2004–05 Villarreal CF season

The 2004–05 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 82nd season in existence and the club's 5th 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 2004 to 30 June 2005.

Villarreal

2004–05 season
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	Manuel Pellegrini
Stadium	El Madrigal
La Liga	3rd
Copa del Rey	Round of 64
UEFA Cup	Quarter-finals
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Diego Forlán (25) All: Diego Forlán (25)
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Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Villarreal v Levante

19 August 2004 Friendly

Villarreal

3–3

Levante

Spain

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	30 August 2004	29 May 2005	Matchday 1	3rd	38	18	11	9	69	37	+32	047.37
Copa del Rey	28 October 2004		Round of 64	Round of 64	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
UEFA Cup	16 September 2004	14 April 2005	First round	Quarter-finals	12	6	5	1	19	6	+13	050.00
UEFA Intertoto Cup	3 July 2004	24 August 2004	Second round	Winners	8	6	1	1	12	4	+8	075.00
Total					59	30	17	12	101	49	+52	050.85

Source: Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2004–05 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Barcelona (C)	38	25	9	4	73	29	+44	84	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2	Real Madrid	38	25	5	8	71	32	+39	80
3	Villarreal	38	18	11	9	69	37	+32	65	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
4	Real Betis	38	16	14	8	62	50	+12	62
5	Espanyol	38	17	10	11	54	46	+8	61	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first 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
(C) Champions

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	11	9	69	37	+32	65	14	4	1	41	10	+31	4	7	8	28	27	+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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	D	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	L	L	L	D	W	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	D	D	L	W	W	W	D	W
Position	15	14	15	16	17	12	13	12	12	9	12	13	15	14	12	10	10	8	7	7	6	5	7	5	7	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	3	3	3

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

Matches

Valencia v Villarreal

30 August 2004 1	Valencia	2–1	Villarreal	Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Marchena 26' Baraja 38'		Forlán 79'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 42,400 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez

Villarreal v Real Sociedad

12 September 2004 2	Villarreal	0–0	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Alfonso Pino Zamorano

Racing Santander v Villarreal

19 September 2004 3	Racing Santander	1–1	Villarreal	Santander
17:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Juanma 90+1'		Anderson 60'	Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 11,850 Referee: Alfonso Pino Zamorano

Villarreal v Sevilla

22 September 2004 4	Villarreal	0–0	Sevilla	Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Atlético Madrid v Villarreal

25 September 2004 5	Atlético Madrid	1–0	Villarreal	Madrid
18:00 CET (UTC+1)	Ballesta 42'			Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 48,149 Referee: José Javier Losantos

Villarreal v Zaragoza

3 October 2004 6	Villarreal	2–0	Zaragoza	Villarreal
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 15,000

Mallorca v Villarreal

17 October 2004 7	Mallorca	1–1	Villarreal	Palma
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Son Moix Attendance: 14,000

Villarreal v Numancia

24 October 2004 8	Villarreal	4–0	Numancia	Villarreal
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,000

Espanyol v Villarreal

31 October 2004 9	Espanyol	0–0	Villarreal	Barcelona
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 18,100

Villarreal v Osasuna

7 November 2004 10	Villarreal	3–0	Osasuna	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 16,000

Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal

13 November 2004 11	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Villarreal	Bilbao
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 30,000

Villarreal v Deportivo La Coruña

20 November 2004 12	Villarreal	0–2	Deportivo La Coruña	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 16,000

Real Betis v Villarreal

28 November 2004 13	Real Betis	2–1	Villarreal	Seville
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Attendance: 35,000

Villarreal v Real Madrid

5 December 2004 14	Villarreal	0–0	Real Madrid	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 21,000

Getafe v Villarreal

12 December 2004 15	Getafe	1–2	Villarreal	Getafe
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 12,000

Villarreal v Málaga

19 December 2004 16	Villarreal	3–0	Málaga	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 16,000

Albacete v Villarreal

22 December 2004 17	Albacete	2–2	Villarreal	Albacete
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 10,000

Villarreal v Barcelona

9 January 2005 18	Villarreal	3–0	Barcelona	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 22,000

Levante v Villarreal

16 January 2005 19	Levante	2–4	Villarreal	Valencia
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 16,000

Villarreal v Valencia

23 January 2005 20	Villarreal	3–1	Valencia	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 20,000

Real Sociedad v Villarreal

30 January 2005 21	Real Sociedad	0–4	Villarreal	San Sebastián
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Anoeta Stadium Attendance: 20,326

Villarreal v Racing Santander

6 February 2005 22	Villarreal	2–1	Racing Santander	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 20,000

Sevilla v Villarreal

13 February 2005 23	Sevilla	2–1	Villarreal	Seville
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 40,000

Villarreal v Atlético Madrid

20 February 2005 24	Villarreal	3–2	Atlético Madrid	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 22,000

Zaragoza v Villarreal

27 February 2005 25	Zaragoza	1–0	Villarreal	Zaragoza
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 26,000

Villarreal v Mallorca

2 March 2005 26	Villarreal	2–1	Mallorca	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 18,000

Numancia v Villarreal

6 March 2005 27	Numancia	1–1	Villarreal	Soria
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Los Pajaritos Attendance: 10,000

Villarreal v Espanyol

13 March 2005 28	Villarreal	4–1	Espanyol	Villarreal
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 25,000

Villarreal v Athletic Bilbao

2 April 2005 30	Villarreal	3–1	Athletic Bilbao	Villarreal
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 20,000

Deportivo La Coruña v Villarreal

10 April 2005 31	Deportivo La Coruña	1–1	Villarreal	A Coruña
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 22,000

Villarreal v Real Betis

17 April 2005 32	Villarreal	0–0	Real Betis	Villarreal
CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 21,000

Real Madrid v Villarreal

23 April 2005 33	Real Madrid	2–1	Villarreal	Madrid
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ronaldo 69' Salgado 74'		Riquelme 39' (pen.)	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Bernardino González Vázquez

Osasuna v Villarreal

28 April 2005 29	Osasuna	3–2	Villarreal	Pamplona
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Webó 40' Ortiz 67' Aloisi 89'		Senna 7' Sorín 73'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Evaristo Puentes Leira

Villarreal v Getafe

1 May 2005 34	Villarreal	4–0	Getafe	Villarreal
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sorín 14' Forlán 18', 51' Cazorla 46'			Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Alfonso Pino Zamorano

Málaga v Villarreal

8 May 2005 35	Málaga	0–2	Villarreal	Málaga
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Riquelme 63' Cazorla 65'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila

Villarreal v Albacete

15 May 2005 36	Villarreal	1–0	Albacete	Villarreal
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Riquelme 68' (pen.)			Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago

Barcelona v Villarreal

22 May 2005 37	Barcelona	3–3	Villarreal	Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Ronaldinho 33' Belletti 36', 47'		Forlán 16', 29' (pen.), 62'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 84,537 Referee: Víctor José Esquinas Torres

Villarreal v Levante

29 May 2005 38	Villarreal	4–1	Levante	Villarreal
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Josico 40' Forlán 45', 87' Pinillos 90' (pen.)		Reggi 22'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2004–05 Copa del Rey

Girona v Villarreal

28 October 2004 Round of 64	Girona	2–1	Villarreal	Girona
CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Montilivi Referee: Miguel Ángel Pérez Lasa

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup

First round

Hammarby v Villarreal

16 September 2004 First leg	Hammarby	1–2	Villarreal	Stockholm, Sweden
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Runström 24'	Report	Guayre 12' Gonzalo 23'	Stadium: Råsunda Stadium Referee: Dick van Egmond (Netherlands)

Villarreal v Hammarby

30 September 2004 Second leg	Villarreal	3–0 (5–1 agg.)	Hammarby	Villarreal, Spain
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Guayre 9' Font 58' Cazorla 86'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Mark Halsey (England)

Group stage

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup group stage § Group E

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Middlesbrough	4	3	0	1	6	2	+4	9	Advance to knockout stage
2	Villarreal	4	2	2	0	8	2	+6	8
3	Partizan	4	1	2	1	7	6	+1	5
4	Lazio	4	0	3	1	5	7	−2	3
5	Egaleo	4	0	1	3	2	11	−9	1

Source: RSSSF

Lazio v Villarreal

21 October 2004 1	Lazio	1–1	Villarreal	Rome, Italy
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rocchi 85'	Report	José Mari 4'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Michael Weiner (Germany)

Villarreal v Middlesbrough

25 November 2004 2	Villarreal	2–0	Middlesbrough	Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guayre 36' Javi Venta 75'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 14,250 Referee: Jan Wegereef (Netherlands)

Partizan v Villarreal

2 December 2004 3	Partizan	1–1	Villarreal	Belgrade, Serbia and Montenegro
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Tomić 65' (pen.)	Report	Cazorla 17'	Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz (Denmark)

Villarreal v Egaleo

15 December 2004 4	Villarreal	4–0	Egaleo	Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Font 13' Guayre 39' Venta 52' Cazorla 63'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Mike McCurry (Scotland)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2004–05 UEFA Cup knockout stage

Round of 32

Dynamo Kyiv v Villarreal

17 February 2005 First leg	Dynamo Kyiv	0–0	Villarreal	Kyiv, Ukraine
17:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Valeriy Lobanovskyi Dynamo Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Laurent Duhamel (France)

Villarreal v Dynamo Kyiv

24 February 2005 Second leg	Villarreal	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Dynamo Kyiv	Villarreal, Spain
21:30 CET (UTC+1)	Figueroa 20' Cazorla 31'	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Matt Messias (England)

Round of 16

Steaua București v Villarreal

16 March 2005 First leg	Steaua București	0–0	Villarreal	Bucharest, Romania
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Stadionul Steaua Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Massimo Busacca (Switzerland)

Villarreal v Steaua București

20 March 2005 Second leg	Villarreal	2–0 (2–0 agg.)	Steaua București	Villarreal, Spain
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	José Mari 6' Riquelme 62' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)

Quarter-finals

Villarreal v AZ

7 April 2005 First leg	Villarreal	1–2	AZ	Villarreal, Spain
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Riquelme 13'	Report	Landzaat 11' Nelisse 74'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Konrad Plautz (Austria)

AZ v Villarreal

14 April 2005 Second leg	AZ	1–1 (3–2 agg.)	Villarreal	Alkmaar, Netherlands
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Perez 8'	Report	Figueroa 72'	Stadium: Alkmaarderhout Attendance: 8,700 Referee: Roberto Rosetti (Italy)

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Main article: 2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup

Second round

Odense v Villarreal

3 July 2004 First leg	Odense	0–3	Villarreal	Odense, Denmark
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)			Anderson 66' Cazorla 69' Guayre 87'	Stadium: Odense Atletikstadion Attendance: 523 Referee: Mike Dean (England)

Villarreal v Odense

10 July 2004 Second leg	Villarreal	2–0 (5–0 agg.)	Odense	Villarreal, Spain
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	José Mari 24' Font 39'			Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Wolfgang Sowa (Austria)

Third round

Villarreal v Spartak Moscow

17 July 2004 First leg	Villarreal	1–0	Spartak Moscow	Villarreal, Spain
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Anderson 51'			Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Italy)

Spartak Moscow v Villarreal

24 July 2004 Second leg	Spartak Moscow	2–2 (2–3 agg.)	Villarreal	Moscow, Russia
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pavlyuchenko 11', 36'		Anderson 33' Roger 53'	Stadium: Luzhniki Stadium Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Craig Thomson (Scotland)

Semi-finals

Villarreal v Hamburg

28 July 2004 First leg	Villarreal	1–0	Hamburg	Villarreal, Spain
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Anderson 61' (pen.)			Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 11,000 Referee: Johan Verbist (Belgium)

Hamburg v Villarreal

4 August 2004 Second leg	Hamburg	0–1 (0–2 agg.)	Villarreal	Hamburg, Germany
20:15 CEST (UTC+2)			José Mari 69'	Stadium: AOL Arena Attendance: 35,296 Referee: Ruud Bossen (Netherlands)

Finals

Villarreal v Atlético Madrid

10 August 2004 First leg	Villarreal	2–0	Atlético Madrid	Villarreal, Spain
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Roger 56' Rodríguez 77'	Report		Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Bertrand Layec (France)

Atlético Madrid v Villarreal

24 August 2004 Second leg	Atlético Madrid	2–0 (a.e.t.) (2–2 agg.) (1–3 p)	Villarreal	Madrid, Spain
21:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Ibagaza 47' García Calvo 58'	Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 45,000 Referee: Vladimír Hriňák (Slovakia)
	Penalties
	García Calvo Sergi Nano Arizmendi		Anderson Víctor Riquelme