CF Villanovense

History

CF Villanovense was founded in 1992 with the aim to replace dissolved CD Villanovense. In the 2014–15 season, the club played for the first time the promotion play-offs to Segunda División, being eliminated in the first round by Bilbao Athletic.

The following season, the team reached the last 32 of the Copa del Rey, where they faced reigning league, cup and European champions Barcelona. Despite holding the Catalans to a goalless draw in the first leg at home, they lost 6–1 on aggregate.

In the 2016–17 season, Villanovense qualified again for the promotion play-offs, but after beating Fuenlabrada in the first round, they were eliminated by Racing de Santander 4–2 on aggregate despite winning the first leg.

Villanovense again made the last 32 of the Copa del Rey in 2018–19, losing by a single André Silva goal to top-flight Sevilla. The league campaign ended with relegation to the Tercera División, bouncing back immediately in July 2020 with a playoff victory over Cacereño; despite a 1–1 draw in the final, they advanced as seeds having won the group.

Season to season

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• 11 seasons in Segunda División B
• 4 seasons in Segunda Federación/Segunda División RFEF
• 14 seasons in Tercera División
• 1 season in Tercera Federación

Current squad

Honours

• Tercera División: (4) 2005–06, 2010–11, 2013–14, 2019–20

References

References

1. (12 December 2022). "José González 'Gus' toma las riendas del Villanovense". [[Hoy (Extremadura).
2. (1 June 2015). "El Bilbao Athletic avanza a la siguiente ronda". [[El Correo]].
3. (2 December 2015). "Barcelona 6–1 Villanovense". [[BBC Sport]].
4. (11 June 2017). "El Racing se mete en la final del playoff con una goleada". [[ABC (newspaper).
5. (5 December 2018). "Andre Silva strikes gold". [[Marca (newspaper).
6. (26 July 2020). "El Villanovense se lleva el ascenso extremeño a Segunda B". [[Diario AS]].
7. "Plantilla – Web Oficial C.F. Villanovense".