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{{short description|Association football club in Spain}}
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| fullname = Futbol Club Barcelona<!-- in Catalan, futbol does not have an accent over "u" -->
| nickname = ''Barça'' or ''the Blaugrana'' (team)<br />''Culers'' or ''Barcelonistes'' ([[Supporters of FC Barcelona|supporters]])<br />''Blaugranes'' or ''Azulgranas''<!-- in Catalan, it is always blaugrana (singular) or blaugranes (plural), while in Spanish the Catalan word "blaugrana" is often used as well as the Spanish word "azulgrana" --> (supporters)
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1899|11|29}} (as ''Foot-Ball Club Barcelona'')
| ground = [[Camp Nou]]
| capacity = 105,000 (expected)
| coordinates = {{coord|41|21|53.0|N|2|09|20.3|E|display=inline,title}}
| chrtitle = President
| chairman = [[Joan Laporta]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
| manager = [[Hansi Flick]]
| league = {{Spanish football updater|Barcelona}}
| season = {{Spanish football updater|Barcelona2}}
| position = {{Spanish football updater|Barcelona3}}
| current = 2025–26 FC Barcelona season
| website = {{URL|https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/|fcbarcelona.com}}
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'''Futbol Club Barcelona''' ({{IPA|ca|fudˈbɔl ˈklub bəɾsəˈlonə|-|Futbol Club Barcelona - name.ogg}}), commonly known as '''FC Barcelona''' and colloquially as '''Barça''' ({{IPA|ca|ˈbaɾsə|}}), is a professional [[Football club (association football)|football club]] based in [[Barcelona]], Catalonia, Spain, that competes in [[La Liga]], the top flight of [[Spanish football league system|Spanish football]].

Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by [[Joan Gamper]], the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and [[Catalanism]], hence the motto ''"Més que un club"'' (''"More than a club"'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/catala/club/club_avui/mes_que_un_club/mesqueunclub_historia.html|title=Més que un club: UNA DIVISA HISTÒRICA|work=FC Barcelona|language=ca|access-date=25 February 2024|archive-date=10 January 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140110093041/http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/catala/club/club_avui/mes_que_un_club/mesqueunclub_historia.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Unlike many other football clubs, [[Supporters of FC Barcelona|the supporters]] own and operate Barcelona. It is the third-most valuable football club in the world, worth $5.6&nbsp;billion, and the [[Deloitte Football Money League|world's fourth richest]] football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €800.1 million.<ref>{{cite magazine|first1=Mike|first2=Justin|last1=Ozanian|last2=Teitelbaum|title=The World's Most Valuable Soccer Teams 2024 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/mikeozanian/2024/05/23/the-worlds-most-valuable-soccer-teams-2024/|date=23 May 2024|magazine=[[Forbes]]|access-date=31 October 2024|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531165703/https://www.forbes.com/lists/soccer-valuations/?sh=5bcddd51198b|archive-date=31 May 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/sports-business-group/articles/deloitte-football-money-league.html|title=Deloitte Football Money League 2024|date=February 2024|publisher=[[Deloitte]]|access-date=9 February 2024|archive-date=20 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170120033918/https://www2.deloitte.com/uk/en/pages/sports-business-group/articles/deloitte-football-money-league.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The official Barcelona anthem is the "[[Cant del Barça]]", written by [[:ca:Jaume Picas i Guiu|Jaume Picas]] and [[Josep Maria Espinàs]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/identity/card/the-anthems|title=The history of the Barça anthems|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=24 September 2017|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003231932/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/identity/card/the-anthems|url-status=live}}</ref> Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and [[Shades of red#Garnet|garnet]] stripes, hence nicknamed ''Blaugrana''.

Barcelona are one of the [[List of football clubs by competitive honours won|world's most decorated clubs]]. Domestically, Barcelona has won a record 80 trophies: 28 [[La Liga]], 32 {{lang|es|[[Copa del Rey]]|italic=no}}, 2 [[Copa de la Liga]], 15 [[Supercopa de España]] and 3 [[Copa Eva Duarte]] titles, as well as being the record holder for the latter four competitions. In [[FC Barcelona in international football|international club football]], Barça has won 22 European and worldwide titles: five [[UEFA Champions League]] titles, a record four [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]s, a record three [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]s, five [[UEFA Super Cup]]s, a joint record two [[Latin Cup]]s and three [[FIFA Club World Cup]]s.<ref name="Football Europe: FC Barcelona">{{cite web|url=http://en.archive.uefa.com/footballeurope/club=50080/domestic.html |title=Football Europe: FC Barcelona |publisher=[[UEFA]] |access-date=4 May 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100603054639/http://en.archive.uefa.com/footballeurope/club%3D50080/domestic.html |archive-date= 3 June 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=1903416/index.html|archive-date=29 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150429022457/https://www.fifa.com/classicfootball/clubs/club=1903416/index.html|title=Classic Football: Clubs: FC Barcelona |website=[[FIFA|FIFA.com]]|publisher=Fédération Internationale de Football Association|access-date=29 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rimet|first=Pierre|date=4 January 1951|title=Cartas de Paris - Das pirâmides do Egito ao colosso do Maracanã, com o Sr. Jules Rimet|trans-title=Letters from Paris - From the pyramids of Egypt to the colossus of Maracanã, with Mr. Jules Rimet|url=http://memoria.bn.br/DocReader/112518_01/38281|editor-last=Rodrigues Filho|editor-first=Mário|editor-link=Mário Filho|work=[[Jornal dos Sports]]|language=pt|issue=6554|location=Rio de Janeiro, Brazil|page=5|access-date=2 June 2017|quote=A Taça Latina é uma competição criada pela F. I. F. A. a pedido dos quatro países que a disputam atualmente. Mas o Regulamento é feito por uma Comissão composta por membros das Federações concorrentes e de fato a F. I. F. A. não participa ativamente na organização|archive-date=6 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200606201515/http://memoria.bn.br/docreader/DocReader.aspx?bib=112518_01&pagfis=38281|url-status=live}}</ref> Barcelona was ranked first in the [[International Federation of Football History & Statistics]] Club World Ranking for 1997, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015, and occupies the ninth position on the [[UEFA coefficient#Men's club coefficient|UEFA club rankings]] {{As of|2023|May|lc=y}}.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.iffhs.de/former-results/ | title=Former Results | publisher=International Federation of Football History & Statistics | access-date=16 December 2014 | archive-date=15 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180615214702/https://iffhs.de/former-results/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://iffhs.de/club-world-ranking-2015/ | title=Club World Ranking 2015 | publisher=International Federation of Football History & Statistics | access-date=7 January 2015 | archive-date=11 August 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190811225147/https://iffhs.de/club-world-ranking-2015/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=UEFA Club Coefficients |url=https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/uefarankings/club/ |access-date=7 May 2023 |publisher=[[UEFA]] |archive-date=20 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320224158/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/uefarankings/club/index.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The club has a long-standing rivalry with [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]], and matches between the two teams are referred to as ''[[El Clásico]]''.

Barcelona is one of the most widely supported teams in the world, and the club has one of the largest social media followings in the world among sports teams.<ref name="Social media">[http://www.marca.com/en/2014/11/13/en/football/barcelona/1415913827.html "Barça, the most loved club in the world"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141114222009/http://www.marca.com/en/2014/11/13/en/football/barcelona/1415913827.html |date=14 November 2014 }}. ''Marca''. Madrid. Retrieved 15 December 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Barcelona wins Social Star Award for 'Most Popular Sports Team' |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/social-media-awards/story/social-star-awards-2013-list-winners-20130523 |work=The Straits Times |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131103223605/http://www.straitstimes.com/the-big-story/social-media-awards/story/social-star-awards-2013-list-winners-20130523 |archive-date=3 November 2013 }}</ref> [[List of FC Barcelona players|Barcelona players]] have won a joint record twelve [[Ballon d'Or]] awards, with recipients including [[Johan Cruyff]], as well as a record six [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] awards, with winners including [[Romário]], [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]], [[Rivaldo]], [[Ronaldinho]] and [[Lionel Messi]]. In [[2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or|2010]], three players who came through the [[La Masia|club's youth academy]]—Lionel Messi, [[Andrés Iniesta]] and [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]]—were chosen as the three best players in the world in the Ballon d'Or ranking, an unprecedented feat for players from the same football academy.<ref>{{Cite news|title=10 years since a unique Ballon d'Or podium|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1924303/10-years-since-a-unique-ballon-dor-podium|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=6 December 2020|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426033847/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1924303/10-years-since-a-unique-ballon-dor-podium|archive-date=26 April 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=10 años del histórico podio de La Masia en el Balón de Oro|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20210110/491510592572/10-anos-del-historico-podio-de-la-masia-en-el-balon-de-oro.html|work=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|date=10 January 2021|language=es-ES|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211019094618/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20210110/491510592572/10-anos-del-historico-podio-de-la-masia-en-el-balon-de-oro.html|archive-date=19 October 2021|url-status=live|first=Jordi|last=Batalla}}</ref> Additionally, players representing the club have won a record eight [[European Golden Shoe]] awards.<ref>{{cite web|title=All the Barça stars that have won the Golden Boot|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/us/en/soccer/20221109/24777/all-the-barca-stars-that-have-won-the-golden-boot.html|publisher=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|date=9 November 2022|access-date=3 August 2023|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803172143/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/us/en/soccer/20221109/24777/all-the-barca-stars-that-have-won-the-golden-boot.html|archive-date=3 August 2023|url-status=live|last=Sans|first=Gabriel}}</ref>

Barcelona is one of three founding members of the [[La Liga|Primera División]] that have [[List of unrelegated association football clubs|never been relegated]] from the top division since its inception in [[1929 La Liga|1929]], along with [[Athletic Bilbao]] and [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Which European football clubs have never been relegated?|url=https://theguardian.com/news/datablog/2015/jun/02/which-european-football-clubs-have-never-been-relegated|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=2 June 2015|access-date=3 August 2023|language=en|first=Alberto|last=Nardelli|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114010834/https://theguardian.com/news/datablog/2015/jun/02/which-european-football-clubs-have-never-been-relegated|archive-date=14 November 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=19 European clubs never to have been relegated from top flight|url=https://en.as.com/en/2017/05/19/soccer/1495189627_052136.html|publisher=AS|date=12 May 2018|access-date=3 August 2023|language=en|first=Jaime|last=Candil|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220917095759/https://en.as.com/en/2017/05/19/soccer/1495189627_052136.html|archive-date=17 September 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2009, Barcelona became the first Spanish club to win the [[Treble (association football)#Continental trebles|continental treble]] consisting of [[2008–09 La Liga|La Liga]], {{lang|es|[[2008–09 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]]|italic=no}} and [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] titles, and also became the first European football club to win six competitions in a single year, by also triumphing in the [[2009 Supercopa de España|Spanish Super Cup]], [[2009 UEFA Super Cup|UEFA Super Cup]] and [[2009 FIFA Club World Cup|FIFA Club World Cup]].<ref name="fcbarcelona7">{{cite web|url=http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/club/historia/records/rec_colectius.html|title=FC Barcelona Records|date=12 January 2012|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=12 January 2012|archive-date=10 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110205843/http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/club/historia/records/rec_colectius.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2011, the club became European champions again, winning five trophies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cadenaser.com/ser/2011/12/24/deportes/1324686491_850215.html|title=2011: El año en el que el Barcelona de Guardiola se hizo aún más grande|date=24 December 2011|work=[[Cadena SER]]|access-date=25 May 2023|language=es-ES|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526000732/https://cadenaser.com/ser/2011/12/24/deportes/1324686491_850215.html|archive-date=26 May 2023}}</ref> This Barcelona team, which won fourteen trophies in just four years under [[Pep Guardiola]], is considered by some in the sport to be the greatest of all time.<ref>{{cite news|title=Is this Barcelona team the best of all time?|url=http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/23/is-this-barcelona-team-the-best-of-all-time/|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=23 December 2011|access-date=14 October 2013|archive-date=30 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030184012/http://worldsport.blogs.cnn.com/2011/12/23/is-this-barcelona-team-the-best-of-all-time/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Ferguson">{{cite news |title=The great European Cup teams: Barcelona 2009–2011 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/may/24/great-european-cup-teams-barcelona |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=25 October 2015 |access-date=11 December 2016 |archive-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915085801/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2013/may/24/great-european-cup-teams-barcelona |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Who's the Greatest of Them All? Barcelona! |url=http://mag.newsweek.com/2011/06/03/is-barcelona-the-greatest-soccer-team-ever.html |work=Newsweek |date=25 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304211416/http://mag.newsweek.com/2011/06/03/is-barcelona-the-greatest-soccer-team-ever.html |archive-date=4 March 2016}}</ref> By winning their fifth Champions League trophy in [[2015 UEFA Champions League Final|2015]] under [[Luis Enrique]], Barcelona became the first European football club in history to achieve the continental treble twice.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/futbol/20150606/54432668213/barca-record-primero-dos-tripletes-europa.html|title=Un Barça de récord, el primero en lograr dos tripletes en Europa|date=6 June 2015|work=[[La Vanguardia]]|access-date=25 May 2023|language=es-ES|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230526002152/https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/futbol/20150606/54432668213/barca-record-primero-dos-tripletes-europa.html?facet=amp|archive-date=26 May 2023}}</ref>

== History ==
{{Main|History of FC Barcelona}}
{{See also|List of FC Barcelona seasons}}

=== 1899–1922: Beginnings ===
[[File:Walter_Wild.jpg|thumb|upright=.8|[[Walter Wild]], the club's first president (1899–1901). His main achievement was providing Barça with its first home ground.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/card/walter-wild-1899-1901|title=Walter Wild (1899–1901)|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=19 September 2016|archive-date=10 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170210223513/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/card/walter-wild-1899-1901|url-status=live}}</ref>]]
[[File:Futbol club barcelona - notas de sport.jpg|thumb|250px|alt="SPORT NOTES Our friend and partner, Mr. Kans Kamper, from the Foot-Vall Section of the <<Sociedad Los Deportes>> and former Swiss champion, wishing to organize some matches in Barcelona, requests that everyone who likes this sport contact him, come to this office Tuesday and Friday nights from 9 to 11."|Gamper's advertisement in ''[[Los Deportes]]''
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''English translation:''

"SPORT NOTE. Our friend and partner, Mr. Kans Kamper, from the Foot-Vall Section of the 'Sociedad Los Deportes' and former Swiss champion, wishing to organise some matches in Barcelona, requests that everyone who likes this sport contact him, come to this office Tuesday and Friday nights from 9 to 11."<ref name="Ball, Phil p. 89"/>]]

On 22 October 1899, Swiss [[Joan Gamper|Hans Gamper]] placed an advertisement in ''[[Los Deportes]]'' declaring his wish to form a football club; a positive response resulted in a meeting at the ''Gimnasio Solé'' on 29 November. Eleven players attended – [[Walter Wild]] (the first president of the club), [[Luis de Ossó]], [[Bartomeu Terradas]], Otto Kunzle, [[Otto Maier (footballer)|Otto Maier]], Enric Ducal, [[Pere Cabot]], Carles Pujol, [[Josep Llobet]], [[John Parsons (footballer, born 1875)|John Parsons]], and [[William Parsons (footballer)|William Parsons]] – and formed Foot-Ball Club Barcelona.<ref name="Ball, Phil p. 89">Ball, Phil p. 89.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/card/643865/1899-1909-foundation-and-survival |title=1899–1909. Foundation and survival |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=15 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210513175149/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/card/643865/1899-1909-foundation-and-survival |archive-date=13 May 2021}}</ref>
[[File:Vitrina-1.v1311695239.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A formation of FC Barcelona in 1903]]
FC Barcelona had a successful start in regional and national cups, competing in the [[Catalan football championship|Campionat de Catalunya]] and the {{lang|es|[[Copa del Rey]]|italic=no}}. In 1901, the club participated in the first football competition played on the [[Iberian Peninsula]], the [[Copa Macaya]], narrowly losing to [[Hispania Athletic Club|Hispania AC]], but in the following year, Barça won the tournament, the club's first-ever piece of silverware,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1645450/barca-rewind-the-first-ever-title |title=Barça Rewind: The first ever title |website=www.fcbarcelona.com |date=23 March 2020 |accessdate=26 July 2022 |archive-date=19 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919104048/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1645450/barca-rewind-the-first-ever-title |url-status=live }}</ref> and then participated in the [[1902 Copa de la Coronación|first Copa del Rey]], losing 1–2 to [[Bizcaya (football team)|Bizcaya]] (a combination of players from [[Athletic Bilbao|Athletic Club]] and [[Bilbao Football Club|Bilbao FC]]) in the [[1902 Copa de la Coronación Final|final]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1902.html |title=Spain - Cup 1902 |date=15 September 2000 |access-date=20 July 2022 |archive-date=21 July 2022 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721002345/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1902.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1908, Hans Gamper – now known as Joan Gamper – became club president, attempting to prevent Barcelona from shutting down. The club was struggling financially, socially, and in performance. They had not won a competition since the Campionat de Catalunya in 1905. He said in a meeting, "Barcelona cannot die and must not die. If there is nobody who is going to try, then I will assume the responsibility of running the club from now on."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/card/joan-gamper-1908-1909-1910-1913-1917-1919-1921-1923-1924-1925 |title=Joan Gamper |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=21 September 2016 |archive-date=20 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220140649/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/card/joan-gamper-1908-1909-1910-1913-1917-1919-1921-1923-1924-1925 |url-status=live }}</ref> He was club president on five separate occasions between 1908 and 1925, spending a total of 25 years in the role. One of his main achievements was ensuring Barça acquired its own stadium and thus generated a stable income.<ref name="fcbarcelona1">{{cite web |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/etapes_historia/etapa_1.html |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090702100948/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/etapes_historia/etapa_1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 July 2009 |title=History part I |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=11 March 2010 }}</ref>

On 14 March 1909, the team moved into the [[Camp de la Indústria]], a stadium with a capacity of 8,000. To celebrate their new surroundings, the club conducted a logo contest the following year. [[Carles Comamala]] won the contest, and his suggestion became the crest that the club still wears – with some minor changes – as of the present day.<ref name=crest>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/simbols/escut.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530060040/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/simbols/escut.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 May 2012 |title=The crest |access-date= 30 July 2010 |publisher=FC Barcelona }}</ref>

The stadium is regarded as the main element that helped the club grow in the 1910s and become a dominant team,<ref name=camp>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/club/noticias/1645589/el-campo-de-la-calle-de-la-industria-111-anos-de-inspiracion |title=El campo de la calle de la Industria, 111 años de inspiración |trans-title=The field of Industry Street, 111 years of inspiration |language=es |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=28 July 2020 |archive-date=27 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211127195901/https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/club/noticias/1645589/el-campo-de-la-calle-de-la-industria-111-anos-de-inspiracion |url-status=live }}</ref> winning three successive Campionats de Catalunya between 1909 and 1911, three Copa del del Rey in four years between [[1910 Copa del Rey#Copa FEF (Federación Española de Fútbol)|1910]] and [[1913 Copa del Rey#Copa UECF (Unión Española de Clubes de Fútbol)|1913]], and four successive [[Pyrenees Cup]] between the inaugural year in 1910 and 1913. The Pyrenees Cup was one of the earliest international club cups in Europe. It consisted of the best teams of [[Languedoc]], [[Le midi|Midi]] and [[Aquitaine]] (Southern France), the [[Basque Country (greater region)|Basque Country]] and Catalonia, all former members of the [[Marca Hispanica]] region. The contest was the most prestigious in that era.<ref>Murray, Bill. p. 30</ref> Notable figures of Barça's first great team include Carles Comamala, [[Alfredo Massana]], [[Manuel Amechazurra|Amechazurra]], [[Francisco Bru|Paco Bru]], and [[Jack Greenwell]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesp/pyrenees.html |title=Coupe des Pyrenées – Copa de los Pirineos |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=19 June 2001 |access-date=12 June 2010 |author=Ferrer, Carles Lozano |archive-date=3 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803101250/http://rsssf.com/tablesp/pyrenees.html |url-status= live }}</ref> The latter became the club's first full-time coach in 1917.<ref>Closa ''et al.'' p. 62–63</ref>

During the same period, the club changed its official language from [[Spanish language|Castilian]] to [[Catalan language|Catalan]] and gradually evolved into an important symbol of Catalan identity. For many fans, participating in the club had less to do with the game itself and more with being a part of the club's collective identity.<ref>Spaaij, Ramón. p. 279</ref> On 4 February 1917, the club held its first [[testimonial match|tribute match]] to honour [[Ramón Torralba]], who played from 1913 to 1928. The match was against local side Terrassa where Barcelona won the match 6–2.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/card/ramon-torralba-larraz|title=Ramon Torralba Larraz|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=19 April 2018|archive-date=20 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180420011337/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/card/ramon-torralba-larraz|url-status=live}}</ref>

Gamper simultaneously launched a campaign to recruit more club members, and by 1922, the club had more than 20,000, who helped finance a new stadium. The club then moved to the new [[Camp de Les Corts|Les Cortes]], which they inaugurated the same year.<ref name=Arnaud103/> Les Cortes had an initial capacity of 30,000, and in the 1940s it was expanded to 60,000.<ref name="fcbarcelona2">{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/etapes_historia/etapa_2.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530060040/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/etapes_historia/etapa_2.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 May 2012 |title=History part II |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=11 March 2010 }}</ref>

In 1912, Gamper recruited [[Paulino Alcántara]], the club's seventh all-time top-scorer. In 1917, Gamper also recruited Jack Greenwell as Barcelona's first full-time [[Manager (association football)|manager]]. After this hiring, the club's fortunes began to improve on the field and soon enjoyed its first "golden age". Along with Alcántara, the Barça team under Greenwell also included [[Emilio Sagi Liñán|Sagibarba]], [[Ricardo Zamora]], [[Josep Samitier]], [[Félix Sesúmaga]], and [[Franz Platko]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.elperiodico.com/es/barca/20190531/samitier-y-zamora-la-edad-de-oro-barcelona-llega-centenario-7483576 |title=La 'Edad de Oro' del Barça llega a su centenario |trans-title=Barça's golden age reaches its centenary |language=es |author=Frederic Porta |date=31 May 2019 |publisher=El periodico |access-date=28 July 2022 |archive-date=12 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112055950/https://www.elperiodico.com/es/barca/20190531/samitier-y-zamora-la-edad-de-oro-barcelona-llega-centenario-7483576 |url-status=live }}</ref> This team won 9 out of 10 Campionats de Catalunya between 1919 and 1928 and two Copa del Rey titles in [[1920 Copa del Rey|1920]] and [[1922 Copa del Rey|1922]]. In total, during the Gamper-led era, Barcelona won eleven Campionats de Catalunya, six Copa del Rey and four Pyrenees Cups.<ref name="rsssf1">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancuphist.html |title=Spain&nbsp;– List of Cup Finals |author=Carnicero, José Vicente Tejedor |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=21 May 2010 |access-date=9 March 2010 |archive-date=31 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731071239/http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/spancuphist.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="fcbarcelona1"/>

=== 1923–1931: Primo de Rivera, and first golden age ===
On 14 June 1925, in a spontaneous reaction against [[Miguel Primo de Rivera|Primo de Rivera]]'s dictatorship, the crowd in the stadium jeered the [[Royal March]]. As a reprisal, the ground was closed for six months and Gamper was forced to relinquish the presidency of the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/card/joan-gamper-1908-1909-1910-1913-1917-1919-1921-1923-1924-1925|title=Joan Gamper (1908–1909 / / 1910–1913 / / 1917–1919 / / 1921–1923 / / 1924–1925)|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=19 April 2018|archive-date=4 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180504070530/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/card/joan-gamper-1908-1909-1910-1913-1917-1919-1921-1923-1924-1925|url-status=live}}</ref> This coincided with the club's transition to professional football. The first time the directors of Barcelona publicly claimed to operate a professional football club was in 1926.<ref name=Arnaud103>Arnaud, Pierre; Riordan, James. p. 103</ref>

[[File:Barcelona fc lamina elgrafico.jpg|thumb|Team of FC Barcelona, published on ''[[El Gráfico (Argentina)|El Gráfico]]'', 1926]]
On 3 July 1927, the club held a second testimonial match for [[Paulino Alcántara]], against the [[Spain men's national football team|Spanish national team]]. To kick off the match, local journalist and pilot Josep Canudas dropped the ball onto the pitch from his aeroplane.<ref name="fcbarcelona.cat">{{cite web |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/downloads/centre_de_documentacio/annexes/castellano/24_._PARTIDOS_DE_HOMENAJE_A_JUGADORES.pdf |title=Partidos de Homenaje a Jugadores |language=ca |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=24 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120616045544/http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/downloads/centre_de_documentacio/annexes/castellano/24_._PARTIDOS_DE_HOMENAJE_A_JUGADORES.pdf |archive-date=16 June 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1928, victory in the Spanish Cup was celebrated with a poem titled "Oda a [[Franz Platko|Platko]]", which was written by a member of the [[Generation of '27]], [[Rafael Alberti]], inspired by the performance of the Barcelona [[Goalkeeper (association football)|goalkeeper]], Franz Platko.<ref>{{cite web|title=Football, European Integration, National Identity: The Case of FC Barcelona|author=Roy, Joaquín|year=2001|url=http://aei.pitt.edu/2175/|publisher=European Community Studies Association (paper)|page=4|access-date=23 November 2014|archive-date=27 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111227112830/http://aei.pitt.edu/2175/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 23 June 1929, Barcelona won the [[1929 La Liga|inaugural Spanish League]]. A year after winning the championship, on 30 July 1930, Gamper committed suicide after a period of depression brought on by personal and financial problems.<ref name="fcbarcelona1"/>

=== 1931–1939: Republic, and Civil War: Assassination of President Sunyol ===
Although they continued to have players of the standing of [[Josep Escolà]], the club now entered a period of decline, in which political conflict overshadowed sports throughout society. Attendance at matches dropped as the citizens of Barcelona were occupied with discussing political matters.<ref>Burns, Jimmy. pp. 111–112</ref> Although the team won the Campionat de Catalunya in 1930, 1931, 1932, 1934, 1936, and 1938,<ref name="rsssf1"/> they did not win at a national level in this time, with the exception of their 1937 disputed title in the [[Mediterranean League]].

A month after the [[Spanish Civil War]] began in 1936, several players from Barcelona enlisted in the ranks of those who fought against the military uprising, along with players from Athletic Bilbao.<ref>Arnaud, Pierre; Riordan, James. p. 104</ref> On 6 August, [[Falangist]] soldiers near [[Guadarrama]] murdered club president [[Josep Sunyol]], a representative of the pro-independence political party.<ref>Spaaij, Ramón. pp. 280</ref> He was dubbed the martyr of ''barcelonisme'', and his assassination was a defining moment in the history of FC Barcelona and Catalan identity.<ref>Ball, Phil. pp. 116–117</ref> In the summer of 1937, the squad was on tour in Mexico and the United States, where it was received as an ambassador of the [[Second Spanish Republic]]. The tour led to the financial security of the club, but also resulted in half of the team seeking [[right of asylum|asylum]] in Mexico and France, making it harder for the remaining team to contest for trophies.<ref>Murray, Bill. p. 70</ref><ref>Ball, Phil. pp. 118–120</ref>

On 16 March 1938, Barcelona came under aerial bombardment from the [[Italian Air Force]], causing more than 3,000 deaths, with one of the bombs hitting the club's offices.<ref>Raguer, Hilari. pp. 223–225</ref><ref>Graham, Helen. p. 351</ref> A few months later, Catalonia came under occupation, and as a symbol of the "undisciplined" [[Catalanism]], the club, now down to just 3,486 members, faced a number of restrictions. All signs of regional nationalism, including language, flag and other signs of separatism were banned throughout Spain. The [[Senyera|Catalan flag]] was banned and the club were prohibited from using non-Spanish names. These measures forced the club to change its name to ''Club de Fútbol Barcelona'' and to remove the Catalan flag from its crest.<ref>Burns, Jimmy. pp. 80–83</ref>

=== 1940–1957: Post-war, and start of Franco's regime ===
[[File:Kubala.jpg|thumb|190px|A prolific forward, [[László Kubala]] led Barcelona to success in the 1950s. His statue is built outside Camp Nou.]]
In [[El Clásico#1943 Copa del Generalísimo semi-finals|1943]], Barcelona faced rivals [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]] in the semi-finals of [[Copa del Generalísimo]] (now the Copa del Rey). The first match at Les Corts was won by Barcelona 3–0. Real Madrid comfortably won the second leg, beating Barcelona 11–1.<ref>{{cite news|title=Real Madrid v Barcelona: six of the best 'El Clásicos'|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/8946213/Real-Madrid-v-Barcelona-six-of-the-best-El-Clasicos.html|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|access-date=19 March 2015|date=9 December 2011|location=London|archive-date=19 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111219102109/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/8946213/Real-Madrid-v-Barcelona-six-of-the-best-El-Clasicos.html|url-status=live}}</ref> According to football writer [[Sid Lowe]], "There have been relatively few mentions of the game [since] and it is not a result that has been particularly celebrated in Madrid. Indeed, the 11–1 occupies a far more prominent place in Barcelona's history. This was the game that first formed the identification of Madrid as the team of the dictatorship and Barcelona as its victims."<ref>Sid Lowe: Fear and loathing in La Liga.. Barcelona vs Real Madrid". p. 67. Random House. 26 September 2013</ref> It has been alleged by local journalist Paco Aguilar that Barcelona's players were threatened by police in the changing room, though nothing was ever proven.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/news/newsid=70557.html |title=Barca&nbsp;– Much more than just a Club |date=10 December 1998 |access-date=10 May 2009 |publisher=FIFA |last=Aguilar |first=Paco |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090507062242/http://www.fifa.com/aboutfifa/federation/news/newsid%3D70557.html |archive-date= 7 May 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Despite the difficult political situation, ''CF Barcelona'' enjoyed considerable success during the 1940s and 1950s. In 1945, with [[Josep Samitier]] as coach and players like [[César Rodríguez Alvarez|César]], [[Antoni Ramallets|Ramallets]] and [[Juan Zambudio Velasco|Velasco]], they won La Liga for the first time since 1929. They added two more titles in 1948 and 1949.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.es/Default.aspx?tabid=113&Controltype=EvHist&id=1&tmpd=28&tmph=110&e1=5&e2=&e3=&e4= |title=Evolution 1929–2010 |publisher=Liga de Fútbol Profesional |access-date=6 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720042754/http://www.lfp.es/Default.aspx?tabid=113&Controltype=EvHist&id=1&tmpd=28&tmph=110&e1=5&e2=&e3=&e4= |archive-date=20 July 2011 }}</ref> In [[1949 Latin Cup|1949]], they also won the first [[Latin Cup|Copa Latina]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesl/latin.html |title=Latin Cup |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=23 November 2006 |access-date=12 June 2010 |author1=Stokkermans, Karel |author2=Gorgazzi, Osvaldo José |archive-date=24 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170724080813/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesl/latin.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In June 1950, Barcelona signed [[László Kubala]], who was to be an important figure at the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/jugadors_de_llegenda/kubala.html |title=Kubala |publisher=FC Barcelona |date=17 May 2002 |access-date=5 October 2010 |archive-date=30 May 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530065622/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/jugadors_de_llegenda/kubala.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

On a rainy Sunday of 1951, the crowd left Les Corts stadium after a 2–1 win against [[Racing de Santander|Santander]] by foot, refusing to catch any trams, and surprising the [[Francoist]] authorities. A tram strike was taking place in Barcelona, and it received the support of [[Supporters of FC Barcelona|blaugrana fans]]. Events like this made CF Barcelona represent much more than just Catalonia. Many progressive [[Spaniards]] saw the club as a staunch defender of [[rights]] and [[freedoms]].<ref>Ferrand, Alain; McCarthy, Scott. p. 90</ref><ref>Witzig, Richard. p. 408</ref>

Coach [[Ferdinand Daučík]] and László Kubala led the team to five different trophies in 1952. These were La Liga, the Copa del Generalísimo, the [[Copa Latina]], the [[Supercopa de España|Copa Eva Duarte]], and the [[Copa Martini & Rossi]]. In 1953, the club won La Liga and the Copa del Generalísimo again.<ref name="fcbarcelona2"/>

=== 1957–1978: Club de Fútbol Barcelona ===
With [[Helenio Herrera]] as coach, a young [[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]], the [[Ballon d'Or|European Footballer of the Year]] in [[1960 Ballon d'Or|1960]], and two [[Hungary|Hungarians]] recommended by Kubala, [[Sándor Kocsis]] and [[Zoltán Czibor]], the team won another national double in 1959 and a [[La Liga]] and Fairs Cup double in 1960. In 1961, they became the first club to beat Real Madrid in a [[1960–61 European Cup|European Cup]] play-off. However, they lost 2–3 to [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/ec/ec196061.html |title=European Competitions 1960–61 |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |date=27 June 2007 |access-date=11 August 2010 |first=James M. |last=Ross |archive-date=1 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121101123741/http://rsssf.com/ec/ec196061.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="fcbarcelona3">{{cite web |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/etapes_historia/etapa_3.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121205073354/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/etapes_historia/etapa_3.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 December 2012 |title=History part III |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=15 March 2010 }}</ref>
[[File:LuisSuarezMiramontes1960.webp|thumb|right|180px|[[Luis Suárez (footballer, born 1935)|Luis Suárez]], the first Barcelona player to win the [[Ballon d'Or]].]]
The 1960s were less successful for the club, with Real Madrid monopolising La Liga. The completion of [[Camp Nou]], finished in 1957, meant the club had little money to spend on new players.<ref name="fcbarcelona3"/> The 1960s saw the emergence of [[Josep Maria Fusté]] and [[Carles Rexach]], and the club won the Copa del Generalísimo in 1963 and the Fairs Cup in 1966. Barcelona beat Real Madrid 1–0 in the 1968 Copa del Generalísimo final at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium|Santiago Bernabéu]] in front of dictator [[Francisco Franco]], with coach [[Salvador Artigas]], a former republican pilot in the Civil War. With the end of Franco's dictatorship in 1974, the club changed its official name back to ''Futbol Club Barcelona'' and reverted the crest to its original design, including the original letters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/simbols/escut.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120530060040/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/simbols/escut.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 May 2012 |title=The Crest |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=11 April 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eufo.de/football/esp/fc_blona.html|title=FC Barcelona – European football clubs & squads|access-date=12 July 2008|publisher=Eufo.de|archive-date=17 December 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081217125734/http://www.eufo.de/football/esp/fc_blona.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Johan Cruyff]] joined in the 1973–74 season. He was bought for a world record £920,000 from [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]].<ref>MacWilliam, Rab; MacDonald, Tom. p. 180</ref> Already an established player with Ajax, Cruyff quickly won over the Barcelona fans when he told the European press that he chose Barcelona over Real Madrid because he could not play for a club associated with Francisco Franco. He further endeared himself when he named his son [[Jordi Cruyff|"Jordi"]], after the local Catalan [[Saint George]].<ref>Ball, Phil. pp. 83–85</ref> Next to champions like [[Juan Manuel Asensi]], Carles Rexach and [[Hugo Sotil]], he helped the club win the [[La Liga 1973–74|1973–74 season]] for the first time since 1960,<ref name="rsssf1"/> defeating Real Madrid 5–0 at the Santiago Bernabéu en route. He was crowned [[European Footballer of the Year]] in [[1973 Ballon d'Or|1973]] during his first season with Barcelona (his second Ballon d'Or win; he won his first while playing for Ajax in [[1971 Ballon d'Or|1971]]). Cruyff received this award a third time (the first player to do so) in 1974, while he was still with Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html |date=11 December 2009 |author1=Moore, Rob |author2=Stokkermans, Karel |title=European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=11 April 2010 |archive-date=5 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905115113/http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/europa-poy.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 1978–2000: Núñez and stabilization ===
[[File:La Masia (Can Planas) (Barcelona) - 1.jpg|thumb|right|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.<ref>{{cite book |last=Lowe |first=Sid |title=Fear and Loathing in La Liga: Barcelona vs Real Madrid (Page 373) |year=2013 |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-02-2409-178-7 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2l6zHv_reuUC&pg=PA373 |access-date=14 July 2016 |archive-date=23 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423203637/https://books.google.com/books?id=2l6zHv_reuUC&pg=PA373 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Rogers |first=Iain |url=http://uk.reuters.com/article/idUKTRE59L02D20091022 |title=Barca talent farm marks 30 years of success |work=Reuters |date=22 October 2009|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130104115920/http://uk.reuters.com/article/2009/10/22/uk-soccer-spain-academy-sb-idUKTRE59L02D20091022|archive-date=4 January 2013|url-status=dead|access-date=4 January 2013}}</ref>]]

In 1978, [[Josep Lluís Núñez]] became the first elected president of FC Barcelona. Since then, the members of Barcelona have elected the club president. The process of electing a president of FC Barcelona was closely tied to Spain's transition to democracy in 1974 and the end of Franco's dictatorship. The new president's main objective was to develop Barcelona into a world-class club by giving it stability both on and off the pitch. His presidency lasted 22 years. It deeply affected the image of Barcelona, as Núñez held to a strict policy regarding wages and discipline, letting go of such players as [[Diego Maradona]], [[Romário]] and [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] rather than meeting their demands.<ref name="fcbarcelona4">{{cite web |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/etapes_historia/etapa_4.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204143800/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/etapes_historia/etapa_4.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 December 2012 |title=History part IV |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=15 March 2010 }}</ref><ref>Ball, Phil p. 85</ref>

The club won its first [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] on 16 May 1979, beating [[Fortuna Düsseldorf]] 4–3 in [[Basel]]. More than 30,000 travelling ''blaugrana'' fans watched the final. The same year, Núñez began to invest in the club's youth programme by converting La Masia into a dormitory for young academy players from abroad. The name of the dormitory would later become synonymous with the youth programme of Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/club_avui/territori_barca/la_Masia/lamasia.html |title=La Masia |access-date=30 July 2010 |publisher=FC Barcelona |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091003171950/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/club_avui/territori_barca/la_Masia/lamasia.html |archive-date= 3 October 2009 }}</ref>
[[File:Maradona Barcelona shirt.jpg|thumb|right|[[Diego Maradona]]'s ''blaugrana'' shirt on display in the [[FC Barcelona Museum]]]]
In June 1982, Diego Maradona was signed for a world record fee of £5&nbsp;million from [[Boca Juniors]].<ref>Dobson, Stephen; Goddard, John A. p. 180</ref> In the following season, under coach [[César Luis Menotti]], Barcelona won the Copa del Rey, beating Real Madrid. Maradona soon left to join [[S.S.C. Napoli|Napoli]]. At the start of the [[La Liga 1984-85|1984–85]] season, [[Terry Venables]] was hired as manager. He won La Liga with noteworthy displays by German midfielder [[Bernd Schuster]]. The next season, he took the team to their second [[1985–86 European Cup|European Cup]] [[1986 European Cup Final|final]]. The team lost on penalties to [[CSA Steaua București (football)|Steaua București]] in [[Seville]].<ref name="fcbarcelona4"/>

Around this time, tensions began to arise between what was perceived as president Núñez's dictatorial rule and the nationalistic support group, [[Boixos Nois]]. The group, identified with a left-wing separatism, repeatedly demanded the resignation of Núñez and openly defied him through chants and banners at matches. At the same time, Barcelona experienced an eruption in [[skinheads]], who often identified with a right-wing separatism. The skinheads slowly transferred the Boixos Nois' ideology from [[liberalism]] to [[fascism]], which caused division within the group and a sudden support for Núñez's presidency.<ref>Spaaij, Ramón pp. 291–292</ref> Inspired by British hooligans, the remaining Boixos Nois became violent, causing havoc leading to large-scale arrests.<ref>Spaaij, Ramón p. 293</ref>

After the [[1986 FIFA World Cup]], Barcelona signed the English top scorer [[Gary Lineker]], along with goalkeeper [[Andoni Zubizarreta]], but the team could not achieve success, as Schuster was excluded from the team. Terry Venables was fired at the beginning of the 1987–88 season and replaced with [[Luis Aragonés]]. The season finished with the players rebelling against president Núñez, in an event known as the Hesperia mutiny, and a 1–0 victory in the Copa del Rey final against [[Real Sociedad]].<ref name="fcbarcelona4"/>

[[File:Cruyff_a_la_banqueta_del_Camp_Nou.jpg|thumb|right|200px|As coach of the "Dream Team", [[Johan Cruyff]] won four consecutive league titles with Barcelona.]]
In 1988, Johan Cruyff returned to the club, this time as manager. He assembled what would later be dubbed the "Dream Team".<ref>{{cite web|last=Duff |first=Alex |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aoCiLlYsuvL8 |title=Barcelona Emulates 'Dream Team' to Win European Title |publisher=Bloomberg |date=18 May 2006 |access-date=5 October 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105120217/http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aoCiLlYsuvL8 |archive-date=5 November 2012 }}</ref> He used Spanish players like [[Pep Guardiola]], [[José Mari Bakero]], [[Jon Andoni Goikoetxea]], [[Miguel Angel Nadal]], and [[Txiki Begiristain]], and signed international players such as [[Ronald Koeman]], [[Michael Laudrup]], [[Romário]], and [[Hristo Stoichkov]].<ref>{{cite book
| last1 =Barend
| first1 = Frits
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| first2 = Henk
| title = Ajax, Barcelona, Cruyff
| publisher = Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
| year = 1999
| isbn = 978-0-7475-4305-3
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Ten years after the inception of the youth programme, La Masia, its players began to graduate and play for their first team. Pep Guardiola, the future coach of Barcelona, was one of the first graduates and would go on to receive international recognition.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article5950195.ece |author=Hawkey, Ian |work=The Times |access-date=30 July 2010 |title=Novelty factor adds spice to clash of giants |date=22 March 2009 |location=London |archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704153458/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Under Cruyff's guidance, Barcelona won four consecutive La Liga titles from 1991 to 1994. They beat [[U.C. Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] in both the 1989 [[1988–89 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] final and the 1992 [[1991–92 European Cup|European Cup]] final at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]], with a free kick goal from Dutch international Ronald Koeman. They also won a Copa del Rey in 1990, the [[UEFA Super Cup|European Super Cup]] in 1992 and three Supercopa de España trophies.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/643913/1988-96-lera-del-dream-team|title=1988-1996. The era of the 'Dream Team'|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=13 March 2018|access-date=18 February 2024|archive-date=18 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240218222235/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/643913/1988-96-lera-del-dream-team|url-status=live}}</ref> With 11 trophies, Cruyff became the club's most successful manager at that point. He also became the club's longest consecutive serving manager, serving eight years.<ref name=honours>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/palmares/palmares.html |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091003163828/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/palmares/palmares.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 October 2009 |title=Honours |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=12 March 2010 }}</ref> Cruyff did not win any trophies in his final two seasons, and fell out with president Josep Lluís Núñez, resulting in his departure.<ref name="fcbarcelona4"/>

Reacting to Cruyff's departure, an independent protest group was organised by Armand Caraben, [[Joan Laporta]] and Alfons Godall.<ref name="King"/> The objective of the group, called ''L'Elefant Blau'', was to oppose the presidency of Núñez, which they regarded as a corruption of the club's traditional values.<ref name="King">King, Anthony pp. 185–186</ref><ref>Ball, Phil pp. 110–111</ref> Laporta would later take over the presidency of Barcelona in 2003.<ref>{{cite news|title=Joan Laporta on Barcelona, Beckham, Mourinho, Guardiola and Messi|url=http://www1.skysports.com/watch/tv-shows/revista-de-la-liga/news/8713233/joan-laporta-on-barcelona-beckham-mourinho-guardiola-and-messi|publisher=Sky Sports|date=21 March 2015|access-date=20 March 2015|archive-date=2 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402101115/http://www1.skysports.com/watch/tv-shows/revista-de-la-liga/news/8713233/joan-laporta-on-barcelona-beckham-mourinho-guardiola-and-messi|url-status=live}}</ref>

Cruyff was briefly replaced by [[Bobby Robson]], who took charge of the club for a single season in 1996–97. He recruited [[Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)|Ronaldo]] for a world record transfer fee from his previous club, [[PSV Eindhoven|PSV]], and delivered a [[Treble (association football)|cup treble]], winning the Copa del Rey, [[1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]] and the Supercopa de España, with Ronaldo registering 47 goals in 49 games.<ref name="Ronaldo"/> Despite his success, Robson was only ever seen as a short-term solution while the club waited for [[Louis van Gaal]] to become available.<ref name="fcbarcelona5">{{cite web |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/etapes_historia/etapa_5.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204192124/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/etapes_historia/etapa_5.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 December 2012 |title=History part V |publisher=FC Barcelona |date=15 June 2003 |access-date=12 March 2010 }}</ref>

Ronaldo soon left for [[Inter Milan]] in another world record transfer.<ref name="Ronaldo">{{cite news|last1=Smyth|first1=Rob|title=Ronaldo at 40: Il Fenomeno's legacy as greatest ever No9, despite dodgy knees|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/sep/17/ronaldo-40-birthday-brazil-greatest-ever-striker|newspaper=The Guardian|date=17 September 2016|access-date=31 August 2018|archive-date=7 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180907161434/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2016/sep/17/ronaldo-40-birthday-brazil-greatest-ever-striker|url-status=live}}</ref> However, new heroes emerged, such as [[Luís Figo]], [[Patrick Kluivert]], [[Luis Enrique (footballer)|Luis Enrique]] and [[Rivaldo]], and the team won a Copa del Rey and La Liga double in 1998. In 1999, the club celebrated its ''centenari'', winning the Primera División title, and Rivaldo became the fourth Barcelona player to be awarded European Footballer of the Year. Despite this domestic success, the failure to emulate Real Madrid in the Champions League led to van Gaal and Núñez resigning in 2000.<ref name="fcbarcelona5"/>

=== 2000–2008: Exit Núñez, enter Laporta ===
[[File:Ronaldinho 11feb2007.jpg|thumb|right|180px|[[Ronaldinho]]'s arrival in 2003 revitalized the club.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/news/2013-2014/when-barca-got-their-smile-back-documentary-about-ronaldinho |title='When Barça got their smile back' – documentary about Ronaldinho |publisher=FC Barcelona |date=9 September 2013 |access-date=20 September 2016 |archive-date=13 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013231537/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/news/2013-2014/when-barca-got-their-smile-back-documentary-about-ronaldinho |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/feb/09/europeanfootball.sport |title=Ronaldinho brings smile to Barca's face |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=9 February 2004 |access-date=20 September 2016 |archive-date=13 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161013225010/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2004/feb/09/europeanfootball.sport |url-status=live }}</ref>]]
The departures of Núñez and Van Gaal were hardly noticed by the fans when compared to that of Luís Figo, then club vice-captain. Figo had become a cult hero and was considered by Catalans to be one of their own. Barcelona fans, however, were distraught by Figo's decision to join arch-rivals Real Madrid, and, during subsequent visits to Camp Nou, Figo was given an extremely hostile reception. Upon his first return, a piglet's head and a full bottle of whiskey were thrown at him from the crowd.<ref>Ball, Phil. p. 19</ref> The next three years saw the club in decline, and managers came and went. Van Gaal was replaced by [[Lorenzo Serra Ferrer]] who, despite an extensive investment in players in the summer of 2000, presided over a mediocre league campaign and a first-round Champions League exit, and was dismissed late in the season. Long-serving Barcelona deputy coach Carles Rexach was appointed as his replacement, initially on a temporary basis, and managed to at least steer the club to the last Champions League spot on the final day of the season against Valencia via an exceptional performance from [[Rivaldo]], who completed arguably the [[Hat-trick#Association football|greatest hat-trick]] in history with an overhead bicycle kick winner in the final minute to secure qualification.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/19/barcelona.brazil|title=On Second Thoughts: Rivaldo|work=The Guardian|date=19 June 2008|access-date=8 June 2014|quote=Best of all there was the greatest hat-trick of all time, against Valencia on June 17, 2001, a midsummer night's dream of a performance that deserves a book|archive-date=27 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190327145422/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2008/jun/19/barcelona.brazil|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ranked! The 15 best hat-tricks of all-time: starring Bale, Berba, Bergkamp and more |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-15-best-hat-tricks-all-time-starring-bale-berba-bergkamp-and-more?page=0%2C2 |access-date=14 October 2018 |work=FourFourTwo |quote=A predictable winner? Perhaps. But everything about Rivaldo’s hat-trick against Valencia on June 17, 2001 beggared belief |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181015003022/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/ranked-15-best-hat-tricks-all-time-starring-bale-berba-bergkamp-and-more?page=0%2C2 |archive-date=15 October 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2001/06/18/barcelona_rivaldo_ap/|title=Rivaldo hat-trick wins all the plaudits|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=18 June 2001|access-date=8 June 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010626224249/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/news/2001/06/18/barcelona_rivaldo_ap/|archive-date=26 June 2001}}</ref>

Despite better form in La Liga and a good run to the semi-finals of the Champions League, Rexach was never viewed as a long-term solution and that summer Van Gaal returned to the club for a second spell as manager. What followed, despite another decent Champions League performance, was one of the worst La Liga campaigns in the club's history, with the team as low as 15th in February 2003. This led to Van Gaal's resignation and replacement for the rest of the campaign by [[Radomir Antić]], though a sixth-place finish was the best that he could manage. At the end of the season, Antić's short-term contract was not renewed, and club president [[Joan Gaspart]] resigned, his position having been made completely untenable by such a disastrous season on top of the club's overall decline in fortunes since he became president three years prior.<ref>Ball, Phil. pp. 109–110</ref>

After the disappointment of the Gaspart era, the combination of a new young president, Joan Laporta, and a young new manager, former [[Netherlands national football team|Dutch]] and [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]] star [[Frank Rijkaard]], saw the club bounce back. On the field, an influx of international players, including [[Ronaldinho]], [[Deco]], [[Henrik Larsson]], [[Ludovic Giuly]], [[Samuel Eto'o]], [[Rafael Márquez]] and [[Edgar Davids]], combined with home grown Spanish players, such as [[Carles Puyol]], [[Andrés Iniesta]], [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]] and [[Víctor Valdés]], led to the club's return to success. Barcelona won La Liga and the Supercopa de España in [[2004–05 FC Barcelona season|2004–05]], and Ronaldinho and Eto'o were voted first and third, respectively, in the [[FIFA World Player of the Year]] awards.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4486166.stm |title=Ronaldinho wins world award again |work=BBC Sport |date=19 December 2005 |access-date=11 August 2010 |archive-date=5 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905163441/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4486166.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the [[2005–06 FC Barcelona season|2005–06 season]], Barcelona repeated their league and Supercopa successes. The pinnacle of the league season arrived at the Santiago Bernabéu in a 3–0 win over Real Madrid. It was Rijkaard's second victory at the Bernabéu, making him the first Barcelona manager to win there twice. Ronaldinho's performance was so impressive that after his second goal, which was Barcelona's third, some Real Madrid fans gave him a standing ovation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/real-madrid-0-barcelona-3-bernabeu-forced-to-pay-homage-as-ronaldinho-soars-above-the-galacticos-516202.html |title=Real Madrid 0 Barcelona 3: Bernabeu forced to pay homage as Ronaldinho soars above the galacticos |work=The Independent |date=21 November 2005 |access-date=11 August 2010 |location=London |first=Patrick |last=McCurdy |archive-date=9 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180109235502/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/european/real-madrid-0-barcelona-3-bernabeu-forced-to-pay-homage-as-ronaldinho-soars-above-the-galacticos-516202.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the Champions League, Barcelona beat English club [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]] in the [[2006 UEFA Champions League final|final]]. Trailing 1–0 to a ten-man Arsenal and with less than 15 minutes remaining, they came back to win 2–1, with substitute Henrik Larsson, in his final appearance for the club, setting up goals for Samuel Eto'o and fellow substitute [[Juliano Belletti]], for the club's first European Cup victory in 14 years.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/4773353.stm |title=Barcelona 2–1 Arsenal |work=BBC Sport |date=17 May 2006 |access-date=11 August 2010 |archive-date=2 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902101230/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/4773353.stm |url-status=live }}</ref>

Despite being the favourites and starting strongly, Barcelona finished the [[2006–07 FC Barcelona season|2006–07 season]] without trophies. A pre-season US tour was later blamed for a string of injuries to key players, including leading scorer Eto'o and rising star [[Lionel Messi]]. There was open feuding as Eto'o publicly criticised coach Rijkaard and Ronaldinho.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6353861.stm |title=Barcelona will not punish Eto'o |work=BBC Sport |date=14 February 2007 |access-date=11 August 2010 |archive-date=21 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421040045/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/6353861.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> Ronaldinho also admitted that a lack of fitness affected his form.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/news/2007/August/03/barcelona-defends-asian-tour/ |title=Barcelona defends Asian tour |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald|Sydney Morning Herald]] |date=3 August 2007 |access-date=11 March 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230916134821/https://www.smh.com.au/world/barcelona-defends-asian-tour-20070803-r8a.html |archive-date=16 September 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> In La Liga, Barcelona were in first place for much of the season, but inconsistency in the New Year saw Real Madrid overtake them to become champions. Barcelona advanced to the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey, winning the first leg against [[Getafe CF|Getafe]] 5–2, with a goal from Messi bringing comparison to Diego Maradona's [[Argentina v England (1986 FIFA World Cup)#The Goal of the Century|goal of the century]], but then lost the second leg 4–0. They took part in the [[2006 FIFA Club World Cup]], but were beaten by a late goal in the final against Brazilian side [[Sport Club Internacional|Internacional]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=107/edition=248388/news/newsid=108718.html#internacional+make+japan |title=Internacional make it big in Japan |publisher=FIFA |date=17 December 2006 |access-date=11 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512070249/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament%3D107/edition%3D248388/news/newsid%3D108718.html |archive-date=12 May 2011 }}</ref> In the [[2006–07 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]], Barcelona were knocked out of the competition in the last 16 by eventual runners-up [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] on [[away goals]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/15117/10518501/liverpool-v-barcelona-six-past-meetings-between-the-two-sides |title=Liverpool v Barcelona: Six past meetings between the two sides |last=Wright |first=Nick |publisher=Sky Sports |date=6 August 2016 |access-date=16 December 2018 |archive-date=17 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181217071126/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/15117/10518501/liverpool-v-barcelona-six-past-meetings-between-the-two-sides |url-status=live }}</ref>

Barcelona finished the [[2007–08 FC Barcelona season|2007–08 season]] third in La Liga and reached the semi-finals of the [[2007–08 UEFA Champions League|UEFA Champions League]] and [[Copa del Rey 2007–08|Copa del Rey]], both times losing to the eventual champions, [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] and [[Valencia CF|Valencia]], respectively. The day after a 4–1 defeat to Real Madrid, Joan Laporta announced that [[FC Barcelona Atlètic|Barcelona B]] coach Pep Guardiola would take over Frank Rijkaard's duties on 30 June 2008.<ref name="FC Barcelona">{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/destacades/n080508104104.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121204141033/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/noticies/destacades/n080508104104.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 December 2012|title=Rijkaard until 30 June; Guardiola to take over|date=8 May 2008|access-date=8 May 2009|publisher=FC Barcelona}}</ref>

=== 2008–2012: Guardiola era ===
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[[FC Barcelona B|Barcelona B]] youth manager [[Pep Guardiola]] took over Frank Rijkaard's duties at the conclusion of the season.<ref name="FC Barcelona"/> Guardiola brought with him the now famous [[tiki-taka]] style of play he had been taught during his time in the Barcelona youth teams. In the process, Guardiola sold Ronaldinho and Deco and started building the Barcelona team around Xavi, Andrés Iniesta and Lionel Messi.<ref>{{cite news |title=The greatest teams of all time: Barcelona 2008–12 |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d7ff5460779-90f1672a7e36-1000--the-greatest-teams-of-all-time-barcelona-2008-12/ |access-date=30 March 2022 |agency=UEFA |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808225604/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d7ff5460779-90f1672a7e36-1000--the-greatest-teams-of-all-time-barcelona-2008-12/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:039 men at work UEFA 2009, Rome.jpg|thumb|[[Lionel Messi]] in action during the [[2009 UEFA Champions League Final]] victory against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].]]

Barça beat Athletic Bilbao 4–1 in the [[2009 Copa del Rey final]], winning the competition for a record-breaking 25th time.<ref>{{cite web|title=El Barça se corona por aplastamiento|url=https://www.marca.com/2009/05/13/futbol/copa_rey/1242251735.html|date=13 May 2009|access-date=3 August 2023|publisher=[[Marca (newspaper)|MARCA]]|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101225090458/https://www.marca.com/2009/05/13/futbol/copa_rey/1242251735.html|archive-date=25 December 2010|url-status=live}}</ref> A historic 2–6 victory against Real Madrid followed three days later and ensured that Barcelona became [[2008–09 La Liga]] champions.<ref>{{cite web|title=Barcelona's 6-2 win over Real Madrid, Guardiola's masterpiece|url=https://marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2018/08/17/5b768c7dca4741bb0f8b4635.html|publisher=[[Marca (newspaper)|MARCA]]|language=en|date=17 August 2018|access-date=3 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803032423/https://marca.com/en/football/spanish-football/2018/08/17/5b768c7dca4741bb0f8b4635.html|archive-date=3 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Barça finished the season by beating Manchester United 2–0 at the [[Stadio Olimpico]] in [[Rome]], with goals from Eto'o and Messi, to win their third Champions League title, and complete the first ever treble won by a Spanish team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=646187&sec=europe&root=europe&&cc=5739|title=One title closer to the treble|date=14 May 2009|publisher=ESPN|first=Eduardo|last=Alvarez|access-date=30 May 2009|archive-date=24 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024211606/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story?id=646187&sec=europe&root=europe&&cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8060878.stm|title=Barcelona 2–0 Man Utd|date=27 May 2009|work=BBC Sport|access-date=30 May 2009|archive-date=28 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200928230258/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/8060878.stm/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=19 May 2009 |title=Pep Guardiola's love affair with Barça continues |url=http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/2009/05/pep-guardiola-barcelona/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120912183541/http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/2009/05/pep-guardiola-barcelona/ |archive-date=2012-09-12 |access-date=31 May 2009 |publisher=Thesportreview.com}}</ref> The team went on to win the [[2009 Supercopa de España]] against Athletic Bilbao<ref>{{Cite news|title=Messi leads Barcelona to Spanish Supercup win |publisher=CNN Sports Illustrated. Associated Press |date=23 August 2009 |url=http://sports.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/gold/story.asp?i=20090823224656240000201 |access-date=25 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708171500/http://sports.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/gold/story.asp?i=20090823224656240000201 |archive-date=8 July 2011 }}</ref> and the [[2009 UEFA Super Cup]] against [[FC Shakhtar Donetsk|Shakhtar Donetsk]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_09-10/arxiu_partits/supercopa_europa/final/jornada01/Barcelona_Shakhtar_Donetsk/partit.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120729184706/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/futbol/temporada_09-10/arxiu_partits/supercopa_europa/final/jornada01/Barcelona_Shakhtar_Donetsk/partit.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 July 2012 |title=Barcelona vs Shakhtar Donetsk |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=13 March 2010}}</ref> becoming the first European club to win both domestic and European Super Cups following a treble. In December 2009, Barcelona won the [[2009 FIFA Club World Cup|2009 Club World Cup]].<ref>{{cite news | url = https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8422908.stm | title = Barcelona beat Estudiantes to win the Club World Cup | work = BBC Sport | date = 19 December 2009 | access-date = 14 April 2010 | archive-date = 23 March 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120323005910/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8422908.stm | url-status = live }}</ref> Barcelona accomplished two new records in Spanish football in 2010 as they retained the La Liga trophy with 99 points and won the Supercopa de España for a ninth time.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hTKYLfFVJSz8N1uam6zrvdyQGZqA |title=The Canadian Press: Messi's three goals as Barcelona wins record ninth Spanish Supercup |agency=The Canadian Press |date=21 August 2010 |access-date=27 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100824072643/https://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5hTKYLfFVJSz8N1uam6zrvdyQGZqA |archive-date=24 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-05-16-barcelona-spanish-league-title_N.htm|title=Messi, Barcelona set records in Spanish league title repeat|work=USA Today|date=16 May 2010|access-date=11 August 2010|archive-date=28 May 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100528013448/http://www.usatoday.com/sports/soccer/2010-05-16-barcelona-spanish-league-title_N.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

After Laporta's departure from the club in June 2010, [[Sandro Rosell]] was soon elected as the new president. The elections were held on 13 June, where he received 61.35% (57,088 votes, a record) of total votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/presidents/sandrorosell.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120903143210/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/club/historia/presidents/sandrorosell.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 September 2012|title=Sandro Rosell i Feliu (2010–)|work=FC Barcelona|access-date=5 June 2011}}</ref> Rosell signed [[David Villa]] from Valencia for €40&nbsp;million<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/05/19/n100519111099.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802164009/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada09-10/05/19/n100519111099.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 August 2012|title=Barca agree Villa move with Valencia|date=19 May 2010 |publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=4 June 2011}}</ref> and [[Javier Mascherano]] from Liverpool for €19&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada10-11/08/27/n100827112582.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731104643/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/noticies/futbol/temporada10-11/08/27/n100827112582.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 July 2012|title=Deal with Liverpool to sign Mascherano|date=27 August 2010 |publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=4 June 2011}}</ref> At the [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010 World Cup]] in South Africa, Barcelona players that had graduated from the club's La Masia youth system would play a major role in Spain becoming world champions. On 11 July, seven players who came through the academy participated in the [[2010 FIFA World Cup Final|final]], six of whom were Barcelona players who started the match, with Iniesta scoring the winning goal against the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/spain/7895208/World-Cup-2010-Spains-battle-won-on-the-playing-fields-of-Barcelona.html |title=World Cup 2010: Spain's battle won on the playing fields of Barcelona |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=17 July 2010 |access-date=3 April 2018 |archive-date=26 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171026162650/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/spain/7895208/World-Cup-2010-Spains-battle-won-on-the-playing-fields-of-Barcelona.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In November 2010, Barcelona defeated their main rival Real Madrid 5–0 in ''[[El Clásico]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=10 años del Barcelona 5-0 Real Madrid: el culmen de Pep, el empujón de Cristiano, la expulsión de Sergio Ramos...|url=https://marca.com/futbol/primera-division/2020/11/29/5fc3818e268e3ec16c8b459f.html|publisher=[[Marca (newspaper)|MARCA]]|date=29 November 2020|access-date=3 August 2023|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803025928/https://marca.com/futbol/primera-division/2020/11/29/5fc3818e268e3ec16c8b459f.html|archive-date=3 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> At the ceremony for the [[2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or]] in December, Barcelona's La Masia became the first youth academy ever to have all three finalists for the [[Ballon d'Or]], with Messi, Iniesta and Xavi being named the three best players in the world for 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/edition=1999902010/news/newsid=1362416/ |title=Messi, Marta, Mourinho and Neid crowned as the best of 2010 |date=10 January 2011 |publisher=FIFA |access-date=10 January 2012 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203014930/http://www.fifa.com/ballondor/archive/edition=1999902010/news/newsid=1362416/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> In the [[2010–11 FC Barcelona season|2010–11 season]], Barcelona retained the La Liga trophy, their third title in succession, finishing with 96 points.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13368064 Barcelona secure La Liga Spanish title hat-trick]  BBC Sport. Retrieved 30 May 2011.</ref> In April 2011, the club reached the [[2011 Copa del Rey Final|Copa del Rey final]], losing 1–0 to Real Madrid at the [[Mestalla Stadium]] in [[Valencia]].<ref>[http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3365041,00.html Madrid clinch Copa del Rey] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423012003/http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0%2C19764%2C11065_3365041%2C00.html |date=23 April 2011 }} Sky Sports. Retrieved 30 May 2011.</ref> In May, Barcelona defeated Manchester United in the [[2011 UEFA Champions League Final|2011 Champions League Final]] 3–1 held at [[Wembley Stadium]], a repeat of the 2009 final, winning their fourth European Cup.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13576522 |title=Barcelona 3–1 Man Utd |author=Phil McNulty |date=28 May 2011 |work=BBC Sport |access-date=30 May 2011 |archive-date=29 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110529112634/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13576522.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2011, La Masia graduate [[Cesc Fàbregas]] was bought from Arsenal and he would help Barcelona defend the Spanish Supercup against Real Madrid. The Supercup victory brought the total number of official trophies to 73, matching the number of titles won by Real Madrid.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.marca.com/2011/08/17/futbol/equipos/barcelona/1313608792.html |title=El Barça iguala en títulos al Real Madrid |newspaper=Marca (newspaper) |location=Madrid |access-date=18 August 2011 |archive-date=19 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110819172658/http://www.marca.com/2011/08/17/futbol/equipos/barcelona/1313608792.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Later the same month, Barcelona won the UEFA Super Cup defeating [[FC Porto|Porto]] 2–0 with goals from Messi and Fàbregas. This extended the club's overall number of official trophies to 74, surpassing Real Madrid's total amount of official trophies.<ref>
{{cite news |url=http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/2011/08/27/barca-madrid/1131109.shtml |title=El club azulgrana ya tiene más títulos que el Real |newspaper=Sport |location=Madrid |access-date=27 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110150632/http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/2011/08/27/barca-madrid/1131109.shtml |archive-date=10 January 2012 }}</ref> The Super Cup victory also saw Guardiola win his 12th trophy out of a possible 15 in his three years at the helm of the club, becoming the all-time record holder of most titles won as a coach at Barcelona.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/20110827/pep-guardiola-supero-marca-johan-cruyff/1131117.shtml |title=Pep Guardiola superó la marca de Johan Cruyff |date=26 August 2011 |newspaper=Sport |location=Barcelona |access-date=26 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120709100016/http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/20110827/pep-guardiola-supero-marca-johan-cruyff/1131117.shtml |archive-date=9 July 2012 }}</ref>

[[File:FC Barcelona Team 2, 2011.jpg|thumb|right|Barcelona celebrating their [[2011 FIFA Club World Cup]] win against [[Santos FC]]]]
In December, Barcelona won the [[FIFA Club World Cup|Club World Cup]] for a record second time since its establishment, after defeating 2011 [[Copa Libertadores]] holders [[Santos FC|Santos]] 4–0 in the [[2011 FIFA Club World Cup Final|final]] thanks to two goals from Messi and goals from Xavi and Fàbregas.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/santos-fcb-legendary-barca-0-4|title=SANTOS-FCB: Legendary Barça (0–4)|date=18 December 2011|work=FC Barcelona|access-date=18 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222010356/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/santos-fcb-legendary-barca-0-4|archive-date=22 December 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> As a result, the overall trophy haul during the reign of Guardiola was further extended and saw Barcelona win their 13th trophy out of a possible 16.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/guardiola-winning-13-out-of-16-titles-is-only-possible-when-you-have-a-competitive-mentality|title=Guardiola: "Winning 13 out of 16 titles is only possible when you have a competitive mentality"|date=18 December 2011|work=FC Barcelona|access-date=18 December 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108011751/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/guardiola-winning-13-out-of-16-titles-is-only-possible-when-you-have-a-competitive-mentality|archive-date=8 January 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=257437/match=300180901/summary.html|title=Santos humbled by brilliant Barcelona|date=18 December 2011|publisher=FIFA|access-date=18 December 2011|archive-date=6 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106015231/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=257437/match=300180901/summary.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Considered by some in the sport to be the greatest team of all time, with Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson stating, "They mesmerise you with their passing",<ref name="Ferguson"/> their five trophies in 2011 saw them receive the [[Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year]].<ref>{{Cite web | url = https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/news/2011-2012/laureus-award-tops-off-a-year-of-recognition | publisher = FC Barcelona | access-date = 24 October 2017 | title = Laureus Award tops off a year of recognition | first = Anna | last = Segura | date = 7 February 2012 | url-status=live | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171024154021/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/news/2011-2012/laureus-award-tops-off-a-year-of-recognition | archive-date = 24 October 2017 }}</ref>

In the [[2011–12 FC Barcelona season|2011–12 season]], Barcelona lost the semi-finals of the Champions League against [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]]. Guardiola, who had been on a rolling contract and had faced criticism over his recent tactics and squad selections,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://video.uk.msn.com/watch/video/barca-not-tired/2i6en3os?cpkey=a70999a2-196d-4734-bf81-43688140eec8|title=Barca 'not tired' on MSN Video|publisher=MSN|access-date=29 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130507135809/http://video.uk.msn.com/watch/video/barca-not-tired/2i6en3os?cpkey=a70999a2-196d-4734-bf81-43688140eec8|archive-date=7 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/9230314/Pep-Guardiolas-reign-in-Spain-was-coming-to-an-end-according-to-all-the-signs.html | newspaper=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | first=Pete | last=Jenson | title=Pep Guardiola's reign in Spain was coming to an end, according to all the signs | date=26 April 2012 | access-date=3 April 2018 | archive-date=2 May 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180502143006/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/9230314/Pep-Guardiolas-reign-in-Spain-was-coming-to-an-end-according-to-all-the-signs.html | url-status=live }}</ref> announced that he would step down as manager on 30 June and be succeeded by assistant [[Tito Vilanova]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1055094/pep-guardiola-to-part-company-with-barcelona---reports?cc=5901 |title=Pep Guardiola to part company with Barcelona – reports |publisher=ESPN FC |date=26 April 2012 |access-date=29 November 2012 |archive-date=29 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120429170831/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story/_/id/1055094/pep-guardiola-to-part-company-with-barcelona---reports?cc=5901 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/9222641/Barcelona-v-Chelsea-Pep-Guardiola-keeps-calm-as-Nou-Camp-critics-question-selection-and-tactics.html | newspaper=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | title=Barcelona v Chelsea: Pep Guardiola keeps calm as Nou Camp critics question selection and tactics | date=24 April 2012 | access-date=3 April 2018 | archive-date=14 June 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614032011/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/9222641/Barcelona-v-Chelsea-Pep-Guardiola-keeps-calm-as-Nou-Camp-critics-question-selection-and-tactics.html | url-status=live }}</ref> Guardiola finished his tenure with Barça winning the [[2011–12 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]] final 3–0, bringing the tally to 14 trophies that Barça had won under his coaching.<ref>{{cite news |title=Pep Guardiola's 14 trophies at Barcelona – in pictures |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2012/apr/27/pep-guardiola-barcelona |newspaper=The Guardian |location=London |date=25 October 2015 |access-date=11 December 2016 |archive-date=11 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170211160938/https://www.theguardian.com/football/gallery/2012/apr/27/pep-guardiola-barcelona |url-status=live }}</ref>

It was announced in summer of 2012 that Tito Vilanova, assistant manager at Barcelona, would take over from Pep Guardiola as manager.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tito Vilanova to replace Guardiola as Barcelona coach |url=https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/la-liga/2012/04/27/3064195/tito-vilanova-to-replace-guardiola-as-barcelona-coach|access-date=2021-07-13|website=Goal|archive-date=2 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702141309/https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/3277/la-liga/2012/04/27/3064195/tito-vilanova-to-replace-guardiola-as-barcelona-coach|url-status=live}}</ref> Following his appointment, Barcelona went on an incredible run that saw them hold the top spot on the league table for the entire season, recording only two losses and amassing 100 points. Their top scorer once again was Lionel Messi, who scored 46 goals in La Liga, including two hat-tricks. On 11 May 2013, Barcelona were crowned as the Spanish football champions for the 22nd time, still with four games left to play. Ultimately, Barcelona ended the season 15 points clear of rivals Real Madrid, despite losing 2–1 to them at the beginning of March.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/champions|title=Champions!|date=11 May 2013|access-date=11 May 2013|publisher=FC Barcelona|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130607114411/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/champions|archive-date=7 June 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> They reached the semi-final stage of both the [[2012–13 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]] and the [[2012–13 Champions League|Champions League]], going out to Real Madrid and [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] respectively. On 19 July, it was announced that Vilanova was resigning as Barcelona manager because his throat cancer had returned, and he would be receiving treatment for the second time after a three-month medical leave in December 2012.<ref>{{cite news|title=Tito Vilanova: Barcelona manager steps down through ill health|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23376453|work=BBC Sport|date=9 February 2016|access-date=12 February 2018|archive-date=27 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150127184748/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23376453|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2014–2020: Bartomeu era ===
[[File:Luis Suarez FCB 2014.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Luis Suárez]] joined the club in 2014. Messi, Suárez and [[Neymar]], dubbed "MSN", formed a record-breaking strike force.]]
On 22 July 2013, [[Gerardo Martino|Gerardo "Tata" Martino]] was confirmed as manager of Barcelona for the [[2013–14 FC Barcelona season|2013–14 season]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.marca.com/2013/07/22/futbol/equipos/barcelona/1374511153.html|title='Tata' Martino ya es entrenador del Barcelona|last1=Brunatti|first1=Verónica|last2=Herrero|first2=Gemma|website=[[Marca (newspaper)|Marca]]|date=22 July 2013|language=es|access-date=16 February 2018|archive-date=23 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123143220/http://www.marca.com/2013/07/22/futbol/equipos/barcelona/1374511153.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Barcelona won the [[2013 Supercopa de España]] 1–1 on away goals.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/29/barcelona-super-cup-atletico-madrid-messi|title=Barcelona win Super Cup against Atlético despite Messi's penalty miss|work=The Guardian|agency=Associated Press|date=28 August 2013|access-date=16 October 2021|archive-date=21 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121010350/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/29/barcelona-super-cup-atletico-madrid-messi|url-status=live}}</ref> On 23 January 2014, Sandro Rosell resigned as president by the admissibility of a complaint for alleged misappropriation following the transfer of [[Neymar]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/25866962|title=Barcelona president Sandro Rosell resigns amid Neymar transfer row|work=BBC Sport|date=23 January 2014|access-date=14 November 2021|archive-date=15 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115023342/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/25866962|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Josep Maria Bartomeu]] replaced him to finish the term.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bartomeu resigns as Barcelona president as entire board steps down|publisher=Goal|date=October 27, 2020|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/bartomeu-resigns-as-barcelona-president-amid/1qsdlc84cj70x1rod8tgzgmlus|access-date=November 28, 2021|archive-date=29 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129011837/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/bartomeu-resigns-as-barcelona-president-amid/1qsdlc84cj70x1rod8tgzgmlus|url-status=live}}</ref>

Barcelona won the treble in the [[2014–15 FC Barcelona season|2014–15 season]], winning La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League titles, and became the first European team to have won the treble twice.<ref name="second treble">[http://www.espnfc.com/blog/the-match/60/post/2479474/johan-cruyffs-influence-barcelona-win-champions-league "Johan Cruyff's influence endures as Barcelona complete the 'double-treble"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150608172848/http://www.espnfc.com/blog/the-match/60/post/2479474/johan-cruyffs-influence-barcelona-win-champions-league |date=8 June 2015 }}. ''ESPN FC''. Retrieved 8 June 2015.</ref> On 17 May, the club clinched their 23rd La Liga title after defeating Atlético Madrid.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/title-league-champions-fcbarcelona-atletico-madrid-2014-15|title=Barcelona are La Liga Champions|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=17 May 2015|access-date=17 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519225125/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/title-league-champions-fcbarcelona-atletico-madrid-2014-15|archive-date=19 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> This was Barcelona's seventh La Liga title in the last ten years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelona-s-seventh-league-title-in-ten-years|title=Seventh La Liga title in last ten years|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=17 May 2015|access-date=17 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150519110212/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelona-s-seventh-league-title-in-ten-years|archive-date=19 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 30 May, the club defeated Athletic Bilbao in the [[2014–15 Copa del Rey|Copa del Rey]] [[2015 Copa del Rey Final|final]] at Camp Nou.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2014-2015/copa-del-rey/final/athletic-club_fc-barcelona|title=Barca won 27th title of Copa Del Rey|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=30 May 2015|access-date=30 May 2015|archive-date=31 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150531023253/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2014-2015/copa-del-rey/final/athletic-club_fc-barcelona/|url-status=live}}</ref> On 6 June, Barcelona won the [[2015 UEFA Champions League Final|2015 Champions League Final]] with a 3–1 win against [[Juventus FC|Juventus]], which completed the treble, the club's second in six years.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/11652515/Champions-League-final-Juventus-vs-Barcelona-live.html |title=Barcelona crush Juventus in Champions League final: as it happened |date=6 June 2015 |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |access-date=8 June 2015 |archive-date=7 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150607180201/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/11652515/Champions-League-final-Juventus-vs-Barcelona-live.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Barcelona's attacking trio of Messi, Suárez and Neymar, dubbed "MSN", scored 122 goals in all competitions, the most in a season for an attacking trio in Spanish football history.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/06/barcelona-luis-suarez-lionel-messi-juventus-champions-league-final|title=Barcelona's Luis Suárez, Leo Messi and Neymar too good for Juventus|date=6 June 2015|access-date=1 November 2015|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|archive-date=12 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412234923/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jun/06/barcelona-luis-suarez-lionel-messi-juventus-champions-league-final|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 11 August, Barcelona started the [[2015–16 FC Barcelona season|2015–16]] season winning a joint record fifth European Super Cup by beating [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] 5–4 in the [[2015 UEFA Super Cup]]. They ended the year with a 3–0 win over Argentine club [[Club Atlético River Plate|River Plate]] in the [[2015 FIFA Club World Cup Final|2015 Club World Cup final]] on 20 December to win the trophy for a record third time, with Suárez, Messi and Iniesta the top three players of the tournament.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/iniesta-messi-and-suarez-make-up-club-world-cup-podium|title=Iniesta, Messi and Suárez make up Club World Cup Podium|date=20 December 2015|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222193357/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/iniesta-messi-and-suarez-make-up-club-world-cup-podium|archive-date=22 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Club World Cup was Barcelona's 20th international title, a record only matched by Egyptian club [[Al Ahly SC|Al Ahly]].<ref>{{cite web |title=International Cups Trivia |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/intcuprec.html |publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |access-date=1 February 2016 |archive-date=2 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002003930/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/intcuprec.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=FC Barcelona have the most international titles in world football| url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelona-have-the-most-international-titles-in-world-football| publisher=FC Barcelona| date=23 December 2015| access-date=8 January 2016| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151227085207/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelona-have-the-most-international-titles-in-world-football| archive-date=27 December 2015| url-status=dead| df=dmy-all}}</ref> By scoring 180 goals in 2015 in all competitions, Barcelona set the record for most goals scored in a calendar year, breaking Real Madrid's record of 178 goals scored in 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/180-goals-and-51-wins-in-a-record-breaking-2015|title=180 Goals and 51 Wins in a record breaking 2015|date=31 December 2015|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=7 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104165240/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/180-goals-and-51-wins-in-a-record-breaking-2015|archive-date=4 January 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 10 February 2016, qualifying for the sixth Copa del Rey final in the last eight seasons, Luis Enrique's Barcelona broke the club's record of 28 consecutive games unbeaten in all competitions set by Guardiola's team in the 2010–11 season, with a 1–1 draw with Valencia in the second leg of the [[2015–16 Copa del Rey]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelonas-unbeaten-run-in-10-facts|title=FC Barcelona's unbeaten run in 10 facts|date=11 February 2016|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=11 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160213073011/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelonas-unbeaten-run-in-10-facts|archive-date=13 February 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.espnfc.com/blog/five-aside/77/post/2804825/inside-the-numbers-of-barcelona-record-29-game-unbeaten-run|title=Inside the numbers of Barcelona's club-record 29-game unbeaten run|date=11 February 2016|work=ESPN FC|access-date=11 February 2016|archive-date=7 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201207102906/https://www.espn.com/soccer/|url-status=live}}</ref> With a 5–1 win at [[Rayo Vallecano]] on 3 March, Barcelona's 35th match unbeaten, the club broke Real Madrid's Spanish record of 34 games unbeaten in all competitions from the 1988–1989 season.<ref name="ESPN FC">{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/spanish-primera-division/story/2821259/barcelona-unbeaten-in-record-35-games-with-messi-hat-trick|title=Barcelona unbeaten in record 35 games, thanks to Leo Messi hat trick|work=ESPN FC|date=4 March 2016|access-date=4 March 2016|archive-date=14 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200814022858/https://www.espn.com/soccer/spanish-primera-division/story/2821259/barcelona-unbeaten-in-record-35-games-with-messi-hat-trick|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/a-new-record-35-games-unbeaten|title=A new record: 35 games unbeaten|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=3 March 2016|access-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023008/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/a-new-record-35-games-unbeaten|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> After Barça reached 39 matches unbeaten, their run ended on 2 April 2016 with a 2–1 defeat to Real Madrid at Camp Nou.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenational.ae/sport/primera-liga/cristiano-ronaldo-fires-late-winner-as-real-madrid-end-barcelonas-39-match-unbeaten-run|title=Cristiano Ronaldo fires late winner as Real Madrid end Barcelona's 39 match unbeaten run|date=3 April 2016|work=The National|access-date=16 May 2016|archive-date=4 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604214825/http://www.thenational.ae/sport/primera-liga/cristiano-ronaldo-fires-late-winner-as-real-madrid-end-barcelonas-39-match-unbeaten-run|url-status=live}}</ref> On 14 May 2016, Barcelona won their sixth La Liga title in eight seasons.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/05/13/barcelona-and-real-madrid-la-liga-final-day-live/|title=14 May 2016|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|access-date=3 April 2018|archive-date=22 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122204624/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/05/13/barcelona-and-real-madrid-la-liga-final-day-live/|url-status=live}}</ref> The front three of Messi, Suárez and Neymar finished the season with 131 goals, breaking the record they had set the previous year for most goals by an attacking trio in a single season.<ref>{{cite news |title=Messi, Suárez and Neymar Jr end season with 131 goals |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/news/2015-2016/messi-suarez-and-neymar-jr-end-season-with-131-goals |access-date=9 August 2018 |agency=FC Barcelona |archive-date=5 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180805143526/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/news/2015-2016/messi-suarez-and-neymar-jr-end-season-with-131-goals |url-status=live }}</ref>

On 8 March 2017, Barcelona made the largest comeback in Champions League history in the [[2016–17 UEFA Champions League]] Round of 16 second Leg, defeating Paris Saint-Germain [[Barcelona 6–1 Paris Saint-Germain|6–1]] (aggregate score 6–5), despite losing the first leg in France by a score of 4–0.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/football/report?gameId=469090|title=Barcelona vs. Paris Saint-Germain – Football Match Report – March 8, 2017|publisher=ESPN|access-date=15 March 2017|archive-date=29 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229134950/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/report?gameId=469090|url-status=live}}</ref> On 29 May 2017, former player [[Ernesto Valverde]] was named as Luis Enrique's successor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/news/2016-2017/ernesto-valverde-is-the-new-fc-barcelona-coach|title=Ernesto Valverde is the new FC Barcelona coach|access-date=29 July 2017|archive-date=30 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730040232/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/news/2016-2017/ernesto-valverde-is-the-new-fc-barcelona-coach|url-status=live}}</ref> On 20 September 2017, Barcelona issued a statement exercising their stance on the [[2017 Catalan independence referendum|2017 Catalan referendum]] saying, "FC Barcelona, in holding the utmost respect for its diverse body of members, will continue to support the will of the majority of Catalan people, and will do so in a civil, peaceful, and exemplary way".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/news/2017-2018/communique-fc-barcelona-20-09-2017|title=Official communique from FC Barcelona|access-date=20 September 2017|archive-date=20 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920210854/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/news/2017-2018/communique-fc-barcelona-20-09-2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The match against [[UD Las Palmas]] on the referendum day was requested to be postponed by the Barcelona board due to heavy violence in Catalonia, but it (the request) was declined by La Liga, therefore being held behind closed doors.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/7-most-remarkable-images-spooky-11270628|title=7 most bizarre images from Barcelona vs Las Palmas... played behind closed doors|last=Innes|first=Richard|date=1 October 2017|work=mirror|access-date=1 October 2017|archive-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171001214029/http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/7-most-remarkable-images-spooky-11270628|url-status=live}}</ref> Two directors, Jordi Monés and Carles Vilarrubí, handed in their resignations in protest at the game's being played.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/oct/02/barcelona-in-strange-and-symbolic-eye-of-a-storm-over-catalonia|title=Barcelona in the strange and symbolic eye of a storm over Catalonia |last=Lowe|first=Sid|date=2 October 2017|newspaper=The Guardian|location=London|access-date=2 October 2017|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171003030920/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2017/oct/02/barcelona-in-strange-and-symbolic-eye-of-a-storm-over-catalonia|url-status=live}}</ref> Winning La Liga for the [[2017–18 FC Barcelona season|2017–18]] season, on 9 May 2018, Barcelona defeated Villarreal 5–1 to set the [[La Liga records and statistics#Games without a loss|longest unbeaten streak]] (43 games) in La Liga history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2017-2018/la-liga/round-34/fc-barcelona-vila-real-cf|title=FC Barcelona 5–1 Villarreal CF: Record breakers |website=FC Barcelona|language=en-US|access-date=9 August 2018|archive-date=17 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617172436/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2017-2018/la-liga/round-34/fc-barcelona-vila-real-cf|url-status=live}}</ref> On 27 April 2019, Barcelona won their 26th La Liga title.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/messi-helps-barcelona-clinch-spanish-league-title/2019/04/27/84f90fbe-692d-11e9-a698-2a8f808c9cfb_story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427205444/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/messi-helps-barcelona-clinch-spanish-league-title/2019/04/27/84f90fbe-692d-11e9-a698-2a8f808c9cfb_story.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 April 2019 |title=Messi helps Barcelona clinch Spanish league title |newspaper=The Washington Post |first=Joseph |last=Wilson |date=27 April 2019 |access-date=17 July 2019 }}</ref> However, the La Liga title was overshadowed by an improbable [[2018–19 UEFA Champions League knockout phase#Semi-finals|Champions League exit]] to Liverpool in the semi-finals, with Barça losing the second leg 0–4 after being up 3–0 after a home victory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48163330|title=Tottenham & Liverpool: Greatest Champions League comebacks of all time|website=BBC Sport|date=9 May 2019|access-date=20 August 2020|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108011002/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/48163330|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 13 January 2020, following the loss to Atlético Madrid in the [[2019–20 Supercopa de España|Spanish Supercup]], former [[Real Betis]] coach [[Quique Setién]] replaced Ernesto Valverde as the new head coach of Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1571121/quique-setien-is-the-new-coach-of-fc-barcelona|title=Quique Setién is the new coach of FC Barcelona|date=27 October 2020|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=25 May 2021|archive-date=4 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304064802/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1571121/quique-setien-is-the-new-coach-of-fc-barcelona|url-status=live}}</ref> Ultimately Barcelona finished the season trophyless for first time in 12 years. On 17 August, the club confirmed that Setién had been removed from his position as manager with [[director of football]] [[Eric Abidal]] also dismissed from his position.<ref>{{cite web |title=Agreement for the ending of Éric Abidal's contract |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1755204/agreement-for-the-ending-of-eric-abidals-contract |website=www.fcbarcelona.com |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=19 August 2020 |date=17 August 2020 |archive-date=4 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104091327/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/1755204/agreement-for-the-ending-of-eric-abidals-contract |url-status=live }}</ref> Two days later, [[Ronald Koeman]] was appointed as the new head coach of Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ronald Koeman, the return of an FC Barcelona legend |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/1755084/ronald-koeman-the-return-of-an-fc-barcelona-legend |website=www.fcbarcelona.com |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=19 August 2020 |date=19 August 2020 |archive-date=2 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102090854/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/1755084/ronald-koeman-the-return-of-an-fc-barcelona-legend |url-status=live }}</ref> Rising dissatisfaction among supporters due to worsening finances and decline on the pitch in the previous season led to Josep Maria Bartomeu announcing his resignation as president on 27 October 2020, to avoid facing a vote of no confidence from the club members.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/news/1878687/josep-maria-bartomeu-announces-the-resignation-of-the-board-of-directors|title=Josep Maria Bartomeu announces the resignation of the Board of Directors|date=27 October 2020|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=27 October 2020|archive-date=4 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201104154131/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/news/1878687/josep-maria-bartomeu-announces-the-resignation-of-the-board-of-directors|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54713209|title=Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu resigns|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 October 2020|access-date=25 May 2021|archive-date=19 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419024956/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/54713209|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== 2021–present: Return of Laporta and post-Messi era ===
[[File:Fútbol Club Barcelona league performance 1929-present.svg|thumb|522x522px|Chart of Barcelona's league performance 1929–2023]]
On 7 March 2021, Joan Laporta was elected president of Barcelona with 54.28% of the vote.<ref>{{Cite news|agency=Reuters|date=7 March 2021|title=Joan Laporta is elected as Barcelona president for a second time|url=http://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/mar/07/joan-laporta-is-elected-as-barcelona-president-for-a-second-time|access-date=25 May 2021|newspaper=The Guardian|archive-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525154429/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/mar/07/joan-laporta-is-elected-as-barcelona-president-for-a-second-time|url-status=live}}</ref> Barcelona won their 31st Copa del Rey, their only trophy under Ronald Koeman, after defeating Athletic Bilbao 4–0 in the [[2021 Copa del Rey Final|final]].<ref>{{Cite web|author=Lowe, Sid|date=7 March 2021|title=Messi stars as Barcelona thrash Athletic Bilbao to lift Copa del Rey|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/17/messi-stars-as-barcelona-thrash-athletic-bilbao-to-lift-copa-del-rey|access-date=25 May 2021|website=The Guardian|language=en|archive-date=28 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210428210144/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/apr/17/messi-stars-as-barcelona-thrash-athletic-bilbao-to-lift-copa-del-rey|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2021 Barcelona found themselves unable to comply with La Liga's Financial Fair Play requirements, and revealed a club debt of €1.35bn and a wage bill accounting for 103% of total income. Negotiations with Lionel Messi, now in the final year of his contract, had been ongoing for some time. However, on 5 August 2021, Barcelona announced that they would be unable to re-sign Messi to an extension due to La Liga regulations. This was despite the fact that the club and Messi had reached an agreement over the details of a new contract. Messi departed the club after 21 years as a Barça player, and the club's all-time leading goalscorer, and signed on a free transfer with French club [[Paris Saint-Germain]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58235195|title=Barcelona president Joan Laporta reveals club debt stands at £1.15bn|publisher=BBC Sport|date=16 August 2021|access-date=28 May 2022|archive-date=1 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201081730/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58235195|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/2207655/leo-messi-no-seguira-lligat-al-fc-barcelona|title=Leo Messi not staying at FC Barcelona|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=5 August 2021|access-date=16 July 2022|archive-date=1 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201081726/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/2207655/leo-messi-no-seguira-lligat-al-fc-barcelona|url-status=live}}</ref> The financial implications also restricted Barcelona in the transfer market and as a result most of the incoming players were either free transfers or loans and they had to reduce players' wages to register the incoming players.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58404657|title=Barcelona sign Sevilla's Luuk de Jong as Antoine Griezmann rejoins Atletico Madrid|publisher=BBC Sport|date=1 September 2021|access-date=28 May 2022|archive-date=28 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528134919/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/58404657|url-status=live}}</ref>

Poor performances in [[2021–22 La Liga|La Liga]] and the [[2021–22 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] led to the sacking of Ronald Koeman on 28 October, with a club legend [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]] replacing him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2311932/ronald-koeman-relieved-of-his-duties-as-first-team-coach|title=Ronald Koeman relieved of his duties as first team coach|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=27 October 2021|access-date=28 May 2022|archive-date=1 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201081730/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2311932/ronald-koeman-relieved-of-his-duties-as-first-team-coach|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2328587/xavi-hernandez-is-the-new-fc-barcelona-coach|title=Xavi Hernández is the new FC Barcelona coach|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=6 November 2021|access-date=28 May 2022|archive-date=6 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211106005657/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2328587/xavi-hernandez-is-the-new-fc-barcelona-coach|url-status=live}}</ref> Xavi could not reverse the fortunes in the Champions League, and Barcelona dropped down to the [[2021–22 UEFA Europa League|Europa League]] for the first time since [[2003–04 FC Barcelona season|2003–04]], subsequently exiting in the quarter-finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59587194|title=Bayern Munich 3-0 Barcelona: Barca out of Champions League and drop down to Europa League|publisher=BBC Sport|date=8 December 2021|access-date=28 May 2022|archive-date=17 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317170036/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/59587194|url-status=live}}</ref> In the domestic league, Xavi improved Barça's form and guided them from ninth to second, guaranteeing a Champions League spot next season. However, this also meant Barcelona finished trophyless after earlier Supercopa and Copa del Rey exits.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61545978|title=Barcelona 0-2 Villarreal: Barca end on lowest La Liga points haul since 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|date=22 May 2022|access-date=28 May 2022|archive-date=28 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528114726/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/61545978|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 15 January 2023, Xavi guided Barcelona to their first trophy since the [[2020–21 Copa del Rey|2021 Copa del Rey]], as the Catalans defeated Real Madrid 3–1 in the [[2022–23 Supercopa de España|Supercopa de España]] [[2023 Supercopa de España Final|final]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/16/football/barcelona-spanish-super-cup-real-madrid-spt-intl/index.html|title=Barcelona wins Spanish Super Cup after beating Real Madrid 3-1 in final hosted by Saudi Arabia|author=Ben Church|publisher=[[CNN]]|date=16 January 2023|access-date=23 March 2023|archive-date=20 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320101637/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/01/16/football/barcelona-spanish-super-cup-real-madrid-spt-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 14 May 2023, Barcelona mathematically clinched their [[2022–23 La Liga|27th league title]] with four games to spare, the first in the post-Messi era.<ref>{{cite news |date=14 May 2023 |title=Barcelona win La Liga title for first time since 2019 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/4506269/2023/05/14/barcelona-la-liga-champions/ |access-date=14 May 2023 |website=[[The Athletic]]}}</ref>

== Support ==
{{Main|Supporters of FC Barcelona}}
[[File:El Camp Nou en un partido de la Uefa Champions League.jpg|thumb|[[Tifo]] at Camp Nou in a 2013 [[Comeback (sports)#Association football|comeback]] against AC Milan]]

The nickname ''culer'' for a Barcelona supporter is derived from the Catalan ''cul'' (English: arse), as the spectators at the first stadium, Camp de la Indústria, sat with their ''culs'' over the stand.<ref>{{cite web|title=Per què als seguidors del Barça se'ls anomena 'culers'?|date=October 2008 |url=https://www.sapiens.cat/preguntes-i-respostes/per-que-als-seguidors-del-barca-se-ls-anomena-culers_13851_102.html|publisher=SÀPIENS|language=ca|access-date=3 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803034144/https://www.sapiens.cat/preguntes-i-respostes/per-que-als-seguidors-del-barca-se-ls-anomena-culers_13851_102.html|archive-date=3 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Why are Barcelona fans called "Culés"?|url=https://en.as.com/soccer/why-are-barcelona-fans-called-cules-n/|publisher=AS|language=en|date=16 October 2022|access-date=3 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803034145/https://en.as.com/soccer/why-are-barcelona-fans-called-cules-n/|archive-date=3 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> In Spain, about 25% of the population is said to be Barça sympathisers, second behind Real Madrid, supported by 32% of the population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2700_2719/2705/Es2705mar_A.pdf |title=Ficha Técnica |publisher=Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas |date=May 2007 |access-date=8 August 2010 |language=es |archive-date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001214336/http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2700_2719/2705/Es2705mar_A.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> Throughout Europe, Barcelona is the favourite second-choice club.<ref>Chadwick, Simon; Arthur, Dave. pp. 4–5.</ref> The club's membership figures have seen a significant increase from 100,000 in the 2003–04 season to 170,000 in September 2009,<ref name=socis>{{cite news |url=http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/20090919/barcelona-tiene-170000-socios/813866.shtml |title=El FC Barcelona ya tiene 170.000 socios |newspaper=[[Sport (Spanish newspaper)|Sport]] |location=Madrid |language=es |date=19 September 2009 |first=Víctor |last=Aznar |access-date=8 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314030154/http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/20090919/barcelona-tiene-170000-socios/813866.shtml |archive-date=14 March 2012 }}</ref> the sharp rise being attributed to the influence of Ronaldinho and then-president Joan Laporta's media strategy that focused on Spanish and English online media.<ref>Fisk, Peter. pp. 201–202.</ref><ref>Brott, Steffen. p. 77.</ref> {{As of|2023|5|31}}, the club has 150,317 memberships, called ''socis''.<ref name="xavison">{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/news/3515876/xavis-son-becomes-fc-barcelona-member|title=Xavi's son becomes FC Barcelona member|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=31 May 2023|access-date=1 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601094240/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/news/3515876/xavis-son-becomes-fc-barcelona-member|archive-date=1 June 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

In addition to membership, {{as of|March 2022|lc=on}} there are 1,264 officially registered fan clubs, called ''penyes'', around the world.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://penyes.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/2536599/two-new-supporters-clubs-join-the-blaugrana-family|title=Two new supporters' clubs join the Blaugrana family|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=16 March 2022|access-date=8 May 2022|archive-date=16 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316152231/https://penyes.fcbarcelona.com/en/news/2536599/two-new-supporters-clubs-join-the-blaugrana-family|url-status=live}}</ref> The fan clubs promote Barcelona in their locality and receive beneficial offers when visiting Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/penyes/llistat_penyes/llistat_penyes.html |title=Penyes |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=8 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20091003164220/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/penyes/llistat_penyes/llistat_penyes.html |archive-date= 3 October 2009 }}</ref> Among the best supported teams globally, Barcelona has the second highest social media following in the world among sports teams, with over 103&nbsp;million Facebook fans {{as of|2021|December|lc=y}}, only behind Real Madrid with 111 million.<ref name="Social media"/><ref>[http://fanpagelist.com/category/top_users/view/list/sort/fans/page1 "Top 100 Facebook Fan Pages"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209081114/http://fanpagelist.com/category/top_users/view/list/sort/fans/page1 |date=9 February 2015 }}. Fanpagelist.com. Retrieved 24 October 2014.</ref> The club has had many prominent people among its supporters, including Pope [[John Paul II]], who was an honorary member, and former prime minister of Spain [[José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/377088531.html?dids=377088531:377088531&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+29%2C+2003&author=Steven+Goff&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Barça+Isn%27t+Lounging+Around%3B+Storied+Catalonian+Club+Plots+Its+Return+to+the+Top|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413043615/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/377088531.html?dids=377088531:377088531&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+29%2C+2003&author=Steven+Goff&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Bar%C3%A7a+Isn%27t+Lounging+Around%3B+Storied+Catalonian+Club+Plots+Its+Return+to+the+Top|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 April 2012|title=Barça Isn't Lounging Around; Storied Catalonian Club Plots Its Return to the Top|first=Steven|last=Goff|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=29 July 2003|access-date=4 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nation.ittefaq.com/issues/2008/07/02/news0376.htm|agency=Associated Press|title=Spain's football team welcomed by royals|work=The New Nation|access-date=10 August 2010|archive-date=11 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180711181617/https://127.0.0.1/|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Club rivalries ==
=== ''El Clásico'' ===
{{Main|El Clásico}}
[[File:Forcejeo Real Madrid - FC Barcelona.jpg|thumb|230px|Players jostle in Barcelona's 2–6 win against Real Madrid at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] in a 2009 ''El Clásico''.]]
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 Barcelona and [[Real Madrid CF|Real Madrid]] is known as "The Classic" (''El Clásico''). From the start of national competitions the clubs were seen as representatives of two rival regions in Spain: [[Catalonia]] and [[Castile (historical region)|Castile]], as well as of the two cities. The rivalry reflects what many regard as the political and cultural tensions felt between [[Catalan people|Catalans]] and the [[Castilians]], seen by one author as a re-enactment of the [[Spanish Civil War]].<ref>Ghemawat, Pankaj. p. 2.</ref> Over the years, the head-to-head record between the two clubs is 102 victories for Madrid, 100 victories for Barcelona, and 52 draws.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

[[File:Camp Nou during El Clasico October 2012.jpg|thumbnail|left|Barcelona fans creating a mosaic of the [[Senyera|Catalan flag]] before a 2012 ''El Clasico'' at Camp Nou]]
As early as the 1930s, Barcelona "had developed a reputation as a symbol of Catalan identity, opposed to the centralising tendencies of Madrid".<ref name="josepsunyol" /><ref>Ham, Anthony p. 221</ref> In 1936, when [[Francisco Franco]] started the ''[[Coup d'état]]'' against the democratic [[Second Spanish Republic]], the president of Barcelona, [[Josep Sunyol]], member of the [[Republican Left of Catalonia]] and Deputy to [[Cortes Generales|The Cortes]], was arrested and executed without trial by Franco's troops<ref name="McNeillp261">McNeill, Donald (1999) [https://books.google.com/books?id=zfiyEutRtmQC&pg=PA61 ''Urban change and the European left: tales from the new Barcelona''] p.61</ref> (Sunyol was exercising his political activities, visiting Republican troops north of Madrid).<ref name="josepsunyol">Burns, Jimmy, 'Don Patricio O'Connell: An Irishman and the Politics of Spanish Football' in "{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20110726185724/http://www.irishargentine.org/0803.pdf Irish Migration Studies in Latin America]}}" 6:1 (March 2008), p. 44. Available online [http://www.irlandeses.org/0803burns3.htm pg. 3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718143546/http://www.irlandeses.org/0803burns3.htm |date=18 July 2010 }},[http://www.irlandeses.org/0803burns4.htm pg. 4] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100718143516/http://www.irlandeses.org/0803burns4.htm |date=18 July 2010 }}. Retrieved 29 August 2010.</ref> During the dictatorships of [[Miguel Primo de Rivera]] and especially [[Francoist Spain|Francisco Franco]], all regional languages and identities in Spain were frowned upon and restrained. As such, most citizens of Barcelona were in strong opposition to the fascist-like regime. In this period, Barcelona gained their motto ''Més que un club'' (''English: More than a club'') because of its alleged connection to [[Catalan nationalism|Catalan nationalist]] as well as to [[progressivism|progressive]] beliefs.<ref>Ball, Phil p. 88</ref>

There's an ongoing controversy as to what extent Franco's rule (1939–75) influenced the activities and on-pitch results of both Barcelona and Real Madrid. Fans of both clubs tend to exaggerate the myths favouring their narratives. Most historians agree than Franco did not have a preferred football team, but his Spanish nationalist beliefs led him to associate himself with the establishment teams, such as [[Atlético Madrid|Atlético Aviación]] and [[Real Madrid CF|Madrid FC]] (that recovered its ''royal'' name after the fall of the Republic). On the other hand, he also wanted the renamed ''CF Barcelona'' succeed as "Spanish team" rather than a Catalan one. During the early years of Franco's rule, Real Madrid were not particularly successful, winning two [[Copa del Rey|Copa del Generalísimo]] titles and a [[Copa Eva Duarte]]; Barcelona claimed three [[List of Spanish football champions|league titles]], one Copa del Generalísimo and one Copa Eva Duarte. During that period, Atlético Aviación were believed to be the preferred team over Real Madrid. The most contested stories of the period include Real Madrid's 11–1 home win against Barcelona in the [[1943 Copa del Generalísimo|Copa del Generalísimo]], where the Catalan team alleged intimidation, and the controversial transfer of [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]] to Real Madrid despite his agreement with Barcelona. The latter transfer was part of Real Madrid chairman [[Santiago Bernabéu (footballer)|Santiago Bernabéu]]'s "revolution" that ushered in the era of unprecedented dominance. Bernabéu, himself a veteran of the Civil War who fought for [[Nationalist faction (Spanish Civil War)|Franco's forces]], saw Real Madrid on top not only of Spanish but also European football, helping create the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]], the first true competition for Europe's best club sides. His vision was fulfilled when Real Madrid not only started winning consecutive league titles but also swept the first five editions of the European Cup in the 1950s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/presidents/santiago-bernabeu|title=SANTIAGO BERNABÉU 1943·1978|work=Real Madrid C.F.|publisher=realmadrid.com|access-date=1 July 2022|archive-date=16 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816230029/https://www.realmadrid.com/en/about-real-madrid/history/presidents/santiago-bernabeu|url-status=live}}</ref> These events had a profound impact on Spanish football and influenced Franco's attitude. According to historians, during this time he realized the importance of Real Madrid for his regime's international image, and the club became his preferred team until his death. [[Fernando Maria Castiella]], who served as [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Spain)|Minister of Foreign Affairs]] under Franco from 1957 until 1969, noted that "[Real Madrid] is the best embassy we have ever had." Franco died in 1975, and the [[Spanish transition to democracy]] soon followed. Under his rule, [[List of Real Madrid CF records and statistics#Honours|Real Madrid had won]] 14 league titles, 6 Copa del Generalísimo titles, 1 Copa Eva Duarte, 6 European Cups, 2 [[Latin Cup]]s, and 1 [[Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)|Intercontinental Cup]]. In the same period, [[List of FC Barcelona records and statistics#Honours|Barcelona had won]] 8 league titles, 9 Copa del Generalísimo titles, 3 Copa Eva Duarte titles, 3 [[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]s, and 2 Latin Cups.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thesefootballtimes.co/2017/09/27/real-madrid-and-the-franco-regime/|title=THE STORY OF REAL MADRID AND THE FRANCO REGIME|work=Nick Fitzgerald|date=27 September 2017|publisher=thesefootballtimes.co|access-date=1 July 2022|archive-date=1 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701193952/https://thesefootballtimes.co/2017/09/27/real-madrid-and-the-franco-regime/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/general-franco-real-madrid-king-history-behind-clubs-link/fcoqldp8h2bb1841o2rspmuhe|title=General Franco, Real Madrid & the king: The history behind club's link to Spain's establishment|work=Ryan Kelly|publisher=goal.com|access-date=1 July 2022|archive-date=1 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701194108/https://www.goal.com/en/news/general-franco-real-madrid-king-history-behind-clubs-link/fcoqldp8h2bb1841o2rspmuhe|url-status=live}}</ref>

The rivalry was intensified during the 1950s when the clubs disputed the signing of [[Alfredo Di Stéfano]]. Di Stéfano had impressed both Barcelona and Real Madrid while playing for [[Club Deportivo Los Millonarios|Los Millionarios]] in [[Bogotá]], Colombia, during a players' strike in his native [[Argentina]]. Soon after Millonarios' return to Colombia, Barcelona directors visited Buenos Aires and agreed with River Plate, the last FIFA-affiliated team to have held Di Stéfano's rights, for his transfer in 1954 for the equivalent of 150 million Italian lira (according to other sources 200,000 dollars). This started a battle between the two Spanish rivals for his rights. FIFA appointed Armando Muñoz Calero, former president of the Spanish Football Federation as mediator. Calero decided to let Di Stéfano play the 1953–54 and 1955–56 seasons in Madrid, and the 1954–55 and 1956–57 seasons in Barcelona. The agreement was approved by the Football Association and their respective clubs. Although the Catalans agreed, the decision created various discontent among the Blaugrana members and the president was forced to resign in September 1953. Barcelona sold Madrid their half-share, and Di Stéfano moved to ''Los Blancos'', signing a four-year contract. Real paid 5.5 million Spanish pesetas for the transfer, plus a 1.3 million bonus for the purchase, an annual fee to be paid to the Millonarios, and a 16,000 salary for Di Stéfano with a bonus double that of his teammates, for a total of 40% of the annual revenue of the Madrid club.<ref name="di Stefano">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/28204560 |title=BBC SPORT &#124; Football &#124; Alfredo Di Stefano: Did General Franco halt Barcelona transfer? |work=BBC News |date=7 July 2014 |access-date=2 December 2014 |archive-date=8 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208154241/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/28204560 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Di Stéfano became integral in the subsequent success achieved by Real Madrid, scoring twice in his first game against Barcelona. With him, Madrid won the first five editions of the [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Alfredo di Stéfano was one of football's greatest trailblazers|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jul/07/alfredo-di-stefano-real-madrid|access-date=12 October 2018|newspaper=The Guardian|date=7 July 2014|archive-date=25 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200725025210/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/jul/07/alfredo-di-stefano-real-madrid|url-status=live}}</ref> The 1960s saw the rivalry reach the European stage when Real Madrid and Barcelona met twice in the European Cup, with Madrid triumphing en route to their fifth consecutive title in [[1959–60 European Cup|1959–60]] and Barcelona prevailing en route to losing the final in [[1960–61 European Cup|1960–61]]. In 2002, the European encounter between the clubs was dubbed the "Match of The Century" by Spanish media, and Madrid's win was watched by more than 500&nbsp;million people.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7773773.stm |title=Real win Champions League showdown |work=BBC Sport |date=11 December 2008 |access-date=21 August 2010 |archive-date=31 July 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731062536/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/7773773.stm |url-status=live }}</ref> An intense fixture which is marked by its indiscipline in addition to [[Goal celebration|memorable goal celebrations]] from both teams – often involving mocking the opposition – such notable celebrations occurred in 2009 when Barcelona captain [[Carles Puyol]] kissed his Catalan armband in front of incensed Madrid fans at the [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] and in 2017 when Lionel Messi celebrated his 93rd-minute winner for Barcelona against Real Madrid at the Bernabéu by taking off his Barcelona shirt and holding it up to incensed Real Madrid fans – with his name and number facing them.<ref>{{cite news |title=Real Madrid-Barcelona: Celebrations in enemy territory |url=http://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2017/04/24/58fe5ed8ca47413f548b461c.html |access-date=10 October 2018 |work=Marca |archive-date=10 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010011212/http://www.marca.com/en/football/barcelona/2017/04/24/58fe5ed8ca47413f548b461c.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== ''El derbi Barceloní'' ===
{{Main|Derbi Barceloní}}
[[File:FC Barcelona vs RCD Espanyol (2005-06) (58) (142178805).jpg|thumb|right|Barcelona players parade La Liga trophy around Camp Nou in May 2006 after defeating [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]] in their last home game of the season.]]
Barça's local rival has always been [[RCD Espanyol|Espanyol]]. ''Blanc-i-blaus'', being one of the clubs granted royal patronage, was founded exclusively by Spanish football fans, unlike the multinational nature of Barça's primary board. The founding message of the club was clearly anti-Barcelona, and they disapprovingly saw FC Barcelona as a team of foreigners.<ref name="Ball, Phil. pp. 86-87"/> The rivalry was strengthened by what Catalonians saw as a provocative representative of Madrid.<ref>Shubert, Arthur. p. 199.</ref> Their original ground was in the affluent district of [[Estadi de Sarrià|Sarrià]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1901/04/09/pagina-2/33398307/pdf.html|title=Edición del martes, 09 abril 1901, página 2 – Hemeroteca – Lavanguardia.es|language=es|publisher=Hemeroteca Lavanguardia|access-date=13 March 2010|archive-date=17 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817194456/http://hemeroteca.lavanguardia.com/preview/1901/04/09/pagina-2/33398307/pdf.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rcdespanyol.cat/principal.php?modulo=estatico&idcontenido=8&idmenu=2&idsubmenu=22&nombremodulo=dates&idlinkchk=21 |title=History of Espanyol |publisher=RCD Espanyol |access-date=13 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100928223937/http://rcdespanyol.cat/principal.php?modulo=estatico&idcontenido=8&idmenu=2&idsubmenu=22&nombremodulo=dates&idlinkchk=21 |archive-date=28 September 2010  }}</ref>

Traditionally, Espanyol was seen by the vast majority of Barcelona's citizens as a club which cultivated a kind of compliance to the central authority, in stark contrast to Barça's revolutionary spirit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iss.europa.eu/index.php?id=18&no_cache=1&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=41&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=697&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=232&tx_ttnews%5Bpage%5D=1&cHash=2becc765c6|title=European football cultures and their integration: the 'short' Twentieth Century|date=March 2002|access-date=1 July 2009|work=Europa (web portal)|last=Missiroli|first=Antonio|archive-date=16 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016114436/http://www.iss.europa.eu/index.php?id=18&no_cache=1&L=1&tx_ttnews%5Bpointer%5D=41&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=697&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=232&tx_ttnews%5Bpage%5D=1&cHash=2becc765c6|url-status=live}}</ref> Also in the 1960s and 1970s, while FC Barcelona acted as an integrating force for Catalonia's new arrivals from poorer regions of Spain expecting to find a better life, Espanyol drew their support mainly from sectors close to the [[Franco regime|regime]] such as policemen, military officers, civil servants and career fascists.<ref>[[World Soccer (magazine)|World Soccer]], September 1997, p. 74.</ref>

In 1918, Espanyol started a counter-petition against autonomy, which at that time had become a pertinent issue.<ref name="Ball, Phil. pp. 86-87">Ball, Phil. pp. 86–87.</ref> Later on, an Espanyol supporter group would join the Falangists in the Spanish Civil War, siding with the fascists. Despite these differences in ideology, the ''derbi'' has always been more relevant to Espanyol supporters than Barcelona ones due to the difference in objectives. In recent years the rivalry has become less political, as Espanyol translated its official name and anthem from Spanish to Catalan.<ref name="Ball, Phil. pp. 86-87"/>

Though it is the most played local derby in the history of La Liga, it is also the most unbalanced, with Barcelona overwhelmingly [[El derbi barcelones#Head to Head|dominant]]. In the primera división league table, Espanyol has only managed to end above Barça on three occasions from 87 seasons (1928–2022) and the only all-Catalan Copa del Rey final was won by Barça [[1957 Copa del Generalísimo Final|in 1957]]. Espanyol has the consolation of achieving the largest margin win with a 6–0 in 1951, while Barcelona's biggest win was 5–0 on seven occasions (in 1933, 1947, 1964, 1975, 1992, 2016 and 2017). Espanyol achieved a 2–1 win against Barça during the 2008–09 season, becoming the first team to defeat Barcelona at Camp Nou in their treble-winning [[2008–09 FC Barcelona season|season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/temporada_08-09/arxiu_partits/lliga/jornada24/Barcelona_Espanyol/partit.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731081930/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/web/english/futbol/temporada_08-09/arxiu_partits/lliga/jornada24/Barcelona_Espanyol/partit.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=31 July 2012 |title=Matchday 24 |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=13 March 2010 }}</ref>

=== Rivalry with AC Milan ===
[[File:Milan_-_Barca_2006.jpg|thumb|Barcelona's ultras ''[[Boixos Nois]]'' in the [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League]] semi-final against [[A.C. Milan|AC Milan]] at [[San Siro]]]]
One of Barcelona's rivals in European football is Italian club AC Milan.<ref>{{cite news|title=Puyol relishing Milan return as Barça renew rivalry|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1908401.html|publisher=UEFA|date=20 December 2012|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=28 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328133158/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=1908401.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Barça 'Ghostbusters' prepare to face old foes|url=http://www.marca.com/2012/12/20/en/football/barcelona/1356027638.html|newspaper=Marca (newspaper)|location=Madrid|date=20 December 2012|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=4 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604082949/http://www.marca.com/2012/12/20/en/football/barcelona/1356027638.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=El Barça-Milan es el clásico de la Champions |url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/20130312/champions-league/barcelona-milan/clasico-champions-league_54368282396.html |newspaper=Mundo Deportivo |location=Barcelona |date=12 March 2013 |language=es |access-date=14 May 2016 |archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704153505/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/20130312/champions-league/barcelona-milan/clasico-champions-league_54368282396.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Milan-Barça, matches de légende(s) | url=http://fr.m.fifa.com/news/y=2013/m=10/news=milan-barca-matches-legende-2201309.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804055346/http://fr.fifa.com/news/y=2013/m=10/news=milan-barca-matches-legende-2201309.html | archive-date=4 August 2017 | publisher=FIFA (French) | url-status=dead | date=21 October 2013 | access-date=14 May 2016 }}</ref> The team against which Barcelona has played the most matches (19), it is also the third most played match in European club competitions, behind Real Madrid–Juventus (21) and Real Madrid–Bayern Munich (26).<ref>{{cite news|title=FC Barcelona " Record against AC Milan|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te597/fc-barcelona/records-all-time-appearances/|publisher=World Football|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=29 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160529203216/http://www.worldfootball.net/teams/fc-barcelona/ac-milan/11/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Acht Fakten zum Halbfinal-Rückspiel Real – Bayern |url=http://www.sportal.de/acht-fakten-zum-halbfinal-rueckspiel-real--bayern-1-2012042522383100000/ |publisher=Sportal.de (German) |date=25 April 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305005902/http://www.sportal.de/acht-fakten-zum-halbfinal-rueckspiel-real--bayern-1-2012042522383100000/ |archive-date=5 March 2016 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Head-to-head UEFA history statistics|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/h2h/50051/50037/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=19 May 2023|archive-date=27 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027025240/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/history/h2h/50051/50037/|url-status=live}}</ref> Two of the most successful clubs in Europe, Milan has won seven European Cups to Barça's five, while both clubs have won a record five European Super Cups.<ref>{{cite news|title=FC Barcelona match AC Milan with five European Super Cups|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelona-match-ac-milan-with-five-european-super-cups|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=11 August 2015|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514025920/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelona-match-ac-milan-with-five-european-super-cups|archive-date=14 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> Barcelona and Milan have won other continental titles, which make them the second and third most decorated teams in world football, with 19 and 14 titles respectively, both behind Real Madrid's 23.<ref>{{cite news|title=International Cups Trivia|url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/intcuprec.html|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=1 February 2016|archive-date=2 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201002003930/http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/intcuprec.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Barcelona leads the head-to-head record with eight wins and five defeats. The first encounter between the two clubs was in the [[1959–60 European Cup]]. They faced off in the round of 16 and Barça won the tie on a 7–1 aggregate score (0–2 in Milan and 5–1 in Barcelona).<ref>{{cite news|title=Milan – FC Barcelona: Did you know...|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/milan-fc-barcelona-did-you-know|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=22 October 2013|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140428181632/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/milan-fc-barcelona-did-you-know|archive-date=28 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> While Milan had never knocked Barcelona out of the European Cup, they beat Johan Cruyff's Dream Team 4–0 in the [[1994 UEFA Champions League Final|1994 Champions League final]], despite being the underdogs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Milan find perfect pitch in dream final|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/01e8-0e7500aa6700-4fe71b1809c0-1000--1993-94-ac-milan-4-0-fc-barcelona-report/|publisher=UEFA|date=18 May 1994|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=6 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806090359/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1993/matches/round=57/match=51078/postmatch/report/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Rewind to 1994: Milan down the Dream Team|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/1041170/rewind-to-1994-milan-down-the-dream-team|work=ESPN FC|date=29 March 2012|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=25 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325105211/http://www.espnfc.com/story/1041170/rewind-to-1994-milan-down-the-dream-team|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, however, Barcelona made a "historic" comeback from a 0–2 first leg defeat in the round of 16 of the [[2012–13 UEFA Champions League|2012–13 Champions League]], winning 4–0 at Camp Nou.<ref>{{cite news |title=Lionel Messi inspires brilliant comeback against AC Milan to confirm 'Barca are back!': Spanish paper reaction |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/9926762/Lionel-Messi-inspires-brilliant-comeback-against-AC-Milan-to-confirm-Barca-are-back-Spanish-paper-reaction.html |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |location=London |date=13 March 2013 |access-date=3 April 2018 |archive-date=3 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171203141708/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/champions-league/9926762/Lionel-Messi-inspires-brilliant-comeback-against-AC-Milan-to-confirm-Barca-are-back-Spanish-paper-reaction.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=El Barça de Messi venga al de Cruyff|url=http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2013/03/11/champions/1363019461_534871.html|newspaper=El País|location=Madrid|date=12 March 2013|language=es|access-date=14 May 2016|archive-date=2 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602011138/http://deportes.elpais.com/deportes/2013/03/11/champions/1363019461_534871.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Ownership and finances ==
[[File:Civil Guards Socis Camp Industria.jpg|thumb|240px|right|[[Civil Guard (Spain)|Civil Guards]] at the ''socis''{{'}} entrance of the [[Camp de la Indústria]]]] 
Along with Real Madrid, Athletic Bilbao, and [[CA Osasuna|Osasuna]], Barcelona is organised as a [[Nonprofit organization|registered association]].<ref>{{cite web|title=FC Barcelona statutes|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/fcbarcelona/document/2021/12/09/ff6a6d19-dd14-4d0a-8c9e-eb0f5b3998c1/202112-Estatuts-FCB-A5-3-ENG_01.pdf|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=23 October 2021|access-date=3 August 2023|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528151755/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/fcbarcelona/document/2021/12/09/ff6a6d19-dd14-4d0a-8c9e-eb0f5b3998c1/202112-Estatuts-FCB-A5-3-ENG_01.pdf|archive-date=28 May 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Cure or Curse: Socio Club Ownerships in Spanish La Liga|url=https://bleacherreport.com/articles/404511-cure-or-curse-socio-club-ownerships-in-spanish-la-liga|publisher=Bleacher Report|date=11 June 2010|access-date=3 August 2023|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803165502/https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/404511-cure-or-curse-socio-club-ownerships-in-spanish-la-liga.amp.html|archive-date=3 August 2023|url-status=live}}</ref> Unlike a [[limited company]], it is not possible to purchase shares in the club, but only membership.<ref>Peterson, Marc p. 25.</ref> The members of Barcelona, called ''socis'', form an assembly of delegates which is the highest governing body of the club.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Handbook on the economics of sport|first1=Wladimir|last1=Andreff|first2=Stefan|last2=Szymański|publisher=Edward Elgar Publishing|year=2006|
isbn=978-1-84376-608-7|page=299}}</ref> {{As of|2023|5|31}}, the club has 150,317 ''socis''.<ref name="xavison" />

In 2010, ''[[Forbes]]'' evaluated Barcelona's worth to be around €752&nbsp;million (US$1&nbsp;billion), ranking them fourth after Manchester United, Real Madrid and Arsenal, based on figures from the 2008–09 season.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/04/21/soccer-value-teams-business-sports-soccer-10-intro.html |title=The Business of Soccer |work=Forbes |date=21 April 2010 |access-date=7 August 2010 |archive-date=30 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730141724/http://www.forbes.com/2010/04/21/soccer-value-teams-business-sports-soccer-10-intro.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/34/soccer-10_Soccer-Team-Valuations_Rank.html |title=Soccer Team Valuations |work=Forbes |date=30 June 2009 |access-date=7 August 2010 |archive-date=1 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301233843/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2010/34/soccer-10_Soccer-Team-Valuations_Rank.html |url-status=live }}</ref> According to [[Deloitte]], Barcelona had a recorded revenue of €366&nbsp;million in the same period, ranking second to Real Madrid, who generated €401&nbsp;million in revenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GB/uk/industries/sportsbusinessgroup/d039400401a17210VgnVCM100000ba42f00aRCRD.htm |title=Real Madrid becomes the first sports team in the world to generate €400m in revenues as it tops Deloitte Football Money League |publisher=Deloitte |access-date=7 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805224812/http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GB/uk/industries/sportsbusinessgroup/d039400401a17210VgnVCM100000ba42f00aRCRD.htm |archive-date=5 August 2010 }}</ref> In 2013, ''Forbes'' magazine ranked Barcelona the third most valuable sports team in the world, behind Real Madrid and Manchester United, with a value of $2.6&nbsp;billion.<ref name="Forbes">{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2013/07/15/real-madrid-tops-the-worlds-most-valuable-sports-teams/ |title=Real Madrid Tops The World's Most Valuable Sports Teams |date=15 July 2013 |access-date=6 January 2014 |work=Forbes |first=Kurt |last=Badenhausen |archive-date=24 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224122446/http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2013/07/15/real-madrid-tops-the-worlds-most-valuable-sports-teams |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2014, ''Forbes'' ranked them the second most valuable sports team in the world, worth $3.2&nbsp;billion, and Deloitte ranked them the world's fourth richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €484.6&nbsp;million.<ref name="Deloitte">{{cite web | title = Deloitte Football Money League 2016 | url = http://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/sports-business-group/uk-deloitte-sport-football-money-league-2016.pdf | publisher = Deloitte UK | access-date = 21 January 2016 | archive-date = 21 January 2016 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160121142415/http://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/uk/Documents/sports-business-group/uk-deloitte-sport-football-money-league-2016.pdf | url-status = live }}</ref><ref name="Forbes 2014">{{cite web|title=The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2014|url=https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45ejlgl/2-barcelona/|website=Forbes|access-date=22 August 2017|archive-date=29 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729115359/https://www.forbes.com/pictures/mli45ejlgl/2-barcelona/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2017, ''Forbes'' ranked them the fourth most valuable sports team in the world with a team value of $3.64&nbsp;billion.<ref name="Forbes 2017">{{cite web|title=The World's 50 Most Valuable Sports Teams 2017|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2017/07/12/full-list-the-worlds-50-most-valuable-sports-teams-2017/#6d23bb614a05|website=Forbes|access-date=6 April 2018|archive-date=7 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180407055008/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2017/07/12/full-list-the-worlds-50-most-valuable-sports-teams-2017/#6d23bb614a05|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Barcelona became the first sports team to surpass $1bn in annual revenues.<ref name="FT2021">{{cite news |title=How FC Barcelona blew a fortune — and got worse |url=https://www.ft.com/content/c2c8565a-e282-481c-8897-0530b0c81bce |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/c2c8565a-e282-481c-8897-0530b0c81bce |archive-date=10 December 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |access-date=6 November 2021 |work=Financial Times}}</ref> In November 2018 Barcelona became the first sports team with average first-team pay in excess of £10m ($13.8m) per year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/25/barcelona-team-average-10m-year-wages-sporting-intelligence|title=Barcelona become first sports team to average £10m a year in wages|newspaper=The Guardian|date=25 November 2018 |access-date=28 November 2018|archive-date=27 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181127231644/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/nov/25/barcelona-team-average-10m-year-wages-sporting-intelligence|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.businessinsider.in/Barcelona-tops-the-2018-list-of-the-highest-paid-sports-teams-in-the-world-with-13-8-million-average-annual-salary/articleshow/66835942.cms|title=Barcelona tops the 2018 list of the highest-paid sports teams in the world with $13.8 million average annual salary|website=Business Insider|access-date=28 November 2018|archive-date=28 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128210706/https://www.businessinsider.in/Barcelona-tops-the-2018-list-of-the-highest-paid-sports-teams-in-the-world-with-13-8-million-average-annual-salary/articleshow/66835942.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> However, years of profligate spending under the leadership of [[Josep Maria Bartomeu]] (president between 2014 and 2020) and other factors, such as the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], saw the club's gross debt rise to about $1.4&nbsp;billion in 2021, much of it short-term.<ref name="FT2021"/>

On November 9, 2024, Barcelona announced its new sponsorship deal with Nike. It is said that it is the highest deal in football history.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sanderson |first=Tom |title=FC Barcelona Announces New Nike Record Sponsorship Deal |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomsanderson/2024/11/09/fc-barcelona-announces-historic-new-nike-record-sponsorship-deal/ |access-date=2024-11-10 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
Since its origins, Barcelona has had a close relationship with the world of [[culture]], especially, with [[Catalans#Culture and society|Catalan culture]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.es/es/noticias/barca/barca-comprometido-cultura-catalana-5814304|title=El Barça, comprometido con la cultura catalana|publisher=[[Sport (Spanish newspaper)|SPORT]]|date=11 April 2008|access-date=22 February 2024|language=es|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222140443/https://sport.es/es/noticias/barca/barca-comprometido-cultura-catalana-5814304|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ara.cat/esports/barca/aixi-treballa-barca-laporta-tornar-l-ambaixador-catalunya-mon_1_4249435.html|title=Així treballa el Barça de Laporta per "tornar a ser l'ambaixador de Catalunya al món"|publisher=[[Ara (newspaper)|Ara]]|date=24 January 2022|access-date=22 February 2024|language=ca|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222140444/https://www.ara.cat/esports/barca/aixi-treballa-barca-laporta-tornar-l-ambaixador-catalunya-mon_1_4249435.amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ara.cat/esports/barca/barca-cultura_1_1867731.html|title=El Barça promourà la cultura catalana a Berlín|publisher=[[Ara (newspaper)|Ara]]|date=4 June 2015|access-date=22 February 2024|language=ca|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222140450/https://www.ara.cat/esports/barca/barca-cultura_1_1867731.amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The club's statutes from 1932 already said that Barça "is an association of a cultural and sporting nature".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fcbarcelona-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/fcbarcelona/document/2018/10/11/bad3c71b-d5e5-4193-9659-91b954d38e12/Estatuts-1932.pdf|title=1932: FC Barcelona statutes|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=22 February 2024|language=ca|archive-date=10 March 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240310020756/https://fcbarcelona-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/fcbarcelona/document/2018/10/11/bad3c71b-d5e5-4193-9659-91b954d38e12/Estatuts-1932.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> The club and [[List of FC Barcelona players|its players]] have been a source of inspiration for [[writer]]s, [[musician]]s, [[visual arts|visual artists]], [[journalist]]s, [[cartoonist]]s, [[theatre]], and [[filmmaking|film]] people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/2013-11-01/el-creador-de-oliver-y-benji-el-barcelona-es-mi-inspiracion_49278/|title=El creador de 'Oliver y Benji': "El Barcelona es mi inspiración"|publisher=[[El Confidencial]]|date=1 November 2013|access-date=22 February 2024|language=es|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222140444/https://www.elconfidencial.com/deportes/futbol/2013-11-01/el-creador-de-oliver-y-benji-el-barcelona-es-mi-inspiracion_49278/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://subastareal.es/blog/el-futbol-club-barcelona-a-traves-del-arte|title=El Fútbol Club Barcelona a través del arte|publisher=Subastareal|access-date=22 February 2024|language=es|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222140444/https://subastareal.es/blog/el-futbol-club-barcelona-a-traves-del-arte|url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[literature]], some great [[List of Catalan-language writers|Catalan writers]] they were inspired by the club. In 1957, on the occasion of the inauguration of the [[Camp Nou]], [[Josep Maria de Sagarra]] dedicated a poem titled ''Blau i grana''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ara.cat/esports/barca-vers_129_3054815.html|title=El Barça en vers|publisher=[[Ara (newspaper)|Ara]]|date=20 September 2012|access-date=22 February 2024|language=ca|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222142041/https://www.ara.cat/esports/barca-vers_129_3054815.amp.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Poet]] [[Manuel Vázquez Montalbán]] wrote regularly about his vision of the team. Some expressions emerged that caught on in the popular imagination, such as identifying Barça with "The unarmed army of Catalonia." He also wrote that "Barça is the only legal institution that unites the man on the street with the Catalonia that could have been and was not."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.es/es/noticias/barca/20-anos-manuel-vazquez-montalban-92545222|title=20 años sin Manuel Vázquez Montalbán, el escritor que mejor retrató al Barça|publisher=[[Sport (Spanish newspaper)|SPORT]]|date=16 October 2023|access-date=22 February 2024|language=es|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222142041/https://sport.es/es/noticias/barca/20-anos-manuel-vazquez-montalban-92545222|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/ccaa/2013/04/27/catalunya/1367092523_401352.html|title=Un ejército cuatribarrado|newspaper=[[El País]]|date=28 April 2013|access-date=22 February 2024|language=es|last1=Roger|first1=Maiol|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222143507/https://elpais.com/ccaa/2013/04/27/catalunya/1367092523_401352.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

The great anniversaries have been favorable occasions for the club to involve great Catalan figures from the cultural world in its activities. Names such as [[José Segrelles|Josep Segrelles]], [[Joan Miró]] and [[Antoni Tàpies]] have signed [[Poster|commemorative posters]], just as Jaume Picas and the writer [[Josep Maria Espinàs]], on the occasion of the club's 75th anniversary, wrote the lyrics for ''[[Cant del Barça]]'', the current anthem, with music by [[Manuel Valls]].<ref>{{cite web|title=FC Barcelona celebrates 124 years by presenting the Commissioner and Manifesto for the 125th Anniversary|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/3800848/el-fc-barcelona-celebra-124-anys-i-presenta-el-comissionat-i-el-manifest-per-a-la-commemoracio-del-125e-aniversari|date=29 November 2023|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=22 February 2024|archive-date=24 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124183001/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/3800848/el-fc-barcelona-celebra-124-anys-i-presenta-el-comissionat-i-el-manifest-per-a-la-commemoracio-del-125e-aniversari|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Anthem|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/identity/anthem|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=22 February 2024|archive-date=28 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128173058/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/identity/anthem|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Alèxia Putellas mural 163033.jpg|thumb|right|250px|''[[Follow my dreams]]'' mural by Italian street artist [[TVBoy]], this mural features [[FC Barcelona Femení|Barcelona Femení]] player [[Alexia Putellas]]]]
The Blaugrana world has also been a source of inspiration in the [[plastic arts]], with names such as Jordi Alumà, [[Josep Maria Subirachs]], Antoni Tàpies or Josep Viladomat, who made the 'Avi del Barça' sculpture in the [[La Masia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ccma.cat/esport3/mor-lavi-del-barca-joan-casals-simbol-del-barcelonisme/noticia/3276661/|title=Mor l'Avi del Barça, Joan Casals, símbol del barcelonisme|publisher=3CAT|date=14 February 2024|access-date=22 February 2024|language=ca|archive-date=25 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240225135549/https://www.ccma.cat/esport3/mor-lavi-del-barca-joan-casals-simbol-del-barcelonisme/noticia/3276661/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Salvador Dalí]] paid tribute to the club's 75th anniversary with an [[etching]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.duran-subastas.com/es/subasta-lote/salvador-dali-homenaje-al-f-c-barcelona/608-460|title=Salvador Dalí. Homenaje al F. C. Barcelona|publisher=DURAN|access-date=22 February 2024|language=es|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222144937/https://www.duran-subastas.com/es/subasta-lote/salvador-dali-homenaje-al-f-c-barcelona/608-460|url-status=live}}</ref>

In [[performing arts]], [[music]] has also been present, from the [[tango]] that [[Carlos Gardel|Gardel]] dedicated to [[Josep Samitier|Samitier]] to the songs of [[Joan Manuel Serrat]], La Trinca and many others. [[Theatre]] has also been a good way to express the feelings of [[Supporters of FC Barcelona#Fan base|Barça fans]], from the [[Avinguda del Paral·lel|El Paralelo]] [[cuplé]]s from before the [[Spanish Civil War|Civil War]] or [[Sketch comedy|skits]] like 'El Partido del Domingo', by Castaños, to more recent texts, like ''El culékulé'', by [[Xavier Bosch i Sancho|Xavier Bosch]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/club/identidad/barca-y-cultura|title=El Barça y la Cultura|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=22 February 2024|language=es|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222145746/https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/club/identidad/barca-y-cultura|url-status=live}}</ref>

In times of political difficulty or lack of freedoms, Barça has been a refuge and means of expression for cultural and [[art|artistic activities]]. In 2013, the club highlighted the 'Barça Cultura' plan, an initiative that promotes the area of institutional relations and protocol with the aim of offering Barcelona as a platform to promote culture in Catalonia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media3.fcbarcelona.com/media/asset_publics/resources/000/127/122/original/MEMORIA_FUNDACIO_CASTELLANO_2013_14_baixa.v1413902846.pdf|title=MEMORIA 2013-14|publisher=Fundació FCBARCELONA|date=August 2014|access-date=22 February 2024|language=es|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222151353/http://media3.fcbarcelona.com/media/asset_publics/resources/000/127/122/original/MEMORIA_FUNDACIO_CASTELLANO_2013_14_baixa.v1413902846.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022, Barcelona and [[Òmnium Cultural|Òmnium]] sign an agreement to promote the [[Catalan language]], culture and the [[Catalonia|country]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/noticias/2604288/el-fc-barcelona-y-omnium-firman-un-convenio-para-promover-la-lengua-catalana-la-cultura-y-el-pais|title=El FC Barcelona y Òmnium firman un convenio para promover la lengua catalana, la cultura y el país|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=4 May 2022|access-date=22 February 2024|language=es|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222151352/https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/noticias/2604288/el-fc-barcelona-y-omnium-firman-un-convenio-para-promover-la-lengua-catalana-la-cultura-y-el-pais|url-status=live}}</ref>

There are many [[Documentary film|documentaries]] and [[film]]s that have been created throughout history to capture the successes and journey of the club over the years. More recently, in December 2022, [[Amazon Prime Video]] released a five-episode docuseries called ''FC Barcelona: A New Era''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticias/3036757/fc-barcelona-una-nueva-era-el-documental-deportivo-con-mas-audiencia-en-2022-en-prime-video-en-espana|title='FC Barcelona, A New Era', most-watched sports documentary of 2022 on Prime Video in Spain|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=25 January 2023|access-date=22 February 2024|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222152611/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticias/3036757/fc-barcelona-una-nueva-era-el-documental-deportivo-con-mas-audiencia-en-2022-en-prime-video-en-espana|url-status=live}}</ref> It documented the club by spending time with the coaching staff and players [[Behind-the-scenes|behind the scenes]] both on and off the field throughout their [[2021–22 FC Barcelona season|2021–22 season]]. In September 2023, Amazon Prime Video launched the second season with a five-episode docuseries. It focuses on their [[2022–23 FC Barcelona season|2022–23]] behind the scenes season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/noticias/3623087/el-barca-y-prime-video-lanzan-el-trailer-de-la-segunda-temporada-de-la-docuserie-fc-barcelona-una-nueva-era/featured|title=Barça and Prime Video launch trailer of second season of docuseries 'FC Barcelona, A New Era'|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=9 August 2023|access-date=22 February 2024|archive-date=22 February 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240222152612/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/noticias/3623087/el-barca-y-prime-video-lanzan-el-trailer-de-la-segunda-temporada-de-la-docuserie-fc-barcelona-una-nueva-era/featured|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Records ==
{{Further|List of FC Barcelona records and statistics}}
[[File:2012 2013 - 06 Xavi Hernández.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]] made 767 total appearances for Barcelona, a former club record.]]
In March 2021, [[Lionel Messi]] overtook [[Xavi (footballer, born 1980)|Xavi]]'s record of 767 games played for the club, and presently has made 778 official appearances in all competitions, while also holding the record for the most appearances in La Liga matches for Barcelona, with 520.<ref>{{cite news|title=Leo Messi surpasses Xavi Hernández record|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2069179/leo-messi-surpasses-xavi-hernandez-record|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=21 March 2021|access-date=21 March 2021|archive-date=22 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322105110/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2069179/leo-messi-surpasses-xavi-hernandez-record|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Leo Messi (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|upright|[[Lionel Messi]] is Barcelona's all-time top appearance maker, top scorer, and the highest scoring player for a single club.]]
Barcelona's all-time highest goalscorer in official competitions is Lionel Messi with 672 goals, surpassing [[César Rodríguez (footballer, born 1920)|César Rodríguez]]'s 232 goals in March 2012, a record which stood for 60 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/noticias/829654/el-dia-que-messi-supero-a-cesar |title=El día que Messi superó a César |publisher=FC Barcelona |date=27 October 2016 |access-date=18 September 2023 |archive-date=4 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004043048/https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/noticias/829654/el-dia-que-messi-supero-a-cesar |url-status=live }}</ref> In December 2020, Messi also overtook [[Pelé]]'s 643 goals for [[Santos FC|Santos]] to become the highest official scorer for a single club.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lionel Messi passes Pele for most goals with one club (VIDEO)|url=https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/12/22/lionel-messi-most-goals-one-club-barcelona-pele-video|access-date=23 December 2020|magazine=Sports Illustrated|archive-date=5 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210105173143/https://www.si.com/soccer/2020/12/22/lionel-messi-most-goals-one-club-barcelona-pele-video|url-status=live}}</ref> Messi is the record goalscorer for Barcelona in European and international club competitions,<ref name="individual"/> and the record league scorer with 474 goals in La Liga.<ref>{{cite news|title=Leo Messi, FC Barcelona's historic record breaker|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2070529/leo-messi-fc-barcelonas-historic-record-breaker/featured|access-date=8 May 2022|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=5 August 2021|archive-date=20 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211220201543/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/2070529/leo-messi-fc-barcelonas-historic-record-breaker/featured|url-status=live}}</ref> Four [[List of FC Barcelona players|other players]] have managed to score over 100 league goals for Barcelona: [[César Rodríguez Álvarez|César Rodríguez]] (190), [[Luis Suárez]] (147), [[László Kubala]] (131) and [[Samuel Eto'o]] (108).<ref>{{cite news|title=100 goals in the league for Luis Suárez|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/723839/100-goals-in-the-league-for-luis-suarez|access-date=8 May 2022|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=21 January 2018|archive-date=8 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220508151230/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/723839/100-goals-in-the-league-for-luis-suarez|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Josep Samitier]] is the club's highest goalscorer in the {{lang|es|[[Copa del Rey]]|italic=no}}, with 64 goals.<ref>{{cite news|title=Messi equals Samitier's total of Copa del Rey appearances|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/1603454/messi-equals-samitiers-total-of-copa-del-rey-appearances|access-date=8 May 2022|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=6 February 2020|archive-date=9 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220809234338/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/1603454/messi-equals-samitiers-total-of-copa-del-rey-appearances|url-status=live}}</ref>

László Kubala holds the La Liga record for most goals scored in one match, with seven goals against [[Sporting de Gijón|Sporting Gijón]] in [[1951–52 La Liga|1952]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/967644/rewind-to-1961-ladislao-kubalas-legacy-at-barcelona|title=Kubala's legacy at Barcelona|work=ESPN FC|date=3 October 2011|access-date=18 May 2016|archive-date=17 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160617005104/http://www.espnfc.com/story/967644/rewind-to-1961-ladislao-kubalas-legacy-at-barcelona|url-status=live}}</ref> Lionel Messi co-holds the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] record with five goals against [[Bayer 04 Leverkusen|Bayer Leverkusen]] in [[2011–12 UEFA Champions League|2012]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Most Goals Scored in a UEFA Champions League Match |publisher=UEFA |url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2231494.html |access-date=17 May 2017 |language=es |archive-date=15 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915160511/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/newsid=2231494.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Eulogio Martínez]] became Barça's top goalscorer in a cup game, when he scored seven goals against Atlético Madrid in [[1957 Copa del Generalísimo|1957]].<ref name="individual">{{cite web |title=FC Barcelona individual records |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/card/fc-barcelona-individual-records |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=12 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181002011935/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/card/fc-barcelona-individual-records |archive-date=2 October 2018 |language=en |date=20 August 2016}}</ref>

Barcelona goalkeepers have won a record number of [[Ricardo Zamora Trophy|Zamora trophies]] (20), with [[Antoni Ramallets]] and [[Víctor Valdés]] winning a record five each. Valdés had a ratio of 0.832 goals-conceded-per-game, a La Liga record,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2014/12/guardametas-de-primera-1928-2014/|title=Guardametas de Primera (1928–2014)|publisher=CIHEFE|access-date=23 December 2020|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117133011/https://www.cihefe.es/cuadernosdefutbol/2014/12/guardametas-de-primera-1928-2014/|url-status=live}}</ref> and he also holds the record for longest period without conceding a goal (896 minutes) in all competitions for Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/victor-valdes-sets-unbeaten-record-at-896-minutes |title=Víctor Valdés sets unbeaten record at 896 minutes |publisher=FC Barcelona |date=6 November 2011 |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160405070716/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/victor-valdes-sets-unbeaten-record-at-896-minutes |archive-date=5 April 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Claudio Bravo]] has the record of best unbeaten start in a season in La Liga history, at 754 minutes.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/claudio-bravo-recupera-imbatibilidad-3789378 |title=Claudio Bravo recovers his unbeaten record |newspaper=Sport |location=Madrid |date=20 December 2014 |language=es |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704153500/https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/claudio-bravo-recupera-imbatibilidad-3789378 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/claudio-bravo-close-to-claiming-zamora-trophy|title=Claudio Bravo close to claiming Zamora Trophy|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=19 May 2015|access-date=24 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313095249/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/claudio-bravo-close-to-claiming-zamora-trophy|archive-date=13 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Guardiola 2010.jpg|thumb|190px|[[Pep Guardiola]] is Barcelona's most successful coach, with 14 trophies.]]
Barcelona's longest serving manager is [[Jack Greenwell]], with nine years in two spells (1917–1924) and (1931–1933), and [[Pep Guardiola]] is the club's most successful manager (14 trophies in 4 years). The most successful Barcelona player is Lionel Messi with 35 trophies, surpassing [[Andrés Iniesta]], with 32 trophies.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/news/2018-2019/match-report-sevilla-fc-fc-barcelona-super-cup-champions-1-2- |title=Sevilla FC – FC Barcelona: Super Cup Champions! (1–2) |date=12 August 2018 |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=13 August 2018 |archive-date=4 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704153438/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/839810/sevilla-fc-fc-barcelona-super-cup-champions-1-2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

Barcelona's Camp Nou is the [[List of European stadiums by capacity|largest stadium in Europe]]. The club's highest home attendance was 120,000 in a European Cup quarter-final against Juventus on 3 March 1986.<ref name=teamrecords>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/the-honours/detail/card/fc-barcelona-team-records |title=FC Barcelona team records |publisher=FC Barcelona |date=2 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127205655/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/the-honours/detail/card/fc-barcelona-team-records |archive-date=27 January 2013  }}</ref> The modernisation of Camp Nou during the 1990s and the introduction of [[all-seater stadium|all-seater stands]] means the record will not be broken for the foreseeable future as the current capacity of the stadium is 99,354.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/club/club_avui/informacio_corporativa/barca_enxifres/barca_enxifres.html |title=FC Barcelona Information &#124; FC Barcelona.cat |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=12 January 2012 |archive-date=23 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023071043/http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/club/club_avui/informacio_corporativa/barca_enxifres/barca_enxifres.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

''El Barça de les Cinc Copes'' is the first team in Spanish football to have won five trophies in a single season (1951–1952).<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/mundial-de-clubes/20151219/30921299603/el-barca-de-les-cinc-copes-iii.html |title=El Barça de les Cinc Copes (III) |newspaper=Mundo Deportivo |location=Barcelona |date=19 December 2015 |language=es |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=6 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406210414/http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/mundial-de-clubes/20151219/30921299603/el-barca-de-les-cinc-copes-iii.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/libros-fc-barcelona/basora-mite-les-cinc-copes-4810178 |title=Basora, the legend of the five cups |newspaper=Sport |location=Madrid |date=14 January 2016 |language=es |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=9 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409211743/http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/libros-fc-barcelona/basora-mite-les-cinc-copes-4810178 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://as.com/futbol/2014/11/01/primera/1414833365_741941.html |title=Murió Biosca, the captain of 'Barça of the Five Cups' |newspaper=Diario AS |location=Madrid |date=1 November 2014 |access-date=24 March 2016 |archive-date=9 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909073841/https://as.com/futbol/2014/11/01/primera/1414833365_741941.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Barcelona is the only club to have played in every season of European competitions since they started in 1955 counting non-[[UEFA]] competition Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/the-honours/detail/card/fc-barcelona-team-records |title=FC Barcelona team records |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=17 May 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130127205655/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/the-honours/detail/card/fc-barcelona-team-records |archive-date=27 January 2013  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/34/soccer-values-09_Barcelona_340011.html|title=Soccer Team Valuations: #7 Barcelona|work=Forbes|date=8 April 2009|access-date=22 August 2017|archive-date=6 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806073815/https://www.forbes.com/lists/2009/34/soccer-values-09_Barcelona_340011.html|url-status=live}}</ref> On 18 December 2009, alongside being the only Spanish club to achieve a continental treble, Barcelona became the first ever European football team to win six trophies in a calendar year ([[Sextuple (association football)|Sextuple]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11946/9872086/treble-winners-barcelonas-2015-team-emulate-the-super-seven |title=Treble winners: Barcelona's 2015 team emulate the super seven |publisher=Sky Sports |date=6 June 2015 |access-date=18 May 2016 |archive-date=11 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611171322/http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11946/9872086/treble-winners-barcelonas-2015-team-emulate-the-super-seven |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/news/newsid=1151723.html|title=Kings, queens and a young prince|publisher=FIFA|date=23 December 2009|access-date=23 March 2010|archive-date=26 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426035544/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/news/newsid=1151723.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In January 2018, Barcelona signed [[Philippe Coutinho]] from Liverpool for €120 million, the highest transfer fee in club's history.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42580173|title=Philippe Coutinho: Liverpool agree £142m deal with Barcelona for Brazil midfielder|date=6 January 2018|access-date=6 January 2018|work=BBC Sport|archive-date=3 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403204120/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/42580173|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/news/2017-2018/philippe-coutinho-new-player-fc-barcelona|title=Philippe Coutinho, new FC Barcelona player|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=6 January 2018|access-date=6 January 2018|archive-date=6 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180106191924/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/news/2017-2018/philippe-coutinho-new-player-fc-barcelona|url-status=live}}</ref> In August 2017, Barcelona player Neymar transferred to [[Paris Saint-Germain F.C.|Paris Saint-Germain]] for a [[List of most expensive association football transfers#World football transfer record|world record]] transfer fee of €222 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/story/3171488/barcelona-terminate-neymars-contract-after-accepting-222-million-euro-fee|date=3 August 2017|title=Barcelona terminate Neymar's contract after accepting €222m fee|work=ESPN FC|access-date=28 August 2017|archive-date=4 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904033244/http://www.espnfc.com/story/3171488/barcelona-terminate-neymars-contract-after-accepting-222-million-euro-fee|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://time.com/4887096/neymar-psg-world-record-transfer/|title=It's Official: Neymar Has Signed a Record-Breaking $262 Million Deal With PSG|magazine=Time|date=3 August 2017|access-date=28 August 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170829001410/http://time.com/4887096/neymar-psg-world-record-transfer/|archive-date=29 August 2017}}</ref>

In 2016, Barcelona's [[La Masia]] was ranked second by the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) as the most top-level players producing academy in the world.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/revealed-which-clubs-produce-most-europes-top-players|title=REVEALED! Which clubs produce the most of Europe's top players|publisher=Sporting Intelligence|date=1 November 2016|access-date=15 May 2017|archive-date=2 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170802002221/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/revealed-which-clubs-produce-most-europes-top-players|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Kits and crest ==
{{Commons|FC Barcelona kits}}
{{multiple image
| align             = right
| footer            = The first crest (left) worn by Barça from 1899 to 1910, and second crest (right), designed by Carles Comamala in 1910.
| width             = 
| image1            = Fc barcelona 1st badge 1899.png
| width1            = 110
| alt1              = 
| image2            = FC Barcelona 1910 logo.png
| width2            = 105
| alt2              = 
}}

The club's original crest was a quartered diamond-shaped crest topped by the [[Crown of Aragon]] and the [[Bat (heraldry)#The bat in official heraldry|bat of King James]], and surrounded by two branches, one of a laurel tree and the other a palm.<ref name="crest"/> The club shared [[Coat of arms of Barcelona|Barcelona's coat of arms]], as a demonstration of its identification with the city and a desire to be recognised as one.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/detail/card/1899-the-first-coat-of-arms |title=1899. The First Coat of Arms |publisher=FC Barcelona |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160514024900/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/detail/card/1899-the-first-coat-of-arms |archive-date=14 May 2016 }}</ref> In 1910, the club held a competition among its members to design a new crest. The winner was Carles Comamala, who at the time played for the club. Comamala's suggestion became the crest that the club wears today, with some minor variations. The crest consists of the [[St George's Cross|St George Cross]] in the upper-left corner with the [[Senyera|Catalan flag]] beside it, and the team colours at the bottom.<ref>{{cite web |title=The crest |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/identity/the-crest |access-date=2 July 2022 |work=FC Barcelona |publisher=fcbarcelona.com |archive-date=21 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220621211414/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/identity/the-crest |url-status=live }}</ref>

The blue and [[Shades of red#Garnet|garnet]] colours of the shirt were first worn in a match against [[Hispania]] in 1900.<ref>Ball, Phil p. 90.</ref> Several competing theories have been put forth for the blue and garnet design of the Barcelona shirt. The son of the first president, [[Arthur Witty]], claimed it was the idea of his father as the colours were the same as the [[Merchant Taylors' School, Crosby|Merchant Taylor's School]] team. Another explanation, according to author Toni Strubell, is that the colours are from Robespierre's [[French First Republic|First Republic]]. In Catalonia the common perception is that the colours were chosen by Joan Gamper and are those of his home team, [[FC Basel]].<ref>Ball, Phil pp. 90–91.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The colours |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/identity/colours |access-date=1 July 2022 |work=FC Barcelona |publisher=fcbarcelona.com |archive-date=1 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701232327/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/identity/colours |url-status=live }}</ref>

{| style="margin:1em auto;"
|{{Football kit box
| pattern_b =_darkredhalf
| leftarm = 062A78
| body = 062A78
| rightarm = AA0000
| shorts = FFFFFF
| socks = 000000
| title = 1899–1910{{Refn|The first kit worn by the club in 1899.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/detail/card/1899-the-first-kit |title=1899. The First Kit |publisher=FC Barcelona |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160421220557/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/history/detail/card/1899-the-first-kit |archive-date=21 April 2016 }}</ref> In the [[1999–2000 FC Barcelona season|1999–2000]] season, a similar model was worn to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the club and [[2024–25 FC Barcelona season|2024–25]] season with an original model.<ref>[https://eldesmarque.com/barcelona/fc-barcelona/noticias/130359-la-nueva-camiseta-del-barcelona La nueva camiseta del Barcelona] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221110153058/https://www.eldesmarque.com/barcelona/fc-barcelona/noticias/130359-la-nueva-camiseta-del-barcelona |date=10 November 2022 }} at El Desmarque, 8 Apr 2019</ref>|group=n1|name=kit1}}
}}
|{{Football kit box
| pattern_b=_fcbarcelona62h
| leftarm=3D69AA
| body=0000FF
| rightarm=3D69AA
| shorts=3D69AA
| socks=3D69AA
| title = 1910–present{{Refn|Traditional Barcelona uniform.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/identity/detail/card/the-colours |title=The colours |publisher=FC Barcelona |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509221551/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/identity/detail/card/the-colours |archive-date=9 May 2016 }}</ref>|group=n1|name=tradit}}
}}
|{{Football kit box
| pattern_la = _fcbarcelona1516h
| pattern_b = _fcbarcelona1516h
| pattern_ra = _fcbarcelona1516h
| pattern_sh = _fcbarcelona1516h
| pattern_so = _fcbarcelona1516h
| leftarm = 062A78
| body = 062A78
| rightarm = 062A78
| shorts = BB0000
| socks = 062A78
| title = 2015–16{{Refn|The club used horizontal stripes during the [[2015–16 FC Barcelona season|2015–16 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/the-new-barca-kit-for-the-2015-16-season|title=The new Barça kit for the 2015/16 season|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=5 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160512203406/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/the-new-barca-kit-for-the-2015-16-season|archive-date=12 May 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>|group=n1|name=horiz}}
}}
|{{Football kit box
| pattern_la = _fcbarcelona1920h
| pattern_b = _fcbarcelona1920h
| pattern_ra = _fcbarcelona1920h
| pattern_sh = _fcbarcelona1920h
| pattern_so = _barcelona1920h
| leftarm = 000080
| body = 000080
| rightarm = 000080
| shorts = 000080
| socks = 000080
| title = 2019–20{{Refn|The club used a checkered design during the [[2019–20 FC Barcelona season|2019–20 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/1234297/new-fc-barcelona-jersey-expresses-the-clubs-passion-for-the-city/featured|title=New FC Barcelona jersey expresses the Club's passion for the city|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=12 July 2019|archive-date=28 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201028164502/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/1234297/new-fc-barcelona-jersey-expresses-the-clubs-passion-for-the-city/featured|url-status=live}}</ref>|group=n1|name=chess}}
}}
|{{Football kit box
| pattern_la = _fcbarcelona2122h
| pattern_b = _fcbarcelona2122h
| pattern_ra = _fcbarcelona2122h
| pattern_sh = _fcbarcelona2122h
| pattern_so = _barcelona2122hl
| leftarm    = 9D1A1D
| body       = 234FB4
| rightarm   = 234FB4
| shorts     = 234FB4
| socks      = 234FB4
| title      = 2021–22{{Refn|The club used halved shorts and a crest-inspired shirt during the [[2021–22 FC Barcelona season|2021–22 season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog-the-toe-poke/story/4410749/barcelona-unveil-new-2021-22-home-kit-complete-with-half-and-half-shorts |title=Barcelona unveil new 2021-22 home kit, complete with half-and-half shorts |website=ESPN FC.com |first=Chris |last=Wright |date=16 June 2021 |access-date=20 June 2021 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624201349/https://www.espn.co.uk/football/blog-the-toe-poke/story/4410749/barcelona-unveil-new-2021-22-home-kit-complete-with-half-and-half-shorts |url-status=live }}</ref>|group=n1|name=likecrest}}
}}
|}
;Notes
{{reflist|group=n1}}

=== Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors ===
Since 1998, the club has had a kit deal with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]. In 2016, the deal was renewed until 2028 for a record €155 million per year. The contract includes a clause sanctioning penalty or agreement termination anytime if Barcelona fail to qualify for the European competitions or is relegated from [[La Liga]].<ref>{{cite web|last=West|first=Aaron|url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/barcelona-sign-record-kit-deal-with-nike-103016|title=Barcelona sign new kit deal with Nike that is biggest in the world|work=Fox Sports|date=15 November 2016|access-date=5 January 2021|archive-date=4 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704153513/https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/barcelona-sign-new-kit-deal-with-nike-that-is-biggest-in-the-world|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11833/10637904/barcelona-confirm-record-kit-deal-with-nike|title=Barcelona confirm record kit deal with Nike|publisher=Sky Sports|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=29 October 2016|access-date=5 January 2021|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111230527/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11833/10637904/barcelona-confirm-record-kit-deal-with-nike|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, Barcelona became the revenue leader from the sale of kits and merchandising in Europe with a turnover of €179 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.vev.design/private/aTCxVXgBbmVvmw45NvpIseApVuy2/23tfjr-uefa-ecfil-report-2023.pdf|title=The European Club Finance and Investment Landscape (p.61)|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=February 2024|access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20240418/1002230501/barca-lidera-ingresos-venta-equipaciones-merchandising.html|title=El Barça lidera los ingresos por la venta de equipaciones y merchandising|publisher=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|date=18 April 2024|access-date=19 April 2024|language=es}}</ref>

[[File:Maillots fc barcelone.jpg|thumb|right|Nike has been Barcelona's official kit supplier since 1998.]]
Although Spanish clubs first began displaying sponsor names on their shirts in 1981,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teka.com/global/inspiration/history-of-teka-sponsorship-in-sports-football/|title=History of Teka sponsorship in sports: football|publisher=Teka|date=21 February 2024|access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> Barcelona held off having a name across the front of the shirt until 2006, when the club signed an agreement to have [[UNICEF]]'s name on their front.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.es/es/noticias/barca/barca-unicef-15-anos-alianza-12052386|title=Barça y UNICEF: 15 años de alianza|publisher=[[Sport (Spanish newspaper)|SPORT]]|date=7 September 2021|access-date=23 April 2024|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unicef.org/partnerships/fc-barcelona-and-unicef-launch-new-research-on-sport-for-development|title=FC Barcelona and UNICEF launch new research to improve sport for development delivery for children|publisher=[[UNICEF]]|date=21 September 2021|access-date=23 April 2024}}</ref> Unlike traditional deals, this was not to have paying money to the club, but instead to have the club raise money for UNICEF. In 2011, the club signed its first commercial shirt sponsorship deal, when it reached an agreement with [[Qatar Foundation]].<ref name=qatar>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/dec/10/barcelona-25m-shirt-sponsorship-qatar-foundation|title=Barcelona sign record £25m a year shirt sponsorship deal with Qatar charity|work=The Guardian|date=10 December 2010|access-date=22 April 2024|last=Lowe |first=Sid}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!Period
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt main sponsor
!Shirt sub sponsor(s)
|-
|1899–1982
|''None''
|rowspan=6|''None''
|rowspan=4|''None''
|-
|1982–1992
|[[Meyba]]
|-
|1992–1998
|[[Kappa (company)|Kappa]]
|-
|1998–2003
|rowspan=11|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|2003–2004
|[[2004 Universal Forum of Cultures|Forum]]<ref>{{cite web |title=MEMORIA ANUAL 2003/2004 |url=https://platform-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/HawkEye/document/2018/08/23/9923fef0-5396-42fa-b6db-5d3e63494e55/ES_2003-04.pdf |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=1 November 2023 |location=Barcelona |page=72 |language=es |quote=A lo largo de la temporada los jugadores del primer equipo han lucido en la manga izquierda de la camiseta el logotipo del Fórum 2004, como una forma de colaborar en la difusión internacional de este importante evento cultural que se está celebrando este año en nuestra ciudad. |archive-date=13 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713023852/https://platform-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/HawkEye/document/2018/08/23/9923fef0-5396-42fa-b6db-5d3e63494e55/ES_2003-04.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> (left sleeve)
|-
|2004–2006
|rowspan=2|[[TV3 (Catalan TV channel)|TV3]] (left sleeve)
|-
|2006–2011
|[[UNICEF]]
|-
|2011–2013
|[[Qatar Foundation]]
|[[TV3 (Catalan TV channel)|TV3]] (left sleeve) & [[UNICEF]] (back shirt)
|-
|2013–2014
|rowspan="2"|[[Qatar Airways]]<br />{{small|(€33,5m/year)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/noticies/1064464/el-fc-barcelona-i-qatar-airways-prorroguen-el-seu-acord-de-patrocini |title=FC Barcelona and Qatar Airways extend sponsorship agreement |date=19 July 2016 |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=22 July 2022 |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722135437/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/noticies/1064464/el-fc-barcelona-i-qatar-airways-prorroguen-el-seu-acord-de-patrocini |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20170925/431534878363/qatar-barca-airways-sponsor.html |title=Qatar Airways no será la aerolínea del Barça |date=25 September 2017 |publisher=Mundo Deportivo |access-date=22 July 2022 |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722135436/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20170925/431534878363/qatar-barca-airways-sponsor.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
|[[UNICEF]] (back shirt)
|-
|2014–2017
|rowspan="2"|[[Beko]] (left sleeve) & [[UNICEF]] (back shirt)
|-
|2017–2021
|rowspan=2|[[Rakuten]]<br />{{small|(€55m/year)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/814105/rakuten-nou-patrocinador-principal-global-del-fc-barcelona |title=Rakuten sign up as FC Barcelona's new main global partner |date=16 November 2016 |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=22 July 2022 |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722135434/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/814105/rakuten-nou-patrocinador-principal-global-del-fc-barcelona |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/noticias/814099/un-acuerdo-global-e-innovador-con-valores-compartidos |title=A global, innovative agreement based on shared values |date=16 November 2016 |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=22 July 2022 |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722135437/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/noticias/814099/un-acuerdo-global-e-innovador-con-valores-compartidos |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/1888727/el-fc-barcelona-i-rakuten-estenen-el-seu-partnership-fins-a-la-temporada-202122-i-executen-aixi-lopcio-prevista-en-lacord-original |title=FC Barcelona and Rakuten extend partnership for the 2021/22 season, exercising the option contained in the original agreement |date=6 November 2020 |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=22 July 2022 |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722135436/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/1888727/el-fc-barcelona-i-rakuten-estenen-el-seu-partnership-fins-a-la-temporada-202122-i-executen-aixi-lopcio-prevista-en-lacord-original |url-status=live }}</ref>}}
|-
|2021–2022
|[[UNICEF]] (back shirt)
|-
|2022–2023
|rowspan=2|[[Spotify]]
|[[UNHCR]] (back shirt)
|-
|2023–
|[[Philips|AMBILIGHT TV]] (left sleeve) & [[UNHCR]] (back shirt)
|}

== Anthems ==
{{further|Cant del Barça}}
Throughout its history, the club has had various official songs. The anthem in use today is "Cant del Barça" (The Song of Barça), composed in 1974 on the occasion of the club's 75th anniversary. Authors [[Josep Maria Espinàs]] and [[:ca:Jaume Picas i Guiu|Jaume Picas]] composed the lyrics in Catalan, while the music was composed by [[Manuel Valls (composer)|Manuel Valls]].<ref>{{cite web | last=Jones | first=Jessica | title=The Evolution of FC Barcelona's Anthem | website=Culture Trip | date=March 30, 2018 | url=https://theculturetrip.com/spain/articles/the-evolution-of-fc-barcelonas-anthem/ | access-date=December 30, 2022 | archive-date=20 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220070813/https://theculturetrip.com/spain/articles/the-evolution-of-fc-barcelonas-anthem/ | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | website=FC Barcelona | title=The anthems | url=http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/club/historia/simbols/himne.html | access-date=21 December 2022 | archive-date=5 August 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805000458/http://arxiu.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/club/historia/simbols/himne.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

The song was first performed on 27 November 1974 at [[Camp Nou]] before the match between FC Barcelona and the East Germany national team by a 3,500-man choir led by [[Oriol Martorell i Codina|Oriol Martorell]]. On November 28, 1988, in celebration of the club's centenary, the song was performed by Catalan singer-songwriter [[Joan Manuel Serrat]] at the end of the festival at Camp Nou. Since the 2008–09 season, el Cant del Barça has been featured on the official Barcelona jerseys.

On the occasion of the club's 124th anniversary and with the start of preparations for the 125th anniversary, the club presented a new anthem version recording faithful to the essence of the original score and lyrics composed in 1974, with a better quality and enhanced orchestration and vocals. Composed by the [[Vallès Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Orfeó Català]] choral society and the Cor Jove youth choir, it is the current official version.<ref>{{cite web|title=FC Barcelona celebrates 124 years by presenting the Commissioner and Manifesto for the 125th Anniversary|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/3800848/el-fc-barcelona-celebra-124-anys-i-presenta-el-comissionat-i-el-manifest-per-a-la-commemoracio-del-125e-aniversari|date=29 November 2023|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=24 January 2024|archive-date=24 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240124183001/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/3800848/el-fc-barcelona-celebra-124-anys-i-presenta-el-comissionat-i-el-manifest-per-a-la-commemoracio-del-125e-aniversari|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Anthem|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/identity/anthem|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=24 January 2024|archive-date=28 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240128173058/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/identity/anthem|url-status=live}}</ref>

El Cant del Barça is turned on before Barcelona games take place at Camp Nou, especially during matches against Real Madrid and just before the start of the meeting. The song is also often played for supporters and fans to cheer, chant and celebrate the victory.

== Stadium ==
{{Main|Camp de la Indústria|Camp de Les Corts|Camp Nou}}

[[File:LesCortes1939.jpg|left|thumb|[[Camp de Les Corts]] in 1939. It was the home stadium for Barcelona until the club moved to Camp Nou in 1957.]]

Barcelona initially played on different fields, one of the first to represent a fixed venue was the Camp de la Indústria. The capacity was about 6,000, and club officials deemed the facilities inadequate for a club with growing membership.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/catala/noticies/club/temporada08-09/03/n090314107593.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120804055554/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/catala/noticies/club/temporada08-09/03/n090314107593.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 August 2012 |publisher=FC Barcelona |title=Cent anys del camp de la Indústria |access-date=11 September 2010 |date=14 March 2009 |author=Santacana, Carles |language=ca }}</ref>

In 1922, the number of supporters had surpassed 20,000 and by lending money to the club, Barça was able to build the larger Camp de Les Corts, which had an initial capacity of 20,000 spectators. After the Spanish Civil War the club started attracting more members and a larger number of spectators at matches. This led to several expansion projects: the grandstand in 1944, the southern stand in 1946, and finally the northern stand in 1950. After the last expansion, Les Corts could hold 60,000 spectators.<ref name="fcbarcelona6">{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/club/club_avui/territori_barca/CampNou/intro_historica.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120801083203/http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/english/club/club_avui/territori_barca/CampNou/intro_historica.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 August 2012 |title=Brief history of Camp Nou |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=30 July 2010}}</ref>

After the construction was complete there was no further room for expansion at Les Corts. Back-to-back La Liga titles in 1948 and 1949 and the signing of László Kubala in June 1950, who would later go on to score 196 goals in 256 matches, drew larger crowds to the games.<ref name="fcbarcelona6"/><ref>Farred, Grant. p. 124.</ref><ref>Eaude, Michael. p. 104.</ref> The club began to make plans for a new stadium.<ref name="fcbarcelona6"/> The building of Camp Nou commenced on 28 March 1954, before a crowd of 60,000 Barça fans. The first stone of the future stadium was laid in place under the auspices of Governor Felipe Acedo Colunga and with the blessing of Archbishop of Barcelona Gregorio Modrego. Construction took three years and ended on 24 September 1957 with a final cost of 288&nbsp;million [[Spanish peseta|pesetas]], 336% over budget.<ref name="fcbarcelona6"/>

[[File:CampNouMotto.jpg|thumb|alt=The words "Més que un club" are painted in yellow on the blue seats of the stadium|One of the [[Camp Nou]] stands displays Barcelona's motto, ''"Més que un club"'', meaning 'More than a club'.]]

In 1980, when the stadium was in need of redesign to meet UEFA criteria, the club raised money by offering supporters the opportunity to inscribe their name on the bricks for a small fee. The idea was popular with supporters, and thousands of people paid the fee. Later this became the centre of controversy when media in Madrid picked up reports that one of the stones was inscribed with the name of long-time Real Madrid chairman and Franco supporter Santiago Bernabéu.<ref>Ball, Phil pp. 20–21.</ref><ref>Ball, Phil pp. 121–22.</ref><ref>Murray, Bill. p. 102.</ref> In preparation for the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] two tiers of seating were installed above the previous roofline.<ref>Snyder, John. pp. 81–2.</ref> It has a current capacity of 99,354 making it the largest stadium in Europe.<ref name="stadium">{{cite web|url=http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/facilites-and-services/camp_nou|title=Camp Nou|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=26 December 2020|archive-date=9 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609044121/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/facilites-and-services/camp_nou|url-status=live}}</ref>

In December 2021, a record 88% of the club members voted in favor of the ''Espai Barça'' project to revamp the club's sporting facilities, being the first online referendum in FC Barcelona history.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/news/2423464/unanimous-yes-to-espai-barca-funding-with-878-votes-in-favour-and-4414-turnout|title=Unanimous yes to Espai Barça funding with 87.8% votes in favour and 44.14% turnout|date=19 December 2021|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=22 December 2021|archive-date=22 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222174813/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/news/2423464/unanimous-yes-to-espai-barca-funding-with-878-votes-in-favour-and-4414-turnout|url-status=live}}</ref> Originally projected to have been completed in 2021, renovation work on Camp Nou began on 1 June 2023 and it is now aimed to finish by the end of 2026, with an estimated €1.5 billion net funding.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/news/2295686/all-the-details-on-espai-barca-and-its-financing/featured|title=All the details on Espai Barça and its financing|date=18 October 2021|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=22 December 2021|archive-date=22 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211222174811/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/news/2295686/all-the-details-on-espai-barca-and-its-financing/featured|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/fcbarcelona/document/2023/04/27/fe86156b-2b5c-4a7e-9a42-6fb984554b2b/PPT-Tancament-finan-ament_ESP.pdf?_ga=2.155003965.464037979.1683195892-1746448803.1683195892&_gl=1*1rl2kqs*_ga*MTc0NjQ0ODgwMy4xNjgzMTk1ODky*_ga_XCQ7B6K8TL*MTY4MzE5NTg5Mi4xLjEuMTY4MzE5NjQ1My4wLjAuMA..|title=FINANCIACIÓN ESPAI BARÇA|date=April 2023|publisher=FC Barcelona|language=es|access-date=4 May 2023|archive-date=4 May 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504105154/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/fcbarcelona/document/2023/04/27/fe86156b-2b5c-4a7e-9a42-6fb984554b2b/PPT-Tancament-finan-ament_ESP.pdf?_ga=2.155003965.464037979.1683195892-1746448803.1683195892&_gl=1*1rl2kqs*_ga*MTc0NjQ0ODgwMy4xNjgzMTk1ODky*_ga_XCQ7B6K8TL*MTY4MzE5NTg5Mi4xLjEuMTY4MzE5NjQ1My4wLjAuMA..|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Work officially under way inside Spotify Camp Nou|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/news/3526899/work-officially-under-way-inside-spotify-camp-nou|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=1 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601192459/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/news/3526899/work-officially-under-way-inside-spotify-camp-nou|archive-date=1 June 2023|url-status=live|access-date=1 June 2023}}</ref> During the renovation period, Barcelona will move for the entire [[2023–24 FC Barcelona season|2023–24 season]] to [[Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys]] in Montjuïc, expecting to return in November 2024, with the stadium still under construction.<ref>{{cite web|title=FC Barcelona and City Council officially confirm transfer to Montjuïc in the 2023-24 season|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/news/2651297/fc-barcelona-and-city-council-officially-confirm-transfer-to-montjuic-in-the-2023-24-season|publisher=FC Barcelona|date=21 June 2022|access-date=9 June 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230418185603/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/news/2651297/fc-barcelona-and-city-council-officially-confirm-transfer-to-montjuic-in-the-2023-24-season|archive-date=18 April 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

There are also other facilities, which include:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/facilities/camp-nou/a-top-rated-stadium |title=FC Barcelona — Facilities |access-date=26 August 2022 |language=en |publisher=FC Barcelona |archive-date=26 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220826075451/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/facilities/camp-nou/a-top-rated-stadium |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper]] (FC Barcelona's training ground)
* [[La Masia|Masia-Centre de Formació Oriol Tort]] (Residence of young players)
* [[Estadi Johan Cruyff]] (Home of the [[FC Barcelona Atlètic|reserve team]], [[FC Barcelona Femení|women's team]], and [[FC Barcelona (youth)|Juvenil A]])
* [[Palau Blaugrana]] (FC Barcelona indoor sports arena)
* Palau Blaugrana 2 (Secondary indoor arena of FC Barcelona)

==Honours==
{{See also|List of FC Barcelona records and statistics|FC Barcelona in international football competitions|List of FC Barcelona seasons}}

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center;"
!style="width: 1%;"|Type
!style="width: 5%;"|Competition
!style="width: 1%;"|Titles
!style="width: 21%;"|Seasons
|-
|rowspan="5" |'''Domestic'''
! scope=col|[[La Liga]]<ref name="Honours">{{cite web|title=Honours|url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/honours|publisher=FC Barcelona|access-date=4 August 2023|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910183425/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/honours|archive-date=10 September 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
|align="center"|28
|align="left"|[[1929 La Liga|1929]], [[1944–45 La Liga|1944–45]], [[1947–48 La Liga|1947–48]], [[1948–49 La Liga|1948–49]], [[1951–52 La Liga|1951–52]], [[1952–53 La Liga|1952–53]], [[1958–59 La Liga|1958–59]], [[1959–60 La Liga|1959–60]], [[1973–74 La Liga|1973–74]], [[1984–85 La Liga|1984–85]], [[1990–91 La Liga|1990–91]], [[1991–92 La Liga|1991–92]], [[1992–93 La Liga|1992–93]], [[1993–94 La Liga|1993–94]], [[1997–98 La Liga|1997–98]], [[1998–99 La Liga|1998–99]], [[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]], [[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]], [[2008–09 La Liga|2008–09]], [[2009–10 La Liga|2009–10]], [[2010–11 La Liga|2010–11]], [[2012–13 La Liga|2012–13]], [[2014–15 La Liga|2014–15]], [[2015–16 La Liga|2015–16]], [[2017–18 La Liga|2017–18]], [[2018–19 La Liga|2018–19]], [[2022–23 La Liga|2022–23]], [[2024–25 La Liga|2024–25]]
|-
! scope=col|{{lang|es|[[Copa del Rey]]|italic=no}}<ref name="Honours"/>
|bgcolor="gold"|'''32'''
|align="left"|[[1910 Copa del Rey|1910]], [[1912 Copa del Rey|1912]], [[1913 Copa del Rey|1913]], [[1920 Copa del Rey|1920]], [[1922 Copa del Rey|1922]], [[1925 Copa del Rey|1925]], [[1926 Copa del Rey|1926]], [[1928 Copa del Rey|1928]], [[1942 Copa del Generalísimo|1942]], [[1951 Copa del Generalísimo|1951]], [[1952 Copa del Generalísimo|1952]], [[1952–53 Copa del Generalísimo|1952–53]], [[1957 Copa del Generalísimo|1957]], [[1958–59 Copa del Generalísimo|1958–59]], [[1962–63 Copa del Generalísimo|1962–63]], [[1967–68 Copa del Generalísimo|1967–68]], [[1970–71 Copa del Generalísimo|1970–71]], [[1977–78 Copa del Rey|1977–78]], [[1980–81 Copa del Rey|1980–81]], [[1982–83 Copa del Rey|1982–83]], [[1987–88 Copa del Rey|1987–88]], [[1989–90 Copa del Rey|1989–90]], [[1996–97 Copa del Rey|1996–97]], [[1997–98 Copa del Rey|1997–98]], [[2008–09 Copa del Rey|2008–09]], [[2011–12 Copa del Rey|2011–12]], [[2014–15 Copa del Rey|2014–15]], [[2015–16 Copa del Rey|2015–16]], [[2016–17 Copa del Rey|2016–17]], [[2017–18 Copa del Rey|2017–18]], [[2020–21 Copa del Rey|2020–21]], [[2024–25 Copa del Rey|2024–25]]
|-
! scope=col|[[Copa de la Liga]]<ref name="Honours"/>
|bgcolor="gold"|'''2'''
|align="left"|[[1983 Copa de la Liga|1983]], [[1986 Copa de la Liga|1986]]
|-
! scope=col|[[Supercopa de España]]<ref name="Honours"/>
|bgcolor="gold"|'''15'''
|align="left"|[[1983 Supercopa de España|1983]], [[1991 Supercopa de España|1991]], [[1992 Supercopa de España|1992]], [[1994 Supercopa de España|1994]], [[1996 Supercopa de España|1996]], [[2005 Supercopa de España|2005]], [[2006 Supercopa de España|2006]], [[2009 Supercopa de España|2009]], [[2010 Supercopa de España|2010]], [[2011 Supercopa de España|2011]], [[2013 Supercopa de España|2013]], [[2016 Supercopa de España|2016]], [[2018 Supercopa de España|2018]], [[2023 Supercopa de España|2023]], [[2025 Supercopa de España|2025]]
|-
! scope=col|[[Copa Eva Duarte]]<ref name="Honours"/>
|bgcolor="gold"|'''3'''
|align="left"|[[Copa Eva Duarte|1948]], [[Copa Eva Duarte|1952]], [[Copa Eva Duarte|1953]]
|-
| rowspan="5" |'''Continental'''
! scope=col|[[UEFA Champions League]]<ref name="Honours"/>
|align="center"|5
|align="left"|[[1991–92 European Cup|1991–92]], [[2005–06 UEFA Champions League|2005–06]], [[2008–09 UEFA Champions League|2008–09]], [[2010–11 UEFA Champions League|2010–11]], [[2014–15 UEFA Champions League|2014–15]]
|-
! scope=col|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]<ref name="Honours"/>
|bgcolor="gold"|'''4'''
|align="left"|[[1978–79 European Cup Winners' Cup|1978–79]], [[1981–82 European Cup Winners' Cup|1981–82]], [[1988–89 European Cup Winners' Cup|1988–89]], [[1996–97 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|1996–97]]
|-
! scope=col|[[UEFA Super Cup]]<ref name="Honours"/>
|5
|align="left"|[[1992 European Super Cup|1992]], [[1997 UEFA Super Cup|1997]], [[2009 UEFA Super Cup|2009]], [[2011 UEFA Super Cup|2011]], [[2015 UEFA Super Cup|2015]]
|-
! scope=col|[[Inter-Cities Fairs Cup]]<ref name="Honours"/>
|bgcolor="gold"|'''3'''
|align="left"|[[1955–58 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1955–58]], [[1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1958–60]], [[1965–66 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup|1965–66]]
|-
! scope=col|[[Latin Cup]]<ref name="Honours"/>
|bgcolor="gold"|'''2'''{{sup|S}}
|align="left"|[[1949 Latin Cup|1949]], [[1952 Latin Cup|1952]]
|-
| rowspan="1" |'''Worldwide'''
! scope=col|[[FIFA Club World Cup]]<ref name="Honours"/>
|3
|align="left"|[[2009 FIFA Club World Cup|2009]], [[2011 FIFA Club World Cup|2011]], [[2015 FIFA Club World Cup|2015]]
|-
| '''Regional'''
! scope=col|[[Catalan football championship]]<ref name="Honours"/>
|bgcolor="gold"|'''23'''
|align="left"|[[1901–02 Copa Macaya|1901–02]], [[1902–03 Catalan Football Championship|1902–03]], 1904–05, 1908–09, 1909–10, 1910–11, 1912–13, 1915–16, 1918–19, 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, [[1928–29 Campionat de Catalunya|1929–30]], [[1930–31 Campionat de Catalunya|1930–31]], [[1931–32 Campionat de Catalunya|1931–32]], [[1933–34 Campionat de Catalunya|1933–34]], [[1935–36 Campionat de Catalunya|1935–36]], [[1937–38 Campionat de Catalunya|1937–38]]
|}
* {{legend|gold|Record}}
* {{sup|S}} Shared record

== Players ==
{{Main|List of FC Barcelona players}}
{{For|a list of all former and current FC Barcelona players with a Wikipedia article|Category:FC Barcelona players}}
Spanish teams are limited to three players without EU citizenship. The squad list includes only the principal nationality of each player; several non-European players on the squad have [[Multiple citizenship|dual citizenship]] with an EU country. Also, players from the [[ACP countries]] that are signatories to the [[Cotonou Agreement]] are not counted against non-EU quotas due to the [[Kolpak ruling]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Explained: How many foreign non-EU players are Real Madrid, Barcelona & each La Liga team allowed?|publisher=Goal.com|date=3 November 2022|url=https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/explained-how-many-foreign-players-are-real-madrid-barcelona--each-la-liga-team-allowed/1kzy86sp6t2ex1qzhuvygusdwj|access-date=1 January 2023|archive-date=1 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101191415/https://www.goal.com/en-us/news/explained-how-many-foreign-players-are-real-madrid-barcelona--each-la-liga-team-allowed/1kzy86sp6t2ex1qzhuvygusdwj|url-status=live}}</ref>
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{{Fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=GER|name=[[Marc-André ter Stegen]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Alejandro Balde]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|pos=DF|nat=URU|name=[[Ronald Araújo]]|other=[[Vice-captain (association football)|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Pau Cubarsí]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Gavi (footballer)|Gavi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|pos=FW|nat=ESP|name=[[Ferran Torres]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Pedri]]|other=[[Vice-captain (association football)|5th captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|pos=FW|nat=POL|name=[[Robert Lewandowski]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=ESP|name=[[Lamine Yamal]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|pos=FW|nat=BRA|name=[[Raphinha]]|other=[[Vice-captain (association football)|4th captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|pos=GK|nat=ESP|name=[[Joan García]]}}
{{Fs player|no=14|pos=FW|nat=ENG|name=[[Marcus Rashford]]|other=on loan from [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=15|pos=DF|nat=DEN|name=[[Andreas Christensen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Fermín López]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Marc Casadó]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Gerard Martín (footballer)|Gerard Martín]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Dani Olmo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|pos=MF|nat=NED|name=[[Frenkie de Jong]]|other=[[Vice-captain (association football)|3rd captain]]}}
{{fs player|no=22|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Marc Bernal]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|pos=DF|nat=FRA|name=[[Jules Koundé]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Eric García (footballer, born 2001)|Eric García]]}}
{{Fs player|no=25|pos=GK|nat=POL|name=[[Wojciech Szczęsny]]}}
{{fs player|no=28|pos=FW|nat=SWE|name=[[Roony Bardghji]]}}
{{Fs end}}

=== Reserve team and Youth Academy===
{{Main|FC Barcelona Atlètic|FC Barcelona (youth)}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=26|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Jofre Torrents]]}}
{{Fs player|no=27|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Dro Fernández]]}}
{{Fs player|no=29|pos=FW|nat=ESP|name=[[Toni Fernández]]}}
{{Fs player|no=30|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Guille Fernández]]}}
{{fs player|no=31|pos=GK|nat=USA|name=[[Diego Kochen]]}}
{{Fs player|no=32|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Alexis Olmedo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|pos=GK|nat=ESP|name=[[Eder Aller]]}}
{{Fs player|no=34|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Landry Farré]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=35|pos=GK|nat=ESP|name=[[Max Bonfill]]}}
{{Fs player|no=36|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Álvaro Cortés]]}}
{{Fs player|no=37|pos=FW|nat=ESP|name=[[Dani Rodríguez (footballer, born 2005)|Dani Rodríguez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=38|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Andrés Cuenca]]}}
{{fs player|no=40|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Quim Junyent]]}}
{{fs player|no=41|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Juan Hernández (footballer, born 2007)|Juan Hernández]]}}
{{Fs player|no=42|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Xavi Espart]]}}
{{Fs player|no=43|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Tommy Marqués]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=GK|nat=ESP|name=[[Ander Astralaga]]|other=at [[Granada CF|Granada]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=GK|nat=ESP|name=[[Iñaki Peña]]|other=at [[Elche CF|Elche]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Héctor Fort]]|other=at [[Elche CF|Elche]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=ESP|name=[[Ansu Fati]]|other=at [[AS Monaco FC|Monaco]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs end}}

== Management==

=== Technical staff ===
{{See also|List of FC Barcelona managers}}
{{Fb cs header}} 
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Head coach |s= {{flagicon|GER}} [[Hansi Flick]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Assistant coaches |s= {{flagicon|GER}} [[Marcus Sorg]] <br /> {{flagicon|CRO}} [[Toni Tapalović]] <br /> {{flagicon|GER}} [[Heiko Westermann]] <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Arnau Blanco <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Thiago Alcântara]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Goalkeeping coach |s= {{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Ramón de la Fuente]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Head of fitness training |s= {{flagicon|ESP}} Julio Tous}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Field fitness coach|s= {{flagicon|ESP}} Pepe Conde <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Rafa Maldonado}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Gym and strength fitness coach|s= {{flagicon|ESP}} Germán Fernández}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Rehab coach|s= {{flagicon|ESP}} Jon Álvarez <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Chechu Pérez}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Analysts |s= {{flagicon|ESP}} Sergio García}} <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Toni Lobo <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[David Prats]]
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Video analyst|s= {{flagicon|ESP}} Francesc Martí}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Match analyst|s= {{flagicon|ESP}} Guillem Escriu}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Physiotherapists |s= {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Benito <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Juanjo Brau <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavier Elain <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi Linde <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavi López <br />  {{flagicon|ESP}} Jordi Mesalles <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Sebas Salas}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Club doctors |s= {{flagicon|ESP}} Toni Tramullas <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Daniel Florit <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Ricard Pruna <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Xavier Yanguas}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Dietitians|s= {{flagicon|ESP}} Silvia Tremoleda}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Delegate |s={{flagicon|ESP}} Carles Naval}}
{{Fb cs footer|u=11 September 2025|s=[https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/football/first-team/news/4057613/hansi-flicks-staff] FC Barcelona|date=July 2024}}

=== Football Sport Management ===

{{Fb cs header}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Director of football|s= {{flagicon|POR}} [[Deco]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Football coordinator|s= {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Bojan Krkić]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Director of scouting|s= {{flagicon|POR}} Paulo Araújo}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Managerial director|s= {{flagicon|ESP}} Franc Carbó}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=[[FC Barcelona Atlètic|Barça Atlètic]] Head coach|s={{flagicon|BRA}} [[Juliano Belletti]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Youth football general manager|s={{flagicon|ESP}} [[José Ramón Alexanko]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Youth football coordinators|s={{flagicon|ESP}} Zigor Alesanco <br/> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergi Milà]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=[[FC Barcelona (youth)#Juvenil A|Juvenil A]] (U19 A) Head coach |s={{flagicon|ESP}} Pol Planas}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=[[FC Barcelona (youth)#Juvenil B|Juvenil B]] (U19 B) Head coach |s={{flagicon|ESP}} [[Francesc Bosch|Cesc Bosch]]}} 
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Head of FUTBOL 11|s={{flagicon|ESP}} [[Sergi Milà]]}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Head of FUTBOL 7|s={{flagicon|ESP}} Marc Serra}}
{{Fb cs staff |bg= |p=Goalkeeping coordinator from Cadet A (U16A) to Prebenjamí (U8B)|s={{flagicon|ESP}} Jesús Unzué}}
{{Fb cs footer|u=16 September 2025|s=[https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/sporting-management/football FC Barcelona]|date=September 2025}}

=== Board of directors ===
{{See also|List of FC Barcelona presidents}}
[[File:Joan Laporta in 2025 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|[[Joan Laporta]] is the current club president.]]
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Office
!Name
|-
| President
| [[Joan Laporta]]
|-
| First Vice President<br />Director Responsible for Sporting Area<br />Director of the Barça Foundation
| Rafael Yuste
|-
| Institutional Vice President 
| Elena Fort
|-
| Vice President<br />Director Responsible for Social Area
| Antonio Escudero
|-
| Vice President<br />Director Responsible for Marketing Area
| Juli Guiu
|-
| Treasurer
| Ferran Olivé
|-
| Secretary<br />Director Responsible for Basketball 
| Josep Cubells
|-
| Director Assistant to the Delegate Counsellor 
| Josep Maria Albert
|-
| Director Responsible for Rink Hockey
| Xavier Barbany
|-
| Director Responsible for Security
| Alfons Castro
|-
| Director Responsible for Social Area
| Josep Ignasi Macià
|-
| Director Responsible for Futsal
| Aureli Mas
|-
| Director Responsible for Women's Football 
| Xavier Puig
|-
| Director Responsible for Handball
| Joan Solé
|-
| Director Responsible for Youth Football
| Joan Soler
|-
| Board members
| Miquel Camps<br /> Àngel Riudalbas
|-
| President of Barça Atlètic
| Jordi Casals
|-
{{Fb cs footer|u=27 March 2024|s=[https://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/organisation/the-board-of-directors FC Barcelona]|date=October 2020}}

== See also ==
* {{annotated link|FC Barcelona Atlètic|Barcelona Atlètic}}
* {{annotated link|FC Barcelona Bàsquet|Barcelona Bàsquet}}
* {{annotated link|FC Barcelona C|Barcelona C}}
* {{annotated link|FC Barcelona Femení|Barcelona Femení}}
* {{annotated link|FC Barcelona Futsal|Barcelona Futsal}}
* {{annotated link|FC Barcelona Handbol|Barcelona Handbol}}
* {{annotated link|FC Barcelona Voleibol|Barcelona Voleibol}}
* [[List of fan-owned sports teams]]
* [[List of world champion football clubs]]

== Notes ==
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== References ==
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* [https://www.laliga.com/clubes/fc-barcelona FC Barcelona] at [[La Liga]] {{In lang|es}}
* [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/50080--barcelona/ FC Barcelona] at [[UEFA]]
* {{IMDb name|id=8532013|name=FC Barcelona}}
* {{BBC football info|barcelona|Barcelona}}

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