# 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 Primera Federación – Group 2, holding home games at Estadio de la Cerámica, with a 23,008-seat capacity.

## 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), 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 | Reg. Pref. | 5th |
| 2002–03 | 5 | Reg. 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. | |
* 5 seasons in Segunda División
* 2 seasons in Primera Federación/Primera División RFEF
* 11 seasons in Segunda División B
* 4 seasons in Tercera División
* 4 seasons in Categorías Regionales

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 6 February 2025
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | AND | Iker Álvarez |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Pau Navarro |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Cristo Romero |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Antonio Espigares |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Arnau Solà (on loan from Almería) |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Hugo Pérez |
| 7 | FW | ESP | Víctor Moreno |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Rodri Alonso |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Victor Valverde |
| 10 | MF | ARG | Tiago Geralnik |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Dani Requena |
| 12 | DF | MLI | Ayouba Koné |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Rubén Gómez |
| 14 | FW | CMR | Etta Eyong |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Joseda Menargues |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Brais Val |
| 19 | MF | COL | Luis Quintero |
| 20 | MF | ARG | Thiago Ojeda |
| 21 | FW | BUL | Slavy (on loan from Eibar) |
| 22 | MF | ARG | Facundo Viveros |
| 23 | MF | SEN | Alassane Diatta |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Alex Quevedo |
| 27 | DF | CIV | Jean Ives Valou |
| 30 | FW | MLI | Douga Fofana |
| 31 | DF | ESP | Fran Gil |
| 32 | DF | ESP | Daniel Budesca |
| 35 | GK | ESP | Kike Bartual |
| — | MF | ECU | Liberman Torres |

### Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | RUS | Anton Efremov (at Sestao River until 30 June 2025) |

## 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