2024–25 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal CF
2024–25 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachMarcelino
StadiumEstadio de la Cerámica
La Liga5th
Copa del ReySecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Ayoze Pérez (7)

All:
Ayoze Pérez (10)
All statistics correct as of 15 December 2024.

The 2024–25 season is the 102nd season in the history of Villarreal Club de Fútbol, and the club's 12th consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Copa del Rey.

Villarreal is not participating in any European competition for the first time since the 2019–20 season due to their eighth-place league finish in the previous campaign.[1]

Players

First-team squad

As of 30 August 2024[2]

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 Brazil BRA Luiz Júnior
2 DF Cape Verde CPV Logan Costa
3 DF Spain ESP Raúl Albiol (captain)
4 DF Ivory Coast CIV Eric Bailly
5 DF France FRA Willy Kambwala
6 MF Spain ESP Denis Suárez
7 FW Spain ESP Gerard Moreno (3rd captain)
8 DF Argentina ARG Juan Foyth
10 MF Spain ESP Dani Parejo
11 FW Morocco MAR Ilias Akhomach
12 DF Spain ESP Juan Bernat (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
13 GK Spain ESP Diego Conde
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Spain ESP Santi Comesaña
15 FW France FRA Thierno Barry
16 MF Spain ESP Álex Baena (vice-captain)
17 DF Spain ESP Kiko Femenía
18 MF Senegal SEN Pape Gueye
19 FW Ivory Coast CIV Nicolas Pépé
20 MF Spain ESP Ramon Terrats
21 FW Spain ESP Yeremy Pino
22 FW Spain ESP Ayoze Pérez
23 DF Spain ESP Sergi Cardona
24 DF Spain ESP Alfonso Pedraza
31 GK Andorra AND Iker Álvarez

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
DF Spain ESP Adrià Altimira (at Leganés until 30 June 2025)
DF Spain ESP Carlos Romero (at Espanyol until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Spain ESP Jorge Pascual (at Eibar until 30 June 2025)
FW Netherlands NED Arnaut Danjuma (at Girona until 30 June 2025)

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Colombia Johan Mojica Spain Osasuna Loan return 30 June 2024 [3]
FW Netherlands Arnaut Danjuma England Everton Loan return 30 June 2024
FW France Haissem Hassan Spain Sporting Gijón Loan return 30 June 2024
GK Spain Diego Conde Spain Leganés €4,000,000 2 July 2024 [4]
MF Senegal Pape Gueye France Marseille Free 5 July 2024 [5]
DF France Willy Kambwala England Manchester United €11,500,000 15 July 2024 [6]
DF Spain Sergi Cardona Spain Las Palmas Free 18 July 2024 [7]
FW Ivory Coast Nicolas Pépé Unattached Free 4 August 2024 [8]
FW Spain Ayoze Pérez Spain Real Betis €4,000,000 13 August 2024 [9]
GK Brazil Luiz Júnior Portugal Famalicão €12,000,000 20 August 2024 [10]
FW France Thierno Barry Switzerland Basel €14,000,000 21 August 2024 [11]
DF Cape Verde Logan Costa France Toulouse €17,500,000[12] 22 August 2024 [13]
DF Spain Juan Bernat France Paris Saint-Germain Loan 30 August 2024 [14]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Colombia Yerson Mosquera England Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan return 30 June 2024
MF Portugal Gonçalo Guedes England Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan return 30 June 2024
DF Spain Alberto Moreno Italy Como End of contract 1 July 2024 [15]
GK Spain Pepe Reina Italy Como End of contract 1 July 2024 [16]
MF France Francis Coquelin End of contract 1 July 2024 [17]
MF France Étienne Capoue End of contract 1 July 2024 [18]
FW Spain José Luis Morales Spain Levante End of contract 1 July 2024 [19]
MF Burkina Faso Bertrand Traoré Netherlands Ajax End of contract 1 July 2024
FW Spain Jorge Pascual Spain Eibar Loan 6 July 2024 [20]
DF Spain Carlos Romero Spain Espanyol Loan 9 July 2024 [21]
DF Colombia Johan Mojica Spain Mallorca €1,000,000 23 July 2024 [22]
FW Chile Ben Brereton Díaz England Southampton €8,300,000 30 July 2024 [23]
GK Denmark Filip Jörgensen England Chelsea €24,500,000 30 July 2024 [24]
DF Algeria Aïssa Mandi France Lille Contract terminated 1 August 2024 [25]
FW Norway Alexander Sørloth Spain Atlético Madrid €32,000,000 3 August 2024 [26]
MF Spain Manu Trigueros Spain Granada Free 8 August 2024 [27]
FW France Haissem Hassan Spain Oviedo €1,500,000 11 August 2024 [28]
DF Spain Adrià Altimira Spain Leganés Loan 21 August 2024 [29]
FW Netherlands Arnaut Danjuma Spain Girona Loan 30 August 2024 [30]

Friendlies

Pre-season

The team held a camp in Switzerland from 20 July.[31]

20 July 2024 Friendly Villarreal Spain 1–2 England Leicester City Évian-les-Bains, France
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Ndidi 30' (o.g.)
Report
Stadium: Camille Fournier Stadium
Attendance: 0
24 July 2024 Friendly Sion Switzerland 1–3 Spain Villarreal Montreux, France
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Eugène Parlier
Attendance: 400
Referee: Jonathan Jaussi (Switzerland)
27 July 2024 Friendly Saint-Étienne France 3–1 Spain Villarreal Thonon-les-Bains, France
16:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stade Joseph-Moynat
Referee: Jérémie Pignard (France)
2 August 2024 Friendly Nottingham Forest England 0–0 Spain Villarreal West Bridgford, England
20:00 BST (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: City Ground
Referee: Samuel Barrott (England)
6 August 2024 Friendly Borussia Dortmund Germany 2–2 Spain Villarreal Altach, Austria
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz
Referee: Walter Altmann (Austria)
Note: The match was played in four periods of thirty minutes each.
10 August 2024 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion England 4–0 Spain Villarreal Brighton and Hove, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 11,527
Referee: Steve Martin (England)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 19 August 2024 23–25 May 2025 Matchday 1 17 7 6 4 29 28 +1 041.18
Copa del Rey 29 October 2024 4 December 2024 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 6 2 +4 050.00
Total 19 8 6 5 35 30 +5 042.11

Last updated: 18 December 2024
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Real Madrid 17 11 4 2 37 16 +21 37 Qualification for the Champions League league stage
4 Athletic Bilbao 18 9 6 3 27 16 +11 33
5 Villarreal 17 7 6 4 29 28 +1 27 Qualification for the Europa League league stage[a]
6 Mallorca 18 8 3 7 18 21 −3 27 Qualification for the Conference League play-off round
7 Real Sociedad 17 7 4 6 16 11 +5 25
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2024. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
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)[32]
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2024–25 Copa del Rey winners will also qualify for the Europa League league stage (or the sixthve).


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
17 7 6 4 29 28  +1 27 3 4 2 18 17  +1 4 2 2 11 11  0

Last updated: 18 December 2024.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAH
ResultDWWDWLWWLDWDWDDLL
Position75244643443444555
Updated to match(es) played on 18 December 2024. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches

The league schedule was released on 18 June 2024.[33]

19 August 2024 1 Villarreal 2–2 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 21,566
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
23 August 2024 2 Sevilla 1–2 Villarreal Seville
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 34,004
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
26 August 2024 3 Villarreal 4–3 Celta Vigo Villarreal
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 19,651
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
31 August 2024 4 Valencia 1–1 Villarreal Valencia
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 43,857
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
14 September 2024 5 Mallorca 1–2 Villarreal Palma
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix
Attendance: 18,303
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
22 September 2024 6 Villarreal 1–5 Barcelona Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 22,048
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer
26 September 2024 7 Espanyol 1–2 Villarreal Cornellà de Llobregat
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
Attendance: 23,147
Referee: Alejandro Quintero González
30 September 2024 8 Villarreal 3–1 Las Palmas Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 18,159
Referee: Mario Melero López
5 October 2024 9 Real Madrid 2–0 Villarreal Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 73,842
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
20 October 2024 10 Villarreal 1–1 Getafe Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 19,355
Referee: Víctor García Verdura
26 October 2024 11 Valladolid 1–2 Villarreal Valladolid
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
Attendance: 20,187
Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso
9 November 2024 13 Villarreal 3–0 Alavés Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,659
Referee: Alejandro Quintero González
24 November 2024 14 Osasuna 2–2 Villarreal Pamplona
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 19,795
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
1 December 2024 15 Villarreal 2–2 Girona Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,732
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
8 December 2024 16 Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Villarreal Bilbao
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 47,203
Referee: Víctor García Verdura
15 December 2024 17 Villarreal 1–2 Real Betis Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 18,757
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
18 December 2024 12 Villarreal 1–1 Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 2 November 2024, but was postponed due to the 2024 Spanish floods.[34]

Copa del Rey

29 October 2024 First round Poblense 1–6 Villarreal Sa Pobla
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nou Camp
Attendance: 3,400
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
4 December 2024 Second round Pontevedra 1–0 Villarreal Pontevedra
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Pasarón
Attendance: 8,192
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Brazil BRA Luiz Júnior 1 0 0 0 1 0
13 GK Spain ESP Diego Conde 12 0 12 0 0 0
31 GK Andorra AND Iker Álvarez 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Cape Verde CPV Logan Costa 10 1 8+1 1 1 0
3 DF Spain ESP Raúl Albiol 10 0 9+1 0 0 0
4 DF Ivory Coast CIV Eric Bailly 8 0 6+2 0 0 0
5 DF France FRA Willy Kambwala 2 0 1 0 1 0
8 DF Argentina ARG Juan Foyth 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Spain ESP Juan Bernat 7 0 0+6 0 1 0
17 DF Spain ESP Kiko Femenía 12 0 12 0 0 0
23 DF Spain ESP Sergi Cardona 12 1 12 1 0 0
24 DF Spain ESP Alfonso Pedraza 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF Spain ESP Pau Navarro 4 0 0+3 0 1 0
26 DF Ivory Coast CIV Jean Ives Valou 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
Midfielders
6 MF Spain ESP Denis Suárez 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
10 MF Spain ESP Dani Parejo 13 2 10+2 2 1 0
14 MF Spain ESP Santi Comesaña 13 2 10+2 2 0+1 0
16 MF Spain ESP Álex Baena 12 1 10+1 1 0+1 0
18 MF Senegal SEN Pape Gueye 12 1 7+4 0 1 1
20 MF Spain ESP Ramon Terrats 10 1 0+9 0 1 1
Forwards
7 FW Spain ESP Gerard Moreno 2 0 2 0 0 0
11 FW Morocco MAR Ilias Akhomach 12 1 7+4 1 0+1 0
15 FW France FRA Thierno Barry 12 3 7+4 3 0+1 0
19 FW Ivory Coast CIV Nicolas Pépé 11 1 6+5 1 0 0
21 FW Spain ESP Yeremy Pino 11 0 4+6 0 1 0
22 FW Spain ESP Ayoze Pérez 10 10 5+4 7 1 3
33 FW Spain ESP Pau Cabanes 2 1 0+1 0 1 1
Players transferred out during the season
9 FW Netherlands NED Arnaut Danjuma 3 2 3 2 0 0

Last updated: 29 October 2024
Source: Competitions

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