2018–19 FC Barcelona Femení season explained

Club:FC Barcelona Femení
Season:2018–19
Manager:Fran Sánchez
(until 8 January)
Lluís Cortés
(from 8 January)
Chairman:Josep Maria Bartomeu
Stadium:Mini Estadi / Joan Gamper
League:Primera División
League Result:2nd
Cup1:Copa de la Reina
Cup1 Result:Semi-finals
Cup2:Copa Catalunya
Cup2 Result:Winners
Cup3:Champions League
Cup3 Result:Final
League Topscorer:Alexia Putellas
(16 goals)
Season Topscorer:Alexia Putellas
(18 goals)
Prevseason:2017–18
Nextseason:2019–20
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The 2018–19 season was the 31st season in the history of FC Barcelona Femení, its 18th season as FC Barcelona's official women's football section and its 11th consecutive season in Primera División.

Season overview

On June 4, 2018, the club announced their first transfer- the arrival of Dutch defender and 2017 UEFA Women's EURO winner Stefanie van der Gragt from AFC Ajax.[1]

On June 6, 2018, the club announced the retirement of Spanish goalkeeper Andrea Giménez after two years with the club.[2]

On June 12, 2018, the club announced that Spanish defender Ruth García would return to her previous club Levante UD Femenino, where she played for nine years. García was at Barcelona for five years.[3]

On June 19, 2018, the club announced the signing of French midfielder Kheira Hamraoui from French club Lyon.[4]

On June 25, 2018, the club announced the signing of Mexican goalkeeper Pamela Tajonar from Sevilla, where she spent 4 seasons.[5]

On June 30, 2018, six player contracts expired. Of those were Danish defender Line Røddik Hansen, who transferred to Danish side FC Nordsjælland,[6] Spanish goalkeeper and club captain Laura Ràfols who retired after 14 years with the club, and young defender Perle Morroni, who returned to Paris-Saint Germain after the expiration of a six-month loan deal.[7]

On July 2, 2018, the club announced the departure of Spanish forward Olga García to Atlético Madrid after 3 years with the club.[8]

On July 24, 2018, Marta Unzué was sent to Athletic Club on a two-year loan deal.[9]

On August 25, 2018, Barcelona won their seventh and fifth-consecutive Copa Catalunya by defeating Espanyol 7-0.[10]

On January 8, 2019, following a draw to league rivals Espanyol, the club announced the termination of coach Fran Sanchez's contract.[11] Former Catalan national team coach Lluís Cortés assumed his role the same day.[12]

On December 31, 2018, Élise Bussaglia left the club and transferred to French side Dijon.[13]

On January 31, 2019, at the end of the January transfer window, the club signed striker Asisat Oshoala on a 6-month loan deal from Chinese club Dalian Quanjian. Oshoala was given Bussaglia's vacated number 20.[14]

On February 17, 2019, Barcelona exited the Copa de la Reina following a 2-0 loss to eventual champions Atlético Madrid.[15]

On March 27, 2019, Barcelona defeated LSK Kvinner in the UWCL and reached their second ever UWCL semifinal, where they would play FC Bayern Munich.[16]

With goals by Kheira Hamraoui in the first leg and a Mariona Caldentey penalty in the second leg, Barcelona ended their semifinal tie on April 28 with a 2-0 aggregate score and reached their first ever UWCL final.[17]

The league race went down to the final day, but Barcelona fell to Granadilla on the final match day. With an Atleti win, the league ended with Atleti receiving 86 points and Barcelona receiving 78, making it the 4th season in a row that Barcelona finished second in the league.[18]

On May 18, 2019, Barcelona played their first UWCL final against European powerhouse Lyon. The match ended in a 4-1 loss for Barcelona, the single Barcelona goal in the match coming from Asisat Oshoala.[19]

Despite having relative success in all competitions, this was the first year since 2010 where Barcelona went trophyless (not including the Copa Catalunya).

Results

League

See main article: article and 2018–19 Primera División (women).

League Matches

See main article: article and 2018–19 Primera División (women).

UEFA Women's Champions League

See main article: article and 2018–19 UEFA Women's Champions League.

Round of 32

Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate.

Round of 16

Barcelona won 8–0 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals

Barcelona won 4–0 on aggregate.

Semifinals

Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final

Copa de la Reina

See main article: article and 2018–19 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol.

Copa Catalunya

Squad

First team

NameAgeGoals
Goalkeepers
1GK Sandra Paños (third captain) 2015 135 0
13GK 2018 3 0
Defenders
5DF 2003
8DF Marta Torrejón (vice-captain) 2013 233 26
15DF 2011
4DF 2017 79 4
17DF 2018 33 0
3DF 2018 10 1
Midfielders
6MF Vicky Losada (captain) 2006
7MF 2012
11MF Alexia Putellas (fourth captain) 2012
12MF 2015 116 28
14MF 2016 80 19
20MF 2017 35 3
18MF 2018 34 4
Forwards
9FW 2014 123 45
19FW 2015 113 38
10FW 2016 91 22
21FW 2017 58 8
16FW 2017 72 29
22FW 2017 69 28
23FW 2017 23 2
20FW 2019 11 8

Notes and References

  1. News: Van der Gragt, first signing for Barça Women for 2018/19 . fcbarcelona.com . FC Barcelona . 4 June 2018 . 31 December 2019.
  2. News: Andrea Giménez también se despide del Barça . Mundo Deportivo . 25 June 2018 . 31 December 2019.
  3. News: Ruth García regresa al Levante UD Femenino . levanteud.com . Levante UD . 12 June 2018 . 31 December 2019 .
  4. News: Kheira Hamraoui strengthens women's team . fcbarcelona.com . FC Barcelona . 19 June 2018 . 31 December 2019.
  5. Web site: Pamela Tajonar, nueva portera del Barcelona . mundodeportivo.com . Mundo Deportivo . 25 June 2018 . 31 December 2019.
  6. News: LINE RØDDIK TIL FCN . fcn.dk . FC Nordsjælland . 25 June 2018 . 31 December 2019 . 24 March 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200324034526/https://fcn.dk/2019/06/line-roddik-til-fcn/ . dead .
  7. News: Ruth, Ràfols, Olga García, Line Røddik, Andrea and Morroni to leave the club . fcbarcelona.com . FC Barcelona . 18 June 2018 . 31 December 2019 .
  8. News: Olga García, nuevo fichaje del Atlético de Madrid Femenino . atleticodemadrid.com . Atletico Madrid . 2 July 2018 . 31 December 2019 .
  9. News: Marta Unzué, new player of Athletic Club . athletic-club.eus . Athletic Club . 24 July 2018 . 31 December 2019.
  10. Web site: Barça Women – Espanyol: Copa Cataunya winners! (7-0) . fcbarcelona.com . FC Barcelona . 25 August 2018 . 31 December 2019.
  11. Web site: Termination of Fran Sánchez's contract . fcbarcelona.com . FC Barcelona . 8 January 2019 . 31 December 2019.
  12. Web site: Lluís Cortés takes over women's team . fcbarcelona.com . FC Barcelona . 8 January 2019.
  13. Web site: Acuerdo para la desvinculación de Élise Bussaglia . fcbarcelona.es . FC Barcelona . 23 December 2018 . 31 December 2019.
  14. News: Loan agreement for Asisat Oshoala . fcbarcelona.com . FC Barcelona . 31 January 2019 . 31 December 2019 .
  15. Web site: El Atlético elimina al Barça y se mete en la final de Copa de la Reina . rtve.es . RTVE . 17 February 2019 . 31 December 2019.
  16. Web site: LSK Kvinner 0 - 1 Barça: Champions League semifinalists! . fcbarcelona.com . FC Barcelona . 27 March 2019 . 31 December 2019.
  17. Web site: Barça Women 1-0 Bayern Munich: A historic win! . fcbarcelona.com . FC Barcelona . 28 April 2019 . 31 December 2019.
  18. Web site: Granadilla 1–0 Barça Women: Hard work until the end . fcbarcelona.com . FC Barcelona . 5 May 2019 . 31 December 2019.
  19. Web site: Olympique Lyonnais 4 – 1 FC Barcelona: Runners up in Europe . fcbarcelona.com . FC Barcelona . 18 May 2019 . 31 December 2019.