Atlético Madrid B

Atlético de Madrid B is a Spanish football team based in Madrid. Founded on 17 September 1963, it is the reserve team of Atlético Madrid and currently plays in Primera Federación – Group 2. They play their home games at Cerro del Espino Stadium.

History
The club was founded in 1964 as Reyfra Atlético O.J.E. when CD Reyfra (1963–64) and CA Getafe merged. In 1970 it absorbed Aviaco Madrileño CF, which was established in 1967 when Madrileño CF (1956–67) and AD Aviaco merged, became affiliated with Atlético Madrid and in 1970 changed its name to Atlético Madrileño Club de Fútbol.

In 1991, the club changed the name to Atlético Madrid B for the 1991–92 season. Having already played from 1980 to 1986 in Segunda División, the reserves fluctuated between that level and Segunda División B – created in 1977 as the new third division – in the following decades. In the 1998–99 season, the team (which featured Rubén Baraja, future Valencia and Spain star in central midfield) finished in second position in the second division, but was ineligible for La Liga promotion – Numancia gained the automatic promotion slot instead. The following year, they were administratively relegated as the first team went down from La Liga, and in 2000–01 they missed out on promotion in the play-offs but would have been ineligible in any case as the seniors failed to achieve the same goal (they went back up a year later).

The entire 2000s were spent in the third level, but several players continued to make the transition to the first team, including the likes of David de Gea, Álvaro Domínguez, Antonio López, Gabi, Mario Suárez, Koke, Ignacio Camacho, Saúl Ñíguez, Thomas Partey and Lucas Hernandez.

In 2020–21, a poor on-field season combined with reorganisation of the league structure meant that the team was relegated not to the fourth tier but the fifth (Tercera División RFEF), having only spent two seasons below the third level since their first few years of existence over 50 years earlier. They returned within two years, with the second promotion via the 2023 Segunda Federación play-offs.

Naming history

 * Club Deportivo Reyfra (1963–1964)
 * Reyfra Atlético O.J.E. (1964–1970)
 * Atlético Madrileño Club de Fútbol (1970–1990)
 * Club Atlético de Madrid "B" (1990–1992)
 * Club Atlético de Madrid, S.A.D. "B" (1992–)

Season to season

 * As Atlético Madrileño Club de Fútbol (independent club).


 * As Club Atlético de Madrid "B" (reserve team of Atlético Madrid).


 * 11 seasons in Segunda División
 * 1 season in Primera Federación
 * 30 seasons in Segunda División B
 * 1 season in Segunda Federación
 * 12 seasons in Tercera División
 * 1 season in Tercera División RFEF

Coaches

 * 🇪🇸 Teddy Pacheco (1969–1970)
 * 🇪🇸 José Antonio Olmedo (1970–1971)
 * 🇪🇸 Ramón Cobo Antoranz (1971–1974)
 * 🇪🇸 Paquito García (1975–1976)
 * 🇪🇸 Máximo Hernández (1976–1978)
 * 🇪🇸 Joaquín Peiró (1978–1985)
 * 🇪🇸 José Ufarte (1985–1986)
 * 🇦🇷 Iselín Santos Ovejero (1987–1988)
 * 🇪🇸 Emilio Cruz Roldán (1988–1989)
 * 🇪🇸 Josu Ortuondo (1989–1990)
 * 🇪🇸 Antonio Seseña Fernández (1990)
 * 🇪🇸 Antonio López Habas (1990–1991)
 * 🇪🇸 Manuel Ruiz Sosa (1991)
 * 🇪🇸 José Miguel Polo Lázaro (1991–1992)
 * 🇪🇸 Jesús Tartilán (1992–1993)
 * 🇪🇸 Emilio Cruz Roldán (1994–1995)
 * 🇪🇸 Santiago Martín Prado (1995–1996)
 * Carlos Diarte (1996–1997)
 * 🇪🇸 Carlos Sánchez Aguiar (1997–1999)
 * 🇪🇸 Fernando Zambrano (1999–2000)
 * 🇪🇸 Carlos García Cantarero (2000–2001)(2001–2002)
 * 🇧🇷 Luís Pereira (2002)
 * 🇪🇸 Santiago Martín Prado (2002–2003)
 * 🇪🇸 José Murcia (2003–2006)
 * 🇪🇸 Manuel Romero Paz (2006)
 * 🇪🇸 Alfredo Merino Tamayo (2006–2007)
 * 🇪🇸 Abraham García (2007–2009)
 * 🇪🇸 Antonio Rivas (2009–2011)
 * 🇷🇸 Milinko Pantić (2011–2012)
 * 🇪🇸 Alfredo Santaelena (2012–2014)
 * 🇦🇷 Óscar Alcides Mena (2014)
 * 🇪🇸 Roberto Marina (2014)
 * 🇪🇸 Carlos Sánchez Aguiar (2014–2015)
 * 🇪🇸 Roberto Fresnedoso (2015)
 * 🇪🇸 Víctor Afonso (2015–2016)
 * 🇪🇸 Óscar Fernández (2016–2019)
 * 🇪🇸 Nacho Fernández (2019–2021)
 * 🇪🇸 Antonio Rivas (2021)
 * 🇪🇸 Luis Tevenet (2021–2024)
 * 🇪🇸 Fernando Torres (2024–)

Honours

 * Copa de la Liga (Segunda División) (1): 1982–83
 * Segunda División B (3): 1988–89, 2000–01, 2003–04
 * Tercera División (1): 2016–17

Stadium
Cerro del Espino Stadium is located in Majadahonda, Community of Madrid. It also serves as an habitual training ground for the main squad, and as the home ground of local CF Rayo Majadahonda (second division).

Besides, this facility hosts simposiums on rules of the National Professional Soccer League on stadia security.


 * Technical details:
 * Dimensions: 106x70 meters
 * Surface: Natural grass
 * Capacity: 3,800 spectators
 * Opening year: 1995
 * Services: Newsroom, radio booths and cafeteria of the club. There are also toilets and bars to the public
 * Address: Calle Moreras, s/n, 28220, Majadahonda (Madrid)

Notable players
Note: This list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 top league games and/or have reached international status.


 * 🇦🇱 Keidi Bare
 * 🇦🇩 Koldo Álvarez
 * 🇦🇷 José Percudani
 * 🇦🇷 Javier Pinola
 * 🇧🇷 Ivan Rocha
 * 🇧🇷 King
 * 🇨🇲 Jean Dika
 * 🇨🇲 Daniel Kome
 * 🇨🇲 Pierre Kunde
 * 🇬🇶 Kily
 * 🇬🇶 Salomón Obama
 * 🇨🇱 Andrés Robles
 * 🇨🇳 Xu Xin
 * Cedrick Mabwati
 * 🇩🇴 Manny Rodríguez
 * 🇫🇷 Lucas Hernandez
 * 🇫🇷 Théo Hernandez
 * 🇬🇭 Sadick Adams
 * 🇬🇭 Thomas Partey
 * 🇬🇳 Sekou Keita
 * 🇭🇹 Frantz Bertin
 * 🇲🇦 Yassine Bounou
 * 🇵🇾 Gabriel González
 * 🇵🇭 Ángel Guirado
 * 🇵🇹 Marco Ferreira
 * 🇵🇹 João Pinto
 * 🇸🇳 Ibrahima Baldé
 * 🇸🇳 Amath Ndiaye
 * 🇷🇸 Veljko Paunović
 * 🇷🇸 Đorđe Tomić
 * 🇷🇸 Zvonimir Vukić
 * 🇿🇦 Quinton Fortune
 * 🇪🇸 Mario Abrante
 * 🇪🇸 Carlos Aguilera
 * 🇪🇸 Manolo Alfaro
 * 🇪🇸 Javier Arizmendi
 * 🇪🇸 Rubén Baraja
 * 🇪🇸 Borja Bastón
 * 🇪🇸 Ignacio Camacho
 * 🇪🇸 Javier Casquero
 * 🇪🇸 Domingo Cisma
 * 🇪🇸 José Ramón Corchado
 * 🇪🇸 Cuaresma
 * 🇪🇸 Pichu Cuéllar
 * 🇪🇸 Diego Díaz
 * 🇪🇸 Álvaro Domínguez
 * 🇪🇸 Gabi
 * 🇪🇸 Gaspar Gálvez
 * 🇪🇸 David de Gea
 * 🇪🇸 Juan Carlos Gómez
 * 🇪🇸 Ramón González
 * 🇪🇸 Tomás González
 * 🇪🇸 Quique Estebaranz
 * 🇪🇸 Santi Ezquerro
 * 🇪🇸 Chema Jiménez
 * 🇪🇸 Roberto Jiménez
 * 🇪🇸 Juanjo
 * 🇪🇸 Juanito
 * 🇪🇸 Julio Alberto
 * 🇪🇸 Keko
 * 🇪🇸 Koke
 * 🇪🇸 Paco Llorente
 * 🇪🇸 Antonio López
 * 🇪🇸 Juanma López
 * 🇪🇸 Armando Lucas
 * 🇪🇸 Mané
 * 🇪🇸 Javier Manquillo
 * 🇪🇸 Roberto Marina
 * 🇪🇸 Ángel Jésus Mejías
 * 🇪🇸 César Mendiondo
 * 🇪🇸 Jorge Miramón
 * 🇪🇸 Manu del Moral
 * 🇪🇸 Sergio Morgado
 * 🇪🇸 Toni Muñoz
 * 🇪🇸 Saúl Ñíguez
 * 🇪🇸 Juanma Ortiz
 * 🇪🇸 Juan Carlos Pedraza
 * 🇪🇸 Rubén Pérez
 * 🇪🇸 Julio Prieto
 * 🇪🇸 Quique Ramos
 * 🇪🇸 Tomás Reñones
 * 🇪🇸 Abel Resino
 * 🇪🇸 Ricardo
 * 🇪🇸 Antonio Rivas
 * 🇪🇸 Diego Rivas
 * 🇪🇸 Nano Rivas
 * 🇪🇸 Joel Robles
 * 🇪🇸 Carlos Rodríguez
 * 🇪🇸 Juan José Rubio
 * 🇪🇸 Miguel Ángel Ruiz
 * 🇪🇸 Salva Sevilla
 * 🇪🇸 Roberto Solozábal
 * 🇪🇸 Mario Suárez
 * 🇪🇸 Luis Tevenet
 * 🇪🇸 Óliver Torres
 * 🇪🇸 Martín Vellisca
 * 🇪🇸 Higinio Vilches
 * 🇪🇸 Clemente Villaverde
 * 🇪🇸 Yordi
 * 🇹🇳 Kader
 * 🇺🇾 Pablo García
 * 🇺🇾 Marcelo Saralegui