2008-2011 The best years in our history

2008-2011 The best years in our history Barça stuns the world Under Josep Guardiola, the team improved even further. Playing with the same style that Cruyff had introduced, Guardiola was a firm supporter of basing his team around the club's own youth system and promoted several young talents to the first team, and the result was the greatest Barça team ever. The greatest international recognition of this came when the FIFA Ballon d'Or...

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1996-2008 A centenarian club

1996-2008 A centenarian club A hundred years of emotion Few organisations reach their one hundredth anniversary, for doing so requires consistence and continuity. The aim of FC Barcelona's centenary was to celebrate the link between a glorious past and new hope for the future. The commemorative events saw an outpouring of Barça sentiment, and offered an emotional opportunity to spend a year looking back at the Club's proud history. Several...

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1988-1996 The 'Dream Team'

1988-1996 The 'Dream Team' Barça’s First European Cup From 1988 on, with Cruyff as manager, Barça came to be associated once more with excellent football and sporting success. The board of directors presided over by Nuñez focused on building up a team of footballers that would spark enthusiasm and perform well. The Camp Nou began to fill up once again. FC Barcelona managed to secure four consecutive Spanish League championships, between...

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1978-1988 More Members, More Stars

1978-1988 More Members, More Stars Perseverance to Become the Greatest Club in the World The incredible victory in Basel in May 1979, when Barça won the European Cup Winners’ Cup for the first time ever, returned FC Barcelona to the top ranking positions of the great world clubs. It was the first victory during Josep Lluís Núñez’s presidency.During the 1980s, FC Barcelona experienced alternating highs and lows, influenced by match results,...

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1969-1978 Cruyff, Democracy

1969-1978 Cruyff, Democracy More than a Club In 1969, Agustí Montal Costa won the elections and became president of the Club. His programme insisted on member involvement, and was committed to the idea that all members would see their opinions reflected through their votes. In 1973, Montal was re-elected president; his election slogan was “Barça is more than a club”.During his presidency, Montal avidly defended the restoration of Catalanism...

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1961-1969 New Social Dimension

1961-1969 New Social Dimension Bigger as a Club but Further from Sporting Success During the 1960s, FC Barcelona saw a relentless increase in membership numbers. Paradoxically, this did not go hand in hand with sporting success. At the same time, Catalonia received a large number of migrants and it was in this context that Barça became an important mechanism for integration in Catalan society.Irregular sporting success and economic austerity,...

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1950. The Arrival of Kubala, the Star of the Decade

1950. The Arrival of Kubala, the Star of the Decade Samitier, the Club’s technical secretary, brought László Kubala to Barcelona Kubala was a player that would change the history of Barça and who became legendary amongst the Club’s fans.The Hungarian genius introduced new football techniques that had not been seen before, such as curling the ball.The Les Corts grounds had become too small for the outstanding play of a team that dominated...

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1940-1949 Years of Perseverance

1940-1949 Years of Perseverance Loyal to its Identity despite Adverse Circumstances 1940-1949 Years of Perseverance The toughest moments experienced by FC Barcelona football club were the initial post-war years. The Club would not disappear without a fight. Subject to relentless repression and purges by the army and authorities, the identity of the organisation was changed completely. The purges also affected the players;...

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1930-1939 Struggling against History

1930-1939 Struggling against History Commitment to Justice and Democracy FC Barcelona was committed to social, political and cultural reform, initiated by the Republican Catalan government. The official Club newsletter in October 1932 made the Club’s position clear: “Our club’s popularity undeniably includes elements that are not related to sport.” Participation in political and cultural acts formed part of this commitment.At the...

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1909-1919 Consolidation at the Carrer de la Indústria Football Grounds

1909-1919 Consolidation at the Carrer de la Indústria Football Grounds The Club’s Growth 1909-1919 Consolidation at the Carrer de la Indústria Football Grounds In November 1908, the Club was struggling, with 38 of its members about to abandon it. Gamper was determined to keep the Club afloat and for the first time he became president of the organisation. This marked a new stage in the Club's history, which consolidated...

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