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The 2011–12 season was FC Barcelona's 113th in existence and the club's 81st consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona debuted their new and first paid shirt sponsor Qatar Foundation after an agreement was reached in 2010 with the non-profit organization for a five-and-a-half-year, €170 million deal. [1]
The 2010–11 season was FC Barcelona's 112th in existence and the club's 80th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona started the season with a new president after Joan Laporta reached his term limit on 30 June, leaving behind a very successful club tenure .
Barcelona team in 1903 Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional association football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, and played its first friendly match on 8 December 1899. Initially, Barcelona played against other local clubs in various Catalan tournaments, but in 1929 the ...
Of the 190 goals scored in the 2011–12 season, 150 were scored by players from Barcelona's youth system (also a Spanish football record). Most scorers in official matches in a season: [1] In the 2010–11 season, 23 Barcelona players scored at least one goal in official competitions (also a Spanish football record). Most victories in a season ...
Defending champions Barcelona secured a third consecutive and overall 21st La Liga title following a 1–1 draw with Levante on 11 May 2011. [ 7 ] [ 8 ] The result gave Barcelona a six-point lead with two matches remaining which, combined with their superior head-to-head record against Real Madrid , ensured that they would finish top of the ...
The 2011–12 La Liga season (known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons) was the 81st season of the top level Spanish association football competition. The campaign began on 27 August 2011, and concluded on 13 May 2012. Real Madrid won a record 32nd title following victory over Athletic Bilbao on 2 May 2012.
In the 2011–12 season, Barcelona lost the semi-finals of the Champions League against Chelsea. Guardiola, who had been on a rolling contract and had faced criticism over his recent tactics and squad selections, [ 131 ] [ 132 ] announced that he would step down as manager on 30 June and be succeeded by assistant Tito Vilanova .
The 2010–11 UEFA Champions League was the 56th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 19th under the UEFA Champions League format. . The final was held at Wembley Stadium in London on 28 May 2011, [1] where Barcelona defeated Manchester United 3