At the top of the footballing world
At the top of the footballing world
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Villarreal were named as the best club in the world in December 2004 by the IFFHS

The International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) named Villarreal CF as the best club in the world in December 2004 in its Club World Ranking. That season, the Yellows were managed by Manuel Pellegrini and had stars such as Juan Román Riquelme and Diego Forlán in their ranks.

The Yellows hadn’t started the league season well. In mid-November, they were 15th in LaLiga. However, the Yellow Submarine improved considerably in the last month of the year. In that unforgettable December, Villarreal beat Getafe (1-2), Málaga (3-0) and Egaleo (4-0), as well as drawing against Partizan (1-1), Real Madrid (0-0) and Albacete (2-2). Without a single defeat, the Yellows moved up five positions in the table, into tenth.

The Submarine started 2005 like they finished the previous year. They put in a memorable second half of the season, allowing them to finish third in the table and to qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history.

That fantastic Villarreal side was led on the pitch by two of the best players around at the time: Diego Forlán and Juan Román Riquelme. They formed an unforgettable bond that helped the Yellows reach some of their best ever moments.

In the 2004/05 season, the Uruguayan striker won the Golden Boot, scoring 25 goals in LaLiga. The Argentine star’s numbers were impressive too, with ten assists, the highest in the league, while also scoring 15 goals.

The IFFHS named the best club in the world every month from 2000 to 2013. After the passing of its president and founder, Alfredo W. Pöge, the International Federation of Football History & Statistics stopped doing so, and now currently only names the best club each year.

In 13 years, only nine Spanish sides were given that achievement. As well as Villarreal, Real Madrid, FC Barcelona, RC Celta, Real Zaragoza, Valencia CF, Sevilla FC, CA Osasuna and Atlético Madrid were also named the best team in the world in the IFFHS Club World Ranking.

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A special pack including Inmersión Villarreal (museum & tour) and a set menu at Corner Sports Bar del Poble

Includes:

  • Ticket for Inmersión Villarreal (museum & tour)
  • Set menu at Corner Sports Bar and a choice between pizza and a drink or burger with chips and a drink

Price:

  • €19.95 – season-ticket holders and ‘Soc Groguet’ fan-card holders
  • €24.95 – general ticket

Villarreal CF’s interactive Museum & Tour experience. You can visit the Submarine’s immersive museum and complete a guided tour of the Estadio de la Cerámica.

  • Visit to Villarreal CF’s museum
  • Guided tour of the Estadio de la Cerámica
  • Estimated duration: 1 hour and 45 minutes
  • Languages: Spanish, Valencian and English
  • Opening times: Thursday afternoons, Friday afternoons, Saturday mornings and afternoons and Sunday mornings

Price:

€15 – general ticket

€12 – season-ticket holders and ‘Soc Groguet’ fan-card holders

€12 – children aged six to 12

€8 – season-ticket holders and ‘Soc Groguet’ fan-card holders aged six to 12

Young children can celebrate their birthday at the Estadio de la Cerámica crèche. The activity is recommended for under-8s.

It includes:

  • Celebration that lasts three hours with a snack and a visit to Inmersión Villarreal (museum & tour)
  • Sandwiches, croissants, pastries, with crisps, drinks and cakes
  • A bag of sweets for each guest
  • Inflatables, trampolines, facepainting
  • Supervision from monitors
  • Mini football match, with goals, in an equipped room

Price:

€27 per guest

Celebrate your birthday at the Estadio de la Cerámica enjoying Inmersión Villarreal and Corner Sports Bar!

  • Visit to Inmersión Villarreal (museum and tour)
  • Set menu at Corner Sports Bar (either burger, hot dog or nuggets + chips + drink)
  • A bag of sweets for each guest
  • A Villarreal CF ball for the birthday boy or girl
  • Personalised Villarreal CF cake
  • Includes entrance to the Inmersión Villarreal experience for two adults who will accompany the group

PRICE

29.95 per guest

Extras

  • Signed shirt by Villarreal CF players: +€99.95
  • Gift bag for each guest (bag, book, pen and Villarreal CF bracelet): +€5.95 per guest

Participants will be able to visit an exclusive area where Villarreal CF players leave the stadium on matchday and ask them for autographs and photographs.

Price

€75 per person

An experience matchday experience that includes:

  • A ticket for Inmersión Villarreal (museum only)
  • Watching the team arrive from inside the stadium
  • A visit to the VIP box and press room
  • Watch the warm-up from pitchside
  • Exclusive Meet & Groc with the players after the match
  • Official Villarreal CF scarf

*Maximum 10 spots per match

Price

€175 per person (match ticket not included)

€275 per person with Super Tribuna ticket

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