Spain national football B team
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]
| Association | Spanish Football Federation |
|---|---|
| Most caps | Pepillo (9) |
| Top scorer | Manuel Badenes (8) |
| First international | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain B 5–2 Portugal B  (A Coruña, Spain; 20 March 1949) | |
| Biggest win | |
Spain B 7–1 Greece .svg.png.webp){kind=small} (Madrid, Spain; 13 March 1955) | |
| Biggest defeat | |
 West Germany B 5–2 Spain B (Dortmund, West Germany; 14 June 1953) Spain B 2–5 West Germany B (Barcelona, Spain; 31 May 1956) | |
Results
| 6 May 1953 Friendly | Spain | 2–0 |  Luxembourg | Mestalla, Valencia |
| 18:00 |
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Report | Referee: Raymond Vicenti (France) |
| 14 June 1953 Friendly | West Germany | 5–2 | Spain | Rote Erde, Dortmund |
| Report |
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Referee: Karel van der Meer (Netherlands) |
| 30 May 1954 Mediterranean Cup | France  | 0–2 | Spain | Saint Léon, Bayonne |
| Report | Referee: José Vieira da Costa (Portugal) |
| 13 March 1955 Mediterranean Cup | Spain | 7–1 | Greece | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
| Report |
|
Referee: Maurice Frédéric Guigue (France) |
| 10 November 1955 Mediterranean Cup | Spain | 3–1 | France | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
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Report |
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Referee: Eduardo Gouveia (Portugal) |
| 27 November 1955 Mediterranean Cup | Spain | 5–1 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Egypt | Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid |
| Report |
|
Referee: Armando Marchetti (Italy) |
| 31 May 1956 Friendly | Spain | 2–5 | West Germany | Les Corts, Barcelona |
| 17:30 |
|
Report | Referee: Joaquim Campos (Portugal) |
| 8 December 1956 Mediterranean Cup | Italy  | 0–1 | Spain | Amsicora, Cagliari |
| Report |
|
Referee: Sulhi Garan (Turkey) |
| 8 March 1957 Mediterranean Cup | Egypt | 0–1 | Spain | , Cairo |
| Report |
|
Referee: Giannis Daskalakis (Greece) |
| 13 March 1957 Mediterranean Cup | Greece | 2–0 | Spain | Leoforos Alexandras, Athens |
|
Report | Referee: Mario Maurelli (Italy) |
| 6 November 1957 Mediterranean Cup | Turkey  | 0–0 | Spain | Mithatpaşa, Istanbul |
| Report | Referee: Jacob Schrieber (West Germany) |
| 24 November 1957 Friendly | Luxembourg | 1–4 | Spain | Municipal, Luxembourg City |
| Report | Referee: Daniel Mellet (Switzerland) |
| 13 April 1958 Friendly | Portugal | 0–0 | Spain | Nacional, Oeiras |
| Report | Referee: Jean-Louis Groppi (France) |
| 16 October 1958 Mediterranean Cup | Spain | 3–1 | Italy | La Romareda, Zaragoza |
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Report |
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Referee: Jean-Louis Groppi (France) |
| 5 July 1959 Mediterranean Cup | Spain | 2–0 | Turkey | Atotxa, San Sebastián |
| Report | Referee: Marcel Lequesne (France) |
| 15 May 1960 Friendly | Morocco  | 3–3 | Spain | Honneur, Casablanca |
|
Report | Referee: Francisco Guerra (Portugal) |
| 12 October 1960 Friendly | Spain | 4–3 | Morocco | Los Cármenes, Granada |
| 16:30 | Report | Referee: Abel Campos (Portugal) |
| 2 April 1961 Friendly | France | 0–2 | Spain | Municipal, Grenoble |
| Report | Referee: Albert Guinard (Switzerland) |
| 10 December 1961 Friendly | Spain | 3–2 | France | La Romareda, Zaragoza |
| Report |
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Referee: Abel da Costa (Portugal) |
| 15 November 1964 Friendly | Spain | 3–0 | Portugal | El Arcángel, Córdoba |
|
Report | Referee: Andries van Leeuwen (Netherlands) |
| 24 September 1980 Friendly | Spain .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 2–2 |  Hungary | Nou Estadi, Valencia |
| Report |
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Referee: Paolo Casarin (Italy) |
| 15 October 1980 Friendly | Spain | 0–0 |  East Germany | Lluís Sitjar, Palma |
| Report | Referee: Daniel Lambert (France) |
| 12 November 1980 Friendly | Poland .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 0–0 | Spain | Stali Mielec, Mielec |
| Report | Referee: Manfred Roßner (East Germany) |
| 18 February 1981 Friendly | France | 0–0 | Spain | Municipal, Toulouse |
| Report | Referee: Enzo Barbaresco (Italy) |
| 25 March 1981 Friendly | Spain | 3–2 |  England | Los Cármenes, Granada |
|
Report | Referee: Hendrik van Ettekoven (Netherlands) |
| 15 April 1981 Friendly | Hungary | 1–3 | Spain | , Gyöngyös |
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Report |
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Referee: Josef Marko (Czechoslovakia) |
| 18 November 1981 Friendly | Spain  | 2–0 | Poland | La Romareda, Zaragoza |
| 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 1] | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
1954 | 1981 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 90% | 10 | 3 | +7 |
| Portugal |
1949 | 1964 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 83.33% | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Luxembourg |
1953 | 1957 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 1 | +5 |
 Egypt |
1955 | 1957 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 6 | 1 | +5 |
| Italy |
1956 | 1958 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| Hungary |
1980 | 1981 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75% | 5 | 3 | +2 |
| Turkey |
1957 | 1959 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75% | 2 | 0 | +2 |
 Poland |
1980 | 1981 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75% | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Morocco |
1960 | 1960 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 75% | 7 | 6 | +1 |
 Greece |
1955 | 1957 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50% | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| West Germany |
1953 | 1956 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | % | 4 | 10 | –6 |
| England |
1981 | 1981 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100% | 3 | 2 | +1 |
| 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.
Notes
- A draw counts as a ½ win
References
- "Spain national team: Selection B". BDFutbol. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- "¿Sabes qué era la Selección Absoluta B?" [Do you know what the Senior B Team was?]. SEFútbol (in Spanish). RFEF. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
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