Albacete Balompié promoted to La Liga Santander after finishing 1st in the Liga SmartBank with 49 points. At that time the team was called ‘Queso Mecánico’ and had great players like Corbalán, Zalazar, Conejo, Antonio, Catali.

What happened in the season?

Albacete would be in 5th position in the league with 5 games left to finish the competition. The following game they would face RCD Espanyol and the victory would go to the pericos by 2-0.

Why was the season important?

The next game Albacete visited La Romareda with the desire to add 3 points again, or else they would lose the right to play in the UEFA the following year. | Statistic | Value | | --- | --- | | Points in the Liga SmartBank | 49 | | Position in the league | 1st |

What could have changed Albacete's history?

There would be 2 games left to finish the competition, but it would not be decided yet which teams would play in the UEFA the following season. The Manchego team won 2-0 against Real Oviedo, but Real Burgos could not defeat Real Zaragoza.

Real Zaragoza lost their game against the bottom team, but Albacete could not win after losing 4-1 to Atlético de Madrid at the Estadio Vicente Calderón