'{{Short description|Spanish football club}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2022}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Villarreal | image = Villarreal CF logo-en.svg | upright = 0.75 | caption = | fullname = Villarreal Club de Fútbol [[Sociedad Anónima Deportiva|S.A.D.]] | nickname = ''El Submarino Amarillo''<br />(The Yellow Submarine) | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1923|03|10}} as ''Club Deportivo Villarreal'' | ground = [[Estadio de la Cerámica]] | capacity = 23,008 | chrtitle = President | chairman = [[Fernando Roig]] | mgrtitle = Head coach | manager = [[Marcelino García Toral|Marcelino]] | league = {{Spanish football updater|Villarreal}} | season = {{Spanish football updater|Villarreal2}} | position = {{Spanish football updater|Villarreal3}} | current = 2024–25 Villarreal CF season | website = http://www.villarrealcf.es | pattern_la1 = _villarreal2324h | pattern_b1 = _villarreal2324h | pattern_ra1 = _villarreal2324h | pattern_sh1 = _villarreal2324h | pattern_so1 = _villarreal2324hl | leftarm1 = FFFF00 | body1 = FFFF00 | rightarm1 = FFFF00 | shorts1 = FFFF01 | socks1 = FFFF01 | pattern_la2 = _villarreal2324a | pattern_b2 = _villarreal2324a | pattern_ra2 = _villarreal2324a | pattern_sh2 = _villarreal2324a | pattern_so2 = _villarreal2324al | leftarm2 = 860638 | body2 = 860638 | rightarm2 = 860638 | shorts2 = 860638 | socks2 = 860638 | pattern_la3 = _villarreal2324t | pattern_b3 = _villarreal2324t | pattern_ra3 = _villarreal2324t | pattern_sh3 = _villarreal2324t | pattern_so3 = _villarreal2324tl | leftarm3 = BAB9B7 | body3 = BAB9B7 | rightarm3 = | shorts3 = BAB9B7 | socks3 = BAB9B7 }} '''Villarreal Club de Fútbol, [[Sociedad Anónima Deportiva|S.A.D.]]''', usually abbreviated to '''Villarreal CF''', is a Spanish professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Villarreal]], in the [[Province of Castellón|Castellón]] province of eastern Spain, that plays in [[La Liga]], the top flight of [[Football in Spain|Spanish football]]. Founded in 1923, the club spent much time of its history in the lower divisions of Spanish football and began in La Liga in 1998. In the 21st century, Villarreal gained some league stability, although they sustained relegation in 2012, rebounding the next year and then remaining in the top division to date. The club made its first appearance in the [[UEFA Champions League]] in 2005, with its best result being the semi-finals in 2006 and 2022. Villarreal also appeared in the [[UEFA Europa League]] during this time, and won the competition in 2021 by defeating [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the [[2021 UEFA Europa League Final|final]], clinching their first major trophy. The club is nicknamed ''El Submarí Groguet'' or ''El Submarino Amarillo'' ([[Yellow Submarine (song)|Yellow Submarine]]) due to its yellow home kit, and due to being a low-profile team compared to [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Atlético Madrid]], and regional rivals [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]. They play their home games at the [[Estadio de la Cerámica]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/laliga-top-10-stadiums-power-13974425|title=We ranked the top 10 stadium in La Liga – with a surprise No. 1|last=Jones|first=Rich|date=9 February 2019|website=mirror|access-date=24 January 2020|archive-date=24 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124174143/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/laliga-top-10-stadiums-power-13974425|url-status=live}}</ref> and have been touted as an example of a small but successful club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/villarreal-relegated-in-dramatic-finale-to-la-liga-7745699.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220817/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/villarreal-relegated-in-dramatic-finale-to-la-liga-7745699.html |archive-date=17 August 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Villarreal relegated in dramatic finale to La Liga|author=Mark Elkington|date=14 May 2012|work=The Independent}}</ref> ==History== ===1923–29: early years=== Villarreal CF was founded as '''Club Deportivo Villarreal''' on 10 March 1923 "to promote all sports especially Football." The stadium was rented for 60 [[Spanishدانیتو کسیتو peseta|pesetas]] a month and ticket prices were set at half a peseta for men and a quarter of a peseta for children. Women were granted free admission.<ref name="autogenerated4">{{cite web|url=http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=contenido&idcontenido=3&idmenu=106&idsubmenu=109|title=Villarreal C.F.&nbsp;– Web Oficial<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=10 September 2011|archive-date=4 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904093209/http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=contenido&idcontenido=3&idmenu=106&idsubmenu=109|url-status=live}}</ref> On 17 June 1923, [[CD Castellón|Castellón]], a modern rival of the club, played the first match against a club named after [[Miguel de Cervantes]]. On 21 October of that year, Villarreal played their first game ever, playing against Castellón.<ref name="autogenerated4" /> Villarreal started off with a kit of white shirts and black shorts, reflected in their first badge.<ref name="autogenerated1">{{cite web|url=http://www.villarrealcf.es/historia/escudos|title=Villarreal C.F.&nbsp;– Web Oficial<!-- Bot generated title -->|date=13 January 2021|access-date=29 May 2021|archive-date=26 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526234545/http://www.villarrealcf.es/historia/escudos|url-status=live}}</ref> ===1929–98: time in lower divisions=== Villarreal entered regional competitions within the Spanish football pyramid from 1929 to 1930 onwards. The 1934–35 season saw the team lose to [[Cartagena CF|Cartagena]] when a win would have seen them promoted to the nationwide Second Division.<ref name="autogenerated4" /> The following season saw Villarreal win the First Division of the region before the outbreak of the [[Spanish Civil War]].<ref name="autogenerated4" /> When the war finished in 1939, the club played again in the Second Division of the region.<ref name="autogenerated4" /> However, CD Villarreal was dissolved in the early 1940s, and in 1942, CA Foghetecaz, an acronym for the club's founders ('''Fo'''nt, '''G'''il, '''He'''rrero, '''Te'''uler, '''Ca'''talá and '''Z'''aragoza), was one of several clubs established in its place. On 25 August 1947, the new club joined the Valencian Football Federation and in 1950 renamed itself as CAF Villarreal, where the F stood for Foghetecaz.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> The name changed again to the current Villarreal CF in June 1954, with a badge similar to the present one.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> They finished seventh and then fourth twice in the First regional league before being promoted to the Tercera Liga (Third Nationwide) as champions in 1956. They were relegated in 1960–61 after finishing 14th.<ref name="autogenerated4" /> The club adopted their present badge in the middle of 1966.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> In 1966–67, Villarreal returned to the Tercera as champions. In 1970, they reached the national Segunda for the first time.<ref name="autogenerated4" /> After narrowly avoiding relegation in their first season, they were relegated the following season. In 1975–76, they were relegated from the Tercera to the Regionals, but were promoted back again the next season. In 1986–87, Villarreal were promoted to the Segunda Liga B.<ref name="autogenerated4" /> In 1990, they finished 18th and were relegated back to the Tercera. There were back-to-back promotions as the club returned to Segunda B and finished second, earning promotion to Segunda A for the first time. From 1992 to 1997, Villarreal were often in low or mid-table positions, but reached the play-offs in 1997–98 by finishing fourth.<ref name="autogenerated3">{{cite web|url=http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=contenido&idcontenido=18&idmenu=106&idsubmenu=110|title=Villarreal C.F.&nbsp;– Web Oficial<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=4 October 2011|archive-date=24 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024233013/http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=contenido&idcontenido=18&idmenu=106&idsubmenu=110|url-status=live}}</ref> The two-legged play-off was against [[SD Compostela|Compostela]]. Villarreal hosted the first leg which was a 0–0 draw, but the second leg at the home of the [[Galicia (Spain)|Galician]] team was a 1–1 draw, thus Villarreal were promoted on the [[away goals rule]]. ===1998–2012: La Liga and European debuts=== Villarreal's [[La Liga]] debut started with a match against reigning [[UEFA Champions League|European champions]] [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] on 31 August 1998 where they lost 4-1 despite taking the lead after 3 minutes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Real Madrid vs Villarreal - La Liga 1999: all the info, lineups and events |url=https://www.besoccer.com/match/real-madrid/villarreal/199914404 |access-date=2022-04-07 |website=besoccer.com |language=en |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407215519/https://www.besoccer.com/match/real-madrid/villarreal/199914404 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first home game was against [[RC Celta de Vigo|Celta de Vigo]]<ref name="autogenerated3" /> the week after. Because of a difficult season, Villarreal were relegated to the [[Segunda División]] for the [[1999–2000 Segunda División|1999–2000 season]], but by finishing third, they were then promoted back to the Primera División. [[File:Van Persie Free Kick cropped.jpg|thumb|320x320px|[[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal FC]] vs Villarreal CF [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League]] quarter-finals]] After finishing seventh on their return to the Primera, Villarreal finished in 15th place for two-straight seasons.<ref name=autogenerated3 /> Villarreal competed in the [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] in the middle of 2002, defeating [[Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar|FH]] of Iceland, [[Torino F.C.|Torino]] of Italy, and [[Troyes AC|Troyes]] of France. They lost in the final to compatriots [[Málaga CF|Málaga]], 2–1 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=contenido&idcontenido=21&idsubmenu=9&idmenu=113&idsubmenu=164|title=Villarreal C.F.&nbsp;– Web Oficial<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=4 October 2011|archive-date=24 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024233021/http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=contenido&idcontenido=21&idsubmenu=9&idmenu=113&idsubmenu=164|url-status=live}}</ref> In the middle of 2003, they defeated the Dutch team [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]] in the final of the Intertoto Cup, thereby qualifying for the [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]. In their major European debut, Villarreal reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup, losing to neighbours and eventual champions [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]. In the league, Villarreal finished in eighth place. In the middle of 2004, Villarreal retained the Intertoto Cup, beating compatriots [[Atlético Madrid]] on [[Penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalties]] after the final finished 2–2 on aggregate. This qualified them to the UEFA Cup. They lost in the quarter-finals of the [[2004–05 UEFA Cup]] to Dutch side [[AZ Alkmaar|AZ]], losing 3–2 on aggregate. During the same season, Villarreal finished in third place in La Liga, earning the club their first direct qualification to a European tournament, the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]. The club's centre-forward [[Diego Forlán]] won the [[Pichichi Trophy]] for top scorer in the league, with 25 goals. Villarreal defeated the English Premier League's [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] in a play-off for the [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] group stages. The group saw Villarreal go undefeated, drawing both games against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and achieving a draw and a win each against [[Lille OSC|Lille]] of France and [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] of Portugal. The win over Benfica was away and both teams advanced to the last 16.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=contenido&idcontenido=25&idsubmenu=9&idmenu=115&idsubmenu=168|title=Villarreal C.F.&nbsp;– Web Oficial<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=4 October 2011|archive-date=24 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024233028/http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=contenido&idcontenido=25&idsubmenu=9&idmenu=115&idsubmenu=168|url-status=live}}</ref> The club then drew 3–3 against [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] of Scotland in the Last 16, advancing on away goals due to a 2–2 draw at [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]]. In the quarter-finals, Villarreal beat [[Inter Milan|Internazionale]] on away goals after finishing 2–2 on aggregate. The club bowed out in the semi-finals against [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], losing 1–0 away at [[Arsenal Stadium|Highbury]]. [[Juan Román Riquelme]] had a [[Penalty kick (association football)|penalty]] saved by [[Jens Lehmann]] in the home game, which finished 0–0. Arsenal went on to lose in the final in [[Paris]] to another Spanish club, [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]]. Villarreal finished seventh in La Liga, which only earned an Intertoto Cup position. [[File:Villarreal Club de Fútbol league performance 1929-2023.svg|thumb|317x317px|Chart of Villarreal CF league performance 1929–2023]] Villarreal contested the Intertoto Cup in the middle of 2006 and was knocked out in its first game, to [[NK Maribor|Maribor]] of Slovenia. The first leg was lost 2–1 at home and the away game was a 1–1 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=contenido&idcontenido=24&idsubmenu=9&idmenu=113&idsubmenu=167|title=Villarreal C.F.&nbsp;– Web Oficial<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=4 October 2011|archive-date=24 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024233208/http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=contenido&idcontenido=24&idsubmenu=9&idmenu=113&idsubmenu=167|url-status=live}}</ref> The team finished 5th in La Liga and qualified for the [[UEFA Cup]]. Villarreal gained their best-ever league position in 2008, finishing second to Real Madrid by eight points, and also reached the last 32 in [[2007–08 UEFA Cup|that season's UEFA Cup]]. After defeating [[FC BATE Borisov|BATE Borisov]] of Belarus in a play-off, the team won Group C unbeaten.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=contenido&idcontenido=29&idsubmenu=9&idmenu=114&idsubmenu=172|title=Villarreal C.F.&nbsp;– Web Oficial<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=5 October 2011|archive-date=24 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024233033/http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=contenido&idcontenido=29&idsubmenu=9&idmenu=114&idsubmenu=172|url-status=live}}</ref> Their group opponents were [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]] of Italy, [[FK Mladá Boleslav|Mladá Boleslav]] of Czech Republic, [[IF Elfsborg]] of Sweden, and [[AEK Athens F.C.|AEK Athens]] of Greece. In the last 32, Villarreal were defeated by eventual champions [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]], losing the first leg 1–0 in Russia to a [[Pavel Pogrebnyak]] goal. The second leg was won 2–1 by Villarreal at [[El Madrigal]], but Zenit advanced on away goals. The club automatically qualified for the [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League]] by finishing second in La Liga the previous season. They drew Manchester United, for the second consecutive campaign, [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], and [[AaB Fodbold|Aalborg BK]]. They made a good start by holding current European champions Manchester United to a goal-less draw at [[Old Trafford]], a third 0–0 draw in a row against the English giants. A first win was sealed on 30 September by beating [[Gordon Strachan]]'s Celtic 1–0 at [[El Madrigal]], courtesy of a [[Marcos Senna]] free-kick. On 21 October, during a Champions League match against Aalborg, they scored six goals to three. The Spaniards went through to the knock-out stage after drawing 2–2 with Aalborg in Denmark and drawing goalless once again against Manchester United. In the last group stage match, they lost to an already-eliminated Celtic. In the knock-out stage, they faced [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]], who left Villarreal with a 1–1 away advantage, but lost 1–2 in [[Athens]]. Villarreal reached the quarter-finals for the second time in two attempts, and were once again paired with Arsenal. The first leg saw a 1–1 draw by a [[Marcos Senna]] free kick, equalised by an [[Emmanuel Adebayor]] volley. [[Theo Walcott]], [[Emmanuel Adebayor]], and [[Robin van Persie]] secured a 3–0 win for Arsenal on the return, knocking Villarreal out of the tournament. [[File:Ozil_-_Flickr_-_Jan_S0L0_(7).jpg|thumb|300px|[[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] vs. Villarreal in 2011]] Despite finishing outside of a European qualifying spot in the domestic league, Villarreal was given a place in the qualifying round of the [[2010–11 UEFA Europa League]] after UEFA determined that [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]]'s financial irregularities precluded them from taking part in the tournament. A 5–0 home win and a 2–1 away win against [[FC Dnepr Mogilev|Dnepr Mogilev]] qualified them for the group stage. Villarreal suffered an early setback following a shock 2–0 loss in their away fixture against [[GNK Dinamo Zagreb|Dinamo Zagreb]]. Despite this, however, later wins against Dinamo, [[Club Brugge KV|Club Brugge]] and [[PAOK F.C.|PAOK]] saw them top their group. After beating [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]], [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] and [[FC Twente|Twente]] in the knockout phases, Villarreal qualified for the semi-finals to face tournament favourites [[FC Porto|Porto]]. After Villarreal took a 0–1 lead at the [[Estádio do Dragão]], Porto made a remarkable turnaround that ended in a 5–1 defeat for Villarreal. Although Villarreal won the second leg 3–2, Porto's first leg goal total saw them advance to the final on aggregate, where they beat [[S.C. Braga|Braga]] to be crowned champions. [[Giuseppe Rossi]] finished as the tournament's second top goalscorer with 11 goals, behind Porto's [[Radamel Falcao]]. ===2012–present: relegation and European glory=== [[File:Villarreal CF - UD Almería (2012-13).JPG|thumb|300px|Last match of the 2012–13 season game against [[UD Almería]]. Finally, Villarreal won and were promoted to La Liga.]] [[File:DeportivoVillarreal.JPG|thumb|300px|[[Deportivo de La Coruña]] vs. Villarreal C. F.]] On 13 May 2012, Villarreal were relegated from La Liga after defeat to [[Atlético Madrid]]. Following a horrendous season, the club suffered a shattering tragedy when [[Manuel Preciado Rebolledo|Manolo Preciado]], appointed as Villarreal's new manager on 6 June 2012, died of a [[myocardial infarction|heart attack]] later that day.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espn.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/8019954/manuel-preciado-coach-villarreal-dies-one-day-taking-job |title=Manuel Preciado dies suddenly at 54 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=[[ESPN]] |date=7 June 2012 |access-date=7 June 2012 |archive-date=8 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120608152821/http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/story/_/id/8019954/manuel-preciado-coach-villarreal-dies-one-day-taking-job |url-status=live }}</ref> Following their relegation, there was a mass exodus of players at the club, with star players such as [[Borja Valero]], [[Diego López Rodríguez|Diego López]], [[Giuseppe Rossi]] and [[Nilmar]] leaving the side.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3985/editorial/2012/07/11/3234197/rossi-nilmar-zapata-the-stars-who-could-leave-in-villarreal-fire-|title=Rossi, Nilmar, Zapata & the Villarreal players who could leave in fire sale at El Madrigal this summer - Goal.com|publisher=Goal|access-date=24 July 2012|archive-date=22 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131222045722/http://www.goal.com/en-sg/news/3985/editorial/2012/07/11/3234197/rossi-nilmar-zapata-the-stars-who-could-leave-in-villarreal-fire-|url-status=live}}</ref> After one year in the Segunda División, Villarreal were promoted back to La Liga on the [[2012–13 Segunda División|final day of the season]] after finishing the year second after champions [[Elche CF|Elche]]. The team began its new tenure in the top flight by winning its first three games; the winning streak ended with a tie against Real Madrid at El Madrigal, though the team was undefeated until falling to [[Real Betis]] 1–0 on the seventh matchday of the season. The Yellow Submarine finished the [[2013–14 La Liga|2013–14 campaign]] in sixth, thus qualifying them for next season's [[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]]. In [[2014–15 La Liga|2014–15]], Villarreal again finished the year in sixth, enough to secure direct qualification to the [[2015–16 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] group stage. In the [[2015–16 La Liga|2015–16]] season, Villarreal led La Liga for the first time during the sixth and seventh weeks, before falling to fifth place the following week. The club ended the season in 4th place and thus advanced to the [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League]] playoff round. The club progressed to the semi-finals of the 2015–16 Europa League, but were knocked out by [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]. Villarreal won the first leg 1–0, but lost 3–0 in Liverpool and 3–1 on aggregate.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2017226--liverpool-vs-villarreal/ |title=Liverpool v Villarreal |publisher=UEFA |date=5 May 2016 |access-date=26 May 2021 |archive-date=26 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526230650/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2017226--liverpool-vs-villarreal/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[2019–20 La Liga|2019–20]], Villarreal finished fifth, earning a place in the [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League]]. The team went on a memorable run, advancing to the [[2021 UEFA Europa League Final|final]] after knocking out [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] 2–1 on aggregate. Facing favoured [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]], Villarreal held them to a 1–1 draw after extra time and then won 11–10 in a penalty shoot-out,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/villarreal-vs-man-united-result-europa-league-final-2021-david-de-gea-b937465.html|title=Manchester United lose Europa League final as Villarreal win penalty shootout after David de Gea miss|accessdate=26 May 2021|date=26 May 2021|website=[[Evening Standard]]|location=London|archive-date=26 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210526223700/https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/villarreal-vs-man-united-result-europa-league-final-2021-david-de-gea-b937465.html|url-status=live}}</ref> winning the club's first ever major trophy. Domestically, they finished seventh, supposedly qualifying for the [[2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League|inaugural UEFA Europa Conference League]]. However, courtesy of their triumph, Villarreal switched their next year's participation in the inaugural Conference League to the [[2021–22 UEFA Champions League|2021–22 Champions League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Champions-League-2021/22/Article-3-Entries-for-the-competition-PublicationState|title=Regulations of the UEFA Champions League|publisher=UEFA|accessdate=27 May 2021|date=19 April 2021|archive-date=27 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527002018/https://documents.uefa.com/r/Regulations-of-the-UEFA-Champions-League-2021/22/Article-3-Entries-for-the-competition-PublicationState|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Johnson |first=Dale |date=2021-07-06 |title=UEFA Europa Conference League: All you need to know |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37576934/all-need-know |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=3 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003160802/https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37576934/all-need-know |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-26 |title=Villarreal make it five Spanish clubs in 2021/22 Champions League |url=https://www.marca.com/en/football/champions-league/2021/05/27/60aecd5cca474171298b46a4.html |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=MARCA |language=en |archive-date=3 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231003160802/https://www.marca.com/en/football/champions-league/2021/05/27/60aecd5cca474171298b46a4.html |url-status=live }}</ref> At the start of the 2021–22 season, Villarreal competed in the [[2021 UEFA Super Cup]] against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] in [[Belfast]], which ended a 1–1 draw after extra time, but [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] managed to win 6–5 in the penalty shootout as captain [[Raúl Albiol]] saw his penalty saved by [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] goalkeeper [[Kepa Arrizabalaga]]. That same season, Villarreal progressed to the semi-finals of the Champions League after knocking out [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] in the round of 16 and [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] in the quarter-finals, before losing 5–2 on aggregate to Liverpool.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61300681 |title=Liverpool survive scare in Spain to reach final |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=5 May 2022 |archive-date=4 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220504115638/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61300681 |url-status=live }}</ref> ==Rivalries== {{Unreferenced section|date=May 2023}} Villarreal has supported a long rivalry with [[CD Castellón|Castellón]] for geographical reasons, since both are from the [[province of Castellón]]. They also rival [[Valencia CF|Valencia]], since the two had been the most competitive teams of the [[Valencian Community]]; this clash is called the "[[Derbi de la Comunitat]]". ==Records== * Villarreal's biggest league win at home was by a five-goal margin, achieved on four occasions. The club recorded 5–0 home victories against [[UD Salamanca|Salamanca]] (1998–99 La Liga), [[RC Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]] (2002–03 and 2016–17 La Liga), and [[CD Tenerife|Tenerife]] (2009–10 La Liga). The most goals Villarreal scored in a league game was six, in a 6–3 home win against [[Racing de Santander|Racing Santander]] during the 2003–04 La Liga season.<ref name=autogenerated2>{{cite web|url=http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=contenido&idcontenido=54&idmenu=89&idsubmenu=185|title=Villarreal C.F.&nbsp;– Web Oficial<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date=4 October 2011|archive-date=28 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028194707/http://www.villarrealcf.es/principal_n.php?nombreModulo=contenido&idcontenido=54&idmenu=89&idsubmenu=185|url-status=live}}</ref> * The club's largest away league wins were a 5–1 victory at [[UD Las Palmas|Las Palmas]] during the 2000–01 La Liga season, a 4–0 victory at [[Real Sociedad]] in the same division during the 2004–05 season, and 4–0 and 5–1 victories at [[RC Celta de Vigo|Celta Vigo]] and [[Levante UD|Levante]], respectively, both during the 2020–21 La Liga season.<ref name=autogenerated2 /> * The club's first major trophy was won in 2021 with a penalty shoot-out victory over Manchester United in the Europa League final.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2029909--villarreal-vs-man-united/postmatch/report/|title=Villarreal 1–1 Manchester United (aet, 11–10 pens): Spanish side win Europa League in marathon shoot-out|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=26 May 2021|accessdate=27 May 2021|archive-date=28 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528002626/https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2029909--villarreal-vs-man-united/postmatch/report/|url-status=live}}</ref> ==Club colours== [[File:El madrigal 2.jpg|thumb|upright=1.45|El Madrigal, now renamed [[Estadio de la Cerámica]]]] The club's famous yellow kit dates back to 1947. With the new season fast approaching, the son of the then Villarreal president travelled to Valencia to purchase replacements of the club's official kit of white shirts and black shorts. Discovering that the shop had neither in stock, he instead bought the only color that they did have, which happened to be yellow. The players agreed that the shirts were suitable, although they weren't keen on the black shorts, so the president's son travelled to Castellón and purchased a batch of white shorts. The players voted that they should be dyed blue.<ref>Ball, Phil (2003). Morbo The Story of Spanish Football. London: Perseverance Works. {{ISBN|978-0-9540134-6-2}}</ref> After remaining as the club's official kit for some time, the yellow shirts and blue shorts combination was last worn in the [[2002–03 La Liga|2002–03]] season, and the club has since sported all-yellow kits.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.colours-of-football.com/colours03/esp/villareal/villarreal_1.html|title=Villarreal CF|access-date=1 June 2011|archive-date=7 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107124450/https://www.colours-of-football.com/colours03/esp/villareal/villarreal_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Away colours have been navy blue. From 2005 to 30 June 2011, the shirt sponsor was "Aeroport Castello", an airport. The current shirt sponsor is Pamesa, a ceramics company. From the 2016–17 season, the kit has been made by the Spanish company [[Joma]], having previously been produced by the Chinese company [[Xtep]] and [[Puma AG|Puma]] of Germany, among others. ==Honours== ===Domestic=== * '''[[Tercera División]]''' ** '''Winners:''' [[1969–70 Tercera División|1969–70]] ===European=== * '''[[UEFA Europa League]]''' ** '''Winners:''' [[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|2020–21]] * '''[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]''' ** '''Winners:''' [[2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2003]], [[2004 UEFA Intertoto Cup|2004]] ==Season to season== {| |valign="top" width=0%| {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="background:#f0f6fa;" !Season !Tier !Division !Place ![[Copa del Rey]] |- |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|1947–48 |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|5 |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|[[Segunda Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana|2ª Reg.]] |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|1948–49 |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|5 |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|[[Segunda Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana|2ª Reg.]] |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|4th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|1949–50 |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|5 |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|[[Segunda Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana|2ª Reg.]] |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|1950–51 |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|5 |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|[[Segunda Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana|2ª Reg.]] |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1951–52 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|4 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|[[Primera Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana|1ª Reg.]] |style="background:#EFEF99;"|7th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1952–53 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|4 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|[[Primera Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana|1ª Reg.]] |style="background:#EFEF99;"|4th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1953–54 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|4 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|[[Primera Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana|1ª Reg.]] |style="background:#EFEF99;"|2nd !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1954–55 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|4 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|[[Primera Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana|1ª Reg.]] |style="background:#EFEF99;"|2nd !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1955–56 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|4 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|[[Primera Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana|1ª Reg.]] |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1956–57 Tercera División|1956–57]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|8th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1957–58 Tercera División|1957–58]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|5th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1958–59 Tercera División|1958–59]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1959–60 Tercera División|1959–60]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|12th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1960–61 Tercera División|1960–61]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|14th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1961–62 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|4 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|[[Primera Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana|1ª Reg.]] |style="background:#EFEF99;"|14th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1962–63 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|4 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|[[Primera Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana|1ª Reg.]] |style="background:#EFEF99;"|15th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1963–64 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|4 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|[[Primera Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana|1ª Reg.]] |style="background:#EFEF99;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1964–65 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|4 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|[[Primera Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana|1ª Reg.]] |style="background:#EFEF99;"|3rd !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1965–66 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|4 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|[[Primera Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana|1ª Reg.]] |style="background:#EFEF99;"|3rd !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1966–67 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|4 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|[[Primera Regional de la Comunidad Valenciana|1ª Reg.]] |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"| |} |valign="top" width=0%| {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="background:#f0f6fa;" !Season !Tier !Division !Place ![[Copa del Rey]] |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1967–68 Tercera División|1967–68]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3rd !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1968–69 Tercera División|1968–69]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|9th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1969–70 Tercera División|1969–70]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1st !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1969–70 Copa del Generalísimo#Third round|Third round]] |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1970–71 Segunda División|1970–71]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|16th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1970–71 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 32|Round of 32]] |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1971–72 Segunda División|1971–72]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|17th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1971–72 Copa del Generalísimo#Fourth round|Fourth round]] |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1972–73 Tercera División|1972–73]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|12th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1972–73 Copa del Generalísimo#Third round|Third round]] |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1973–74 Tercera División|1973–74]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|12th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1973–74 Copa del Generalísimo#Third round|Third round]] |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1974–75 Tercera División|1974–75]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|8th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1974–75 Copa del Generalísimo#Third round|Third round]] |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1975–76 Tercera División|1975–76]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|13th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1975–76 Copa del Generalísimo#Second round|Second round]] |- |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1976–77 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|4 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|[[Regional Preferente de la Comunitat Valenciana|Reg. Pref.]] |style="background:#EFEF99;"|2nd !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1977–78 Tercera División|1977–78]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|15th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1977–78 Copa del Rey#First round|First round]] |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1978–79 Tercera División|1978–79]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|13th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1978–79 Copa del Rey#Second round|Second round]] |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1979–80 Tercera División|1979–80]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|9th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1979–80 Copa del Rey#3rd round|Third round]] |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1980–81 Tercera División|1980–81]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|16th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1980–81 Copa del Rey#1st round|First round]] |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1981–82 Tercera División|1981–82]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|7th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1982–83 Tercera División|1982–83]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|14th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1983–84 Tercera División|1983–84]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|13th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1984–85 Tercera División|1984–85]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|14th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1985–86 Tercera División|1985–86]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1986–87 Tercera División|1986–87]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3rd !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1986–87 Copa del Rey#4th round|Fourth round]] |} |} {| |valign="top" width=0%| {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="background:#f0f6fa;" !Season !Tier !Division !Place ![[Copa del Rey]] |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[1987–88 Segunda División B|1987–88]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División B|2ª B]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2nd !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1987–88 Copa del Rey#2nd round|Second round]] |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[1988–89 Segunda División B|1988–89]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División B|2ª B]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|4th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1988–89 Copa del Rey#First round|First round]] |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[1989–90 Segunda División B|1989–90]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División B|2ª B]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|18th !style="background:#efefef;"| |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1990–91 Tercera División|1990–91]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|2nd !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1990–91 Copa del Rey#Second round|Second round]] |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[1991–92 Segunda División B|1991–92]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División B|2ª B]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2nd !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1991–92 Copa del Rey#Second round|Second round]] |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1992–93 Segunda División|1992–93]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|13th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1992–93 Copa del Rey#Quarterfinals|Quarter-finals]] |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1993–94 Segunda División|1993–94]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|16th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1993–94 Copa del Rey#Fifth round|Fifth round]] |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1994–95 Segunda División|1994–95]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|10th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1994–95 Copa del Rey#Fourth round|Fourth round]] |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1995–96 Segunda División|1995–96]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|15th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1995–96 Copa del Rey#First round|First round]] |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1996–97 Segunda División|1996–97]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|10th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1996–97 Copa del Rey#Third round|Third round]] |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1997–98 Segunda División|1997–98]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|4th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1997–98 Copa del Rey#1st round|First round]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1998–99 La Liga|1998–99]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|18th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1998–99 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]] |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1999–2000 Segunda División|1999–2000]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|3rd !style="background:#efefef;"|[[1999–2000 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2000–01 La Liga|2000–01]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|7th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2000–01 Copa del Rey#Round of 32|Round of 32]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2001–02 La Liga|2001–02]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|15th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2001–02 Copa del Rey#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2002–03 La Liga|2002–03]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|15th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2002–03 Copa del Rey#First round|First round]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2003–04 La Liga|2003–04]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|8th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2003–04 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|3rd !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2004–05 Copa del Rey#Second round|Second round]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|7th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2005–06 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2006–07 La Liga|2006–07]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|5th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2006–07 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]] |} |valign="top" width=0%| {| class="wikitable sortable" |- style="background:#f0f6fa;" !Season !Tier !Division !Place ![[Copa del Rey]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2007–08 La Liga|2007–08]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|2nd !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2007–08 Copa del Rey#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2008–09 La Liga|2008–09]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|5th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2008–09 Copa del Rey#Round of 32|Round of 32]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2009–10 La Liga|2009–10]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|7th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2009–10 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2010–11 La Liga|2010–11]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|4th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2010–11 Copa del Rey#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2011–12 La Liga|2011–12]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|18th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2011–12 Copa del Rey#Round of 32|Round of 32]] |- |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[2012–13 Segunda División|2012–13]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2 |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]] |style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2nd !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2012–13 Copa del Rey#Second round|Second round]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2013–14 La Liga|2013–14]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2013–14 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2014–15 La Liga|2014–15]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|6th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2014–15 Copa del Rey#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2015–16 La Liga|2015–16]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|4th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2015–16 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2016–17 La Liga|2016–17]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|5th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2016–17 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2017–18 La Liga|2017–18]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|5th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2017–18 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2018–19 La Liga|2018–19]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|14th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2018–19 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2019–20 La Liga|2019–20]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|5th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2019–20 Copa del Rey#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2020–21 La Liga|2020–21]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|7th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2020–21 Copa del Rey#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2021–22 La Liga|2021–22]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|7th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2021–22 Copa del Rey#Round of 32|Round of 32]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2022–23 La Liga|2022–23]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|5th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2022–23 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2023–24 La Liga|2023–24]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|8th !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2023–24 Copa del Rey#Round of 32|Round of 32]] |- |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2024–25 La Liga|2024–25]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"|1 |style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]] |style="background:#FFEA64;"| !style="background:#efefef;"|[[2024–25 Copa del Rey| ]] |} |} * '''25''' seasons in [[La Liga]] * '''10''' seasons in [[Segunda División]] * '''4''' seasons in [[Segunda División B]] * '''23''' seasons in [[Tercera División]] ==In Europe== {{main|Villarreal CF in European football}} [[File:Autobús del Vila-real per la Pantera Rosa, València.jpg|thumb|The team bus]] :''Accurate as of 14 March 2024'' {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- !Competition!!Pld!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!GD!!W% |- |align=left|{{sort|1|[[UEFA Champions League]]}} {{WDL|46|14|15|17|for=51|against=56|diff=yes}} |- |align=left|{{sort|2|[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League]]}} {{WDL|134|77|31|26|for=237|against=137|diff=yes}} |- |align=left|{{sort|2|[[UEFA Europa Conference League]]}} {{WDL|10|6|2|2|for=21|against=13|diff=yes}} |- |align=left|{{sort|3|[[UEFA Intertoto Cup]]}} {{WDL|24|12|8|4|for=32|against=16|diff=yes}} |- |align=left|{{sort|4|[[UEFA Super Cup]]}} {{WDL|1|0|1|0|for=1|against=1|diff=yes}} |- class="sortbottom" !{{sort|8|Total}} {{WDLtot|215|109|57|49|for=342|against=223|diff=yes}} |} ===UEFA club coefficient ranking=== {{updated|13 July 2024|<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/?year=2025 |title=UEFA 5-year Club Ranking 2025 |publisher=UEFA |access-date=13 July 2024 |date=1 June 2024}}</ref>}} {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;" |- ! Rank !! Team !! Points |- |5||align=left|{{fbaicon|ITA}} [[AS Roma|Roma]]||90.000 |- |6||align=left|{{fbaicon|FRA}} [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]]||85.000 |- |7||align=left|{{fbaicon|ESP}} '''Villarreal''' ||82.000 |- |8||align=left|{{fbaicon|GER}} [[Borussia Dortmund]]||79.000 |- |9||align=left|{{fbaicon|ENG}} [[Chelsea FC|Chelsea]]||79.000 |} ==Nickname and mascot== The team is [[nickname]]d ''El Submarino Amarillo'' (the Yellow Submarine) because of their yellow strip. The [[mascot]] (named ''Groguet'', "Little Yellow") is characterised as an [[anthropomorphic]] [[submarine]]. He made his debut on 26 October 2001 and was named on 13 December that year by a local 12-year-old, Javier Fuster Almela, following a province-wide competition open to under-15s.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://english.villarrealcf.es/el-club/historia-del-villarreal-cf/historia-de-la-mascota |title=Historia de la mascota |website=Villarreal C.F. – Web Oficial |access-date=17 March 2013 |archive-date=12 April 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130412165712/http://english.villarrealcf.es/el-club/historia-del-villarreal-cf/historia-de-la-mascota |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Players== ===Current squad=== {{updated|1 August 2024}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://villarrealcf.es/en/primer-equipo/ |title=First team squad |date=5 September 2022 |publisher=Villarreal CF |access-date=1 January 2024 |archive-date=1 January 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240101103053/https://villarrealcf.es/en/primer-equipo/ |url-status=live }}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=1|nat=ESP|pos=GK|name=[[Diego Conde]]}} {{Fs player|no=3|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Raúl Albiol]]|other=[[captain (association football)|captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=4|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Santi Comesaña]]}} {{Fs player|no=5|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Jorge Cuenca]]}} {{Fs player|no=7|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Gerard Moreno]]|other=[[captain (association football)|3rd captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=8|nat=ARG|pos=DF|name=[[Juan Foyth]]}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Dani Parejo]]}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=NOR|pos=FW|name=[[Alexander Sørloth]]}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=CIV|pos=DF|name=[[Eric Bailly]]}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Manu Trigueros]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}} {{Fs player|no=16|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Álex Baena]]}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Kiko Femenía]]}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Ramon Terrats]]}} {{Fs player|no=21|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Yeremy Pino]]}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Denis Suárez]]}} {{Fs player|no=24|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Alfonso Pedraza]]}} {{Fs player|no=26|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Adrià Altimira]]}} {{Fs player|no=27|nat=MAR|pos=FW|name=[[Ilias Akhomach]]}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Sergi Cardona]]}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=DF|name=[[Willy Kambwala]]}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=SEN|pos=MF|name=[[Pape Gueye]]}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=NED|pos=FW|name=[[Arnaut Danjuma]]}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=FRA|pos=FW|name=[[Haissem Hassan]]}} {{Fs end}} ===Reserve team=== {{Main|Villarreal CF B|Villarreal CF (youth)}} {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=31|nat=AND|pos=GK|name=[[Iker Álvarez]]}} {{Fs player|no=38|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Dani Requena]]}} {{Fs player|no=39|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Antonio Espigares]]}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=40|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Álex Forés]]}} {{Fs player|no=44|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Daniel Budesca López|Daniel Budesca]]}} {{Fs end}} ===Out on loan=== {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Carlos Romero (footballer, born 2001)|Carlos Romero]]|other=at [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] until 30 June 2025}} {{Fs player|no=|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Jorge Pascual]]|other=at [[SD Eibar|Eibar]] until 30 June 2025}} {{Fs end}} ==Player records== ===Most Appearances=== ''Competitive, professional matches only. Bold indicates player is still active at club level.'' ''As of 20 February 2023.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:leftErkin dth:70%;" |- !Rank!!Player!!Years!!League^[[#1|1]]!![[Copa del Rey|Cup]]!!Europe^[[#2|2]]!!Total |- |1||{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Manu Trigueros]]'''||2012–''present''||'''349'''||'''34'''||68||'''452''' |- |2||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Bruno Soriano]]||2006–2020||324||29||'''72'''||'''425''' |- |3||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Mario Gaspar]]||2009–2022||337||26||61||'''424''' |- |4||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Marcos Senna]]||2002–2013||292||16||55||'''363''' |- |5||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Santi Cazorla]]||2004–2006; 2007–2011; 2018–2020||251||20||63||'''334''' |- |6||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Cani (Spanish footballer)|Cani]]||2006–2014||259||21||47||'''327''' |- |7||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Rodolfo Arruabarrena]]||2000–2007||219||13||52||'''284''' |- |rowspan="2"|8||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Jaume Costa]]||2012–2019; 2020–2021||211||19||37||rowspan="2"|'''267''' |- ||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Pascual Donat Llopis|Pascual Donat]]||1992–2000||237||30||0 |- |9||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Javi Venta]]||2002–2010; 2012–2013||197||15||48||'''260''' |- |10||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergio Asenjo]]||2013–2022||228||10||20||'''258''' |} ===Goalscorers=== ''Competitive, professional matches only. Appearances, including substitutes, are shown in parentheses.'' ''As of 21 February 2023.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left; width:80%;" |- !Rank!!Player!!Years!!League^[[#1|1]]!![[Copa del Rey|Cup]]!!Europe^[[#2|2]]!!Total!!Ratio |- |1||{{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Gerard Moreno]]'''||2012–2013; 2014–2015; 2018–''present''||{{sort|74|'''74''' (175)}}||{{sort|12|'''12''' (17)}}||{{sort||19 (41)}}||{{sort|105|'''105''' (233)}}||{{#expr:104/231 round 2}} |- |2||{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Giuseppe Rossi]]||{{nowrap|2007–2012}}||{{sort|54|54 (136)}}||{{sort|007|7 (15)}}||{{sort|021|'''21''' (41)}}||{{sort|82|'''82''' (192)}}||{{#expr:82/192 round 2}} |- |3||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Adriano García García|Adriano García]]||1986–1987; 1988–1990; 1991–1993||{{sort|069|69^[[#a|a]] (148)}}||{{sort|006|6 (16)}}||{{sort|000|0 (0)}}||{{sort|075|'''75''' (164)}}||{{#expr:75/164 round 2}} |- |4||{{flagicon|URU}} [[Diego Forlán]]||2004–2007||{{sort|054|54 (106)}}||{{sort|001|1 (7)}}||{{sort|004|4 (15)}}||{{sort|059|'''59''' (128)}}||{{#expr:59/128 round 2}} |- |5||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Santi Cazorla]]||2004–2006; 2007–2011; 2018–2020||{{sort|040|40 (251)}}||{{sort|006|6 (20)}}||{{sort|011|11 (63)}}||{{sort|057|'''57''' (334)}}||{{#expr:57/334 round 2}} |- ||6||{{flagicon|DRC}} [[Cédric Bakambu]]||2015–2017||{{sort|031|31 (75)}}||{{sort|004|4 (5)}}||{{sort|012|12 (25)}}||{{sort|047|'''47''' (105)}}||{{#expr:47/105 round 2}} |- |7||{{flagicon|ARG}} [[Juan Román Riquelme]]||2003–2006||{{sort|036|36 (106)}}||{{sort|001|1 (4)}}||{{sort|008|8 (35)}}||{{sort|045|'''45''' (145)}}||{{#expr:45/145 round 2}} |- |8||{{flagicon|ESP}} [[Víctor (footballer, born 1974)|Víctor]]||2000–2004||{{sort|039|39 (131)}}||{{sort|002|2 (10)}}||{{sort|003|3 (26)}}||{{sort|044|'''44''' (167)}}||{{#expr:44/167 round 2}} |- ||9||{{flagicon|COL}} [[Carlos Bacca]]||2017–2021||{{sort|028|28 (110)}}||{{sort|008|8 (13)}}||{{sort|007|7 (22)}}||{{sort|043|'''43''' (145)}}||{{#expr:43/145 round 2}} |- |10||{{flagicon|NGA}} [[Samuel Chukwueze]]||2018–2023||{{sort|021|21 (145)}}||{{sort|009|9 (14)}}||{{sort|007|7 (38)}}||{{sort|037|'''37''' (197)}}||{{#expr:37/197 round 2}} |} <div id="1">^'''1'''<small> Includes matches and goals from [[La Liga]], [[Segunda División]] and [[Segunda División B]].</small></div> <div id="2">^'''2'''<small> Includes matches and goals from [[UEFA Champions League]], [[UEFA Europa League]], [[UEFA Conference League]], [[UEFA Intertoto Cup]] and [[UEFA Super Cup]].</small></div> <div id="a">^'''a'''<small> Includes 2 goals from [[1992 Segunda División B play-offs]].</small></div> ==Current technical staff== {{Fb cs header}} |- |Head coach ||{{flagicon|Spain}} [[Marcelino García Toral|Marcelino]] |- |Assistant coach ||{{flagicon|Spain}} Rubén Uría |- |Technical assistant ||{{flagicon|Spain}} Pepe Alcaide <br/> {{flagicon|Spain}} David Fuster <br/> {{flagicon|Spain}} Sergio García |- |Goalkeeping coach ||{{flagicon|Spain}} Marc Ramírez |- |Fitness coach ||{{flagicon|Spain}} Ismael Fernández <br/> {{flagicon|Spain}} Mario Segarra |- |Analyst ||{{flagicon|Spain}} Bruno Uría <br/> {{flagicon|Spain}} Pablo Manzanet |- |Delegate || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Xisco Nadal]] |- |Director of Medical Services || {{flagicon|Spain}} Héctor Usó |- |Doctor/Medical Services || {{flagicon|Spain}} Simón Bueno |- |Nurse || {{flagicon|Spain}} Sergio Broceño |- |Physiotherapist || {{flagicon|Spain}} Josep Rochera <br/> {{flagicon|Spain}} Nacho Fornás <br/> {{flagicon|Spain}} Héctor García <br/> {{flagicon|Spain}} Ferran Romero <br/> {{flagicon|Spain}} Axel Tirado <br/> {{flagicon|Spain}} Josep Caballero <br/> {{flagicon|Spain}} Luis Baños |- |Rehab fitness coach ||{{flagicon|Spain}} Ángel Torres <br/> {{flagicon|Spain}} Adrián Beltrán <br/> {{flagicon|Spain}} José Luis Villarroya <br/> {{flagicon|Spain}} Alberto Torres |- |Massage therapist ||{{flagicon|Spain}} Juan Hernández |- |Field delegate ||{{flagicon|Spain}} Luis Jiménez |- |Equipment manager ||{{flagicon|Spain}} Jorge Garrido <br/> {{flagicon|Spain}} Adrián Ortells |- |Sporting director ||{{flagicon|Spain}} Jorge Rodríguez |- {{Fb cs footer|u=September 2022 |s=[https://villarrealcf.es/primer-equipo/Plantilla Primer Equipo]|date=September 2022}} ==Coaches== {{div col|colwidth=35em}} * {{flagicon|Peru}} [[:es:Osman Bendezu|Osman Bendezu]] (1 July 1992 – 15 March 1993) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[:es:Carlos Simón Server|Carlos Simón Server]] (18 March 1993 – 26 February 1995) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Fidel Uriarte]] (27 February 1995 – 29 October 1995) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[David Vidal]] (5 November 1995 – 30 June 1996) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Javier Subirats]] (1 July 1996 – 27 January 1997) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[José Antonio Irulegui]] (2 February 1997 – 30 June 1999) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Joaquín Caparrós]] (1 July 1999 – 4 October 1999) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Francisco García Gómez|Paquito]] (5 October 1999 – 30 June 2000) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Víctor Muñoz]] (1 July 2000 – 11 September 2002) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Benito Floro]] (17 September 2002 – 23 February 2004) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Francisco García Gómez|Paquito]] (24 February 2004 – 30 June 2004) * {{flagicon|Chile}} [[Manuel Pellegrini]] (1 July 2004 – 30 June 2009) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Ernesto Valverde]] (1 July 2009 – 31 January 2010) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Juan Carlos Garrido]] (1 February 2010 – 21 December 2011) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[José Francisco Molina]] (22 December 2011 – 18 March 2012) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Miguel Ángel Lotina]] (19 March 2012 – 30 June 2012) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Julio Velázquez]] (1 July 2012 – 13 January 2013) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Marcelino García Toral|Marcelino]] (15 January 2013 – 10 August 2016) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Fran Escribá]] (11 August 2016 – 25 September 2017) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Javier Calleja]] (25 September 2017 – 10 December 2018) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Luis García (footballer, born 1972)|Luis García]] (10 December 2018 – 29 January 2019) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Javier Calleja]] (29 January 2019 – 20 July 2020) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Unai Emery]] (23 July 2020 – 24 October 2022) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Quique Setién]] (25 October 2022 – 5 September 2023) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pacheta]] (9 September 2023 – 10 November 2023) * {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Marcelino García Toral|Marcelino]] (13 November 2023 – present){{div col end}} ==Women's football== {{Further|Villarreal CF (women)}} ==See also== * [[Villarreal CF B]]&nbsp;– ''Second team'' currently in the [[2024–25 Primera Federación|Primera Federación]] * [[Villarreal CF C]]&nbsp;– ''Third team'' currently in the [[2024–25 Tercera Federación|Tercera Federación]] * [[:Category:Villarreal CF players]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{Commons category}} * {{Official website|http://www.villarrealcf.es}} {{in lang|es|ca|en}} * [http://www.laliga.es/en/liga-bbva/villarreal Villarreal CF] at [[La Liga]] {{in lang|en|es}} * [http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club=70691/profile/index.html Villarreal CF] at [[UEFA]] {{in lang|en|es}} 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