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The History of FC Barcelona

The History of FC Barcelona

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When Barça scored 18 goals in Tarragona
Ahead of the friendly meeting with Gimnàstic we look back at one of Barça's biggest ever wins ... and the controversial reactions it sparked
First Team
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Barça Rewind: The club move its offices to Gran Via
The move took place on June 4, 1941, under the chairmanship of Enrique Piñeyro
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June 2, 1945: The new stand
On this day, Les Corts premiered an engineering masterpiece
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Barça Rewind: The unknown 'grandad'
The fans in Madrid see a banner with the Barça character and fail to recognise him
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Barça Rewind: Barça's coach has to go in goal
The Durban Cup match against Saints ended up as a 4-4 draw
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21 May 1911: The first charity fixture
FC Barcelona has been helping to raise funds for worthy causes for more than a century
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Barça Rewind: The Barcelona Cup
The eight-team tournament took place in 1903
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Barça Rewind: The four hour journey from the airport to Plaça Sant Jaume
FC Barcelona's supporters made the short journey a hellish one for coach driver, Josep Sales
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75 years since Samitier's team claim league title
On 13 May 1945 a Barça side coached by Josep Samitier claimed the Club's second league title
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Barça Women's second league title
The second half of the 2012/13 season saw Xavi Llorens' side drop just two points, and they would take the title in incredible style!
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Barça Rewind: The first female employee of the club
She was a doorkeeper at the club's office building
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1 May 1904: Crossing borders
At the end of the 1903/04 season an FC Barcelona with Arthur Witty as president accepted an invitation from Stade Olympique Toulouse to play a friendly in the south of France
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Barça Rewind: Alcántara breaks the net
The forward hit a shot so hard, it was compared to a bullet
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Barça Rewind: Tragic day for Barça gymnastics
The greatest Spanish gymnast of all time, Joaquim Blume, was lost forever to an air accident on 29 April 1958
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Barça Rewind: The Centenary Game
On 28 April 1999 Barça faced Brazil at Camp Nou as part of the Club's centenary celebrations
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Barça Rewind: Carles Rexach's debut
The night before he was due to play, Rexach admitted he was scared
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Barça Rewind: A festival for the poor
FC Barcelona organised a children's festival dedicated to those from poorer backgrounds
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Barça Rewind: The first 5-0 win over Real Madrid
Martin Ventolrà helped himself to four goals as the eternal rivals were dismantled for the first time in four years
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El futbol es va descobrir fa 101 anys?
El 20 d’abril del 1919, després que la Reial Societat perdés per 1-3 davant el Barça, el realista Mariano Arrate va dir: "Encara, fins avui, no havia vist mai jugar a futbol"
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Barça Rewind: The ash cloud
The team had to endure an arduous coach journey to Milan in order to play Inter in the Champions League semi-final
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Barça Rewind: Eulogio Martínez makes his debut
Played in Monaco at the time of the wedding of Prince Rainier III and Grace Kelly
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60 years since 1960 league title
On 17 April 1960, Barça beat Zaragoza 5-0 to edge out Real Madrid on 'goal average'
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Barça Rewind: The 1000th LaLiga game
Palau's second-half strike earned the Blaugranes a share of the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Valencia
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34 years since European Cup comeback against Gothenburg
On 16 April 1986 Camp Nou witnesses a great turnaround as Barça overturn a 3-0 first leg deficit against the Swedes in the semi-final second leg
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Barça Rewind: The Police goal
Barça's Paulino Alcántara scored what has since always been known as ‘the Police goal.’
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Barça Rewind: No winners in the Alfa Romeo Cup
The trophy is still in the hands of the family of the representative of the car brand!
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Barça Rewind: Fair play against Espanyol
In the 'Vila de Peralada' tournament, Barça allowed their opponents to score
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The Copa del Rey win that started the glorious Dream Team era
After this victory against Real Madrid, the team coached by Johan Cruyff went on to win four consecutive league titles and the European Cup
First Team
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Barça Rewind: Sergi Barjuan's great sporting lesson
On April 3, 2011, the concept of 'more than a club' was very much in evidence
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Barça Rewind: A record attendance for El Clásico
A chance to pay homage to Johan Cruyff would swell the Camp Nou attendance
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Barça Rewind: A historic photo
30 March 1985: Members of every league winning team to date paraded at the Camp Nou
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49 years since first women's football final in Catalonia
The Copa Pernod game in 1971 saw 30,000 fans flock to the Camp Nou to see Barça play Espanyol
Women
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Barça Rewind: 75 years since 5-0 against Madrid
On March 25, 1945, Barça made history at Les Corts on match day 21 of the 1944/45 league season
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Barça Rewind: 35 years since Urruti's famous penalty heroics
On 24 March 1985 the Barça goalkeeper saved a late penalty to hand his side the La Liga title away at Valladolid
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Barça Rewind: The first ever title
December 22, 1901: Udo Steinberg scored six in Barça’s 15-0 win against Català FC to earn the Copa Macaya
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Barça Rewind: 84 years and waiting...
19 March 1936: A drawn friendly left a cup unclaimed, but maybe there is still time
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Barça Rewind: The biggest ever win in official competition
Tarragona were on the end of an 18-0 hammering
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Barça Rewind: First game at Camp de la Industria
14 March 1909: A Barça in decline finds a home of its own, and the rest is history
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Barça Rewind: The incredible Copa del Rey comeback
March 12, 1997: Even a three-goal lead wasn't enough for Atlético Madrid to qualify as Barça mounted one of the best Copa del Rey comebacks ever seen
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Barça Rewind: Leo Messi's quickest-ever Barça hat-trick
8 March 2015: Three goals in just 12 minutes against Rayo Vallecano
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Barça Rewind: Quini's kidnapping
One of the darkest days in club history occurred on March 1, 1981
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Barça Rewind: A team without balls
21 February 1904: The day FC Barcelona had to go begging to a rival club in search of the one thing you cannot play football without
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Barça Rewind: 'Don't worry, I'm the referee!"
18 February 1934: Delayed by the train, a last-minute reinforcement is calmed by a chance encounter with the match official
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Barça Rewind: Samitier's 5,000 peseta wonder-goal
On 16 February 1925, the legendary striker scored what may have been the greatest goal ever scored in a Barça shirt
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Barça Rewind: Barça live on TV for the first time
The Clásico at Real Madrid was broadcast to the nation on 15 February 1959, and sparked a cultural revolution that's still happening today
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First ever goal in La Liga
At Racing Santander on 12 February 1929, Manuel Parera became the first player to score for Barça in the domestic championship
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Barça Rewind: Seven-goal Kubala slated for playing poorly!
The Hungarian set a club record on 10 February 1952, yet the press criticised his performance!
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Barça Rewind: Cruyff sent off, outrage at Camp Nou
We turn the clocks back to 6 February 1977, when chaos erupted following some highly controversial refereeing
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Pick-your-own ref!
A look back at the curious goings-on in the days when the home club got to choose the refereee!
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