2009–10 Villarreal CF season
# 2009–10 Villarreal CF season

The 2009–10 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 87th season in existence and the club's 10th 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 Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2009 to 30 June 2010.

## 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 | ESP | Xavi Oliva |
| 2 | DF | ARG | Gonzalo Rodríguez |
| 4 | DF | URU | Diego Godín |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Joan Capdevila |
| 7 | MF | FRA | Robert Pirès |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Santi Cazorla |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Joseba Llorente |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Cani (vice-captain) |
| 11 | MF | ARG | Ariel Ibagaza |
| 12 | FW | BRA | Nilmar |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Diego López |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ESP | David Fuster |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Javi Venta (vice-captain) |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Ángel López |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Marcos Senna (captain) |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Iván Marcano |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Bruno Soriano |
| 22 | FW | ITA | Giuseppe Rossi |
| 24 | MF | ARG | Damián Escudero |
| 28 | FW | ARG | Marco Ruben |
| 31 | MF | ESP | Javier Matilla |
| 41 | DF | ARG | Mateo Musacchio |

### 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | FW | USA | Jozy Altidore (on-loan to Hull City) |
| — | MF | URU | Sebastián Eguren (on-loan to AIK) |
| — | MF | BRA | Tiago Dutra (on-loan to Maccabi Haifa) |
| — | MF | BRA | Bruno Renan (on-loan to Grêmio) |

## Competitions

### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 30 August 2009 | 15 May 2010 | Matchday 1 | 7th | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 042.11 |
| Copa del Rey | 29 October 2009 | 12 January 2010 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | +0 | 025.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 20 August 2009 | 25 February 2010 | Play-off round | Round of 32 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 075.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 58 | 29 | 11 | 18 | 81 | 74 | +7 | 050.00 |

Source: Competitions

### La Liga

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Mallorca | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 62 | |
| 6 | Getafe | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 58 | 48 | +10 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 7 | Villarreal | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 58 | 57 | +1 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 50 | 53 | −3 | 54 | |
| 9 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 57 | 61 | −4 | 47 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |

* 1 2 Mallorca could not qualify for the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League due to being immersed in a creditor contest, a situation against UEFA criteria. Then, Villarreal was invited to replace this spot.
* ↑ DEP 2–1 ATM; ATM 3–0 DEP
* ↑ Since Atlético Madrid won the 2009–10 UEFA Europa League they earned a spot in the group stage of the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League.

**Results summary**

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |

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 | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | L | W | L | W | W | W | D | D | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | W | D |
| Position | 10 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |

### UEFA Europa League

**Group stage**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Red Bull Salzburg | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 18 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 2 | Villarreal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 9 | Advance to knockout phase |
| 3 | Lazio | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 6 | |
| 4 | Levski Sofia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 3 | |
