2023–24 Villarreal CF B season

Villarreal CF B
2023–24 season
PresidentFernando Roig
Head coachMiguel Álvarez
StadiumCiudad Deportiva Villarreal CF
Estadio de la Cerámica
(sometimes)
Segunda División22nd (relegated)

The 2023–24 season was Villarreal CF B's 25th season in existence and second consecutive in the Segunda División, the second division of association football in Spain.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 September 2023.[1]

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
1 GK  AND Iker Álvarez
2 DF  ESP Adrià Altimira
3 DF  ESP Dani Tasende
4 DF  ESP Hugo Pérez
5 DF  ESP Abraham del Moral
6 MF  ESP Alberto del Moral
7 MF  ESP Diego Collado
8 MF  ESP Carlo Adriano (captain)
9 FW  ESP Álex Forés
10 MF  ESP Javi Ontiveros
11 FW  ESP Jorge Pascual
12 DF  SRB Stefan Leković (on loan from Red Star Belgrade)
13 GK  ESP Miguel Ángel Morro (on loan from Rayo Vallecano)
14 MF  ESP Aitor Gelardo
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF  ESP Marcos Sánchez
16 DF  ESP Lanchi
17 FW  ESP Fabio Blanco
18 DF  ESP Carlos Romero
19 DF  ESP Pablo Íñiguez
20 FW  ESP Ilias Akhomach
21 MF  ESP Rodri Alonso
22 MF  ARG Tiago Geralnik
23 FW  ESP Víctor Moreno
24 FW  URU Andrés Ferrari
25 MF  ESP Jordi Ortega
27 MF  ESP Dani Requena
29 DF  ESP Antonio Espigares
35 GK  ESP Rubén Gómez

Reserve team

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
26 MF  ARG Facundo Viveros
33 DF  ESP Pau Navarro


Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
FW Andrés Ferrari Defensor SC €2,500,000 1 July 2023
MF Fabio Blanco Barça Atlètic €700,000 1 July 2023
DF Adrià Altimira FC Andorra Free 1 July 2023
DF Stefan Leković Red Star Belgrade Loan + €300,000 1 September 2023
DF Hugo Novoa RB Leipzig Loan 30 January 2024

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Fer Niño Burgos Free 1 July 2023 [2]
MF Nikita Iosifov Mirandés Free 5 July 2023 [3]
MF Sergio Lozano Levante Free 6 July 2023 [4]
MF Fabio Blanco Cultural Leonesa Loan 12 January 2024 [5]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

15 July 2023 Friendly FC Wil 0–2 Villarreal B
17:00
18 July 2023 Friendly FC Winterthur 3–1 Villarreal B
19:00
26 July 2023 Friendly Villarreal B 4–0 Sabadell
19:00
28 July 2023 Friendly Villarreal B 2–0 Andorra
19:00
5 August 2023 Teide Trophy Tenerife 2–0 Villarreal B La Orotava
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)
  • Alassan 31'
  • Williams 34'
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Los Cuartos
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Segunda División 12 August 2023 2 June 2024 Matchday 1 22nd 42 11 10 21 41 62 −21 026.19
Total 42 11 10 21 41 62 −21 026.19

Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
18 Mirandés 42 12 13 17 47 55 −8 49[a]
19 Amorebieta (R) 42 11 12 19 37 53 −16 45 Relegation to Primera Federación
20 Alcorcón (R) 42 10 14 18 32 53 −21 44
21 Andorra (R) 42 11 10 21 33 53 −20 43[b]
22 Villarreal B (R) 42 11 10 21 41 62 −21 43[b]
Updated to match(es) played on 2 Jun 2024. Source: LaLiga HyperMotion
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[6]
(R) Relegated
Notes:
  1. ^ Huesca finished ahead of Mirandés on head-to-head points: Huesca 1–1 Mirandés, Mirandés 0–3 Huesca
  2. ^ a b Andorra finished ahead of Villarreal B on overall goal difference

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source:

Results by round

Round1
Ground
Result
Position
Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 28 June 2023.[7]

12 August 2023 1 Zaragoza 2–0 Villarreal B Zaragoza
21:00
21 August 2023 2 Villarreal B 3–1 Eldense Villarreal
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 3,957
Referee: Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid
26 August 2023 3 Elche 1–0 Villarreal B Elche
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Estadio Martínez Valero
Attendance: 13,318
Referee: Rafael Sánchez López
21 October 2023 12 Villarreal B 0–3 Mirandés Villarreal
16:15 Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
29 October 2023 13 Leganés 1–0 Villarreal B Leganés
18:30 Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque
4 November 2023 14 Villarreal B 0–3 Sporting Gijón Villarreal
16:15 Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
12 November 2023 15 Tenerife 0–1 Villarreal B Santa Cruz de Tenerife
17:30 Stadium: Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez López
19 November 2023 16 Villarreal B 0–0 Andorra Villarreal
18:30 Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
25 November 2023 17 Racing Santander 2–0 Villarreal B Santander
16:15 Stadium: El Sardinero
4 December 2023 18 Villarreal B 1–0 Eibar Villarreal
20:30
  • Forés 90+2'
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
8 December 2023 19 Albacete 2–0 Villarreal B Albacete
18:30 Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte
18 December 2023 20 Villarreal B 1–0 Valladolid
20:30
21 December 2023 21 Villarreal B 1–1 Oviedo
19:00
14 January 2024 22 Cartagena 4–1 Villarreal B Cartagena
16:15 Stadium: Cartagonova
20 January 2024 23 Espanyol 2–1 Villarreal B Cornellà de Llobregat
18:30 Stadium: Stage Front Stadium
28 January 2024 24 Villarreal B 1–1 Huesca
16:15
3 February 2024 25 Mirandés 3–0 Villarreal B
16:15
11 February 2024 26 Villarreal B 1–0 Tenerife
14:00
18 February 2024 27 Andorra 1–1 Villarreal B Andorra la Vella
16:15
25 February 2024 28 Villarreal B 0–0 Zaragoza
18:30
3 March 2024 29 Eldense v Villarreal B
10 March 2024 30 Villarreal B v Elche
17 March 2024 31 Eibar v Villarreal B
24 March 2024 32 Villarreal B v Leganés
31 March 2024 33 Oviedo v Villarreal B
7 April 2024 34 Villarreal B v Burgos
14 April 2024 35 Alcorcón v Villarreal B
21 April 2024 36 Villarreal B v Racing Ferrol
28 April 2024 37 Sporting Gijón v Villarreal B
5 May 2024 38 Villarreal B v Levante
12 May 2024 39 Amorebieta v Villarreal B
19 May 2024 40 Villarreal B v Albacete
26 May 2024 41 Valladolid v Villarreal B
2 June 2024 42 Villarreal B v Racing Santander

References

  1. ^ "Plantilla Villarreal B" [Squad] (in Spanish). Villarreal CF. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Fer Niño, más pólvora para la delantera del Burgos CF".
  3. ^ "Nikita Iosifov es nuevo jugador rojillo".
  4. ^ "Sergio Lozano regresa al Levante UD".
  5. ^ "Fabio Blanco, cedido a la Cultural Leonesa - Web Oficial del Villarreal CF". 12 January 2024.
  6. ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  7. ^ "Este es el calendario completo de Segunda división 2023-24". sport. June 28, 2023.