2015–16 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal 2015–16 football season
Villarreal
2015–16 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachMarcelino
StadiumEl Madrigal
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
UEFA Europa LeagueSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cédric Bakambu (12)
All:
Cédric Bakambu (22)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

The 2015–16 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 93rd season in existence and the club's 3rd consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football.[1][2] In addition to the domestic league, Villarreal participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2015 to 30 June 2016.

Players

Current squad

As of 31 August 2015[3]

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 Spain ESP Sergio Asenjo
2 DF Spain ESP Mario (vice-captain)
3 DF Slovenia SVN Bojan Jokić
4 MF Spain ESP Tomás Pina
5 DF Argentina ARG Mateo Musacchio
6 DF Spain ESP Víctor Ruiz
7 MF Spain ESP Samu
8 MF Mexico MEX Jonathan dos Santos
9 FW Spain ESP Roberto Soldado
10 FW Brazil BRA Léo Baptistão (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
11 DF Spain ESP Jaume Costa
13 GK France FRA Alphonse Areola (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
14 MF Spain ESP Manu Trigueros
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Cédric Bakambu
18 MF Spain ESP Denis Suárez
19 MF Spain ESP Samu Castillejo
20 FW Spain ESP Adrián (on loan from Porto)
21 MF Spain ESP Bruno (captain)
22 DF Serbia SRB Antonio Rukavina
23 DF Italy ITA Daniele Bonera
24 DF Ivory Coast CIV Eric Bailly
25 GK Argentina ARG Mariano Barbosa
26 MF Spain ESP Matías Nahuel
27 DF Spain ESP Adrián Marín
28 MF Spain ESP Alfonso Pedraza
44 DF Spain ESP Pablo Íñiguez

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Serbia SRB Aleksandar Pantić (on loan at Eibar)
— MF Spain ESP Javier Espinosa (on loan at Elche)
— MF Spain ESP Moi Gómez (on loan at Getafe)
— MF Spain ESP Sergio Marcos (on loan at Lugo)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 23 August 2015 15 May 2016 Matchday 1 4th 38 18 10 10 44 35 +9 047.37
Copa del Rey 3 December 2015 13 January 2016 Round of 32 Round of 16 4 1 0 3 6 7 −1 025.00
UEFA Europa League 17 September 2015 5 May 2016 Group stage Semi-finals 14 9 3 2 23 13 +10 064.29
Total 56 28 13 15 73 55 +18 050.00

Source: Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Real Madrid 38 28 6 4 110 34 +76 90 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Atlético Madrid 38 28 4 6 63 18 +45 88
4 Villarreal 38 18 10 10 44 35 +9 64 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Athletic Bilbao 38 18 8 12 58 45 +13 62 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Celta Vigo 38 17 9 12 51 59 −8 60
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
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; 7) Play-off.
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2015–16 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) was passed to the seventh-placed team.

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 10 10 44 35  +9 64 12 4 3 26 12  +14 6 6 7 18 23  −5

Results by round

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

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Real Betis v Villarreal
23 August 2015 (2015-08-23) 1 Real Betis 1–1 Villarreal Seville
22:30 CEST (UTC+2) Bruno G. Yellow card 26'
Cejudo Yellow card 35'
Pezzella Yellow card 50'
Castro 87'		 Report Soldado 31'
Castillejo Yellow card 49'
Bruno S. Red card 90+2'		 Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 37,996
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
Villarreal v Espanyol
28 August 2015 (2015-08-28) 2 Villarreal 3–1 Espanyol Villarreal
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Soldado 67'
Bailly Yellow card 85'
Bakambu 87', 90+3'		 Report Caicedo 5', Yellow card 35'
Pau Yellow card 19'
López Yellow card 27'
Montañés Yellow card 30'
Raillo Yellow card 48'
Arbilla Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,722
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
Granada v Villarreal
13 September 2015 (2015-09-13) 3 Granada 1–3 Villarreal Granada
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) Babin Yellow card 11'
Lopes Yellow card 65'
Rico 74'		 Report Pina Yellow card 14'
Trigueros 49'
Bakambu 51'
Soldado Yellow card 67'
Baily Yellow card 81'
Areola Yellow card 90'
Samu 90+1'		 Stadium: Los Cármenes
Attendance: 13,954
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao
20 September 2015 (2015-09-20) 4 Villarreal 3–1 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Bruno Yellow card 23', 42' (pen.)
Baptistão Yellow card 44', 79'
Matías Nahuel Yellow card 49'
Bailly Yellow card 59'
Mario 66'		 Report Laporte Yellow card 11'
Gurpegi Yellow card 48'
Aduriz Yellow card 64', 90+2'
De Marcos Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 19,832
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
Málaga v Villarreal
23 September 2015 (2015-09-23) 5 Málaga 0–1 Villarreal Málaga
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Recio Yellow card 39'
Boka Yellow card 61'		 Report Dos Santos Yellow card 17'
Bailly Yellow card 67'
Tissone 71'
Suárez Yellow card 79'		 Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 18,647
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
Villarreal v Atlético Madrid
26 September 2015 (2015-09-26) 6 Villarreal 1–0 Atlético Madrid Villarreal
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Baptistão 14'
Soldado Yellow card 51'
Costa Yellow card 84'		 Report Griezmann Yellow card 41'
Tiago Yellow card 71'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,087
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
Levante v Villarreal
4 October 2015 (2015-10-04) 7 Levante 1–0 Villarreal Valencia
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Juanfran Yellow card 19'
Morales Yellow card 50'
Deyverson 83'
José Mari Yellow card 84'
Rubén Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Jokić Yellow card 4' Yellow-red card 36'
Costa Yellow card 60'
Soldado Yellow card 84'
Ruiz Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 16,059
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
Villarreal v Celta Vigo
18 October 2015 (2015-10-18) 8 Villarreal 1–2 Celta Vigo Villarreal
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bailly Yellow card 36' Yellow-red card 47'
Suárez 67'
Soldado Yellow card 71'		 report Fernández Yellow card 36'
Gómez Yellow card 37'
Orellana 41'
Wass Yellow card 43'
Nolito 90'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,436
Referee: José González González
Las Palmas v Villarreal
25 October 2015 (2015-10-25) 9 Las Palmas 0–0 Villarreal Las Palmas
16:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bigas Yellow card 63' Report Samu Yellow card 86'
Rukavina Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: Gran Canaria
Attendance: 18,517
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
Villarreal v Sevilla
31 October 2015 (2015-10-31) 10 Villarreal 2–1 Sevilla Villarreal
18:15 CET (UTC+1) Bailly Yellow card 10'
Mario 25'
Bakambu Yellow card 32', 61'
Soldado Yellow card 50'
Costa Yellow card 82'
Ruiz Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Iborra Yellow card 29'
Rami Yellow card 63'
Llorente 76'
Konoplyanka Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,730
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Barcelona v Villarreal
8 November 2015 (2015-11-08) 11 Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal Barcelona
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Mathieu Yellow card 27'
Iniesta Yellow card 37'
Neymar Yellow card 47', 60', 85'
Suárez Yellow card 47', 70' (pen.)
Piqué Yellow card 64'		 Report Mario Yellow card 39'
Costa Yellow card 69'
Bonera Yellow card 72'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 72,109
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
Villarreal v Eibar
22 November 2015 (2015-11-22) 12 Villarreal 1–1 Eibar Villarreal
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Costa Yellow card 41', 85'
Soldado Yellow card 44'
Mario Yellow card 75'		 Report Enrich 27'
Keko Yellow card 74' Yellow-red card 76'
Escalante Yellow card 79'
García Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,788
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
Getafe v Villarreal
29 November 2015 (2015-11-29) 13 Getafe 2–0 Villarreal Getafe
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Lafita Yellow card 17', 21'
Cala Yellow card 34'
Vázquez 51'
J. Rodríguez Yellow card 65'
Lacen Yellow card 78'		 Report Ruiz Yellow card 5'
Bailly Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 5,903
Referee: José González González
Villarreal v Rayo Vallecano
6 December 2015 (2015-12-06) 14 Villarreal 2–1 Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Dos Santos Yellow card 35'
Bakambu 69', 86'		 Report Baena Yellow card 33'
Jozabed 41'
Castro Yellow card 60'
Miku Yellow card 80'
Quini Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,101
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
Villarreal v Real Madrid
13 December 2015 15 Villarreal 1–0 Real Madrid Villarreal
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Soldado 8'
Bailly Yellow card 72'
Suárez Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Marcelo Yellow card 31'
Ramos Yellow card 66'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 20,468
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
Real Sociedad v Villarreal
20 December 2015 16 Real Sociedad 0–2 Villarreal San Sebastián
18:15 CET (UTC+1) Canales Yellow card 39'
I. Martínez Yellow card 55'		 Report Suárez 27', 88'
Trigueros Yellow card 73'		 Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 21,949
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Villarreal v Valencia
31 December 2015 17 Villarreal 1–0 Valencia Villarreal
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Bruno 64'
Soldado Yellow card 68'		 Report Gomes Yellow card 16'
Barragán Yellow card 45'
Villalba Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,526
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
Deportivo La Coruña v Villarreal
3 January 2016 (2016-01-03) 18 Deportivo La Coruña 1–2 Villarreal A Coruña
18:15 CET (UTC+1) Luis Alberto Yellow card 9', 48'
Arribas Yellow card 25'		 Report Bruno 36', 90+5' (pen.), Yellow card 39'
Dos Santos Yellow card 43'
Navarro Yellow card 90+5'		 Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 23,815
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
Villarreal v Sporting Gijón
10 January 2016 (2016-01-10) 19 Villarreal 2–0 Sporting Gijón Vilarreal
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Bakambu 26', 51'
Bruno Yellow card 53'
Ruiz Yellow card 61'
Samu Yellow card 79'
Soldado Yellow card 87'		 Report Carmona Yellow card 33'
Cases Yellow card 87'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,705
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Villarreal v Real Betis
16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 20 Villarreal 0–0 Real Betis Vilarreal
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Ruiz Yellow card 24'
Castillejo Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Petros Yellow card 79' Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,402
Referee: José González González
Espanyol v Villarreal
23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 21 Espanyol 2–2 Villarreal Cornellà de Llobregat
18:15 CET (UTC+1) Caicedo 4'
Jordán Yellow card 35'
Gerard 40', Yellow card 56' Yellow-red card 89'
Salva Yellow card 79'
Álvarez Yellow card 89'		 Report Trigueros 24'
Costa Yellow card 56'
Musacchio 88'		 Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 16,251
Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero
Villarreal v Granada
30 January 2016 (2016-01-30) 22 Villarreal 1–0 Granada Vilarreal
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Costa Yellow card 8'
Bruno 55' (pen.)
Mario Yellow card 85'
Castillejo Yellow card 89'		 Report Rico Yellow card 11'
Lombán Yellow card 16'
Babin Yellow card 54'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal
6 February 2016 (2016-02-06) 23 Athletic Bilbao 0–0 Villarreal Bilbao
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Williams Yellow card 29' Yellow-red card 90'
San José Yellow card 41'
Lekue Yellow card 60'
Merino Yellow card 67'
Muniain Yellow card 90'		 Report Costa Yellow card 27'
Bakambu Yellow card 40'
Soldado Yellow card 75'
Ruiz Yellow card 76'
Bonera Yellow card 77' Yellow-red card 90+4'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 41,101
Referee: Mario Melero López
Villarreal v Málaga
13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 24 Villarreal 1–0 Málaga Vilarreal
18:15 CET (UTC+1) Soldado 18'
Trigueros Yellow card 77'
Bakambu Yellow card 90'		 Report Albentosa Yellow card 34' Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,142
Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido
Atlético Madrid v Villarreal
21 February 2016 25 Atlético Madrid 0–0 Villarreal Madrid
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Gabi Yellow card 69'
Filipe Luís Yellow card 73'		 Report Castillejo Yellow card 62'
Bailly Yellow card 77'		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 45,323
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
Villarreal v Levante
28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) 26 Villarreal 3–0 Levante Vilarreal
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Baptistão 12'
Castillejo 30'
Adrián 48'		 Report Navarro Yellow card 27' Yellow-red card 56'
Lerma Yellow card 39'
Verza Yellow card 44'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,783
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
Celta Vigo v Villarreal
2 March 2016 (2016-03-02) 27 Celta Vigo 0–0 Villarreal Vigo
20:00 CET (UTC+1) Díaz Yellow card 51'
Cabral Yellow card 73'		 Report Matías Nahuel Yellow card 54'
Suárez Yellow card 72'
Bailly Yellow card 73'
Mario Yellow card 77'
Rukavina Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 15,376
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
Villarreal v Las Palmas
5 March 2016 (2016-03-05) 28 Villarreal 0–1 Las Palmas Vilarreal
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Soldado Yellow card 31' Report García 30'
Lemos Yellow card 53'
Montoro Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,790
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
Sevilla v Villarreal
13 March 2016 (2016-03-13) 29 Sevilla 4–2 Villarreal Seville
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Banega Yellow card 6' Yellow-red card 79'
Iborra 23'
Ruiz 51' (o.g.)
Konoplyanka 65'
Krohn-Dehli Yellow card 74'
Reyes 90+1'		 Report Bonera Yellow card 25'
Bakambu 29', 37'		 Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 35,069
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo
Villarreal v Barcelona
20 March 2016 30 Villarreal 2–2 Barcelona Villarreal
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Soldado Yellow card 20'
Bruno Yellow card 24'
Asenjo Yellow card 40'
Ruiz Yellow card 41'
Rukavina Yellow card 43'
Bakambu 57'
Mathieu 63' (o.g.)
Pina Yellow card 78'
Mario Yellow card 84'
Trigueros Yellow card 85'		 Report Turan Yellow card 13'
Piqué Yellow card 16'
Rakitić 20'
Neymar 41' (pen.)
Alba Yellow card 53'
Mascherano Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 24,398
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Eibar v Villarreal
3 April 2016 31 Eibar 1–2 Villarreal Eibar
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Juncà Yellow card 11'
Capa 22', Yellow card 50'
Mauro Yellow card 90'		 Report Rukavina Yellow card 12'
Adrián 35'
Soldado 50'
Bakambu Yellow card 71'
Pina Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 5,183
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Villarreal v Getafe
10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) 32 Villarreal 2–0 Getafe Vilarreal
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Suárez 15'
Rukavina Yellow card 26'
Bakambu 84'
Bruno Yellow card 90'		 Report Cala Yellow card 35'
Medrán Yellow card 68'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,570
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
Rayo Vallecano v Villarreal
17 April 2016 (2016-04-17) 33 Rayo Vallecano 2–1 Villarreal Madrid
18:15 CEST (UTC+2) Guerra 7', Yellow card 57'
Amaya Yellow card 68'
Miku 81'		 Report Adrián 20'
Ruiz Yellow card 57'
Marín Yellow card 59'
Mario Yellow card 72'
Matías Nahuel Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: Vallecas
Attendance: 12,628
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
Real Madrid v Villarreal
20 April 2016 34 Real Madrid 3–0 Villarreal Madrid
22:00 CEST (UTC+2) Benzema 41'
Danilo Yellow card 46'
Vázquez 69'
Modrić 76'
Casemiro Yellow card 85'		 Report Trigueros Yellow card 44' Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 62,678
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
Villarreal v Real Sociedad
24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) 35 Villarreal 0–0 Real Sociedad Villarreal
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Pina Yellow card 32'
Mario Yellow card 69'
Dos Santos Yellow card 72'
Adrián Yellow card 90'		 Report Vela Yellow card 51' Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,215
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
Valencia v Villarreal
1 May 2016 36 Valencia 0–2 Villarreal Valencia
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Fuego Yellow card 42' Report Samu 16'
Musacchio Yellow card 23'
Adrián 33'
Rodri Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 38,283
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Villarreal v Deportivo La Coruña
8 May 2016 (2016-05-08) 37 Villarreal 0–2 Deportivo La Coruña Villarreal
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Bonera Yellow card 10'
Trigueros Yellow card 49'
Ruiz Yellow card 51'		 Report Fajr 32'
Lucas 57'
Arribas Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 12,843
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
Sporting Gijón v Villarreal
15 May 2016 38 Sporting Gijón 2–0 Villarreal Gijón
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Jony 8'
Aït-Atmane Yellow card 63'
Álvarez 79'		 Report Ruiz Yellow card 49'
Mario Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 27,295
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

Huesca v Villarreal
3 December 2015 First leg Huesca 3–2 Villarreal Huesca
21:00 CET (UTC+1) L. Fernández 3'
Mérida 53' (pen.)
Machís 75'
Carlos David Yellow card 90+2'
Cristian Red card 90+2'
López Yellow card 90+3'		 Summary Jokić Yellow card 33'
Bailly Yellow card 36'
Matías Nahuel 51', Yellow card 90+3'
Bakambu 58'		 Stadium: El Alcoraz
Attendance: 5,000
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
Villarreal v Huesca
17 December 2015 Second leg Villarreal 2–0
(4–3 agg.)		 Huesca Vilarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Trigueros 28'
Soldado 78'		 Summary Morillas Yellow card 63'
Carlos David Yellow card 84'
Aythami Yellow card 90+2'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Round of 16

Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal
6 January 2016 First leg Athletic Bilbao 3–2 Villarreal Bilbao
12:00 CET (UTC+1) Williams 54'
Aduriz 68'
Laporte 81'		 Report Baptistão 16'
Samu 38'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao
13 January 2016 Second leg Villarreal 0–1
(2–4 agg.)		 Athletic Bilbao Vilarreal
20:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Williams 21' Stadium: El Madrigal
Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Pos Team
  • v
  • t
  • e
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Austria Rapid Wien 6 5 0 1 10 6 +4 15 Advance to knockout phase
2 Spain Villarreal 6 4 1 1 12 6 +6 13
3 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň 6 1 1 4 8 10 −2 4
4 Belarus Dinamo Minsk 6 1 0 5 3 11 −8 3
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rapid Wien Austria v Spain Villarreal
17 September 2015 (2015-09-17) 1 Rapid Wien Austria 2–1 Spain Villarreal Vienna, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Schwab 50'
S. Hofmann 53' (pen.)		 Report Baptistão 45' Stadium: Ernst-Happel-Stadion
Attendance: 36,200[4]
Referee: Stefan Johannesson (Sweden)
Villarreal Spain v Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň
1 October 2015 (2015-10-01) 2 Villarreal Spain 1–0 Czech Republic Viktoria Plzeň Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Baptistão 54' Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,481[5]
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Villarreal Spain v Belarus Dinamo Minsk
22 October 2015 (2015-10-22) 3 Villarreal Spain 4–0 Belarus Dinamo Minsk Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Bakambu 17', 32'
Soldado 61'
Bailly 71'		 Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 14,025[6]
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük (Netherlands)
Dinamo Minsk Belarus v Spain Villarreal
5 November 2015 (2015-11-05) 4 Dinamo Minsk Belarus 1–2 Spain Villarreal Barysaw, Belarus[C]
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Vitus 69' Report Soldado 72' (pen.)
Palitsevich 86' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Borisov Arena
Attendance: 4,959[7]
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
Villarreal Spain v Austria Rapid Wien
26 November 2015 (2015-11-26) 5 Villarreal Spain 1–0 Austria Rapid Wien Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Soriano 78' Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 14,760[8]
Referee: Paweł Raczkowski (Poland)
Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic v Spain Villarreal
10 December 2015 (2015-12-10) 6 Viktoria Plzeň Czech Republic 3–3 Spain Villarreal Plzeň, Czech Republic
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Kolář 8' (pen.)
Kovařík 65'
Hořava 90'		 Report Bakambu 40'
Dos Santos 62'
Soriano 90+4'		 Stadium: Doosan Arena
Attendance: 10,071[9]
Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

Knockout phase

Round of 32
Villarreal Spain v Italy Napoli
18 February 2016 (2016-02-18) First leg Villarreal Spain 1–0 Italy Napoli Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Suárez 82'
Musacchio Yellow card 86'
Soldado Yellow card 90'		 Report Valdifiori Yellow card 38'
Callejón Yellow card 67'
Insigne Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 17,686
Referee: Bas Nijhuis (Netherlands)
Napoli Italy v Spain Villarreal
25 February 2016 (2016-02-25) Second leg Napoli Italy 1–1
(1–2 agg.)		 Spain Villarreal Naples, Italy
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Hamšík 17', Yellow card 25'
López Yellow card 33'
Jorginho Yellow card 83'		 Report Rukavina Yellow card 25'
Bruno Yellow card 36'
Pina 59'		 Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 23,928
Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany)
Round of 16
Villarreal Spain v Germany Bayer Leverkusen
10 March 2016 (2016-03-10) First leg Villarreal Spain 2–0 Germany Bayer Leverkusen Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CET (UTC+1) Bakambu 4', 56'
Trigueros Yellow card 71'		 Report Tah Yellow card 14'
Hernández Yellow card 48'
Jedvaj Yellow card 76' Yellow-red card 90+5'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 16,211
Referee: Gianluca Rocchi (Italy)
Bayer Leverkusen Germany v Spain Villarreal
17 March 2016 (2016-03-17) Second leg Bayer Leverkusen Germany 0–0
(0–2 agg.)		 Spain Villarreal Leverkusen, Germany
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Mehmedi Yellow card 42'
Papadopoulos Yellow card 73'
Bellarabi Yellow card 79'		 Report Rukavina Yellow card 60'
Bakambu Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 23,409
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
Quarter-finals
Villarreal Spain v Czech Republic Sparta Prague
7 April 2016 (2016-04-07) First leg Villarreal Spain 2–1 Czech Republic Sparta Prague Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Bakambu 3', 63'
Costa Yellow card 40'		 Report Brabec Yellow card 31', 45+4'
Matějovský Yellow card 41'
Nhamoinesu Yellow card 43'		 Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15,803
Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)
Sparta Prague Czech Republic v Spain Villarreal
14 April 2016 (2016-04-14) Second leg Sparta Prague Czech Republic 2–4
(3–6 agg.)		 Spain Villarreal Prague, Czech Republic
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Krejčí Yellow card 27', 71'
Frýdek Yellow card 41'
Juliš Yellow card 60'
Kováč Yellow card 63'
Dočkal 65'
Konaté Yellow card 77'
Lafata Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Bakambu 5', 49'
Soldado Yellow card 35'
Castillejo 43', Yellow card 78'
Lafata 45+1' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Generali Arena
Attendance: 18,201
Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)
Semi-finals
Villarreal Spain v England Liverpool
28 April 2016 (2016-04-28) First leg Villarreal Spain 1–0 England Liverpool Villarreal, Spain
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Costa Yellow card 60'
Adrián 90+2'		 Report Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 21,606
Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)
Liverpool England v Spain Villarreal
5 May 2016 (2016-05-05) Second leg Liverpool England 3–0
(3–1 agg.)		 Spain Villarreal Liverpool, England
21:05 CEST (UTC+2) Bruno 7' (o.g.)
Clyne Yellow card 35'
Sturridge 63'
Lallana 81'		 UEFA Report Ruiz Yellow card 30' Yellow-red card 71'
Soldado Yellow card 40'
Suárez Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 43,074
Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 15 May 2016
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain ESP Sergio Asenjo 7 0 4 0 0 0 3 0
13 GK France FRA Alphonse Areola 37 0 32 0 0 0 5 0
25 GK Argentina ARG Mariano Barbosa 12 0 2 0 4 0 6 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain ESP Mario Gaspar 44 2 32+1 2 0+1 0 10 0
5 DF Argentina ARG Mateo Musacchio 21 1 12+1 1 3 0 4+1 0
6 DF Spain ESP Víctor Ruiz 51 0 32+3 0 1+1 0 14 0
11 DF Spain ESP Jaume Costa 27 1 17+1 1 0+1 0 7+1 0
22 DF Serbia SRB Antonio Rukavina 31 0 14+4 0 3 0 10 0
23 DF Italy ITA Daniele Bonera 16 0 10+4 0 0 0 1+1 0
24 DF Ivory Coast CIV Eric Bailly 35 1 25 0 3 0 7 1
27 DF Spain ESP Adrián Marín 16 0 10+1 0 3 0 0+2 0
44 DF Spain ESP Pablo Íñiguez 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
48 DF Spain ESP Miguelón 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Spain ESP Tomás Pina 36 1 19+8 0 2 0 6+1 1
7 MF Spain ESP Samu 26 3 7+9 2 4 1 4+2 0
8 MF Mexico MEX Jonathan dos Santos 38 1 20+6 0 1+1 0 7+3 1
14 MF Spain ESP Manu Trigueros 45 3 24+7 2 2 1 6+6 0
18 MF Spain ESP Denis Suárez 48 5 25+8 4 0+2 0 11+2 1
19 MF Spain ESP Samu Castillejo 45 2 19+9 1 4 0 8+5 1
21 MF Spain ESP Bruno 45 7 28+3 5 0+2 0 12 2
26 MF Spain ESP Matías Nahuel 30 1 11+9 0 4 1 2+4 0
28 MF Spain ESP Alfonso Pedraza 3 0 2 0 0 0 0+1 0
29 MF Spain ESP Rodri 6 0 1+2 0 3 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Spain ESP Roberto Soldado 44 8 27+1 5 0+3 1 12+1 2
10 FW Brazil BRA Léo Baptistão 34 6 12+14 3 2 1 3+3 2
17 FW Democratic Republic of the Congo COD Cédric Bakambu 50 22 21+13 12 2+1 1 11+2 9
20 FW Spain ESP Adrián 23 5 10+6 4 0 0 1+6 1
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
3 DF Slovenia SVN Bojan Jokić 7 0 2 0 1 0 4 0

See also

2015–16 La Liga

References

  1. ^ "Villarreal". LFP. 2014.
  2. ^ Soccerway - Villarreal
  3. ^ "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. Archived from the original on 14 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Rapid Wien vs. Villarreal". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Villarreal vs. Viktoria Plzeň". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  6. ^ "Villarreal vs. Dinamo Minsk". Soccerway. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  7. ^ "Dinamo Minsk vs. Villarreal". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  8. ^ "Villareal vs. Rapid Wien". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  9. ^ "Viktoria Plzeň vs. Villarreal". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
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