F.C. Barcelona facts for kids

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F.C. Barcelona

Full name	Futbol Club Barcelona
Nickname(s)	Barça, Blaugrana
Founded	1899
Stadium	Camp Nou
Ground Capacity	99,354
Chairman	Josep Maria Bartomeu
Manager	Ronald Koeman
League	La Liga
2018-19	1st
Home colors Away colors

Més que un club (in Catalan): More than a club.

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

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.

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 position

Former position

Honours

Domestic competition

• La Liga

• 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

• Copa del Rey

• 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

• Copa de la Liga

• Winners (2): 1982/83, 1985/86.
• Runners-up (-)

• Supercopa de España

• Winners (10): 1983, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2016
• Runners-up (8): 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2015

• Copa Eva Duarte (The forerunner to the Supercopa de España)

• Winners (3): 1947, 1952, 1953.
• Runners-up (2): 1949, 1951.

Major european trophies

Barcelona players celebrating victory in the Champions League 2008/09.

• European Cup/ UEFA Champions League

• Winners (5): 1991/92, 2005/06, 2008/09, 2010/11, 2014/15
• Runners-up (3): 1960/61, 1985/86, 1993/94.

• UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

• Winners (4): 1978/79, 1981/82, 1988/89, 1996/97.
• Runners-up (2): 1968/69, 1990/91.

• Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (The tournament before the UEFA Europa League)

• Winners (3): 1955/58, 1958/60, 1965/66.
• Runners-up (1): 1961/62.

• UEFA Super Cup

• Winners (5): 1992, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2015
• Runners-up (4): 1979, 1982, 1989, 2006.

• Audi Cup

• Winners (1): 2011

Major worldwide competitions

• FIFA Club World Cup

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

Players

Current squad

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 loan

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)

Related pages

• Camp Nou
• FC Barcelona B
• Mini Estadi
• Barcelona
• Catalonia

Images for kids

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  Walter Wild, the club's first president (1899–1901). His main achievement was getting Barça its first home ground.

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  A formation of FC Barcelona in 1903

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  The aerial bombardment of Barcelona in 1938

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  Team of FC Barcelona, published on El Gráfico, 1926

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  A prolific forward, László Kubala led Barcelona to success in the 1950s. His statue is built outside the Camp Nou.

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  Barcelona line up against Hamburger SV before the 1960–61 European Cup semi-final

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  In 1979, Barcelona bought La Masia, a farmer's house built in 1702, to be a residence for young academy players. It would later play a significant role in the club's future success.

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  Diego Maradona's blaugrana shirt on display in the FC Barcelona Museum

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  As coach of the "Dream Team", Johan Cruyff won four consecutive league titles with Barcelona.

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  Plaque commemorating the centenary of FC Barcelona

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  Ronaldinho's arrival in 2003 revitalized the club.

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  Lionel Messi in action during the 2009 UEFA Champions League Final victory against Manchester United

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  Barcelona celebrating their 2011 FIFA Club World Cup win against Santos FC

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  Luis Suárez joined the club in 2014. Messi, Suárez and Neymar, dubbed MSN, formed a record-breaking strike force.

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  Neymar preparing to take a free kick in Barcelona's comeback against Paris Saint-Germain.

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  Tifo at the Camp Nou in a 2013 comeback against AC Milan

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  Players jostle in Barcelona's 2–6 win against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in a 2009 El Clásico

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  Barcelona fans creating a mosaic of the Catalan flag before a 2012 El Clasico at the Camp Nou

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  Barcelona players parade La Liga trophy around the Camp Nou in May 2006 after defeating Espanyol in their last home game of the season

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  Barcelona's ultras Boixos Nois in the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League semi-final against AC Milan at San Siro

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  Xavi made 767 total appearances for Barcelona, a former club record

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  Lionel Messi is Barcelona's all-time top appearance maker, top scorer, and the highest scoring player for a single club.

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  Pep Guardiola is Barcelona's most successful coach with 14 trophies

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  Nike has been Barcelona's official kit supplier since 1998

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  Camp de Les Corts in 1939. It was the home stadium for Barcelona until the club moved to the Camp Nou in 1957.

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  One of the Camp Nou stands displays Barcelona's motto, "Més que un club", meaning 'More than a club'.

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  Xavi is the current Barcelona manager.

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  Joan Laporta is the current club president.