Vila-real - also named Villarreal - is a village in the
Castellòn region of Spain, north of Valencia.
Situated alongside the river Mijares, it has a population of
40,124. It is the second city in the Castellòn province.
Villarreal, nicknamed the 'Yellow Submarines', qualified
for their first ever Champions League campaign through a
third-place finish in La Liga behind Real Madrid and champions
Barcelona.
They started their campaign in August in the third qualifying round
with a 4-2 aggregate victory over Everton.
Villarreal then topped Group D, finishing unbeaten above Benfica,
Lille and bottom-placed Manchester United.
Rangers were overcome in the first knockout round on away goals
(3-3 on aggregate) before Villarreal did the same to Inter Milan in
the Quarter-Finals (2-2 on aggregate).
Quarter-Finals
29.03.2006 v Internazionale (A) 1-2
04.04.2006 v Internazionale (H) 1-0
First Knockout Round
22.02.2006 v Rangers (A) 2-2
07.03.2006 v Rangers (H) 1-1
Group Stage
14.09.2005 v Man. United (H) 0-0
27.09.2005 v Lille (A) 0-0
18.10.2005 v Benfica (H) 1-1
02.11.2005 v Benfica (A) 1-0
22.11.2005 v Man. United (A) 0-0
07.12.2005 v Lille (H) 1-0 Group D Team P W D L F A Pts
Villarreal 6 2
4 0 3
1 10 Benfica 6 2 2 2 5 5 8 Lille
6 1 3 2 1 2 6 Manchester United 6 1 3 2 3 4 6
Third Qualifying Round
09.08.2005 v Everton (A) 2-1
24.08.2005 v Everton (H) 2-1
Full Name
Villarreal CF
From
Villarreal, Eastern Spain
Manager / Coach
Manuel Pellegrini
Squad
Goalkeepers
Javier Lòpez Vallejo
Sebastián Viera
Mariano Barbosa
Juan Carlos Sánchez
Iván Pascual
Vicente Flor Bustos
Defenders
Gonzalo Rodríguez
Rodolfo Arruabarrena
Quique Álvarez
Javi Venta
Juan Manuel Peña
Edu
Samuel Álvarez
Carlos Alcántara
Midfielders
César Arzo
Josico
Juan Román Riquelme
Roger García
Javier Calleja
Juan Pablo Sorín
Héctor Font
Alessio Tacchinardi
Marcos Senna
Santiago Cazorla
José Javier Rubio Gòmez
Forwards
Diego Forlán
Antonio Guayre
José María Romero
Xisco Nadal
Guillermo Franco
Euopean honours
UEFA Intertoto Cup
2004
Stadium
El Madrigal
Capacity
23,000
Official Website
www.villarrealcf.es
