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.
Location | Valencia, Villarreal |
---|---|
Teams | Valencia CF Villarreal CF |
First meeting | Villarreal 2–2 Valencia (17 September 1986)[1] |
Latest meeting | Valencia 1–1 Villarreal La Liga (31 August 2024) |
Next meeting | Villarreal v Valencia La Liga (16 February 2024) |
Stadiums | Estadio de Mestalla (Valencia) Estadio de la Cerámica (Villarreal) |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | Competitive matches: 60 |
Most wins | Valencia (25) |
Most player appearances | David Albelda (26) |
Top scorer | Juan Sánchez (7) |
Largest victory | Valencia 6–0 Villarreal (14 April 1993) |
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 Villarreal. 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
editAs of 1 September 2024
Competition | Pld | VAL | D | VIL | VaG | ViG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
La Liga | 49 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 64 | 65 |
Copa del Rey | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 7 |
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
Total in all matches | 60 | 25 | 13 | 22 | 85 | 73 |
Source: [2]
All-time results
editLeague
editValencia vs Villarreal | Villarreal vs Valencia | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Season | Division | Date | Venue | Score | Attendance | Date | Venue | Score | Attendance |
1998–99 | La Liga | 20-09-1998 | Mestalla | 1 – 0
|
45,000 | 14-02-1999 | El Madrigal | 1 – 0
|
14,000 |
2000–01 | La Liga | 25-02-2001 | Mestalla | 3 – 1
|
52,000 | 14-10-2000 | El Madrigal | 1 – 1
|
16,000 |
2001–02 | La Liga | 07-10-2001 | Mestalla | 1 – 0
|
45,000 | 16-02-2002 | El Madrigal | 1 – 1
|
21,000 |
2002-03 | La Liga | 11-05-2003 | Mestalla | 1 – 2
|
43,000 | 14-12-2002 | El Madrigal | 0 – 2
|
22,000 |
2003–04 | La Liga | 04-01-2004 | Mestalla | 4 – 2
|
40,000 | 14-05-2004 | El Madrigal | 2 – 1
|
11,256 |
2004–05 | La Liga | 30-08-2004 | Mestalla | 2 – 1
|
50,000 | 23-01-2005 | El Madrigal | 3 – 1
|
21,000 |
2005–06 | La Liga | 22-03-2006 | Mestalla | 1 – 1
|
51,000 | 05-11-2005 | El Madrigal | 1 – 0
|
18,000 |
2006–07 | La Liga | 26-05-2007 | Mestalla | 2 – 3
|
44,000 | 07-01-2007 | El Madrigal | 0 – 1
|
23,000 |
2007–08 | La Liga | 26-08-2007 | Mestalla | 0 – 3
|
55,000 | 19-01-2008 | El Madrigal | 3 – 0
|
19,000 |
2008–09 | La Liga | 10-01-2009 | Mestalla | 3 – 3
|
40,000 | 23-05-2009 | El Madrigal | 3 – 1
|
20,000 |
2009–10 | La Liga | 17-01-2010 | Mestalla | 4 – 1
|
40,000 | 08-05-2010 | El Madrigal | 2 – 0
|
17,000 |
2010–11 | La Liga | 10-04-2011 | Mestalla | 5 – 0
|
45,000 | 20-11-2010 | El Madrigal | 1 – 1
|
23,000 |
2011–12 | La Liga | 05-05-2012 | Mestalla | 1 – 0
|
35,000 | 08-01-2012 | El Madrigal | 2 – 2
|
18,000 |
2013–14 | La Liga | 23-03-2014 | Mestalla | 2 – 1
|
37,214 | 27-10-2013 | El Madrigal | 4 – 1
|
22,539 |
2014–15 | La Liga | 05-04-2015 | Mestalla | 0 – 0
|
49,545 | 02-11-2014 | El Madrigal | 1 – 3
|
23,000 |
2015–16 | La Liga | 01-05-2016 | Mestalla | 0 – 2
|
38,283 | 31-12-2015 | El Madrigal | 1 – 0
|
17,616 |
2016–17 | La Liga | 21-05-2017 | Mestalla | 1 – 3
|
33,587 | 21-01-2017 | Estadio de la Cerámica | 0 – 2
|
17,615 |
2017–18 | La Liga | 23-12-2017 | Mestalla | 0 – 1
|
39,181 | 05-05-2018 | Estadio de la Cerámica | 1 – 0
|
18,579 |
2018–19 | La Liga | 01-05-2019 | Mestalla | 3 – 0
|
37,658 | 23-09-2018 | Estadio de la Cerámica | 0 – 0
|
18,373 |
2019–20 | La Liga | 30-11-2019 | Mestalla | 2 – 1
|
38,521 | 28-06-2020 | Estadio de la Cerámica | 2 – 0
|
0 |
2020–21 | La Liga | 05-03-2021 | Mestalla | 2 – 1
|
0 | 18-10-2020 | Estadio de la Cerámica | 2 – 1
|
0 |
2021–22 | La Liga | 30-10-2021 | Mestalla | 2 – 0
|
31,487 | 19-04-2022 | Estadio de la Cerámica | 2 – 0
|
13,570 |
2022–23 | La Liga | 03-05-2023 | Mestalla | 1 – 1
|
43,634 | 31-12-2022 | Estadio de la Cerámica | 2 – 1
|
19,247 |
2023–24 | La Liga | 02-01-2024 | Mestalla | 3 – 1
|
44,973 | 17-03-2024 | Estadio de la Cerámica | 1 – 0
|
20,647 |
2024–25 | La Liga | 31-08-2024 | Mestalla | 1 – 1
|
43,857 | 16-02-2024 | Estadio de la Cerámica |
Copa del Rey
editSeason | Competition | Round | Date | Venue | Score | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1986–87 | Copa del Rey | 1st round | 17-09-1986 | El Madrigal | 2 – 2(4–3 apen)
|
10,000 |
1992–93 | Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals Leg 1 | 24-03-1993 | El Madrigal | 1 – 2
|
6,000 |
Quarter-finals Leg 2 | 14-04-1993 | Mestalla | 6 – 0
|
25,000 | ||
2005–06 | Copa del Rey | Round of 16 Leg 1 | 04-01-2006 | El Madrigal | 0 – 2
|
18,000 |
Round of 16 Leg 2 | 11-01-2006 | Mestalla | 1 – 0
|
35,000 | ||
2010–11 | Copa del Rey | Round of 16 Leg 1 | 21-12-2010 | Mestalla | 0 – 0
|
20,000 |
Round of 16 Leg 2 | 06-01-2011 | El Madrigal | 4 – 2
|
20,000 |
Europe
editSeason | Competition | Round | Date | Venue | Score | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2003–04 | UEFA Cup | Semi-finals Leg 1 | 22-04-2004 | El Madrigal | 0 – 0
|
23,000 |
Semi-finals Leg 2 | 06-05-2004 | Mestalla | 1 – 0
|
52,000 | ||
2018–19 | Europa League | Quarter-finals Leg 1 | 11-04-2019 | Estadio de la Cerámica | 1 – 3
|
17,605 |
Quarter-finals Leg 2 | 18-04-2019 | Mestalla | 2 – 0
|
26,403 |
Statistics
editTop goalscorers
editPlayer | Club(s) | League | Copa del Rey | Europa League | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
David Villa | Valencia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
Giuseppe Rossi | Villarreal | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
John Carew | Valencia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Juan Sánchez | Valencia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
Diego Forlán | Villarreal | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Pablo Aimar | Valencia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Giovani dos Santos | Villarreal | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Arroyo | Valencia Villarreal |
0 0 |
0 3 |
0 0 |
3 |
Santi Cazorla | Villarreal | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Appearances
editPlayer | Club(s) | League | Copa del Rey | Europa League | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dani Parejo | Valencia Villarreal |
13 8 |
0 0 |
2 0 |
23 |
David Albelda | Valencia Villarreal |
17 0 |
3 0 |
2 0 |
22 |
Manu Trigueros | Villarreal | 19 | 0 | 1 | 20 |
Santi Cazorla | Villarreal | 16 | 2 | 1 | 19 |
José Gayà | Valencia | 18 | 0 | 1 | 19 |
Bruno Soriano | Villarreal | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 |
Carlos Marchena | Valencia Villarreal |
14 2 |
2 0 |
0 0 |
18 |
Mario Gaspar | Villarreal | 15 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
References
edit- ^ "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.