Villarreal Club de Fútbol, S.A.D., usually abbreviated to Villarreal CF or just Villarreal, has been a regular top five finisher in the Spanish Primera División since the 2004/05 season. The club was a UEFA Champions League semi-finalist in 2006 and made the semis of the UEFA Europa League in 2004 and 2011.
Villarreal is back in the UEFA Champions League group stage this season after a fourth place La Liga finish in the 2010/11 season. However, inconsistent form has left the Valencian club in thirteenth place in the league after ten matches played this season.