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Thursday, February 23, 2012

Facts of Barcelona

Facts of Barcelona-FC Barcelona - also known as Barça, is a sports club in Barcelona, ​​Catalonia, Spain which has clubs in several sports, but most notably football.

Founded in 1899 by 12 football players from Switzerland, Britain, and Spain under the leadership of Joan Gamper. FC Barcelona has the motto "Barca is not just a club" (El Barça, és mes que un club) and has a hymn, entitled "El Cant del Barca" created by Jaume and Josep Maria Espinas picas. Unlike football clubs in general, FC Barcelona is really owned and operated by its supporters. The main stadium at Camp Nou, Barcelona.

The club entered into participants Primera División (First Division) since 1928, and together Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao into a team that never relegated to the Segunda División (Division Two). The club is also a club that won the Spanish league first. By offering 21 Spanish League titles, 25 Copa del Rey titles, 10 Spanish Super Cup titles, 4 European Champions League titles, 4 UEFA Cup titles, four European Super Cup, FC Barcelona became one of the most successful team in Spain, Europe, and the world . The most tangible evidence in 2009 when FC Barcelona managed to become the first Spanish club won the title Treble (champion La Liga, Copa del Rey and Champions League). Followed by winning the title but the Spanish Super Cup, European Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup to complete his title to Sextuples achievement. Barcelona is the first football club in the world to do this achievement. Barca fans are also often called Cules.

Sponsor
Always refused to put Barça known sponsor logo on his football uniform for Barca regarded as a symbol of Catalonia, and all sorts of offers of sponsorship "is disturbing" will be rejected. Even so, the basketball team allowed Barca sponsor logo on his uniform. On 7 September 2006, the club announced a five-year agreement with UNICEF to allow UNICEF logo to be placed on the shirt. Barcelona then will donate 0.7% of total revenues per year to UNICEF over the next five years.
Started the 2011-12 season, is leaving the Catalan club are reluctant to install the sponsor tradition in costume. They will take the name of Qatar Foundation are listed on the front of the jerseys the players. While cooperation with Unicef ​​keep it running.

Achievement

    UEFA Champions League: 4
        1991-92 FC Barcelona 1-0 Sampdoria
        2005-06 FC Barcelona 2-1 Arsenal
        2008-09 FC Barcelona 2-0 Manchester United
        2010-11 FC Barcelona 3-1 Manchester United
    UEFA Cup: 4
        1958 FC Barcelona 6-0 London XI; London XI 2-2 FC Barcelona
        1960 FC Barcelona 4-1 Birmingham City: Birmingham City FC 0-0 FC Barcelona
        1966 Real Zaragoza 2-4 FC Barcelona: FC Barcelona 0-1 Real Zaragoza
        1971 FC Barcelona 2-1 Leeds United


    European Super Cup: 4
        1992 Werder Bremen 1-1 FC Barcelona: FC Barcelona 2-1 Werder Bremen
        1997 FC Barcelona 2-0 Borussia Dortmund: Borussia Dortmund 1-1 FC Barcelona
        2009 FC Barcelona 1-0 FC Shakhtar Donetsk
        2011 FC Barcelona 2-0 FC Porto
    Cup Winners: 4
        1979 FC Barcelona 4-3 Fortuna Düsseldorf
        1982 FC Barcelona 2-1 Standard de Liège
        1989 FC Barcelona 2-0 Sampdoria
        1997 FC Barcelona 1-0 Paris Saint-Germain


    Spanish League: 21
        1928-29, 1944-45, 1947-48, 1948-49, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1958-59, 1959-60, 1973-74, 1984-85, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992 - 93, 1993-94, 1997-98, 1998-99, 2004-05, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10, 2010-11


    Supercopa de España: 10
        1983, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011


    Copa de la Liga: 2
        1983, 1986


    Copa del Rey: 25
        1909-10, 1911-12, 1912-13, 1919-20, 1921-22, 1924-25, 1925-26, 1927-28, 1941-42, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1952-53, 1956 - 57, 1962-63, 1967-68, 1970-71, 1977-78, 1980-81, 1982-83, 1987-88, 1989-90, 1996-97, 1997-98, 2008-09


    Latin Cup: 2
        1949, 1952


    Joan Gamper trophy: 35
        1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011.

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