FC Barcelona - also known as Barça, is a sports club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain which has clubs in several branches of sport, but most notably football.
Founded in 1899 by 12 football players from Switzerland, Britain, and Spain under the leadership of Joan Gasper. FC Barcelona has the motto "Barca is not just a club" (El Barça, es mes que un club) and has a hymn, entitled "El Cannot del Barca" created by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Unlike club soccer in general, FC Barcelona is really owned and operated by its supporters. The main stadium at Camp Nou, Barcelona.
The club entered into participants Primera División (Primary Division) since 1928, and together with Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao to be a team that was never relegated to the Segunda División (Second Division). The club was also a club that won the Spanish league first. By offering 20 Spanish League titles, 25 Copa del Rey titles, 7 Spanish Super Cup, 3 European Champions League titles, 4 UEFA Cup, 2 European Super Cup, FC Barcelona became one of the most successful team in Spain, Europe, and the world . The most obvious evidence in 2009 when FC Barcelona managed to become the first Spanish club won the title TREBLE (champions of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League). Followed by Raihan Spanish Super Cup, European Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup to complete his title became SEXTUPLE achievement. FC Barcelona is the first football club in the world has ever done this achievement. Barca fans are also often called Cules.
Sponsor
Barça known always refused to install the sponsor logos on uniforms soccer ball because Barca is considered as a symbol of Catalonia, and all kinds of sponsorship bid that "unreasonably interferes" will be rejected. However, Barca's basketball teams are allowed to install the sponsor logo on his uniform.
On 7 September 2006, the club announced a five-year agreement with UNICEF which allow UNICEF logo to be placed on t-shirts. Barcelona then will donate 0.7% of total revenue per year to UNICEF for five years.
Achievement
* UEFA Champions League: 3
o 1991-92 FC Barcelona 1-0 Sampdoria
o 2005-06 FC Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal
o 2008-09 FC Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United
* UEFA Cup: 4
o 1958 FC Barcelona 6-0 London XI; London XI 2-2 FC Barcelona
o 1960 FC Barcelona 4-1 Birmingham City, Birmingham City FC 0-0 FC Barcelona
o 1966 Real Zaragoza 2-4 FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona 0-1 Real Zaragoza
o 1971 FC Barcelona 2-1 Leeds United
* European Super Cup: 3
o 1992 Werder Bremen 1-1 FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona 2-1 Werder Bremen
o 1997 FC Barcelona 2-0 Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund 1-1 FC Barcelona
o 2009 FC Barcelona 1-0 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
* Cup Winners Cup: 4
o 1979 FC Barcelona 4-3 Fortuna Düsseldorf
o 1982 FC Barcelona 2-1 Standard de Liège
o 1989 FC Barcelona 2-0 Sampdoria
o 1997 FC Barcelona 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain
* Spanish League: 20
o 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
* Supercopa de España: 5
o 1984, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997
* Copa de la Liga: 2
o 1983, 1986
* Copa del Rey: 25
o 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, 1962-63, 1967-68, 1970-71, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2008-09
* Latin Cup: 2
o 1949, 1952
* Joan Gamper Cup: 31
o 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 , 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007
Club World Cup: 1 2009
Founded in 1899 by 12 football players from Switzerland, Britain, and Spain under the leadership of Joan Gasper. FC Barcelona has the motto "Barca is not just a club" (El Barça, es mes que un club) and has a hymn, entitled "El Cannot del Barca" created by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Unlike club soccer in general, FC Barcelona is really owned and operated by its supporters. The main stadium at Camp Nou, Barcelona.
The club entered into participants Primera División (Primary Division) since 1928, and together with Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao to be a team that was never relegated to the Segunda División (Second Division). The club was also a club that won the Spanish league first. By offering 20 Spanish League titles, 25 Copa del Rey titles, 7 Spanish Super Cup, 3 European Champions League titles, 4 UEFA Cup, 2 European Super Cup, FC Barcelona became one of the most successful team in Spain, Europe, and the world . The most obvious evidence in 2009 when FC Barcelona managed to become the first Spanish club won the title TREBLE (champions of La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League). Followed by Raihan Spanish Super Cup, European Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup to complete his title became SEXTUPLE achievement. FC Barcelona is the first football club in the world has ever done this achievement. Barca fans are also often called Cules.
Sponsor
Barça known always refused to install the sponsor logos on uniforms soccer ball because Barca is considered as a symbol of Catalonia, and all kinds of sponsorship bid that "unreasonably interferes" will be rejected. However, Barca's basketball teams are allowed to install the sponsor logo on his uniform.
On 7 September 2006, the club announced a five-year agreement with UNICEF which allow UNICEF logo to be placed on t-shirts. Barcelona then will donate 0.7% of total revenue per year to UNICEF for five years.
Achievement
* UEFA Champions League: 3
o 1991-92 FC Barcelona 1-0 Sampdoria
o 2005-06 FC Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal
o 2008-09 FC Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United
* UEFA Cup: 4
o 1958 FC Barcelona 6-0 London XI; London XI 2-2 FC Barcelona
o 1960 FC Barcelona 4-1 Birmingham City, Birmingham City FC 0-0 FC Barcelona
o 1966 Real Zaragoza 2-4 FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona 0-1 Real Zaragoza
o 1971 FC Barcelona 2-1 Leeds United
* European Super Cup: 3
o 1992 Werder Bremen 1-1 FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona 2-1 Werder Bremen
o 1997 FC Barcelona 2-0 Borussia Dortmund, Borussia Dortmund 1-1 FC Barcelona
o 2009 FC Barcelona 1-0 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
* Cup Winners Cup: 4
o 1979 FC Barcelona 4-3 Fortuna Düsseldorf
o 1982 FC Barcelona 2-1 Standard de Liège
o 1989 FC Barcelona 2-0 Sampdoria
o 1997 FC Barcelona 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain
* Spanish League: 20
o 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
* Supercopa de España: 5
o 1984, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997
* Copa de la Liga: 2
o 1983, 1986
* Copa del Rey: 25
o 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, 1962-63, 1967-68, 1970-71, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2008-09
* Latin Cup: 2
o 1949, 1952
* Joan Gamper Cup: 31
o 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 , 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007
Club World Cup: 1 2009