2006–07 Villarreal CF season

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Villarreal
2006–07 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachManuel Pellegrini
StadiumEl Madrigal
La Liga5th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA Intertoto CupThird round
Top goalscorerLeague: Diego Forlán (19)[1]
All: Diego Forlán (21)[1]

The 2006–07 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 84th season in existence and the club's 7th 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 Intertoto Cup. The season covered the period from 1 July 2006 to 30 June 2007.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Uruguay URU Sebastián Viera
2 DF Argentina ARG Gonzalo Rodríguez
4 DF Spain ESP José Enrique
5 FW Uruguay URU Diego Forlán
6 MF Spain ESP Josico
7 MF France FRA Robert Pirès
9 FW Mexico MEX Guillermo Franco
10 MF Spain ESP Cani
11 FW Denmark DEN Jon Dahl Tomasson (on loan from VfB Stuttgart)
12 DF France FRA Pascal Cygan
14 MF Italy ITA Alessio Tacchinardi (on loan from Juventus)
15 FW Turkey TUR Nihat Kahveci
16 DF Spain ESP Quique Álvarez
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 DF Spain ESP Javi Venta
18 MF Argentina ARG Leandro Somoza
19 MF Spain ESP Marcos Senna
20 DF Argentina ARG Fabricio Fuentes
21 MF Chile CHI Matías Fernández
22 DF Bolivia BOL Juan Manuel Peña
23 FW Spain ESP José Mari
24 DF Spain ESP Josemi
25 GK Argentina ARG Mariano Barbosa
27 MF Spain ESP Marcos García
28 MF Spain ESP Bruno Soriano
33 FW Spain ESP Jonathan Pereira

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 27 August 2006 17 June 2007 Matchday 1 5th 38 18 8 12 48 44 +4 047.37
Copa del Rey 25 October 2006 17 January 2007 Round of 32 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 5 3 +2 050.00
UEFA Intertoto Cup 15 July 2006 22 July 2006 Third round Third round 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 000.00
Total 44 20 9 15 55 50 +5 045.45

Source: Competitions

La Liga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Sevilla 38 21 8 9 64 35 +29 71 Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4 Valencia 38 20 6 12 57 42 +15 66
5 Villarreal 38 18 8 12 48 44 +4 62 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Zaragoza 38 16 12 10 55 43 +12 60[a]
7 Atlético Madrid 38 17 9 12 46 39 +7 60[a] Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
  1. ^ a b ATM 0–1 ZAR; ZAR 1–0 ATM

Results summary[edit]

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 8 12 48 44  +4 62 10 4 5 23 18  +5 8 4 7 25 26  −1

Source: La Liga

Results by round[edit]

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultDLLWWDDWWLWLWDLLLWDWLLLWDWDDLLWWWWWWWW
Position121417141010119810998891111111191013131212111111121212101087765
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[edit]

27 August 2006 1 Real Madrid 0–0 Villarreal Madrid
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
10 September 2006 2 Villarreal 0–1 Recreativo Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
16 September 2006 3 Deportivo La Coruña 2–0 Villarreal A Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
24 September 2006 4 Villarreal 3–2 Zaragoza Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
1 October 2006 5 Mallorca 1–2 Villarreal Palma
Stadium: Ono Estadi
15 October 2006 6 Villarreal 0–0 Espanyol Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
21 October 2006 7 Villarreal 1–1 Levante Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
29 October 2006 8 Real Sociedad 0–1 Villarreal San Sebastián
Stadium: Anoeta
5 November 2006 9 Villarreal 3–2 Real Betis Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
11 November 2006 10 Atlético Madrid 3–1 Villarreal Madrid
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
19 November 2006 11 Villarreal 1–0 Getafe Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
25 November 2006 12 Barcelona 4–0 Villarreal Barcelona
Stadium: Camp Nou
3 December 2006 13 Villarreal 2–0 Gimnàstic Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
10 December 2006 14 Celta Vigo 1–1 Villarreal Vigo
Stadium: Balaídos
17 December 2006 15 Villarreal 1–4 Osasuna Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
20 December 2006 16 Racing Santander 2–1 Villarreal Santander
Stadium: El Sardinero
7 January 2007 17 Villarreal 0–1 Valencia Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
14 January 2007 18 Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Villarreal Bilbao
Stadium: San Mamés
20 January 2007 19 Villarreal 0–0 Sevilla Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
27 January 2007 20 Villarreal 1–0 Real Madrid Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
4 February 2007 21 Recreativo 2–1 Villarreal Huelva
Stadium: Nuevo Colombino
11 February 2007 22 Villarreal 0–2 Deportivo La Coruña Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
17 February 2007 23 Zaragoza 1–0 Villarreal Zaragoza
Stadium: La Romareda
25 February 2007 24 Villarreal 2–1 Mallorca Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
4 March 2007 25 Espanyol 1–1 Villarreal Barcelona
Stadium: Olímpic Lluís Companys
10 March 2007 26 Levante 0–2 Villarreal Valencia
Stadium: Ciutat de València
18 March 2007 27 Villarreal 1–1 Real Sociedad Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
31 March 2007 28 Real Betis 3–3 Villarreal Seville
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
8 April 2007 29 Villarreal 0–1 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
15 April 2007 30 Getafe 3–0 Villarreal Getafe
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
22 April 2007 31 Villarreal 2–0 Barcelona Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
29 April 2007 32 Gimnàstic 0–3 Villarreal Tarragona
Stadium: Nou Estadi
6 May 2007 33 Villarreal 1–0 Celta Vigo Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
13 May 2007 34 Osasuna 1–4 Villarreal Pamplona
Stadium: El Sadar
20 May 2007 35 Villarreal 2–1 Racing Santander Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
26 May 2007 36 Valencia 2–3 Villarreal Valencia
Stadium: Mestalla
9 June 2007 37 Villarreal 3–1 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal
17 June 2007 38 Sevilla 0–1 Villarreal Seville
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

Copa del Rey[edit]

Round of 32[edit]

25 October 2006 First leg Castellón 0–2 Villarreal Castellón de la Plana
Stadium: Castàlia
8 November 2006 Second leg Villarreal 2–0
(4–0 agg.)
Castellón Villarreal
Stadium: El Madrigal

Round of 16[edit]

10 January 2007 First leg Valladolid 2–1 Villarreal Valladolid
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: José Zorrilla
Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull
17 January 2007 Second leg Villarreal 0–1
(1–3 agg.)
Valladolid Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

UEFA Intertoto Cup[edit]

Third round[edit]

15 July 2006 First leg Villarreal Spain 1–2 Slovenia Maribor Villarreal, Spain
21:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 8,000
Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)
22 July 2006 Second leg Maribor Slovenia 1–1
(3–2 agg.)
Spain Villarreal Maribor, Slovenia
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Ljudski vrt
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Squad of Villarreal 2006-07 First Division". www.bdfutbol.com.