El Clasico

FC Barcelona (Catalan: Futbol Club Barcelona) is a football club from Barcelona, ​​Spain. The club was founded on 29 November 1899 by a group of Swiss, British and Catalan footballers, led by Joan Gamper. The club has become a prominent Catalan cultural institution, hence its motto “Més que un club” (More than a club). The club’s senior team plays its home games at the Camp Nou, the largest stadium in Europe, with a capacity of 99,354.

In addition to the well-known football team, the club also has a reserve team called Barcelona B, and four other professional teams in other sports: basketball, handball, indoor soccer and roller hockey. The club shares the top of Spanish football with Real Madrid, and the long-standing sporting rivalry between the two has become a household name in Spanish football, which was exacerbated by major differences in the political positions of the supporters of the two clubs, during the Franco dictatorship in Spain. The matches between Barcelona and Real are known as “El Clásico”. In addition to the rivalry with Real Madrid, Barcelona has a city rivalry with the football club Espanyol.

The club is among the leaders in Europe. Over the years, it has won several continental trophies in its various incarnations. It has won the most important European title, the Champions League, five times, in 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2015. Many well-known players have played for the club over the years. In April 2015, the club was ranked second in the world by Forbes magazine in terms of wealth.

FC Barcelona (Catalan: Futbol Club Barcelona) is a football club from Barcelona, ​​Spain. The club was founded on 29 November 1899 by a group of Swiss, British and Catalan footballers, led by Joan Gamper. The club has become a prominent Catalan cultural institution, hence its motto “Més que un club” (More than a club). The club’s senior team plays its home games at the Camp Nou, the largest stadium in Europe, with a capacity of 99,354.

In addition to the well-known football team, the club also has a reserve team called Barcelona B, and four other professional teams in other sports: basketball, handball, indoor soccer and roller hockey. The club shares the top of Spanish football with Real Madrid, and the long-standing sporting rivalry between the two has become a household name in Spanish football, which was exacerbated by major differences in the political positions of the supporters of the two clubs, during the Franco dictatorship in Spain. The matches between Barcelona and Real are known as “El Clásico”. In addition to the rivalry with Real Madrid, Barcelona has a city rivalry with the football club Espanyol.

The club is among the leaders in Europe. Over the years, it has won several continental trophies in its various incarnations. It has won the most important European title, the Champions League, five times, in 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2015. Many well-known players have played for the club over the years. In April 2015, the club was ranked second in the world by Forbes magazine in terms of wealth.