2026–27 Villarreal CF season
127th season of Villarreal CF
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The 2026–27 season is the 104th season in the history of Villarreal Club de Fútbol, and the club's 14th consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, Villarreal is participating in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 1 September 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.
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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.
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.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Dani Parejo |
End of contract | 30 June 2026 | [2] | |
| MF |  Thomas Partey |
 Al-Shabab |
End of contract | 30 June 2026 | [3] |
| DF | Alfonso Pedraza |
 Lazio |
End of contract | 30 June 2026 | [4] |
| GK | Diego Conde |
Real Betis |
Loan | 20 July 2026 | [5] |
| GK | Arnau Tenas |
Mallorca |
Loan | 25 July 2026 | [6] |
Pre-season
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 16 August 2026 | 28–30 May 2027 | Matchday 1 | TBD | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 0.00 |
| Copa del Rey | October 2026 | TBD | First round | TBD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| UEFA Champions League | 8 September 2026 | TBD | League phase | TBD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0.00 |
| Total | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 0.00 | ||||
Last updated: 8 September 2026
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Getafe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 16 | Celta Vigo | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 17 | Villarreal | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | |
| 18 | Málaga | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Elche | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 1 |
Updated to match(es) played on 7 September 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)[7]
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)[7]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 |
Last updated: 5 September 2026.
Source: Soccerway
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 5 September 2026. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed
Matches
| 16 August 2026 1 | Racing Santander | 2–2 | Villarreal | Santander |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stadium El Sardinero Attendance: 22,413 Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa |
| 23 August 2026 2 | Atlético Madrid | 2–2 | Villarreal | Madrid |
| 17:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Riyadh Air Metropolitano Attendance: 61,978 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 28 August 2026 3 | Alavés | 1–0 | Villarreal | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 15,556 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
| 5 September 2026 4 | Villarreal | 2–3 | Deportivo A Coruña | Villarreal |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 18,302 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 14 September 2026 5 | Villarreal | v | Real Betis |
| 17 September 2026 6 | Málaga CF | v | Villarreal |
| 20 September 2026 7 | Villarreal | v | Levante |
| 10 October 2026 8 | Real Madrid | v | Villarreal |
| 18 October 2026 9 | Villarreal | v | Elche |
| 25 October 2026 10 | Valencia | v | Villarreal |
| 1 November 2026 11 | Villarreal | v | RCD Espanyol |
| 8 November 2026 12 | Villarreal | v | Getafe |
| 22 November 2026 13 | FC Barcelona | v | Villarreal |
| 29 November 2026 14 | Celta | v | Villarreal |
| 6 December 2026 15 | Villarreal | v | Real Sociedad |
| 13 December 2026 16 | Villarreal | v | Rayo Vallecano |
| 20 December 2026 17 | Osasuna | v | Villarreal |
| 3 January 2027 18 | Villarreal | v | Sevilla |
| 10 January 2027 19 | Athletic Bilbao | v | Villarreal |
| 17 January 2027 20 | Villarreal | v | Deportivo Alavés |
| 24 January 2027 21 | Espanyol | v | Villarreal |
| 31 January 2027 22 | Villarreal | v | Racing de Santander |
| 7 February 2027 23 | Getafe | v | Villarreal |
| 14 February 2027 24 | Villarreal | v | FC Barcelona |
| 25 | Villarreal | v | Valencia |
Copa del Rey
UEFA Champions League
League phase
The draw for the league phase was held on 27 August 2026.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 |  Fenerbahçe |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Advance to knockout phase play-offs |
| 19 |  PSV Eindhoven |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 | Villarreal |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 | |
| 22 |  Club Brugge |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 | |
| 22 |  Lille |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 10 September 2026. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Rules for classification: League phase tiebreakers
Updated to match(es) played on 8 September 2026. Source: UEFA
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Statistics
Squad statistics
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | UEFA Champions League | ||||||
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| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| Goalkeepers | |||||||||||||
| 1 | GK |  BRA |
Luiz Júnior | 2 | 0 | 2 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 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 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | DF |  POR |
Renato Veiga | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF |  URU |
Santiago Mouriño | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | ESP |
Carlos Romero | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | DF | ESP |
Sergi Cardona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Midfielders | |||||||||||||
| 10 | MF | ESP |
Alberto Moleiro | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | ESP |
Ilias Akhomach | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ESP |
Santi Comesaña | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | MF |  CAN |
Tajon Buchanan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | MF |  SEN |
Pape Gueye | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 26 | MF | ESP |
Carlos Maciá | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Forwards | |||||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP |
Gerard Moreno | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW |  GEO |
Georges Mikautadze | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | FW |  CIV |
Nicolas Pépé | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | FW | CAN |
Tani Oluwaseyi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | FW | ESP |
Ayoze Pérez | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Players transferred out during the season | |||||||||||||
Last updated: 23 August 2026
Source: Competitions