F.C. Barcelona

association football club based in Barcelona, Spain

F.C. Barcelona is a Spanish football club from Barcelona, Catalonia. They currently compete in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football.

F.C. Barcelona
Full nameFutbol Club Barcelona
Nickname(s)Barça, Blaugrana
Founded1899
StadiumCamp Nou
Ground Capacity99,354[1]
ChairmanJosep Maria Bartomeu
ManagerRonald Koeman
LeagueLa Liga
2018-191st
Current season
Més que un club (in Catalan): More than a club.

They are known for winning the treble (La Liga, the Copa Del Rey, and the UEFA Champions League) all in 1 season, twice, in the 2008-09 season and in the 2014-15 season. They are also the only European club to have won a treble twice. Their biggest rival is Real Madrid. Matches between F.C. Barcelona and Real Madrid are called "El Clásico", which means "The Classic" in Spanish. The team has won many tournaments, which is why Barcelona is considered one of the best teams in the world. F.C. Barcelona was founded by a group of football players led by Joan Gamper. Their home stadium, Camp Nou is the largest stadium in Europe with a capacity of 99,354.[1]

Barcelona have won twenty-five La Liga titles. Barcelona is one of the three clubs who have never been relegated from the first division; the other ones are Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid.

League positionEdit

Season League Position
2000/01 La Liga 4th
2001/02 La Liga 4th
2002/03 La Liga 6th
2003/04 La Liga 2nd
2004/05 La Liga Champions
2005/06 La Liga Champions
2006/07 La Liga 2nd
2007/08 La Liga 3rd
2008/09 La Liga Champions
2009/10 La Liga Champions
2010/11 La Liga Champions
2011/12 La Liga 2nd
2012/13 La Liga Champions
2013/14 La Liga 2nd
2014/15 La Liga Champions
2015/16 La Liga Champions
2016/17 La Liga 2nd
2017/18 La Liga Champions
2018/19 La Liga Champions
2019/20 La Liga 2nd

Former positionEdit


HonoursEdit

Domestic competition[2]Edit

  • Winners (25): 1928/29, 1944/45, 1947/48, 1948/49, 1951/52, 1952/53, 1958/59, 1959/60, 1973/74, 1984/85, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1992/93, 1993/94, 1997/98, 1998/99, 2004/05, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2009/10, 2010/11, 2012/13, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2017/18, 2018/19
  • Runners-up (23): 1929/30, 1945/46, 1953/54, 1954/55, 1955/56, 1961/62, 1963/64, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1970/71, 1972/73, 1975/76, 1976/77, 1977/78, 1981/82, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1988/89, 1996/97, 1999/00, 2003/04, 2006/07, 2011/12, 2013/14
  • Winners (27): 1909/10, 1911/12, 1912/13, 1919/20, 1921/22, 1924/25, 1925/26, 1927/28, 1941/42, 1950/51, 1951/52, 1952/53, 1956/57, 1958/59, 1962/63, 1967/68, 1970/71, 1977/78, 1980/81, 1982/83, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1996/97, 1997/98, 2008/09, 2011/12, 2014/15, 2015/16, 2016/17
  • Runners-up (10): 1901/02, 1918/19, 1931/32, 1935/36, 1953/54, 1973/74, 1983/84, 1985/86, 1995/96, 2013/14
  • Winners (2): 1982/83, 1985/86.
  • Runners-up (-)
  • Winners (10): 1983, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016
  • Runners-up (8): 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2015
  • Winners (3): 1947, 1952, 1953.
  • Runners-up (2): 1949, 1951.

Major european trophies[2]Edit

 
Barcelona players celebrating victory in the Champions League 2008/09.
  • Winners (5): 1991/92, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2014/15
  • Runners-up (3): 1960/61, 1985/86, 1993/94.
  • Winners (4): 1978/79, 1981/82, 1988/89, 1996/97.
  • Runners-up (2): 1968/69, 1990/91.
  • Winners (3): 1955/58, 1958/60, 1965/66.
  • Runners-up (1): 1961/62.
  • Winners (5): 1992, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2015
  • Runners-up (4): 1979, 1982, 1989, 2006.

Major worldwide competitionsEdit

  • Winners (3): 2009, 2011,2015
  • Runners-up (1): 2006.

PlayersEdit

Current squadEdit

As of 6 October 2020[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1   GK Marc-André ter Stegen
2   DF Sergiño Dest
3   DF Gerard Piqué (3rd captain)
4   DF Ronald Araújo
5   MF Sergio Busquets (vice-captain)
6   MF Carles Aleñá
7   FW Antoine Griezmann
8   MF Miralem Pjanić
9   FW Martin Braithwaite
10   FW Lionel Messi (captain)
11   FW Ousmane Dembélé
12   MF Riqui Puig
No. Position Player
13   GK Neto
14   MF Philippe Coutinho
15   DF Clément Lenglet
16   MF Pedri
17   FW Francisco Trincão
18   DF Jordi Alba
19   MF Matheus Fernandes
20   DF Sergi Roberto (4th captain)
21   MF Frenkie de Jong
22   FW Ansu Fati
23   DF Samuel Umtiti
24   DF Junior Firpo

Out on loanEdit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
—   GK Álex Ruiz (at L'Hospitalet until 30 June 2021)
—   DF Sergio Akieme (at Almería until 30 June 2021)
—   DF Emerson (at Real Betis until 30 June 2021)
—   DF Josep Jaume (at Badalona until 30 June 2021)
—   DF Juan Miranda (at Real Betis until 30 June 2021)
No. Position Player
—   DF Moussa Wagué (at PAOK until 30 June 2021)
—   DF Jean-Clair Todibo (at Benfica until 30 June 2021)
—   MF Monchu (at Girona until 30 June 2021)
—   MF Ludovit Reis (at VfL Osnabrück until 30 June 2021)

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Camp Nou". FC Barcelona.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Honours". FC Barcelona. Archived from the original on 2015-08-23. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  3. ↑ "Players". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

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