Futbol Club Barcelona (Catalan pronunciation: [fubˈbɔl ˈklub bəɾsəˈlonə] (listen)), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça, is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, playing in La Liga, the top division , takeover of Spanish football.
Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German and English footballers 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") . . Unlike many other football clubs, the fans own and operate Barcelona.
It is the fourth most valuable sports team in the world, valued at $4.76 billion, and the fourth richest football club in the world by revenue, with annual revenues of €582.1 million. The official anthem of Barcelona is "Cant del Barça", written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs.[4] Barcelona traditionally play in dark shades of blue and garnet stripes, hence the nickname Blaugrana.
Domestically, Barcelona have won a record 75 trophies: 26 La Liga, 31 Copa del Rey, thirteen Supercopa de España, three Copa Eva Duarte and two Copa de la Liga titles, as well as being the record-holder for the last four competitions. In international club football, the club has won 22 European and world titles: five UEFA Champions League titles, a record four UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, a record five UEFA Super Cups, a record three Inter-City Fairs Cups, one joint record two Latin Cups and three FIFA Club World Cups.
Barcelona ranked first in the International Federation of Football History & Statistics club world rankings in 1997, 2009, 2011, 2012 and 2015 and have ranked sixth in the UEFA club rankings since July 2022. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Real Madrid and matches between the two teams are known as El Clásico.
Barcelona is one of the most supported teams in the world and the club has one of the largest social media followings among sports teams in the world. Barcelona players have won a record 12 Ballon d'Or awards, including Johan Cruyff, and a record seven FIFA World Player of the Year awards, including Romário, Ronaldo, Rivaldo and Ronaldinho.
In 2010, three players who graduated from the club's youth academy (Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi) were voted among the top three players in the world at the FIFA Ballon d'Or awards, an unprecedented feat for players from the same football academy. In addition, players representing the club have won a record eight European Golden Boot awards.
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