FC Barcelona explained

Clubname:Barcelona
Upright:0.9
Fullname:Futbol Club Barcelona
Nickname:Barça or Blaugrana (team)
Culers or Barcelonistes (supporters)
Blaugranes or Azulgranas (supporters)
Founded:
as Foot-Ball Club Barcelona
Ground:Camp Nou
Capacity:54,367[1]
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Joan Laporta
Mgrtitle:Head coach
Manager:Hansi Flick
Season:2023–24
Position:La Liga, 2nd of 20
Current:2024–25 FC Barcelona season
Website:https://www.fcbarcelona.com
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Stadium:Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys

Futbol Club Barcelona (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /fubˈbɔl ˈklub bəɾsəˈlonə/), commonly known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈbaɾsə/), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football.

Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English 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").[2] Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the third-most valuable football club in the world, worth $5.51 billion, and the world's fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €800.1 million.[3] [4] The official Barcelona anthem is the "Cant del Barça", written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs.[5] Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and garnet stripes, hence nicknamed Blaugrana.

Domestically, Barcelona has won a record 77 trophies: 27 La Liga, 31 Spanish; Castilian: [[Copa del Rey]]|italic=no, 14 Supercopa de España, three Copa Eva Duarte, and two Copa de la Liga titles, as well as being the record holder for the latter four competitions. In international club football, the club has won 22 European and worldwide titles: five UEFA Champions League titles, a record four UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, five UEFA Super Cups, a record three Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, a joint record two Latin Cups, and three FIFA Club World Cups.[6] [7] [8] Barcelona was ranked first in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics Club World Ranking for 1997, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2015, and occupies the ninth position on the UEFA club rankings .[9] [10] [11] The club has a long-standing rivalry with Real Madrid, and matches between the two teams are referred to as El Clásico.

Barcelona is one of the most widely supported teams in the world, and the club has one of the largest social media following in the world among sports teams.[12] [13] Barcelona players have won a joint record twelve Ballon d'Or awards, with recipients including Johan Cruyff, as well as a record six FIFA World Player of the Year awards, with winners including Romário, Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi. In 2010, three players who came through the club's youth academy—Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi—were chosen as the three best players in the world in the Ballon d'Or ranking, an unprecedented feat for players from the same football academy.[14] [15] Additionally, players representing the club have won a record eight European Golden Shoe awards.[16]

Barcelona is one of three founding members of the Primera División that have never been relegated from the top division since its inception in 1929, along with Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid.[17] [18] In 2009, Barcelona became the first Spanish club to win the continental treble consisting of La Liga, Spanish; Castilian: [[2008–09 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]]|italic=no and the UEFA Champions League, and also became the first European football club to win six out of six competitions in a single year, by also winning the Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.[19] In 2011, the club became European champions again, winning five trophies.[20] This Barcelona team, which won fourteen trophies in just four years under Pep Guardiola, is considered by some in the sport to be the greatest team of all time.[21] [22] [23] By winning their fifth Champions League trophy in 2015 under Luis Enrique, Barcelona became the first European football club in history to achieve the continental treble twice.[24]

History

See main article: History of FC Barcelona.

See also: List of FC Barcelona seasons.

1899–1922: Beginnings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Barcelona find new home at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys . FIFA . 23 September 2023 . 17 August 2023 . https://archive.today/20230924001102/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/barcelona-find-new-home-at-estadi-olimpic-lluis-companys . 24 September 2023 . live.
  2. Web site: Més que un club: UNA DIVISA HISTÒRICA. FC Barcelona. ca. 25 February 2024. 10 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140110093041/http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/catala/club/club_avui/mes_que_un_club/mesqueunclub_historia.html. live.
  3. Mike. Justin. Ozanian. Teitelbaum. World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2023. 31 May 2023. Forbes. 1 July 2023. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230531165703/https://www.forbes.com/lists/soccer-valuations/?sh=5bcddd51198b. 31 May 2023.
  4. Web site: Deloitte Football Money League 2024. February 2024. Deloitte. 9 February 2024. 20 January 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170120033918/https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/sports-business-group/articles/deloitte-football-money-league.html. live.
  5. Web site: The history of the Barça anthems. FC Barcelona. 24 September 2017. 3 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171003231932/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/identity/card/the-anthems. live.
  6. Web site: Football Europe: FC Barcelona . . 4 May 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100603054639/http://en.archive.uefa.com/footballeurope/club%3D50080/domestic.html . 3 June 2010 .
  7. Web site: Classic Football: Clubs: FC Barcelona . 29 April 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150429022457/https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=1903416/index.html. FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 29 April 2015.
  8. News: Rimet. Pierre. 4 January 1951. Cartas de Paris - Das pirâmides do Egito ao colosso do Maracanã, com o Sr. Jules Rimet. Letters from Paris - From the pyramids of Egypt to the colossus of Maracanã, with Mr. Jules Rimet. Rodrigues Filho. Mário. Mário Filho. Jornal dos Sports. pt. 6554. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 5. 2 June 2017. A Taça Latina é uma competição criada pela F. I. F. A. a pedido dos quatro países que a disputam atualmente. Mas o Regulamento é feito por uma Comissão composta por membros das Federações concorrentes e de fato a F. I. F. A. não participa ativamente na organização. 6 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200606201515/http://memoria.bn.br/docreader/DocReader.aspx?bib=112518_01&pagfis=38281. live.
  9. Web site: Former Results . International Federation of Football History & Statistics . 16 December 2014 . 15 June 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180615214702/https://iffhs.de/former-results/ . live .
  10. Web site: Club World Ranking 2015 . International Federation of Football History & Statistics . 7 January 2015 . 11 August 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190811225147/https://iffhs.de/club-world-ranking-2015/ . live .
  11. Web site: UEFA Club Coefficients . 7 May 2023 . . 20 March 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170320224158/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/index.html . live .
  12. http://www.marca.com/en/2014/11/13/en/football/barcelona/1415913827.html "Barça, the most loved club in the world"
  13. News: Barcelona wins Social Star Award for 'Most Popular Sports Team' . The Straits Times . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131103223605/http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/social-media-awards/story/social-star-awards-2013-list-winners-20130523 . 3 November 2013 .
  14. News: 10 years since a unique Ballon d'Or podium. FC Barcelona. 6 December 2020. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20230426033847/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1924303/10-years-since-a-unique-ballon-dor-podium. 26 April 2023. live.
  15. News: 10 años del histórico podio de La Masia en el Balón de Oro. Mundo Deportivo. 10 January 2021. es-ES. https://web.archive.org/web/20211019094618/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20210110/491510592572/10-anos-del-historico-podio-de-la-masia-en-el-balon-de-oro.html?facet=amp. 19 October 2021. live. Jordi. Batalla.
  16. Web site: All the Barça stars that have won the Golden Boot. Mundo Deportivo. 9 November 2022. 3 August 2023. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20230803172143/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/us/en/soccer/20221109/24777/all-the-barca-stars-that-have-won-the-golden-boot.html?facet=amp. 3 August 2023. live. Sans. Gabriel.
  17. Web site: Which European football clubs have never been relegated?. The Guardian. 2 June 2015. 3 August 2023. en. Alberto. Nardelli. https://web.archive.org/web/20161114010834/https://amp.theguardian.com/news/datablog/2015/jun/02/which-european-football-clubs-have-never-been-relegated. 14 November 2016. live.
  18. Web site: 19 European clubs never to have been relegated from top flight. AS. 12 May 2018. 3 August 2023. en. Jaime. Candil. https://web.archive.org/web/20220917095759/https://en.as.com/en/2017/05/19/soccer/1495189627_052136.html?outputType=amp. 17 September 2022. live.
  19. Web site: FC Barcelona Records. 12 January 2012. FC Barcelona. 12 January 2012. 10 January 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120110205843/http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/club/historia/records/rec_colectius.html. live.
  20. Web site: 2011: El año en el que el Barcelona de Guardiola se hizo aún más grande. 24 December 2011. Cadena SER. 25 May 2023. es-ES. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230526000732/https://cadenaser.com/ser/2011/12/24/deportes/1324686491_850215.html. 26 May 2023.
  21. News: Is this Barcelona team the best of all time?. CNN. 23 December 2011. 14 October 2013. 30 October 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171030184012/http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/23/is-this-barcelona-team-the-best-of-all-time/. live.
  22. News: The great European Cup teams: Barcelona 2009–2011 . . London . 25 October 2015 . 11 December 2016 . 15 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180915085801/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/may/24/great-european-cup-teams-barcelona . live .
  23. Web site: Who's the Greatest of Them All? Barcelona! . Newsweek . 25 October 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211416/http://mag.newsweek.com/2011/06/03/is-barcelona-the-greatest-soccer-team-ever.html . 4 March 2016.
  24. Web site: Un Barça de récord, el primero en lograr dos tripletes en Europa. 6 June 2015. La Vanguardia. 25 May 2023. es-ES. live. https://archive.today/20230526002152/https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/futbol/20150606/54432668213/barca-record-primero-dos-tripletes-europa.html?facet=amp. 26 May 2023.

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