Editing Villarreal CF (section)

{{Short description|Association football club in Spain}}
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| clubname = Villarreal
| image = Villarreal CF logo-en.svg
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| fullname = Villarreal Club de Fútbol [[Sociedad Anónima Deportiva|S.A.D.]]
| nickname = ''El Submarino Amarillo''<br />(The Yellow Submarine)
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1923|03|10}}
| ground = [[Estadio de la Cerámica]]
| capacity = 23,008
| chrtitle = President
| chairman = [[Fernando Roig]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Marcelino García Toral|Marcelino]]
| league = {{Spanish football updater|Villarreal}}
| season = {{Spanish football updater|Villarreal2}}
| position = {{Spanish football updater|Villarreal3}}
| current = 2024–25 Villarreal CF season
| website = {{URL|https://villarrealcf.es/}}
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'''Villarreal Club de Fútbol, [[Sociedad Anónima Deportiva|S.A.D.]]''', usually abbreviated to '''Villarreal CF''', is a Spanish professional [[association football|football]] club based in [[Villarreal]], in the [[Province of Castellón|Castellón]] province of eastern Spain, that plays in [[La Liga]], the top flight of [[Football in Spain|Spanish football]].

Founded in 1923, the club spent much time of its history in the lower divisions of Spanish football and began in La Liga in 1998. In the 21st century, Villarreal gained some league stability, although they sustained relegation in 2012, rebounding the next year and then remaining in the top division to date. The club made its first appearance in the [[UEFA Champions League]] in 2005, with its best result being the semi-finals in 2006 and 2022. Villarreal also appeared in the [[UEFA Europa League]] during this time, and won the competition in 2021 by defeating [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] in the [[2021 UEFA Europa League Final|final]], clinching their first major trophy.

The club is nicknamed ''El Submarí Groguet'' or ''El Submarino Amarillo'' ([[Yellow Submarine (song)|Yellow Submarine]]) due to its yellow home kit, and due to being a low-profile team compared to [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]], [[Atlético Madrid]], and regional rivals [[Valencia CF|Valencia]]. They play their home games at the [[Estadio de la Cerámica]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/laliga-top-10-stadiums-power-13974425|title=We ranked the top 10 stadium in La Liga – with a surprise No. 1|last=Jones|first=Rich|date=9 February 2019|website=mirror|access-date=24 January 2020|archive-date=24 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200124174143/https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/laliga-top-10-stadiums-power-13974425|url-status=live}}</ref> and have been touted as an example of a small but successful club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/villarreal-relegated-in-dramatic-finale-to-la-liga-7745699.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220817/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/villarreal-relegated-in-dramatic-finale-to-la-liga-7745699.html |archive-date=17 August 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Villarreal relegated in dramatic finale to La Liga|author=Mark Elkington|date=14 May 2012|work=The Independent}}</ref>