Villarreal CF B

Football club

Villarreal B

Full name| Villarreal Club de Fútbol S.A.D. "B"
Nickname(s)| El Mini Submarino
(Mini Submarine)
Founded| 1999; 26 years ago (1999)
Ground| Estadio de la Cerámica
Capacity| 23,008
President| Fernando Roig
Head coach| Miguel Álvarez
League| Primera Federación – Group 2
2024–25| Primera Federación – Group 2, 11th of 20

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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 Primera Federación – Group 2, holding home games at Estadio de la Cerámica, with a 23,008-seat capacity.

## Background

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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

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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

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| Season  | Tier  | Division  | Place

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1999–2000  | 7  | 2ª Reg. | 2nd
2000–01  | 6  | 1ª Reg. | 1st
2001–02  | 5  | Reg. Pref. | 5th
2002–03  | 5  | Reg. Pref. | 1st
2003–04 | 4  | 3ª | 3rd
2004–05 | 4  | 3ª | 5th
2005–06 | 4  | 3ª | 1st
2006–07 | 4  | 3ª | 2nd
2007–08 | 3  | 2ª B | 11th
2008–09 | 3  | 2ª B | 2nd
2009–10 | 2  | 2ª | 7th
2010–11 | 2  | 2ª | 17th
2011–12 | 2  | 2ª | 12th
2012–13 | 3  | 2ª B | 9th
2013–14 | 3  | 2ª B | 11th
2014–15 | 3  | 2ª B | 10th
2015–16 | 3  | 2ª B | 2nd
2016–17 | 3  | 2ª B | 6th
2017–18 | 3  | 2ª B | 2nd
2018–19 | 3  | 2ª B | 3rd
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2019–20 | 3  | 2ª B | 6th
2020–21 | 3  | 2ª B | 3rd / 6th
2021–22 | 3  | 1ª RFEF | 2nd
2022–23 | 2  | 2ª | 18th
2023–24 | 2  | 2ª | 22nd
2024–25 | 3  | 1ª Fed. | 11th
2025–26 | 3  | 1ª Fed. |

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* 5 seasons in Segunda División
* 3 seasons in Primera Federación/Primera División RFEF
* 11 seasons in Segunda División B
* 4 seasons in Tercera División
* 4 seasons in Categorías Regionales

## Players

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### Current squad

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As of 6 February 2025[2]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  AND | Iker Álvarez
2  | DF |  ESP | Pau Navarro
3  | DF |  ESP | Cristo Romero
4  | DF |  ESP | Antonio Espigares
5  | DF |  ESP | Arnau Solà (on loan from Almería)
6  | DF |  ESP | Hugo Pérez
7  | FW |  ESP | Víctor Moreno
8  | MF |  ESP | Rodri Alonso
9  | FW |  ESP | Victor Valverde
10  | MF |  ARG | Tiago Geralnik
11  | MF |  ESP | Dani Requena
12  | DF |  MLI | Ayouba Koné
13  | GK |  ESP | Rubén Gómez
14  | FW |  CMR | Etta Eyong
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15  | DF |  ESP | Joseda Menargues
16  | MF |  ESP | Brais Val
19  | MF |  COL | Luis Quintero
20  | MF |  ARG | Thiago Ojeda
21  | FW |  BUL | Slavy (on loan from Eibar)
22  | MF |  ARG | Facundo Viveros
23  | MF |  SEN | Alassane Diatta
25  | GK |  ESP | Alex Quevedo
27  | DF |  CIV | Jean Ives Valou
30  | FW |  MLI | Douga Fofana
31  | DF |  ESP | Fran Gil
32  | DF |  ESP | Daniel Budesca
35  | GK |  ESP | Kike Bartual
—  | MF |  ECU | Liberman Torres

### Reserve team

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Main articles: Villarreal CF C and Villarreal CF (youth)

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

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### Out on loan

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

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—  | DF |  RUS | Anton Efremov (at Sestao River until 30 June 2025)

## Coaching staff

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Position  | Staff

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Head coach  |  Miguel Álvarez
Assistant Head Coach  |  Igor Taševski
David Cifuentes
Goalkeeping Coach  |  Mariano Barbosa
Delegate  |  Pablo Godoy
Fitness Coach  |  Fernando Martínez
David Pérez
Technical assistant  |  Adrián Sabater
Analyst  |  Jordi Benavent
Doctor  |  Enrique Soriano
Physiotherapist  |  Diego Manero
Ferran Donoso
Jorge Ten
Psychologist  |  Cristian Segovia
Equipment Manager  |  Brian Porcar
Field delegate  |  Miguel Escorihuela

Last updated: September 2022
Source: Villarreal CF

## See also

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* Villarreal CF – First team
* Villarreal CF C – Third team

## References

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1. ^ "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.
2. ^ "Plantilla Villarreal B" [Squad] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

## External links

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

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Villarreal Club de Fútbol

* History
* Players
* Managers
* Seasons
* In European football
* Statistics
* Honours
* Current season

Teams|

* Villarreal CF
* Villarreal B
* Villarreal C
* Villarreal Juvenil
* Villarreal Femenino

Home stadium|

* Estadio de la Cerámica

Training ground|

* Ciudad Deportiva Villarreal CF

Rivalries|

* Derbi de la Comunitat

Seasons|

* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* B-team
* 2024–25

Matches|

* 2021 UEFA Europa League final
* 2021 UEFA Super Cup

Related articles|

* Yellow Submarine
* CD Roda
* CD Onda

* Category
* Category

* v
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Primera Federación

2025–26 clubs|

| Group 1|

* Arenas
* Arenteiro
* Avilés Industrial
* Barakaldo
* Bilbao Athletic
* Cacereño
* Celta Fortuna
* Guadalajara
* Lugo
* Mérida
* Osasuna B
* Ourense
* Ponferradina
* Pontevedra
* Racing Ferrol
* Real Madrid Castilla
* Talavera
* Tenerife
* Unionistas
* Zamora

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Group 2|

* Alcorcón
* Algeciras
* Antequera
* Atlético Madrileño
* Atlético Sanluqueño
* Betis Deportivo
* Cartagena
* Eldense
* Europa
* Gimnàstic
* Hércules
* Ibiza
* Juventud Torremolinos
* Marbella
* Murcia
* Sabadell
* Sevilla Atlético
* Tarazona
* Teruel
* Villarreal B

Former teams|

* Albacete
* Alcoyano
* Amorebieta
* Andorra
* Atlético Baleares
* Barcelona Atlètic
* Badajoz
* Calahorra
* Castellón
* Ceuta
* Córdoba
* Cornellà
* Costa Brava
* Cultural Leonesa
* Deportivo La Coruña
* Extremadura
* Fuenlabrada
* Gimnástica Segoviana
* Intercity
* Internacional Madrid
* La Nucía
* Linares
* Linense
* SD Logroñés
* UD Logroñés
* Málaga
* Melilla
* Numancia
* Racing Santander
* Rayo Majadahonda
* Real Sociedad B
* Real Unión
* Recreativo Granada
* Recreativo Huelva
* San Fernando
* Sestao River
* SS Reyes
* Tudelano
* UCAM Murcia
* Valladolid Promesas
* Yeclano

Seasons|

* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25
* 2025–26

Play-offs|

* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Associated competitions|

* Promotion to Segunda División
* Relegation to Segunda Federación
* National cup: Copa del Rey
* Semi-professional cup: Copa Federación de España

*[3rd]: Group 3 – Subgroup A (first phase)
*[6th]: Group 3 – Subgroup C (second phase)
*[2nd]: Group 2
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