Real Betis Liga. In the 2012–13 season, Betis finished seventh in La Liga and qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League, the first European qualification for the club since the 2005–06 Champions League. This European campaign ended in the quarter-finals after losing on penalties to local rivals Sevilla. Betis were relegated from La Liga with three games still to play in the 2013–14 season, but returned immediately as champions with two games to spare. Betis have a long-standing rivalry with city neighbours Sevilla FC. The two have met 114 times in official competition, with Sevilla holding a 45% win ratio over Betis
Real Betis cantera or no fee, 15-year-old Fernando Rufo following in the footsteps of several others in summer 2018. The core of boys are first introduced into the "Benjamín" teams at around 8 years of age and advance by an age group every season through "Alevín", "Infantil", "Cadete" and "Juvenil" levels. The players who are retained by Betis after their Juvenil A spell (aged about 18) would typically join reserve team Betis Deportivo to gain experience in an adult league (Segunda División B level in most years). They can spend up to five years with the B team, often with some loan spells