Futbol Club Barcelona
CAMP NOU
More than a club
Futbol Club Barcelona was founded on 29th November 1899 on the initiative of a Swiss enthusiast called Hans Maximilian Gamper, popularly known by the name of Joan Gamper. He, together with eleven collaborators, created a Club that has become the reflection of the civic conscience of a country characterized by integration and solidarity: Catalonia.
Over the more than 104 years of its history, Barca has become a unique social phenomenon that goes beyond the strictly sporting arena. The Club has grown together with its city, Barcelona, and has gradually become the representative of our country around the world. Through football, the Catalan people found a way of expressing their identity during many years of political repression.
At present, Barca has more members than any other football club in the world, almost 120,000, and can boast one of the most impressive sporting histories. The long list of great victories and legendary footballers that have worn the Barca colours, such as Samitier, Alcántara, Kubala, Suárez, Cruyff, Maradona, Romário, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho shape the reality of Barca.
Barca belongs to its 120,000 members. Every four years, they choose the president and the Board of Directors who manage the Club. They have the right to speak and to vote. This is a fundamental characteristic in understanding the democratic and participative nature of the Club.
In addition, FC Barcelona is the most important multi-sport Club in the world. It has more than 2,000 sportspeople, divided among more than one hundred teams which compete in thirteen different sports: basketball, handball, roller hockey, women's football, indoor football, cycling, athletics, field hockey, ice hockey, rugby, baseball, volleyball and figure skating. No other club competes in so many disciplines, and in four sports it competes at the highest international level (football, basketball, handball and roller hockey) and has achieved the top European honours.
A singular fact that helps to explain the Club's greatness is the number of fans it has around the world, organized into official fan clubs. At present, there are more than 1,500 of these fan clubs spread among the five continents and sharing a common goal and passion for Barca.
Special thanks to Dream Team
Players out : Cocu, Kluivert, Overmars, Luis Enrique, Reiziger, Quaresma, Luis García, Rustu, Saviola(loan).
Players in: Belletti, Giuly, Larsson, Deco, Sylvinho, Edmilson, Eto'o, Albertini, Maxi Lopez.
El 'Crack'
Squad listing and numbers:
1- Víctor Valdés
2- Juliano Belletti
3- Thiago Motta
4- Rafael Márquez
5- Carles Puyol
6- Xavi Hernández
7- Henrik Larsson
8- Ludovic Giuly
9- Samuel Eto'o
10- Ronaldinho de Assis Moreira
11- Maxi Lopez
12- Giovanni Van Bronckhorst
13-
14- Gerard López
15- José Edmílson Gomes
16- Sylvio Mendes Sylvinho
17-
18- Gabriel Garcia
19- Fernando Navarro
20- Anderson Luis de Souza Deco
21-
22- Demetrio Albertini
23- Oleguer Presas
24- Andrés Iniesta
25- Albert Jorquera
26-
27-
28- Rubén Martinez
News sources:
www.fcbarcelona.com Official Site
www.elmundodeportivo.es Spanish
www.sport.es Spanish
CAMP NOU
More than a club
Futbol Club Barcelona was founded on 29th November 1899 on the initiative of a Swiss enthusiast called Hans Maximilian Gamper, popularly known by the name of Joan Gamper. He, together with eleven collaborators, created a Club that has become the reflection of the civic conscience of a country characterized by integration and solidarity: Catalonia.
Over the more than 104 years of its history, Barca has become a unique social phenomenon that goes beyond the strictly sporting arena. The Club has grown together with its city, Barcelona, and has gradually become the representative of our country around the world. Through football, the Catalan people found a way of expressing their identity during many years of political repression.
At present, Barca has more members than any other football club in the world, almost 120,000, and can boast one of the most impressive sporting histories. The long list of great victories and legendary footballers that have worn the Barca colours, such as Samitier, Alcántara, Kubala, Suárez, Cruyff, Maradona, Romário, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho shape the reality of Barca.
Barca belongs to its 120,000 members. Every four years, they choose the president and the Board of Directors who manage the Club. They have the right to speak and to vote. This is a fundamental characteristic in understanding the democratic and participative nature of the Club.
In addition, FC Barcelona is the most important multi-sport Club in the world. It has more than 2,000 sportspeople, divided among more than one hundred teams which compete in thirteen different sports: basketball, handball, roller hockey, women's football, indoor football, cycling, athletics, field hockey, ice hockey, rugby, baseball, volleyball and figure skating. No other club competes in so many disciplines, and in four sports it competes at the highest international level (football, basketball, handball and roller hockey) and has achieved the top European honours.
A singular fact that helps to explain the Club's greatness is the number of fans it has around the world, organized into official fan clubs. At present, there are more than 1,500 of these fan clubs spread among the five continents and sharing a common goal and passion for Barca.
Special thanks to Dream Team
Players out : Cocu, Kluivert, Overmars, Luis Enrique, Reiziger, Quaresma, Luis García, Rustu, Saviola(loan).
Players in: Belletti, Giuly, Larsson, Deco, Sylvinho, Edmilson, Eto'o, Albertini, Maxi Lopez.
El 'Crack'
Squad listing and numbers:
1- Víctor Valdés
2- Juliano Belletti
3- Thiago Motta
4- Rafael Márquez
5- Carles Puyol
6- Xavi Hernández
7- Henrik Larsson
8- Ludovic Giuly
9- Samuel Eto'o
10- Ronaldinho de Assis Moreira
11- Maxi Lopez
12- Giovanni Van Bronckhorst
13-
14- Gerard López
15- José Edmílson Gomes
16- Sylvio Mendes Sylvinho
17-
18- Gabriel Garcia
19- Fernando Navarro
20- Anderson Luis de Souza Deco
21-
22- Demetrio Albertini
23- Oleguer Presas
24- Andrés Iniesta
25- Albert Jorquera
26-
27-
28- Rubén Martinez
News sources:
www.fcbarcelona.com Official Site
www.elmundodeportivo.es Spanish
www.sport.es Spanish
