The 2017–18 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 95th 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 Europa League. The season covered the period from 1 July 2017 to 30 June 2018.
Squad
(on loan from Milan)
Transfers
In DatePlayerFromTypeFeeRef 31 May 2017 Enes Ünal Manchester City Transfer €8,500,000 7 June 2017 Rúben Semedo Sporting CP Transfer €14,000,000 21 June 2017 Andrés Fernández Porto Transfer €1,700,000 30 June 2017 Akram Afif Sporting Gijón Loan return Free 30 June 2017 Alfonso Pedraza Leeds United Loan return Free 30 June 2017 Pablo Íñiguez Rayo Vallecano Loan return Free 30 June 2017 Cristian Espinoza Real Valladolid Loan return Free 30 June 2017 Adrián Marín Leganés Loan return Free 30 June 2017 Alfred N'Diaye Hull City Loan return Free 24 July 2017 Pablo Fornals Málaga Transfer €12,000,000 16 August 2017 Carlos Bacca Milan Loan €2,500,000 21 January 2018 Salem Al-Dawsari Al-Hilal Loan Disclosed
Out DatePlayerToTypeFeeRef 30 May 2017 Mateo Musacchio Milan Transfer €18,000,000 30 June 2017 Adrián Porto Loan return Free 30 June 2017 José Ángel Porto Loan return Free 30 June 2017 Rafael Santos Borré Atlético Madrid Loan return Free 5 July 2017 Alfonso Pedraza Alavés Loan Free 12 July 2017 Pablo Íñiguez Reus Transfer Free 14 July 2017 Akram Afif Eupen Loan Free 18 July 2017 Cristian Espinoza Boca Juniors Loan Free 28 July 2017 Jonathan dos Santos LA Galaxy Transfer €4,300,000 9 August 2017 Roberto Soldado Fenerbahçe Transfer €5,000,000 28 February 2018 Cédric Bakambu Beijing Guoan Transfer €37,000,000
Competitions
Overall record
La Liga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
Copa del Rey
Round of 32
Round of 16
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 32
Statistics Appearances and goals Last updated on 20 May 2018.
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards
! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
Cards Accounts for all competitions. Last updated on 19 December 2017.
No.Pos.Name2DF Mario Gaspar103DF Álvaro605DF Adrián Marín206DF Víctor Ruiz508MF Pablo Fornals209FW Carlos Bacca3011DF Jaume Costa8014MF Manu Trigueros8016MF Rodri4017FW Cédric Bakambu6018FW Nicola Sansone1020MF Roberto Soriano4022DF Antonio Rukavina2023DF Daniele Bonera2026MF Ramiro Guerra1028MF Raba1133MF Víctor Moya10
Clean sheets Last updated on 19 December 2017. NumberNationNameMatchesPlayedLa LigaCopa del ReyEuropa LeagueTotal1Sergio Asenjo3110213Andrés Fernández2000025Mariano Barbosa19502731Ander Cantero10000TOTALS6129
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