VILLAREAL FC

Full Name: Villarreal Club de Fútbol
City: Villarreal
Founded: 1923
Stadium: Camp El Madrigal (23,000)
Colors: Blue, Yellow
Nickname: Los Submarinos Amarillos
Rival: Valencia
Official Website: villarrealcf.es

Description:

Villarreal Club de Fútbol was founded on October 3, 1923. Villareal (or Villa-Real in Valencian) is a small town in the province of Castellon, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain between Barcelona and Valencia. Villarreal reached the top tier of Spanish football for the first time in 1998 and were promptly relegated. They returned at the first attempt and have remained ever since, even reaching the Champions League semifinals in 2006 and finishing second in La Liga in 2007-08. The submarino amarillo nickname is a tribute to the club's yellow jerseys and of course the classic by The Beatles "Yellow Submarine". El Madrigal Stadium was built in 1923. it was originally named the Campo Villarreal but changed to El Madrigal two years after construction to honor its area of location, at the time a rural outlier of Villarreal but now very much within the city.

Villarreal CF History

Villarreal Club de Futbol, sometimes abbreviated to Villarreal, is a Spanish Primera Division football club based in Villarreal, a small suburb of Castellón de la Plana. They play at the 26,000 seater El Madrigal stadium. Their famous rivals are Valencia CF and their derbies are one of the most exciting in the Primera Liga. They achieved something of a proud moment as they played the semi-final of the UEFA Cup for 2003/2004, however, losing to their more illustrious neighbor who went on to win the Cup. They have been a regular fixture in the Primera Liga for many years and have recently signed Uruguayan striker Diego Forlán. Their squad has also been bolstered with the presence of South American talents like Juan Pablo Sorin, Juan Roman Riquelme as well as former Spain striker José Mari.

Their home uniform is yellow shirt, blue shorts and blue socks. They are nicknamed the los submarinos amarillos (the yellow submarines) because of their yellow shirts. Their mascot is a figure with a submarine head.