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Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional association football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded by a group of Swiss, German, English and Catalan footballers led by Joan Gamper , the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism , hence the motto "Més que un club" (More than a club).
B. ^ Samitier is Barcelona's record goalscorer in the Spanish Cup. [13] C. ^ Ramallets along with Valdés has Barcelona's record of Zamora trophies, with five trophies won. [8] D. ^ Suárez was the first Barcelona player to win the Ballon d'Or in 1960. [8] E. ^ Romário was the first Barcelona player to win the FIFA World Player of the Year ...
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 ...
Players jostle in Barcelona's 2–6 win against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in a 2009 El Clásico. There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in La Liga, where the game between Barcelona and Real Madrid is known as "The Classic" (El Clásico).
Barcelona celebrating their 2011 Copa Catalunya win. Barcelona returned to the Superliga in 2008, and between 2009 and 2011, they consolidated themselves in top positions in the league table. [59] [verification needed] In 2011, they won their second Copa de la Reina, beating local rivals Espanyol 1–0 in the final. [59]
Barcelona also won the 2015–16 Copa del Rey with a 2–0 win against Sevilla in the final. [113] Barcelona also won the 2015 FIFA Club World Cup, with a 3–0 win against Argentine club, River Plate, in the final. [114] In the UEFA Champions League, Barcelona finished at the top of their group stage, without losing once. [115]
Francesc "Tito" Vilanova Bayó (17 September 1968 – 25 April 2014) was a Spanish professional football central midfielder and manager.. After a career which consisted of a total of 26 La Liga matches in three seasons, all with Celta, he went on to work with Barcelona as an assistant coach under Pep Guardiola, being part of the squad that had won 14 titles.
Barcelona advanced to the semi-final with an 8–3 aggregate score, winning both matches in the tie. Barcelona's attendances in their home quarter- and semi-finals (91,553 and 91,648) were the largest known attendances for women's football matches in the world since 1971, [ 16 ] [ 17 ] Mexico – Denmark (110,000), at the Azteca Stadium .