Club de Fútbol Villanovense is a Spanish football team based in Villanueva de la Serena, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1992 it plays in Segunda Federación – Group 5, holding home matches at Estadio Romero Cuerda, with a capacity of 5,000 seats.
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| Full name | Club de Fútbol Villanovense | ||
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| Founded | 1992 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Romero Cuerda, Villanueva de la Serena, Extremadura, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 5,000 | ||
| President | José María Tapia | ||
| Head coach | José González Barrantes[1] | ||
| League | Segunda Federación – Group 5 | ||
| 2022–23 | Segunda Federación – Group 5, 6th of 18 | ||
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History edit
CF Villanovense was founded in 1992 with the aim to replace dissolved CD Villanovense. In the 2014–15 season, the club played for the first time the promotion play-offs to Segunda División, being eliminated in the first round by Bilbao Athletic.[2]
The following season, the team reached the last 32 of the Copa del Rey, where they faced reigning league, cup and European champions Barcelona. Despite holding the Catalans to a goalless draw in the first leg at home, they lost 6–1 on aggregate.[3]
In the 2016–17 season, Villanovense qualified again for the promotion play-offs, but after beating Fuenlabrada in the first round, they were eliminated by Racing de Santander 4–2 on aggregate despite winning the first leg.[4]
Villanovense again made the last 32 of the Copa del Rey in 2018–19, losing by a single André Silva goal to top-flight Sevilla.[5] The league campaign ended with relegation to the Tercera División, bouncing back immediately in July 2020 with a playoff victory over Cacereño; despite a 1–1 draw in the final, they advanced as seeds having won the group.[6]
Season to season edit
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- 11 seasons in Segunda División B
- 3 seasons in Segunda Federación/Segunda División RFEF
- 14 seasons in Tercera División
Current squad edit
- As of 22 July 2023[7]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Honours edit
- Tercera División: (4) 2005–06, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2019–20
References edit
- ^ Domeque, Estrella (12 December 2022). "José González 'Gus' toma las riendas del Villanovense" [José González 'Gus' takes the reins of Villanovense]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "El Bilbao Athletic avanza a la siguiente ronda" [Bilbao Athletic advance to the next round]. El Correo (in Spanish). 1 June 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "Barcelona 6–1 Villanovense". BBC Sport. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ "El Racing se mete en la final del playoff con una goleada" [Racing put themselves in the playoff final with a thrashing]. ABC (in Spanish). 11 June 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Andre Silva strikes gold". Marca. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ Galeano, Paco (26 July 2020). "El Villanovense se lleva el ascenso extremeño a Segunda B" [Villanovense take the Extremaduran promotion to Segunda B]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ^ "Plantilla – Web Oficial C.F. Villanovense" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.
External links edit
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
- Official forum (in Spanish)
- Club & stadium history Estadios de España (in English)