FC Barcelona Bàsquet explained

FC Barcelona
Leagues:Liga ACB
EuroLeague
History:FC Barcelona
(1926–present)
Arena:Palau Blaugrana
Capacity:7,585
Location:Barcelona, Spain
Colors:Blue, cardinal, yellow
Owner:FC Barcelona
President:Joan Laporta
Manager:Juan Carlos Navarro
Coach:Joan Peñarroya
Captain:Álex Abrines
Championships:1 Intercontinental Cup
2 EuroLeagues
2 Saporta Cups
2 Korać Cups
20 Spanish Championships
27 Spanish Cups
6 Spanish Supercup
Retired Numbers:5 (4, 7, 11, 12, 15)
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FC Barcelona Bàsquet (English: FC Barcelona Basketball), commonly referred to as FC Barcelona (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /fubˈbɔl ˈklub bəɾsəˈlonə/) and colloquially known as Barça (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ˈbaɾsə/), is a professional basketball team based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a part of the FC Barcelona multi-sports club, and was founded on 24 August 1926, which makes it the oldest club in the Liga ACB. The team, which competes in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, is one of the most successful basketball teams domestically as well as internationally. Two times European champions, Barça completed a triple crown in 2003 by winning the season's league, cup and EuroLeague. Their home arena is the Palau Blaugrana, which was opened on 23 October 1971. They share the facilities with the roller hockey, futsal and handball teams of the club.

Some of the well-known players that have played with the team included Pau Gasol, Rony Seikaly, Marc Gasol, Anderson Varejão, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jaka Lakovič, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Dejan Bodiroga, Gianluca Basile, Ricky Rubio, Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Saša Đorđević, and Tony Massenburg.

FC Barcelona also has a reserve team, called FC Barcelona Bàsquet B, that plays in the Spanish 2nd-tier LEB Oro.

History

Early years

Founded on 24 August 1926, the club entered its first competition in 1927, playing in the Campionat de Catalunya de Basquetbol (Catalan Basketball Championship). During these early years, basketball in Catalonia was dominated by clubs such as CE Europa, Laietà BC and Société Patrie (later CB Atlètic Gràcia) and it was not until the 1940s that FC Barcelona became established as a basketball team. During this decade they won six Copas del Generalísimo de Baloncesto and were runners-up once. In 1956 they were founding members of the Liga Española de Baloncesto and finished as runners-up. In 1959 they won Spanish basketball's first-ever league and cup double.[1]

Decline in the 1960s

The 1960s and 1970s saw the team in decline. In 1961 the club president Enric Llaudet dissolved the team in spite of its popularity. However, in 1962, the club was reformed after a campaign by the fans. In 1964 the league's Primera División was cut from fourteen teams to eight and the club found themselves in the Segunda División after not finishing between the two first qualified teams in the relegation playoffs.[2] However they quickly returned to the top division after being crowned Segunda champions in 1965. During the 1970s the club was persistently overshadowed by its rivals Real Madrid and Joventut.

Revival in the 1980s

In the 1980s club president Josep Lluís Núñez gave the team his full support with the aim of making the club the best in Spain and Europe. His support produced results and during the decade inspired by their coach Aíto García Reneses and players like Juan Antonio San Epifanio (better known as Epi), Andrés Jiménez, Sibilio, Audie Norris and Solozábal, the club won six Spanish championships, five Spanish cups, two European Cup Winners' Cups, the Korać Cup and the World Championship. However the European Cup remained elusive, ending as runners-up in 1984.[3] In the 1987–88 season Barça won the Copa Príncipe, Liga ACB, Copa del Rey and the Supercopa completing a quadruple.

Champions of Europe

The club built on this success during the 1990s, winning a further four Spanish championships and two Spanish cups. They were still unable to win the European Cup despite playing in a further four finals in 1990, 1991, 1996 and 1997. They also made a record six EuroLeague Final Four appearances. The star player during this era was Juan Antonio San Epifanio.

Their persistence eventually paid off and in 2003, inspired by Dejan Bodiroga, Gregor Fučka, Šarūnas Jasikevičius and Juan Carlos Navarro, they won the EuroLeague, beating Benetton Treviso 76–65 in front of a packed Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.[4] They repeated the feat in 2010, defeating Olympiacos by a wide 86–68 in Paris,[5] and that October, they made further history when they beat the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers – including Kobe Bryant and FCB Bàsquet alumnus and Barcelona native Pau Gasol – 92–88 at the Palau Sant Jordi as part of the 2010 NBA Europe Live Tour. The match was also notable for being both a match-up between the reigning NBA and EuroLeague champions and the first time a European team had won against a defending NBA champion. Two FCB Bàsquet players in that game – captain Navarro and point guard Ricky Rubio – either had or went on to play in the NBA.

Recent years

In the following years, Barcelona would stay on top of Spanish basketball, playing almost all league and cup finals against rival Real Madrid. From 2012 until 2014, Barcelona managed to reach the Euroleague Final Four. However, it could not reach further than the semifinals. Barcelona won the Spanish Championship in 2014, but the next few seasons became absolute disasters, both in the Euroleague, and the Spanish League. However, the team saw a return to form in the Copa del Rey, which was won in 2018, in 2019 and in 2021 defeating Real Madrid on all three finals. In 2021 the Spanish Championship was won for the 19th time—the first in seven years—and only a narrow defeat against Anadolu Efes in the championship game of the 2021 EuroLeague Final Four prevented the Catalan giants from winning the competition for the third time. On june 21 2023 Barça defeated Real Madrid 82-93 to win their 20th Spanish Championship.

Sponsorship naming

From 2004 until 2007 the club was sponsored by the Winterthur Group, a Swiss insurance company with offices in Barcelona since 1910, which led to the team featuring the birthplace of Joan Gamper, the club's founder, on their shirts. In 2006 the Winterthur Group was taken over by AXA, leading to a change in the club name. In the 2008–09 season, the club's sponsorship changed to Spanish insurer Regal (a division of Liberty Seguros, the Spanish subsidiary of American insurer Liberty Mutual). This sponsorship finished in June 2013.

Home arenas

Players

Retired numbers

FC Barcelona retired numbers
NoPlayerTenure
4 1986–1998
7 1978–1994
11 1997–2007, 2008–2018
12 1996–2005
15 1979–1995

Depth chart

Notable players

PositionPlayerYearRoundPickDrafted by
C Roberto Dueñas#19972nd round57thChicago Bulls
PF/C Pau Gasol*~20011st round3rd Memphis Grizzlies
SG Juan Carlos Navarro20022nd round40thWashington Wizards
C Remon van de Hare#20032nd round52ndToronto Raptors
PF/C Anderson Varejão20042nd round30thOrlando Magic
SF Christian Drejer#20042nd round51stNew Jersey Nets
SG/SF Álex Abrines20132nd round32ndOklahoma City Thunder
PF/C Marko Todorović#20132nd round45th Portland Trail Blazers
SF/PF Mario Hezonja20151st round5th Orlando Magic
SG/SF Marcus Eriksson#20152nd round50thAtlanta Hawks
SF/PF Sasha Vezenkov20172nd round57thBrooklyn Nets
SF Rodions Kurucs20182nd round40th Brooklyn Nets
SF Leandro Bolmaro20201st round23rd New York Knicks
C James Nnaji#20232st round31rd Detroit Pistons

Head coaches

Trophies

Domestic competitions

20

27

6

1

European competitions

2

Worldwide competitions

1

Unofficial

1

1

Regional competitions

24

Other Competitions

Runners-Up (2): 2018, 2019

Individual awards

ACB Most Valuable Player

ACB Finals MVP

Spanish Cup MVP

Supercup MVP

ACB Slam Dunk Champion

EuroLeague MVP

EuroLeague Final Four MVP

EuroLeague Rising Star

All-EuroLeague First Team

All-EuroLeague Second Team

All-ACB First Team

All-ACB Second Team

Records

Season by season

SeasonTierDivisionCopa del ReyOther cupsEuropean competitions
1923–56Copa del Rey6 times champion (42–43, 44–45, 45–46, 46–47, 48–49, 49–50), 2 times runner-up (41–42, 50–51)
195711ª Divisiónbgcolor=silver2nd7–3Fourth position
195811ª División8th4–14
1958–5911ª Divisiónbgcolor=gold1st20–2align=left bgcolor=goldChampion
1959–6011ª División6th11–11SemifinalistQF 2–2
1960–6111ª División3rd15–7align=left bgcolor=silverRunner-up
1961–62The club dissolved the section temporarily and they did not enter any competition
1962–6311ª División2–10
1963–6411ª División4–8
1964–6522ª División1st
1965–6611ª División5th8–10Semifinalist
1966–6711ª División7th9–11Quarterfinalist
1967–6811ª División8th6–14Quarterfinalist
1968–6911ª División7th8–1–13Quarterfinalist
1969–7011ª División6th11–11Quarterfinalist
1970–7111ª División6th11–11Quarterfinalist
1971–7211ª Divisiónbgcolor=silver2nd19–3Semifinalist
1972–7311ª División3rd22–2–6QuarterfinalistSF 3–2
1973–7411ª Divisiónbgcolor=silver2nd22–2–4Quarterfinalist7–1
1974–7511ª Divisiónbgcolor=silver2nd19–3Semifinalistbgcolor=silverRU 9–5
1975–7611ª Divisiónbgcolor=silver2nd23–9Semifinalist3–3
1976–7711ª Divisiónbgcolor=silver2nd20–1–1align=left bgcolor=silverRunner-up
1977–7811ª División3rd19–3align=left bgcolor=goldChampionSF 7–1–4
1978–7911ª Divisiónbgcolor=silver2nd17–5align=left bgcolor=goldChampionSF 8–2
1979–8011ª Divisiónbgcolor=silver2nd19–3align=left bgcolor=goldChampionSF 4–4
1980–8111ª Divisiónbgcolor=gold1st23–3align=left bgcolor=goldChampionbgcolor=silverRU 6–3
1981–8211ª Divisiónbgcolor=silver2nd24–2align=left bgcolor=goldChampionSF 10–6
1982–8311ª Divisiónbgcolor=gold1st26–1align=left bgcolor=goldChampionQF 3–3
1983–841Liga ACBbgcolor=silver2nd29–7align=left bgcolor=silverRunner-upbgcolor=silverRU 11–4
1984–851Liga ACB3rd26–7Third positionbgcolor=goldC 9–2
1985–861Liga ACBbgcolor=silver2nd27–8Third positionbgcolor=goldC 7–2
1986–871Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st31–7align=left bgcolor=goldChampionQFbgcolor=goldC 7–3
1987–881Liga ACB1st31–9Championbgcolor=goldCQF 13–5
bgcolor=goldC
1988–891Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st35–9align=left bgcolor=silverRunner-upbgcolor=silverRU4th 13–5
1989–901Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st38–8Quarterfinalistbgcolor=silverRU 15–3
1990–911Liga ACBbgcolor=silver2nd34–13align=left bgcolor=goldChampionSFbgcolor=silverRU 14–4
1991–921Liga ACB6th26–12Fourth positionQF 12–6
1992–931Liga ACB3rd29–11QuarterfinalistSF 11–3
1993–941Liga ACBbgcolor=silver2nd28–12align=left bgcolor=goldChampion4th 12–9
1994–951Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st38–12Quarterfinalist10–6
1995–961Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st38–11align=left bgcolor=silverRunner-upbgcolor=silverRU 13–5
1996–971Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st36–12Semifinalistbgcolor=silverRU 13–10
1997–981Liga ACB4th24–17Quarterfinalist10–9
1998–991Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st35–8Semifinalistbgcolor=goldC 13–3
1999–001Liga ACBbgcolor=silver2nd34–14Quarterfinalist4th 16–8
2000–011Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st38–5align=left bgcolor=goldChampion8–4
2001–021Liga ACB3rd31–11align=left bgcolor=silverRunner-up14–6
2002–031Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st36–9align=left bgcolor=goldChampionbgcolor=goldC 18–4
2003–041Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st32–14Quarterfinalist14–6
2004–051Liga ACB5th25–13Quarterfinalistbgcolor=goldC11–9
2005–061Liga ACB3rd27–14Quarterfinalist4th 15–10
2006–071Liga ACBbgcolor=silver2nd30–17align=left bgcolor=goldChampionSFQF 14–9
2007–081Liga ACBbgcolor=silver2nd28–13QuarterfinalistSFQF 13–10
2008–091Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st33–8SemifinalistSF3rd 18–5
2009–101Liga ACBbgcolor=silver2nd36–6align=left bgcolor=goldChampionbgcolor=goldCbgcolor=goldC 20–2
2010–111Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st35–7align=left bgcolor=goldChampionbgcolor=goldCQF 14–6
2011–121Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st37–8align=left bgcolor=silverRunner-upbgcolor=goldC3rd 19–2
2012–131Liga ACBbgcolor=silver2nd30–15align=left bgcolor=goldChampionbgcolor=silverRU4th 25–6
2013–141Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st35–10align=left bgcolor=silverRunner-upbgcolor=silverRU3rd 23–6
2014–151Liga ACBbgcolor=silver2nd30–14align=left bgcolor=silverRunner-upbgcolor=silverRUQF 21–7
2015–161Liga ACBbgcolor=silver2nd35–9Quarterfinalistbgcolor=goldCQF 17–12
2016–171Liga ACB6th23–12Semifinalistbgcolor=silverRU11th 12–18
2017–181Liga ACB3rd27–14bgcolor=gold align=leftChampion13th 11–19
2018–191Liga ACBbgcolor=silver2nd33–10bgcolor=gold align=leftChampionSFQF 20–15
2019–201Liga ACBbgcolor=silver2nd24–6Quarterfinalistbgcolor=silverRU— 22–6
2020–211Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st38–6bgcolor=gold align=leftChampionbgcolor=silverRUbgcolor=silverRU 28–13
2021–221Liga ACBbgcolor=silver2nd33–11bgcolor=gold align=leftChampionbgcolor=silverRU3rd 25–10
2022–231Liga ACBbgcolor=gold1st37–6Quarterfinalistbgcolor=silverRU4th 26–13
2023–241Liga ACB4th25–14align=left bgcolor=silverSFQF 24–15

International record

SeasonAchievementNotes
EuroLeague
1959–60Quarter-finalseliminated by Polonia Warsaw, 64-65 (L) in Barcelona and 41-49 (L) in Warsaw
1981–82Semi-final group stage4th place in a group with Maccabi Tel Aviv, Squibb Cantù, Partizan, Nashua Den Bosch and Panathinaikos
1983–84Finallost to Banco di Roma Virtus, 73–79 in the final (Geneva)
1987–88Quarter-finals5th place in a group with Partizan, Aris, Tracer Milano, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Saturn Köln, Orthez and Nashua EBBC
1988–89Final Four4th place in Munich, lost to Jugoplastika 77–87 in the semi-final, lost to Aris 71–88 in the 3rd place game
1989–90Finaldefeated Aris 104–83 in the semi-final, lost to Jugoplastika 67–72 in the final (Zaragoza)
1990–91Finaldefeated Maccabi Tel Aviv 104–83 in the semi-final, lost to Pop 84 67–72 in the final (Paris)
1991–92Quarter-finalseliminated 2–0 by Philips Milano, 79-80 (L) in Milan and 71-86 (L) in Barcelona
1993–94Final Four4th place in Tel Aviv, lost to 7up Joventut 65–79 in the semi-final, lost to Panathinaikos 83–100 in the 3rd place game
1995–96Finaldefeated Real Madrid 76–66 in the semi-final, lost to Panathinaikos 66–67 in the final (Paris)
1996–97Finaldefeated ASVEL 77–70 in the semi-final, lost to Olympiacos 58–73 in the final (Rome)
1999–00Final Four4th place in Thessaloniki, lost to Maccabi Tel Aviv 51–65 in the semi-final, lost to Efes Pilsen 69–75 in the 3rd place game
2002–03Championsdefeated CSKA Moscow 76–71 in the semi-final, defeated Benetton Treviso 76–65 in the final of the Final Four in Barcelona
2005–06Final Four4th place in Prague, lost to CSKA Moscow 75–84 in the semi-final, lost to TAU Cerámica 82–87 in the 3rd place game
2006–07Quarter-finalseliminated 2–1 by Unicaja, 75-91 (L) in Málaga, 80-58 (W) in Barcelona and 64-67 (L) in Málaga
2007–08Quarter-finalseliminated 2–1 by Maccabi Tel Aviv, 75-81 (L) in Tel Aviv, 83-74 (W) in Barcelona and 75-88 (L) in Tel Aviv
2008–09Final Four3rd place in Berlin, lost to CSKA Moscow 78–82 in the semi-final, defeated Olympiacos 95–79 in the 3rd place game
2009–10Championsdefeated CSKA Moscow 64–54 in the semi-final, defeated Olympiacos 86–68 in the final of the Final Four in Paris
2010–11Quarter-finalseliminated 3–1 by Panathinaikos, 83-82 (W) & 71-75 (L) in Barcelona, 74-76 (L) & 67-78 (L) in Athens
2011–12Final Four3rd place in Istanbul, lost to Olympiacos 64–68 in the semi-final, defeated Panathinaikos 74–69 in the 3rd place game
2012–13Final Four4th place in London, lost to Real Madrid 67–74 in the semi-final, lost to CSKA Moscow 73–74 in the 3rd place game
2013–14Final Four3rd place in Milan, lost to Real Madrid 62–100 in the semi-final, defeated CSKA Moscow 93–78 in the 3rd place game
2014–15Quarter-finalseliminated 3–1 by Olympiacos, 73-57 (W) & 63-76 (L) in Barcelona, 71-73 (L) & 68-71 (L) in Piraeus
2015–16Quarter-finalseliminated 3–2 by Lokomotiv-Kuban, 66-61 (L) & 66-92(W) in Krasnodar, 82-70 (W) & 80-92 (L) in Barcelona, 67-81 (L) in Krasnodar
FIBA Saporta Cup
1977–78Semi-finalseliminated by Gabetti Cantù, 90-87 (W) in Barcelona and 77-97 (L) in Cantù
1978–79Semi-finalseliminated by Gabetti Cantù, 89-84 (W) in Barcelona and 83-101 (L) in Cantù
1979–80Semi-finalseliminated by Gabetti Cantù, 92-93 (L) in Barcelona and 74-78 (L) in Cantù
1980–81Finallost to Squibb Cantù 82–86 in the final (Rome)
1982–83Quarter-finals3rd place in a group with Scavolini Pesaro, Nashua EBBC and Hapoel Ramat Gan
1984–85Championsdefeated Žalgiris 77–73 in the final of European Cup Winners' Cup in Grenoble
1985–86Championsdefeated Scavolini Pesaro 101–86 in the final of European Cup Winners' Cup in Caserta
FIBA Korać Cup
1973Semi-finalseliminated by Maes Pils, 87-99 (L) in Mechelen and 78-82 (L) in Barcelona
1974–75Finallost to Forst Cantù, 69-71 (L) in Barcelona and 85–110 (L) in Cantù
1986–87Championsdefeated Limoges,106-85 (W) in Barcelona and 97-86 (W) in Limoges in the double finals of Korać Cup
1992–93Semi-finalseliminated by Virtus Roma, 64-84 (L) in Barcelona and 79-85 (L) in Rome
1998–99Championsdefeated Adecco Estudiantes, 77-93 (L) in Madrid and 97-70 (W) in Barcelona in the double finals of Korać Cup
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
19844th place4th place with a 2–2 record in a league tournament in São Paulo
1985Championsdefeated Monte Líbano 93–89 in the final of Intercontinental Cup in Barcelona
1987Finallost to Tracer Milano 84–100 in the final (Milan)
McDonald's Championship
19894th place4th place in Rome, lost to Denver Nuggets 103–137 in the semi-final, lost to Philips Milano 104–136 in the 3rd place game
19903rd place3rd place in Barcelona, lost to Pop 84 97–102 in the semi-final, defeated Scavolini Pesaro 106–105 in the 3rd place game
19976th place6th place in Paris, lost to PSG Racing 84–97 in the preliminary round, lost to Benetton Treviso 103–106 in the 5th place game

Matches against NBA teams

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091003155026/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/basquet/intro_historica/historia_seccio.html HISTORY OF THE SECTION
  2. Web site: Liga Española 1963–64. es. Linguasport. 15 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Champions Cup 1983-84. Linguasport. 15 June 2017.
  4. Web site: FC Barcelona is the 2002-03 Euroleague champion!. EuroLeague.net. 15 June 2017.
  5. Web site: Regal FC Barcelona is the 2010 Euroleague champion!. EuroLeague.net. 15 June 2017.
  6. http://www.marca.com/2011/06/22/futbol/equipos/barcelona/1308742979.html La UEFA autoriza la doble publicidad del Barcelona
  7. Web site: Lassa Tyres, nuevo patrocinador principal de las secciones del FC Barcelona. ACB.com. 3 June 2015. es. 3 June 2015. 10 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170810211636/http://www.acb.com/redaccion.php?id=113732. dead.
  8. Web site: Acb.Com . Acb.Com . 2012-08-14 . 9 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151209015846/http://www.acb.com/stsacumjug.php?cod_jugador=A62 . dead .

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