CF Villanovense
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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 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Segunda Federación – Group 5, 11th of 18 | ||
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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 4, holding home matches at Estadio Romero Cuerda, with a capacity of 5,000 seats.
History
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
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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
- 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
- Tercera División: (4) 2005–06, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2019–20
References
- ^ 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
- Official website (in Spanish)
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
- Official forum (in Spanish)
- Club & stadium history Estadios de España (in English)