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Hércules de Alicante Club de Fútbol "B" is a Spanish football team located in Alicante. It is the reserve team of Hércules CF and currently plays in Tercera Federación – Group 6. Unlike in England, reserve teams in the Spain play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their senior team. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to contest the Copa del Rey. The first reserve football team of Hércules CF was Alicante CF in the 1960s. In 1974, the reserve club was Hércules Atlético (Hércules Athletic), which ran until the early 1980s. After the disappearance of the subsidiary, in the 1980s, Hércules Promesas (Hércules Promises) was founded, with which it was decided after several seasons away. In the 1990s, it became a subsidiary agreements clubs Mutxamel CF and Español San Vicente. In 1996, he returned to create a subsidiary itself, this time called Hércules B that lasts until today.