Villarreal

History and achievements

Villarreal CF is a Spanish football club that appeared in 1923. During their first games the male supporters paid half a peseta for one ticket, a child ticket cost a quarter of a peseta and women were allowed to watch the matches for free.

All yellow kit was introduced in 1947, while the current badge of the team was developed in 1966. In the second part of the 20th century the team was playing in minor leagues, yet in 1998 they finally earned promotion to the top flight.

The team stunned many in the 2000s. In 2004 the team debuted in the UEFA Cup, later finished second in the season 2007/2008 La Liga, before that reaching the semifinal of the Champions League in the season 2005/2006. For most of the century the team was playing in either regional or minor leagues.

The home ground of the club is El Madrigal that holds 24,890. The most famous nickname is the Yellow submarine. The club’s chairman is Fernando Roig Alfonso.

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Club top players

№	Name and surname	Role	Ranking	Age	Weight	Height	Country
1	Raúl Albiol	defender	25	39 years	80 kg	190 cm	Spain
2	Santi Cazorla	midfielder	14	40 years	66 kg	169 cm	Spain
3	Sergio Asenjo	goalkeeper	9	35 years	70 kg	189 cm	Spain
4	Alberto Moreno	defender	8	32 years	64 kg	171 cm	Spain
5	Carlos Bacca	forward	7	38 years	76 kg	179 cm	Colombia
6	Andrés Fernández	goalkeeper	2	38 years	85 kg	184 cm	Spain
7	Daniele Bonera	defender	2	43 years	74 kg	183 cm	Italy
8	Mariano Barbosa	goalkeeper	1	40 years	80 kg	190 cm	Argentina
9	Juanma	midfielder	0	43 years	72 kg	176 cm	Spain
10	Mario	defender	0	34 years	71 kg	178 cm	Spain