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FC Barcelona Femení
women's association football team
Part ofFC Barcelona Edit
Year dem found am1988 Edit
Competition classwomen's association football Edit
Sportfootball Edit
ChairpersonJoan Laporta Edit
CountrySpain Edit
Edey de administrative territorial entity insydBarcelona Edit
Head coachPere Romeu Edit
Team captainAlexia Putellas Edit
LeagueLiga F Edit
Home venueJohan Cruijff Stadium Edit
Parent organization or unitFC Barcelona Edit
Demma headquarters locationBarcelona Edit
Dey replacePenya Femenina Barcelonista Edit
Award e receiveMedal of Honor of the Parliament of Catalonia Edit
Dema official websitehttps://www.fcbarcelona.cat/ca/futbol/femeni Edit
Parent clubFC Barcelona Edit
Category for members of a teamCategory:FC Barcelona Femení players Edit

Futbol Club Barcelona Femení, dem commonly refer to as Barça Femení ((Catalan pronunciation: [ˈbaɾsə fəməˈni])[1][2] anaa simply Barça, be a Spanish professional women's football team wey base insyd Barcelona, Catalonia. E be de women's football section of FC Barcelona den dey compete insyd de Liga F, de top tier of Spanish women's football, wey dey play home games at de Johan Cruyff Stadium insyd Sant Joan Despí, den occasionally at de Camp Nou anaa Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.

Dem form de club insyd 1970 plus sam financial den logistical support from FC Barcelona, buh widout e be an official section. Insyd ein inaugural season e compete insyd matches against oda Catalan teams; na originally be known as Selecció Ciutat de Barcelona before e take de name Peña Femenina Barcelonista insyd 1971. Shortly after dem officially recognize women's football insyd Spain, de team cam be known as Club Femení Barcelona insyd 1983 til 2002, wen e officially cam be a section of FC Barcelona wey e take de official name Futbol Club Barcelona.

Domestically, Barcelona Femení be de most successful Spanish women's team, plus eleven league titles, twelve Copas de la Reina, den six Supercopas, as well as eleven Copas Catalunyas. E sanso win de previous second tier of Spanish women's football a record four times after e battle relegation den fighting for promotion thru out de 2000s.

Since de club ein professionalisation insyd 2015, Barcelona cement einself as Spain ein dominant women's football team, wey e cam be de league ein most successful team insyd de UEFA Women's Champions League, den one of de most successful women's football teams insyd Europe. E win de Champions League insyd 2021, 2023, 2024 den 2026; plus ein first Champions League title, Barcelona cam be de first (den only) Spanish women's team to complete a continental treble, den plus ein third Champions League win, dem cam be de first (den only) Spanish women's team to complete a continental quadruple.[3]

History

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1970s: Beginnings

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Women's football insyd Spain, particularly Barcelona, get a certain level of popularity insyd de 1960s, buh na e be amateur, unofficial den technically banned.[4] Na de "embryo" of Barcelona Femení be de Selecció Ciutat de Barcelona, dem form insyd November 1970.[5][6] Insyd at least as early as de 1960s, FC Barcelona get women's teams play insyd exhibition games at de Camp Nou; de club no dey consider dese as antecedents to ein current women's team as na dem "[be] teams wey be created only for dat occasion, unlike Selecció Ciutat [de Barcelona], wich na dem create plus de idea of continuity den dey lay de groundwork for a future project."[7] Upon Barcelona announcing Selecció Barcelona as ein new women's team, El Noticiero Universal report say de club almost pioneer women's football insyd Spain "chaw years earlier", having gone so far as to organise a game wey dem no fi be played for reasons beyond dema control.[8]

Dem create de team after footballer Immaculada Cabecerán approach de club plus de proposition insyd November 1970; de resulting team get continuity to de present. De Selecció Barcelona play dema first match on Christmas Day 1970, winning on penalties against Unió Esportiva Centelles in front of a crowd of around 60,000 people.[6] Although na de team no be officially part of de club structure, na e be de first match wey a women's team play formally associated plus FC Barcelona (then dem know as CF Barcelona). De women's team then change ein name to Penya Femenina Barça (Peña Femenina Barcelonista) insyd early 1971,[6] quickly be cam very popular,[9] wey dem play more matches at de Camp Nou plus large crowds.[6] PF Barcelona wear de club ein blaugrana strip from 1971, widout de crest.[10][11] Na dem be runner-up insyd de first cup competition insyd Catalonia, insyd 1971,[12] before winning de Catalonia-based league insyd 1973.[13]

De initial strength of women's football insyd Spain be flagging by 1975,[14] den by September 1977 na der no longer be a women's league insyd Catalonia, plus de idea of one dem sanso consider somewhat unrealistic.[15] Insyd February 1977, P.F. Barcelona for publish a call for players insyd de Revista Barcelonista, plus de magazine wey dey suggest na der be a crisis insyd lack of players. Na e promote de team as a way to "keep in shape" den look good, rather dan emphasising sport.[16] During de down period of de late 1970s, Barcelona be one of de large teams wey continue dey play, wey dey include against women's teams from leagues insyd oda countries. Maria Teresa Andreu, presido of P.F. Barcelona at de time, feel say FC Barcelona respect de team, wey de club dey support den dey involve dem.[15] Na dem san establish a Catalan women's league by de 1978–79 season, plus a concurrent cup competition insyd wich P.F. Barcelona Atlético fini as runners-up after dem loose de final on penalties,[17] before na P.F. Barcelona be second insyd de league insyd 1979–80.[18]

1981–1988: Lliga catalana den rivalry plus Barcilona

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De Spanish Football Federation (then FEF, now RFEF) formally recognise women's football insyd 1980[19] den insyd 1981 dem approve for a women's football department of de Catalan Football Federation (FCF) to create de Women's Catalan Football League,[20][21] of wich na Barcelona be a founding member.[22] Insyd de 1982–83 season, de team take former player den advocate Núria Llansà as coach,[23] wey dem change ein name. Andreu suggest de team be called Club Femenino/Femení (CF) Barcelona, to be closer to de name of de men's team, wey dis change dem make official before de 1983 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol;[24] dem still sometimes be known as Penya Femenina Barcelona later insyd de decade,[25][26] wey na dem no be an official section of FC Barcelona.[27] How na dem run de women's team cause a splinter group to leave den form de independent team Penya Barcelonista Barcilona insyd 1981, wey former Barcelona players Francina den Vicenta Pubill i Font lead. In terms of titles, na Barcilona be much more successful dan Barcelona insyd de 1980s,[28] though na de two be considered de teams to beat within Catalan women's football wey dem "fight to de death" insyd de league.[29][30][31] Oda top Catalan teams at de time be derbi femení rivals Espanyol den anoda independent team, Vallès Occidental.[32] Barcelona win ein first official competition – de Copa Generalitat/Copa Catalana, a predecessor to de Copa Catalunya — by defeating Barcilona den Vallès Occidental insyd 1985.[33]

Na support from FC Barcelona vary insyd de era: insyd January 1983, ahead of de Copa de la Reina, na Barcelona no get fixed training facilities anaa times (unlike de majority of teams insyd de league, though Barcilona sanso no get) den de relationship plus FC Barcelona be considered among de worst of women's teams plus parent clubs. Reportedly, na FC Barcelona "no wan to know" wen e cam to dem.[27] Insyd 1984, de year Llansà be promoted to director of de women's football team,[23] na dem thank FC Barcelona for taking a much more sustained interest insyd women's football, having offered ein stadiums (wey dey include de Camp Nou) den facilities.[34] Since at least 1985, de team play chaw home games at de Mini Estadi.[35][36][37] Llansà go remain director til na de team be incorporated as an official section of FC Barcelona.[38]

1988–2001: Liga Nacional den inconsistency

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Insyd 1988, Club Femení Barcelona, wich na be sponsored by FC Barcelona, be a founding member of de Liga Nacional, de first top-flight national women's league insyd Spain.[39] Dema performances insyd dis iteration of de league be inconsistent from de start, wey dey loose to weak teams den dey beat otherwise unbeatable ones, cementing demaselves as a mid-table team. Dem get a successful three-year run insyd de early 1990s, placing insyd de league top three between 1992 den 1994, den winning de 1994 Copa de la Reina.[39] Dem subsequently decline to bottom table positions buh, despite dema weaker performances insyd de later years of de Liga Nacional, dem always manage to stay insyd de top division.[39]

Andreu join de board of FC Barcelona insyd 2000,[40] den within de year dem bring Club Femení Barcelona into de Barcelona Foundation ein organisational structure, wey dey make de women's team part of de club insyd administration.[41]

2002–2007: Becoming an official section den Segunda División

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Insyd 2001, na dem rebrand de league into de Superliga Femenina secof natural growth; na dem no accept Barcelona into de top division, as dem no fi pay de inscription fee of 3 million, wey na dem install insyd de new Superliga second division, de lowest tier of national football at de time (though dem sub-divide by regional group). Llansà push for de team to be recognised den supported as a section of de club;[42] insyd de summer of 2002, de FC Barcelona board unanimously approve ratifying de decision to incorporate CF Barcelona as an official section, wey de club rebrand de women's section to Futbol Club Barcelona Femení.[41][43][44] De next year, de team nominally cam be professional, buh na dem no dey receive livable salaries wey dem still for maintain oda jobs.[44]

Barcelona win ein group insyd de Segunda División insyd 2002 den 2003, buh e remain insyd de second division after unsuccessful appearances insyd de promotion playoffs. Na dem eventually promote am to de Superliga Femenina insyd 2004. Once dem promote am, de team enjoy sam popularity insyd de 2004–05 season secof de signing of de Mexican international Maribel "Marigol" Domínguez den de Spanish María Luisa Coimbra, though dis no translate into quality results give de team.[45] Na dem hire Xavi Llorens as manager insyd 2006 to replace Natalia Astrain,[46] wey na she be among de figures to leave wen de club restructure den significantly reduce de women's section insyd de summer of 2006.[47] Na Llorens be unable to keep de team insyd de Superliga, den at de end of de 2006–07 season, na de team be relegated den de club consider dissolving de section.[48]

2008–2015: Return to de top flight den first Golden Era

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Barcelona dey celebrate dema 2011 Copa Catalunya win

Barcelona return to de Superliga insyd 2008, den between 2009 den 2011, na dem consolidate demaselves insyd top positions insyd de league table.[49] Insyd 2011, na dem win dema second Copa de la Reina, wey dem beat local rivals Espanyol 1–0 insyd de final.[49] Insyd 2012, na dem win dema first league title plus a then-record 94 points,[50] qualifying for de UEFA Women's Champions League for de first time before exiting insyd de first round.[51] Dem successfully defend de league insyd 2013 plus a last matchday away win over leading team Athletic Bilbao, before winning de 2013 Copa de la Reina to be cam de fifth Spanish women's team to achieve de domestic double.[51]

Barcelona qualify for de quarterfinals of de Women's Champions League for de first time insyd de 2013–14 edition,[52] a season insyd wich dem win dema third straight league title. Between 17 April 2011 den 11 December 2011, Barcelona maintain a 15-match winning streak, de longest consecutive run insyd Spanish women's football history by 2015; den between 23 September 2012 den 20 April 2014, dem get a 54-game unbeaten run, anoda record at de time.[53] By de end of de 2013–14 season, de club refer to de previous four years of Barcelona Femení as a Golden Era insyd wich dem "absolutely dominate de Spanish football scene", den de team receive dema own section insyd de Barça Museum.[52] Insyd de following 2014–15 season, dem cam be de first team insyd de Spanish women's league to win four straight league titles.[54]

2015–2018: Professionalism den rivalry plus Atlético Madrid

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Insyd de summer of 2015, de club make de decision to professionalise de women's section.[43] Despite dema domestic success, players be unable to make a living playing give Barcelona Femení, wey de club know e no fi compete insyd de Champions League against professional teams from oda countries.[55] De team make a sponsorship deal plus Stanley Tools insyd 2014, wich allow dem to be cam professional,[55] wey dem add a shirt deal insyd 2018 wey make Stanley de first shirt sponsor specific to de women's team.[56] Na dem no be included insyd de deal wen Rakuten sponsor de men's team ein shirts insyd 2016 allow Barcelona Femení to sign an exclusivity deal plus Stanley for around €3.5 million per year, wey dey separate de team ein finances den dey make dem individually profitable.[57] Plus de professionalisation, de club begin changes, wey dey include bringing insyd Markel Zubizarreta first as women's team manager insyd 2015.[58]

Barcelona ein domestic dominance end as dem go thru de process of becoming professional, plus then-captain Vicky Losada later dey talk say na de jump "be a big change" initially, dey disrupt de team.[55] As part of dema new professionalism, Barcelona place a greater priority on competing insyd de Champions League,[59] though dem focus on improving conditions rather dan immediately trying to match de level of foreign teams.[60] Dem reach dema first Champions League semi-final insyd de 2016–17 season, wich na dem compare to de rapid rise of Manchester City W.F.C., wey cam be professional wey then dem achieve dis milestone at de same times as Barcelona.[59]

Dis period sanso coincide plus Atlético Madrid Femenino "wey dey emerge as a really strong side". Atlético cam be a challenger to Barcelona ein success, wey dem do so by playing plus a style wey counteracted Barcelona ein own: a rivalry develop between de teams wey Losada describe am as de women's Clásico.[55][61] Atlético win de three league titles between de 2016–17 den 2018–19 seasons, wey Barcelona be runners-up insyd each of those seasons.[55][62]

After struggling against Atlético for a few years,[55] Barcelona beat dem insyd de final of de 2017 Copa de la Reina, insyd Llorens ein final match as coach.[63] Llorens cam insyd to restructure de women's section insyd 2006 wen na e be weak, wey ein departure sanso bring about change. Under ein replacement, Fran Sánchez,[55][59] den plus Zubizarreta cam be sporting director insyd summer 2017,[58] Barcelona Femení move away from ein focus on development den integration of youth players.[55][59] De process briefly change to signing multiple big names insyd international football, wey dey include England star Toni Duggan[59] den Lieke Martens, wey dem make de highest-paid female footballer. Insyd de summer of 2018, Barcelona Femení join de men's team on a pre-season tour for de first time, one of de measures wey make The Guardian consider dem a groundbreaker insyd "growing commercial opportunities" den dey promote equality give women's football.[64]

2019–2024: De new dynasty

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Barcelona defeat Atlético at de Wanda Metropolitano on 17 March 2019, insyd a match wey break de world record for attendance at a women's club football match plus 60,739 attendees.[62] Later dat season, Barcelona progress to dema first ever Champions League final, meeting den losing 1–4 to five-time Champions League winners Olympique Lyonnais Féminin (Lyon).[65] Na Sánchez be replaced by Lluís Cortés insyd January 2019 den,[66] dey start insyd summer 2019, Barcelona aim to reduce de number of signings each year, returning to de long-term project of homegrown talent as de basis of de team;[55] Zubizarreta go gain a reputation as de "architect", wey dey build de team from youth acquisitions den dey convince higher profile players, a "low-cost" method of creating a strong, cohesive team.[67] Barcelona Femení begin only incorporating external players wey be connected to de team ein style, wey Losada dey insist say "de style of de club be sacred."[55] After losing de 2019 Champions League final, de team direct investment to oda areas, wey dey include improvement insyd conditions den an expanded support staff.[67] De period from Barcelona ein surge insyd success den cementing of identity insyd 2019, to de present as of 2024, be described as a dynastic era give de team den as de "new dynasty" of Europe.[68][69][70][71][72] Insyd 2024, de success of Barcelona Femení be considered by local sportswriters den de FC Barcelona club historian to be de prevailing sense of identity den club narrative give FC Barcelona.[73]

After dem be runners-up insyd all competitions for two years, Barcelona win four titles for de 2019–20 season,[74] buh na dem no reach de final of de 2019–20 Champions League, wich de club consider disappointing.[75] Since 2020, Barcelona win de league wey dem reach de Champions League final every season, while dem sanso win at least one of de Copa de la Reina den Supercopa each year.

Dem win dema first Champions League title by defeating Chelsea 4–0 insyd de 2021 final.[76] A month later, Cortés lef, as de club continue to strive to build on dema success den standards of professionalism.[77][78] Na losing dema manager no harm de team: dema 2021–22 season be considered one of de most dominant insyd football.[68][79][80][81][82] Grant Wahl say na de team be one of de best women's sides insyd history, wey he attribute dema resilience den increasing success to dem establish a new culture within de team einself.[79] Dem fail to retain de Champions League dis season,[82] buh san go win am insyd de following two.[83][84] Dema 2023–24 season exceed dema previous successes,[72] wey de team plete dema first continental quadruple[85] by defeating Lyon 2–0 insyd de 2024 Champions League final;[84] wey e be dema third Champions League title insyd four years, den dema first defeat of European rivals Lyon. Maria Tikas opine say de match confirmed Barcelona as de new holders of de European dynasty.[86]

Na dem set de official record attendance for a women's football match at Camp Nou on 22 April 2022, wey 91,648 people watch Barcelona defeat Wolfsburg 5–1 (pictured).[87]

During dis period, de team sanso dominate individual awards: captain Alexia Putellas sweep all individual awards for two seasons (wey dey correspond to 2020–21 den 2021–22),[88][89] wey Aitana Bonmatí then win all individual titles for de 2022–23 season. Including ein achievements plus de Spain national team, Bonmatí get de most decorated season of any footballer, male anaa female.[90] Oda records wey de team set include twice setting de highest-ever attendance for a women's football match – Barcelona beat Real Madrid den then Wolfsburg at de Camp Nou, plus respective attendances of 91,553 den 91,648[79][91][92] – den breaking de world record for a transfer fee insyd women's football to bring Keira Walsh from Manchester City insyd de summer of 2022.

De team ein dominance insyd Spain sanso reach new heights after dem summarily defeat main rivals Atlético 7–0 insyd de 2021–22 Supercopa final.[93] Dat season, dem mathematically win de league by March.[94] Real Madrid incorporate ein women's team insyd 2020, wey dey aim to challenge Barcelona ein monopoly within Spain; Barcelona win every women's Clásico as of 2024.[55][95]

Supporters den popularity

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Barcelona Femení supporters at Plaça Sant Jaume insyd 2023

Barcelona Femení get a fan base distinct from dat of de men's team, even wen de team sell out de main stadiums. De popularity of de team grow vastly insyd de years after e cam be professional.[96] Part of de reason for de growth in popularity be connected to de growth of feminism insyd de 2010s. De audience give Barcelona Femení dey include both women den men of all ages – reportedly mostly men wey no dey watch de Barcelona men's team,[96] though, insyd de 2020s, Barcelona Femení ein fan base grow to include long-time Barcelona fans wey dem more recently be exposed to den enjoy de women's team's style of play.[97] El Periódico wrep insyd 2024 say de team dey play give people "wey cam be hooked on [dema] way of playing den understanding football".[97] De same year, authors Jim O'Brien den Xavier Ginesta question whether de club einself promote de women's team to be "insyd de vanguard of genuine change insyd gender politics" anaa as a form of brand marketing secof dema increased profile den dey want "to breath[e] fresh life into de fading traditions of de club."[98] Supporters of de team typically dey support feminist values insyd society den sport, as well as de team einself.[96]

Around de time of dema professionalisation, de team make an effort to gain more regular supporters wey dey attend matches. Na dem be dominant within Spain, de staff know say na winning no be enough wey dem work on ways to engage potential fans.[99] Research dem conduct around dis time suggest say na de lack of widespread support give Barcelona Femení be primarily secof de power hierarchy within global den glocalised football dat under-appreciated women.[100]By de time Barcelona Femení successively break de official world record attendance twice insyd 2022, de increasing support dem track plus global trends buh sanso show de dedication of de domestic support de team foster, in part by having chaw Catalan players promote as local stars.[98]

De team move to de Johan Cruyff Stadium insyd 2019, wey locate insyd Sant Joan Despí, a town west of de city of Barcelona. Dem previously play at de Mini Estadi, next to de Camp Nou. Despite playing outsyd of de city, by 2022 de team average crowds four times larger dan wen dem play at de Mini Estadi. Na dis be attributed by Zubizarreta wey no be to de team cam be more successful, buh to de club dey treat de women's players equal to de men's insyd advertising den merchandising.[101] De travelling support give de team sanso grow insyd dis period, wey ESPN attribute as a post-COVID-19 development of fans wey dey want to follow de team insyd major away games.[102]

Insyd 2022, de audience give Barcelona Femení games sanso be more varied dan dat of de men's team, wich be suggested to be secof de fact de women's team no dey offer season tickets. De crowd give men's games mostly be season ticket holders den tourists wey buy last-minute remaining tickets, while na chaw tickets to women's games dem buy as part of four-ticket packs.[96]

Rivalries

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Na Barcelona Femení ein first rivalry be against local rivals Espanyol, against whom dem play dema first matches insyd 1971.[103] De first league match between dem, insyd 1988, result in a 2–2 draw; though chaw teams insyd de league at de time be from de Barcelona area, na de Derbi Femení still be a highlighted fixture.[104]

Na de main rivalry give Barcelona Femení be Atlético Madrid, plus de two teams get similar prominence den success within Spain den Europe insyd de 2010s, as well as dem get playing styles wey contrast each oda.[55] Barcelona den Athletic Club Bilbao sanso share a rivalry insyd Spain insyd de 2000s den early 2010s, wey dey see large attendances at de San Mamés give dema matches. Insyd de 2012–13 season, Barcelona be at one stage 8 points behind Athletic before dem win de league on de last day at San Mamés.[105] Na Barcelona, Atlético den Athletic be de first major professional women's teams insyd Spain, wey dey sustain league rivalries secof na dem be de three largest teams for quite some time. Na chaw oda large clubs (i.e. those plus historic men's teams) no incorporate women's sections til 2018 anaa later, so de oda women's teams prior to dis be smaller anaa independent.[106]

Real Madrid incorporate a women's section insyd 2020. After dema matches dat season, Losada dismiss de idea say na de teams get a rivalry: "For me, it's not a clásico but on a media level it helps that at last they're in our league. Those who don't follow women's football might think it's a clásico; those that do, know it's not."[55] Real Madrid improve insyd de following seasons, den though Barcelona do, too – na dem always beat Real Madrid by 2024 – staff den players at Barcelona say dat a stronger Real Madrid be important to keep up de competitive status of de league den for de global image of de game, plus Caroline Graham Hansen dey talk say "[El Clásico] be a big game, a game de whole world know wey e be important say e dey reflect de level insyd de women's game."[107]

Barcelona sanso get rivalries insyd de Champions League, wey dey include against Wolfsburg den Lyon, de latter of wich be champions insyd de first two finals Barcelona loose. After de first lost final, reaching Lyon ein level cam be an aspiration anaa "obsession" give Barcelona;[55] na dem call Lyon Barcelona ein bestia negra ahead of Barcelona defeating dem for de first time insyd 2024.[108][109]

Seasons

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1970–1980

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Season League Catalan Cup Top scorer
Tier Div Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pts Name(s)
1971–72 1 CC 4th 26 17 6 3 94 14 40 Runner-up Lolita Ortiz 26
1973 1 CC 1st 13 9 3 1 26 10 21
1974 1 CN 6th 12 3 3 6 11 21 9
1975–76
1977–78
1978–79 Runner-up
1979–80 1 CF 2nd 12 8 3 1 28 6 19

1981–1988

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Season League Cup Catalan Cup Top scorer[110]
Tier Div Pos Pld W D L GF GA Pts Name(s)
1981 1 LC
1981–82
1982–83 1 LC
1983–84 Withdrawn Runner-up [ca]
1984–85 1 LC 3rd [ca] 10 4 3 3 23 22 11 Champion [ca] Emilia Ibáñez
1985–86 1 LC 4th [ca] 24 14 5 5 111 29 33 Runner-up [ca] Emilia Ibàñez 40
1986–87 1 LC 4th [ca] 28 18 5 3 138 31 41[111] Semifinals [ca]
1987–88 LC 4th [ca] 14 8 1 5 36 15 17 Round of 16 [ca]

1988–present

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De RFEF recognised women's football insyd 1980; e found de official Spanish League system wey dey begin insyd 1988.

Season League Cup Supercup Catalan Cup UWCL FWCC Top scorer[112]
TierDivPosPldWDLGFGAPtsName(s)
1988–8914th16763302520Withdrawn Quarterfinals [ca]
1989–90 15th22949493922Withdrawn
1990–91 16th14518233911Runner-up [es]
1991–92 12nd14914381619Semifinals [es] Champion
1992–93 13rd12642251816Round of 32
1993–94 13rd181323461841Champion [es]
1994–95 17th18486273820Round of 32 [es] Champion
1995–96 18th165110243416Round of 16 [es]
1996–9714th (Gr:3)2620151032861
1997–98 12nd (Gr:3)2620321372563First round [es]
1998–99 15th (Gr:3)261835994257
1999–00 16th (Gr:3)241329642941 Champion
2000–01 14th (Gr:3)261736964054First round
2001–02 21st (Gr:III)262330123672
2002–03 21st (Gr:III)2622401381970
2003–04 21st (Gr:III)2623211011771
2004–0519th268513425929
2005–0618th248412395128Quarterfinals Runner-up Mexico Patricia Pérez8
2006–07114th264418265816 Runner-up Marta Unzué6
2007–0821st (Gr:III)2622221281768 Runner-up
2008–0916th301479483249Semifinals Runner-up Mari Paz Vilas13
2009–1015th261349422943Semifinals Champion Marta Cubí13
2010–1114th281558532650Champion Champion Olga García16
2011–1211st3431121191994Semifinals Champion Sonia Bermúdez38
2012–1311st302442911276Champion Champion Round of 32Sonia Bermúdez20
2013–1411st302541821179Champion Runner-up QuarterfinalsSonia Bermúdez28
2014–1511st30252393977Semifinals Champion Round of 16Sonia Bermúdez22
2015–1612nd302451981277Runner-up Champion QuarterfinalsJennifer Hermoso24
2016–1712nd302433981375Champion Champion SemifinalsJennifer Hermoso35
2017–1812nd302442981276Champion Champion QuarterfinalsAndressa Alves12
2018–1912nd302532941578Semifinals Champion Runner-upAlexia Putellas16
2019–2011st21192086659Champion Champion Champion [ca]SemifinalsJennifer Hermoso23
2020–2111st3433011671599Champion Semifinals ChampionJennifer Hermoso31
2021–2211st3030001591190Champion Champion Runner-upAsisat Oshoala20
2022–2311st3028111181085Round of 16 Champion ChampionAsisat Oshoala21
2023–2411st3029101371088Champion Champion ChampionCaroline Graham Hansen21
2024–2511st30280212816 84 Champion Champion ChampionRunner-upEwa Pajor25
2025–2611st302901130987ChampionChampionChampionClàudia Pina21

Record insyd UEFA Women's Champions League

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Competition Pld W D L GF GA GD Top Goalscorer(s) Goals
UEFA Women's Champions League 111 81 10 20 309 89 +220 Alexia Putellas 32

All results (away, home and aggregate) list FC Barcelona's goal tally first.

f indicates the leg played first.

Season Round Opponents Away Home Aggregate Scorers
2012–13 Round of 32 Arsenal 0–4 0–3 f 0–7
2013–14 Round of 32 Brøndby 2–2 0–0 f 2–2 (a) Corredera, Čanković
Round of 16 Zürich 3–1 3–0 f 6–1 Bermúdez (2), Losada, Ruth García, Corredera, Čanković
Quarter-final Germany Wolfsburg 0–3 f 0–2 0–5
2014–15 Round of 32 Czech Republic Slavia Prague 1–0 f 3–0 4–0 Ruth Garcia, Putellas, Bermúdez, Romero
Round of 16 Bristol Academy 1–1 0–1 f 1–2 Losada
2015–16 Round of 32 Kazygurt 1–1 f 4–1 5–2 Ruth Garcia, Hermoso (2), Serrano, Unzué
Round of 16 Twente 1–0 f 1–0 2–0 Olga García (2)
Quarter-final Paris Saint-Germain 0–1 0–0 f 0–1
2016–17 Round of 32 FC Minsk 3–0 f 2–1 5–1 Hermoso (3), Torrejón, Andressa Alves
Round of 16 Twente 4–0 1–0 f 5–0 Hermoso, Torrejón, Andressa Alves, Latorre, N'Guessan
Quarter-final Rosengård 1–0 f 2–0 3–0 Ouahabi, Hermoso, Caldentey
Semi-final Paris Saint-Germain 0–2 1–3 f 1–5 Latorre
2017–18 Round of 32 Avaldsnes 4–0 f 2–0 6–0 Martens (2), Duggan, Andressa Alves, Caldentey, Losada
Round of 16 Gintra Universitetas 6–0 f 3–0 9–0 Bonmatí, Caldentey (2), Duggan (2), Olga García, Andonova, Putellas, Alekperova (og)
Quarter-final Olympique Lyon 1–2 f 0–1 1–3 Guijarro
2018–19 Round of 32 Kazygurt 1–3 f 3–0 4–3 Duggan, Guijarro, Torrejón, Martens
Round of 16 Glasgow City 3–0 5–0 f 8–0[113] Hamraoui, Bonmatí, Guijarro, Andressa Alves, Mapi León, Duggan (2), Putellas
Quarter-final Lillestrøm 1–0 3–0 f 4–0 Duggan (2), Caldentey, Martens
Semi-final Germany Bayern Munich 1–0 f 1–0 2–0 Hamraoui, Caldentey
Final (Budapest) Olympique Lyon 1–4 Oshoala
2019–20 Round of 32 Italy Juventus 2–0 f 2–1 4–1 Putellas (2), Torrejón, Van der Gragt
Round of 16 FC Minsk 3–1 5–0 f 8–1 Oshoala, Torrejón, Bonmatí (2), Hermoso, Putellas, Caldentey, Guijarro
Quarter-final (Bilbao) Atlético Madrid 1–0 Hamraoui
Semi-final (San Sebastián) Germany Wolfsburg 0–1
2020–21 Round of 32 PSV 4–1 f 4–1 8–2 Martens (3), Graham Hansen (2), Hermoso, Oshoala, van den Berg (og)
Round of 16 Fortuna Hjørring 5–0 4–0 f 9–0 Hermoso (3), Bonmatí (2), Putellas, Caldentey, Oshoala, Torrejón
Quarter-final Manchester City 1–2 3–0 f 4–2 Oshoala (2), Caldentey, Hermoso
Semi-final Paris Saint-Germain 1–1 f 2–1 3–2 Hermoso, Martens (2)
Final (Gothenburg) Chelsea 4–0 Leupolz (og), Putellas, Bonmatí, Graham Hansen
2021–22 Group stage Arsenal 4–0 4–1 f 8–1 Caldentey, Putellas, Oshoala, Martens, Bonmatí, Hermoso (2), Rolfö
Køge 2–0 f 5–0 7–0 Rolfö (2), Hermoso, Ouahabi, Putellas, Engen, Martens
Germany 1899 Hoffenheim 5–0 4–0 f 9–0 Hermoso, Putellas (3), Torrejón (2), Paredes, Bonmatí, Crnogorčević
Quarter-final Real Madrid 3–1 f 5–2 8–3 Putellas (3), Pina (2), Mapi León, Bonmatí, Graham Hansen
Semi-final Germany Wolfsburg 0–2 5–1 f 5–3 Bonmatí, Graham Hansen, Hermoso, Putellas (2)
Final (Italy Turin) Olympique Lyon 1–3 Putellas
2022–23 Group stage Benfica 6–2 9–0 f 15–2 Guijarro, Bonmatí (2), Oshoala (2), Caldentey (2), Crnogorčević (2), Geyse (2), Pina (2), Paredes, Seiça (og)
Rosengård 4–1 f 6–0 10–1 Bonmatí (2), Caldentey (2), Oshoala (2), Mapi León, Rolfö, Torrejón, Paredes
Germany Bayern Munich 1–3 3–0 f 4–3 Geyse (2), Bonmatí, Pina
Quarter-final Italy Roma 1–0 f 5–1 6–1 Paralluelo, Rolfö (2), Mapi León, Oshoala, Guijarro
Semi-finals Chelsea 1–0 f 1–1 2–1 Graham Hansen (2)
Final (Eindhoven) Germany Wolfsburg 3–2 Guijarro (2), Rolfö
2023–24 Group stage Benfica 4–4 5–0 f 9–4 Putellas (2), Bonmatí (2), Oshoala, Graham Hansen, Guijarro, Bronze
Germany Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 f 2–0 5–1 Paralluelo (2), Caldentey, Guijarro, Graham Hansen
Rosengård 6–0 f 7–0 13–0 Wik (og)(2), Paralluelo (3), Guijarro, Bonmatí, Caldentey, Martina, Walsh, Graham Hansen, Pina, Torrejón
Quarter-final Brann 2–1 f 3–1 5–2 Graham Hansen, Paralluelo, Bonmatí, Rolfö, Guijarro
Semi-finals Chelsea 2–0 0–1 f 2–1 Bonmatí, Rolfö
Final (Bilbao) Olympique Lyon 2–0 Bonmatí, Putellas
2024–25 Group stage Manchester City 0–2 f 3–0 3–2 Pina, Bonmatí, Putellas
Hammarby 3–0 9–0 f 12–0 Graham Hansen (2), Pina (2), Putellas, Mapi León, Pajor (3), Brugts, Rolfö, Bonmatí
St. Pölten 4–1 7–0 f 11–1 Pajor, Nazareth (3), Bonmatí, Walsh, Pina (2), Graham Hansen, López, Putellas
Quarter-final Germany Wolfsburg 4–1 f 6–1 10–2 Dijkstra (og), Paredes, Paralluelo (3), Schertenleib, Brugts, Pina (2), Mapi León
Semi-finals Chelsea 4–1 4–1 f 8–2 Pajor (2), Pina (3), Paredes, Bonmatí, Paralluelo
Final (Lisbon) Arsenal 0–1
2025–26 League phase Germany Bayern Munich 7–1 1st Putellas, Pajor (2), Brugts, Paralluelo, Pina (2)
Italy Roma 4–0 Brugts, Nazareth, Putellas, Graham Hansen
OH Leuven 3–0 Putellas, Everaerts (og), Paredes
Chelsea 1–1 Pajor
Benfica 3–1 Pajor, Ucheibe (og), Aleixandri
Paris FC 2–0 López, Graham Hansen
Quarter-final Real Madrid 6–2 f 6–0 12–2 Pajor (3), Brugts (2), Paredes (2), López, Putellas (2), Graham Hansen (2)
Semi-finals Germany Bayern Munich 1–1 f 4–2 5–3 Pajor (2), Paralluelo, Putellas (2)
Final (Oslo) Lyon 4–0 Pajor (2), Paralluelo (2)

Honours

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Official

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FC Barcelona Femení honours[114]
Type Competition Titles Winning Seasons Runners-up
Domestic Liga F 11 2011–12, 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 1991–92, 2015–16, 2016–17, 2017–18, 2018–19
Copa de la Reina 12 1994 [es], 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26 1991 [es], 2016
Supercopa de España Femenina 6 2019–20, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25, 2025–26
Segunda División (Group III) 4 2001–02, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2007–08
Continental UEFA Women's Champions League 4 2020–21, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2025–26 2018–19, 2021–22, 2024–25
Regional Copa Catalunya Femenina 11 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 [ca], 2024–25 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013
Copa Generalitat/Copa Catalana 4 1985 [ca],[115] 1991–92, 1994–95, 1999–2000[116] 1984 [ca], 1986 [ca]
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Invitational

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Competition Titles Seasons
Joan Gamper Trophy 4 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
COTIF Women's Football Tournament 1 2014
Teide Trophy 1 2022
Sport Mundi Tournament 0 2008 (2º), 2009 (2º)
Pyrénées International Women's Cup 0 2010 (2º), 2012 (2º)
Valais Women's Cup 0 2014 (3º)
Women's International Champions Cup 0 2021 (3º)
AMOS Women's French Cup [fr][117] 0 2022 (3º)

Odas awards

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Award Year(s) Ref.(s)
Gala de Fútbol Femenino – Extraordinary Award: Record Attendance 2022 [118]
Golsmedia FutbolFest Awards – SuperCampeonas 2022 Award: Best Women's Football Club 2021–22 [119]
IFFHS Women's World's Best Club 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 [120][121][122][123][124][125][126]
IFFHS Women's UEFA Best Club 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 [127][128][129]
Panenka Premi Antonín del Año – Cultural values in Spanish football 2022 [130]
Premio Culer Femenino 2023 [131][132]
Medalla d'Honor del Parlament de Catalunya 2023 [133]
Ballon d'Or – Women's Club of the Year 2023, 2024 [134][135][136]
Football Content Awards – Best Football Club, Women's Football Gold Award 2023 [137]
Globe Soccer Awards – Best Women's Club of the Year 2021, 2023, 2024 (Eu), 2024, 2025 [138][139][140][141][142]
World Soccer Magazine – Women's World Team of the Year 2021, 2024 [143][144]

Records

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Bold dey indicate still-current records

Current technical staff

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Managers

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  • Ramon Carrión (1988–89)
  • Luis de la Peña (1989–1998)
  • Salvador Casals (1998–2001)
  • Natalia Astrain (2002–2006)
  • Xavi Llorens (2006–2017)
  • Fran Sánchez (2017–2019)
  • Lluís Cortés (2019–2021)
  • Jonatan Giráldez (2021–2024)
  • Pere Romeu (2024–present)

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