• Competition: A gibberish to give birth to the Second B Pro

El Regit is a field nestled in the mountains of the south of the province of Valencia.

With capacity for 1,500 spectators, it would fit, if it were not for the Covid, all

Atzeneta d'Albaida

, the smallest town that will have a

Second B team

.

In three years it has gone from Preferred Regional to the bronze category.

Its success has names.

The first, the company

Ubesol

, a supplier of wipes and household cleaning products to

Mercadona

under the

Deliplus

and

Bosque Verde

brands

.

Half a town works for

Jorge Eduardo Úbeda

and

José Luis Soler

and they contribute 99% of the budget of a club born in 1975 and that wears orange.

From the hand of Ubesol also came the man who has transformed the team even in name: now he is Atzeneta d'Albelda.

The former Valencia captain was promoted in his debut on the bench a year ago.

Until then, he combined his work as a commentator with training teams in a school.

He even ran, unsuccessfully, for the presidency of the Valencian Federation.

He came to Atzeneta UE because of his long friendship with José Luis Soler and to take another step in the professionalization of the club, which has the clear horizon of becoming the benchmark of the region after the disappearance of

Ontinyent

and in conflict with

Alcoyano

.

"I knew first-hand that the project was serious and could work well," recalls the former international.

Physical trainers, physiotherapists and even psychologists are part of its coaching staff.

"It has helped us to professionalize a club that we had six or seven friends," acknowledges the sports director,

Jesús Soler

.

But not everything worked from the beginning.

"You saw the training sessions and they were 10, but the games were zero."

Nobody thought about a change of coach and the premiere ended with a promotion against Alcoyano.

The best ambassador

The objective set this season is to stay in a strange Second B from which the Pro will be born. With limited resources, Albelda has been key to forming the squad, all professionals: "If he calls you, he has an influence," acknowledges Soler. " With just over 700,000 euros we are the poorest of the group and we will compete with budgets such as the Hercules of 4.5 million ”, he explains.

They have premiered at El Regit before 350 people with the Valencia subsidiary and are in the adaptation phase, to the category and to national football.

«We did not fit in the dressing room all the Mestalla squad.

They wanted to come 31 and we could fit 20. Television programs have come and even Atlético and Real Madrid asked us for a box and parking.

They didn't know where they were coming from, "smiles Soler.

They saw the debut that gave them a point with a 2-2.

If the sponsors don't get tired, the idea is to keep growing with the rhythm of the team, remodel the field and change the lighting.

"But our city council is very small and not everything can go to football", highlights the sports director.

Although it is the vehicle to locate Atzeneta on the map with Albelda as ambassador.

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