CF Villanovense


Club de Fútbol Villanovense is a List of [football clubs in Spain|Spanish football team] based in Villanueva de la Serena, in the autonomous community of Extremadura. Founded in 1992 it plays in, holding home matches at Estadio Romero Cuerda, with a capacity of 5,000 seats.

History

CF Villanovense was founded in 1992 with the aim to replace dissolved CD Villanovense. In the 2014–15 [Segunda División B|2014–15 season], the club played for the first time the 2015 [Segunda División B play-offs|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 [Copa del Rey|2018–19], losing by a single André Silva (footballer, [born 1995)|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 2020 [Tercera División play-offs|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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Honours