FC Barcelona Atlètic

Futbol Club Barcelona "B" is a Spanish football team based in Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia. Founded in 1970 as FC Barcelona Atlètic it is the reserve team of FC Barcelona, and currently plays in Segunda División, holding home matches at Mini Estadi.

Barcelona B

Full name	Futbol Club Barcelona "B"
Nickname(s)	Barça B
Founded	1970
Ground	Mini Estadi, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Capacity	15,276
Chairman	Sandro Rosell
Coach	Eusebio Sacristan
League	Segunda División
2012–13	Segunda División, 9th
Home colours Away colours

Reserve teams in Spain play in the same league system as the senior team, rather than in a reserve team league. They cannot play in the same division as their main side, however, so Barcelona B is ineligible for promotion to La Liga and cannot play in the Copa del Rey.

History

España Industrial

Main article: CD Condal

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

Initially, Industrial played in the local regional leagues but, in 1950, it was promoted to Tercera División, reaching Segunda División two years later. In 1953 the club finished as runners-up in both the league and the promotion play-off but, being a nursery club of Barcelona, it was unable to move up a division.

CD Condal

Main article: CD Condal

After winning another promotion play-off in 1956, Espanya Industrial became independent of FC Barcelona and was renamed Club Deportivo Condal. The club wore blue shirts with two white diagonals stripes.

Condal competed once in La Liga, in the 1956–57 season, being relegated as 16th and last. In 1968 the club rejoined the Barcelona family as its reserve team, and adopted the blaugrana colours.

Barcelona Atlètic / Barcelona B

Barcelona Atlètic crest

In 1970, Barcelona president Agustí Montal decided to merge Condal with another junior club, Atlètic Catalunya, and formed Barcelona Atlètic. Atlètic was founded in 1965 as a result of the merger of two other teams: UE Catalunya de Les Corts (born in 1918 as Catalunya Sporting Club) and CD Fabra Coats (1926).

Under the new denomination the B-team played a total of ten seasons in the second level. At the end of 1988–89 the side returned to Segunda División B – the new third level created in 1977 – after ranking 17th.

In 1990 the team was renamed Barcelona B, but club president Joan Laporta changed the name back to Barcelona Atlètic in 2008. Two years later, his successor Sandro Rosell returned to the previous denomination.

Former club player Luis Enrique (he also played for Real Madrid) succeeded Pep Guardiola as team manager in the summer of 2008, as the latter was appointed main squad coach. In 2009–10 the club finished second in Group III and returned to division two after an absence of 11 years; this was followed by a third-place in the following campaign, but the team was not eligible for promotion.

Season to season

Season Division Place 1970–71 3ª 4th 1971–72 3ª 19th 1972–73 Regional 1st 1973–74 3ª 1st 1974–75 2ª 10th 1975–76 2ª 6th 1976–77 2ª 20th 1977–78 2ªB 5th 1978–79 2ªB 4th 1979–80 2ªB 14th 1980–81 2ªB 3rd 1981–82 2ªB 1st 1982–83 2ª 11th 1983–84 2ª 7th 1984–85 2ª 9th 1985–86 2ª 13th 1986–87 2ª 13th 1987–88 2ª 8th 1988–89 2ª 17th 1989–90 2ªB 2nd 1990–91 2ªB 1st 1991–92 2ª 6th

Season Division Place 1992–93 2ª 8th 1993–94 2ª 8th 1994–95 2ª 6th 1995–96 2ª 14th 1996–97 2ª 19th 1997–98 2ªB 1st 1998–99 2ª 20th 1999–00 2ªB 11th 2000–01 2ªB 9th 2001–02 2ªB 1st 2002–03 2ªB 2nd 2003–04 2ªB 8th 2004–05 2ªB 11th 2005–06 2ªB 6th 2006–07 2ªB 19th 2007–08 3ª 1st 2008–09 2ªB 5th 2009–10 2ªB 2nd 2010–11 2ª 3rd 2011–12 2ª 8th 2012–13 2ª 9th 2013–14 2ª —

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• 20 seasons in Segunda División
• 19 seasons in Segunda División B
• 4 seasons in Tercera División
• 1 season in Categorías Regionales

Current squad

As of 1 July 2013.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
3	DF	ESP	Sergi Gómez
4	MF	ESP	Ilie Sánchez (captain)
5	DF	ESP	Carles Planas (vice-captain)
8	MF	ESP	Javier Espinosa
13	GK	ESP	Jordi Masip
14	MF	ESP	Patric
15	MF	ESP	Kiko Femenía
16	DF	POR	Edgar Ié
18	MF	POR	Agostinho Cá
19	DF	ESP	Sergio Juste

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
24	MF	ESP	Joan Àngel Román
25	GK	ESP	Miguel Bañuz
32	DF	CMR	Frank Bagnack
34	FW	CMR	Jean Marie Dongou
35	DF	ESP	Álex Grimaldo
—	DF	ESP	Sergio Ayala
—	MF	ESP	Jordi Quintillà
—	MF	ESP	Miguel Ángel
—	FW	ESP	Rodri

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player

Honours

• Segunda División B: 1981–82, 1990–91, 1997–98, 2001–02
• Tercera División: 1973–74, 2007–08

Former players

See also: Category:FC Barcelona B footballers

This is a list of former Barcelona B players, who have played at least 20 league matches for the first team.

Name	Nationality	Position[NB]	Barcelona career	Appearances	Goals
Xavi Hernández	Spain	Midfielder	1998– ¤	444	53
Carles Puyol	Spain	Defender	1999– ¤	387	11
Víctor Valdés	Spain	Goalkeeper	2002– ¤	361	0
Guillermo Amor	Spain	Midfielder	1988–1998	311	47
Andrés Iniesta	Spain	Midfielder	2002– ¤	302	30
Sergi Barjuán	Spain	Defender	1993–2002	267	6
Pep Guardiola	Spain	Midfielder	1990–2001	263	6
Francisco Carrasco	Spain	Forward	1978–1989	262	49
Lionel Messi	Argentina	Forward	2004– ¤	246	215
José Vicente Sánchez	Spain	Midfielder	1976–1986	236	16
Albert Ferrer	Spain	Defender	1990–1998	204	1
Antonio Olmo	Spain	Defender	1976–1984	188	4
Sergio Busquets	Spain	Midfielder	2008– ¤	147	4
Pedro Rodríguez	Spain	Forward	2007– ¤	132	37
Gabri García	Spain	Midfielder	1999–2006	128	8
Oleguer Presas	Spain	Defender	2001–2008	127	1
Ramón Calderé	Spain	Midfielder	1984–1988	110	15
Bojan Krkić	Spain	Forward	2007–2011	104	26
Thiago Motta	Italy	Midfielder	2001–2007	98	6
Gerard López	Spain	Midfielder	2000–2005	91	5
Iván de la Peña	Spain	Midfielder	1995–1998	80	11
Carles Busquets	Spain	Goalkeeper	1990–1999	79	0
Roger García	Spain	Midfielder	1995–1999	78	7
Albert Celades	Spain	Midfielder	1995–1999	72	4
Óscar García	Spain	Midfielder	1992–1999	69	21
Thiago Alcântara	Spain	Midfielder	2009– ¤	68	7
Juan Carlos Rojo	Spain	Forward	1983–1987	63	4
Paco Clos	Spain	Forward	1982–1988	62	9
Luis Milla	Spain	Midfielder	1985–1990	54	2
Ángel Pedraza	Spain	Midfielder	1985–1988	45	4
Paco Fortes	Spain	Forward	1975–1979	44	5
Jordi Cruyff	Netherlands	Forward	1994–1996	41	11
Cristian Tello	Spain	Forward	2011– ¤	37	10
Cristóbal Parralo	Spain	Defender	1987–1992	31	2
Pepe Reina	Spain	Goalkeeper	2000–2002	30	0
Giovani dos Santos	Mexico	Midfielder	2007–2008	28	3
Sergi López	Spain	Defender	1987–1991	26	0
Luis García	Spain	Forward	2003–2004	25	4
Martín Montoya	Spain	Defender	2011– ¤	24	1
Francesc Arnau	Spain	Goalkeeper	1996–2001	24	0
Jeffrén Suárez	Spain	Forward	2008–2011	22	3
Fernando Navarro	Spain	Defender	2001–2006	21	1
Salvador García	Spain	Defender	1986–1989	21	0

• Bold denotes players still playing in Barcelona

These players had never played at Barcelona B, but played at the youth system of Barcelona and appeared in more than 20 league games with the senior team.

Name	Nationality	Position[NB]	Barcelona career	Appearances	Goals
Gerard Piqué	Spain	Defender	2008– ¤	138	10
Cesc Fàbregas	Spain	Midfielder	2011– ¤	60	20
Jordi Alba	Spain	Defender	2012– ¤	29	2

• Bold denotes players still playing in Barcelona

Former managers

Josep Seguer (1970–72) Lluís Aloy (1972–76) Laureano Ruiz (1976–78) Antoni Torres (1978–79, 1980–83) Joan Segarra (1979–80) Jaume Olivé (1980) José Luis Romero (1983–84) Joan Martínez Vilaseca (1984–87)

Lluís Pujol (1987–89) Quique Costas (1989–96, 2001–03, 2005–07) Juande Ramos (1996–97) Josep Maria Gonzalvo (2000–01) Pere Gratacós (2003–05) Pep Guardiola (2007–08) Luis Enrique (2008–11) Eusebio Sacristán (2011–)

Top scorers

Liga Adelante

Ranking	Nationality	Name	Years	Goals
1	Spain	Jonathan Soriano	2009–2012	29
2	Spain	Thomas Christiansen	1991–1996	28
3	Spain	Gerard Deulofeu	2011–2013	27
4	Spain	Villarroya	1984–1987	24
–	Spain	Óscar García	1991–1994	24
–	Spain	Manolo	1983–1986	24
7	Spain	Martín Domínguez	1986–1988	22
8	Spain	Lluís Carreras	1991–1993	21
9	Brazil	Rafinha	2011–2013	20
10	Spain	Paco Martinez	1974–1977	19

All competitions

Ranking	Nationality	Name	Years	Goals
1	Spain	Jonathan Soriano	2009-2012	40
2	Spain	Antonio Pinilla	1988–1991	35
3	Spain	Sergio García	2002–2004	34
4	Spain	Roberto Trashorras	1999–2003	33
5	Spain	Mario Rosas	1997–2000	31
–	Spain	Ramón Calderé	1977–1984	31
–	Spain	Joan Verdú	2002–2006	31
8	Spain	Nolito	2008–2011	29
9	Spain	Thomas Christiansen	1991–1996	28
10	Spain	Gerard Deulofeu	2011–2013	27

Stadium

Main article: Mini Estadi

The Mini Estadi

On 23 September 1982 the Mini Estadi was inaugurated by Barcelona president Josep Lluís Núñez. Next to the ground there are two training pitches, pitch 3 and 4, which have artificial turf – the latter has a regulation size of 100 x 70 metres and has seating for 1,000 spectators.

Mini Estadi has also hosted games for the Barcelona Dragons and the Andorra national football team.

La Masia

Inaugurated on 26 September 1966, La Masia is the name given to Barcelona's training facilities located near the Camp Nou in the Les Corts district of Barcelona. It is an ancient country residence built in 1702 and once Camp Nou was inaugurated in 1957, the building was remodelled and extended for use as the club's social headquarters.

In 1979, La Masia became the residence of young players from outside of the city. In the following decades the academy forged several players that would later appear for both the main squad and the Spanish national team, Guillermo Amor, Albert Ferrer, Iván de la Peña, Carles Puyol, Gerard López, Xavi, Víctor Valdés, and Andrés Iniesta being amongst the most prominent.

External links

• Team profile at official website
• Futbolme team profile Template:Es
• BDFutbol team profile