FC Barcelona B

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FC Barcelona B

Full name

Futbol Club Barcelona B

Nickname(s)

Barça B

Founded

1970

Ground

Mini Estadi
Barcelona, Catalonia
Spain
(Capacity 15,276)

Chairman

Joan Laporta

Manager

Josep Guardiola

League

3ª Group 5

2006-07

2ªB - Group 3 19th





Home colours





Away colours

FC Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve team of FC Barcelona. Unlike the English football league system, reserve teams in the Spanish football league system play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their senior team. Therefore the team is ineligible for promotion to the Primera Division. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter the Copa del Rey. In the past the reserve teams of both FC Barcelona and Real Madrid have blurred the lines between being a reserve team and a separate entity.

The team has a history distinct from the senior team and only became known as FC Barcelona B in the 1990s. Previously the club has been known as CD Espanya Industrial, CD Condal and Barcelona Atlètic. From 1993 to 2007 there was also an FC Barcelona C, founded in 1967 as Barcelona Amateur. Although FC Barcelona is traditionally regarded as being a very cosmopolitan club, it also has a history of producing players from the cantera barcelonista. Numerous senior players have graduated through the ranks of these junior teams.

FC Barcelona B play their home games at the Mini Estadi, next door to the Camp Nou. The Mini Estadi is one of the most impressive reserve team stadiums in the world. It was opened in 1982 and has also hosted the FC Barcelona Dragons and Andorra internationals.

1 History
2 Trophies
3 Statistics
4 Current players
- 4.1 In
- 4.2 Out
5 Selected former players
6 Selected managers
7 External links

Founded on August 1, 1934 as Societat Esportiva Industrial Espanya, the club was originally the sports club of the factory with the same name. The club shirt featured blue and white vertical stripes. The company was owned by the family of Josep Antoni de Albert who was briefly president of CF Barcelona in 1943. During Alberts’ presidency the club, now known as Club Deportivo Espanya Industrial, became the CF Barcelona reserve team and began to play their home games at Les Corts.

Initially the club played in the local regional leagues but in 1950 they were promoted to the Tercera División and by 1952 they had been promoted to the Segunda División. In 1953 they finished as runners-up in both the Segunda División, Group I and the subsequent promotion play-off but because they were a nursery club of CF Barcelona, they were unable to move up a division.

After winning another promotion play-off in 1956, CD Espanya Industrial became independent of CF Barcelona and were renamed Club Deportivo Condal. The club wore blue shirts with two white diagonals stripes. The club were now able to be promoted to the Primera División. However they survived only one season and were relegated in 1957. In 1968 the club rejoined the FC Barcelona family as the reserve team and adopted the blaugrana.

In 1970 FC Barcelona president Agustí Montal decided to merge CD Condal with another junior club, Atlètic Catalunya, and formed Barcelona Atlètic. Atlètic Catalunya had only been formed in 1965 as a result of the merger of two other clubs UE Catalunya de Les Corts, founded in 1918 as Catalunya Sporting Club, and CD Fabra Coats, founded in 1926.

In 1979 FC Barcelona established La Masia as the headquarters of its youth academy. Since its inception it has nurtured numerous talented players for the senior team. Among them are Francisco José Carrasco, Ramon Maria Calderé, Guillermo Amor, Albert Ferrer, Josep Guardiola, Sergi, Víctor Valdés, Carles Puyol, Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Lionel Messi, Giovani dos Santos and Bojan Krkić, all of whom played for FC Barcelona B. However not all the graduates of La Masia established themselves at FC Barcelona and some have moved to other clubs to advance their careers. These have include Iván de la Peña, David Sánchez, Luis García, Pepe Reina, Mikel Arteta, Fran Merida, Gerard Piqué, Cesc Fàbregas and Albert Luque.

Segunda Division Play-Off Champions
- 1955-56
Segunda Division B Champions
- 1981-82, 1990-91, 1997-98, 2001-02
Tercera Division Champions
- 1973-74

CD Espanya Industrial

Seasons in Segunda Division: 4

CD Condal

Seasons in Primera Division: 1
Seasons in Segunda Division: 4

Barcelona Atlètic / Barcelona B

Seasons in Segunda A: 17
Seasons in Segunda B: 15
Seasons in Tercera: 3

No.		Position	Player
		GK	Dani Planche
		GK	Pau Torres
		GK	Oier Olazábal
		DF	Marc Valiente
		DF	Fali
		DF	David Córcoles
		DF	Alberto Botía
		DF	Víctor Espasandín
		DF	Xavi Torres
		DF	Jeffrey Hoogervorst
		MF	Dimas Delgado
		MF	Víctor Sánchez
		MF	Abraham González

No.		Position	Player
		MF	Daniel Toribio
		MF	José Manuel Rueda
		MF	Sergio Busquets
		MF	Eneko Fernández
		MF	Marc Crosas
		MF	Thiago Alcántara
		FW	Gai Assulin
		FW	Sergio Urbano
		FW	Jeffrén Suárez
		FW	José Emilio Guerra
		FW	Iago Falqué
		FW	Pedrito
		FW	Víctor Vázquez

No.		Position	Player
		DF	Víctor Espasandín (from Ponferradina)
		DF	David Córcoles (from València B)
		DF	Xavi Torres (from Alicante / Villarreal B)
		MF	Eneko Fernández (from Real Zaragoza B)
		MF	Abraham González (from Terrassa)
		GK	Daniel Planchería (promoted from youth team)
		GK	Pau Torres (promoted from youth team)
		DF	Fali (promoted from youth team)
		MF	Daniel Toribio (promoted from youth team)
		MF	Thiago Alcántara (promoted from youth team)
		MF	José Manuel Rueda (promoted from youth team)
		MF	Jerry (promoted from youth team)
		MF	Víctor Sánchez (promoted from youth team)
		FW	Pedro Rodríguez, Pedrito (promoted from youth team)
		FW	Gai Assulin (promoted from youth team)
		FW	Sergio Urbano (promoted from youth team)
		FW	Iago Falqué (promoted from youth team)
		FW	José Emilio Guerra (from Real Zaragoza B)

No.		Position	Player
		FW	Giovani dos Santos (to senior team)
		DF	Jesús Olmo (on loan to Racing de Ferrol)
		GK	Rubén Martínez (on loan to Racing de Ferrol)
		GK	Urko Pardo (end of contract)
		GK	Alberto Montero (released (signed with Badalona))
		MF	Andrea Orlandi (loan return to Alavés)
		MF	Carles Coto (free transfer to Excelsior Mouscron)
		MF	Jordi Gómez (free transfer to Espanyol B)
		MF	Lluís Sastre (to Real Zaragoza B / Huesca)
		FW	Thaer Bawab (on loan to L'Hospitalet)
		MF	Víctor Besada (free transfer to Palencia)
		MF	Julio de Dios (released)
		DF	Fran (free transfer to Burgos)
		MF	Alberto Rodríguez (released)
		MF	Pitu (on loan to Las Palmas)
		FW	Toni Calvo (free transfer to Aris Thessaloniki)
		FW	Felipe Sanchón (free transfer to Aris Thessaloniki)}
		MF	Nano (loan return to Nàstic on to Lleida)
		FW	Manel Expósito (free transfer to At. Aviación)
		FW	Luciano Becchio (extended loan to Mérida)
		DF	Jaime Hernández López (transfer to Atlético C)
		FW	Sito Riera (transfered to RCD Espanyol B)