2005–06 Villarreal CF season

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Villarreal CF
2005–06 season
ManagerChile Manuel Pellegrini
StadiumEl Madrigal
La Liga7th
Champions LeagueSemi-finals
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerJuan Román Riquelme (12)
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During the 2005–06 Spanish football season, Villarreal CF competed in La Liga.

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[1]

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 Javier López Vallejo
2 DF Argentina ARG Gonzalo Rodríguez
3 DF Argentina ARG Rodolfo Arruabarrena
4 DF Spain ESP César Arzo Amposta
5 FW Uruguay URU Diego Forlán
6 MF Spain ESP Josico
7 FW Spain ESP Antonio Guayre
8 MF Argentina ARG Juan Román Riquelme
9 FW Mexico MEX Guillermo Franco[2]
10 MF Spain ESP Roger
11 MF Spain ESP Javier Calleja
12 DF Argentina ARG Juan Pablo Sorín
13 GK Uruguay URU Sebastián Viera
14 MF Spain ESP Héctor Font
16 DF Spain ESP Quique Álvarez
17 DF Spain ESP Javi Venta
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF Italy ITA Alessio Tacchinardi (on loan from Juventus)
19 MF Spain ESP Marcos Senna[3]
21 MF Spain ESP Santi Cazorla
22 DF Bolivia BOL Juan Manuel Peña
23 FW Spain ESP José Mari
24 DF Spain ESP Josemi
25 GK Argentina ARG Mariano Barbosa
26 FW Spain ESP Xisco Nadal
29 FW Spain ESP Jony
30 DF Spain ESP Carlos Alcántara
31 GK Spain ESP Juan Carlos
32 MF Spain ESP José Javier Rubio
35 DF Spain ESP Nino
36 FW Spain ESP Oscar López
44 MF Spain ESP Marquitos
46 MF Spain 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 Argentina ARG Luciano Figueroa (on loan to River Plate)
15 DF Netherlands NED Jan Kromkamp (to Liverpool)
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Ecuador ECU Luis Antonio Valencia (on loan to Recreativo de Huelva)

Competitions[]

La Liga[]

Main article: 2005–06 La Liga

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Sevilla 38 20 8 10 54 39 +15 68[a] Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6 Celta de Vigo 38 20 4 14 45 33 +12 64
7 Villarreal 38 14 15 9 50 39 +11 57 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
8 Deportivo La Coruña 38 15 10 13 47 45 +2 55
9 Getafe 38 15 9 14 54 49 +5 54
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. ^ OSA 1–0 SEV; SEV 0–1 OSA

Champions League[]

Third qualifying round[]

9 August 2005 Everton England 1–2 Spain Villarreal Goodison Park, Liverpool
21:05 Beattie Goal 42' Report MatchCentre Figueroa Goal 27'
Josico Goal 45+1'		 Attendance: 37,685
Referee: Tom Henning Øvrebø (Norway)
24 August 2005 Villarreal Spain 2–1 England Everton Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
22:00 Sorín Goal 21'
Forlán Goal 90+2'		 Report MatchCentre Arteta Goal 69' Attendance: 21,500
Referee: Pierluigi Collina (Italy)

Group stage[]

14 September 2005 Villarreal Spain 0–0 England Manchester United Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
20:45 Report MatchCentre Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Kim Milton Nielsen (Denmark)
27 September 2005 Lille France 0–0 Spain Villarreal Stade de France, Paris
20:45 Report MatchCentre Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Peter Fröjdfeldt (Sweden)
18 October 2005 Villarreal Spain 1–1 Portugal Benfica Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
20:45 Riquelme Goal 72' (pen.) Report MatchCentre Fernandes Goal 77' Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)
2 November 2005 Benfica Portugal 0–1 Spain Villarreal Estádio da Luz, Lisbon
20:45 Report MatchCentre Senna Goal 81' Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Frank De Bleeckere (Belgium)
22 November 2005 Manchester United England 0–0 Spain Villarreal Old Trafford, Manchester
20:45 Report MatchCentre Attendance: 67,475
Referee: Massimo De Santis (Italy)
7 December 2005 Villarreal Spain 1–0 France Lille Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
20:45 Guayre Goal 67' Report MatchCentre Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

First knockout round[]

22 February 2006 Rangers Scotland 2–2 Spain Villarreal Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow
Løvenkrands Goal 22'
Peña Goal 82' (o.g.)		 Report MatchCentre Riquelme Goal 8' (pen.)
Forlán Goal 35'		 Attendance: 49,375
Referee: Eric Poulat (France)
7 March 2006 Villarreal Spain 1–1 Scotland Rangers Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
Arruabarrena Goal 49' Report MatchCentre Løvenkrands Goal 12' Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Quarter-finals[]

29 March 2006 Internazionale Italy 2–1 Spain Villarreal San Siro, Milan
Adriano Goal 7'
Martins Goal 54'		 Report MatchCentre Forlán Goal 1' Attendance: 49,150
Referee: Alain Sars (France)
4 April 2006 Villarreal Spain 1–0 Italy Internazionale Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
Arruabarrena Goal 58' Report MatchCentre Attendance: 23,000
Referee: Kyros Vassaras (Greece)

Internazionale 2–2 Villarreal on aggregate. Villarreal won on away goals.

Semi-finals[]

19 April 2006 Arsenal England 1–0 Spain Villarreal Highbury, London
Touré Goal 41' [Report] [MatchCentre] Attendance: 35,450
Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)
25 April 2006 Villarreal Spain 0–0 England Arsenal Estadio El Madrigal, Villarreal
[Report] [MatchCentre] Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Valentin Ivanov (Russia)

Arsenal won 1–0 on aggregate.

References[]

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Villarreal - 2005/06".
  2. ^ Franco was born in Corrientes, Argentina, but became a naturalised Mexican citizen in 2004 and made his international debut for Mexico in 2005.
  3. ^ Senna was born in São Paulo, Brazil, but obtained Spanish citizenship in 2006 and made his international debut for Spain in March 2006.
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