10TH MARCH 1923
FOUNDATION OF CD VILLARREAL
José Calduch, founder of CD Villarreal.
DECADE BY DECADE
1923-1933
THE ORIGINS OF VILLARREAL CF
A football-loving pharmacist brings the game to Vila-real
A new form of entertainment called football arrives in Vila-real thanks to José Calduch, who discovers the sport while studying Medicine in Barcelona and decides to bring it to his hometown for everyone to enjoy. On 10th March 1923, in the back room of the family pharmacy, José Calduch founds CD Villarreal, the predecessor of today’s Villarreal CF. That same year, he purchases a plot of land and converts it into the Campo del Villarreal, later named El Madrigal.
10TH MARCH 1923
CD VILLARREAL
CD Villarreal first team.
17TH JUNE 1923
INAUGURATION OF THE CAMP DEL VILLARREAL
Opening match between CD Castellón and Cervantes FC.
