2025–26 Villarreal CF season

Villarreal
2025–26 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachMarcelino
StadiumEstadio de la Cerámica
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyRound of 32
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase
Top goalscorerLeague:
Alberto Moleiro (8)

All:
Alberto Moleiro (8)
Biggest winHome:
Villarreal 5–0 Girona
Away:
Ciudad Lucena 0–6 Villarreal
Biggest defeatHome:
Villarreal 0–2 Manchester City
Away:
Borussia Dortmund 4–0 Villarreal
All statistics correct as of 28 January 2026.

The 2025–26 Villarreal Club de Fútbol season is the club's 103rd season and their 13th consecutive in the top flight. In addition to the domestic league, Villarreal participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.

Players

Current squad

As of 29 January 2026[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  BRA Luiz Júnior
2 DF  CPV Logan Costa
3 DF  USA Alex Freeman
4 DF  ESP Rafa Marín (on loan from Napoli)
5 DF  COD Willy Kambwala
7 FW  ESP Gerard Moreno (vice-captain)
8 DF  ARG Juan Foyth (3rd captain)
9 FW  GEO Georges Mikautadze
10 MF  ESP Dani Parejo (captain)
11 FW  ESP Alfon González (on loan from Sevilla)
12 DF  POR Renato Veiga
13 GK  ESP Diego Conde
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  ESP Santi Comesaña
15 DF  URU Santiago Mouriño
16 MF  GHA Thomas Partey
17 MF  CAN Tajon Buchanan
18 MF  SEN Pape Gueye
19 FW  CIV Nicolas Pépé
20 MF  ESP Alberto Moleiro
21 FW  CAN Tani Oluwaseyi
22 FW  ESP Ayoze Pérez
23 DF  ESP Sergi Cardona
24 DF  ESP Alfonso Pedraza (4th captain)
25 GK  ESP Arnau Tenas
26 DF  ESP Pau Navarro

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
27 DF  CIV Jean Ives Valou
28 FW  MLI Mahamoud Barry
29 DF  ESP Ismael Sierra (on loan from Estoril)
30 DF  ESP Daniel Budesca
No. Pos. Nation Player
31 GK  ESP Rubén Gómez
32 MF  ESP Hugo López
33 FW  ESP Pau Cabanes
36 FW  ESP Víctor Moreno

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
DF  ESP Carlos Romero (at Espanyol until 30 June 2026)
MF  ESP Dani Requena (at Córdoba until 30 June 2026)
MF  ESP Ramon Terrats (at Espanyol until 30 June 2026)
MF  ARG Thiago Ojeda (at Cultural Leonesa until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  ESP Álex Forés (at Oviedo until 30 June 2026)
FW  ESP Toni Tamarit (at Mirandés until 30 June 2026)
FW  MAR Ilias Akhomach (at Rayo Vallecano until 30 June 2026)
MF  ARG Thiago Fernández (at Oviedo until 30 June 2026)

Transfers

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date
MF Alberto Moleiro Las Palmas Undisclosed 17 June 2025
DF Rafa Marín Napoli Loan 3 July 2025
FW Tajon Buchanan Inter Milan Undisclosed 29 July 2025
DF Santiago Mouriño Atlético Madrid Undisclosed 1 August 2025
MF Thomas Partey Arsenal Free 7 August 2025
DF Renato Veiga Chelsea Undisclosed 22 August 2025
GK Arnau Tenas Paris Saint-Germain Free 28 August 2025
FW Tani Oluwaseyi Minnesota United Undisclosed 29 August 2025
FW Georges Mikautadze Lyon Undisclosed 1 September 2025
MF Thiago Fernández Vélez Sarsfield Free 2 January 2026
FW Alfon González Sevilla Loan 27 January 2026
DF Alex Freeman Orlando City Undisclosed 29 January 2026

Pre-season and friendlies

19 July 2025 1 Basel 3–3 Villarreal Altach, Austria
18:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
  • Carlos 65'
  • Ajeti 27'
  • Shaqiri 12'
Report
Stadium: Stadion Schnabelholz
Referee: Matthias Gächter
22 July 2025 2 St. Gallen 2–2 Villarreal St. Gallen, Switzerland
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report
Stadium: Kybunpark
25 July 2025 3 Sporting CP 1–0 Villarreal Oeiras, Portugal
20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report Stadium: Estádio Nacional
31 July 2025 4 Villarreal 1–3
45-minute match
Genoa Oviedo, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Note: Villarreal-Genoa-Oviedo triangular series
31 July 2025 5 Oviedo 0–0
45-minute match
Villarreal Oviedo, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Note: Villarreal-Genoa-Oviedo triangular series
2 August 2025 6 Leeds United 1–1 Villarreal Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 35,273
6 August 2025 7 Arsenal 2–3 Villarreal London, England
19:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,355
10 August 2025 8 Villarreal 0–2 Aston Villa Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Note: Match held for the Trofeo de la Cerámica

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 15 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 20 13 2 5 37 21 +16 065.00
Copa del Rey 29 October 2025 17 December 2025 First round Round of 32 3 1 1 1 8 3 +5 033.33
UEFA Champions League 16 September 2025 28 January 2026 League phase League phase 8 0 1 7 5 18 −13 000.00
Total 31 14 4 13 50 42 +8 045.16

Last updated: 28 January 2026
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League Table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (Q) 29 24 1 4 78 28 +50 73 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Real Madrid (Y) 29 22 3 4 63 26 +37 69
3 Villarreal 29 18 4 7 54 34 +20 58
4 Atlético Madrid 29 17 6 6 49 28 +21 57
5 Real Betis 29 11 11 7 44 37 +7 44 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 22 March 2026. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
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)[2]
(Q) Assured of the Champions League; (Y) Assured of the Conference League, but may still qualify for the Champions League or Europa League
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2025–26 Copa del Rey winners (Atlético Madrid or Real Sociedad) also qualify for the Europa League league phase. If the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top five, the Europa League spot will be passed to the sixth-placed team. If the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top six, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

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
19 13 2 4 37 19  +18 41 8 1 1 23 7  +16 5 1 3 14 12  +2

Last updated: 17 January 2026.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151718192021222324252626272829303132333435363738
GroundHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
ResultWWDLWWWLDWWWWWWLWWLLDW
Position3136333333333333333343
Updated to match(es) played on 8 February 2026. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 1 July 2025.[3]

15 August 2025 1 Villarreal 2–0 Oviedo Villarreal
19:30 (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 18,333
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
24 August 2025 2 Villarreal 5–0 Girona Villarreal
17:30 (UTC+02:00
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 18,195
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
13 September 2025 4 Atlético Madrid 2–0 Villarreal Madrid
19:00 (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Metropolitano Stadium
Attendance: 63,312
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
20 September 2025 5 Villarreal 2–1 Osasuna Villarreal
16:30 (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,542
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera
23 September 2025 6 Sevilla 1–2 Villarreal Seville
19:30 (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Stadium
Attendance: 38,145
Referee: César Soto Grado
27 September 2025 7 Villarreal 1–0 Athletic Bilbao Villarreal
21:00 (UTC+02:00)
Report Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 18,908
Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa
4 October 2025 8 Real Madrid 3–1 Villarreal Madrid
21:00 (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Bernabéu
Attendance: 75,216
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
18 October 2025 9 Villarreal 2–2 Real Betis Villarreal
16:30 (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 19,238
Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso
25 October 2025 10 Valencia 0–2 Villarreal Valencia
19:00 (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 45,560
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
1 November 2025 11 Villarreal 4–0 Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
13:00 (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,022
Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía
9 November 2025 12 Espanyol 0–2 Villarreal Barcelona
20:00 (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 29,540
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández
23 November 2025 13 Villarreal 2–1 Mallorca Villarreal
20:00 (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,854
Referee: José Luis Guzmán Mansilla
30 November 2025 14 Real Sociedad 2–3 Villarreal San Sebastián
14:00 (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Reale Arena
Attendance: 30,140
Referee: César Soto Grado
6 December 2025 15 Villarreal 2–0 Getafe Villarreal
14:00 (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
21 December 2025 17 Villarreal 0–2 Barcelona Villarreal
16:15 (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 20.701
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
4 January 2026 18 Elche 1–3 Villarreal Elche
18:30 (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: Estadio Martínez Valero
Attendance: 27.078
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera
11 January 2026 19 Villarreal 3–1 Alavés Villarreal
16:15 (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,011
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
18 January 2026 20 Real Betis 2–0 Villarreal Seville
21:00 (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 60,138
Referee: Víctor García Verdura
25 January 2026 21 Villarreal 0–2 Real Madrid Villarreal
21:00 (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 20,432
Referee: César Soto Grado
31 January 2026 22 Osasuna 2–2 Villarreal Pamplona
16:15 (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar Stadium
Attendance: 20.455
Referee: Ricardo De Burgos Bengoechea
10 February 2026 23 Villarreal 4–1 Espanyol Villarreal
21:00 (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,825
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
14 February 2026 24 Getafe 2–1 Villarreal Getafe
15:15 (UTC+01:00) Report Stadium: Estadio Coliseum
Attendance: 7,551
Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa
18 February 2026 16 Levante UD 0–1 Villarreal Valencia
TBA
22 February 2026 25 Villarreal 2–1 Valencia Villarreal
TBA Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
1 March 2026 26 Barcelona 4–1 Villarreal Barcelona
TBA Stadium: Camp Nou
8 March 2026 27 Villarreal 2–1 Elche Villarreal
TBA Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
15 March 2026 28 Alavés 1–1 Villarreal Vitoria-Gasteiz
TBA Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium
22 March 2026 29 Villarreal v Real Sociedad Villarreal
TBA Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
5 April 2026 30 Girona v Villarreal Girona
TBA Stadium: Estadi Montilivi
12 April 2026 31 Athletic Bilbao v Villarreal Bilbao
TBA Stadium: San Mames
19 April 2026 32 Villarreal v Celta Vigo Villarreal
TBA Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
22 April 2026 33 Oviedo v Villarreal Oviedo
TBA Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere
3 May 2026 34 Villarreal v Levante Villarreal
TBA Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
10 May 2026 35 Mallorca v Villarreal Palma
TBA Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix
13 May 2026 36 Villarreal v Sevilla Villarreal
TBA Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
17 May 2026 37 Rayo Vallecano v Villarreal Madrid
TBA Stadium: Vallecas Stadium
24 May 2026 38 Villarreal v Atlético Madrid Villarreal
TBA Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica

Copa del Rey

Villarreal entered the competition at the first round.[4][5]

30 October 2025 First round CD Lucena 0–6 Villarreal Lucena
19:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estadio Ciudad de Lucena
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
3 December 2025 Second round Atlético Antoniano 1–1
(3–5 p)
Villarreal Lebrija
21:00 (UTC+01:00)
  • García 109'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Lebrija
Attendance: 3,500
Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso
17 December 2025 Round of 32 Racing Santander 2–1 Villarreal Santander
19:00 (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: El Sardinero
Attendance: 20,768
Referee: Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos

UEFA Champions League

League phase

The league phase draw was held on 28 August 2025.[6]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
32 Ajax 8 2 0 6 8 21 −13 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 1 1 6 10 21 −11 4
34 Slavia Prague 8 0 3 5 5 19 −14 3
35 Villarreal 8 0 1 7 5 18 −13 1
36 Kairat 8 0 1 7 7 22 −15 1
Source: UEFA[7]
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
8 0 1 7 5 18  −13 1 0 1 3 5 9  −4 0 0 4 0 9  −9

Last updated: 28 January 2026.
Source: UEFA

Round12345678
GroundAHHAAHHA
ResultLDLLLLLL
Position2726313234353535
Updated to match(es) played on 28 January 2026. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
16 September 2025 1 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Villarreal London, England
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 54,755
Referee: Rade Obrenović
1 October 2025 2 Villarreal 2–2 Juventus Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Ceramica
Attendance: 20,087
Referee: István Kovács
21 October 2025 3 Villarreal 0–2 Manchester City Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Ceramica
Attendance: 20,539
Referee: Serdar Gözübüyük
5 November 2025 4 Pafos 1–0 Villarreal Limassol, Cyprus
17:45 EET (UTC+02:00)
Report
Stadium: Alphamega Stadium
Attendance: 6,314
Referee: Sven Jablonski
26 November 2025 5 Borussia Dortmund 4–0 Villarreal Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Signal Iduna Park
Attendance: 81,365
Referee: Davide Massa
10 December 2025 6 Villarreal 2–3 Copenhagen Villarreal, Spain
17:45 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Ceramica
Referee: Ivan Kružliak
21 January 2026 7 Villarreal 1–2 Ajax Villarreal, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Ceramica
Attendance: 14,023
Referee: Nick Walsh
29 January 2026 8 Bayer Leverkusen 3–0 Villarreal Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00)
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 30,210
Referee: Espen Eskås

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey UEFA Champions League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  BRA Luiz Júnior 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK  ESP Diego Conde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 GK  ESP Arnau Tenas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF  CPV Logan Costa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF  USA Alex Freeman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF  ESP Rafa Marín 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF  COD Willy Kambwala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 DF  ESP Pau Navarro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 DF  ARG Juan Foyth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF  POR Renato Veiga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 DF  URU Santiago Mouriño 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF  ESP Sergi Cardona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF  ESP Alfonso Pedraza 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
10 MF  ESP Dani Parejo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF  ESP Santi Comesaña 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 MF  GHA Thomas Partey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF  CAN Tajon Buchanan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF  SEN Pape Gueye 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 MF  ESP Alberto Moleiro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW  ESP Gerard Moreno 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW  GEO Georges Mikautadze 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW  ESP Alfon González 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW  CIV Nicolas Pépé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW  CAN Tani Oluwaseyi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 FW  ESP Ayoze Pérez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players transferred out during the season

Last updated: 29 October 2024
Source: Competitions

References

  1. ^ "First team squad". Villarreal CF. 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 1 January 2024. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Reglamento General de LaLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional" [General Regulations of the National Professional Football League] (PDF) (in Spanish). La Liga. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Calendario completo de Primera División, temporada 2025/26" [Complete Primera División calendar, 2025/26 season] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original on 2025-07-01. Retrieved 2025-11-30.
  4. ^ "The Yellow Submarine's Copa del Rey journey begins!". Villarreal CF. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  5. ^ "CD Ciudad de Lucena, Villarreal CF's first opponent in the Copa del Rey". Villareal CF. Retrieved 2025-12-02.
  6. ^ "Champions League league phase draw: All 36 teams learn their opponents". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. 28 August 2025. Archived from the original on 28 August 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  7. ^ "League phase table". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 28 January 2026.