Club Atlético Albacete is a
Spanish football team based in
Albacete
Albacete (, also , ; ar, ﭐَلبَسِيط, Al-Basīṭ) is a city and municipality in the Spanish autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community of Castilla–La Mancha, and capital of the province of Albacete.
Lying in the south-ea ...
, in the autonomous community of
Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1962, they are the
reserve team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team. Reserve teams often include back-up players from the first team, young players who need playing time to i ...
of
Albacete Balompié
Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...
and currently play in
Primera Autonómica Preferente – Group 1, holding home games at
Ciudad Deportiva Andrés Iniesta
The Ciudad Deportiva Andrés Iniesta, is the training ground of Albacete Balompié who are currently playing in the Spanish Segunda División. Occupying a total area of 75,000 m² at the south of Albacete, the construction of the complex was laun ...
, with a capacity of 3,000 seats.
History
Founded in 1962 as ''Botas Iñiguez CF'', the club started an affiliation with
Albacete Balompié
Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...
in 1974, being their
farm team
In sports, a farm team, farm system, feeder team, feeder club, or nursery club is generally a team or club whose role is to provide experience and training for young players, with an agreement that any successful players can move on to a higher ...
and then playing with the name of ''Atlético Albacete''. From 1998 to 2018, it played with the name of ''Albacete "B"'' before returning to their previous name.
On 10 October 2019, Atlético Albacete appointed
Mario Simón, a manager who had already coached the first team, as their new head coach.
Season to season
*''As an independent club, Botas Iñiguez CF''
*''As an independent club, Club Atlético de Albacete''
*''As the
reserve team
In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team. Reserve teams often include back-up players from the first team, young players who need playing time to i ...
of
Albacete Balompié
Albacete Balompié is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 2 August 1940, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football, holding home matches ...
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* 28 seasons in
Tercera División
Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...
* 1 season in
Tercera División RFEF
Current squad
References
External links
Official websiteFutbolme team profile
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Albacete Balompié
Football clubs in Castilla–La Mancha
Association football clubs established in 1962
Spanish reserve football teams
1962 establishments in Spain