Derbi de la Comunitat
Location | Valencia, Vila-Real |
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Teams | Valencia CF Villarreal CF |
First meeting | Villarreal 2–2 Valencia (17 September 1986)[1] |
Latest meeting | Valencia 2–0 Villarreal La Liga (30 October 2021) |
Next meeting | Villarreal v Valencia La Liga (20 April 2022) |
Stadiums | Estadio de Mestalla (Valencia) Estadio de la Cerámica (Villarreal) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | Competitive matches: 54 |
Most wins | Valencia (24) |
Most player appearances | David Albelda (26) |
Top scorer | Juan Sanchez (7) |
Largest victory | Valencia 6–0 Villarreal (14 April 1993) |
The Derbi de la Comunitat ("Derby of the Community"), or the Valencian Country Derby, is a regional football rivalry in Spain between La Liga clubs Valencia CF and Villarreal CF. Separated by 35 miles (56 km), historically the clubs maintained a friendly relationship since they were always in different divisions and rarely faced each other.
However, a rivalry began in 1997 when billionaire Fernando Roig failed to succeed his brother Francisco as the owner of Valencia CF and controversially opted instead to buy Villarreal CF from the city of Vila-Real. A relatively unknown team up to that point, Villarreal grew increasingly stronger under Roig's heavy investment, challenging Valencia's supremacy as the biggest club of the region, converting a once non-existent rivalry into the most important game in the autonomous community.
Today the rivalry has evolved into a defining factor as to who is the best team to represent the local area in Spain and worldwide - their meetings include a UEFA Cup semi-final in 2004 and a UEFA Europa League quarter-final in 2019 (both won by Valencia).
Head-to-head statistics[]
As of 30 October 2021
Competition | Pld | VAL | D | VIL | VaG | ViG |
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La Liga | 43 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 58 | 57 |
Copa del Rey | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
UEFA Cup | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Total in all games | 54 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 79 | 65 |
Source: [2]
All-time results[]
League[]
Valencia CF vs Villarreal CF | Villarreal CF vs Valencia CF | ||||||||
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1998–99 | La Liga | 20-09-1998 | Mestalla | 45,000 | 14-02-1999 | El Madrigal | 14,000 | ||
2000–01 | La Liga | 25-02-2001 | Mestalla | 52,000 | 14-10-2000 | El Madrigal | 16,000 | ||
2001–02 | La Liga | 07-10-2001 | Mestalla | 45,000 | 16-02-2002 | El Madrigal | 21,000 | ||
2002-03 | La Liga | 11-05-2003 | Mestalla | 43,000 | 14-12-2002 | El Madrigal | 22,000 | ||
2003–04 | La Liga | 04-01-2004 | Mestalla | 40,000 | 14-05-2004 | El Madrigal | 11,256 | ||
2004–05 | La Liga | 30-08-2004 | Mestalla | 50,000 | 23-01-2005 | El Madrigal | 21,000 | ||
2005–06 | La Liga | 22-03-2006 | Mestalla | 51,000 | 05-11-2005 | El Madrigal | 18,000 | ||
2006–07 | La Liga | 26-05-2007 | Mestalla | 44,000 | 07-01-2007 | El Madrigal | 23,000 | ||
2007–08 | La Liga | 26-08-2007 | Mestalla | 55,000 | 19-01-2008 | El Madrigal | 19,000 | ||
2008–09 | La Liga | 10-01-2009 | Mestalla | 40,000 | 23-05-2009 | El Madrigal | 20,000 | ||
2009–10 | La Liga | 17-01-2010 | Mestalla | 40,000 | 08-05-2010 | El Madrigal | 17,000 | ||
2010–11 | La Liga | 10-04-2011 | Mestalla | 45,000 | 20-11-2010 | El Madrigal | 23,000 | ||
2011–12 | La Liga | 05-05-2012 | Mestalla | 35,000 | 08-01-2012 | El Madrigal | 18,000 | ||
2013–14 | La Liga | 23-03-2014 | Mestalla | 37,214 | 27-10-2013 | El Madrigal | 22,539 | ||
2014–15 | La Liga | 05-04-2015 | Mestalla | 49,545 | 02-11-2014 | El Madrigal | 23,000 | ||
2015–16 | La Liga | 01-05-2016 | Mestalla | 38,283 | 31-12-2015 | El Madrigal | 17,616 | ||
2016–17 | La Liga | 21-05-2017 | Mestalla | 33,587 | 21-01-2017 | El Madrigal | 17,615 | ||
2017–18 | La Liga | 23-12-2017 | Mestalla | 39,181 | 05-05-2018 | Estadio de la Cerámica | 18,579 | ||
2018–19 | La Liga | 01-05-2019 | Mestalla | 37,658 | 23-09-2018 | Estadio de la Cerámica | 18,373 | ||
2019–20 | La Liga | 30-11-2019 | Mestalla | 38,521 | 28-06-2020 | Estadio de la Cerámica | 0 | ||
2020–21 | La Liga | 05-03-2021 | Mestalla | 0 | 18-10-2020 | Estadio de la Cerámica | 0 | ||
2021–22 | La Liga | 30-10-2021 | Mestalla | 31,487 | 20-04-2022 | Estadio de la Cerámica |
Copa del Rey[]
1986–87 | Copa del Rey | 1st round | 17-09-1986 | El Madrigal | 10,000 | |
1992–93 | Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals Leg 1 | 24-03-1993 | El Madrigal | 6,000 | |
Quarter-finals Leg 2 | 14-04-1993 | Mestalla | 25,000 | |||
2005–06 | Copa del Rey | Round of 16 Leg 1 | 04-01-2006 | El Madrigal | 18,000 | |
Round of 16 Leg 2 | 11-01-2006 | Mestalla | 35,000 | |||
2010–11 | Copa del Rey | Round of 16 Leg 1 | 21-12-2010 | Mestalla | 20,000 | |
Round of 16 Leg 2 | 06-01-2011 | El Madrigal | 20,000 |
Europe[]
2003–04 | UEFA Cup | Semi-finals Leg 1 | 22-04-2004 | El Madrigal | 23,000 | |
Semi-finals Leg 2 | 06-05-2004 | Mestalla | 52,000 | |||
2018–19 | Europa League | Quarter-finals Leg 1 | 11-04-2019 | Estadio de la Cerámica | 17,605 | |
Quarter-finals Leg 2 | 18-04-2019 | Mestalla | 26,403 |
References[]
- ^ "2-2 ¡Cayó el Valencia!" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo. 18 September 1986. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- ^ "List of matches between Valencia CF and Villarreal CF" (in Spanish). BDFútbol. Retrieved 12 May 2018.
- Football rivalries in Spain
- Valencia CF
- Villarreal CF
- Football in the Valencian Community
- Recurring sporting events established in 1986