Real Betis cantera Madrid, Juventus and Spain. Betis face a battle with city rivals Sevilla to sign the best local prospects. As at senior level, over recent years Sevilla have been slightly superior to Betis, both in terms of success in youth competitions and producing quality players for the first team. The best achievements of the Betis senior side in the early 21st century, when they won the 2004–05 Copa del Rey and finished 4th in the league in the same season to qualify for the Champions League, were accomplished with a high number of homegrown players in the squad including Capi, David
Alejandro Zamora August, in a 1–0 victory at former team Betis B. Alejandro Zamora Alejandro Zamora Barbero (born 22 April 1984) is a Spanish footballer who plays for San Fernando CD as a defensive midfielder. He spent the vast majority of his career in Segunda División B, playing more than 200 matches for eight clubs. His professional input consisted of 60 Segunda División appearances during three seasons (with Salamanca and Recreativo), and one in La Liga with Betis. Born in Madrid, played youth football with local Real Madrid, but only represented the C-team as a senior, also being loaned to Real Oviedo