Villarreal CF C

Villarreal C

Full name	Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. "C"
Nickname(s)	El Submarino Amarillo (Yellow Submarine)
Founded	2002
Ground	Ciudad Deportiva José Manuel Llaneza "Mini Estadi", Villarreal, Valencia, Spain
Capacity	5,000
President	Fernando Roig
Head coach	David Albelda
League	Tercera Federación – Group 6
2023–24	Tercera Federación – Group 6, 8th of 18
Home colours Away colours

Villarreal Club de Fútbol "C" is the third team of Villarreal CF, a Spanish football team based in Villarreal, in the autonomous community of Valencia. Founded in 2002, and plays in Tercera Federación – Group 6, holding home games at Ciudad Deportiva Villarreal CF, with a capacity of 5,000 seats.

The team must play at least one division below Villarreal CF B, who must themselves play one division lower than the main Villarreal club. Neither reserve team can enter the Copa del Rey.

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place 2002–03 7 2ª Reg. 1st 2003–04 6 1ª Reg. 1st 2004–05 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 2005–06 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd 2006–07 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 2007–08 4 3ª 8th 2008–09 4 3ª 9th 2009–10 4 3ª 4th 2010–11 4 3ª 6th 2011–12 4 3ª 11th 2012–13 4 3ª 7th 2013–14 4 3ª 14th 2014–15 4 3ª 4th 2015–16 4 3ª 5th 2016–17 4 3ª 7th 2017–18 4 3ª 8th 2018–19 4 3ª 10th 2019–20 4 3ª 4th 2020–21 4 3ª 4th / 1st 2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 9th

Season Tier Division Place 2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 8th 2023–24 5 3ª Fed. 8th 2024–25 5 3ª Fed.

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• 14 seasons in Tercera División
• 4 seasons in Tercera Federación/Tercera División RFEF

Players

Current squad

As of 18 September 2023.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Kike Bartual
2	MF	GNB	Vique Gomes
3	DF	ESP	Álex Alcira
4	DF	RUS	Anton Efremov
5	DF	ESP	Fran Tafalla
6	MF	ESP	Joan Ruiz
7	FW	ESP	Mario Linares
8	FW	ESP	Sergio Hinojosa
9	FW	ESP	Bachu
10	FW	COL	Richard Franco (captain)
11	MF	ARG	Facundo Viveros

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	DF	CMR	Ludo Zom
14	MF	ESP	Adri Ruiz
15	MF	SEN	Alassane Diatta
16	DF	MLI	Ayouba Koné
17	FW	ESP	Giovani García
18	FW	ESP	Alex Jiménez
19	FW	ESP	Christian Ferreres
20	FW	ESP	Carlos Segura
27	MF	ESP	Unax del Cura
28	DF	ESP	Pau Navarro
31	GK	ESP	Adri Suárez

From Youth Academy

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	GK	ESP	Antonio Martínez
24	GK	ESP	Alberto García
25	GK	ESP	Rodrigo Rocafort
26	FW	ESP	Pau Cabanes
29	DF	ESP	Pablo Navarro
30	DF	ESP	Kevin Martel

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
32	MF	ESP	Gerard Hernández
33	FW	ESP	Edu Sánchez
34	DF	ESP	César Bonafé
35	DF	ESP	Daniel Budesca
36	DF	CIV	Jean Ives
37	DF	ESP	Javi Aznar

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	Enric Martínez (at Zemplín Michalovce until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	ARG	Francisco Bonfiglio (at Atlético Tucumán until 30 June 2024)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	UKR	Mykyta Aleksandrov (at Alzira until 30 June 2024)

Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	David Albelda
Assistant coach	Jacint Guimerà
Goalkeeping coach	Joel Garzón
Delegate	Alexandre Sánchez
Fitness Coach	Alejandro Valle Raúl Tabernero
Technical assistant	Édgar Chumillas
Analyst	Gyeonghoon Kang
Doctor	Santiago Pina Miguel Piera Gerard Manzanet
Physiotherapist	Albert Feliu
Rehab fitness coach	Eduardo Alija
Psychologist & Equipment Manager	Neus Ramos

Last updated: September 2022
Source: FFCV

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)