FC Barcelona Bàsquet B

FC Barcelona B
LeaguesTercera FEB
Liga U
Founded1997
ArenaCiutat Esportiva Joan Gamper
Capacity472
LocationSant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain
Team colorsBlue, Maroon, Yellow
     
PresidentJoan Laporta
Head coachÁlvaro Salinas
Championships2 Liga EBA
Websitefcbarcelona.com

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 4th-tier level Tercera FEB.

History

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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.

The team would move between the second and third tiers of Spanish basketball until the 2020-21 season. Despite achieving the 2nd place in the 2020-21 LEB Plata season and thus promotion to LEB Oro, Barcelona reached a deal with Força Lleida CE and CB Cornellà, switching licenses with these two clubs to be demoted to the 4th tier of Spanish basketball, Liga EBA.[1] The club cited sporting and financial reasons to demote the team and has since focused on developing young players, consistently ranking in the top places of the Tercera FEB category. Since then, the team has renounced promotion to the former LEB Plata.[2][3] Several young Barcelona B players have been called up to play for the first team since, such as Rafa Villar, Dame Sarr and Kasparas Jakučionis.[4]

Players

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Current roster

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Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Barça B roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Age
C 1 Mali Kone, Abdrahamane 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 16 – (2009-01-02)2 January 2009
G 3 Slovenia Siftar, Jakob 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 16 – (2009-02-03)3 February 2009
F 7 Mali Keita, Mohamed Namakan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 17 – (2008-06-22)22 June 2008
PG 11 Spain Poza, Nil 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) 16 – (2009-02-16)16 February 2009
PF/C 13 Senegal Gueye, Ma Samba 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2007-01-01)1 January 2007
C 21 Mali Keita, Sayon 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 17 – (2008-03-01)1 March 2008
SG 23 Spain Ferreras, Diego 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 16 – (2009-08-13)13 August 2009
G 30 Spain Filbà, Oriol 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 16 – (2009-01-09)9 January 2009
PF 44 United States Boumtje Boumtje, Joaquim 2.09 m (6 ft 10 in) 16 – (2009-05-30)30 May 2009
C 60 Burkina Faso Dabone, Mohamed 2.10 m (6 ft 11 in) 13 – (2011-10-21)21 October 2011
SF 61 Serbia Kusturica, Nikola 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 16 – (2009-04-30)30 April 2009
SF Spain Montaner, Eric 16 – (2009-01-26)26 January 2009
PF Spain Cerdán, Jan 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) 15 – (2010-03-22)22 March 2010
Spain Emenike, Samuel Ikenna
Head coach
  • Spain Álvaro Salinas

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured Injured

Depth chart

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Pos. Starting 5 Bench
C Sayon Keita
PF Artūras Butajevas
SF Mathieu Grujicic
SG Daniel González
PG Raúl Villar

Colours: Blue = homegrown player; Red = non-FIBA Europe player

Season by season

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Season Tier Division Pos. W–L Cup competitions
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
2020–21 3 LEB Plata 2nd[d] 21–5 Copa LEB Plata RU
2021–22 4 Liga EBA 1st[e] 21–1
2022–23 4 Liga EBA 2nd[e] 20–6
2023–24 4 Liga EBA 1st[e] 22–4
2024–25 4 Tercera FEB 4th 18–8
  1. ^ Resigned to promote to LEB 2.
  2. ^ a b Achieved a vacant berth in LEB Oro.
  3. ^ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  4. ^ Renounced playing the promotion playoff and achieved a deal to be demoted to Liga EBA.
  5. ^ a b c Renounced playing the promotion playoff.

Trophies and awards

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Trophies

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Individual awards

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LEB Oro Rising star

References

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  1. ^ "El Barça B jugarà el curs 2021/22 a la Lliga EBA". FC Barcelona (in Catalan). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  2. ^ "El Barça B seguirà jugant a la Lliga EBA". FC Barcelona (in Catalan). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  3. ^ "El Barça Atlètic confirma que renuncia a jugar la fase de ascenso a LEB Plata". Diari de Tarragona (in Spanish). 26 April 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  4. ^ "Dame Sarr i Kasparas Jakucionis: Els exemples a seguir dels Barça Talents". FC Barcelona (in Catalan). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Liga EBA 2002/03". hispaligas.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  6. ^ "Talento de futuro y regresos clásicos entre los nuevos integrantes de la Liga LEB Plata". Federación Española de Baloncesto (in Spanish). 15 May 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
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