Villarreal CF

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Villarreal

Image:Villarreal cf.gif
Full name	Villarreal Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s)	El submarino amarillo ("The Yellow Submarine")
Founded	1932
Ground	El Madrigal, Castellón de la Plana, Land of Valencia, Spain
Capacity	26,000
Chairman	Image:Spain flag large.png Fernando Roig Alfonso
Manager	Image:Chile flag large.png Manuel Pellegrini
League	La Liga
2004-05	La Liga, 3rd
Image:Kit left arm.png Image:Kit body.png Image:Kit right arm.png Image:Kit shorts.png Image:Kit socks.png 　 Home colours Image:Kit left arm.png Image:Kit body.png Image:Kit right arm.png Image:Kit shorts.png Image:Kit socks.png 　 Away colours

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Villarreal Club de Futbol, sometimes abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Villarreal, a small town close to Castellón de la Plana. The team plays at the 26,000 seater El Madrigal stadium. Its famous rivals are Valencia CF and their derbies are one of the most exciting in the Primera Liga.

Contents 1 History 2 Current Squad 2005/06 2.1 Squad changes during 2005/06 season 3 Famous Players 4 Famous Coaches 5 External links

History

The club was founded in 1923 and played in a regional league. It oscillated between the Third Division and the Regional division, then between the Second Division and Third, until finally, in 1998, it arrived in the First Division. After one year in the First Division the club was relegated to the Second Division, but only for one season. Since the 2000/2001 Season the team has remained in First Division. In its short time in the First Division, Villarreal has already won the UEFA Intertoto Cup twice – in 2003 and 2004.

Villarreal achieved something of a proud moment when they played the semi-final of the UEFA Cup for 2003/2004, however they lost to their more illustrious neighbour, Valencia CF, who went on to win the Cup. The club has been a regular fixture in the Primera Liga for many years. The team has a number of South American players including Uruguayan striker Diego Forlán, Argentine stars Juan Pablo Sorín and Juan Román Riquelme, and Bolivian Peña, and only a few famous Spanish players such as former Spain striker José Mari.

Villarreal's home uniform is yellow shirt, blue shorts and blue socks. The team is nicknamed the Submarino amarillo (the yellow submarine) because of their yellow shirts. The mascot (named Groguet) is a figure with a submarine head.

Current Squad 2005/06

The numbers are established according to the official website:www.villarrealcf.es and www.lfp.es

As of September 1 2005

1 Image:Spain flag large.png López Vallejo (GK) 2 Image:Argentina flag large.png Image:Spain flag large.png Gonzalo 3 Image:Argentina flag large.png Image:Spain flag large.png Arruabarrena 4 Image:Spain flag large.png Arzo 5 Image:Uruguay flag large.png Image:Spain flag large.png Forlán 6 Image:Spain flag large.png Josico 7 Image:Spain flag large.png Guayre 8 Image:Argentina flag large.png Riquelme 9 Image:Argentina flag large.png Image:Flag of Italy.png Lucho Figueroa 10 Image:Spain flag large.png Roger 12 Image:Argentina flag large.png Sorín 13 Image:Uruguay flag large.png Viera (GK) 14 Image:Spain flag large.png Héctor Font 15 Image:Netherlands flag large.png Image:European flag.png Kromkamp

16 Image:Spain flag large.png Q.Alvarez 17 Image:Spain flag large.png Javi Venta 18 Image:Flag of Italy.png Image:European flag.png Tacchinardi 19 Image:Brazil flag large.png Image:Spain flag large.png Senna 20 Image:Ecuador flag large.png Valencia 21 Image:Spain flag large.png Cazorla 22 Image:Bolivia flag large.png Image:Spain flag large.png Peña 23 Image:Spain flag large.png José Mari 25 Image:Argentina flag large.png Image:Spain flag large.png Barbosa (GK) 29 Image:Spain flag large.png Jonathan Filial Team and Reserves 31 Image:Spain flag large.png Juan Carlos (GK) Filial Team and Reserves 33 Image:Spain flag large.png Alcántara Filial Team and Reserves 44 Image:Spain flag large.png Marcos Filial Team and Reserves 46 Image:Spain flag large.png David Fuster Filial Team and Reserves

Squad changes during 2005/06 season

In:

• Image:Uruguay flag large.png Viera - Signed From Nacional de Montevideo
• Image:Argentina flag large.png Riquelme - Signed From - FC Barcelona
• Image:Argentina flag large.png Image:Spain flag large.png Mariano Barbosa - Signed From Banfield
• Image:Ecuador flag large.png Valencia - Signed From Nacional de Ecuador
• Image:Italy flag large.png Image:European flag.png Tacchinardi - Signed From Juventus
• Image:Netherlands flag large.png Image:European flag.png Kromkamp - Signed From AZ Alkmaar

Out:

• Image:Spain flag large.png Tena - On Loan To Polideportivo Ejido
• Image:Spain flag large.png Cases - On Loan To Terrassa FC
• Image:Spain flag large.png Reina - Transfered To Liverpool FC
• Image:Argentina flag large.png Image:Flag of Italy.png Battaglia - Transfered To Boca Junior
• Image:Mozambique flag large.png Image:Portugal flag large.png Armando Sá - Transfered To RCD Espanyol
• Image:Spain flag large.png Calleja - To ¿?

Famous Players

• Image:Uruguay flag large.png Diego Forlán
• Image:Spain flag large.png José Mari
• Image:Argentina flag large.png Martín Palermo
• Image:Argentina flag large.png Juan Román Riquelme
• Image:Argentina flag large.png Juan Pablo Sorín
• Image:Ecuador flag large.png Luis Antonio Valencia

Famous Coaches

• Image:Chile flag large.png Manuel Pellegrini
• Image:Spain flag large.png Benito Floro
• Image:Spain flag large.png Victor Muñoz

External links

• Image:Symbole-es.png Image:Symbole-ca.png Image:Symbole-en.png Villarreal CF Official Website
• Stadium Guide: Estadio El Madrigal

UEFA Champions League 2005/06

Ajax | Anderlecht | Arsenal | Artmedia Bratislava | Barcelona | Bayern Munich | Benfica | Chelsea | Club Brugge | Fenerbahce | Inter Milan | Juventus | Lille | Liverpool | Manchester United | Lyon | AC Milan | Olympiakos | Panathinaikos | Porto | PSV | Rapid Vienna | Real Betis | Real Madrid | Rangers | Rosenborg | Schalke 04 | Sparta Prague | Thun | Udinese | Villarreal | Werder Bremen

First Division

Alavés | Athletic Bilbao | Atlético Madrid | Barcelona | Real Betis | Cádiz | Celta Vigo | Deportivo | Espanyol | Getafe Real Madrid | Málaga | Mallorca | Osasuna | Racing de Santander | Sevilla | Real Sociedad | Valencia | Villarreal | Real Zaragoza edit