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 Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio de la Cerámica, with a 23,008-seat capacity.
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| Full name | Villarreal Club de Fútbol S.A.D. "B" | |||
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| Nickname(s) | El Mini Submarino (Mini Submarine) | |||
| Founded | 1999 | |||
| Ground | Estadio de la Cerámica | |||
| Capacity | 23,008 | |||
| President | Fernando Roig | |||
| Head coach | Miguel Álvarez | |||
| League | Segunda División | |||
| 2022–23 | Segunda División, 18th of 22 | |||
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Background edit
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[1]), 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 edit
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 edit
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- 5 seasons in Segunda División
- 1 season in Primera División RFEF
- 11 seasons in Segunda División B
- 4 seasons in Tercera División
- 4 seasons in Categorías Regionales
Players edit
Current squad edit
- As of 30 January 2024.[2]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team edit
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Out on loan edit
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Coaching staff edit
| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  Miguel Álvarez
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| Assistant Head Coach |  Igor Taševski David Cifuentes
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| Goalkeeping Coach |  Mariano Barbosa
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| Delegate | Pablo Godoy
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| Fitness Coach | Fernando Martínez David Pérez
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| Technical assistant | Adrián Sabater
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| Analyst | Jordi Benavent
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| Doctor | Enrique Soriano
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| Physiotherapist | Diego Manero Ferran Donoso Jorge Ten
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| Psychologist | Cristian Segovia
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| Equipment Manager | Brian Porcar
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| Field delegate | Miguel Escorihuela
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Last updated: September 2022
Source: Villarreal CF
See also edit
- Villarreal CF – First team
- Villarreal CF C – Third team
References edit
- ^ "El filial se ve obligado a descender a Segunda B tras el descenso del Villarreal" [Reserves forced to relegate after Villarreal relegation] (in Spanish). Vavel. 14 May 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
- ^ "Plantilla Villarreal B" [Squad] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
External links edit
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
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