The Submarine has 54 points from 30 matches, the same as in 2010/11 when they finished fourth
Last Sunday Villarreal played their 600th match in the First Division as they drew 2-2 with FC Barcelona in El Madrigal. An absolutely brilliant game for the rounded figure for the Yellows in the top flight.
After having played 30 league matches the Submarine has racked up 54 points, matching their second best record from the 16 seasons they have served in the First Division. In the 2010/11 season, the Yellows finished the league in fourth place with 62 points and consequently in a UEFA Champions league spot.
To date, the Submarine’s best record for the first 30 league matches was in the 2007/08 campaign, when Manuel Pellegrini’s side had accumulated 59 points and sat in second place in the league table. That was the historic runner-up season.
The 2004/05 season also catches the eye as Villarreal had less points than they do currently (50), but were in third place nevertheless.
Standings in the First Division after 30 Match Days for Villarreal:
- 15/16 Season: 4th with 54 points.
- 14/15 Season: 6th with 50 points.
- 13/14 Season: 7th with 48 points.
- 11/12 Season: 17th with 32 points.
- 10/11 Season: 4th with 54 points.
- 09/10 Season: 7th with 43 points.
- 08/09 Season: 5th with 48 points.
- 07/08 Season: 2nd with 59 points.
- 06/07 Season: 12th with 38 points.
- 05/06 Season: 8th with 45 points.
- 04/05 Season: 3rd with 50 points.
- 03/04 Season: 9th with 40 points.
- 02/03 Season: 14th with 36 points.
- 01/02 Season: 13th with 34 points.
- 00/01 Season: 8th with 43 points.
- 98/99 Season: 16th with 32 points.
Final Standings in the First Division for Villarreal:
- 14/15 Season: 6th with 60 points.
- 13/14 Season: 6th with 59 points.
- 11/12 Season: 18th with 41 points.
- 10/11 Season: 4th with 62 points.
- 09/10 Season: 7th with 56 points.
- 08/09 Season: 5th with 65 points.
- 07/08 Season: 2nd with 77 points.
- 06/07 Season: 5th with 62 points.
- 05/06 Season: 7th with 57 points.
- 04/05 Season: 3rd with 65 points.
- 03/04 Season: 8th with 54 points.
- 02/03 Season: 15th with 45 points.
- 01/02 Season: 15th with 43 points.
- 00/01 Season: 7th with 57 points.
- 98/99 Season: 18th with 36 points.
Villarreal, twentieth in the Historic Rankings
In little more than a decade and a half, the Yellows are already in twentieth place in the historical record books of the top flight. With 893 points in 600 matches, the Submarine has achieved 244 wins, 161 draws and 195 losses. It is, together with historical sides like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Athletic, Sevilla, Atlético and Valencia, one of the clubs that has a clear balance in favour of more wins than draws or losses.
Furthermore, Villarreal is also one of the few teams that can boast a positive goal difference, as they have scored 829 goals and have let in 746 (+83).
Top Goalscorers in the First Division for Villarreal:
- 1998-1999: Craioveanu (12 goals).
- 2000-2001: Víctor Fernández (14).
- 2001-2002: Víctor Fernández (14).
- 2002-2003: Víctor Fernández and Jorge López (8).
- 2003-2004: Sonny Anderson (12).
- 2004-2005: Diego Forlán (25).
- 2005-2006: Juan Román Riquelme (12).
- 2006-2007: Diego Forlán (19).
- 2007-2008: Nihat (18).
- 2008-2009: Joseba Llorente (15).
- 2009-2010: Nilmar (11).
- 2010-2011: Rossi (18).
- 2011-2012: Marco Ruben (9).
- 2013-2014: Uche (13).
- 2014-2015: Vietto (12).
Players with most minutes played in the First Division for Villarreal:
- 1998-1999: Andrés Palop (3,150 minutes, 35 matches).
- 2000-2001: Rodolfo Arruabarrena (3,330, 37).
- 2001-2002: López Vallejo (3,420, 38).
- 2002-2003: Jorge López (3,091, 36).
- 2003-2004: Pepe Reina (3,420, 38).
- 2004-2005: Pepe Reina (3,420, 38).
- 2005-2006: Rodolfo Arruabarrena (2,805, 33).
- 2006-2007: Diego Forlán (3,014, 36).
- 2007-2008: Joan Capdevila (3,239, 36).
- 2008-2009: Diego López (3,420, 38).
- 2009-2010: Diego López (3,420, 38).
- 2010-2011: Diego López (3,420, 38).
- 2011-2012: Bruno Soriano (3,330, 37).
- 2013-2014: Mario Gaspar (3,240, 36).
- 2014-2015: Sergio Asenjo (3,054, 34).
