title: 2010–11 Villarreal CF season
text: # 2010–11 Villarreal CF season
  
  The 2010–11 season was Villarreal Club de Fútbol's 88th season in existence and the club's 11th 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 2010 to 30 June 2011.
  
  ## Players
  
  ### First-team squad
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | ESP | Xavi Oliva |
  | 2 | DF | ARG | Gonzalo Rodríguez (vice-captain) |
  | 3 | DF | ESP | Joan Oriol |
  | 4 | DF | ARG | Mateo Musacchio |
  | 5 | DF | ESP | Carlos Marchena |
  | 6 | DF | ESP | Ángel López |
  | 7 | FW | BRA | Nilmar |
  | 8 | MF | ESP | Santi Cazorla |
  | 9 | FW | ARG | Marco Ruben |
  | 10 | MF | ESP | Cani |
  | 11 | DF | ESP | Joan Capdevila |
  | 13 | GK | ESP | Diego López |
  | 15 | DF | ESP | José Catalá |
  | 17 | MF | ESP | Javier Matilla |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 19 | MF | ESP | Marcos Senna (captain) |
  | 20 | MF | ESP | Borja Valero |
  | 21 | MF | ESP | Bruno Soriano |
  | 22 | FW | ITA | Giuseppe Rossi |
  | 24 | DF | BRA | Cicinho (on loan from Roma) |
  | 25 | GK | ESP | Juan Carlos |
  | 26 | DF | ESP | Kiko |
  | 27 | DF | ESP | Mario Gaspar |
  | 32 | MF | ESP | Marcos Gullón |
  | 35 | GK | ESP | Diego Mariño |
  | 37 | FW | ESP | Iago Falqué |
  | 42 | FW | DEN | Nicki Bille Nielsen |
  | 43 | MF | GHA | Wakaso Mubarak |
  
  ### Out on loan
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | — | DF | ESP | Iván Marcano (at Getafe) |
  | — | MF | ECU | Jefferson Montero (at Levante) |
  | — | MF | ESP | Cristóbal Márquez (at Elche) |
  | — | FW | USA | Jozy Altidore (at Bursaspor) |
  
  ## Pre-season and friendlies
  
  Win  Draw  Loss
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Overall record
  
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
  | La Liga | 29 August 2010 | 21 May 2011 | Matchday 1 | 4th | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 047.37 |
  | Copa del Rey | 27 October 2010 | 18 January 2011 | Round of 32 | Quarter-finals | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 033.33 |
  | UEFA Europa League | 19 August 2010 | 5 May 2011 | Play-off round | Semi-finals | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 075.00 |
  | Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 60 | 32 | 12 | 16 | 98 | 72 | +26 | 053.33 |
  
  Source: Competitions
  
  ### La Liga
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 102 | 33 | +69 | 92 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
  | 3 | Valencia | 38 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 71 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
  | 4 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 54 | 44 | +10 | 62 | Qualification for the Champions League play-off round |
  | 5 | Sevilla | 38 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 62 | 61 | +1 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
  | 6 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 18 | 4 | 16 | 59 | 55 | +4 | 58 | Qualification for the Europa League play-off round |
  
  * 1 2 SEV: 7 pts; ATH: 6 pts; ATM: 4 pts
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Source: La Liga
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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  | Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
  | Result | L | W | W | W | W | W | D | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | L | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | D | D | W | L | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | L |
  | Position | 15 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
  
  **Matches**
  
  The league fixtures were announced on 20 July 2010.
  
  ### UEFA Europa League
  
  **Group stage**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Villarreal | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 12 | Advance to knockout phase |
  | 2 | PAOK | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 11 | Advance to knockout phase |
  | 3 | Dinamo Zagreb | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 7 | |
  | 4 | Club Brugge | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 3 | |
  