FC
Barcelona
FC
Barcelona, known
familiarly as Barca, is a
sports club based in the city
of Barcelona in
Spain.
It is known world-
wide for its football team,
which was founded in
the year 1899 by a group
of Swiss, English, and Catalan
men who at the time
were led by Joan Gamper.
The club has become a
Catalan institution, hence
the club motto More
than a club or “Més que
un club”.
Barca were
founding members
of the Spanish
La Liga in
1928, and, together with
Athletic
Bilbao and
Real
Madrid, they have
never
been relegated from the top
flight. FC Barcelona
were also the first ever
La Liga
champions, and have
won a total of 19
La Liga
championships. They
have also won 25
Copa del
Reys, 2 UEFA
Champions
Leagues, 4
UEFA Cup
Winners' Cups, 7
Supercopa
de Españas, 3 Inter-
Cities
Fairs Cups and 2
European
Super Cup
trophies.
The club's stadium
is the
Camp Nou,
and is the
largest football stadium in
Europe. In Catalonia,
about
56% of the population are
said to be Barelona fans. In
June 2007, the number
of socis (club
members/owners) reached
156,366, while in June 2006
the number of
penyes (officially-
registered supporter clubs)
reached
an amazing 1782
worldwide.
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