Athletic Club (women) B

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Athletic Femenino B
Full nameAthletic Club Femenino B
Founded2002;21 years ago (2002)
Ground Lezama (Field 8),
Biscay, Spain
PresidentJon Uriarte
Coach Iraia Iturregi
League Primera Federación
2021–22 Segunda División Pro, 10th (North Group)
Website Club website

Athletic Club Femenino B is a Spanish women's association football team based in Bilbao, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, Spain.

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Founded in 2002, it is the reserve team of Athletic Club Femenino, and currently plays in the Primera Federación, playing their home matches at the Lezama Facilities.

Reserve teams in Spain play in the same league system as the senior team, rather than in a reserve team league. They must play at least one level below their main side, and thus Athletic B are ineligible for promotion to the Primera División and cannot play in the Copa de la Reina.

History

In 2002, Athletic Bilbao introduced a women's section to their football activities, absorbing a local club Leioa EFT. At the same time they introduced a women's reserve team (which had been established by Leioa the previous year) [1] with the aim of developing players for the senior side.

After a single season in the Basque provincial league, the B-team was promoted to the second tier – then known as the Primera Nacional – where they have remained since, winning their regional group in the competition four times (most recently in 2017) [2] but being ineligible for promotion.

Athletic B, whose players are usually between 16 and 21 years of age, are also regular participants in the Copa Vasca , a regional tournament for lower-league teams, and have won the trophy six times.

Below the reserve level Athletic have a C-team, introduced in 2019 and quickly promoted to the Basque provincial league, [3] and a girls' cadet (under-15) team, introduced in 2017 and competing at local youth level. [4] In common with all other teams fielded by the club, only players who meet their recruitment policy of having a connection to the 'greater Basque Country' are eligible to join. [5]

Season to season

As Leioa EFT B

SeasonDivisionPlace Copa Vasca [6] [7]
2001–02 Provincial 5th [8]
2002–03 Provincial 3rd [9]

As Athletic Club B

SeasonDivisionPlace Copa Vasca
2003–04 Primera Nac. 7th [lower-alpha 1] [10] Winners [11]
2004–05 Primera Nac. 7th [lower-alpha 1] [12] Winners [13]
2005–06 Primera Nac. 3rd [lower-alpha 1] [14] Group stage
2006–07 Primera Nac. 3rd [15] 2nd round
2007-08 Primera Nac. 2nd [lower-alpha 1] [16] Group stage
2008-09 Primera Nac. 2nd [lower-alpha 1] [17] Runners-up
2009–10 Primera Nac. 1st [lower-alpha 1] [18] Group stage
2010–11 Primera Nac. 2nd [lower-alpha 1] [19] Winners
2011–12 2ª 1st [lower-alpha 2] [20] Runners-up
2012–13 2ª 5th [lower-alpha 2] [21] Quarter-final
2013–14 2ª 1st [lower-alpha 2] [22] Semi-final
2014–15 2ª 2nd [lower-alpha 2] Winners [23]
2015–16 2ª 3rd [lower-alpha 2] Quarter-final
2016–17 2ª 1st [lower-alpha 1] Runners-up [24]
2017–18 2ª 2nd [lower-alpha 2] Winners [25]
2018–19 2ª 4th [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 3] Winners [26]
2019–20 2ª Pro 1st [lower-alpha 4] [lower-alpha 5]
2020–21 2ª Pro 7th [lower-alpha 6] /3rd [lower-alpha 7]
2021–22 2ª Pro 10th [lower-alpha 4]
2022–23 1ª Fed 11th
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Placing in one of 6 regionalised groups.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Placing in one of 7 regionalised groups.
  3. ↑ The team qualified to move up to the new Segunda División Pro but remained in the second tier of the system due to its creation.
  4. 1 2 Placing in one of 2 regionalised groups.
  5. ↑ Season curtailed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.
  6. ↑ In 1 of 4 regionalised Autumn subgroups.
  7. ↑ in 1 of 2 regionalised 'retention/relegation' Spring subgroups.

Notable graduates

Note: this list contains players who have appeared in at least 50 games for the first team or another top-level club. Current players in bold.

NameSenior DebutRef
Arene Altonaga 2009 [27]
Ainhoa Álvarez2014 [28]
Paula Arana 2021 [29]
Joana Arranz 2011 [30]
Ane Azkona 2016 [31]
Naiara Beristain 2009 [32]
Damaris Egurrola 2015 [33]
Sheila Elorza 2015 [34]
Joana Flaviano 2007 [35]
Alazne Gómez2012 [36]
Oihane Hernández 2019 [37]
Jone Ibáñez 2015 [38]
Eztizen Merino2012 [39]
Garazi Murua 2010 [40]
Irune Murua 2003 [41]
Irene Oguiza 2020 [42]
Maite Oroz 2015 [43] [44]
Arrate Orueta 2003 [45]
Marta Perea2015 [46]
Amaiur Sarriegi 2019 [47]
Andrea Sierra 2016 [48] [44]
Maddi Torre 2015 [49]
Oihane Valdezate 2019 [50]
Leia Zarate2016 [51]

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