Unlike in other nations such as
England, reserve teams in
Spain play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their senior team. Therefore, the team is ineligible for promotion to the division in which the main side plays. Also, if the main team is relegated to the division in which its reserve side played in the prior season (which happened in
2011–12[1]), the reserve team is automatically relegated to the division below the main team. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter the
Copa del Rey.
Premier League International Cup
Villarreal successfully applied to compete in the
2014–15,
2015–16 and
2016–17 versions of the
England-based
Premier League International Cup. They won the tournament in 2016, beating
PSV in the final. Most of Villarreal's players in this
Under-23 tournament have been drawn from the B side with some additions from
C Team and the
Juvenil group.
Unlike in other nations such as
England, reserve teams in
Spain play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their senior team. Therefore, the team is ineligible for promotion to the division in which the main side plays. Also, if the main team is relegated to the division in which its reserve side played in the prior season (which happened in
2011–12[1]), the reserve team is automatically relegated to the division below the main team. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter the
Copa del Rey.
Premier League International Cup
Villarreal successfully applied to compete in the
2014–15,
2015–16 and
2016–17 versions of the
England-based
Premier League International Cup. They won the tournament in 2016, beating
PSV in the final. Most of Villarreal's players in this
Under-23 tournament have been drawn from the B side with some additions from
C Team and the
Juvenil group.