FC Barcelona Bàsquet B

FC Barcelona B
LeaguesTercera FEB
Founded1997
ArenaCiutat Esportiva Joan Gamper
Capacity472
LocationSant Joan Despí, Barcelona, Spain
Team colorsBlue, Maroon, Yellow
     
PresidentJoan Laporta
Head coachCarlos Marín
Championships2 Liga EBA
Websitefcbarcelona.com
Active departments of FC Barcelona
Football
(Men's)		 Football B
(Men's)		 Football U-19
(Men's)		 Football
(Women's)
Football B
(Women's)		 Football C
(Women's)		 Futsal Esports
Basketball Wheelchair
basketball		 Handball
Handball B Ice
hockey		 Roller
hockey		 Field hockey
Volleyball
(Men's)		 Volleyball
(Women's)		 Rugby
union		 Rugby
league
Closed departments of FC Barcelona
Football C
(Men's)		 American football
Baseball Beach
soccer

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

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

Current roster

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 Kone, Abdrahamane 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 16 – (2009-01-02)2 January 2009
SG 2 Prekevičius, Emilis 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 17 – (2008-02-16)16 February 2008
PG 4 Villar, Raúl 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) 17 – (2007-10-13)13 October 2007
PG 5 Peña, Pol 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 18 – (2007-03-11)11 March 2007
PF/C 6 Gueye, Ma Samba 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 18 – (2007-01-01)1 January 2007
F 7 Keita, Mohamed Namakan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 17 – (2008-06-22)22 June 2008
SG 8 Pluvinet, Lluc 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) 17 – (2007-10-13)13 October 2007
SG 9 Grujicic, Mathieu 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2007-06-02)2 June 2007
F 10 González de Ubieta, Miquel 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2007-03-15)15 March 2007
C 11 Butajevas, Artūras 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 18 – (2007-03-27)27 March 2007
SG 16 González, Daniel 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) 18 – (2007-02-28)28 February 2007
F 24 Omorauna, Joan 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in) 18 – (2007-06-24)24 June 2007
C 21 Keita, Sayon 2.12 m (6 ft 11 in) 17 – (2008-03-01)1 March 2008
F 50 García, Alan 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 17 – (2007-10-24)24 October 2007
Head coach
  • Carlos Marín
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Injured

Depth chart

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

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

Trophies

Individual awards

LEB Oro Rising star

References

  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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