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Villarreal

Villarreal CF

Kit impression

Founded

1923

Years standing

103

Home ground

Estadio de la Cerámica

Capacity

23,008 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

Tercera División
Winners: 1969–70
UEFA Europa League
Winners: 2020–21
UEFA Intertoto Cup
Winners: 2003, 2004

Nickname: El Submarino Amarillo (The Yellow Submarine)

Make The Case

Villarreal work as a second team because they come with their own geography: Spain, Estadio de la Cerámica, and a set of rivalries you will absorb faster than you expect.

You get a nickname
Known as El Submarino Amarillo (The Yellow Submarine). That is your new shorthand, your search term and your excuse for buying a scarf.
Worth the journey
Nearest airport is Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport (CDT), roughly 34km out. This is not a casual away day, which is precisely why the people who do it take it seriously.
The calendar you inherit
Following Spain La Liga means odd kick-off hours, a new commentary language and a table you will check before your own club's. Spain becomes part of your week.
Old enough to matter
1923 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Estadio de la Cerámica. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport (CDT)

34 km / 21 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Train station of Vila-real

1.4 km / 1 miles out

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near Estadio de la Cerámica

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Estadio de la Cerámica