Founded in 1992 it plays in Segunda Federación – Group 4, holding home matches at Estadio Romero Cuerda, with a capacity of 5,000 seats.

In the 2014–15 season, the club played for the first time the promotion play-offs to Segunda División, being eliminated in the first round by Bilbao Athletic.

[2] The following season, the team reached the last 32 of the Copa del Rey, where they faced reigning league, cup and European champions Barcelona.

[3] 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.

[5] The league campaign ended with relegation to the Tercera División, bouncing back immediately in July 2020 with a playoff victory over Cacereño; despite a 1–1 draw in the final, they advanced as seeds having won the group.