FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona (Catalan pronunciation: [fub'b?? 'k?ub b?rs?'?on?]
, English: Football Club Barcelona), also known as Barcelona and
familiarly as Barça,is a professional football club, based in Barcelona,
Catalonia, Spain.
Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Catalan footballers led
by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and
Catalanism, hence the motto "Més que un club" (English: More than a
club). The official Barça anthem is the "Cant del Barça" written by Jaume
Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs.Unlike many other football clubs, the
supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the world's second richest
football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €398
million. The club holds a long-standing rivalry with Real Madrid, and
matches between the two teams are referred to as "El Clásico".
They are the current Spanish and European football champions, and the
most successful club in Spanish football in terms of domestic and overall
trophies, having won 21 La Liga, 25 Copa del Rey, 10 Supercopa de España,
3 Copa Eva Duarte and 2 Copa de la Liga trophies, as well as being the
record holder for the latter four competitions. In international club
football Barcelona have won four UEFA Champions League, a record four
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, four UEFA Super Cup and a record two FIFA Club
World Cup trophies.They also won a record three Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
trophies, considered the predecessor to the UEFA Cup-Europa League.
It is one of the only three clubs to have never been relegated from La
Liga, along with Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid. In 2009, Barcelona
became the first club in Spain to win the treble consisting of La Liga,
Copa del Rey, and the Champions League. That same year, it also became
the first football club ever to win six out of six competitions in a
single year, thus completing the sextuple, comprising the aforementioned
treble and the Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
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