2022–23 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal
2022–23 season
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	Unai Emery; (until 24 October); Quique Setién; (from 25 October)
Stadium	Estadio de la Cerámica; Ciutat de València; (temporary)
La Liga	5th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
UEFA Europa Conference League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Nicolas Jackson (12); All: ; José Luis Morales (14)
Biggest win	Santa Amalia 0–9 Villarreal
Biggest defeat	Barcelona 3–0 Villarreal; Lech Poznań 3–0 Villarreal
	← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 season was the 100th season in the history of Villarreal CF and their 10th consecutive season in the top flight. The club participated in La Liga, the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Europa Conference League.

This season was the first since 2007–08 or 2009–10 without veteran right-back Mario Gaspar who departed to join english club Watford F.C. following the end of the previous campaign.

Players

First-team squad

As of 25 January 2023^[1]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Pepe Reina
2	DF	ESP	Kiko Femenía
3	DF	ESP	Raúl Albiol (captain)
4	DF	ESP	Pau Torres
5	DF	ESP	Jorge Cuenca
6	MF	FRA	Étienne Capoue
7	FW	ESP	Gerard Moreno
8	DF	ARG	Juan Foyth
10	MF	ESP	Dani Parejo
11	FW	NGA	Samuel Chukwueze
12	DF	COL	Johan Mojica
14	MF	ESP	Manu Trigueros (vice-captain)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	FW	SEN	Nicolas Jackson
16	MF	ESP	Álex Baena
17	MF	ARG	Giovani Lo Celso (on loan from Tottenham Hotspur)
18	DF	ESP	Alberto Moreno
19	MF	FRA	Francis Coquelin
20	MF	ESP	Manu Morlanes
21	MF	ESP	Yeremy Pino
22	FW	ESP	José Luis Morales
23	DF	ALG	Aïssa Mandi
24	DF	ESP	Alfonso Pedraza
35	GK	DEN	Filip Jörgensen

Reserve team

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	MF	ESP	Alberto del Moral
27	FW	ESP	Diego Collado
28	MF	ESP	Carlo Adriano
31	GK	AND	Iker Álvarez
32	MF	ESP	Antonio Pacheco


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
33	DF	SEN	Mamadou Fall (on loan from Los Angeles FC)
36	DF	ESP	Dani Tasende
37	DF	ESP	Adrián de la Fuente
40	MF	ESP	Rodri Alonso

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	Iván Martín (at Girona until 30 June 2023)
—	MF	ESP	Vicente Iborra (at Levante until 30 June 2023)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	SEN	Boulaye Dia (at Salernitana until 30 June 2023)
—	FW	NED	Arnaut Danjuma (at Tottenham Hotspur until 30 June 2023)

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2022	Álex Baena	Girona	Loan return		^[2]
1 July 2022	Jorge Cuenca	Getafe	Loan return		^[3]
1 July 2022	Manu Morlanes	Espanyol	Loan return		^[4]
1 July 2022	José Luis Morales	Levante	Transfer	Free	^[5]
8 July 2022	Pepe Reina	Lazio	Transfer	Free	^[6]
28 July 2022	Kiko Femenía	Watford	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[7]
14 August 2022	Giovani Lo Celso	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan		^[8]
1 September 2022	Johan Mojica	Elche	Transfer	€5.5M	^[9]

Out

Date	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2022	Serge Aurier	Nottingham Forest	Released		^[10]
1 July 2022	Rubén Peña	Osasuna	Transfer	Free	^[11]
4 July 2022	Xavi Quintillà	Santa Clara	Transfer	Free	^[12]
7 July 2022	Sergio Asenjo	Valladolid	Transfer	Free	^[13]
28 July 2022	Moi Gómez	Osasuna	Transfer	€1.8M	^[14]
28 July 2022	Mario Gaspar	Watford	Transfer	Free	^[15]
29 July 2022	Vicente Iborra	Levante	Loan		^[16]
16 August 2022	Pervis Estupiñán	Brighton & Hove Albion	Transfer	€17.8M	^[17]
18 August 2022	Boulaye Dia	Salernitana	Loan		^[18]
19 August 2022	Paco Alcácer	Sharjah	Transfer	Free	^[19]
6 January 2023	Gerónimo Rulli	Ajax	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[20]
25 January 2023	Arnaut Danjuma	Tottenham Hotspur	Loan		^[21]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

14 July 2022 Friendly	Sporting CP	1–1	Villarreal	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
21:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Gonçalves 40'	Report	Baena 76'	Stadium: Estádio Algarve Referee: Ricardo Baixinho (Portugal)

16 July 2022 Friendly	PSV Eindhoven	1–2	Villarreal	Eindhoven, Netherlands
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Jong 25' Hoever 56'	Report	Pino 46' Jackson 79'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Referee: Martin van den Kerkhof (Netherlands)

22 July 2022 Friendly	Borussia Dortmund	0–2	Villarreal	Altach, Austria
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Süle 74'	Report	Gerard 45' Chukwueze 67'	Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz Referee: Sebastian Gishamer (Austria)

24 July 2022 Friendly	Reims	0–1	Villarreal	Reims, France
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Locko 18' Cajuste 50' Kebbal 53'	Report	Dia 37' Pino 90'	Stadium: Stade Auguste Delaune Referee: Willy Delajod (France)

30 July 2022 Friendly	Southampton	1–2	Villarreal	Southampton, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Aribo 64'	Report	Pino 15' Gerard 72'	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 11,734 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

31 July 2022 Friendly	Fulham	1–1	Villarreal	Fulham, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Kebano 57' Mitrović 66', 86'	Report	Foyth 15' Parejo 34' Albiol 80'	Stadium: Craven Cottage Referee: John Brooks (England)

3 August 2022 Friendly	Villarreal	3–1	Levante	Villarreal
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pier 17' (o.g.) Niño 25' Morales 71' (pen.)	Report	Iborra 90+1'	Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Villarreal CF Referee: Sergio Claudio Muresan

6 August 2022 Friendly	Inter Milan	2–4	Villarreal	Pescara, Italy
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Çalhanoğlu 22' Lukaku 36' D'Ambrosio 65', 78'	Report	Pedraza 29', 48' Jackson 39', 81' Coquelin 43'	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico – Giovanni Cornacchia Referee: Antonio Rapuano (Italy)

3 December 2022 Friendly	Fenerbahçe	2–1	Villarreal	Istanbul, Turkey
19:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Dursun 30' (pen.) King 77' Bruma 87' Szalai 89'	Report	Capoue 23' Baena 82'	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium Referee: Erkan Özdamar (Turkey)

6 December 2022 Friendly	Galatasaray	3–4	Villarreal	Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Gomis 42' Bardakcı 58' Aktürkoğlu 81' Baltacı 85' Demiroğlu 90+4' (pen.)	Report	Coquelin 22' Mojica 27' Chukwueze 32' Medina 44' Baena 70' Capoue 81' Parejo 81'	Stadium: Nef Stadium Referee: Cagdas Altay (Turkey)

15 December 2022 Friendly	Aston Villa	0–1	Villarreal	Birmingham, England
20:00 GMT (UTC±0)		Report	Capoue 77'	Stadium: Villa Park Attendance: 13,591 Referee: Darren Bond (England)

17 December 2022 Friendly	Napoli	2–3	Villarreal	Naples, Italy
20:30 CET (UTC+1)	Osimhen 14' Kvaratskhelia 79' (pen.)	Report	Capoue 12' Jackson 67' Gerard 70'	Stadium: Stadio Diego Armando Maradona Attendance: 24,600 Referee: Federico Dionisi (Italy)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	13 August 2022	4 June 2023	Matchday 1	5th	38	19	7	12	59	40	+19	050.00
Copa del Rey	12 November 2022	19 January 2023	First round	Round of 16	4	3	0	1	17	4	+13	075.00
UEFA Europa Conference League	18 August 2022	16 March 2023	Play-off round	Round of 16	10	6	2	2	21	13	+8	060.00
Total					52	28	9	15	97	57	+40	053.85

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Atlético Madrid	38	23	8	7	70	33	+37	77	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4	Real Sociedad	38	21	8	9	51	35	+16	71	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
5	Villarreal	38	19	7	12	59	40	+19	64	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6	Real Betis	38	17	9	12	46	41	+5	60	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
7	Osasuna	38	15	8	15	37	42	−5	53	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round^[a]

Source: LaLiga Santander
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 (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)^[24]
Notes:

^ Osasuna were initially disqualified from the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League due to historic match-fixing.^[22] However, the club became later eligible to participate after an evidence of innocence had been provided.^[23]

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	19	7	12	59	40	+19	64	12	3	4	36	18	+18	7	4	8	23	22	+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	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	W	D	W	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	D
Position	3	1	5	3	5	6	8	9	7	9	7	8	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	6	8	9	7	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 23 June 2022.^[25]^[26]

13 August 2022 1	Valladolid	0–3	Villarreal	Valladolid
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mesa 52'	Report	Jackson 49' Baena 81', 90'	Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 17,543 Referee: Mario Melero López

21 August 2022 2	Atlético Madrid	0–2	Villarreal	Madrid
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Félix 48' Giménez 90+1' Molina 90+4'	Report	Pino 73' Parejo 90+3' Baena 90+4' Gerard 90+7', 90+9'	Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 57,033 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

28 August 2022 3	Getafe	0–0	Villarreal	Getafe
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Djené 3'	Report	Parejo 39' Albiol 44' Coquelin 73' Torres 90+10' Pedraza 90+10'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 9,815 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

4 September 2022 4	Villarreal	4–0	Elche	Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Gerard 26' Lo Celso 36' Jackson 42' Coquelin 88' Morales 90+3'	Report	Guti 43' Milla 59' Roco 81'	Stadium: Ciutat de València^{[note 1]} Attendance: 13,915 Referee: Miguel Ortiz Arias

11 September 2022 5	Real Betis	1–0	Villarreal	Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rodri 61' Guardado 89'	Report	Pino 40'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 53,276 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

18 September 2022 6	Villarreal	1–1	Sevilla	Valencia
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Baena 41', 51'	Report	Torres 8' Bounou 26' Acuña 38' Gudelj 45' Carmona 60' Telles 69'	Stadium: Ciutat de València^{[note 1]} Attendance: 18,292 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

1 October 2022 7	Cádiz	0–0	Villarreal	Cádiz
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Alcaraz 36' Alejo 49' Carcelén 90+3'	Report	Rulli 36' Coquelin 38' Baena 75'	Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 15,516 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

9 October 2022 8	Real Sociedad	1–0	Villarreal	San Sebastián
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Méndez 33', 68' Silva 55' Elustondo 75' Sola 82' Fernández 90+1'	Report	Lo Celso 44' Albiol 65' Torres 78'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 32,689 Referee: César Soto Grado

17 October 2022 9	Villarreal	2–0	Osasuna	Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Danjuma 42', 52' (pen.) Albiol 66' Trigueros 90+2'	Report	Brašanac 27' Herrera 49' Cruz 61' Kike 66' R. García 72' Oroz 78'	Stadium: Ciutat de València^{[note 1]} Attendance: 9,699 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

20 October 2022 10	Barcelona	3–0	Villarreal	Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Lewandowski 31', 35' Fati 38'	Report	Torres 90+2'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 73,261 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

23 October 2022 11	Villarreal	2–1	Almería	Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Moreno 7' Baena 23' 56', 56' Torres 57' Jackson 90+4'	Report	Melero 31' Akieme 61'	Stadium: Ciutat de València^{[note 1]} Attendance: 13,816 Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea

30 October 2022 12	Athletic Bilbao	1–0	Villarreal	Bilbao
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	R. García 45' I. Williams 59' Vesga 89'	Report	Moreno 50'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 46,081 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

6 November 2022 13	Villarreal	0–2	Mallorca	Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Chukwueze 49' Moreno 58' Baena 64' Torres 75'	Report	Muriqi 32' Baba 41' González 47' Lee 55' Rodríguez 60' Muriqi 71' Ndiaye 75' Costa 83'	Stadium: Ciutat de València^{[note 1]} Attendance: 16,603 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

9 November 2022 14	Espanyol	0–1	Villarreal	Cornellà de Llobregat
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Melamed 89'	Report	Capoue 38' Lecomte 64' (o.g.) Pino 79' Albiol 90+2'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 17,400 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

31 December 2022 15	Villarreal	2–1	Valencia	Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Chukwueze 45' Foyth 80', 88'	Report	Cavani 21', 90+3' Musah 35' Cömert 56' Moriba 73'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,247 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

7 January 2023 16	Villarreal	2–1	Real Madrid	Villarreal
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Torres 16' Pino 47' Gerard 63' (pen.) Albiol 75' Baena 90+3' Reina 90+5'	Report	Benzema 60' (pen.) Camavinga 90+7'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 21,088 Referee: César Soto Grado

13 January 2023 17	Celta Vigo	1–1	Villarreal	Vigo
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Larsen 68'	Report	Gerard 15' Trigueros 26' Morales 68'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 13,931 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

22 January 2023 18	Villarreal	1–0	Girona	Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gerard 18', 90+3' Pino 25' Torres 37' Baena 45+1' Moreno 90+6' Parejo 90+11' (pen.)	Report	Bueno 3' 78' Gutiérrez 32' Stuani 40' Juanpe 90+9'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 15,558 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

30 January 2023 19	Villarreal	0–1	Rayo Vallecano	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Foyth 66' Baena 90+5'	Report	Ciss 35' Martín 52' Camello 70' U. López 87'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 13,789 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

4 February 2023 20	Elche	3–1	Villarreal	Elche
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Milla 3', 48' (pen.), 52' (pen.) Palacios 20' Carmona 25' Mascarell 37' Fidel 85'	Report	Gerard 22' Baena 59' Cuenca 74'	Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 18,421 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

12 February 2023 21	Villarreal	0–1	Barcelona	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Torres 38' Baena 49' Parejo 62' Moreno 71'	Report	Pedri 18' Araújo 43' De Jong 56' Koundé 58' Raphinha 81'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 21,178 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

18 February 2023 22	Mallorca	4–2	Villarreal	Palma
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Kadewere 20' Rodríguez 23', 45', 56' Raíllo 37' Muriqi 63' Costa 69' Copete 72' Nastasić 89'	Report	Trigueros 22' Morales 43' Chukwueze 50'	Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 13,957 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

27 February 2023 23	Villarreal	2–1	Getafe	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chukwueze 44' Morales 52'	Report	Ünal 9' Arambarri 56'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 13,090 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

4 March 2023 24	Almería	0–2	Villarreal	Almería
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	De la Hoz 14' Chumi 55' Suárez 90+3'	Report	Foyth 56' Albiol 67' Gerard 76', 80' Morales 88' Lo Celso 90+3'	Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 13,311 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

12 March 2023 25	Villarreal	1–1	Real Betis	Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Gerard 40' Pino 55' Baena 63' Torres 76'	Report	Rodríguez 6' Iglesias 38' Luiz Henrique 89'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,174 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

19 March 2023 26	Osasuna	0–3	Villarreal	Pamplona
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Vidal 39' Torró 47' Brašanac 72'	Report	Chukwueze 14' Pino 57' Morales 85', 90+3', 87'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 20,169 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

2 April 2023 27	Villarreal	2–0	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Terrats 26' Reina 53' Foyth 65' Parejo 77' (pen.) Jackson 81', 82' 90+1'	Report	Zubeldia 27' Zubimendi 75' Silva 76'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 18,768 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

8 April 2023 28	Real Madrid	2–3	Villarreal	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Torres 16' (o.g.) Vinícius 48'	Report	Pino 25' Pedraza 35' Chukwueze 39', 80' Foyth 69' Morales 70'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 57,887 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

15 April 2023 29	Villarreal	1–2	Valladolid	Villarreal
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pedraza 30' Capoue 74'	Report	Amallah 2', 41' El Yamiq 34' Monchu 56' Masip 69' Mesa 88' Kike 90+1' Kenedy 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 14,876 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

23 April 2023 30	Sevilla	2–1	Villarreal	Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mir 34' Lamela 85' En-Nesyri 90+4'	Report	Torres 57' Foyth 70' Mandi 73'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 29,635 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

27 April 2023 31	Villarreal	4–2	Espanyol	Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jackson 16', 80' Capoue 53', 90+2' Pino 58' Parejo 63', 63'	Report	Calero 40' Puado 45', 58' Montes 62' Joselu 73' Gil 77' Expósito 90+5'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,134 Referee: César Soto Grado

30 April 2023 32	Villarreal	3–1	Celta Vigo	Villarreal
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Jackson 2', 12' Capoue 22' Parejo 26' Terrats 70'	Report	Seferovic 25' Larsen 29' Vázquez 45+1' Núñez 49' Tapia 54'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,123 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

3 May 2023 33	Valencia	1–1	Villarreal	Valencia
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	González 27' Lino 27', 72' Correia 39' Cavani 45+1'	Report	Jackson 41', 62' Parejo 56'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 43,634 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

13 May 2023 34	Villarreal	5–1	Athletic Bilbao	Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Capoue 1' Baena 56', 90' Jackson 37', 50' Parejo 45' Pedraza 58' Paredes 61' (o.g.)	Report	Sancet 45+3' (pen.) Herrera 54' Paredes 54' I. Williams 68'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,871 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

20 May 2023 35	Girona	1–2	Villarreal	Girona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	López 24', 55' Herrera 71'	Report	Pino 9', 23' Gerard 90+4'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 11,649 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

24 May 2023 36	Villarreal	2–0	Cádiz	Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jackson 20', 45+2' Moreno 63'	Report	San Emeterio 36' Alcaraz 67'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 15,099 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

28 May 2023 37	Rayo Vallecano	2–1	Villarreal	Madrid
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	De Tomás 56', 68' Palazón 63' Valentín 68' Catena 90+4'	Report	Parejo 40' Pedraza 59' Pino 68' Lo Celso 70', 83' Jackson 90+4'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 11,085 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

4 June 2023 38	Villarreal	2–2	Atlético Madrid	Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Jackson 9' Moreno 36' Capoue 40' Baena 75' Pascual 90+2'	Report	Correa 18', 56', 76' Barrios 69' Witsel 70'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 18,226 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Copa del Rey

12 November 2022 First round	Santa Amalia	0–9	Villarreal	Almendralejo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rubio 5'	Report	Collado 31' Baena 35' Morales 36' Chukwueze 47', 49' Coquelin 61' Gerard 74', 87' Capoue 80'	Stadium: Estadio Francisco de la Hera Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

20 December 2022 Second round	Guijuelo	1–2 (a.e.t.)	Villarreal	Guijuelo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Carmona 14' Ibañez 97' Lorenzo 103' Trapero 104' Aizpiri 114' Roberto 119'	Report	Gerard 41' (pen.) Danjuma 93'	Stadium: Municipal Attendance: 1,800 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

3 January 2023 Round of 32	Cartagena	1–5	Villarreal	Cartagena
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vázquez 39' Jansson 62' Musto 62' Rico 88' Alcalá 88'	Report	Femenía 22' Baena 49' Danjuma 56' Morales 60' Chukwueze 85' Jackson 88' Capoue 90'	Stadium: Cartagonova Attendance: 14,800 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

19 January 2023 Round of 16	Villarreal	2–3	Real Madrid	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Capoue 4', 8' Chukwueze 42' Reina 80' Baena 85' Torres 88' Parejo 90+5'	Report	Camavinga 36' Vinícius 57', 90' Militão 69' Valverde 72' Ceballos 86' Rüdiger 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 20,124 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

UEFA Europa Conference League

Play-off round

The draw for the play-off round was made on 2 August 2022.

18 August 2022 First leg	Villarreal	4–2	Hajduk Split	Valencia
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Morales 15', 36' Livaja 19' (o.g.) Baena 32' Gerard 45+1' Mandi 82'	Report	Biuk 2' Livaja 13' Sahiti 35' Awaziem 73' Fossati 85' (pen.) Lovrencsics 90+4'	Stadium: Ciutat de València^{[note 1]} Attendance: 11,275 Referee: Aleksei Kulbakov (Belarus)

25 August 2022 Second leg	Hajduk Split	0–2 (2–6 agg.)	Villarreal	Split, Croatia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mikanović 20'	Report	Coquelin 22' Pedraza 37' Chukwueze 56' Gerard 77' Cuenca 89'	Stadium: Stadion Poljud Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 26 August 2022.^[27]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	VIL	LCH	HBS	AW
1	Villarreal	6	4	1	1	14	9	+5	13	Advance to round of 16	—	4–3	2–2	5–0
2	Lech Poznań	6	2	3	1	12	7	+5	9	Advance to knockout round play-offs	3–0	—	0–0	4–1
3	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	6	1	4	1	8	5	+3	7		1–2	1–1	—	4–0
4	Austria Wien	6	0	2	4	2	15	−13	2		0–1	1–1	0–0	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

8 September 2022 1	Villarreal	4–3	Lech Poznań	Valencia
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Chukwueze 32', 64' Baena 36', 40', 83' Mandi 46' Cuenca 51' Coquelin 89'	Report	Skóraś 2' Ishak 46' (pen.), 61' Murawski 85'	Stadium: Ciutat de València^{[note 1]} Attendance: 10,385 Referee: Ali Palabıyık (Turkey)

15 September 2022 2	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	1–2	Villarreal	Be'er Sheva, Israel
22:00 IDT (UTC+3)	Selmani 24' Hatuel 60', 63' Bareiro 84' Suleymanov 90+2'	Report	Morales 28' (pen.) Pino 46' Baena 67' Cuenca 78' Mojica 83' Danjuma 90+6'	Stadium: Turner Stadium Attendance: 13,413 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

6 October 2022 3	Villarreal	5–0	Austria Wien	Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Baena 18' Danjuma 43' Capoue 57' Morales 76', 80', 88'	Report	Kreiker 42'	Stadium: Ciutat de València^{[note 1]} Attendance: 9,539 Referee: Jochem Kamphuis (Netherlands)

13 October 2022 4	Austria Wien	0–1	Villarreal	Vienna, Austria
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ranftl 26' Polster 67'	Report	Lo Celso 67' Jackson 78', 87' Morlanes 86' Baena 90+1'	Stadium: Franz Horr Stadium Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

27 October 2022 5	Villarreal	2–2	Hapoel Be'er Sheva	Valencia
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Chukwueze 57' Baena 66' Danjuma 70'	Report	Hemed 48' (pen.) Vítor 54' Yehezkel 63', 79' Lopes 73' Elias 90+3'	Stadium: Ciutat de València^{[note 1]} Attendance: 6,338 Referee: Juxhin Xhaja (Albania)

3 November 2022 6	Lech Poznań	3–0	Villarreal	Poznań, Poland
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Velde 27' Skóraś 51', 77'	Report	Trigueros 72'	Stadium: Stadion Poznań Attendance: 30,117 Referee: Nathan Verboomen (Belgium)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 24 February 2023.

9 March 2023 First leg	Anderlecht	1–1	Villarreal	Brussels, Belgium
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Dreyer 57'	Report	Trigueros 28', 37'	Stadium: Constant Vanden Stock Stadium Attendance: 15,265 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

16 March 2023 Second leg	Villarreal	0–1 (1–2 agg.)	Anderlecht	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Pino 69' Cuenca 78'	Report	Murillo 18' Verschaeren 66' Slimani 70', 73' Ashimeru 82'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,212 Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)

Statistics

Squad statistics

Last updated 4 June 2023.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		UEFA Europa Conference League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ESP	Pepe Reina	32	0	22	0	3	0	7	0
35	GK	DEN	Filip Jörgensen	6	0	2	0	1	0	3	0
Defenders
2	DF	ESP	Kiko Femenía	28	0	13+7	0	2	0	2+4	0
3	DF	ESP	Raúl Albiol	27	0	24+1	0	1	0	1	0
4	DF	ESP	Pau Torres	39	1	34	1	2	0	0+3	0
5	DF	ESP	Jorge Cuenca	23	0	5+5	0	2+1	0	10	0
8	DF	ARG	Juan Foyth	30	1	22+2	1	2+1	0	2+1	0
12	DF	COL	Johan Mojica	27	0	5+12	0	3	0	6+1	0
18	DF	ESP	Alberto Moreno	28	0	14+10	0	1	0	2+1	0
23	DF	ALG	Aïssa Mandi	35	0	16+5	0	3+1	0	10	0
24	DF	ESP	Alfonso Pedraza	29	1	20+6	0	0+1	0	2	1
33	DF	SEN	Mamadou Fall	7	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	5	0
37	DF	ESP	Adrián de la Fuente	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Midfielders
6	MF	FRA	Étienne Capoue	37	6	22+6	3	1+3	3	0+5	0
10	MF	ESP	Dani Parejo	50	3	37	3	1+3	0	3+6	0
14	MF	ESP	Manu Trigueros	30	1	8+15	0	2+1	0	4	1
16	MF	ESP	Álex Baena	39	12	15+11	6	4	2	9	4
17	MF	ARG	Giovani Lo Celso	29	2	14+8	2	0	0	2+5	0
19	MF	FRA	Francis Coquelin	25	3	9+7	1	1+1	1	7	1
20	MF	ESP	Manu Morlanes	14	0	2+2	0	0+3	0	7	0
21	MF	ESP	Yeremy Pino	46	4	31+5	4	2	0	3+5	0
26	MF	ESP	Alberto del Moral	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	ESP	Ramon Terrats	18	1	11+5	1	0	0	1+1	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Gerard Moreno	29	11	14+7	7	2+1	3	3+2	1
11	FW	NGA	Samuel Chukwueze	50	13	27+10	6	3+1	4	9	3
15	FW	SEN	Nicolas Jackson	37	13	16+10	12	1	0	3+7	1
22	FW	ESP	José Luis Morales	42	15	11+18	7	2+1	2	6+4	6
27	FW	ESP	Diego Collado	3	1	0+2	0	1	1	0	0
34	FW	ESP	Fer Niño	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
40	FW	FRA	Haissem Hassan	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
43	FW	ESP	Jorge Pascual	3	1	0+2	1	0	0	0+1	0
Players transferred out during the season
9	FW	NED	Arnaut Danjuma	17	6	6+4	2	1+1	2	3+2	2
13	GK	ARG	Gerónimo Rulli	14	0	14	0	0	0	0	0

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Villarreal played home matches at Estadi Ciutat de València, Valencia, instead of their regular stadium, Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, due to ongoing stadium renovations.

References

^ "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
^ "Álex Baena, loaned to Girona FC". Villarreal CF. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ "Jorge Cuenca joins Getafe on loan". Villarreal CF. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ "Manu Morlanes, loaned to RCD Espanyol". Villarreal CF. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
^ "El Villarreal y José Luis Morales alcanzan un acuerdo por el que el futbolista vestirá la camiseta amarilla hasta 2024" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 24 June 2022.
^ "Pepe Reina returns home". Villarreal CF. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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^ "Lo Celso is a Yellow!". Villarreal CF. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
^ "Welcome, Johan Mojica!". Villarreal CF. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.
^ "Serge Aurier departs Villarreal". Villarreal CF. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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^ "Mario Gaspar leaves Villarreal". Villarreal CF. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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[table_note_res_ECLPO0.47925659617374-24] Osasuna were initially disqualified from the 2023–24 UEFA Europa Conference League due to historic match-fixing.^[22] However, the club became later eligible to participate after an evidence of innocence had been provided.^[23]

[Villarreal-28] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Villarreal played home matches at Estadi Ciutat de València, Valencia, instead of their regular stadium, Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal, due to ongoing stadium renovations.

[1] "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. Retrieved 27 August 2015.

[2] "Álex Baena, loaned to Girona FC". Villarreal CF. 19 August 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[3] "Jorge Cuenca joins Getafe on loan". Villarreal CF. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[4] "Manu Morlanes, loaned to RCD Espanyol". Villarreal CF. 16 August 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[José_Luis_Morales-5] "El Villarreal y José Luis Morales alcanzan un acuerdo por el que el futbolista vestirá la camiseta amarilla hasta 2024" (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 24 June 2022.

[6] "Pepe Reina returns home". Villarreal CF. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 8 July 2022.

[7] "Kiko Femenía is a Yellow". Villarreal CF. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[8] "Lo Celso is a Yellow!". Villarreal CF. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

[9] "Welcome, Johan Mojica!". Villarreal CF. 1 September 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

[10] "Serge Aurier departs Villarreal". Villarreal CF. 1 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2022.

[Ruben_Peña-11] "Rubén Peña, primera incorporación de Osasuna para la próxima temporada 2022/23" (in Spanish). CA Osasuna. 17 June 2022.

[12] "Quintillà joins CD Santa Clara". Villarreal CF. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.

[13] "Asenjo vuelve a casa" [Asenjo returns home] (in Spanish). Real Valladolid. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.

[14] "Official statement: Moi Gómez". Villarreal CF. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[15] "Mario Gaspar leaves Villarreal". Villarreal CF. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.

[16] "Vicente Iborra, loaned to Levante UD". Villarreal CF. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 29 July 2022.

[17] Hanson, Charlie (16 August 2022). "Pervis Estupinan joins from Villarreal". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 16 August 2022.

[18] "Boulaye Dia è un giocatore della Salernitana" [Boulaye Dia is a Salernitana player] (in Italian). US Salernitana 1919. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2022.

[19] "Paco Alcacer transfer: Villarreal striker goes on loan for 40 hours before striking permanent Sharjah FC deal".

[20] "Ajax sign Gerónimo Rulli". AFC Ajax. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 6 January 2023.

[21] "Danjuma, loaned to Tottenham Hotspur". Villarreal CF. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[22] "Osasuna barred from UEFA Conference League over historic match-fixing scandal". Reuters. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 5 July 2023.

[23] "UEFA statement on CA Osasuna". UEFA. 25 July 2023.

[25] "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[26] "OFICIAL: Este es el CALENDARIO oficial de Primera División para la temporada 2022/2023". rfef.es (in Spanish). 23 June 2022.

[27] "These are the fixtures for the first Matchday of LaLiga Santander 2022/23". La Liga. 23 June 2022.

[29] "Sorteo Conference League y Europa League 22/23 | Rivales de la Real Sociedad y el Villarreal". La Vanguardia. 26 August 2022.

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