FC Barcelona is one of the richest and most popular football clubs in the world, based on football history.
They have won several la Liga titles, Copa del Rey trophies, Champions League, and Cup winners Cups. FC Barcelona has its motto, which says "more than a club" ( Més que un club ).
BASIC FACTS
Founded: 1899
Country: Spain
City: Barcelona
HOME GROUNDS
Carretera d' Horta grounds ( 1905 - 1909 )
Carrer de Muntaner grounds ( 1901 - 1905 )
Camp del Carrer Industria ( 1909 - 1922 )
Camp de les Corts ( 1922 - 1957 )
Camp Nou ( 1957 - present )
TROPHIES
Spanish Cup winner ( 31 )
Spanish Champions ( 26 )
FIFA Club World Cup winner ( 4 )
UEFA Super Cup winner ( 5 )
Champions League winner ( 4 )
Cup winner's Cup winner ( 4 )
European Champion Club's Cup winner ( 4 )
Inter-cities Fairs Cup winner ( 3 )
FAMOUS PLAYERS
Hristo Stoichkov, Johan Cruyff, Ronaldinho, Romario, Ronaldo Nazario, Carles Puyol, Diego Maradona, Ronaldo Koeman, Rivaldo, Samuel Eto'o, Pep Guardiola, Michael Laudrup, Dani Alves, Andres Iniesta, Marc-Andre Ter Stegen, Lionel Messi.
CLUB RECORDS
Lionel Messi is FC Barcelona's all-time top scorer, with ( 672 ) goals in all competitions.
Lionel Messi holds the most number of appearances for Fc Barcelona in official matches whit ( 778 ) appearances.
HISTORY
On the 29th of November 1899, Joan Gamper found the football club Barcelona. The new club was successful enough, after losing to Bizcaya in the final of the Inaugural Copa del Rey in ( 1902 ).
The club later came back in style by winning the competition eight times. Between then and ( 1928 ). Then the next year, Barcelona won the La Liga, before entering a period of the slump because of the ongoing political conflicts in the country.
Gamper's time in Barcelona was shortly after he was exiled from Spain because of political reasons. This was all too much for him to bear, A year later he committed suicide. It's quite a strange coincidence that a man who loved the game so much died on the day of the first-ever FIFA world cup final.
Josep Sunyol had become the new director of FC Barcelona. He was a left-wing politician and this would finally lead to his death, he was executed by the Francoist regime in ( 1938 ). And later on, Helenio Herrera took over FC Barcelona.
Under Herrera's guidance, the club was successful and even became the first team to defeat Real Madrid in the European Cup. In the year ( 1988 ) Cruyff becomes FC Barcelona's manager. The club was successful and won many trophies under him. Before Pep Guardiola took over as FC Barcelona's new manager.
TIMELINE
1899: the club is established.
1900: First season in the campionat de Catalunya ( Catalan football championship ).
1902: Winning the first club title ( Copa macaya ).
1902: Reaching the final in the first Copa del Rey.
1905: Winning the championat de Catalunya for the first time.
1910: Winning their first Copa del Rey trophy.
1923: The club moves to the Les Corts stadium.
1929: Winning the Primera Division in its first season.
1957: The club moves to Camp Nou.
1973: Johan Cruyff joins the club ( will later be appointed as manager.
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1979: La Masia, the club's youth academy is founded.
1979: First European Cup winner's Cup title.
1982: Diego Maradona is transferred from Boca Juniors.
1992: First European Cup title.
1993: First Champions League participation.
2004: Lionel Messi makes his debut In the first team.
2006: First Champions League title.
2013: FC Barcelona becomes the second team to collect ( 100 ) points during a season in Primera Division.
2021: Lionel Messi is sold to ( Paris Saint-Germain F C ) due to financial problems.
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