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			El Naoufal ha sido el mejor jugador en la historia del FCBarcelona.
	== History ==
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	=== Early years (1899-1908) ===
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	On 22 October 1899 ] placed an advert in ''Los Deportes'' declaring his wish to form a football club. A positive response resulted in a meeting at the Gimnasio Solé on November 29. Eleven players attended: Walter Wild, Lluís d'Ossó, Bartomeu Terradas, Otto Kunzle, Otto Maier, Enric Ducal, Pere Cabot, Carles Pujol, Josep Llobet, John Parsons and William Parsons. As a result ''Foot-Ball Club Barcelona'' was born. Several other Spanish football clubs, most notably ] and ], also had British founders, and as a result they initially adopted English-style names.

	Legend has it that Gamper was inspired to choose the club colours, ''blaugrana'', by ]'s crest. However, the other Swiss teams Gamper played for, his home canton of ], and ] in ] have all been credited with or claimed to be the inspiration.{{Fact\|date=September 2007}}

	FC Barcelona quickly emerged as one of the leading clubs of both ] and ], competing in both the ] and the ]. In 1902, the club won its first trophy, the ], and also played in the first ] final, losing 2-1 to ].

	=== With Gamper's seal (1908-1923) ===
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	In 1908 ] became club president for the first time. Gamper took over the presidency as the club was on the verge of folding. The club had not won anything since the ] of 1905 and its finances suffered as a result. Gamper was subsequently club president on five separate occasions between 1908 and 1925 and spent 25 years at the helm. One of his main achievements was to help Barça acquire its own stadium.

	On March 14, 1909, it moved into the ''Carrer Indústria'', a stadium with a capacity of 8,000. Gamper also launched a campaign to recruit more club members and by 1922 the club had over 10,000. This led to the club moving again, this time to ], which inaugurated in the same year. This stadium had an initial capacity of 22,000, later expanded to an impressive 60,000.

	Gamper also recruited ], the club's all time top-scorer with 356 goals, and in 1917 appointed ] as manager. This saw the club's fortunes begin to improve on the field. During the Gamper era FC Barcelona won eleven Campeonato de Cataluña, six ] and four ] and enjoyed its first "golden age." As well as Alcántara the Barça team under Greenwall also included ], ], ], ] and ].

	=== Rivera, Republic and Civil War (1923-1939) ===
	In the middle of the glorious 1920s, Barça suffered from non-sporting conflicts which were to mark the following decade. On 14 June 1925, the crowd at a game in homage to the Orfeó Català jeered the ], a spontaneous reaction against ]'s ]. As a reprisal the ground closed for six months, later reduced to three, and forced Gamper to give up the presidency of the club. The club's founder, after a period of depression brought on by personal and money problems committed suicide on July 30, 1930.

	Although they continued to have players of the standing of ], the club now entered a period of decline, in which political conflict overshadowed sport throughout society. Barça faced a crisis on three fronts: financial, social, with the number of members dropping constantly, and sporting, where although the team won the ] in 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936 and 1938, success at Spanish level (with the exception of the ]) evaded them.

	A month after the ] began, Barça's ] president ] was murdered by ]'s soldiers near to ]. In the summer of 1937, the squad was on a tour in Mexico and USA in which it was received as an ambassador of the fighting ]. That travel proved the financial saving of the club and also resulted in half the team seeking exile in Mexico and France. On 16 March 1938, the ] dropped a bomb on the club's social club and caused big damages. A few months later, Barcelona was under fascist occupation and as a symbol of the 'undisciplined' ], the club, now down to just 3,486 members, was facing a number of serious problems.

	=== Club de Fútbol Barcelona (1939-1974) ===
	After the ], the ] and ] were banned and football clubs were prohibited from using non-Spanish names. These measures led to the club having its name forcibly changed to ''Club de Fútbol Barcelona'' and the removal of the ] from the club shield. During the ] one of the few places that ] could be spoken freely was within the club's stadium.

	In 1943, at ], for the first leg of the semi-finals of the ] against ], the result was a 3-0 win for ]. Before the second leg, Barcelona's players had a changing room visit from ]'s director of state security. He 'reminded' them that they were only playing due to the 'generosity of the ]. Madrid side won that game 11-1.

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	Despite the difficult political situation, ''CF Barcelona'' enjoyed considerable success during the 1940s and 1950s. In 1945, with ] as coach and players like ], ] and ], they won ] for first time since 1929. They added two more titles in 1948 and 1949. In 1949 they also won the first ].

	In 1951, a tram strike which took place in ], received the support of blaugrana fans surprising the ] authorities who could not understand why, on that rainy Sunday, the crowd left ] stadium after a 2-1 win against ] by foot refusing to catch any trams. Moments like these show how FC Barcelona represents much more than just ] for so many progressive ].

	Coach ] and ], regarded by many as the club's best ever player, inspired the team to five different trophies including ], the ], the ], the ] and the Copa Martini Rossi in 1952. In 1953 they helped the club win La Liga and the Copa del Generalísimo again. The club also won the Copa del Generalísimo in 1957 and the ] in 1958.

	With ] as coach, a young ], the ] in 1960, and two influential ] recommended by Kubala, ] and ], the team won another national double in 1959 and a La Liga/Fairs Cup double in 1960. In 1961 they became the first club to beat ] in a ] eliminatory, thus ending their monopoly of the competition. To little avail, anyway- they lost 3-2 to Benfica in the final.

	The 1960s were less successful for the club, with Real Madrid and ] monopolising La Liga. The completion of the '']'', finished in 1957, meant the club had little money to spend on new players. However the decade also saw the emergence of ] and ] and the club winning the Copa del Generalísimo in 1963 and the Fairs Cup in 1966. Barça restored some pride by beating ] 1-0 in the 1968 Copa del Generalísimo final at the ]. The club changed its official name back to ''Futbol Club Barcelona'' in 1974.<ref>{{cite web\|url = http://www.eufo.de/football/esp/fc_blona.html \|title = FC Barcelona - European football clubs & squads \|accessdate = 2008-07-12}}</ref>

	=== Cruyff's first pass (1974-1978) ===
	The 1973/74 season saw the arrival, as player, of a new Barça legend – ]. Already an established player with ], ] quickly won over the Barça fans when he told the European press he chose Barça over Real Madrid because he could not play for a club associated with ].<ref></ref><ref></ref> He further endeared himself when he chose a Catalan name, ], for his son. He helped the club win La Liga for the first time since 1960, along the way defeating ] 5-0 at the ]. He was also crowned ] in his first year at the club.

	=== The Núñez era (1978-2000) ===
	] was elected president of FC Barcelona in 1978. His main objectives were to establish Barça as a world-class sports club and to give the club financial stability. Besides, in 1979 and 1982 the club won two of four ] won in the Núñez era.

	In June 1982 ] was signed for a world record fee from ]. In the following season, under coach ], Barcelona and Maradona in an unforgettable final won the ], beating Real Madrid. However Diego's time with Barça was short-lived and he soon left for ]. At the start of the 1984/85 season, ] was hired as manager and he won La Liga with stellar displays by German midfielder ]. The next season, he took the team to their second ] final, only to lose on penalties to ] during a dramatic evening in ].

	After the ], English top scorer ] was signed along with goalkeeper ] but the team could not achieve success while ] was excluded from the team. Terry Venables was subsequently fired at the beginning of the 1987/88 season and replaced with ]. That season finished with a rebellion of the players against president ] known as the Motín del Hesperia and the 1-0 victory at the ] final against ].

	In 1988 ] returned to the club as manager and assembled the so-called ''Dream Team'', named after the US basketball team that played at the ] hosted by ]. He introduced players like ], ], ], ], ], ], ], ] and ].

	Under Cruyff's guidance, Barcelona won four consecutive ] titles from 1991 to 1994. They beat ] in both the 1989 ] final and the 1992 ] final at ] with a legendary free kick goal from Dutch international ]. They also won a ] in 1990, the ] in 1992 and three ]. With 11 trophies, Cruijff became the club's most successful manager to date. He also became the club's longest serving manager. However, in his final two seasons, he failed to win any trophies (not to mention the disastrous 4-0 defeat in the ] 1994 final against ]) and fell out with president ], resulting in Cruijff's departure.

	Cruijff was briefly replaced by ] who took charge of the club for a single season in 1996/97. He is quoted as saying, "Catalonia is a country and FC Barcelona is their army". He recruited ] from his previous club, ] and delivered a cup treble winning the ], ] and the ]. Despite his success, Robson was only ever seen as a short-term solution while the club waited for ] to become available.

	Like ], ] only stayed a short time and he left for ]. However, new heroes such as ], ], ] and ] emerged and the team won a ]/] double in 1998. In 1999 the club celebrated its 'centenari' winning the ] title and ] became the fourth Barça player to be awarded ]. Despite this domestic success, the failure to emulate ] in the ] led to ] and ] resigning in 2000.

	=== Gaspart's decline period (2000-2003) ===
	The departures of Núñez and Van Gaal were nothing compared to that of ]. As well as club vice-captain, Figo had become a cult hero and was considered by Catalans to be one of their own. So the Barça fans were distraught by Figo’s decision to join arch-rivals ] and during subsequent visits to the ] Figo was given an extremely hostile reception, including one occasion when a piglet's head was thrown at him from the crowd. The next three years saw the club in decline and managers came and went, including a short second spell by Louis van Gaal. President ] did not inspire confidence off the field either and in 2003 he and Van Gaal resigned.

	=== The Laporta era (2003-present) ===
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	After the disappointment of the Gaspart era, the combination of a new young president ] and a young new manager, former Dutch and ] star ], saw the club bounce back. On the field, an influx international players, including ], ], ], ], ], combined with a nucleus of home grown and Spanish players such as ], ], ] and ] led to the club's return to success.

	==== 2004/05 season ====

	In the 2004/05 season, Barça were crowned champions of La Liga, and stars Ronaldinho and Eto'o were voted first and third in the FIFA World Player of the Year awards. Barça also won the ], with a victory over ]. In the ] Barça were eliminated by ] 5-4 on aggregate.

	==== 2005/06 season ====

	The 2005-06 season has been the pinnacle of the Laporta reign so far. In November 2005 Barça beat Real Madrid 3-0 at the ] in a match where ] was so impressive that after his second, and Barça's third goal the Real Madrid fans felt compelled to applaud him. This match also gave Frank Rijkaard his second victory at the Bernabeu, making him the first Barça manager to win there twice. Barcelona went on to win the championship of La Liga with ease, as well as the ] with a victory over city rivals ].

	In the ] that season, Barça beat ] to win the final on May 17, 2006. Trailing 1-0 to the English side, with less than 15 minutes left and inspired by substitute ], they came back to win 2-1,though with an extra man, for the club's first UEFA Champions League victory in 14 years. This victory sparked scenes of jubilation from Barcelona fans with ecstatic culers celebrating in the obvious scene of ] and members of Barça fan clubs celebrating in the ] in Madrid and all over the world. <ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_11UIDUqkA YouTube - Arsenal vs Barcelona highlights</ref>

	====2006/07 season ====

	Despite being the favorites and starting strongly, Barcelona finished the 2006-07 season trophyless. A pre-season US tour was later blamed for a string of injuries to key players, including leading scorer Eto'o and rising star Messi. There was open feuding as Eto'o publicly criticized coach ] and ]. Ronaldinho also admitted that lack of fitness affected his form.<ref name="allheadlinenews1">{{cite web\|url = http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7007688383 \|title = Article not found \| AHN \| July 12, 2008 \|accessdate = 2008-07-12}}</ref> Barça advanced to the semi-finals of the ], winning the first leg 5-2, with a Maradona-style goal from Messi, but then surprisingly losing the second leg 4-0 to lowly ] to go out 6-5 on aggregate. They took part in the ], making it to the final, only to be beaten by a late goal against ].

	In ], Barça was in first place for much of the season while arch-rivals Real Madrid were six points behind and in fourth. However Barça began playing inconsistently after January, while Madrid's form improved in that same period. On May 12, 2007, Real Madrid took the league lead for the first time all season by defeating Espanyol 4-3, coming back from 1-3 first half deficit. Following a series of dramatic last minute goals in their last matches, Real Madrid held onto the lead to become league champions.

	Barça was unable to retain the ]. They were knocked out of the competition in the last 16 by eventual runners-up ], losing 2-1 at ] after having been up 1-0; they were then held to 1-0 at ] and were eliminated on ].

	==== 2007/08 season ====

	In the ], Barcelona again struggled, and weren't even able to finish in the top two of the ]. The season was marred with injuries to key players such as ], ], ], ], and ]. Despite a lack of league form, the team fared well in the cup competitions. Benefitting from favourable draws in the ], Barcelona ousted less-fancied teams such as ], ] and ], before losing to eventual champions ] 1-0 on aggregate in the ]. Barcelona also managed to get to the semifinals of the ], where they once again lost to the eventual champions (]).

	A day after a 4-1 drubbing at the hands of arch-rivals Real Madrid, ] announced that Barça B coach ] would take over ]'s duties after June 30. It marked the end of an era for the club, and high-profile departures of key players were expected in the summer.

	==== 2008/09 season ====

	The 2008/09 pre-season started with a boardroom crisis, as ] fought to keep his presidency. Following two years without major trophies, some club members initiated a no confidence motion on Laporta. With the help of Club Director of Football ], Joan Laporta acted swiftly and effectively. Having installed crowd favourite and hometown boy Pep Guardiola as the coach, the club declared the start the long-expected clear out and rebirth of the team for the ] season. Players such as ], ], ], ] and ] left the squad. In came ] (]), ] (]), ] (]), ] (]) and ] (]). ] was expected to leave; but strong showings by him in pre-season reminded the coach and the board why he had the best goals to games ratio in La Liga last season, and sense prevailed as the decision was made to retain the Cameroonian. Laporta's choices for the new personnel seemed to be popular enough to abate the critics, and possibly ensure he retained his position as President of the Club. The No Confidence Motion did indeed narrowly fail, receiving 60% of the votes cast, just short of the 66% required. Laporta vowed to continue, although eight of his directors resigned.

	On the sporting side, Guardiola's first months in charge saw the team string together an impressive set of friendly wins. The season kicked off with the ] against ]. Barcelona carried their pre-season form into the first leg at home, and comfortably won the match 4-0. And despite losing the return leg in Poland 0-1, the team had done enough to accomplish the first objective of the season: qualification to the ]. Having lost and drawn their first two La Liga matches, Barcelona have hit back strongly with wins over ] by 6-1, and over ] 3-2. ] also won their opening Champions League pool game 3-1 over ]. In their second Champions league game Barcelona came back to thanks to 2 Messi goals in a convincing 2-1 win over ]. Barcelona currently hold a 6 game winning streak after thrashing ] 6-1.

	== Rivalries ==		== Rivalries ==

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Football club

FC Barcelona

Full name

Futbol Club Barcelona

Nickname(s)

Culés (or Culers)
Blaugrana (Blue-Maroon)

Founded

29 November 1899
(as Foot-Ball Club Barcelona)

Ground

Camp Nou, Barcelona

Capacity

98,772

Chairman

Manager

League

La Liga, 3rd

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

Current season

Futbol Club Barcelona (Catalan IPA: [fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə], Spanish IPA: [ˈfutβol ˌkluβ baɾθeˈlona]), known familiarly as Barça (Spanish IPA: [ˈbaɾsa], Catalan IPA: [ˈbaɾsə]), is a sports club based in Barcelona, Spain. It is best known for its football team, which was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English, and Catalan men led by Joan Gamper. The club has become a Catalan institution, hence the motto Més que un club (More than a club).

They were founding members of La Liga in 1928, and, together with Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, they have never been relegated from the top division. The club were also the first La Liga champions, winning a total of 18 La Liga, 24 Copa del Rey, 7 Supercopa de España, 2 UEFA Champions League, 4 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 3 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and 2 European Super Cup trophies.

The club's main stadium is the Camp Nou and the fans of FC Barcelona are known as culers or culés. In Spain, about 25% of the population are said to be Barça supporters. In June 2007, the number of socis (club members/owners) reached 156,366, while in June 2006 the number of penyes (officially-registered supporter clubs) reached 1782 worldwide.

The club also operates a reserve team, FC Barcelona Atlètic, and four other professional sports teams, Regal FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona Futsal and FC Barcelona Sorli Discau that compete at basketball, handball, futsal and rink hockey respectively. Until 2007 there was also a youth team, FC Barcelona C.

There are also a number of prominent amateur sports teams that compete at rugby union, women's football and wheelchair basketball. These include FCB Rugby and FC Barcelona-Institut Guttman. Other amateur teams represent the club at ice hockey, athletics, baseball, cycling, field hockey, figure skating, and volleyball.

During the 2006-07 season, FC Barcelona was the third richest club in the world with a revenue of €291.1 million.

El Naoufal ha sido el mejor jugador en la historia del FCBarcelona.

Rivalries

El Clásico

Template:Details2 There is often a fierce rivalry between the two strongest teams in a national league, and this is particularly the case in La Liga, where the game between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF is known as El Clásico. From the start the clubs were seen as representatives of two rival countries in Spain, Catalonia and Castile, as well as of the two cities themselves. The rivalry projects what many regard as the political and cultural tensions felt between Catalans and the Castilians.

During the dictatorships of Primo de Rivera and (especially) of Francisco Franco (1939 - 1975), all regional identities were openly suppressed (e.g., the peripheral languages were officially banned). So FC Barcelona, symbolising the Catalan people's desire for freedom, became more than a club (més que un club) for them and one of their greatest ambassadors. On the contrary, Real Madrid was widely seen as the embodiment of the sovereign oppressive centralism and the fascist regime. However, during the Spanish Civil War itself, members of both clubs like Josep Sunyol and Rafael Sánchez Guerra suffered at the hands of Franco supporters.

During the 1950s the rivalry was exacerbated significantly when the clubs disputed the signing of Alfredo Di Stéfano, who finally played for Real Madrid and was key in the subsequent success achieved by the club. The 1960s saw the rivalry reach the European stage when they met twice at the knock-out stages of the European Cup.

As nowadays FC Barcelona and Real Madrid are the two biggest and most successful clubs in the league, the rivalry is renewed on an almost annual basis with both teams often challenging each other for the league championship. The latest Clásico was played in the Santiago Bernabéu and ended with a 4-1 win for Real Madrid.

El Derbi Barceloní

Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol was founded exclusively by Spanish fans of the game, unlike the multinational nature of FC Barcelona's original board. The club's historical ground was in the well-off district of Sarrià.

Traditionally, especially during the Franco regime, Espanyol were seen by the majority of Barcelona's citizens as a club who cultivated a kind of compliance to the central authority unlike FC Barcelona. Despite this background the derbi has always been much more relevant to Espanyol supporters than Barcelona ones due to the difference in objectives.

Although it is the most played local derby in the history of La Liga it is also the least balanced of them all, with Barcelona being overwhelmingly dominating. In the league table Espanyol have only managed to end above FC Barcelona on three occasions in almost seventy years and even the only all-Catalan Copa del Rey Final in 1957 was won by FC Barcelona. Espanyol only has the consolation of achieving the largest margin win with a 6-0 in 1951.

Sponsorship

FC Barcelona have an attitude to shirt sponsorship that is historically noteworthy. Selectively without a commercial message on its shirts, in a similar fashion to Athletic Bilbao, on 14 July 2006 the club announced a five year agreement with UNICEF, which includes having the UNICEF logo on their shirts. The agreement will see FC Barcelona donating US$1.9 million per year to UNICEF (0.7 per cent of its ordinary income) to the FC Barcelona Foundation, and rejecting significant money offers to be the first shirt sponsor of the football team. Similarly, for the 2008/9 season and onwards, Aston Villa have a similar deal with Acorns Children's Hospice, involving charitable promotion.

The club has done this in order to set up international cooperation programmes for development, supports the UN Millennium Development Goals and has made a commitment to UNICEF’s humanitarian aid programs through the donation of one and a half million euro for the next five years.

Companies that FC Barcelona currently has sponsorship deals with include :

Nike - Official sponsors
Coca-Cola - Official sponsors
TV3 - Official sponsors
Audi - Official sponsors
Estrella Damm - Official sponsors
La Caixa - Official sponsors
bwin - Official Betting Partner
Acer - Official provider
MediaPro - Official provider
NH Hoteles - Official provider
Vueling - Official provider
Babybel - Official provider

Shirt sponsors and manufacturers

Period	Kit manufacturer	Shirt sponsor
1982–1992	Meyba	none
1992–1998	Kappa
1998-2006	Nike
2006-present	Nike	Unicef

Stadium Information

Name - Camp Nou
City - Barcelona
Capacity - 98,772
Inauguration - 1957
Pitch size - 105 × 68 m
Other Facilities:
- Ciudad Deportiva Joan Gamper (FC Barcelona's training ground)
- La Masia (Residence of young players)
- Mini Estadi
- Palau Blaugrana (FC Barcelona indoor sports arena)
- Palau Blaugrana 2 (Secondary indoor arena of FC Barcelona)
- Palau de Gel

Honours

Main article: FC Barcelona in Europe Main article: FC Barcelona trophies

Domestic competitions

La Liga

Winners (18): 1929, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1960, 1974, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006
Runners-up (22): 1930, 1946, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1997, 2000, 2004, 2007

Copa del Rey (record)

Winners (24): 1910, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998
Runners-up (9): 1902, 1919, 1932, 1936, 1954, 1974, 1984, 1986, 1996

Supercopa de España

Winners (7): 1983, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2006
Runners-up (7): 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999

Copa de la Liga (record)

Winners (2): 1983–83, 1986–86

International competitions

UEFA Champions League

Winners (2): 1992, 2006
Runners-up (3): 1961, 1986, 1994

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (record)

Winners (4): 1979, 1982, 1989, 1997
Runners-up (2): 1969, 1991

European Super Cup

Winners (2): 1992, 1997
Runners-up (4): 1979, 1982, 1989, 2006

Other International trophy

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (record)

Winners (3): 1958, 1960, 1966
Runners-up (1): 1962

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy Play-Off

Winners (1): 1971

Latin Cup (record)

Winners (2): 1949, 1952

Small World Cup

Winners (1): 1957

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Statistics and records

Main article: FC Barcelona statistics

Migueli presently holds both records for number of total and Liga appearances for Barcelona with a total of 548 games played in total, and 391 in La Liga. Most recently Xavi Hernandez, current captain of the club reached 430 games for the club.

Barcelona's all time top goalscorer is a Spaniard, César Rodríguez who, has scored 235 goals in all official matches. Ladislao Kubala is in second place with 196 goals for the club. The highest scoring present squad member is Samuel Eto'o who has scored 102 goals.

Recent seasons

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe	Other Competitions	Manager
1998–99	D1	1	38	24	7	7	87	43	79	quarter-Final	UCL	group stage	SSC	Louis van Gaal
1999–00	D1	2	38	19	7	12	70	46	64	semi-final	UCL	semi-final	SSC	Louis van Gaal
2000–01	D1	4	38	17	12	9	80	57	63	semi-final	UC	semi-final		Llorenç Serra Ferrer
2001–02	D1	4	38	18	10	10	65	37	64	1st round	UCL	semi-final		Carles Rexach
2002–03	D1	6	38	15	11	12	63	47	56	1st round	UCL	quarter-final		Rexach, v. Gaal & R. Antić
2003–04	D1	2	38	21	9	8	63	39	72	quarter-final	UC	4th round		Frank Rijkaard
2004–05	D1	1	38	25	9	4	73	29	84	2nd round	UCL	last 16		Frank Rijkaard
2005–06	D1	1	38	25	7	6	80	35	82	quarter-final	UCL	winner	SSC	Frank Rijkaard
2006–07	D1	2	38	22	10	6	78	33	76	semi-final	UCL	last 16	SSC	ESC	CWC	Frank Rijkaard
2007–08	D1	3	38	19	10	9	76	43	67	semi-final	UCL	semi-final		Frank Rijkaard
2008–09	D1										UCL			Josep Guardiola

Players

As of 10 August 2008.

Current squad

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Victor Valdes (2º vice-captain)
2	DF	URU	Martín Cáceres
3	DF	ESP	Gerard Piqué
4	DF	MEX	Rafael Márquez
5	DF	ESP	Carles Puyol (Captain)
6	MF	ESP	Xavi (1º vice-captain)
7	FW	ISL	Eiður Guðjohnsen
8	MF	ESP	Andrés Iniesta (3º vice-captain)
9	FW	CMR	Samuel Eto'o
10	FW	ARG	Lionel Messi
11	FW	ESP	Bojan Krkić
13	GK	ESP	José Manuel Pinto


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	FW	FRA	Thierry Henry
15	MF	MLI	Seydou Keita
16	DF	BRA	Sylvinho
18	DF	ARG	Gabriel Milito
20	DF	BRA	Daniel Alves
21	MF	BLR	Aliaksandr Hleb
22	DF	FRA	Éric Abidal
24	MF	CIV	Yaya Touré
25	GK	ESP	Albert Jorquera
27	FW	ESP	Pedro Rodríguez
28	MF	ESP	Sergio Busquets

From the Youth system

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	GK	ESP	Oier Olazábal
29	DF	ESP	Víctor Sánchez
30	FW	ESP	Víctor Vázquez
31	FW	ESP	Jeffrén Suárez
32	GK	ESP	Rubén Miño


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
33	DF	ESP	David Córcoles
34	MF	ESP	Xavi Torres
35	MF	ESP	Abraham González

Personnel

Current Technical Staff (Football/Soccer)

Position	Name
First Team Coach	Josep Guardiola
Assistant Coach	Tito Vilanova
Goalkeeping Coach	Juan Carlos Unzué
Physical fitness coach	Lorenzo Buenaventura
Director of Football	Txiki Begiristain
Academy Director	José Ramón Alexanko
Head Coach Reserve Team	Luis Enrique

Current Board of Directors

Office	Name
President	Joan Laporta i Estruch
Vice-president, head of social area and spokesperson	Alfons Godall i Martínez
Vice president for marketing and media	Jaume Ferrer i Graupera
Vice president for finance and treasurer	Joan Boix i Sans
Vice president institutional and assets administration	Joan Franquesa i Cabanas
Vice president for sports	Rafael Yuste i Abel
Secretary	Josep Cubells i Ribé

Former personnel

Selected former presidents

Name	Years
Walter Wild	1899-1901
Bartomeu Terradas	1901-02
Paul Haas	1902-03
Arthur Witty	1903-05
Josep Soler	1905-06
Juli Marial	1906-08
Vicenç Reig	1908
Joan Gamper	1908-09, 1910-13, 1917-19, 1921-23, 1924-25
Otto Gmeling	1909-10
Àlvar Presta	1914
Joaquim Peris de Vargas	1914-15
Rafael Llopart	1915-16
Gaspar Rosés	1916-17, 1920-21, 1930-31
Ricard Graells	1919-20
Eric Cardona	1923-24
Arcadi Balaguer	1925-29
Tomás Rosés	1929-30
Antoni Oliver	1931
Joan Coma	1931-34
Esteve Sala	1934-35
Josep Sunyol	1935-36
Managing Commission	1936-39
Joan Soler	1939-40
Enrique Piñeyro	1940-42, 1942-43
Josep Vidal-Ribas	1942
Josep Antoni Albert	1943
Josep Vendrell	1943-46
Agustí Montal Galobart	1946-52
Agustí Montal Galobart	1946-52
Enric Martí Carreto	1952-53
Francesc Miró-Sans	1953-61
Enric Llaudet	1961-68
Narcís de Carreras	1968-69
Agustí Montal	1969-77
Josep Lluís Núñez	1978-2000
Joan Gaspart	2000-2003
Enric Reyna i Martínez	2003
Joan Trayter (Managing Commission)	2003
Joan Laporta	2003-present

Notable managers

The following managers have all won at least one trophy when in charge or have been notable for Barça in the context of the League, for example Johan Cruijff who holds a League record.

Name	Nationality	Period		Honours
Name	Nationality	From	To	Honours
Jack Greenwell	England	1917	1924	2 Spanish Cups
Jesza Poszony	Hungary	1924	1925	Spanish Cup
Ralph Kirby	England	1925	1926	Spanish Cup
Romà Forns	Spain	1927	1929	Spanish league
Joan Josep Nogués	Spain	July 1941	June 1944	Spanish Cup
Josep Samitier	Spain	July 1944	June 1947	Spanish league
Enrique Fernández	Uruguay	July 1947	June 1950	2 Spanish league, Latin Cup
Fernando Daucik	Slovakia	July 1950	June 1954	2 Spanish league, 3 Spanish Cups, Latin Cup
Domingo Balmanya	Spain	July 1956	April 1958	Spanish Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Helenio Herrera	Argentina	April 1958	June 1960	2 Spanish league, Spanish Cup, 2 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Josep Gonzalvo	Spain	January 1963	June 1963	Spanish Cup
Roque Olsen	Argentina	July 1965	June 1967	Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Salvador Artigas	Spain	July 1967	October 1969	Spanish Cup
Vic Buckingham	England	December 1969	June 1971	Spanish Cup
Rinus Michels	Netherlands	July 1971	June 1975	Spanish league, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Trophy Play-Off
Rinus Michels	Netherlands	July 1978	June 1979	Spanish Cup
Joaquim Rifé	Spain	April 1979	March 1980	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Helenio Herrera	Argentina	March 1980	June 1981	Spanish Cup
Udo Lattek	Germany	July 1981	February 1983	UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, league Cup, Spanish Cup
César Luis Menotti	Argentina	March 1983	July 1984	Spanish Supercup
Terry Venables	England	July 1984	September 1987	Spanish league, league Cup
Luis Aragonés	Spain	September 1987	June 1988	Spanish Cup
Johan Cruijff	Netherlands	July 1988	May 1996	4 Spanish league, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, European Cup, European Super Cup, Spanish Cup, 3 Spanish Supercups
Sir Bobby Robson	England	July 1996	June 1997	Spanish Cup, Spanish Supercup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Louis van Gaal	Netherlands	November 1997	February 2000	2 Spanish league , Spanish Cup, European Super Cup
Frank Rijkaard	Netherlands	July 2003	June 2008	UEFA Champions League, 2 Spanish league, 2 Spanish Supercups

Selected former players

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1899 - 1940s

1950s - 1960s

1970s

1980s

1990s

2000s

World Cup winners

Romário and Rivaldo won the World Cup while playing for FC Barcelona.

European Championship winners

Jesús María Pereda (Spain 1964)
Josep Fusté (Spain 1964)
Fernando Olivella (Spain 1964)
Luis Suárez (Spain 1964)
Bernd Schuster (Italy 1980)
Ronald Koeman (West Germany 1988)
Laurent Blanc (Belgium & Netherlands 2000)
Emmanuel Petit (Belgium & Netherlands 2000)
Lilian Thuram (Belgium & Netherlands 2000)
Thierry Henry (Belgium & Netherlands 2000)
Christophe Dugarry (Belgium & Netherlands 2000)
Carles Puyol (Austria & Switzerland 2008)
Xavi Hernández (Austria & Switzerland 2008)
Andrés Iniesta (Austria & Switzerland 2008)
José Manuel Reina (Austria & Switzerland 2008)
Sergio García (Austria & Switzerland 2008)
Fernando Navarro (Austria & Switzerland 2008)

Pereda, Fusté, Olivella, Zaballa, Puyol, Xavi and Iniesta won the European Championship while playing for FC Barcelona.

Sources

Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football (2003), Phil Ball.
Barça: A People’s Passion (1998), Jimmy Burns.

References

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"Los nuevos dorsales" (in Spanish). FC Barcelona. 2008-08-03. Retrieved 2008-08-03. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
"Players". FC Barcelona. Retrieved 2008-07-02.
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Managing Commission (1936-1939)
Interim administrative committee

External links

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FC Barcelona at the UEFA official website
Official Club US Store

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