FC Barcelona Atlètic

This article is about the reserve football team. For the reserve basketball team, see FC Barcelona Bàsquet B.

Futbol Club Barcelona Atlètic, commonly referred to as Barça Atlètic or Barça B, is a football team based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in Primera Federación – Group 2, the third tier of the Spanish league system. Founded in 1970, it is the reserve team of FC Barcelona and it plays its home fixtures at Johan Cruyff Stadium.

Barcelona Atlètic

Full name	Futbol Club Barcelona Atlètic
Nickname(s)	L’Atlètic Barça B
Founded	12 June 1970; 53 years ago (1970-06-12) as Barcelona Atlètic
Ground	Johan Cruyff Stadium
Capacity	6,000
President	Jordi Casals
Head coach	Rafael Márquez
League	Primera Federación – Group 1
2022–23	Primera Federación – Group 2, 4th of 20
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 must play at least one level below their main side and they are not eligible to play in the Copa del Rey.

History

Espanya 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 Albert's 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

 

The Mini Estadi during a match

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 (founded 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,^[1] until Laporta changed again the name back to Barcelona Atlètic during his second presidential term in 2022.^[2]

Former club player Luis Enrique succeeded Pep Guardiola as team manager in the summer of 2008, as the latter was appointed main squad coach.^[3] 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 Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1970–71 3 3ª 4th First round 1971–72 3 3ª 19th Second round 1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 1st 1973–74 3 3ª 1st Fourth round 1974–75 2 2ª 10th Round of 16 1975–76 2 2ª 6th First round 1976–77 2 2ª 20th Second round 1977–78 3 2ª B 5th First round 1978–79 3 2ª B 4th 1979–80 3 2ª B 14th Second round 1980–81 3 2ª B 3rd 1981–82 3 2ª B 1st Third round 1982–83 2 2ª 11th Third round 1983–84 2 2ª 7th Round of 16 1984–85 2 2ª 9th Third round 1985–86 2 2ª 13th First round 1986–87 2 2ª 13th Third round 1987–88 2 2ª 8th Round of 32 1988–89 2 2ª 17th Third round 1989–90 3 2ª B 2nd Second round

Season Tier Division Place 1990–91 3 2ª B 1st 1991–92 2 2ª 6th 1992–93 2 2ª 8th 1993–94 2 2ª 8th 1994–95 2 2ª 6th 1995–96 2 2ª 14th 1996–97 2 2ª 19th 1997–98 3 2ª B 1st 1998–99 2 2ª 20th 1999–00 3 2ª B 11th 2000–01 3 2ª B 9th 2001–02 3 2ª B 1st 2002–03 3 2ª B 2nd 2003–04 3 2ª B 8th 2004–05 3 2ª B 11th 2005–06 4 2ª B 6th 2006–07 4 2ª B 19th 2007–08 4 3ª 1st 2008–09 3 2ª B 5th 2009–10 3 2ª B 2nd

Season Tier Division Place 2010–11 2 2ª 3rd 2011–12 2 2ª 8th 2012–13 2 2ª 9th 2013–14 2 2ª 3rd 2014–15 2 2ª 22nd 2015–16 3 2ª B 10th 2016–17 3 2ª B 1st 2017–18 2 2ª 20th 2018–19 3 2ª B 8th 2019–20 3 2ª B 2nd 2020–21 3 2ª B 2nd / 2nd 2021–22 3 1ª Fed. 9th 2022–23 3 1ª Fed. 4th

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• 23 seasons in Segunda División
• 2 seasons in Primera Federación
• 23 seasons in Segunda División B
• 4 seasons in Tercera División
• 1 season in Categorías Regionales

Honours

• Segunda División B

Winners (5): 1981–82, 1990–91, 1997–98, 2001–02, 2016–17

• Tercera División

Winners (2): 1973–74, 2007–08

• Costa Brava Trophy

Winners (2): 1985, 2010

Players

Current squad

As of 3 September 2023^[4]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ESP Ander Astralaga 2 DF   ESP Trilli 3 DF   ESP Gerard Martín 4 DF   SEN Mamadou Fall (on loan from Los Angeles FC) 5 DF   ESP Sergi Domínguez 6 MF   ESP Marc Casadó (captain) 7 FW   ESP Ángel Alarcón 8 MF   ESP Moha Moukhliss (on loan from Andorra, vice-captain) 9 FW   ESP Diego Percan 10 MF   ESP Aleix Garrido 11 MF   ESP Fermín López 12 FW   ESP Iker Goujón

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 GK   ESP Marc Vidal (on loan from Andorra, 4th captain) 14 FW   BOL Jaume Cuéllar (on loan from Lugo) 15 DF   SEN Mikayil Faye 16 DF   ESP Edu Sánchez 17 FW   ESP Lamine Yamal 18 FW   ITA Pocho Román 19 FW   ESP Pau Víctor (on loan from Girona) 20 MF   ESP Unai Hernández 21 MF   GER Noah Darvich 22 MF   ESP Biel Vicens 23 DF   ESP Pelayo Fernández (3rd captain)

From Youth Academy

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 DF   ESP Pau Cubarsí 26 MF   ESP Pau Prim 27 MF   ESP Marc Bernal 28 MF   ESP Cristo Muñoz 29 FW   ESP Marc Guiu 30 MF   ESP Dani Rodríguez 32 DF   ESP Héctor Fort 33 DF   ESP Álvaro Cortés

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 DF   ESP Alexis Olmedo 36 DF   ESP Andrés Cuenca 37 DF   ESP Albert Navarro 38 DF   ESP Joan Anaya 41 GK   HUN Áron Yaakobishvili 51 GK   ESP Aáron Alonso 61 GK   ESP Max Bonfill

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 — DF   ESP Rubén Cantero (at Calahorra until 30 June 2024) — FW   GUI Saidou Bah (at Badajoz until 30 June 2024) — FW   ESP Josep Cerdà (at Ponferradina until 30 June 2024)

Personnel

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Rafael Márquez
Assistant coach	Albert Sánchez
Goalkeeping coach	Carles Busquets
Doctor	Xavier Valle
Fitness coach	Marc Guitart
Physioterapist	Chechu Pérez   Francesc Guilanyà   Jon Álvarez
Juvenil A (U19 A) coach	Óscar López

Last updated: 14 July 2022
Source: FC Barcelona B

Former coaches

Josep Seguer (1970–1972)   Luis Aloy (1972–1976)   Laureano Ruiz (1976–1978)   Antoni Torres (1978–1979, 1980–1983)   Joan Segarra (1979–1980)   Jaume Olivé (1980)   José Luis Romero (1983–1984)   Martínez Vilaseca (1984–1987)   Lluís Pujol (1987–1989)   Quique Costas (1989–1996, 2001–2003, 2005–2007)   Juande Ramos (1996–1997)

Josep Maria Gonzalvo (1997–2001)   Pere Gratacós (2003–2005)   Pep Guardiola (2007–2008)   Luis Enrique (2008–2011)   Eusebio Sacristán (2011–2015)   Jordi Vinyals (2015)   Gerard López (2015–2018)   García Pimienta (2018–2021)   Albert Capellas (interim) (2021)   Sergi Barjuán (2021–2022)   Rafael Márquez (2022–)

Records

Players in bold are still active with club.

Most appearances

All competitions^[5] Ranking Nationality Name Years Apps 1   Spain Antonio Pérez Ayllón 1978–1985 192 2   Spain Cándido Viana Valentín 1977–1983 176 3   Spain Jesús Angoy 1988–1995 164 4   Spain Albert Albesa Gasulla 1983–1988 160 5   Spain Pere Gratacós 1978–1983 150 6   Spain Juan Carlos Rojo 1978–1988 146 7   Spain Arnau Riera 2001–2006 143 8   Spain Francesc Guitart Sáez 1979–1984 141   Spain David García 1999–2004 10   Spain Joaquim Ferrer Sala 1978–1983 137

League matches (2ª and 2ª B)^[6] Ranking Nationality Name Years Apps 1   Spain Antonio Pérez Ayllón 1978–1985 172 2   Spain Cándido Viana Valentín 1977–1983 164 3   Spain Jesús Angoy 1988–1995 158 4   Spain Albert Albesa Gasulla 1983–1988 141 5   Spain Juan Carlos Rojo 1978–1988 139   Spain Arnau Riera 2001–2006 7   Spain Pere Gratacós 1978–1983 138 8   Cameroon Jean Marie Dongou 2011–2016 132 9   Spain David García 1999–2004 130   Nigeria Haruna Babangida 1998–2004   Spain Joan Verdú 2002–2006

Top scorers

All competitions^[5] Ranking Nationality Name Years Goals Apps 1   Spain Jonathan Soriano 2009–2012 59 84 2   Nigeria Haruna Babangida 1998–2004 47 136 3   Spain Antonio Pinilla 1988–1992 39 102   Spain Ramón Calderé 1977–1984 135 5   Spain Sergio García 2002–2004 37 66 6   Spain Luis Alonso Cebada 1981–1983 33 83 7   Spain Roberto Trashorras 1999–2003 33 119 8   Spain Mario Rosas 1997–2000 32 103 9   Spain Paco Clos 1979–1983 31 110   Spain Joan Verdú 2002–2006 134   Spain Antonio Pérez Ayllón 1978–1985 192

League matches (2ª and 2ª B)^[6] Ranking Nationality Name Years Goals Apps 1   Spain Jonathan Soriano 2009–2012 55 79 2   Nigeria Haruna Babangida 1998–2004 46 130 3   Spain Sergio García 2002–2004 34 60   Spain Antonio Pinilla 1988–1992 90 5   Spain Ramón Calderé 1977–1984 31 118 6   Spain Mario Rosas 1997–2000 30 97   Spain Joan Verdú 2002–2006 130 8   Spain Nolito 2008–2011 29 101   Spain Roberto Trashorras 1999–2003 107   Cameroon Jean Marie Dongou 2011–2016 132   Spain Antonio Pérez Ayllón 1978–1985 172

Stadium

Main article: Johan Cruyff Stadium

 

The Mini Estadi, home stadium until 2019

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 Andorra national football team, and the Barcelona Dragons of American football.

As a part of the Espai Barça project, the Mini Estadi was demolished and the Estadi Johan Cruyff was opened to take its place starting in the 2019–20 season. Also, as part of this project the Camp Nou will undergo renovation.^[7]

La Masia

Main article: 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 Spain national team, Guillermo Amor, Albert Ferrer, Iván de la Peña, Josep Guardiola, Carles Puyol, Gerard López, Xavi, Víctor Valdés, and Andrés Iniesta being amongst the most prominent. Lionel Messi is also an alumnus of La Masia and is one of the most famous players to play for Barcelona as well as the Argentina national football team.^[8][9][10]

Notable players

See also: Category:FC Barcelona Atlètic players

Note: This list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 top league games and/or have reached international status.

•   Iván Balliu
•   Rey Manaj
•   Marc Bernaus
•   Sergio Araujo
•   José Raúl Iglesias
•   Lionel Messi
•   Srđan Pecelj
•   Marlon
•   Rafinha
•   Macky Bagnack
•   Martin Hongla
•   Fabrice Ondoa
•   Patrick Suffo
•   Ballou Tabla
•   Merveil Ndockyt
•   Alen Halilović
•   Goran Vučević
•   Urko Pardo
•   Diego Almeida
•   Alasana Manneh
•   Ilaix Moriba
•   Edgar Ié
•   Anthony Lozano
•   Ottó Vincze
•   Gai Assulin
•   Thiago Motta
•   Hiroki Abe
•   Tha'er Bawab
•   Giovani dos Santos
•   Jonathan dos Santos
•   Santiago Fernández
•   Lazar Carević
•   Munir El Haddadi
•   Moha El Yaagoubi
•   Abde Ezzalzouli
•   Jordi Cruyff
•   Haruna Babangida
•   Ezekiel Bassey
•   Samuel Okunowo
•   David Babunski
•   Antonio Sanabria
•   Igor Korneev
•   Steve Archibald
•   Diawandou Diagne
•   Moussa Wagué
•   Goran Drulić
•   Alfi Conteh-Lacalle
•   Lee Seung-woo
•   Paik Seung-ho
•   Damià Abella
•   José Joaquín Albaladejo
•   Luis Alberto
•   Albert Albesa
•   Thiago Alcântara
•   Carles Aleñá
•   Quique Álvarez
•   Guillermo Amor
•   Francesc Arnau
•   Óscar Arpón
•   Esteban Areta
•   Mikel Arteta
•   Alejandro Balde
•   Sergi Barjuán
•   Marc Bartra
•   Alberto Botía
•   Sergio Busquets
•   Ramón Calderé
•   Lobo Carrasco
•   Lluís Carreras
•   Albert Celades
•   Luis Cembranos
•   Thomas Christiansen
•   Paco Clos
•   Miquel Corominas
•   Marc Cucurella
•   Iván de la Peña
•   Gerard Deulofeu
•   Martín Domínguez
•   Juan José Estella
•   Kiko Femenía
•   Albert Ferrer
•   Chico Flores
•   Andreu Fontàs
•   Paco Fortes
•   Esteve Fradera
•   Sergio García
•   Gabri García
•   Óscar García
•   Roger García
•   Luis García
•   Salva García
•   Sergio García
•   Gavi
•   Delfí Geli
•   José Gil
•   Jordi Gómez
•   Sergi Gómez
•   Álex Grimaldo
•   Pep Guardiola
•   Dani Güiza
•   Gerard Gumbau
•   Xavi Hernández
•   Sebastián Herrera
•   Alejo Indias
•   Andrés Iniesta
•   Juan Luis Irazusta
•   Bojan Krkić
•   Gerard López
•   David Lombán
•   Miguel Ángel Lozano
•   Manolo
•   Quique Martín
•   Nacho Martín
•   Rubén Martínez
•   Paco Martínez
•   Josep Martínez
•   Jordi Masip
•   Luis Milla
•   Mingo
•   Óscar Mingueza
•   Juan Miranda
•   Martín Montoya
•   Josep Moratalla
•   Pepe Moré
•   Javi Moreno
•   Carlos Muñoz
•   Fernando Navarro
•   Nayim
•   Nolito
•   Antonio Olmo
•   Cristóbal Parralo
•   Patric
•   Ángel Pedraza
•   Pedro
•   Carles Pérez
•   Antonio Pinilla
•   Oleguer Presas
•   Carles Puyol
•   Sandro Ramírez
•   Pepe Reina
•   Oriol Riera
•   Sergi Roberto
•   Rubén Rochina
•   Juan Carlos Rojo
•   Oriol Romeu
•   Mikel Roteta
•   Francisco Rufete
•   Abel Ruiz
•   Ilie Sánchez
•   Tente Sánchez
•   Onésimo Sánchez
•   Víctor Sánchez
•   Pepe Serer
•   Adjutori Serrat
•   Jonathan Soriano
•   Denis Suárez
•   Cristian Tello
•   Xavi Torres
•   Adama Traoré
•   Roberto Trashorras
•   Víctor Valdés
•   Toni Velamazán
•   Joan Verdú
•   Paqui Veza
•   Javier Villena
•   Jordi Vinyals
•   Lamine Yamal
•   Konrad de la Fuente
•   Ronald Araújo
•   Alejandro Marqués
•   Jeffrén Suárez

References

1. El Barça Atlètic volverá a llamarse Barça B (Barça Atlètic to be called Barça B again) 2010-08-18 at the Wayback Machine; El Mundo Deportivo, 3 July 2010 (in Spanish)
2. "El filial volverá a llamarse Barça Atlètic" [The reserves will be called Barça Atlètic again] (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
3. Luis Enrique, nuevo entrenador del Barcelona B (Luis Enrique, new Barcelona B coach); El País, 26 May 2008 (in Spanish)
4. "Barça Atlètic". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
5. "Players list of Barcelona Atlètic". BDFutbol.
6. "Players list of Barcelona Atlètic - Liga (2° + 2°B)". BDFutbol.
7. Johan Cruyff was opened to take its place starting in the 2019–20 season.^{[dead link]}
8. La Masia history; Barcelona's official website
9. La Masia – A footballing factory par excellence; Total Barça, 22 April 2010
10. La Masia graduates have scored more goals this season than in any other season in the Club's history; Barcelona's official website, 18 March 2012

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