F.C. Barcelona Thread [2005-2006]

[SuRFy]

Futbol Club Barcelona

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 105 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 and Ole Spain.

Goalkeepers

1. VALDÉS

25. JORQUERA

28. RUBEN

Defenders

2. BELLETTI
4. MÁRQUEZ
5. [PUYOL
12. BRONCKHORST
15. EDMÍLSON
19. FERNANDO
23. OLEGUER

Midfielders

3. MOTTA
6. XAVI
10. RONALDINHO
14. GERARD
18. GABRI
20. DECO
24. INIESTA
22. ALBERTINI
* VAN BOMMEL
* EZQUERRO

Forwards

7. LARSSON
8. GIULY
9. ETO'O
11. MAXI

Players in: Santi Ezquerro, Mark Van Bommel
Players out:

Kit Manufacturer:

Camp Nou

Capacity: 109,815
Built: 1957
Official Name: Nou Estadi del Futbol Club Barcelona

FC Barcelona Honours, Trophies & Awards

Champions League: 1
1991-92
FC Barcelona 1 - 0 Sampdoria
Goal by Ronald Koeman (111')
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 F.C. 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: 2
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
Cup Winners' Cup: 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 First Division: 17
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 , 2004-5
Spanish Super Cup: 5
1984, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997
Spanish League Cup: 2
1983, 1986
King's Cup: 24
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
Catalunya Cup: 5
1990-91, 1992-93, 1999-2000, 2003-04, 2004-05
Macaya Cup: 1
1901-02
Championship of Catalunya: 20
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, 1929-30, 1930-31, 1931-32, 1934-35, 1935-36, 1937-38
Latin Cup: 2
1949, 1952
Eva Duarte Cup: 3
1948, 1952, 1953
Martini & Rossi Trohpy: 2
1952, 1953
Little World Cup: 1
1957
Joan Gamper Trophy: 30
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
Teresa Herrera Trophy: 5
1948, 1951, 1972, 1990, 1993
Ramon de Carranza Trophy: 2
1961, 1962
Ciudad de Palma Trophy: 5
1969, 1974, 1976, 1980, 1981
Cup of the Pyrenees: 4
1910, 1911, 1912, 1913
Mediterranean League: 1
1937

Special thanks to zka

Legendary Players
Asensi
Alcantara
Amor
Bakero
Sergi
Beguiristain
Cesar
Cocu
Cruyff
Deco
Luis Enrique
Ferrer
Figo
Guardiola
Kluivert
Koeman
Hansi Krankl
Kubala
Larsson
Laudrup
Gary Lineker

Josep Samitier Evaristo de Macedo
Maradona
Neeskens
Puyol
Quini
Ramallets
Rexach
Rivaldo
Romario
Ronaldinho
Ronaldo
Rüştü
Sadurni
Samitier
Saviola
Schuster
Simonet
Stoitchkov
Urruti
Valdes
Velasco
Zamora
Zubizarreta

JOAN GAMPER FOUNDER OF F.C BARCELONA

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[Drvar]

that yellow is really hard to read, apart from that, good post, just add history to it, like titles won in each competition.

 

[hanek45]

my first post in the thread..

hehe, how exiting.. :chew:

 

[Ubik Valis]

That yellow font almost gave me an epileptic seizure.

 

[Vedran-10]

Nice.

 

[RUSI]

That yellow font almost gave me an epileptic seizure.

lmao. :funny:

Yeah, apart from that yellow, nice

 

[PSVFOREVER]

Why does van Bommel get a small asterix, and that Exquero or whatever his name is a big one You don't like Dutch people do you, racist

 

[QuikZilver]

Page 1 post!!!!!!

 

[Dream Team]

Good job Surfy

 

[Filipower]

yes...this year it's the copa d'el rey along with the championship again

aleeez barçaa!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SuRFy]

lol, i was trying to blind a few people with the yellow, maybe i should put it back to black.

Cheers.

 

[CarlosDanger]

It's not yellow, it's gold ......like in the shield....
I like it Surfy, keep it........it looks good....(plus, those won't be the first seizures Barcelona causes, I figure next season, there will be seizures all across Spain and Europe as we sweep all titles)

 

[SuRFy]

Thanks Carlos.

Barcelona's Riquelme won't rule out Atletico Madrid

Barcelona midfielder Juan Roman Riquelme won't rule out a move to Atletico Madrid over the summer.

The Argentina international has starred on-loan at Villarreal this season and its been suggested Carlos Bianchi has requested his signing by Atletico if he is to takeover at the Vicente Calderon.

Riquelme worked with Bianchi at Boca Juniors and said: "I've always said that I would like to return to play in a team that Bianchi coaches.

"I see it as very normal that Atletico Madrid is interested in a coach who has won so many things as Bianchi, but it is another thing I am not going to be thinking about because there is nothing official."

He added: "It makes me happy that Villarreal continues thinking about me. That means that they're happy with what I have been doing here.

"But Barcelona has still not said to me that it does not want me or that I must leave, therefore I do not think about anything else."

 

[panxoman]

good job Surfy

 

[Dream Team]

Some stats of last season, from 'Mundo Deportivo'

Eto'o 29 goals
Ronaldinho 13 goals, 14 assists
Xavi 3 goals, 11 assists
Deco 9 goals, 10 assists, 252 balls recovered (only Puyol beats him)
Giuly 12 goals
Puyol, 276 balls recovered and only 28 fouls



BTW, according to 'Sport', Gerard may sign with monaco tomorrow!

 

[panxoman]

BTW, according to 'Sport', Gerard may sign with monaco tomorrow!

Good, good! Bon voyage Gerard

 

[Vedran-10]

Nice update.

Too bad Eto'o lost his award... oh well, Forlan deserved it.

So now that we've got vBommel and Ezquerro, are we going to sign anyone else?

 

[Dream Team]

I don't know if we're going to sign more players.

We have a really good squad already. 2 signings and also we have to count with the 4 players that suffered serious injuries last season and almost didn't play..


--------------------------VValdés/Jorquera---------------------------

Belletti/Gabri------Puyol/Edmilson----Márquez/Oleguer------Gio/Sylvinho

-----------------------Motta/Edmilson/Márquez-----------------------
--------------------Xavi/Iniesta----Deco/VBommel--------------------

Giuly/Ezquerro/Iniesta----------------------Ronaldinho/Ezquerro/Iniesta
-------------------------Eto'o/Larsson/Maxi---------------------------


If none of those players leave.. perhaps a CB?

 

[Drvar]

yeah, the defence needs some strengthening. i think though you'll sell one or two players.

 

[Filipower]

barça should get jorge andrade..i dunno