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.
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| Full name | Villarreal Club de Fútbol S.A.D. "B" | |||
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| Nickname(s) | El Mini Submarino (Mini Submarine) | |||
| Founded | 1999 | |||
| Ground | Estadio de la Cerámica | |||
| Capacity | 23,008 | |||
| President | Fernando Roig | |||
| Head coach | Miguel Álvarez | |||
| League | Segunda División | |||
| 2022–23 | Segunda División, 18th of 22 | |||
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
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- 5 seasons in Segunda División
- 1 season in Primera División RFEF
- 11 seasons in Segunda División B
- 4 seasons in Tercera División
- 4 seasons in Categorías Regionales
Players
Current squad
- As of 30 January 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | DF |  ESP | Marcos Sánchez |
| 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 |
| 35 | GK | ESP | Rubén Gómez |
Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 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
- Villarreal CF – First team
- Villarreal CF C – Third team
References
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)