Barcelona II
Wikipedia - FC Barcelona Bàsquet B
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.
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.
Barcelona II została założona w 1987 roku i od tego czasu gra w LEB Oro. Klub zdobył mistrzostwo LEB Oro w 2006 roku, a także dotarł do finału Pucharu Księcia w 2009 roku.
Obecnie Barcelona II jest jednym z czołowych zespołów w LEB Oro i regularnie walczy o awans do Liga ACB. Klub posiada utalentowany skład młodych graczy, którzy mają duże szanse na grę w pierwszej drużynie FC Barcelony.
Najbardziej znanymi absolwentami Barcelony II są Ricky Rubio, Juan Carlos Navarro i Víctor Claver.