Villarreal is a professional football club based in Villarreal, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club plays its home matches at Estadio de la Cerámica. It competes in La Liga.
Overview
Villarreal CF is a Spanish professional football club founded in 1923 in the city of Villarreal, in the province of Castellón. The club competes in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football, and plays its home matches at the Estadio de la Cerámica. Despite representing a relatively small city, Villarreal has established itself as a consistent presence in European competition over several decades.
The club reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in 2006 and won the UEFA Europa League in the 2020-21 season, defeating Manchester United in the final. Unai Emery managed the side during that Europa League triumph and is widely credited with shaping the club's continental identity during his time there.
The current squad includes goalkeeper Diego Conde, defenders Luíz Júnior, Arnau Tenas, and Logan Costa, midfielder Daniel Budesca, and full-back Sergi Cardona. Villarreal's yellow strip has earned them the nickname El Submarino Amarillo, meaning The Yellow Submarine.
Current squad · 30
Sergi Cardona
E. Chukwuma
Logan Costa
J. Foyth
A. Freeman
S. Mouriño
Pau Navarro
E. Pujol
Carlos Romero
Renato Veiga
T. Buchanan
Santi Comesaña
A. Diatta
P. Gueye
C. Macia
N. Saliba
C. Tidiane Thiam
Ilias Akhomach
T. Oluwaseyi
La Liga — 26/27
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barcelona | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | +30 | 27 |
| 2 |  Atletico Madrid | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | +11 | 22 |
| 3 |  Real Madrid | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | +14 | 21 |
| 4 |  Real Betis | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | +2 | 19 |
| 5 |  Real Sociedad | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | +0 | 16 |
| 6 |  Sevilla | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | -2 | 14 |
| 7 |  Alaves | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +3 | 11 |
| 8 |  Celta Vigo | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 11 |
| 9 |  Deportivo La Coruna | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | +1 | 11 |
| 10 |  Osasuna | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -8 | 11 |
| 11 |  Levante | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | -2 | 10 |
| 12 | Villarreal | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | +0 | 9 |
| 13 |  Athletic Club | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 14 |  Rayo Vallecano | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 9 |
| 15 |  Getafe | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 9 |
| 16 |  Espanyol | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 |  Racing Santander | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -12 | 8 |
| 18 |  Elche | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -6 | 7 |
| 19 |  Valencia | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 6 |
| 20 |  Malaga | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -12 | 4 |
