FC Barcelona B
Joan Laporta |
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FC Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve side of
FC Barcelona. Unlike the
English League, reserve teams in Spain 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 or to have their own separate names. 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 España Industrial,
CD Condal and
Barcelona Atlétic. Since
1993 there has also been a
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.
Both FC Barcelona B and C teams 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.
CD España Industrial
Founded on
August 1st 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 España 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 Division and by
1952 they had been promoted to the
Segunda Division. In
1953 they finished as runners-up in both the
Segunda Division, 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.
CD Condal
After winning another promotion play-off in
1956,
CD España 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 Division. 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.
Barcelona Atlétic
In
1970 FC Barcelona president
Agustín Montal decided to merge
CD Condal with another junior club,
Atlètic Catalunya, and formed
Barcelona Atlétic.
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.
La Masia
In
1979 FC Barcelona established
La Masia as the headquarters of it's youth academy. Since its inception it has nurtured numerous talented players for the senior team. Among them are
Francisco José Carrasco,
Ramón María Calderé,
Guillermo Amor,
Albert Ferrer,
Josep Guardiola,
Sergi,
Víctor Valdés,
Carles Puyol,
Andrés Iniesta and
Lionel Messi, 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 Garcia,
Pepe Reina,
Mikel Arteta,
Cesc Fàbregas and
Albert Luque.
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Segunda Division Play-Off Champions**1955-56
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Segunda Division B Champions ** 1981-82, 1990-91, 1997-98, 2001-02
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Tercera Division Champions** 1973-74
CD España Industrial*
Seasons in Segunda Division: 4
CD Condal*
Seasons in Primera Division: 1
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Seasons in Segunda Division: 4
Barcelona Atlétic / Barcelona B*
Seasons in Segunda A: 17
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Seasons in Segunda B: 14
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Seasons in Tercera: 3
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Lionel Messi*
Thiago Motta*
Thomas Christiansen*
Giovanni dos Santos *
Amor*
Mikel Arteta*
Sergi Barjuán*
Calderé *
Carrasco*
Cesc Fàbregas*
Albert Ferrer|
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Josep Fuste*
Luis García*
Enrique Gensana *
Sigrid Gracia *
Josep Guardiola*
Andrés Iniesta*
Albert Jorquera*
Jordi López*
Albert Luque*
Fernando Olivella *
Gerard Piqué*
Iván de la Peña*
Pepe Reina*
Carles Rexach*
David Sánchez*
Luis Suárez*
Justo Tejada*
Víctor Valdés*
Martin Verges*
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