| Full name | Futbol Club Barcelona B | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Barça B | |||
| Founded | 1970 (as Barcelona Atlètic) | |||
| Ground | Mini Estadi Barcelona, Catalonia Spain (Capacity: 15,276) |
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| Chairman | Sandro Rosell | |||
| Coach | Eusebio Sacristán | |||
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Futbol Club Barcelona B is a Spanish football team. They are the reserve team of FC Barcelona. Reserve teams in Spain play in the same league system as the senior team, rather than in a reserve team league. However, they cannot play in the same division as their senior team, and so Barcelona B is ineligible for promotion to the Primera Division, and nor can the club play in the Copa del Rey.
Previously the club has been known as Club Deportivo Espanya Industrial, Club Deportivo Condal and Barcelona Atlètic. In 2008, Barcelona B became known again as Barcelona Atlètic. Luis Enrique took over in the summer of 2008 when Josep Guardiola was promoted to first team coach. In summer 2010, the team's name was reverted back to Barcelona B.[1]
Barcelona B plays 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 opened in 1982 and has also hosted the Barcelona Dragons and Andorra internationals.
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Founded on 1 August 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 FC Barcelona in 1943. During Alberts’ presidency the club, now known as Club Deportivo Espanya Industrial, became the FC 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 FC Barcelona, they were unable to move up a division.
After winning another promotion play-off in 1956, Espanya Industrial became independent of FC 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 was 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 1990, Barcelona Atlètic was renamed Barcelona B. In 2008, president Joan Laporta changed the name back to Barcelona Atlètic. In 2010, president Sandro Rosell reverted the name to Barcelona B.
Inaugurated in 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 Barcelona.
On 23 September 1982, FC Barcelona B's home ground, the Mini Estadi (capacity 15,276) was inaugurated at the City of Barcelona by the former president Josep Lluís Núñez. Next to the 'Mini Estadi', there are two training pitches, called pitch 3 and 4, which have artificial turf. Pitch 4 has a regulation size of 100 metres by 70 metres and has seating for 1000 spectators.
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As of 1 September 2011
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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This is a list of former Barcelona B players, who have played at least 20 league matches for the first team.
(Bold denotes players still playing in Barcelona)
These players had never played at Barcelona B, but played at the youth system of Barcelona and played more than 20 league games at the senior team of FC Barcelona.
| Name | Nationality | Position[NB] | Barcelona career | Appearances | Goals |
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| Gerard Piqué | Spain | Defender | 2008– ¤ | 97 | 7 |
(Bold denotes players still playing in Barcelona)
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