2005–06 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal

2005–06 season
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	Manuel Pellegrini
Stadium	El Madrigal
La Liga	7th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
UEFA Champions League	Semi-finals
Top goalscorer	League: Juan Román Riquelme (12)[1] All: Juan Román Riquelme (12)[1]
Home colours Away colours
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The 2005–06 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 83rd season in existence and the club's 6th 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 2005 to 30 June 2006.

Season summary

Villarreal reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League, being knocked out by eventual runners-up Arsenal 1–0 on aggregate, with Arsenal keeper Jens Lehmann saving a last-minute Juan Román Riquelme penalty, in the second leg, that would have taken the tie to extra time in front of Villarreal's home support.

Despite Villarreal's excellent form in Europe, the continental success was not translated to the domestic stage. Villarreal finished seventh, consigning them to Intertoto Cup football.

Squad

Squad at end of season^[2]

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  ESP Javier López Vallejo 2 DF  ARG Gonzalo Rodríguez 3 DF  ARG Rodolfo Arruabarrena 4 DF  ESP César Arzo Amposta 5 FW  URU Diego Forlán 6 MF  ESP Josico 7 FW  ESP Antonio Guayre 8 MF  ARG Juan Román Riquelme 9 FW  MEX Guillermo Franco[notes 1] 10 MF  ESP Roger 11 MF  ESP Javier Calleja 12 DF  ARG Juan Pablo Sorín 13 GK  URU Sebastián Viera 14 MF  ESP Héctor Font 16 DF  ESP Quique Álvarez 17 DF  ESP Javi Venta

No. Pos. Nation Player 18 MF  ITA Alessio Tacchinardi (on loan from Juventus) 19 MF  ESP Marcos Senna[notes 2] 21 MF  ESP Santi Cazorla 22 DF  BOL Juan Manuel Peña 23 FW  ESP José Mari 24 DF  ESP Josemi 25 GK  ARG Mariano Barbosa 26 FW  ESP Xisco Nadal 29 FW  ESP Jony 30 DF  ESP Carlos Alcántara 31 GK  ESP Juan Carlos 32 MF  ESP Javi Rubio 35 DF  ESP Nino 36 FW  ESP Óscar López 44 MF  ESP Marquitos 46 MF  ESP David Fuster

Left club during season

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 9 FW  ARG Luciano Figueroa (on loan to River Plate) 15 DF  NED Jan Kromkamp (to Liverpool)

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF  ECU Luis Antonio Valencia (on loan to Recreativo de Huelva)

Competitions

Overall record

La Liga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Copa del Rey

Round of 16

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round

Everton v Villarreal

9 August 2005 First leg	Everton	1–2	Villarreal	Liverpool, England
21:05 CEST (UTC+2)	Beattie 42'	Report	Figueroa 27' Josico 45+1'	Stadium: Goodison Park Attendance: 37,685 Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)

Villarreal v Everton

24 August 2005 Second leg	Villarreal	2–1 (4–2 agg.)	Everton	Villarreal, Spain
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sorín 21' Forlán 90+2'	Report	Arteta 69'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 21,500 Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Villarreal	6	2	4	0	3	1	+2	10	Advance to knockout stage
2	Benfica	6	2	2	2	5	5	0	8
3	Lille	6	1	3	2	1	2	−1	6	Transfer to UEFA Cup
4	Manchester United	6	1	3	2	3	4	−1	6

Villarreal v Manchester United

14 September 2005 1	Villarreal	0–0	Manchester United	Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 19,550 Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)

Lille v Villarreal

27 September 2005 2	Lille	0–0	Villarreal	Paris, France
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Stade de France Attendance: 35,153 Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)

Villarreal v Benfica

18 October 2005 3	Villarreal	1–1	Benfica	Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Riquelme 72' (pen.)	Report	Fernandes 77'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 15,072 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

Benfica v Villarreal

2 November 2005 4	Benfica	0–1	Villarreal	Lisbon, Portugal
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Senna 81'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 48,014 Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)

Manchester United v Villarreal

22 November 2005 5	Manchester United	0–0	Villarreal	Manchester, England
20:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 67,471 Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)

Villarreal v Lille

7 December 2005 6	Villarreal	1–0	Lille	Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Guayre 67'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 15,751 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

Rangers v Villarreal

22 February 2006 First leg	Rangers	2–2	Villarreal	Glasgow, Scotland
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Løvenkrands 22' Peña 82' (o.g.)	Report	Riquelme 8' (pen.) Forlán 35'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 49,372 Referee: Eric Poulat (France)

Villarreal v Rangers

7 March 2006 Second leg	Villarreal	1–1 (3 (a)–3 agg.)	Rangers	Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Arruabarrena 49'	Report	Løvenkrands 12'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 19,828 Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Quarter-finals

Internazionale v Villarreal

29 March 2006 First leg	Internazionale	2–1	Villarreal	Milan, Italy
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Adriano 7' Martins 54'	Report	Forlán 1'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 49,165 Referee: Alain Sars (France

Villarreal v Internazionale

4 April 2006 Second leg	Villarreal	1–0 (2 (a)–2 agg.)	Internazionale	Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Arruabarrena 58'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 21,700 Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Semi-finals

Arsenal v Villarreal

19 April 2006 First leg	Arsenal	1–0	Villarreal	London, England
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Touré 41'	Report		Stadium: Highbury Attendance: 35,438 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

Villarreal v Arsenal

25 April 2006 Second leg	Villarreal	0–0 (0–1 agg.)	Arsenal	Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 21,237 Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Notes and references

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