# 2017–18 FC Barcelona B season

The 2017–18 season was FC Barcelona B's 48th season in existence, the 23rd in Segunda División and first season, since promotion from Segunda División B, in the second flight of Spanish football.

## Players

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Ezkieta | 28 | EU | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 2019 | Free | |
| 2 | RB | Morer | 26 | EU | 2017 | 5 | 0 | 2019 | YS | Promoted this season |
| 3 | LB | Cucurella | 26 | EU | 2017 | 35 | 1 | 2019 | YS | Promoted this season |
| 4 | CB | José Martínez | 31 | EU | 2016 | 22 | 0 | 2018 | Free | |
| 5 | CB | Tarín (vice-captain) | 28 | EU | 2015 | 8 | 0 | 2018 | YS | |
| 7 | DM | Cristian Rivera | 27 | EU | 2018 | 17 | 0 | 2018 | Loan | On loan from Eibar. |
| 8 | DM | Sarsanedas | 27 | EU | 2016 | 12 | 0 | 2019 | YS | |
| 9 | CF | Nahuel | 28 | EU | 2018 | 16 | 5 | 2018 | Loan | On loan from Villarreal |
| 10 | CM | Aleñá | 26 | EU | 2016 | 36 | 11 | 2020 | YS | |
| 11 | CF | Cardona | 29 | EU | 2016 | 27 | 7 | 2018 | Free | |
| 12 | CB | Hongla | 26 | EU | 2018 | 6 | 0 | 2018 | Loan | On loan from Granada |
| 13 | GK | Ortolá | 31 | EU | 2013 | 29 | 0 | 2020 | Free | |
| 14 | RB | Palencia (captain) | 28 | EU | 2015 | 29 | 0 | 2018 | €800Th | |
| 15 | RW | Ballou Tabla | 25 | Non-EU | 2018 | 11 | 1 | 2019 | Undisclosed | Bought from Montreal Impact |
| 16 | LW | Arnaiz | 29 | EU | 2017 | 21 | 6 | 2021 | €3.4Mil | |
| 17 | CM | Ruiz de Galarreta | 31 | EU | 2017 | 25 | 1 | 2019 | €700Th | |
| 19 | RW | Carles Pérez | 26 | EU | 2017 | 25 | 3 | 2019 | YS | Promoted this season |
| 20 | AM | Vitinho | 26 | Non-EU | 2017 | 24 | 1 | 2018 | Loan | First season on loan from Palmeiras |
| 21 | CB | Costas | 29 | EU | 2017 | 35 | 0 | 2018 | Loan | First season on loan from Celta |
| 22 | DM | Marcus McGuane | 25 | EU | 2018 | 8 | 0 | 2020 | Undisclosed | |
| 24 | LB | Araújo | 29 | EU | 2017 | 0 | 0 | 2018 | Loan | First season on loan from Celta |
| 25 | GK | Varo | 31 | EU | 2016 | 10 | 0 | 2018 | Loan | Second season on loan from Nàstic. |
| 26 | CF | Abel Ruiz | 24 | EU | 2017 | 25 | 3 | 2019 | YS | Promoted this season |
| 27 | DM | Oriol Busquets | 25 | EU | 2017 | 22 | 0 | 2018 | YS | Promoted this season |
| 28 | CB | Cuenca | 25 | EU | 2017 | 23 | 0 | 2019 | €400Th | |
| 33 | LB | Juan Miranda | 24 | EU | 2017 | 7 | 0 | 2019 | YS | |
* Last updated: 22 May 2018
* Source: FCBarcelona.com, Players In / Out, Wikipedia players' articles.

### Promoted from Juvenil A

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Notes |
| 3 | LB | Marc Cucurella | 26 | Signed a two year contract |
| — | GK | Sergi Puig | 26 | Signed a two year contract |
| — | LW | Sergio Gómez | 24 | |

### Players In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| 13 | GK | Ortolá | 31 | EU | Alavés | Loan return | Summer | 2020 | Free | FCBarcelona.com |
| — | FW | Cámara | 30 | EU | Girona | Loan return | Summer | 2017 | Free | gironafc.cat |
| — | DF | Quintillà | 28 | EU | Lleida Esportiu | Loan return | Summer | 2018 | Free | |
| 1 | GK | Ezkieta | 28 | EU | Sabadell | Loan return | Summer | 2019 | Free | |
| — | DF | Franquesa | 27 | EU | Gavà | Loan return | Summer | 2018 | Free | Second loan in 2016–17 season |
| — | DF | Gafarot | 30 | EU | Cornellà | Loan return | Summer | 2017 | Free | |
| 20 | AM | Vitinho | 19 | Non-EU | Palmeiras | Loan | Summer | 2018 | Loan | FCBarcelona.com |
| 9 | ST | Anthony Lozano | 24 | EU | Olimpia | Signed | Summer | 2019 | Signed | Sport English |
| 15 | RW | Ballou Tabla | 18 | Non-EU | Montreal Impact | Signed | Winter | 2018 | Signed | MLSsoccer.com |
| 22 | DM | McGuane | 18 | EU | Arsenal | Signed | Winter | 2023 | Signed | FCBarcelona.com |
| 9 | MF | Nahuel | 21 | EU | Villarreal | Loan | Winter | 2018 | Loan | FCBarcelona.com |
Total expenditure: €0

### Players Out

| Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| GK | José Suárez | 29 | EU | Girona | End of contract | Summer | N/A | |
| CB | Borja López | 30 | EU | Hajduk Split | Contract terminated | Summer | N/A | hajduk.hr |
| MF | Xemi | 29 | EU | Oxford United | End of contract | Summer | N/A | |
| MF | Gumbau | 30 | EU | Leganés | End of contract | Summer | N/A | |
| FW | Perea | 34 | EU | Cádiz | End of contract | Summer | N/A | |
| FW | Cámara | 30 | EU | Reus | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
| DF | Franquesa | 27 | EU | Villarreal B | Contract terminated | Summer | N/A | |
| DF | Gafarot | 30 | EU | Cornellà | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
| DF | Nili | 30 | EU | Albacete | End of contract | Summer | N/A | |
| LW | Abeledo | 28 | EU | Atlético Malagueño | End of contract | Summer | N/A | |
| GK | Sergi Puig | 26 | EU | L'Hospitalet | Loan | Summer | N/A | |
| LB | Quintillà | 28 | EU | Villarreal B | End of contract | Summer | N/A | |
| LW | Sergio Gómez | 24 | EU | Borussia Dortmund | Transfer | Winter | €3.0m | Bundesliga |
| ST | Anthony Lozano | 31 | EU | Girona | Transfer | Winter | N/A | FCBarcelona.com |
Total income: €3.0 million

#### Balance

Total: €3.0 million

## Technical staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Xavi Garcia Pimienta |
| Assistant coach | Alberto Encinas |
| Assistant coach | Felip Ortiz |
| Fitness coach | Ismael Camenforte |
| Goalkeeping coach | Carles Busquets |
| Technical assistant | Javi Molina |
| Barcelona Juvenil A coach | Gabri García |
Last updated: 25 May 2018 Source: FC Barcelona B Team

## Statistics
### Squad statistics

| | League | Cup | Total Stats |
| Games played | 40 | 2 | 42 |
| Games won | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| Games drawn | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Games lost | 17 | 1 | 18 |
| Goals scored | 46 | 3 | 49 |
| Goals conceded | 52 | 2 | 54 |
| Goal difference | −6 | 1 | −5 |
| Clean sheets | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| Goal by Substitute | – | – | – |
| Total shots | 345 | – | 345 |
| Shots on target | 139 | – | 139 |
| Corners | – | – | – |
| Players used | – | – | – |
| Offsides | 52 | – | 52 |
| Fouls suffered | 610 | – | 610 |
| Fouls committed | 495 | – | 495 |
| Yellow cards | 91 | 2 | 93 |
| Red cards | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Last updated: 23 May 2018 Source:
Players Used: Barcelona B has used a total of 20 different players in all competitions.

### Goalscorers

| No. | Pos. | Nation | Name | Segunda División | Copa Catalunya | Total |
| 10 | CM | | Carles Aleñá | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | CF | | Marc Cardona | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 16 | LW | | José Arnaiz | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | CF | | Lozano | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 26 | CF | | Abel Ruiz | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 | AM | | Vitinho | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | CM | | Ruiz de Galarreta | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | RW | | Concha | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | LB | | Marc Cucurella | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | RW | | Ballou Tabla | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | LB | | Juan Miranda | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| | CM | | Monchu | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 34 | 3 | 37 |
Last updated: 25 May 2018

### Hat-tricks

| Player | Against | Result | Date | Competition |
(H) – Home; (A) – Away

### Clean sheets

As of 22 November 2017.
| Rank | Name | Segunda División | Copa Catalunya | Total | Played Games |
| 1 | Ortolá | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Varo | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Ezkieta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 3 | 1 | 4 | 17 |

### Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Barcelona B first squad during the season.
| N | P | Name | Segunda División | Copa Catalunya | Copa Catalunya | Total | Total |
| 6 | CB | Fali | 2 | 1 | | 3 | |
| 9 | CF | Lozano | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 11 | CF | Cardona | 1 | 1 | | 2 | |
| 14 | RB | Palencia | | | 1 | | 1 |
| 17 | CM | Ruiz de Galarreta | 2 | | | 2 | |
| 20 | AM | Vitinho | 1 | | | 1 | |
| 27 | DM | Oriol Busquets | 1 | | | 1 | |
Last updated: 2 October 2017 Source: Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

### Injury record

| P | Name | Type | Source | Match | Inj. Date | Ret. Date |
| DF | Rodrigo Tarín | Knee Injury (torn ACL in right knee) | MundoDeportivo.com | vs Eldense | 6 November 2016 | June 2017 |
| FW | Rafa Mújica | Thigh Injury (torn tendon in right thigh) | FCB.es | vs Cornellà | 18 February 2017 | September 2017 |
| MF | Wilfrid Kaptoum | Knee Injury (torn meniscus in left knee) | sport.es | in training | 19 June 2017 | October 2017 |
| FW | Jesús Alfaro | Ankle Injury (sprained ligament in right ankle) | FCB.es | in training | 21 July 2017 | Late August 2017 |
| DF | Marc Cucurella | Thigh Injury (injured Adductor longus muscle in right thigh) | FCB.es | vs Lleida | 11 August 2017 | Early September 2017 |
| GK | Adrián Ortolá | Hand Injury (fractured Fifth metacarpal bone in right hand) | FCB.es | in training | 13 August 2017 | |
| DF | Sergi Palencia | Ankle Injury (sprained ligament in left ankle) | FCB.es | in training | 14 August 2017 | Mid September 2017 |
- Player is injured
- Player has recovered from injury Last updated: 15 August 2017 Source:

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Segunda División
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 18 | Almería | 42 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 48 | |
| 19 | Cultural Leonesa (R) | 42 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 54 | 67 | −13 | 48 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 20 | Barcelona B (R) | 42 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 46 | 54 | −8 | 44 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 21 | Lorca FC (R) | 42 | 8 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 68 | −31 | 33 | Demotion to Tercera División |
| 22 | Sevilla Atlético (R) | 42 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 29 | 60 | −31 | 32 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
* 1 2 Almería finished ahead of Cultural Leonesa on head-to head points: Cultural Leonesa 0–0 Amería, Almería 2–1 Cultural Leonesa
* ↑ Lorca were demoted to the Tercera División due to financial difficulties.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 October 2017 (2017-10-20). Source: Competitive matches

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | D | W | D | L | D | D | L | W | D | D | D | L | L | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Position | 4 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |