F.C. Barcelona

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F.C. Barcelona
Full name Futbol Club Barcelona
Nickname(s) Barça
Founded 1899
Ground Camp Nou, Barcelona
(capacity: 99,354[1])
Chairman Josep Maria Bartomeu
Manager Luis Enrique
League La Liga BBVA
2014-15 La Liga, 1st
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
Current season
Més que un club (in Catalan): More than a club.

F.C. Barcelona, is a Catalan/Spanish football club from Barcelona, Spain. This football club is known for winning the treble (La Liga, the Copa Del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League) all in 1 season, twice, in the 2008-09 season and in the 2014-15 season. Their biggest rival is Real Madrid. Matches between F.C Barcelona and Real Madrid are called "El Clasico" or "The Classic". The team has won many tournaments, which is why Barcelona is considered one of the best teams in the world. F.C. Barcelona was founded by a group of football players led by Joan Gamper. Their home stadium, Camp Nou is the largest stadium in Europe with a capacity of 99,354[2].

League position[change | change source]

Season League Position
2001/02 la liga 4th
2002/03 La Liga 6th
2003/04 La Liga 2nd
2004/05 La Liga Champions
2005/06 La Liga Champions
2006/07 La Liga 2nd
2007/08 La Liga 3rd
2008/09 La Liga Champions
2009/10 La Liga Champions
2010/11 La Liga Champions
2011/12 La Liga 2nd
2012/13 La Liga Champions
2013/14 La Liga 2nd
2014/15 La Liga Champions

Former position[change | change source]


Honours[change | change source]

Domestic competition[3][change | change source]

  • Winners (23): 1928/29, 1944/45, 1947/48, 1948/49, 1951/52, 1952/53, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1973/74, 1984/85, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2014/15
  • Runners-up (23): 1929/30, 1945/46, 1953/54, 1954/55, 1955/56, 1961/62, 1963/64, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1970/71, 1972/73, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1981/82, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1996/97, 1999/00, 2003/04, 2006/07, 2011/12, 2013/14
  • Winners (26): 1909/10, 1911/12, 1912/13, 1919/20, 1921/22, 1924/25, 1925/26, 1927/28, 1941/42, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1952/53, 1956/57, 1958/59, 1962/63, 1967/68, 1970/71, 1977/78, 1980/81, 1982/83, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1996/97, 1997/98, 2008/09, 2011/12, 2014/15
  • Runners-up (10): 1901/02, 1918/19, 1931/32, 1935/36, 1953/54, 1973/74, 1983/84, 1985/86, 1995/96, 2013/14
  • Winners (2): 1982/83, 1985/86.
  • Runners-up (-)
  • Winners (10): 1983, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Runners-up (8): 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2015
  • Winners (3): 1947, 1952, 1953.
  • Runners-up (2): 1949, 1951.

Major european trophies[4][change | change source]

Barcelona players celebrating victory in the Champions League 2008/09.
  • Winners (5): 1991/92, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2014/15
  • Runners-up (3): 1960/61, 1985/86, 1993/94.
  • Winners (4): 1978/79, 1981/82, 1988/89, 1996/97.
  • Runners-up (2): 1968/69, 1990/91.
  • Winners (3): 1955/58, 1958/60, 1965/66.
  • Runners-up (1): 1961/62.
  • Winners (5): 1992, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2015
  • Runners-up (4): 1979, 1982, 1989, 2006.

Major worldwide competitions[change | change source]

  • Winners (3): 2009, 2011,2015
  • Runners-up (1): 2006.

Players[change | change source]

Current squad[change | change source]

As of 5 August 2015[5]
No. Position Player
1 Germany GK Marc-André ter Stegen
2 Brazil DF Douglas
3 Spain DF Gerard Piqué
4 Croatia MF Ivan Rakitić
5 Spain MF Sergio Busquets (3rd captain)
6 Brazil DF Dani Alves
8 Spain MF Andrés Iniesta (captain)
9 Uruguay FW Luis Suárez
10 Argentina FW Lionel Messi (vice-captain)
11 Brazil FW Neymar
12 Brazil MF Rafinha
13 Chile GK Claudio Bravo
No. Position Player
14 Argentina MF Javier Mascherano (4th captain)
15 Spain DF Marc Bartra
17 Spain FW Munir El Haddadi
18 Spain DF Jordi Alba
19 Spain FW Sandro Ramírez
20 Spain MF Sergi Roberto
21 Brazil DF Adriano
23 Belgium DF Thomas Vermaelen
24 France DF Jérémy Mathieu
25 Spain GK Jordi Masip
— Turkey MF Arda Turan
— Spain MF Aleix Vidal

Out on loan[change | change source]

No. Position Player
— Senegal DF Diawandou Diagne (at Eupen until 30 June 2016)
— Spain DF Martín Montoya (at Internazionale until 30 June 2016)
— Spain DF Lucas Gafarot (at Cornellà until 30 June 2016)
— Portugal MF Agostinho Cá (at Lleida Esportiu until 30 June 2016)
No. Position Player
— Cameroon MF Alex Song (at West Ham United until 30 June 2016)
— Croatia MF Alen Halilović (at Sporting Gijón until 30 June 2016)
— Spain MF Joel Huertas (at Lleida Esportiu until 30 June 2016)
— Spain FW Cristian Tello (at Porto until 30 June 2016)
Lionel Messi playing in the FIFA World Cup final.

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Camp Nou". FC Barcelona. http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/facilites-and-services/camp_nou..
  2. ↑ "Camp Nou". FC Barcelona. http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/facilites-and-services/camp_nou..
  3. ↑ "Honours". FC Barcelona. http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/detail/card/honours-football.
  4. ↑ "Honours". FC Barcelona. http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/detail/card/honours-football.
  5. ↑ "First team". FC Barcelona. http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/staff.

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