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35-528: The stadium has 23,008 seats, a figure which is half the population of the city of Villarreal , making it the 26th-largest stadium in Spain and the 5th-largest in the Valencian Community . The stadium was inaugurated on 17 June 1923 with a match between Castellón and Cervantes under the name Campo del Villarreal (Villarreal Field), becoming renamed two years later in honour to the rural lands on which it

70-407: A ḥiṣn  [ es ] dominating over a demarcation roughly consisting of the current-day municipalities of Castellón and Almassora . The area capitulated to James I of Aragon in 1233. This was followed by a series of attempts to create new settlements in the area starting with the alqueria of Benimahomet, the first Christian project to leave the castle, with mixed results. Following

105-459: A new one with a roof, an amphitheatre, the VIP sector, and the northern stand were built, finishing the works at the 1999–2000 season. In the summer of 2001, the grandstand was enlarged. The stadium was first floodlit for night matches on 16 September 1973 for the third division match between Villarreal and Ibiza . The city hall provided help for the construction of the floodlight towers located at each of

140-411: A reference to copy during those years. During the 1960s the club erected a small covered stand, and during the 1971–72 season the southern stands were finished. In 1988 it was demolished to make room for a new stand which opened on 8 March 1989 with a friendly match against Atlético Madrid . For the club's 75th anniversary new renovation works were started. The south stand was again demolished to erect

175-443: A way to diversify their industries. Ceramics has continued to expand up to the present day, and is now Villarreal's main economic activity. Sights in the town include: Villarreal's economy has evolved since the days of cultivation and trade of oranges in the last century to the manufacturing of ceramic tiles , which today is its most important source of income. It hosts 4 of Spain's 500 largest businesses, all of which trade in

210-510: Is CD Castellón , which currently plays in the Segunda división (Spanish second division). It holds home games at Nou Estadi Castàlia , which has a capacity of 15,500 seats. Despite its stadium and social support, the club financial problems and unstable history brought it to play in semi-pro and amateur regional divisions, not playing in La Liga since the 1990–91 season. On 21 March 2018, Castellón beat

245-515: Is designed to support large international jet flights and was completed in 2011. It has become a symbol of the wasteful spending prior to the 2008–13 Spanish financial crisis . Valencia Airport is about 70 km (43 mi) south whilst Alicante Airport is another 185 km (115 mi) further down the coast. The city is served by the Castellón de la Plana railway station . The Euromed railway line links Alicante to Barcelona . Nowadays,

280-597: The Castilian Spanish Villarreal and Valencian Vila-real are cognates meaning 'Royal Village', due to the city's foundation by King James I of Aragon . Throughout the Middle Ages , as were most European settlements, it was officially known by its Latinised name Villae Regalis . A 1592 tapestry of the Valencian Parliament shows the city's representative with the old Valencian name Vilareal . It

315-556: The Middle Ages , the city was protected by moats , walls and towers , and a church was built, later becoming a cathedral. In the 16th century the town was one of the last strongholds in the Revolta de les Germanies (local guilds ). It also supported Archduke Charles of Austria in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), but was later taken by the troops of Philip d'Anjou . In

350-595: The Romantic period. He is also the composer of Gran Vals , an excerpt of which was used in a popular Nokia ringtone . In modern times Vila-real is well known for its football club that bears the city's name, a club that, in spite of the city's small size, has won the Europa League , reached the semi-finals of the Champions League (twice) and has since finished amongst the top clubs in Spain on several occasions. Both

385-692: The Valencian Community , Spain . It is located in the east of the Iberian Peninsula , on the Costa del Azahar by the Mediterranean Sea . The mountain range known as Desert de les Palmes rises inland north of the town. According to the 2018 census, Castellón has a population of 174,264 inhabitants (called castellonenses in Spanish and castellonencs in Valencian), ranking as the fourth most populated city in

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420-424: The 1247 mudéjar revolt, James I decreed the expulsion of the mudéjares from the area in 1248. The current settlement was however not founded until the 1250s, after James I, on 8 September 1251, granted Ximén Pérez d'Arenós a privilege authorising him to move from the castle to a new unspecified place in the plains ( plana ). Tradition claims that the move was completed by the third Sunday of Lent , 1252. During

455-419: The 16th century, productive farm land was extended and enhanced by drilling wells to obtain water and convert dry land into irrigated fields, making it possible to begin commercial agriculture in the 17th century. After the city's disastrous participation in the War of the Spanish Succession , in the second half of the 18th century, the first industries were established, mainly for textiles. Also during that time,

490-459: The 19th century, the city walls were torn down and it slowly began to expand, a process interrupted by the War of Independence against Napoleon (1804–14) and the Carlist Wars (1833–63). In 1833 Castelló became the capital of the newly constituted province. In the second half of the 19th century, the city again began to expand, marked by the arrival of the railway, the enlargement of the port and

525-491: The 2007–08 season. They were UEFA Champions League semi-finalists in 2006 and again in 2022 and they won their first European trophy by winning the Europa League final in 2021 . Villarreal have also been semi-finalists in 2004 , 2011 and 2016 . The team play at the Estadio de la Cerámica which, with a 25,000-seat capacity, could fit half of the population of the town. Villarreal CF full-back Joan Capdevila played in

560-633: The Moors. It was placed strategically on the ancient Via Augusta 65 km north from Valencia , and in the outskirts of the then-Muslim stronghold of Borriana . It was founded with royal status, with representation in the Valencian Parliament and Delegation of the Kingdom, and had the privilege of using the royal standard as its ensign. Villarreal was part of the royal sector of the Valencian Parliament and had an active say in its affairs. The original town

595-524: The Spain national squad that won the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa . Capdevila and Villarreal teammate Marcos Senna played in the Spain national squad that won UEFA Euro 2008 . Castell%C3%B3 de la Plana Castellón de la Plana (officially in Valencian : Castelló de la Plana ), or simply Castellón (Valencian: Castelló ), is the capital city of the province of Castellón , in

630-589: The Valencian Community (after Valencia , Alicante and Elche ). The Prime Meridian , or Greenwich Meridian, intersects the 40th parallel at Castellón de la Plana and is commemorated with a monolith in Meridian Park ( Parc del Meridià ) located at the exact point where this occurs. The town inherited the name from a Moorish castle on the top of the hill of Magdalena (the Castle of Fadrell  [ es ] ),

665-672: The Valencian name to become the exclusive official name for the municipality. The agreement was thus published in the Boletín Oficial del Estado in January 2007, and the dual official name Villarreal/Vila-real removed. Inhabitants of the city are known as vila-realencs (male) or vila-realenques (female) in Valencian, and villarrealenses in Spanish. Villarreal was founded on 20 February 1274 by King James I of Aragon (hence its royal status), to strengthen his reconquest of Eastern Spain from

700-450: The ceramic tile industry. Other industries in the city include financial services, bricks and other clay products, and basic metals. The town is home to Villarreal CF , a football club in La Liga , Spain's highest tier of football. Founded in 1923, the club reached the national divisions in 1956 and the top-tier in 1998. During a successful spell in La Liga, the side were League runners-up in

735-499: The city became involved in various revolts and wars which changed Spain's political make-up. In the 19th century, the cultivation and trade of oranges was introduced, which gave the town great economic progress, led both by businessmen and by farmers' associations or " cooperatives ". After the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939), the earnings obtained from the orange trade allowed several entrepreneurs to build ceramic tile factories as

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770-461: The construction of representative buildings (Provincial Hospital, Casino , Theater) and parks. In 1991 a university ( Jaume I University ) was established, set upon a modern campus. The local economy is based on industry, tourism and craft -work. Castellón de la Plana has a Semi-arid climate ( Köppen : BSk ) with mild winters and hot, dry summers. Autumn is the wettest season and the average sunshine hours are around 2,800 per year. Most of

805-442: The facilities, and the advertising system was computerised. 39°56′39″N 0°06′13″W  /  39.94417°N 0.10361°W  / 39.94417; -0.10361 Villarreal Villarreal (officially, in Valencian : Vila-real ) is a city and municipality in the province of Castellón which is part of the Valencian Community in the east of Spain . The town is located at 42 m above sea level, 7 km to

840-454: The four corners of the field, with nine halogen lamps on top of each one. The changing rooms were moved several times. Until the 1935–36 season they were at the south eastern corner of the stadium, then at the north east until 1989, when they were moved to the south western part. After the last modifications to the stadium, they are now under the main stand. On 8 January 2017, just before a La Liga match against Barcelona , Villarreal changed

875-706: The historical buildings are located in the diminutive old town, around the Plaça Major (Main Square). These include: The annual festivities in Castellón are a week of celebrations three weeks before Easter every year called La Magdalena . People come from all over the province and many international bands and groups participate. The city has the professional basketball team AB Castelló , which plays in LEB Oro , Spanish second basketball division. The local professional football club

910-503: The local industry of tiles. The dressing rooms were also renovated, creating an office for the coach, physiotherapy room, and a bath and showers area. There was also an office created for the UEFA delegates, an anti-doping hall, and the room for press conferences was expanded. The separation of the pitch from the public has been expanded by one metre, and the entrance to the dressing rooms had to be revised. Two restaurants have been created inside

945-467: The name of its stadium from El Madrigal to Estadio de la Cerámica (English: Ceramics Stadium ) recognising the local industry. In February 2021, Norwegian club Molde FK played their Europa League last 32 home match at the ground, due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in their own country . There are 30 Casals Grocs VIP boxes with air conditioning, TV with live transmission of the matches, catering service, individual seats and independent access from

980-414: The record of seasonal tickets in the fourth-tier division with 12,701, and is considered a giant amongst minnows. The presence of Villarreal CF in the adjacent town (only 8 km away) has created a fierce rivalry for geographical reasons, especially due to the success of Villarreal in the last decades. The city is host to futsal club CFS Bisontes Castellón , which under the name Playas de Castellón

1015-477: The south of the province's capital ( Castelló de la Plana ). Villarreal is separated from Castelló de la Plana by the Millars River. It has 51,367 inhabitants (2010 data), most of them living in the urban area that covers about 10.7% of its comarca's 55.4 km surface. Ranked by population, it is the second-largest city in the province (after the capital), and fifteenth in the Valencian Community. The town

1050-512: The southern stand with three elevators. Of the 30 boxes, five accommodate 20 people, 23 accommodate 16, and the last two 12 fans. To be approved for the UEFA Champions League , stadiums have to fulfil a series of requisites, for which the Stadium had to be quickly renovated in 2005 to meet those regulations. The facade was covered with yellow tiles, both to improve aesthetics, and to benefit

1085-542: Was erected. Nicknamed the Feudo Amarillo ("Yellow Fief"), it is located at Plaza Labrador, ten kilometres away from the Mediterranean Sea , and at an altitude of 50 metres. The first remodeling works took place on the stadium in the close season before the 1952–53 season. The size of the pitch was taken from 95 x 50 m to 104 x 65 m, matching that of the Helsinki Olympic Stadium of the 1952 Summer Olympics ,

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1120-521: Was founded with royal status by King James I of Aragon in 1274 during his campaign to regain Muslim territory in present-day Valencia during the Reconquista . It later became an agricultural centre for orange cultivation, and more recently a centre for the ceramics industry. The city is the birthplace of Francisco de Asís Tárrega y Eixea (1852–1909) who was a Spanish composer and classical guitarist of

1155-514: Was in the late 18th century, as Spain became more centralised, that the Castilian name took over. The city was renamed in 1939, after the Spanish Civil War , as Villarreal de los Infantes (Royal Town of the Infantes ), to avoid confusion with other Spanish localities with the same name. It is sometimes still referred to under this extended version. On 27 February 2006, the municipal corporation voted

1190-626: Was one of the best Spanish and European futsal clubs in the late 90s and early 2000s, having won the premier professional futsal league in Spain twice in 2000 and 2001, and the UEFA Futsal Cup three consecutive times in 2001, 2002 and 2003. Jaume I University was founded in 1991, and in 2014 there were approximately 15,000 students enrolled who share a single campus. The small Castellón Airport offers charter and general aviation services, as well as scheduled passenger services to London, Bucharest and Poznań. The new Castellón-Costa Azahar Airport

1225-504: Was surrounded by walls, but expanded outside these limits beginning in the 14th century due to an increase in population. The demographic and economic imbalances which characterise the 15th century carried on into the beginning of the 16th with constant conflicts between the Christian population and the Mudéjars (Muslims who still lived in Christian majority Spain) who lived in the area. During

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