Villarreal CF
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Full name
Villarreal Club de Fútbol S.A.D.
Nicknames
El Submarino Amarillo
(The Yellow Submarine)
Short name
VCF
Founded
10 March 1923
Ground
Estadio El Madrigal
Capacity
24,890
Owner
Fernando Roig
Chairman
Fernando Roig
Head Coach
Marcelino
League
La Liga
2015–16
4th
Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. (Valencian: Vila-real Club de Futbol, S.A.D.), usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, is a Spanish football club based in Vila-real, a city in the province of Castellón within the Valencian Community.
Founded in 1923, it plays in La Liga, holding home games at El Madrigal, with a capacity for 24.890 spectators.
The club is nicknamed El Submarí Groguet or El Submarino Amarillo (Yellow Submarine) due to its yellow home kit, and due to being a low-profile team compared to Real Madrid, Barcelona, and Valencia, whom they have challenged for trophies over the last decade.
Villarreal has often been touted as an example of a small but successful club.
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