Est. 1899
Futbol Club Barcelona
FC Barcelona
Més que un club
A club rooted in Catalonia, known for its blaugrana colours, La Masia and Camp Nou. Explore FC Barcelona's history and its rivalry with Real Madrid.
The home ground · archive photograph
Spotify Camp Nou
- La Liga titles
- 29
- European Cups
- 5
- Clásico wins
- 106
About FC Barcelona
Futbol Club Barcelona is a member-owned sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, founded on 29 November 1899 by a group led by Joan Gamper. The men's football team's blue-and-garnet colours give the club its Blaugrana nickname. Barça's identity brings together its Catalan roots, an international following and a long tradition of developing young players. Its motto, Més que un club — More than a club — expresses the connection between its sporting teams, members and the community around them.
fcbarcelona.com- Founded
- 29 November 1899
- Known as
- Blaugrana
- Home ground
- Spotify Camp Nou
- Ground opened
- 1957
- City
- Barcelona, Spain
- Club colours
- Blue and garnet
Joan Gamper and the club's Catalan roots
Gamper brought together football enthusiasts from different backgrounds to establish FC Barcelona in 1899. The club grew alongside the city, moving through early grounds before settling at Les Corts in 1922 and Camp Nou in 1957. Barça won the first Spanish league championship in 1929. Its history also reflects periods of social and political change in Catalonia, helping explain why the club's language, symbols and member community carry meaning beyond the score on a football pitch.
La Masia and a footballing tradition
La Masia is the name most closely associated with Barcelona's youth development. Graduates including Xavi Hernández, Andrés Iniesta, Sergio Busquets and Lionel Messi became central to some of the club's most successful teams. Johan Cruyff's influence as a player and coach helped establish an emphasis on technique, movement and using possession with purpose. Later coaches developed that inheritance in different ways. The academy is part of the club's wider sporting structure, while each first-team squad combines homegrown players with signings from elsewhere.
Camp Nou and the European milestones
Camp Nou opened on 24 September 1957 and became the club's historic home. Its redevelopment forms part of the Espai Barça project; during construction, the men's first team also used the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. On the European stage, Ronald Koeman's extra-time free kick against Sampdoria at Wembley secured Barça's first European Cup in 1992. The club later won trebles in 2009 and 2015, taking La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League in the same season under Pep Guardiola and Luis Enrique respectively.
FC Barcelona and the Clásico rivalry
Barcelona's meetings with Real Madrid are among the defining fixtures of its men's first-team history. The rivalry stretches from their first encounter in 1902 to league title races and major cup ties involving successive generations of players. Messi's goals, the midfield partnerships of the Guardiola years and earlier teams built around players such as César Rodríguez and László Kubala are all part of that story. This profile connects Barça's Clásico record with its own honours, recent results and squad, giving a broader picture of the club.
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1899
The club is founded
Joan Gamper and eleven fellow footballers establish the club on 29 November.
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1992
A first European Cup
Ronald Koeman's extra-time free kick against Sampdoria wins the final at Wembley.
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2009 & 2015
Two trebles
Barça win La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the Champions League in the same season, twice.
Schedule
Upcoming matches
Recorded schedule · 2026/27
Next league match
Matchday 12
Atleti
Home
Barça
Away
Next El Clásico
Rivalry
Real Madrid
Home
FC Barcelona
Away
This season
La Liga 2026/27
Updated
- League position
- #1
- Points
- 30
- Played
- 11
- Goal difference
- +34
- Won
- 10
- Drawn
- 0
- Lost
- 1
46 goals scored 12 conceded
Tournament records
Performance by competition
Match records use the club archive from 2005 onward, including available ESPN competition results. Historical trophy totals are shown separately; unavailable match results are not included.
La Liga
808 matches League matches, win rate and goals
- Record
- 574W · 134D · 100L
- Win rate
- 71%
- Goals scored
- 2016
- Goals conceded
- 710
Champions League
232 matches 5 European Cup / Champions League titles
- Record
- 141W · 49D · 42L
- Win rate
- 61%
- Goals scored
- 498
- Goals conceded
- 242
Copa del Rey
139 matches Domestic cup record
- Record
- 99W · 21D · 19L
- Win rate
- 71%
- Goals scored
- 355
- Goals conceded
- 121
Supercopa
25 matches Spanish Super Cup record
- Record
- 11W · 6D · 8L
- Win rate
- 44%
- Goals scored
- 49
- Goals conceded
- 41
104 titles in the collection
Honours
Select a competition to see the winning years. Totals cover the men's first-team competitions listed below, including historical tournaments. How the trophy comparison works.
29 
Domestic League (La Liga)
Winning years: 1929, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1959, 1960, 1974, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2025, 2026
32 
Copa del Rey (Spanish Cup)
Winning years: 1910, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1922, 1925, 1926, 1928, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2009, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2025
16 Supercopa de España
Winning years: 1983, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2023, 2025, 2026
2 
Copa de la Liga
Winning years: 1983, 1986
3 Copa Eva Duarte
Winning years: 1948, 1952, 1953
5 UEFA Champions League / European Cup
Winning years: 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2015
5 UEFA Super Cup
Winning years: 1992, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2015
4 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup
Winning years: 1979, 1982, 1989, 1997
3 FIFA Club World Cup & Intercontinental Cup
Winning years: 2009, 2011, 2015
2 Latin Cup (Copa Latina)
Winning years: 1949, 1952
3 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup
Winning years: 1958, 1960, 1966
In El Clásico
265 official meetings · through 25 Oct 2026
FC Barcelona against Real Madrid
- Wins
- 106
- Draws
- 52
- Losses
- 107
- Goals scored
- 442
- Goals conceded
- 446
- Clean sheets
- 59
Recent Clásicos
Home team shown first. Scores include extra time where played.
Men's first team · 2026/27
The squad
34 players in the squad list · statistics updated 8 Nov 2026
Raphinha
Forward · #11
- Goals
- 15
- Assists
- 3
Lamine Yamal
Forward · #10
- Goals
- 10
- Assists
- 7
Fermín López
Midfielder · #7
- Goals
- 5
- Assists
- 5
Gabriel Jesus
Forward · #9
- Goals
- 3
- Assists
- 1
Anthony Gordon
Forward · #17
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 4
Karim Adeyemi
Forward · #14
- Goals
- 2
- Assists
- 2
Clásico goalscorers
FC Barcelona's leading scorers in official meetings.
#1 in the all-time Clásico list
Lionel Messi
2004–2021
26 goals in 45 matches
#6 in the all-time Clásico list
César Rodríguez
1942–1955
14 goals in 28 matches
#10 in the all-time Clásico list
Luis Suárez
2014–2020
11 goals in 15 matches
Most Clásico appearances for the club: Sergio Busquets, with 48 matches.
Sources & scope
Men's first-team football. League standings were updated on 8 Nov 2026. Honours were reviewed on 8 Nov 2026 and cover the competitions and winning years listed here.
Match results: football-data.org, football-data.co.uk and ESPN. Historical Clásicos: RSSSF. Images: TheSportsDB.
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