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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 at Estadio Carlos Belmonte, with a capacity of 17,524.[2]

Albacete Balompié

Full name	Albacete Balompié, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Queso Mecánico (Clockwork Cheese) Alba
Founded	1 August 1940; 82 years ago (1 August 1940) (as Albacete Foot-ball Association)
Ground	Estadio Carlos Belmonte
Capacity	17,524[1]
Owner	Skyline International
President	Georges Kabchi [es]
Head coach	Rubén Albés
League	Segunda División
2021–22	1ª RFEF – Group 2, 3rd of 20 (promoted via play-offs winner)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

History

This team is from Albacete a city in Castilla-La Mancha. It's been reported in at least three sources that football was first taught in Albacete by John Hulse, an English Engineer of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railways Company, establishing the foundation of Locomotoras Albacete, after the same-named steam locomotive factory in the city, owned by the Goicoechea family, owners of Talgo.[3] Thus, like in Swindon, football in Albacete is originally linked to the railway industry.[4] Hulse introduced the Sheffield Rules in Albacete, and some of the first matches to be reported are against recreational clubs from Murcia (1897), Alcázar de San Juan (1899), and Villarrobledo (1899).[5]

After years of amateur and regional development of football, it would not appear formally until the end of the Spanish Civil War. The club was founded in 1940 under the name Albacete Foot-ball Association, being later changed in an attempt to make it sound "more Spanish". At the ^{[clarification needed]} second division in 1985–86, repeating the feat five seasons later.

In 1989, Benito Floro consecutively promoted the club from the third division to La Liga, overachieving for a seventh place in the first season in the top level. Floro would later coach Real Madrid, returning to Alba two seasons later as the club was relegated in 1995–96.

After years in the second division facing serious economic and sporting difficulties, Albacete returned to the top flight in the 2002–03 campaign, led by César Ferrando (later of Atlético Madrid). However, Albacete dropped in 2004–05 after posting just 6 wins from 38 matches, going on to stabilize in the subsequent seasons in the second level.

The 2010–11 season brought two coaching changes, with both Antonio Calderón and David Vidal (who returned to the club only a few months after leaving) being fired, as Albacete returned to the third division after 21 years. That season the club finished last in Segunda División with only 32 points in 42 matches.[6] On 6 December 2011, Andrés Iniesta – who played for the club in his youth before joining Barcelona – became the club's major shareholder, donating €420,000 to the cash-strapped club.[7] The club managed to reach the round of 16 of the 2011–12 Copa del Rey, notably beating Atlético Madrid 3–1 on aggregate.[8]

In March 2013, Agustín Lázaro, chief executive officer (CEO) of Andrés Iniesta's winery enterprise, was appointed as Albacete's chairman.[9] In June, Iniesta loaned the club a further €240,000 to cover unpaid wages, thus preventing its administrative relegation to the fourth tier.[10]

In 2014, Albacete returned to the Segunda División, but was relegated two seasons later after finishing the season in the 21st position. The club again returned to the Segunda División in the 2016–17 season after winning against Valencia Mestalla in the last round of the promotion play-offs. Albacete finished the 2018–19 season in 4th position of the Segunda División, but then lost to RCD Mallorca in the La Liga play-offs and remained in Segunda División for the 2019–20 season.[11] On next season, Albacete finished last in second division and we're relegated to the third division. Thus ending their four-years stay in the second division.

Albacete promoted to Segunda in the 2021–22 Primera RFEF season playoffs, by defeating Deportivo de La Coruña in their home turf.[12] The team came back from a 1–0 deficit, winning 1–2 with an overtime goal.[12]

Seasons

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1940–41 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1941–42 3 1ª Reg. 4th 1942–43 3 1ª Reg. 2nd 1943–44 3 3ª 2nd 1944–45 3 3ª 3rd 1945–46 3 3ª 1st 1946–47 3 3ª 1st 1947–48 3 3ª 3rd 1948–49 3 3ª 1st 1949–50 2 2ª 7th 1950–51 2 2ª 15th 1951–52 DNP 1952–53 3 3ª 3rd 1953–54 3 3ª 13th 1954–55 3 3ª 7th 1955–56 3 3ª 9th 1956–57 3 3ª 5th 1957–58 3 3ª 5th 1958–59 3 3ª 1st 1959–60 3 3ª 4th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1960–61 3 3ª 1st 1961–62 2 2ª 13th 1962–63 3 3ª 4th 1963–64 3 3ª 1st 1964–65 3 3ª 1st 1965–66 3 3ª 3rd 1966–67 3 3ª 2nd 1967–68 3 3ª 4th 1968–69 3 3ª 8th 1969–70 3 3ª 14th 1970–71 4 1ª Reg. 7th 1971–72 4 Reg. Pref. 6th 1972–73 4 Reg. Pref. 14th 1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 7th 1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 1st 1975–76 3 3ª 17th 1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1977–78 4 3ª 2nd 1978–79 4 3ª 2nd 1979–80 4 3ª 2nd

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1980–81 4 3ª 2nd 1981–82 4 3ª 1st 1982–83 3 2ª B 3rd 1983–84 3 2ª B 5th 1984–85 3 2ª B 2nd 1985–86 2 2ª 17th 1986–87 3 2ª B 17th 1987–88 3 2ª B 3rd 1988–89 3 2ª B 12th 1989–90 3 2ª B 1st 1990–91 2 2ª 1st 1991–92 1 1ª 7th 1992–93 1 1ª 17th Round of 16 1993–94 1 1ª 13th Fourth round 1994–95 1 1ª 17th 1995–96 1 1ª 20th First round 1996–97 2 2ª 4th Second round 1997–98 2 2ª 14th Second round 1998–99 2 2ª 15th Second round 1999–2000 2 2ª 10th Second round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2000–01 2 2ª 5th Round of 64 2001–02 2 2ª 10th Round of 32 2002–03 2 2ª 3rd Round of 64 2003–04 1 1ª 14th Round of 64 2004–05 1 1ª 20th Round of 32 2005–06 2 2ª 13th Third round 2006–07 2 2ª 6th Second round 2007–08 2 2ª 12th Third round 2008–09 2 2ª 15th Third round 2009–10 2 2ª 15th Second round 2010–11 2 2ª 22nd Second round 2011–12 3 2ª B 4th Round of 16 2012–13 3 2ª B 3rd Second round 2013–14 3 2ª B 1st Second round 2014–15 2 2ª 14th Round of 32 2015–16 2 2ª 21st Second round 2016–17 3 2ª B 1st Third round 2017–18 2 2ª 17th Second round 2018–19 2 2ª 4th Second round 2019–20 2 2ª 17th Second round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2020–21 2 2ª 22nd First round 2021–22 3 1ª RFEF 3rd Second round 2022–23 2 2ª

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• 7 seasons in La Liga
• 25 seasons in Segunda División
• 1 season in Primera División RFEF
• 11 seasons in Segunda División B
• 29 seasons in Tercera División
• 9 seasons in Categorías Regionales

Current squad

The numbers are established according to the official website: and www.lfp.es

As of 2 September 2022

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ESP Bernabé Barragán (captain) 2 DF  CMR Mohammed Djetei 3 MF  ESP Juan Antonio Ros 4 DF  ESP Javi Jiménez 5 MF  ESP Maikel Mesa 6 DF  FRA Flavien Enzo Boyomo 7 FW  ESP Juanma García 8 MF  ESP Fran Álvarez 9 FW  BEL Andy Kawaya 10 FW  ESP Manu Fuster 11 MF  ESP Rubén Martínez 12 FW  ESP Higinio Marín 13 GK  ESP Diego Altube

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  ESP Sergi Maestre 15 MF  ESP Javi Martínez (on loan from Osasuna) 16 FW  BEL Jonathan Dubasin 17 DF  ESP Julio Alonso 18 MF  ESP Riki Rodríguez 19 MF  ESP Lander Olaetxea 20 DF  ISL Diegui 21 MF  POR Tomás Reymão 22 FW  ESP Dani González 23 DF  ESP Álvaro Rodríguez 24 DF  ESP Cristian Glauder 26 DF  ESP Juan María Alcedo 27 DF  GHA Emmanuel Attipoe

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 GK  ESP Raúl Valdés 30 FW  ESP Javi Vargas 31 DF  ESP Borja Marchante 32 FW  ESP Alex Willy

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 FW  ALG Karim Chaban 35 MF  ESP Luis Roldán 36 MF  ESP Alonso Chillerón

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Eric Montes (at Gimnàstic until 30 June 2023) — MF  ESP Marc Llinares (at Osasuna B until 30 June 2023)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Sergi García (at Sabadell until 30 June 2023)

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Rubén Albés
Assistant coach	Toni Madrigal
Fitness coach	José Luis Ibáñez
Goalkeeping coach	Carlos Cano

Honours

• Segunda División: (1) 1990–91
• Segunda División B: (2) 1989–90, 2013–14, 2016–17
• Tercera División: (8) 1945–46, 1946–47, 1948–49, 1958–59, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1981–82
• La Liga promotion: (2) 1990–91, 2002–03
• Segunda División promotion: (2) 1984–85, 1989–90

Stadium

The club plays its home matches at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte, which has an all-seated capacity of 17,524. Originally built in 1960, the stadium underwent two major redevelopments, the last being in 1998.

International players

Famous coaches

See also

• Atlético Albacete, Albacete Balompié's reserve team
• Fundación Albacete, Albacete Balompié's women's team.
• Albacete FS, a futsal club from the same city.

References

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)

На других языках

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[de] Albacete Balompié

Albacete Balompié ist ein Fußballverein aus der Stadt Albacete in der gleichnamigen Provinz in Spanien. Er spielt in der Primera División RFEF, der dritthöchsten Spielklasse in Spanien. Anfang der 1990er Jahre war der Verein ein halbes Jahrzehnt in der Primera División vertreten.

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- [en] Albacete Balompié

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[es] Albacete Balompié

El Albacete Balompié, S. A. D. es un club de fútbol español con sede en la ciudad de Albacete, en la comunidad autónoma de Castilla-La Mancha, que juega en la Segunda División.

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[ru] Альбасете (футбольный клуб)

«Альбасе́те» (исп. Albacete Balompié) — испанский футбольный клуб из одноимённого города, в одноимённой провинции, в автономном сообществе Кастилия — Ла-Манча. Клуб основан в 1940 году, домашние матчи проводит на стадионе «Карлос Бельмонте», вмещающем 17 300 зрителей. Лучшие годы клуба пришлись на 1990-е годы, когда он был постоянным участником Примеры. Лучшим достижением «Альбасете» в чемпионате Испании стало 7-е место в сезоне 1991/92. Последний раз в высшей испанской лиге клуб участвовал в сезоне 2004/05.

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