2006–07 Villarreal CF season

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.

Villarreal

2006–07 season
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	Manuel Pellegrini
Stadium	El Madrigal
La Liga	5th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Third round
Top goalscorer	League: Diego Forlán (19)[1] All: Diego Forlán (21)[1]
Home colours Away colours
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Players

First-team squad

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  URU Sebastián Viera 2 DF  ARG Gonzalo Rodríguez 4 DF  ESP José Enrique 5 FW  URU Diego Forlán 6 MF  ESP Josico 7 MF  FRA Robert Pirès 9 FW  MEX Guillermo Franco 10 MF  ESP Cani 11 FW  DEN Jon Dahl Tomasson (on loan from VfB Stuttgart) 12 DF  FRA Pascal Cygan 14 MF  ITA Alessio Tacchinardi (on loan from Juventus) 15 FW  TUR Nihat Kahveci 16 DF  ESP Quique Álvarez

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  ESP Javi Venta 18 MF  ARG Leandro Somoza 19 MF  ESP Marcos Senna 20 DF  ARG Fabricio Fuentes 21 MF  CHI Matías Fernández 22 DF  BOL Juan Manuel Peña 23 FW  ESP José Mari 24 DF  ESP Josemi 25 GK  ARG Mariano Barbosa 27 MF  ESP Marcos García 28 MF  ESP Bruno Soriano 33 FW  ESP Jonathan Pereira

Competitions

Overall record

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

Main article: 2006–07 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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[lower-alpha 1]
7	Atlético Madrid	38	17	9	12	46	39	+7	60[lower-alpha 1]	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. ATM 0–1 ZAR; ZAR 1–0 ATM

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	8	12	48	44	+4	62	10	4	5	23	18	+5	8	4	7	25	26	−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	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	L	W	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	L	L	W	D	W	L	L	L	W	D	W	D	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	W
Position	12	14	17	14	10	10	11	9	8	10	9	9	8	8	9	11	11	11	11	9	10	13	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	10	10	8	7	7	6	5

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

Matches

Real Madrid v Villarreal

27 August 2006 1	Real Madrid	0–0	Villarreal	Madrid
				Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

Villarreal v Recreativo

10 September 2006 2	Villarreal	0–1	Recreativo	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Deportivo La Coruña v Villarreal

16 September 2006 3	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Villarreal	A Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

Villarreal v Zaragoza

24 September 2006 4	Villarreal	3–2	Zaragoza	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Mallorca v Villarreal

1 October 2006 5	Mallorca	1–2	Villarreal	Palma
				Stadium: Ono Estadi

Villarreal v Espanyol

15 October 2006 6	Villarreal	0–0	Espanyol	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Villarreal v Levante

21 October 2006 7	Villarreal	1–1	Levante	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Real Sociedad v Villarreal

29 October 2006 8	Real Sociedad	0–1	Villarreal	San Sebastián
				Stadium: Anoeta

Villarreal v Real Betis

5 November 2006 9	Villarreal	3–2	Real Betis	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Atlético Madrid v Villarreal

11 November 2006 10	Atlético Madrid	3–1	Villarreal	Madrid
				Stadium: Vicente Calderón

Villarreal v Getafe

19 November 2006 11	Villarreal	1–0	Getafe	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Barcelona v Villarreal

25 November 2006 12	Barcelona	4–0	Villarreal	Barcelona
				Stadium: Camp Nou

Villarreal v Gimnàstic

3 December 2006 13	Villarreal	2–0	Gimnàstic	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Celta Vigo v Villarreal

10 December 2006 14	Celta Vigo	1–1	Villarreal	Vigo
				Stadium: Balaídos

Villarreal v Osasuna

17 December 2006 15	Villarreal	1–4	Osasuna	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Racing Santander v Villarreal

20 December 2006 16	Racing Santander	2–1	Villarreal	Santander
				Stadium: El Sardinero

Villarreal v Valencia

7 January 2007 17	Villarreal	0–1	Valencia	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal

14 January 2007 18	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Villarreal	Bilbao
				Stadium: San Mamés

Villarreal v Sevilla

20 January 2007 19	Villarreal	0–0	Sevilla	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Villarreal v Real Madrid

27 January 2007 20	Villarreal	1–0	Real Madrid	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Recreativo v Villarreal

4 February 2007 21	Recreativo	2–1	Villarreal	Huelva
				Stadium: Nuevo Colombino

Villarreal v Deportivo La Coruña

11 February 2007 22	Villarreal	0–2	Deportivo La Coruña	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Zaragoza v Villarreal

17 February 2007 23	Zaragoza	1–0	Villarreal	Zaragoza
				Stadium: La Romareda

Villarreal v Mallorca

25 February 2007 24	Villarreal	2–1	Mallorca	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Espanyol v Villarreal

4 March 2007 25	Espanyol	1–1	Villarreal	Barcelona
				Stadium: Olímpic Lluís Companys

Levante v Villarreal

10 March 2007 26	Levante	0–2	Villarreal	Valencia
				Stadium: Ciutat de València

Villarreal v Real Sociedad

18 March 2007 27	Villarreal	1–1	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Real Betis v Villarreal

31 March 2007 28	Real Betis	3–3	Villarreal	Seville
				Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera

Villarreal v Atlético Madrid

8 April 2007 29	Villarreal	0–1	Atlético Madrid	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Getafe v Villarreal

15 April 2007 30	Getafe	3–0	Villarreal	Getafe
				Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez

Villarreal v Barcelona

22 April 2007 31	Villarreal	2–0	Barcelona	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Gimnàstic v Villarreal

29 April 2007 32	Gimnàstic	0–3	Villarreal	Tarragona
				Stadium: Nou Estadi

Villarreal v Celta Vigo

6 May 2007 33	Villarreal	1–0	Celta Vigo	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Osasuna v Villarreal

13 May 2007 34	Osasuna	1–4	Villarreal	Pamplona
				Stadium: El Sadar

Villarreal v Racing Santander

20 May 2007 35	Villarreal	2–1	Racing Santander	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Valencia v Villarreal

26 May 2007 36	Valencia	2–3	Villarreal	Valencia
				Stadium: Mestalla

Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao

9 June 2007 37	Villarreal	3–1	Athletic Bilbao	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Sevilla v Villarreal

17 June 2007 38	Sevilla	0–1	Villarreal	Seville
				Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2006–07 Copa del Rey

Round of 32

Castellón v Villarreal

25 October 2006 First leg	Castellón	0–2	Villarreal	Castellón de la Plana
				Stadium: Castàlia

Villarreal v Castellón

8 November 2006 Second leg	Villarreal	2–0 (4–0 agg.)	Castellón	Villarreal
				Stadium: El Madrigal

Round of 16

Valladolid v Villarreal

10 January 2007 First leg	Valladolid	2–1	Villarreal	Valladolid
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Losada 20' J. Llorente 69'	Report	José Mari 21'	Stadium: José Zorrilla Referee: Alfonso Pérez Burrull

Villarreal v Valladolid

17 January 2007 Second leg	Villarreal	0–1 (1–3 agg.)	Valladolid	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Baraja 27'	Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Main article: 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Third round

Villarreal v Maribor

15 July 2006 First leg	Villarreal	1–2	Maribor	Villarreal, Spain
21:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Forlán 71'		Rakič 40' Mihelič 83'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 8,000 Referee: Kevin Blom (Netherlands)

Maribor v Villarreal

22 July 2006 Second leg	Maribor	1–1 (3–2 agg.)	Villarreal	Maribor, Slovenia
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zajc 89'		Nihat 85'	Stadium: Ljudski vrt Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Carlo Bertolini (Switzerland)

References

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