Spain national football B team
| Association | Spanish Football Federation |
|---|---|
| Most caps | Pepillo (9) |
| Top scorer | Manuel Badenes (8) |
| First international | |
| Spain Spain B 5–2 Portugal B Portugal (A Coruña, Spain; 20 March 1949) | |
| Biggest win | |
| Spain Spain B 7–1 Greece Greece (Madrid, Spain; 13 March 1955) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
| Germany West Germany B 5–2 Spain B Spain (Dortmund, West Germany; 14 June 1953) Spain Spain B 2–5 West Germany B Germany (Barcelona, Spain; 31 May 1956) | |
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Spain B was a secondary football team run occasionally as support for the Spain national football team. They commonly played matches against 'B' teams from other football associations, from 1949 to 1981.[1][2]
Early history
Spain B's first game is considered by some to be the one on 29 May 1927 at the Metropolitan Stadium in Madrid, where they beat the Portugal A team 2-0, thanks to second-half goals from Francisco Moraleda and Manuel Valderrama. The team that started that day was Guillermo Eizaguirre, Miguel Garrobé, Emilio Perelló, Ramón Polo Pardo, Manuel Valderrama, Gonzalo, Domingo Carulla, Enrique Molina, Pedro Regueiro, Emili Sagi-Barba and Óscar, and the two substitutes that came after the break were Matías Aranzábal and Francisco Moraleda, with the latter scoring the opening goal.[3][4][5] However, the Spain B team was only officially created 22 years later, in 1949, by the hands of the then national coach, Guillermo Eizaguirre, who had been the starting goalkeeper in the 1927 match. A Coruña was the city chosen to host this team's first-ever match against the Portuguese, and the Spanish B team won again, 5-2. And those who have played for the Spanish side that day include the likes of a young Estanislau Basora, Silvestre Igoa (scored twice) and Miguel Muñoz, all of whom future Spanish stars.[6] The next game was played only four years later, in 1953, this time thanks to Ricardo Zamora (the then Spain coach), to give the possibility to test under-21 or less experienced players, in addition to those involved with the senior national team.
Mediterranean Cup
Between 1953 and 1960 was when more games were held. A total of 17, divided between 8 friendlies and 9 Mediterranean Cup games. Spain B participated in the 1953-58 Mediterranean Cup, where they faced the A teams of Turkey, Egypt and Greece home and away, as well as the B teams of Italy and France, but Spain showed great character and won the tournament with 5 points to spare, finishing with 8 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat, with their only loss in the tournament coming at the hands of Greece (0-2) in Athens on 13 March 1957, which was a huge upset as Spain had beat them 7-1 at home.[7] The top goal scorer of the tournament was Manuel Badenes with 8 goals courtesy of two pokers, the first in a 7-1 win over Greece on 13 March 1955 and the other in a 5-1 win over Egypt on 27 November of the same year. These 8 goals also makes him the all-time top goal scorer of the Spain B team.
1982 World Cup
Preparing the squad for the 1982 World Cup in Spain, the then Spanish coach, José Santamaría and the then Spanish U-21 coach, Luis Suárez, put together a block of 7 Friendly tests throughout 1980 and 1981, and in this block, Javier Urruticoechea established himself as a goalkeeper, playing 5 of the 7 games. The squad of this B side was Javier Urruticoechea, Francisco García, Marcos Alonso, Juan José Rubio, Ricardo Gallego, Francisco Pineda, Antonio Maceda, Manuel Jiménez, Víctor Muñoz, Cundi, Periko Alonso, Pichi Alonso, Dani, Julio Alberto, Gerardo Miranda, Santillana and Juan José. The most recent fixture was a friendly against Poland B on 18 November 1981, which ended in a 2-0 with two goals from Pichi Alonso.[8]
Results
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| 29 May 1927 Friendly[lower-alpha 1] | Spain File:Flag of Spain (1785–1873, 1875–1931).svg[lower-alpha 1] | 2 – 0 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | Estadio Metropolitano, Madrid |
| 17:30 (UTC+1:00) | Moraleda File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' Valderrama File:Soccerball shade.svg 81' |
Report | Attendance: 30,000 Referee: England Thomas Crewe |
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| 6 May 1953 Friendly | Spain File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | Mestalla, Valencia |
| 18:00 | Manchón File:Soccerball shade.svg 25' Buqué File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' |
Report | Referee: Raymond Vicenti (France) |
| 14 June 1953 Friendly | West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg | 5–2 | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | Rote Erde, Dortmund |
| Pfaff File:Soccerball shade.svg 32', 44' Schäfer File:Soccerball shade.svg 34', 54', 58' |
Report | Ramoní File:Soccerball shade.svg 36', 39' | Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands) |
| 13 March 1955 1953-58 Mediterranean Cup | Spain File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg | 7–1 | File:Flag of Greece (1822-1978).svg Greece | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
| Badenes File:Soccerball shade.svg 7', 35', 51', 58' Olmedo File:Soccerball shade.svg 33', 68' Maguregui File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' |
Report | Emmanouilidis File:Soccerball shade.svg 37' | Referee: Maurice Frédéric Guigue (France) |
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| 27 November 1955 1953-58 Mediterranean Cup | Spain File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg | 5–1 | File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg Egypt | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
| Tejada File:Soccerball shade.svg 43' Badenes File:Soccerball shade.svg 47', 70', 73', 87' |
Report | El-Hamouly File:Soccerball shade.svg 8' | Referee: Armando Marchetti (Italy) |
| 8 December 1956 1953-58 Mediterranean Cup | Italy File:Flag of Italy.svg | 0–1 | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | Amsicora, Cagliari |
| Report | Tejada File:Soccerball shade.svg 61' | Referee: Sulhi Garan (Turkey) |
| 6 November 1957 1953-58 Mediterranean Cup | Turkey File:Flag of Turkey.svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | Mithatpaşa, Istanbul |
| Report | Referee: Jacob Schrieber (West Germany) |
| 24 November 1957 Friendly | Luxembourg File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg | 1–4 | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | Municipal, Luxembourg City |
| Mond File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' (pen.) | Report | Pepillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 16' Peiró File:Soccerball shade.svg 20' Tejada File:Soccerball shade.svg 50', 75' |
Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland) |
| 13 April 1958 Friendly | Portugal File:Flag of Portugal.svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | Nacional, Oeiras |
| Report | Referee: Jean-Louis Groppi (France) |
| 16 October 1958 1953-58 Mediterranean Cup | Spain File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg | 3–1 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | La Romareda, Zaragoza |
| Peiró File:Soccerball shade.svg 25', 49', 50' | Report | Stacchini File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' | Referee: Jean-Louis Groppi (France) |
| 12 October 1960 Friendly | Spain File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg | 4–3 | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | Los Cármenes, Granada |
| 16:30 | Mateos File:Soccerball shade.svg 15', 23', 29' Pepillo File:Soccerball shade.svg 17' |
Report | Akesbi File:Soccerball shade.svg 35', 80' El Filali File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' |
Referee: Abel Campos (Portugal) |
| 2 April 1961 Friendly | France File:Flag of France.svg | 0–2 | File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg Spain | Municipal, Grenoble |
| Report | Aguirre File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Marcelino File:Soccerball shade.svg 68' |
Referee: Albert Guinard (Switzerland) |
| 15 November 1964 Friendly | Spain File:Flag of Spain (1945–1977).svg | 3–0 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | El Arcángel, Córdoba |
| José María File:Soccerball shade.svg 26' (pen.), 80' (pen.) Arieta File:Soccerball shade.svg 85' |
Report | Referee: Andries van Leeuwen (Netherlands) |
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| 24 September 1980 Friendly | Spain File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg | 2–2 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | Nou Estadi, Valencia |
| Rubio File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' (pen.), 63' (pen.) | Report | Nagy File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' Soos File:Soccerball shade.svg 44' |
Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy) |
| 15 October 1980 Friendly | Spain File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | Lluís Sitjar, Palma |
| Report | Referee: Daniel Lambert (France) |
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| 12 November 1980 Friendly | Poland File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain | Stali Mielec, Mielec |
| Report | Referee: Manfred Roßner (East Germany) |
| 18 February 1981 Friendly | France File:Flag of France.svg | 0–0 | File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain | Municipal, Toulouse |
| Report | Referee: Enzo Barbaresco (Italy) |
| 15 April 1981 Friendly | Hungary File:Flag of Hungary.svg | 1–3 | File:Flag of Spain (1977–1981).svg Spain | Gyöngyös |
| Borostyan File:Soccerball shade.svg 35' | Report | Dani File:Soccerball shade.svg 14' Morán File:Soccerball shade.svg 23', 50' |
Referee: Josef Marko (Czechoslovakia) |
| 18 November 1981 Friendly | Spain File:Flag of Spain.svg | 2–0 | File:Flag of Poland (1928–1980).svg Poland | La Romareda, Zaragoza |
| Alonso File:Soccerball shade.svg 27', 88' (pen.) | Report | Referee: Franz Gächter (Switzerland) |
Spain national football B team head to head
| Positive balance (more Wins) | |
| Neutral balance (Wins = Losses) | |
| Negative balance (more Losses) |
| Nationality | From | To | P | W | D | L | Win %[lower-alpha 2] | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of France.svg France | 1954 | 1981 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 90% | 10 | 3 | +7 |
| File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 1949 | 1964 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | 1953 | 1957 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 1955 | 1957 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 1956 | 1958 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 1980 | 1981 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75% | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 1957 | 1959 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75% | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 1980 | 1981 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75% | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 1960 | 1960 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75% | 7 | 6 | +1 |
| File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 1955 | 1957 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 1953 | 1956 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0% | 4 | 10 | –6 |
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 1981 | 1981 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 1980 | 1980 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50% | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 76.79% | 64 | 32 | +32 |
Player records
Top appearances
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Year(s) | Caps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pepillo | Sevilla, Real Madrid | 1955–1960 | 9 |
| 2 | Enrique Collar | Atlético Madrid | 1955–1959 | 7 |
| Manuel Mestre | Valencia | 1957–1960 | 7 | |
| 4 | Justo Tejada | Barcelona | 1954–1960 | 6 |
| Ferran Olivella | Barcelona | 1956–1958 | 6 | |
| Francisco García | Real Madrid | 1980–1981 | 6 | |
| Manuel Jiménez | Sporting Gijón | 1980–1981 | 6 | |
| 8 | Campanal | Sevilla | 1953–1957 | 5 |
| Antonio Argilés | Espanyol | 1953–1956 | 5 | |
| Joaquín Peiró | Atlético Madrid | 1956–1959 | 5 | |
| José Vicente | Espanyol | 1957–1960 | 5 | |
| Juan José Rubio | Atlético Madrid | 1980–1981 | 5 | |
| Javier Urruticoechea | Espanyol | 1980–1981 | 5 |
Note: Club(s) represents all the clubs that players played in at the time they did it too in the Bs.
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Player | Club(s) | Year(s) | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manuel Badenes | Valencia | 1955 | 8 |
| 2 | Justo Tejada | Barcelona | 1954–1960 | 5 |
| Joaquín Peiró | Atlético Madrid | 1956–1959 | 5 | |
| 4 | Pepillo | Sevilla, Real Madrid | 1955–1960 | 4 |
| 5 | Enrique Mateos | Real Madrid | 1957–1960 | 3 |
| Juan José Rubio | Atlético Madrid | 1980–1981 | 3 | |
| 7 | Silvestre Igoa | Valencia | 1949 | 2 |
| Ramoní | Sevilla | 1953 | 2 | |
| Pablo Olmedo | Celta Vigo | 1955 | 2 | |
| Marcelino Martínez | Zaragoza | 1961 | 2 | |
| José María García | Oviedo | 1964 | 2 | |
| Pichi Alonso | Zaragoza | 1981 | 2 | |
| Enrique Morán | Betis | 1981 | 2 |
Note: Club(s) represents all the clubs that players played in at the time they did it too in the Bs.
Honours
Mediterranean Cup Champion: 1953-58
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 In May 1927, Spain played a friendly against Portugal in Madrid[3][4][5] on the same day as they played Italy in Rome.[9][10][11][12] The squad for the Italy game was more experienced and considered to be stronger, while several players in the Portugal match made their debuts; consequently the Spain team is considered to have been equivalent to its B team[2] (although they won their match while the A team lost theirs)[12] and thus not a full international, although the match is included in some media articles relating to the rivalry and in some statistical tallies of caps for the players involved.[13][14][15][16]
- ↑ A draw counts as a ½ win
References
- ↑ "Spain national team: Selection B". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "¿Sabes qué era la Selección Absoluta B?" [Do you know what the Senior B Team was?]. SEFútbol (in español). RFEF. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "International football match: 29.05.1927 Spain* v Portugal". EU-football.info. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "29/05/1927: España 2 - 0 Portugal". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Spain v Portugal, 29 May 1927". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "Selection B · Friendly · Sunday 20/03/1949". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ↑ "Mediterranean Cup 1953-1957 results". football.eu. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ↑ "España B Amistosos 1980". bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ↑ "International football match: 29.05.1927 Italy v Spain". EU-football.info. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "29/05/1927: Italia 2 - 0 España". BDFutbol. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "Italy v Spain, 29 May 1927". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "Los españoles, gandaores en el Stadium y derrotadoes en Bolonia por tanteo de 2 a 0" [The Spaniards, winners in the Stadium and defeated in Bologna by score of 2 to 0]. La Voz (digital archive) (in español). 30 May 1927. p. 11. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "España vs. Portugal: rivalidad y revancha" [Spain vs. Portugal: rivalry and revenge]. Marca (in español). 26 June 2010. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ↑ "Regueiro: Pedro Regueiro Pagola [List of matches / Spain National Team]". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ↑ "National football team player: Jorge Vieira". EU-football.info. Retrieved 19 March 2019.
- ↑ "Appearances for Portugal National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 19 March 2019.