023.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		UEFA Europa Conference League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ESP	Pepe Reina	32	0	22	0	3	0	7	0
35	GK	DEN	Filip Jörgensen	6	0	2	0	1	0	3	0
Defenders
2	DF	ESP	Kiko Femenía	28	0	13+7	0	2	0	2+4	0
3	DF	ESP	Raúl Albiol	27	0	24+1	0	1	0	1	0
4	DF	ESP	Pau Torres	39	1	34	1	2	0	0+3	0
5	DF	ESP	Jorge Cuenca	23	0	5+5	0	2+1	0	10	0
8	DF	ARG	Juan Foyth	30	1	22+2	1	2+1	0	2+1	0
12	DF	COL	Johan Mojica	27	0	5+12	0	3	0	6+1	0
18	DF	ESP	Alberto Moreno	28	0	14+10	0	1	0	2+1	0
23	DF	ALG	Aïssa Mandi	35	0	16+5	0	3+1	0	10	0
24	DF	ESP	Alfonso Pedraza	29	1	20+6	0	0+1	0	2	1
33	DF	SEN	Mamadou Fall	7	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	5	0
37	DF	ESP	Adrián de la Fuente	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Midfielders
6	MF	FRA	Étienne Capoue	37	6	22+6	3	1+3	3	0+5	0
10	MF	ESP	Dani Parejo	50	3	37	3	1+3	0	3+6	0
14	MF	ESP	Manu Trigueros	30	1	8+15	0	2+1	0	4	1
16	MF	ESP	Álex Baena	39	12	15+11	6	4	2	9	4
17	MF	ARG	Giovani Lo Celso	29	2	14+8	2	0	0	2+5	0
19	MF	FRA	Francis Coquelin	25	3	9+7	1	1+1	1	7	1
20	MF	ESP	Manu Morlanes	14	0	2+2	0	0+3	0	7	0
21	MF	ESP	Yeremy Pino	46	4	31+5	4	2	0	3+5	0
26	MF	ESP	Alberto del Moral	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	ESP	Ramon Terrats	18	1	11+5	1	0	0	1+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Gerard Moreno	29	11	14+7	7	2+1	3	3+2	1
11	FW	NGA	Samuel Chukwueze	50	13	27+10	6	3+1	4	9	3
15	FW	SEN	Nicolas Jackson	37	13	16+10	12	1	0	3+7	1
22	FW	ESP	José Luis Morales	42	15	11+18	7	2+1	2	6+4	6
27	FW	ESP	Diego Collado	3	1	0+2	0	1	1	0	0
34	FW	ESP	Fer Niño	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
40	FW	FRA	Haissem Hassan	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
43	FW	ESP	Jorge Pascual	3	1	0+2	1	0	0	0+1	0
Players transferred out during the season
9	FW	NED	Arnaut Danjuma	17	6	6+4	2	1+1	2	3+2	2
13	GK	ARG	Gerónimo Rulli	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0

Notes

1. Villarreal played home matches at Estadi Ciutat de València, Valencia, instead of their regular stadium, Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, due to ongoing stadium renovations.

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