CF Villanovense

Not to be confused with CF Vilanova.

Club de Fútbol Villanovense is a Spanish football team based in Villanueva de la Serena, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1992 it plays in Tercera Federación – Group 14, holding home matches at Estadio Romero Cuerda, with a capacity of 5,000 seats.

Villanovense

Full name	Club de Fútbol Villanovense
Founded	1992
Ground	Estadio Romero Cuerda, Villanueva de la Serena, Extremadura, Spain
Capacity	5,000
President	José María Tapia
Head coach	José González Barrantes[1]
League	Tercera Federación – Group 14
2024–25	Segunda Federación – Group 4, 13th of 18 (relegated via play-offs)
Home colours Away colours

History

Original crest, used until 2017.

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

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.^[4]

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.^[5] 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.^[6]

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1992–93 5 Reg. Pref. 6th 1993–94 5 Reg. Pref. 14th 1994–95 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1995–96 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 1996–97 4 3ª 16th 1997–98 4 3ª 5th 1998–99 4 3ª 12th 1999–2000 4 3ª 4th 2000–01 4 3ª 6th 2001–02 4 3ª 4th 2002–03 4 3ª 3rd 2003–04 3 2ª B 19th 2004–05 4 3ª 2nd 2005–06 4 3ª 1st 2006–07 3 2ª B 19th First round 2007–08 4 3ª 3rd 2008–09 4 3ª 3rd 2009–10 3 2ª B 17th 2010–11 4 3ª 1st 2011–12 3 2ª B 9th Second round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2012–13 3 2ª B 16th 2013–14 4 3ª 1st 2014–15 3 2ª B 4th Second round 2015–16 3 2ª B 12th Round of 32 2016–17 3 2ª B 3rd 2017–18 3 2ª B 6th First round 2018–19 3 2ª B 18th Round of 32 2019–20 4 3ª 1st 2020–21 3 2ª B 4th / 3rd First round 2021–22 4 2ª RFEF 8th 2022–23 4 2ª Fed. 6th 2023–24 4 2ª Fed. 11th Second round 2024–25 4 2ª Fed. 13th 2025–26 5 3ª Fed.

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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

As of 22 July 2023^[7]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 3 DF  ESP José Tapia (captain) 4 DF  ESP Javi Sánchez 5 DF  ESP Javi Lobato 6 MF  ESP Ángel Pajuelo 7 FW  ESP Álvaro Méndez 8 MF  ESP Álvaro Clausí 9 FW  ESP José Rivera 11 FW  ESP Jesús Sillero 12 DF  ESP Samuel Hurtado 13 GK  ESP Sergio Tienza

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 FW  ESP Israel Cano (on loan from Betis B) 16 MF  ESP Roger Colomina 18 DF  ESP Adrián Escudero 19 DF  ESP Moisés Rodríguez 20 FW  ESP Seth Airam (on loan from Cádiz) 21 FW  ESP Óscar Muñoz 22 DF  ESP José Antonio Espín — MF  ESP Lolo Garrido — MF  ESP David Sánchez

Honours

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