Atlético Albacete Explained

Clubname:	Atlético Albacete
Fullname:	Club Atlético Albacete
Nickname:	Queso Mecánico (The clockwork cheese)
Founded:	1962
Ground:	Ciudad Deportiva Andrés Iniesta
Capacity:	3,000^[1]
Chairman:	Georges Kabchi^[2]
Chrtitle:	President
Manager:	Ricardo Fajardo
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
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Club Atlético Albacete is a Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. Founded in 1962, they are the reserve team of Albacete Balompié and currently play in, holding home games at Ciudad Deportiva Andrés Iniesta, with a capacity of 3,000 seats.

History

Founded in 1962 as Botas Iñiguez CF, the club started an affiliation with Albacete Balompié in 1974, being their farm team and then playing with the name of Atlético Albacete. From 1998 to 2018, it played with the name of Albacete "B" before returning to their previous name.

On 10 October 2019, Atlético Albacete appointed Mario Simón, a manager who had already coached the first team, as their new head coach.^[3]

Season to season

• As an independent club, Botas Iñiguez CF

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1972–73 6 5th 1973–74 6 3rd

• As an independent club, Club Atlético de Albacete

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1974–75 5 1st 1975–76 4 20th 1976–77 4 17th 1977–78 5 15th 1978–79 5 18th 1979–80 5 20th 1980–81 5 7th 1981–82 5 14th 1982–83 5 3rd

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1983–84 4 3ª 16th 1984–85 4 3ª 16th 1985–86 4 3ª 12th 1986–87 4 3ª 20th 1987–88 5 11th 1988–89 5 5th 1989–90 5 2nd 1990–91 4 3ª 7th

• As the reserve team of Albacete Balompié

Season Tier Division Place 1991–92 4 3ª 7th 1992–93 4 3ª 9th 1993–94 4 3ª 8th 1994–95 DNP 1995–96 DNP 1996–97 5 1ª Aut. 1st 1997–98 5 1ª Aut. 1st 1998–99 4 3ª 4th 1999–2000 4 3ª 2nd 2000–01 4 3ª 6th 2001–02 4 3ª 2nd 2002–03 4 3ª 11th 2003–04 4 3ª 9th 2004–05 4 3ª 2nd 2005–06 4 3ª 5th 2006–07 4 3ª 12th 2007–08 4 3ª 6th 2008–09 4 3ª 15th 2009–10 4 3ª 5th 2010–11 4 3ª 2nd

Season Tier Division Place 2011–12 4 3ª 4th 2012–13 4 3ª 10th 2013–14 4 3ª 13th 2014–15 4 3ª 14th 2015–16 4 3ª 14th 2016–17 4 3ª 15th 2017–18 4 3ª 5th 2018–19 4 3ª 5th 2019–20 4 3ª 9th 2020–21 4 3ª / 2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 12th 2022–23 6 Aut. Pref. 1st 2023–24 5 3ª Fed.

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• 31 seasons in Tercera División
• 2 seasons in Tercera Federación/Tercera División RFEF

Current squad

From Youth Academy

External links

• Official website
• Futbolme team profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Últimas noticias del Atlético Albacete: plantilla, resultados, clasificación. 2020-06-16. es.besoccer.com. es-ES.
2. Web site: 2017-08-18. Albacete Balompié ya tiene su nuevo Consejo de Administración. 2020-06-16. Aúpa Alba. es.
3. Web site: Mario Simón ya entrena al Atlético Albacete. Albacete. La Tribuna de. 2019-10-10. La Tribuna de Albacete. spanish. 2019-11-17.