CF Villanovense

Not to be confused with CF Vilanova.
Villanovense
Full nameClub de Fútbol Villanovense
Founded1992
GroundEstadio Romero Cuerda,
Villanueva de la Serena, Extremadura, Spain
Capacity5,000
PresidentJosé María Tapia
Head coachJosé González Barrantes[1]
LeagueSegunda Federación – Group 4
2023–24Segunda Federación – Group 5, 11th of 18

Club de Fútbol Villanovense is a Spanish football team based in Villanueva de la Serena, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1992 it plays in Segunda Federación – Group 4, holding home matches at Estadio Romero Cuerda, with a capacity of 5,000 seats.

History

Original crest, used until 2017.

CF Villanovense was founded in 1992 with the aim to replace dissolved CD Villanovense. In the 2014–15 season, the club played for the first time the promotion play-offs to Segunda División, being eliminated in the first round by Bilbao Athletic.[2]

The following season, the team reached the last 32 of the Copa del Rey, where they faced reigning league, cup and European champions Barcelona. Despite holding the Catalans to a goalless draw in the first leg at home, they lost 6–1 on aggregate.[3]

In the 2016–17 season, Villanovense qualified again for the promotion play-offs, but after beating Fuenlabrada in the first round, they were eliminated by Racing de Santander 4–2 on aggregate despite winning the first leg.[4]

Villanovense again made the last 32 of the Copa del Rey in 2018–19, losing by a single André Silva goal to top-flight Sevilla.[5] The league campaign ended with relegation to the Tercera División, bouncing back immediately in July 2020 with a playoff victory over Cacereño; despite a 1–1 draw in the final, they advanced as seeds having won the group.[6]

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1992–93 5 Reg. Pref. 6th
1993–94 5 Reg. Pref. 14th
1994–95 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd
1995–96 5 Reg. Pref. 1st
1996–97 4 3ª 16th
1997–98 4 3ª 5th
1998–99 4 3ª 12th
1999–2000 4 3ª 4th
2000–01 4 3ª 6th
2001–02 4 3ª 4th
2002–03 4 3ª 3rd
2003–04 3 2ª B 19th
2004–05 4 3ª 2nd
2005–06 4 3ª 1st
2006–07 3 2ª B 19th First round
2007–08 4 3ª 3rd
2008–09 4 3ª 3rd
2009–10 3 2ª B 17th
2010–11 4 3ª 1st
2011–12 3 2ª B 9th Second round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2012–13 3 2ª B 16th
2013–14 4 3ª 1st
2014–15 3 2ª B 4th Second round
2015–16 3 2ª B 12th Round of 32
2016–17 3 2ª B 3rd
2017–18 3 2ª B 6th First round
2018–19 3 2ª B 18th Round of 32
2019–20 4 3ª 1st
2020–21 3 2ª B 4th / 3rd First round
2021–22 4 2ª RFEF 8th
2022–23 4 2ª Fed. 6th
2023–24 4 2ª Fed. 11th Second round
2024–25 4 2ª Fed.

Current squad

As of 22 July 2023[7]

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
3 DF Spain ESP José Tapia (captain)
4 DF Spain ESP Javi Sánchez
5 DF Spain ESP Javi Lobato
6 MF Spain ESP Ángel Pajuelo
7 FW Spain ESP Álvaro Méndez
8 MF Spain ESP Álvaro Clausí
9 FW Spain ESP José Rivera
11 FW Spain ESP Jesús Sillero
12 DF Spain ESP Samuel Hurtado
13 GK Spain ESP Sergio Tienza
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 FW Spain ESP Israel Cano (on loan from Betis B)
16 MF Spain ESP Roger Colomina
18 DF Spain ESP Adrián Escudero
19 DF Spain ESP Moisés Rodríguez
20 FW Spain ESP Seth Airam (on loan from Cádiz)
21 FW Spain ESP Óscar Muñoz
22 DF Spain ESP José Antonio Espín
— MF Spain ESP Lolo Garrido
— MF Spain ESP David Sánchez

Honours

References

  1. ^ Domeque, Estrella (12 December 2022). "José González 'Gus' toma las riendas del Villanovense" [José González 'Gus' takes the reins of Villanovense]. Hoy (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  2. ^ "El Bilbao Athletic avanza a la siguiente ronda" [Bilbao Athletic advance to the next round]. El Correo (in Spanish). 1 June 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Barcelona 6–1 Villanovense". BBC Sport. 2 December 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  4. ^ "El Racing se mete en la final del playoff con una goleada" [Racing put themselves in the playoff final with a thrashing]. ABC (in Spanish). 11 June 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Andre Silva strikes gold". Marca. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  6. ^ Galeano, Paco (26 July 2020). "El Villanovense se lleva el ascenso extremeño a Segunda B" [Villanovense take the Extremaduran promotion to Segunda B]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Plantilla – Web Oficial C.F. Villanovense" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 April 2021.

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