The 2020–21 season was the 98th season in the existence of Villarreal CF and the club's eighth 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 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, with the late start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
The season was the first since 2005–06 without former captain Bruno Soriano, who retired after the 2019–20 season. On 23 July 2020, the club announced the appointment of three-time Europa League winner and former Spartak Moscow, Sevilla, Valencia, Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal manager Unai Emery.
On 26 May 2021, Villarreal defeated Manchester United in the UEFA Europa League Final 11–10 on penalties following a 1–1 draw after extra time, winning the competition for the first time in club history.
Players
Player Position(s) Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from Transfer fees Apps. Goals Notes Goalkeepers 1 Sergio Asenjo GK 2013 2022 Atlético Madrid Free transfer 222 0 13 Gerónimo Rulli GK 2020 2024 Real Sociedad €5m 2 0 35 Filip Jörgensen GK 2020 2025 Villarreal B Youth system 0 0 Defenders 2 Mario Gaspar DF 2009 2023 Villarreal B Youth system 326 10 captain 3 Raúl Albiol DF 2019 2022 Napoli Free transfer 71 1 3rd captain 4 Pau Torres DF 2017 2024 Villarreal B Youth system 69 4 6 Ramiro Funes Mori DF 2018 2022 Everton £8.1m 48 2 8 Juan Foyth DF 2020 2021 Tottenham Hotspur On loan 16 0 15 Pervis Estupiñán DF 2020 2027 Watford £15m 25 0 18 Alberto Moreno DF 2019 2024 Liverpool Free transfer 23 0 21 Jaume Costa DF 2012 2021 Valencia Mestalla 211 5 27 Lanchi DF 2020 Villarreal B Youth system 0 0 44 Andrei Rațiu DF 2019 Villarreal B Youth system 0 0 Midfielders 5 Dani Parejo MF 2020 2024 Valencia Free transfer 36 3 10 Vicente Iborra MF 2019 2023 Leicester City £9m 66 4 vice-captain 11 Samuel Chukwueze MF 2018 2023 Villarreal B Youth system 91 12 14 Manu Trigueros MF 2012 Villarreal B Youth system 294 19 19 Francis Coquelin MF 2020 2024 Valencia €6.5m 22 0 25 Étienne Capoue MF 2021 2023 Watford 16 1 28 Carlo Adriano MF 2020 Villarreal B Youth system 0 0 32 Álex Baena MF 2019 2025 Villarreal B Youth system 7 0 - Ramiro Guerra MF 2017 Villarreal B Youth system 4 0 Forwards 7 Gerard Moreno FW 2018 2023 Espanyol €20m 103 49 9 Carlos Bacca FW 2017 2022 Milan €7m 110 28 12 Dani Raba FW 2017 Villarreal B Youth system 34 2 17 Paco Alcácer FW 2020 2025 Borussia Dortmund €23m 40 10 20 Rubén Peña FW 2019 2024 Eibar €8m 45 3 23 Moi Gómez FW 2019 2023 Sporting Gijón €1.3m 72 9 24 Alfonso Pedraza FW 2015 Villarreal B Youth system 67 4 30 Yeremy Pino FW 2020 2024 Villarreal B Youth system 23 3 34 Fer Niño FW 2020 2024 Villarreal B Youth system 22 3 40 Álex Millán FW 2020 Villarreal B Youth system 1 0 Players transferred during the season 16 Takefusa Kubo MF 2020 2021 Real Madrid Castilla On loan 13 0 22 Sofian Chakla DF 2020 Villarreal B Youth system 3 0 Out on loan
Transfers In DatePlayerFromTypeFeeRef 20 July 2020 Jaume Costa Valencia Loan return 20 July 2020 Alfonso Pedraza Real Betis Loan return 20 July 2020 Enes Ünal Valladolid Loan return 21 July 2020 Enric Franquesa Mirandés Loan return 21 July 2020 Miguelón Huesca Loan return 21 July 2020 Dani Raba Huesca Loan return 10 August 2020 Takefusa Kubo Real Madrid Loan€2.5M 12 August 2020 Francis Coquelin Valencia Transfer€6.5M 12 August 2020 Dani Parejo Valencia TransferFree 4 September 2020 Gerónimo Rulli Real Sociedad Transfer€5M 15 September 2020 Mario González Clermont TransferFree 16 September 2020 Pervis Estupiñán Watford Transfer€16.5M 4 October 2020 Juan Foyth Tottenham Hotspur Loan 30 December 2020 Étienne Capoue Watford TransferUndisclosed
Out DatePlayerToTypeFeeRef 20 July 2020 Mariano Barbosa UnattachedEnd of contract 20 July 2020 Bruno Soriano Retired 20 July 2020 André-Frank Zambo Anguissa Fulham Loan return 4 August 2020 Akram Afif Al Sadd Buyout clause€1M 4 August 2020 Álvaro Marseille Buyout clause€5M 4 August 2020 Santi Cazorla Al Sadd TransferFree 4 August 2020 Karl Toko Ekambi Lyon Buyout clause€11.5M 4 August 2020 Andrei Rațiu ADO Den Haag Loan 12 August 2020 Enes Ünal Getafe Transfer€9M 13 August 2020 Sergio Lozano Cartagena Loan 14 August 2020 Iván Martín Mirandés Loan 18 August 2020 Xavi Quintillà Norwich City Loan 25 August 2020 Miguelón Espanyol Loan 27 August 2020 Enric Franquesa Girona Loan 28 August 2020 Andrés Fernández Huesca TransferUndisclosed 7 September 2020 Manu Morlanes AlmeríaLoan 15 September 2020 Mario González TondelaLoan 22 September 2020 Jorge Cuenca AlmeríaLoan 24 September 2020 Javier Ontiveros Huesca Loan€650K 8 January 2021 Takefusa Kubo Real Madrid Loan return 30 January 2021 Sofian Chakla Getafe Loan
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overall record
La Liga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.
Copa del Rey
UEFA Europa League
Group stage
The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.
Knockout phase
Round of 32 The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.
Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 was held on 26 February 2021.
Quarter-finals The draw for the quarter-finals was held on 19 March 2021.
Semi-finals The draw for the semi-finals was held on 19 March 2021, after the quarter-final draw.
Final
Statistics Squad statistics Last updated 26 May 2021.
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! 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
Goalscorers
NameLa LigaCopa del ReyEuropa LeagueTotal17FWGerard230730217FWPaco Alcácer6061239FWCarlos Bacca5139434FWFer Niño3328530MFYéremy Pino3317611MFSamuel Chukwueze4015723MFMoi Gómez400484DFPau Torres20135MFDani Parejo3003103DFRaúl Albiol002214MFManu Trigueros101224DFAlfonso Pedraza110232MFÁlex Baena0022148DFJuan Foyth001112FWDani Raba010116MFTakefusa Kubo001120DFRubén Peña100121DFJaume Costa010122DFSofian Chakla010125MFÉtienne Capoue100140FWÁlex Millán0101Own goals3003Totals601228100
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