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FC Barcelona

football club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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Futbol Club Barcelona was founded on November 29, 1899[1] by Joan Gamper[2]. The organization operates within the industry of other voluntary membership organizations (France)[3]. Its CEO is Ferran Reverter[2].

Key Facts

  • Field of work: association football[3]
  • Award received: Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year[4], Copa Stadium[5], Premio World Soccer al mejor equipo del mundo[6], FIFA Fair Play Award[7], Laureus Spirit of Sport Award[8], IFFHS World's Best Club[9], Gold Plate of the Royal Order of Sports Merit[10], Saint George's Cross[11]
  • Member of: FIFA[12], Union of European Football Associations[13]
  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: La Maternitat i Sant Ramon[14], Barcelona[15]
  • Country: Spain[16]
  • Instance of: professional sports team[17], representation team[18]
  • Official language: Catalan[19]
  • Anthem: Cant del Barça[20]
  • Founder: Joan Gamper[21], Walter Wild[22], Bartomeu Terradas[23], Luis de Ossó[24], Otto Maier Zeuner[25], Pere Cabot i Roldós[26], John Parsons Alexander[27], William Parsons Alexander[28], Q136472007[29], Q136472019[30], Q136472026[31], Josep Llobet[32]
  • Home venue: Camp Nou[33]
  • League or competition: La Liga[34]
  • Owned by: members of Fútbol Club Barcelona[35], Supporters of FC Barcelona[36]
  • Named after: Barcelona[37]
  • Headquarters location: Barcelona[38]
  • Chief executive officer: Ferran Reverter[39]
  • Location: Camp Nou[40]
  • Postal code: 08028[41]
  • Head coach: Hansi Flick[42]
  • Part of: FC Barcelona[43]
  • Commons category: FC Barcelona[44]
  • Industry: other voluntary membership organizations (France)[45], sporting activities[46]
  • SRGB color hex triplet: 000080[47], 960018[48]
  • Archives at: FC Barcelona Documentation and Study Centre[49]
  • Chairperson: Joan Laporta[50]
  • Has part(s): FC Barcelona Juvenil A[51], FC Barcelona Atlètic[52], La Masia[53]

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Founding

November 29, 1899 marks the founding of FC Barcelona[54].

Why It Matters

FC Barcelona has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

FAQs

What awards did FC Barcelona receive?

Honors received include Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year[4], Copa Stadium[5], Premio World Soccer al mejor equipo del mundo[6], and FIFA Fair Play Award[7].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [19] ↑ . fcbarcelona.com. fcbarcelona.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [21] ↑ . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Retrieved . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [26] ↑ . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Retrieved . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [27] ↑ . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Retrieved . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [28] ↑ . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Retrieved . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [29] ↑ . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Retrieved . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [30] ↑ . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Retrieved . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [31] ↑ . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Retrieved . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [32] ↑ . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Retrieved . lesportiudecatalunya.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [37] ↑ . fcbarcelona.cat. Retrieved . fcbarcelona.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [38] ↑ . Global LEI Index. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [4] ↑ . fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved . fcbarcelona.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [5] ↑ . iberdrola.com. iberdrola.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [6] ↑ . worldsoccer.com. Retrieved . worldsoccer.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [7] ↑ . fifa.com. Retrieved . fifa.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [8] ↑ . unicef.org. Retrieved . unicef.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [9] ↑ . iffhs.com. iffhs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [10] ↑ . boe.es. boe.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [11] ↑ . portaljuridic.gencat.cat. portaljuridic.gencat.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [39] ↑ . fcbarcelona.cat. Retrieved . fcbarcelona.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  36. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [42] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [45] ↑ . SIRENE. wikidata.org.
  42. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  47. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [50] ↑ . Transfermarkt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  49. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [52] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  51. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  52. [54] ↑ . cementiris.ajuntament.barcelona.cat. Retrieved . cementiris.ajuntament.barcelona.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Powerek38 · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 6d ago · Masoud.h1368 · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    House publication → FC Barcelona media, Barça TV+, Barça Camp Nou +1
    Owner of → Camp del Carrer Indústria, Camp de Les Corts, Camp Nou +10
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  3. 19d ago · Masoud.h1368 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    House publication → FC Barcelona media, Barça TV+, Barça Camp Nou +1
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  4. 19d ago · Masoud.h1368 · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → FC Barcelona Juvenil A, FC Barcelona C, FC Barcelona Atlètic +1
    Home venue → Velòdrom de la Bonanova, camp de l’Hotel Casanovas, Camp de la carretera d'Horta +8
    Claims rich → —
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  5. 23d ago · Masoud.h1368 · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → FC Barcelona Juvenil A, FC Barcelona C, FC Barcelona Atlètic +1
    Claims rich → —
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  6. 26d ago · Masoud.h1368 · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Home venue → Velòdrom de la Bonanova, camp de l’Hotel Casanovas, Camp de la carretera d'Horta +8
    Owner of → Camp del Carrer Indústria, Camp de Les Corts, Camp Nou +10
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'an', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'as', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'b
    Sitelink count → 154
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Owner of: Barça TV+"
  7. 4w ago · Masoud.h1368 · 2026-09-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Whatsapp channel id → 0029VZzc5wUKrWQraNl2Li2b
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  8. 4w ago · Սահակ · 2026-09-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 5w ago · Masoud.h1368 · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Team captain → Joan Gamper, Arthur Witty, José Quirante +50
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Anthem: Barcelona sempre amunt"
  10. 5w ago · Masoud.h1368 · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Team captain → Joan Gamper, Arthur Witty, José Quirante +50
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  11. 6w ago · Masoud.h1368 · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eu vat number → ESG08266298
    Logo image → Football Club Barcelona Color Update.png
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  12. 7w ago · Hampcky · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dialnet author id → 3503024
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  13. 11w ago · Masoud.h1368 · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → FCBarcelona Camp Nou 541DSC 0418 (49954815131).jpg, 2015 UEFA Super Cup 67.jpg
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  14. 11w ago · CommonsDelinker · 2026-08-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sponsor → Japan Airlines, TV3, UNICEF +7
    Image → FCBarcelona Camp Nou 541DSC 0418 (49954815131).jpg, 2015 UEFA Super Cup 67.jpg
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  15. 12w ago · Masoud.h1368 · 2026-07-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sponsor → Japan Airlines, TV3, UNICEF +7
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  16. 12w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → football club in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
    P14470 → Concepts/Barcelona_FC
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  17. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → football:FC_Barcelona, footballranking:FC_Barcelona
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  18. 19w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-06-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mascot → Avi del Barça, CAT
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  19. 21w ago · Masoud.h1368 · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mascot → Avi del Barça, CAT
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