Villarreal CF
- Location: Villarreal, Spain
- Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
- Coach: Quique Setién
- La Liga Titles: 0
Current Squad / Roster
- Pepe Reina
- Geronimo Rulli
- Iker Alvarez
- Gianni Cassaro
- Filip Jorgensen
- Mario
- Raul Albiol
- Pau F. Torres
- Juan Foyth
- Pervis Estupinan
- Alberto M. Perez
- Aissa Mandi
- Alfonso
- Serge Aurier
- Adrian De la Fuente
- Lanchi
- Dani Tasende
- Daniel Parejo
- Etienne Capoue
- Vicente Iborra
- Samuel Chukwueze
- Manu Trigueros
- Francis Coquelin
- Moi Gomez
- Nikita Iosifov
- Carlo Adriano Garcia
- Antonio Pacheco
- Gerard Moreno
- Francisco Alcacer
- Arnaut Danjuma
- Boulaye Dia
- Yeremi Pino
- Nicolas Jackson
- Juan C. Arana
Championships:
Europa League: 2020-2021
Villarreal CF History
Villarreal made its debut in La Liga in 1998 after playing for more than 60 years in lower Spanish divisions. However, they were relegated to the Segunda División after a tough first season. They got back to La Liga in 2000-01 and have been there ever since, with the exception of the 2012-13 season after finishing 18th the year prior.
Villarreal has finished in the top seven of the La Liga standings in all but one year since the 2013-14 season.
The story of Villarreal’s all-yellow kit is an interesting one. The son of the club president in 1947 traveled to Valencia to purchase new white shirts and black shorts, as were the team’s colors at the time, but he could only find yellow shirts and black shorts. The players agreed to the yellow shirts but voted to dye the shorts blue. The team kept this kit until going all yellow for its home kit and navy blue for its away colors in 2003-04.
Villarreal CF – Historical Events
The greatest moment in Villarreal’s history happened quite recently. The team won its first major trophy by defeating heavily favored Manchester United in the final of the 2020-21 UEFA Europa League. Villarreal held the team to a 1-1 draw before winning 11-10 in an all-time classic match.
Due to its impressive performances in La Liga stats, Villarreal has twice reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Champions League. It did so for the first time in 2006 and reached there again in 2022 before losing to Liverpool 5-2 on aggregate.
Villarreal Records
- Most Appearances: Bruno Soriano (425)
- Most Goals: Gerard Moreno (95)
- Largest Victory: 5-0
- Most Goals in a Single Game: 6 vs. Racing Santander (2003-04)
More about Villarreal CF
Villarreal has never been atop the La Liga standings, but the team finished as runner-up to Real Madrid in 2007-08. Villarreal’s stats were the third best in the 2004-05 season behind Real Madrid and Barcelona.
As part of the Villarreal stats, they won the Tercera División in 1969-70. This was Villarreal’s only league championship. Villarreal stats was runners-up twice in Segunda División B (1987-88, 1991-92) and once in Segunda División (2012-13).
What are the Villarreal 2022-23 Transfers?
Jose Luis Morales (F) from Levante
Pepe Reina (G) from Lazio
Carlos Pena Jimenez (D) to Osasuna
Who are the Villarreal Best Coaches?
Villarreal has gone through nine managers since first debuting in La Liga. Manuel Pellegrini is the team’s longest-tenured manager at that time, serving from 2004 to 2009. Pellegrini had a record of 123-72-64 during his time as a coach at Villarreal, showing enough to earn him a job with Real Madrid, where he lasted just one season.
Unai Emery is the team’s current manager, having been with the team since 2020. He previously managed Arsenal and Paris St-Germain.
