15 Facts About Villarreal CF

Villarreal Club de Futbol, S AD, usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or simply Villarreal, is a professional football club based in Villarreal, in Castellon in eastern Spain, that plays in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.

Villarreal CF appeared in the UEFA Europa League during this time, and won the competition in 2021 by defeating Manchester United in the final, clinching their first major trophy.

Villarreal CF started off with a kit of white shirts and black shorts, reflected in their first badge.

Villarreal CF entered regional competitions within the Spanish football pyramid from 1929 to 1930 onwards.

However, CD Villarreal CF was dissolved in the early 1940s, and in 1942, CA Foghetecaz, an acronym for the club's founders, was one of several clubs established in its place.

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Villarreal CF competed in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in the middle of 2002, defeating FH of Iceland, Torino of Italy, and Troyes of France.

Villarreal CF defeated the English Premier League's Everton in a play-off for the Champions League group stages.

The group saw Villarreal CF go undefeated, drawing both games against Manchester United and achieving a draw and a win each against Lille of France and Benfica of Portugal.

Villarreal CF finished seventh in La Liga, which only earned an Intertoto Cup position.

Villarreal CF contested the Intertoto Cup in the middle of 2006 and was knocked out in its first game, to Maribor of Slovenia.

Villarreal CF gained their best-ever league position in 2008, finishing second to Real Madrid by eight points, and reached the last 32 in that season's UEFA Cup.

Villarreal CF reached the quarter-finals for the second time in two attempts, and were paired with Arsenal.

On 13 May 2012, Villarreal CF were relegated from La Liga after defeat to Atletico Madrid.

Villarreal CF has supported a long rivalry with Castellon for geographical reasons, since both are from the province of Castellon.

Villarreal CF made his debut on 26 October 2001 and was named on 13 December that year by a local 12-year-old, Javier Fuster Almela, following a province-wide competition open to under-15s.