Albacete Balompié SAD, commonly known as Albacete, is a professional football club based in the city of Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha. The club currently competes in the Spanish Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football. Founded in 1940, the team plays its home matches at the Estadio Carlos Belmonte. The club's colors are white and black. Albacete's name derives from its city, with "Balompié" being the Spanish term for football. The club's most notable period came in the early 1990s when, led by a young Iván Zamorano and later managed by Benito Floro, they achieved promotion to La Liga and impressed with attractive football, earning the nickname "Queso Mecánico" (The Mechanical Cheese). In recent years, Albacete has been a staple of the Segunda División, often fighting for promotion playoffs, embodying the spirit of a well-supported provincial club. The fan base is passionate and local, filling the Carlos Belmonte with strong support. Albacete remains a proud club with a history of punching above its weight.