Spanish B teams: how can I choose players from B team to play for the first team?

[cocoadavid]

Currently I manage Real Betis. When I would like to choose players from my B team to play for my First Team in La Liga, I can't select them, because they 'cannot be registered for next match'.
This suggests they should be registered for the First Team. But If I know right,  La Liga rules say that a squad can have 6 players registered for the B team, and on the other hand, when I register a player for the First Team, they cannot play for the B team. And I don't  want that, I want them to play for the B team, and I would select them occasionally for the First Team. There are plenty of real life examples when Real Madrid chose to play some players from the Castilla team.

I tried to manually register players for the B team, but the registration screen for the B team is not available.

So how can I overcome this issue and play B team players for the First Team?

[likesiamesefish]

So when they are in your B team you should be able to go to the top right corner and under the filters add your B squad. Then you should just be able to select the players but if they play a set number of first team league games (I believe ten) then they will be registered for the first team and unavailable for the B team. I spent six years with Atletico Madrid on a journeyman on FM19, my B team being a major focus, and this was how it worked for me then. If it's not working like that then it could be bugged, I've not managed in Spain on FM20.

[cocoadavid]

10 hours ago, likesiamesefish said:

So when they are in your B team you should be able to go to the top right corner and under the filters add your B squad. Then you should just be able to select the players

Thank you for your response, but unfortunately I am unable to select them. In previous FMs I was able to select them for my first team when they were registered for the B team.
After finding this on the forum, my guess is that my B team plays in a non-playable league (I did not load the Spanish 3rd division), and that's the reason it is bugged (at least bugged in my opinion). 

[Masterfries26]

Hey,it is a problem as far as i know to register a player for a B team u need the league so it seems. i myself use https://community.sigames.com/topic/504270-fm20-2030-leagues-mega-pack-222-nations-3-other-compet-by-timo/ spanish file as a workaround (load all the leagues in spain of course) and then you'll be able to register. at least that works for me.

Edited March 4, 2020 by Masterfries26

[cocoadavid]

Thank you, @Masterfries26!

[OConnellFC]

I found the following on FMBase. These guidelines have been really helpful for squad management in Spain (I currently manage Deportivo in the La Liga). See below:

B Team Rules:
Rules are as follows:
- If the player has been registered for the A team, then he can't be sent to the B team.
- If the player has played more than 10 games for the A team, he can't be sent to the B team.
- If the B team player is older than 25, he can't be used in the A team.
- If the B team player is younger than 25 and is registered for the B team, he can play for the A team.
- Can a B team player be used more than ten times in the A team? I don't know, but probably should.
- How to register the player for the B team?. You can't. What you have to do is have him in the B team for when the B team registration comes and hope the B team manager will register him.

[Miravlix]

43 minutes ago, OConnellFC said:

- If the player has been registered for the A team, then he can't be sent to the B team.
- If the player has played more than 10 games for the A team, he can't be sent to the B team.
- If the B team player is older than 25, he can't be used in the A team.
- If the B team player is younger than 25 and is registered for the B team, he can play for the A team.
- Can a B team player be used more than ten times in the A team? I don't know, but probably should.
- How to register the player for the B team?. You can't. What you have to do is have him in the B team for when the B team registration comes and hope the B team manager will register him.

 

They can play for the B team, but only during transfer windows, so I think B teams is bugged and while it should be legal to have A team players to use the B team as a reserve team to get A team fit, the check outside the transfer window is bugged. I've seen real world news because Messi was playing for the B team after an injury.

 

You can control the B team registry, it even give me an inbox item to remind me to register the B team players. Not sure if this involves controlling some aspect of B team in the personel menu.

 

If a B team player is used 10 times on the A team (in league matches?) he gets automatically moved to the senior squad.

 

The A team can use six B team players pr. match. (League rule, this allow 3 FGN players to be registered with the senior team and 2 with the B team, allowing 5 FGN players, but watch out for the 10 games rule)

[reggerbob]

What about in Portugal? I'm about to start a save with Vitoria and theres a player on my B team I'd like to use for depth but want him playing regularly for my B side in the second division. Both leagues seem to say all players need to be registered to play in that league. Can he be registered for both my A and B team?