Villarreal Club de Fútbol "C" is the third team of Villarreal CF, a Spanish football team based in Villarreal, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 2002, and plays in Tercera Federación – Group 6, holding home games at Ciudad Deportiva Villarreal CF, with a capacity of 5,000 seats.

Villarreal C
Full nameVillarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. "C"
Nickname(s)El Submarino Amarillo
(Yellow Submarine)
Founded2002
GroundCiudad Deportiva José Manuel Llaneza "Mini Estadi", Villarreal,
Valencia, Spain
Capacity5,000
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachDavid Albelda
LeagueTercera Federación – Group 6
2023–24Tercera Federación – Group 6, 8th of 18

The team must play at least one division below Villarreal CF B, who must themselves play one division lower than the main Villarreal club. Neither reserve team can enter the Copa del Rey.

Season to season

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Season Tier Division Place
2002–03 7 2ª Reg. 1st
2003–04 6 1ª Reg. 1st
2004–05 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
2005–06 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
2006–07 5 Reg. Pref. 1st
2007–08 4 8th
2008–09 4 9th
2009–10 4 4th
2010–11 4 6th
2011–12 4 11th
2012–13 4 7th
2013–14 4 14th
2014–15 4 4th
2015–16 4 5th
2016–17 4 7th
2017–18 4 8th
2018–19 4 10th
2019–20 4 4th
2020–21 4 4th / 1st
2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 9th
Season Tier Division Place
2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 8th
2023–24 5 3ª Fed. 8th
2024–25 5 3ª Fed.

Players

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Current squad

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As of 18 September 2023.[1]

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   ESP Kike Bartual
2 MF   GNB Vique Gomes
3 DF   ESP Álex Alcira
4 DF   RUS Anton Efremov
5 DF   ESP Fran Tafalla
6 MF   ESP Joan Ruiz
7 FW   ESP Mario Linares
8 FW   ESP Sergio Hinojosa
9 FW   ESP Bachu
10 FW   COL Richard Franco (captain)
11 MF   ARG Facundo Viveros
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF   CMR Ludo Zom
14 MF   ESP Adri Ruiz
15 MF   SEN Alassane Diatta
16 DF   MLI Ayouba Koné
17 FW   ESP Giovani García
18 FW   ESP Alex Jiménez
19 FW   ESP Christian Ferreres
20 FW   ESP Carlos Segura
27 MF   ESP Unax del Cura
28 DF   ESP Pau Navarro
31 GK   ESP Adri Suárez

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
23 GK   ESP Antonio Martínez
24 GK   ESP Alberto García
25 GK   ESP Rodrigo Rocafort
26 FW   ESP Pau Cabanes
29 DF   ESP Pablo Navarro
30 DF   ESP Kevin Martel
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF   ESP Gerard Hernández
33 FW   ESP Edu Sánchez
34 DF   ESP César Bonafé
35 DF   ESP Daniel Budesca
36 DF   CIV Jean Ives
37 DF   ESP Javi Aznar

Out on loan

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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   ESP Enric Martínez (at Zemplín Michalovce until 30 June 2024)
FW   ARG Francisco Bonfiglio (at Atlético Tucumán until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW   UKR Mykyta Aleksandrov (at Alzira until 30 June 2024)

Coaching staff

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Position Staff
Head coach   David Albelda
Assistant coach   Jacint Guimerà
Goalkeeping coach   Joel Garzón
Delegate   Alexandre Sánchez
Fitness Coach   Alejandro Valle
  Raúl Tabernero
Technical assistant   Édgar Chumillas
Analyst   Gyeonghoon Kang
Doctor   Santiago Pina
  Miguel Piera
  Gerard Manzanet
Physiotherapist   Albert Feliu
Rehab fitness coach   Eduardo Alija
Psychologist & Equipment Manager   Neus Ramos

Last updated: September 2022
Source: FFCV

References

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  1. ^ "Jugadores" [Squad] (in Spanish). ffcv.es. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
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