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Villarreal is a Spanish football club founded in 1923 and rooted in Vila-real, Castellón. Known as the Yellow Submarine, it has grown from a small-town institution into an established European club. The club’s yellow identity, Estadio de la Cerámica home and connection with the local ceramics industry provide a distinctive setting for its football. Its story combines community scale, long-term stewardship and landmark continental achievements, giving the Villarreal name a reach far beyond its eastern Spanish base.
Xtra rating
1787
Conservative: 1271
Rank club
133
Updated: 8 September 2026
Villarreal Upcoming matches by league
La Liga
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- Regular Season - 5
Villarreal
Real Betis
Estadio de la Cerámica -
- Regular Season - 6
Malaga
Villarreal
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- Regular Season - 7
Villarreal
Levante
Estadio de la Cerámica -
- Regular Season - 8
Real MadridNo H2HVillarreal
UEFA Champions League
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- Group Stage
Villarreal
Napoli
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- Group Stage
Liverpool
Villarreal
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- Group Stage
Villarreal
Paris Saint Germain
Villarreal Last matches by league
La Liga
UEFA Champions League
Friendlies Clubs
Copa del Rey
Villarreal Team Roster
Villarreal’s recorded squad contains 28 players: seven attackers, ten defenders, seven midfielders and four goalkeepers. The forward group includes Ayoze Pérez, G. Mikautadze, Gerard Moreno, Ilias Akhomach and T. Buchanan, while the defensive unit features J. Foyth, Logan Costa, Pau Navarro, Renato Veiga and Sergi Cardona. Alberto Moleiro and Santi Comesaña are among the midfield options. The goalkeeper list includes Luíz Júnior, P. Gulácsi, Rubén Gómez and Y. Kinareykin. Several squad entries are recorded in abbreviated form.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
2
Logan Evans Costa
DEF
France
3
Alexander Michael Freeman
DEF
USA
4
E. Pujol
DEF
6
Pau Navarro Badenes
DEF
Spain
8
Juan Marcos Foyth
DEF
Argentina
12
Renato da Palma Veiga
DEF
Portugal
15
E. Chukwuma
DEF
15
Álvaro Santiago Mouriño González
DEF
Uruguay
20
Carlos Romero Serrano
DEF
Spain
23
Sergi Cardona Bermúdez
DEF
Spain
position Midfielder
5
Alassane Diatta
MID
Senegal
8
C. Tidiane Thiam
MID
10
Alberto Moleiro González
MID
Spain
14
Santiago Comesaña Veiga
MID
Spain
16
C. Macia
MID
17
Tajon Trevor Buchanan
MID
Canada
18
Pape Alassane Gueye
MID
France
21
Tanitoluwa Oluwatimikhin Oluwaseyi
MID
Nigeria
24
Nathan-Dylan Saliba
MID
Canada
position Attacker
7
Gerard Moreno Balagueró
FWD
Spain
9
Georges Mikautadze
FWD
France
11
Ilias Akhomach Chakkour
FWD
Spain
17
N. El Jmili
FWD
19
Nicolas Pépé
FWD
France
21
Andero Kaares
FWD
Estonia
22
Ayoze Pérez Gutiérrez
FWD
Spain
Last Villarreal Coachs
Marcelino is Villarreal’s current head coach, with his tenure beginning on 1 November 2023. Born in 1965, the Spanish coach sits within a recent sequence that also includes Pacheta and Miguel Tena, whose entries both run from September to November 2023. Quique Setién led the team from October 2022 to September 2023, following Unai Emery’s tenure from July 2020 to October 2022. The chronology records several changes in leadership across the club’s recent period.
Marcelino García Toral
Spain
Coach since
1 November 2023
Coach until
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcelino García Toral | Spain | 1 November 2023 | |
| Miguel Ángel Tena García | Spain | 1 September 2023 | 1 November 2023 |
| José Rojo Martín | Spain | 1 September 2023 | 1 November 2023 |
| Enrique Setién Solar | Spain | 1 October 2022 | 1 September 2023 |
| Unai Emery Etxegoien | Spain | 1 July 2020 | 1 October 2022 |
| Javier Calleja Revilla | Spain | 1 January 2019 | 1 July 2020 |
| Luis García Plaza | Spain | 1 December 2018 | 1 January 2019 |
| Javier Calleja Revilla | Spain | 1 September 2017 | 1 December 2018 |
| Francisco Escriba Segura | Spain | 1 August 2016 | 1 September 2017 |
| Marcelino García Toral | Spain | 1 January 2013 | 1 August 2016 |
| Julio Velázquez Santiago | Spain | 1 June 2012 | 1 January 2013 |
| Miguel Ángel Lotina Oruecheberría | Spain | 1 March 2012 | 1 May 2012 |
| José Francisco Molina Jiménez | Spain | 1 December 2011 | 1 March 2012 |
| Juan Carlos Garrido Fernández | Spain | 1 January 2010 | 1 December 2011 |
| Ernesto Valverde Tejedor | Spain | 1 July 2009 | 1 January 2010 |
| Manuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti | Chile | 1 June 2004 | 1 June 2009 |
| Benito Floro Sanz | Spain | 1 September 2002 | 1 February 2004 |
| Joaquín de Jesús Caparrós Camino | Spain | 1 August 1999 | 1 October 1999 |
Villarreal Transfers
Villarreal’s recorded arrival activity includes the transfer of P. Gulácsi from RB Leipzig and A. Kaares from Flora Tallinn. Loan-based additions include S. Salazar from Getafe II, Alfon González from Sevilla, E. Eto’o from Rayo Vallecano and Ayman Arguigue from Huesca. T. Fernández is listed as a free-agent arrival from Vélez Sarsfield. The period also features several returns from loan, including Ramón Terrats, Carlos Romero, Ilias Akhomach and Álex Forés. This is a selected arrival record rather than a complete accounting of every incoming movement.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| N. Saliba |
Anderlecht
|
Transfer | 24 August 2026 |
| N. El Jmili |
Roda
|
Transfer | 21 August 2026 |
| E. Pujol |
Gimnastic
|
Transfer | 19 August 2026 |
| E. Chukwuma |
Oviedo
|
Loan | 16 August 2026 |
| P. Gulácsi |
RB Leipzig
|
Transfer | 2 August 2026 |
| A. Kaares |
Flora Tallinn
|
Transfer | 3 July 2026 |
| F. Gil |
Europa Fc
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Toni Tamarit |
Mirandes
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| VÃctor Moreno |
Cultural Leonesa
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| T. Fernández |
Oviedo
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Reque |
Cordoba
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| R. Rocafort |
Sanluqueño
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| T. Ojeda |
Cultural Leonesa
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Álex Forés |
Oviedo
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Ilias Akhomach |
Rayo Vallecano
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
Villarreal’s recorded departures show many loans alongside transfers, free-agent exits and loan returns. T. Fernández and Hugo López joined Levante and FC Andorra respectively on loan, while Arnau Tenas, Diego Conde, Reque and J. Valou also moved temporarily. Álex Forés, L. Spatz, T. Ojeda, Ramón Terrats and Toni Tamarit are listed as transfers to Burgos, FC Andorra, Valladolid, Getafe and Alverca. Pau Cabanes and Pedraza appear as free-agent departures, while several players returned to parent clubs after loans. The listed movements are a selected record, not a complete total of departures.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willy Kambwala Ndengushi |
Como
|
Loan | 25 August 2026 |
| T. Partey |
Al Shabab
|
Free agent | 20 August 2026 |
| Daniel Budesca |
Cordoba
|
Loan | 18 August 2026 |
| Hugo López |
FC Andorra
|
Loan | 10 August 2026 |
| T. Fernández |
Levante
|
Loan | 10 August 2026 |
| Álex Forés |
Burgos
|
Transfer | 6 August 2026 |
| Álex Forés |
Burgos
|
Transfer | 5 August 2026 |
| Pau Cabanes |
Eldense
|
Free agent | 4 August 2026 |
| Pau Cabanes |
Eldense
|
Free agent | 3 August 2026 |
| L. Spatz |
FC Andorra
|
Transfer | 2 August 2026 |
| L. Spatz |
FC Andorra
|
Transfer | 1 August 2026 |
| Arnau Tenas |
Mallorca
|
Loan | 24 July 2026 |
| F. Gil |
Gimnastic
|
Free agent | 23 July 2026 |
| F. Gil |
Gimnastic
|
Free agent | 22 July 2026 |
| Diego Conde |
Real Betis
|
Loan | 19 July 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
Villarreal’s recorded movement pattern is defined by several different mechanisms rather than one uniform type of change. Incoming activity includes two named transfers, several loans, a free-agent arrival and a cluster of loan returns, with the latest entries involving P. Gulácsi and A. Kaares. Outgoing activity in the same period includes loans, transfers, free-agent departures and returns to parent clubs, with the latest departures involving T. Fernández, Hugo López and Álex Forés. June 29 returns and July exits form another concentration, while activity continued into August. The lists are limited selections, so they describe the character and chronology of movement without establishing complete totals, a definitive net balance or the club’s overall recruitment strategy for the period.
Leagues Villarreal has participated in
Villarreal’s recorded competition portfolio spans domestic, European and preparatory football. La Liga, the Copa del Rey, Friendlies Clubs and the UEFA Champions League all have participation recorded through 2025, making them the most recent competition entries in the profile. UEFA Europa League participation is recorded through 2023, while the UEFA Europa Conference League appears for 2022 and the UEFA Super Cup for 2021; these are historical entries rather than current evidence. The league record begins in 2010, Champions League coverage in 2011, Copa del Rey coverage in 2018 and friendlies in 2020.
More about Villarreal
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, commonly known as Villarreal CF, is a professional football club from Vila-real in Castellón, eastern Spain. Founded in 1923, it embodies the unusual scale of a club from a relatively small community that has built an international profile. Its yellow home identity and nickname, El Submarino Amarillo, or The Yellow Submarine, are central to its public character. The nickname emerged in the 1960s, while the all-yellow home look became firmly established in the early 2000s. Earlier club kits used white shirts and black shorts before the yellow and blue scheme was adopted in 1946. The club’s principal home is the Estadio de la Cerámica, formerly El Madrigal. Its name reflects the ceramics industry that has long shaped the local economy, and the stadium’s setting in the urban fabric of Vila-real reinforces the close relationship between club and city. The venue holds approximately 23,000 to 23,500 spectators and is known for its yellow-tiled exterior, renovated infrastructure and close urban setting. Villarreal’s sporting rise accelerated from the late 1990s, turning a regional club into a consistent La Liga presence and a regular competitor in UEFA tournaments. Its European record includes the 2021 UEFA Europa League title and Champions League semi-final appearances in 2006 and 2022. The club has also appeared in the Copa del Rey and other continental competitions across different eras, reflecting a durable presence beyond domestic league football. Fernando Roig has owned and presided over Villarreal since 1997, providing long-term continuity during the club’s transformation. The institution is associated with technical football, tactical discipline and a pathway that combines academy development with experienced international players. Yellow and blue remain its defining colors, while the crowned CVF badge and mascot Groguet reinforce its visual language. Regional identity is also expressed through the Derby de la Plana rivalry with Castellón. As of August 2026, Villarreal’s profile combines community roots, stable stewardship, a distinctive venue and a proven European reach.
Last matches statistics for Villarreal
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Benfica
2 - 0
Villarreal
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
PSV Eindhoven
1 - 3
Villarreal
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Lens
3 - 1
Villarreal
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Villarreal
1 - 0
Levante
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Galatasaray
1 - 2
Villarreal
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Racing Santander
2 - 2
Villarreal
|
7 / 12 |
|
89 | 14 | 4 | 3 |
|
Atletico Madrid
2 - 2
Villarreal
|
6 / 13 |
|
88 | 13 | 2 | 2 |
|
Alaves
1 - 0
Villarreal
|
6 / 18 |
|
89 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
|
Villarreal
2 - 3
Deportivo La Coruna
|
5 / 17 |
|
0% | 14 | 2 | 0 |
|
Borussia Dortmund
3 - 2
Villarreal
|
6 / 13 |
|
86 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
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Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal
UEFA Champions League 2026 - 1635652
Villarreal vs Deportivo La Coruna
La Liga 2026 - 1570372
Alaves vs Villarreal
La Liga 2026 - 1570353
Atletico Madrid vs Villarreal
La Liga 2026 - 1570344
Racing Santander vs Villarreal
La Liga 2026 - 1570339
PSV Eindhoven vs Villarreal
Friendlies Clubs 2026 - 1548908
2025-2026
1st shirt
2023-2024
1st shirt
2023-2024
2nd shirt
2023-2024
3rd shirt
2022-2023
1st shirt
2022-2023
2nd shirt
2022-2023
3rd shirt
2021-2022
1st shirt
2021-2022
2nd shirt
2021-2022
3rd shirt
2021-2022
4th shirt
2020-2021
1st shirt
2020-2021
2nd shirt
2020-2021
3rd shirt
2020-2021
4th shirt
2019-2020
1st shirt