FC Barcelona Bàsquet B (English: FC Barcelona Basketball B), commonly referred to as FC Barcelona B (Catalan pronunciation: [fubˈbɔl ˈklub bəɾsəˈlonə] ⓘ) and colloquially known as Barça B ([ˈbaɾsə]), is the reserve team of the FC Barcelona. The team currently plays in the Spanish 3rd-tier level LEB Plata.
| FC Barcelona B | |||
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| Leagues | LEB Plata | ||
| Founded | 1997 | ||
| Arena | Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper | ||
| Capacity | 472 | ||
| Location | Sant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain | ||
| Team colors | Blue, Maroon, Yellow | ||
| President | Joan Laporta | ||
| Head coach | Diego Ocampo | ||
| Championships | 1 Liga EBA | ||
| Website | fcbarcelona.com | ||
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History edit
In 2003, Barcelona B won the amateur Spanish 4th-tier level Liga EBA, and thus got promoted to the LEB 2 division, but afterwards, they renounced their spot. After an agreement between FC Barcelona and CB Cornellà, for Cornellà to collaborate again as a reserve team of FC Barcelona; the 'B' team was folded by Barcelona, between 2005 and 2010. In 2010, FC Barcelona B was re-opened, and played in the LEB Plata division.
The team then played in the Spanish 2nd-tier level LEB Oro division, from 2012, when the team gained a vacant berth in the league, to 2014, when they were relegated down again to the LEB Plata division. In August 2015, the club gained a vacant berth back to the second division LEB Oro.
Players edit
Current roster edit
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Depth chart edit
| Pos. | Starting 5 | Bench 1 | Bench 2 |
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| C | Jaume Sorolla | ||
| PF | Xabier Beraza | Junior Saintel | Quentin Goulmy |
| SF | Pau Tendero | ||
| SG | Pau Carreño | David Font | |
| PG | Juani Marcos | Didac Cuevas |
Colours: Blue = homegrown player; Red = non-FIBA Europe player
Season by season edit
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | W–L | Cup competitions | |||
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| 1997–98 | 3 | Liga EBA | 1st | 20–6 | Copa EBA | RU | ||
| 1998–99 | 3 | Liga EBA | 4th | 19–11 | ||||
| 1999–00 | 3 | Liga EBA | 6th | 14–12 | ||||
| 2000–01 | 4 | Liga EBA | 4th | 23–7 | ||||
| 2001–02 | 4 | Liga EBA | 5th | 20–12 | ||||
| 2002–03 | 4 | Liga EBA | 3rd[a] | 24–11 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 4 | Liga EBA | 4th | 21–9 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 4 | Liga EBA | 9th | 15–15 | ||||
| 2005–10 | Did not enter any competition | |||||||
| 2010–11 | 3 | LEB Plata | 10th | 11–17 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 3 | LEB Plata | 5th[b] | 15–15 | ||||
| 2012–13 | 2 | LEB Oro | 10th | 11–15 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 2 | LEB Oro | 13th | 5–21 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 3 | LEB Plata | 13th[b] | 9–19 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 2 | LEB Oro | 12th | 13–17 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 2 | LEB Oro | 14th | 13–21 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 2 | LEB Oro | 12th | 13–21 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | LEB Oro | 17th | 9–25 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 3 | LEB Plata | 7th[c] | 14–11 | ||||
- ^ Resigned to promote to LEB 2.
- ^ a b Achieved a vacant berth in LEB Oro.
- ^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Trophies and awards edit
Trophies edit
- Liga EBA: (1)
- 2003
Individual awards edit
- Mario Hezonja – 2013
- Marc García – 2016