FC Barcelona

FC Barcelona

Futbol Club Barcelona (Catalan pronunciation: [fudˈbɔɫ ˌklup bəɾsəˈlonə], Spanish: [ˈfuðβol kluβ βarθeˈlona]), also known simply as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça (Catalan: [ˈbaɾsə], Spanish: [ˈbarsa]), is a football club based in Barcelona, Spain. The team was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English, and Spanish football players led by Joan Gamper. The club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto "Més que un club" ('More than a club'). The official Barça anthem is the "Cant del Barça" by Josep Maria Espinàs.
FC Barcelona is one of only three clubs never to have been relegated from La Liga, and is the most successful club in Spanish football in terms of overall trophies, having won twenty La Liga titles, a record twenty-five Spanish Cups, nine Spanish Super Cups, and two League Cups. They are one of the most successful clubs in European football, having won ten UEFA competitions. Barcelona is the only European club to have played continental football every season since 1954.
In 2009, Barcelona became the first club in Spain to win the treble of La Liga, Copa del Rey, and Champions League. Later they became the first football team ever to win six out of six competitions in a single year, thus completing the sextuple, comprising the aforementioned treble and the Spanish Supercup, European Supercup and FIFA Club World Cup.
The club holds a long-standing rivalry with Real Madrid, with matches between the two teams referred to as "El Clásico". Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the world's second richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turn-over of €366 million.

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