Villarreal CF B

Villarreal Club de Fútbol "B" is a Spanish football team based in Villarreal, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 1999, it is the reserve team of Villarreal CF and plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio de la Cerámica, with a 23,008-seat capacity.

Villarreal B
Full nameVillarreal Club de Fútbol S.A.D. "B"
Nickname(s)El Mini Submarino
(Mini Submarine)
Founded1999
GroundEstadio de la Cerámica
Capacity23,008
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachMiguel Álvarez
LeaguePrimera Federación
2023–24Segunda División, 22nd of 22 (relegated)

Background

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.

Season to season
Season Tier Division Place
1999–2000 7 2ª Reg. 2nd
2000–01 6 1ª Reg. 1st
2001–02 5 Pref. 5th
2002–03 5 Pref. 1st
2003–04 4 3ª 3rd
2004–05 4 3ª 5th
2005–06 4 3ª 1st
2006–07 4 3ª 2nd
2007–08 3 2ª B 11th
2008–09 3 2ª B 2nd
2009–10 2 2ª 7th
2010–11 2 2ª 17th
2011–12 2 2ª 12th
2012–13 3 2ª B 9th
2013–14 3 2ª B 11th
2014–15 3 2ª B 10th
2015–16 3 2ª B 2nd
2016–17 3 2ª B 6th
2017–18 3 2ª B 2nd
2018–19 3 2ª B 3rd
Season Tier Division Place
2019–20 3 2ª B 6th
2020–21 3 2ª B 3rd / 6th
2021–22 3 1ª RFEF 2nd
2022–23 2 2ª 18th
2023–24 2 2ª 22nd
2024–25 3 1ª Fed.

Players

Current squad
As of 21 May 2024.[2]

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  AND Iker Álvarez
2 DF  ESP Adrià Altimira
3 DF  ESP Dani Tasende
4 DF  ESP Hugo Pérez
5 DF  ESP Abraham del Moral
6 MF  ESP Alberto del Moral
7 FW  ESP Diego Collado
8 MF  ESP Carlo Adriano (captain)
9 FW  ESP Álex Forés
10 FW  ESP Javi Ontiveros
11 FW  ESP Jorge Pascual
13 GK  ESP Miguel Ángel Morro (on loan from Rayo Vallecano)
14 MF  ESP Aitor Gelardo
15 DF  ESP Marcos Sánchez
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  ESP Lanchi
17 DF  ESP Hugo Novoa (on loan from RB Leipzig)
18 DF  ESP Carlos Romero
19 DF  ESP Pablo Íñiguez
20 FW  MAR Ilias Akhomach
21 MF  ESP Rodri Alonso
22 MF  ARG Tiago Geralnik
23 FW  ESP Víctor Moreno
24 FW  URU Andrés Ferrari
25 MF  ESP Jordi Ortega
27 MF  ESP Dani Requena
29 DF  ESP Antonio Espigares
33 DF  ESP Pau Navarro
35 GK  ESP Rubén Gómez

Reserve team
Main articles: Villarreal CF C and Villarreal CF (youth)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
28 DF  ESP Fran Tafalla
32 MF  ARG Facundo Viveros
34 DF  ESP Álex Alcira
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 FW  ESP Pau Cabanes
37 DF  ESP Kevin Martel
38 MF  ESP Gerard Hernández

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
— MF  COL Luis Quintero (at Deportivo La Coruña until 30 June 2024)
— MF  ECU Liberman Torres (at Atlético Ottawa until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ESP Fabio Blanco (at Cultural Leonesa until 30 June 2024)

Coaching staff
Position Staff
Head coach Miguel Álvarez
Assistant Head Coach Igor Taševski
David Cifuentes
Goalkeeping Coach Mariano Barbosa
Delegate Pablo Godoy
Fitness Coach Fernando Martínez
David Pérez
Technical assistant Adrián Sabater
Analyst Jordi Benavent
Doctor Enrique Soriano
Physiotherapist Diego Manero
Ferran Donoso
Jorge Ten
Psychologist Cristian Segovia
Equipment Manager Brian Porcar
Field delegate Miguel Escorihuela

Last updated: September 2022
Source: Villarreal CF

See also

References
  1. "El filial se ve obligado a descender a Segunda B tras el descenso del Villarreal" [Reserves forced to relegate after Villarreal relegation] (in Spanish). Vavel. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  2. "Plantilla Villarreal B" [Squad] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
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