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FC Barcelona Bàsquet (English: FC Barcelona Basketball), commonly referred to as FC Barcelona (Catalan pronunciation: [fubˈbɔl ˈklub bəɾsəˈlonə] ⓘ) and colloquially known as Barça ([ˈbaɾsə]), is a professional basketball team based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a part of the FC Barcelona multi-sports club, and was founded on 24 August 1926, which makes it the oldest club in the Liga ACB. The team, which competes in the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague, is one of the most successful basketball teams domestically as well as internationally. Two times European champions, Barça completed a triple crown in 2003 by winning the season's league, cup and EuroLeague. Their home arena is the Palau Blaugrana, which was opened on 23 October 1971. They share the facilities with the roller hockey, futsal and handball teams of the club.
Some of the well-known players that have played with the team included Pau Gasol, Rony Seikaly, Marc Gasol, Anderson Varejão, Juan Carlos Navarro, Jaka Lakovič, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Dejan Bodiroga, Gianluca Basile, Ricky Rubio, Juan Antonio San Epifanio, Saša Đorđević, and Tony Massenburg.
FC Barcelona also has a reserve team, called FC Barcelona Bàsquet B, that plays in the Spanish 4th-tier Tercera FEB.
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History
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Early years
Founded on 24 August 1926, the club entered its first competition in 1927, playing in the Campionat de Catalunya de Basquetbol (Catalan Basketball Championship). During these early years, basketball in Catalonia was dominated by clubs such as CE Europa, Laietà BC and Société Patrie (later CB Atlètic Gràcia) and it was not until the 1940s that FC Barcelona created a basketball team. During this decade they won six Copas del Generalísimo de Baloncesto and were runners-up once. In 1956 they were founding members of the Liga Española de Baloncesto and finished as runners-up. In 1959 they won Spanish basketball's first-ever league and cup double.[1]
Decline in the 1960s
The 1960s and 1970s saw the team in decline. In 1961 the club president Enric Llaudet dissolved the team in spite of its popularity. However, in 1962, the club was reformed after a campaign by the fans. In 1964 the league's Primera División was cut from fourteen teams to eight and the club found themselves in the Segunda División after not finishing between the two first qualified teams in the relegation playoffs.[2] However they quickly returned to the top division after being crowned Segunda champions in 1965. During the 1970s the club was persistently overshadowed by its rivals Real Madrid and Joventut.
Revival in the 1980s
In the 1980s club president Josep Lluís Núñez gave the team his full support with the aim of making the club the best in Spain and Europe. His support produced results and during the decade inspired by their coach Aíto García Reneses and players like Juan Antonio San Epifanio (better known as Epi), Andrés Jiménez, Sibilio, Audie Norris and Solozábal, the club won six Spanish championships, five Spanish cups, two European Cup Winners' Cups, the Korać Cup and the World Championship. However the European Cup remained elusive, ending as runners-up in 1984.[3] In the 1987–88 season Barça won the Copa Príncipe, Liga ACB, Copa del Rey and the Supercopa completing a quadruple.
Champions of Europe
The club built on this success during the 1990s, winning a further four Spanish championships and two Spanish cups. They were still unable to win the European Cup despite playing in a further four finals in 1990, 1991, 1996 and 1997. They also made a record six EuroLeague Final Four appearances. The star player during this era was Juan Antonio San Epifanio.
Their persistence eventually paid off and in 2003, inspired by Dejan Bodiroga, Gregor Fučka, Šarūnas Jasikevičius and Juan Carlos Navarro, they won the EuroLeague, beating Benetton Treviso 76–65 in front of a packed Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.[4] They repeated the feat in 2010, defeating Olympiacos by a wide 86–68 in Paris,[5] and that October, they made further history when they beat the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers – including Kobe Bryant and FCB Bàsquet alumnus and Barcelona native Pau Gasol – 92–88 at the Palau Sant Jordi as part of the 2010 NBA Europe Live Tour. The match was also notable for being both a match-up between the reigning NBA and EuroLeague champions and the first time a European team had won against a defending NBA champion. Two FCB Bàsquet players in that game – captain Navarro and point guard Ricky Rubio – either had or went on to play in the NBA.
Recent years
In the following years, Barcelona would stay on top of Spanish basketball, playing almost all league and cup finals against rival Real Madrid. From 2012 until 2014, Barcelona managed to reach the Euroleague Final Four. However, it could not reach further than the semifinals. Barcelona won the Spanish Championship in 2014, but the next few seasons became absolute disasters, both in the Euroleague, and the Spanish League. However, the team saw a return to form in the Copa del Rey, which was won in 2018, in 2019 and in 2021 defeating Real Madrid on all three finals.[6] In 2021 the Spanish Championship was won for the 19th time—the first in seven years—and only a narrow defeat against Anadolu Efes in the championship game of the 2021 EuroLeague Final Four prevented the Catalan giants from winning the competition for the third time. On June 21 2023 Barça defeated Real Madrid 82–93 to win their 20th Spanish Championship.
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Sponsorship naming
Banca Catalana was the team's initial sponsor, being featured in the official name and the team's uniform for 10 seasons, between 1989 and 1998.[7] From 2004 until 2007 the club was sponsored by the Winterthur Group, a Swiss insurance company with offices in Barcelona since 1910. Coincidentally, Winterthur was the birthplace of club founder Joan Gamper. In 2006 the Winterthur Group was taken over by AXA, leading to a change in the club name. In the 2008–09 season, the club's sponsorship changed to Spanish insurer Regal (a division of Liberty Seguros, the Spanish subsidiary of American insurer Liberty Mutual). This sponsorship finished in June 2013. The team's most recent name sponsor was Turkish tyre manufacturer Lassa Tyres, between 2015 and 2019.[8]
- FC Barcelona Banca Catalana (1989–1998)
- Winterthur FC Barcelona (2004–2007)
- AXA FC Barcelona (2007–2008)
- Regal FC Barcelona (2008–2011)
- FC Barcelona Regal (2011–2013)[9]
- FC Barcelona Lassa (2015–2019)[8]
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Home arenas


- Sol de Baix Sports Complex (1926–1940)
- Les Corts Court (1940–1971), located next to Les Corts football stadium
- Palau Sant Jordi (1990–1992), after 1992 occasionally used for home games
- Palau Blaugrana (1971–1990, 1992–present)
- Nou Palau Blaugrana (future venue)
Players
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Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Notable players
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Álex Abrines
Quique Andreu
Manel Bosch
Nino Buscató
Víctor Claver
Joan Creus
Juan de la Cruz
Rodrigo de la Fuente
Salva Díez
Roberto Dueñas
Aíto García Reneses
Marc Gasol
Pau Gasol
Roger Grimau
Andrés Jiménez
Rafael Jofresa
Ferran Martínez
José Antonio Montero
Juan Carlos Navarro
Pierre Oriola
Xavi Rabaseda
Pau Ribas
Ignacio Rodríguez
Ricky Rubio
Víctor Sada
Juan Antonio San Epifanio
Luis Miguel Santillana
Chicho Sibilio
Nacho Solozábal
Jordi Trias
Fran Vázquez
Nicolás Laprovíttola
Marcelo Nicola
Pepe Sánchez
David Andersen
Danté Exum
Joe Ingles
Nathan Jawai
Marcelinho Huertas
Anderson Varejão
Sasha Vezenkov
Lars Hansen
Greg Wiltjer
Romain Sato
Mario Hezonja
Mario Kasun
Ante Tomić
Roko Ukić
Andrija Žižić
Luboš Bartoň
Tomáš Satoranský
Jan Veselý
Christian Drejer
Petteri Koponen
Alain Digbeu
Patrick Femerling
Ademola Okulaja
Tibor Pleiß
Ioannis Bourousis
Nikos Oikonomou
Michalis Kakiouzis
Kostas Papanikolaou
Stratos Perperoglou
Efthimios Rentzias
Gianluca Basile
Gregor Fučka
Denis Marconato
Samardo Samuels
Justin Doellman
Šarūnas Jasikevičius
Artūras Karnišovas
Rokas Jokubaitis
Vlado Ilievski
Francisco Elson
Maciej Lampe
Carlos Arroyo
Héctor Blondet
Piculín Ortiz
Ramón Rivas
Daniel Santiago
Boniface N'Dong
Andrei Fetisov
Jaka Lakovič
Erazem Lorbek
Boštjan Nachbar
Dejan Bodiroga
Saša Đorđević
Milan Gurović
Kosta Perović
Zoran Savić
Miloš Vujanić
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Nikola Mirotić
Ersan İlyasova
Sertaç Şanlı
Derrick Alston
Alan Anderson
Wallace Bryant
Ben Coleman
Corey Crowder
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Brandon Davies
Mike Davis
Joey Dorsey
Dan Godfread
Bob Guyette
Nigel Hayes-Davis
Cory Higgins
Otis Howard
Mike Fritzthadus Jones
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Kyle Kuric
Tony Massenburg
Amal McCaskill
Eugene McDowell
Darryl Middleton
Pete Mickeal
Xavier Munford
Jerrod Mustaf
Terence Morris
Audie Norris
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Brad Oleson
Jabari Parker
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Jacob Pullen
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Tyrese Rice
Fred Roberts
Jeff Ruland
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Rony Seikaly
Steve Trumbo
Granville Waiters
Shammond Williams
David Wood
Players at the NBA draft
* | Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game and All-NBA Team |
# | Denotes player who has never appeared in an NBA regular season or playoff game |
~ | Denotes player who has been selected as Rookie of the Year |
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Head coaches
José Vila 1926–1936
Juan Enrique Henry 1941–1945
Fernando Font 1945–1955, 1967
Joaquim Broto 1955–1956
Francisco Ortiz 1956–1958
Guimerà 1960
Joan Canals 1960–1963
Josep Grau 1963–1964
Josep Bargalló 1965
Eduardo Portela 1965–1967
Santiago Navarro 1967–1968
Xabier Añúa 1968–1972
Willy Ernst 1972–1973
Vicente Sanjuán 1973–1974
Ranko Žeravica 1974–1976
Todor Lazić 1976–1977
Eduardo Kucharski 1977–1979
Antoni Serra 1979–1985
Manolo Flores 1985, 2005
Aíto García Reneses 1985–1990, 1992–1997, 1998–2002
Božidar Maljković 1990–1992
Manel Comas 1997
José María Oleart 1997
Joan Montes 1997–1998, 2004–2005
Svetislav Pešić 2002–2004, 2018–2020
Duško Ivanović 2005–2008
Xavi Pascual 2008–2016
Georgios Bartzokas 2016–2017
Sito Alonso 2017–2018
Šarūnas Jasikevičius 2020–2023
Roger Grimau 2023–2024
Joan Peñarroya 2024–present
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Trophies
Domestic competitions
- Spanish League: 20
- 1958–59, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2020–21, 2022–23
- Runners-up (23): 1957, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–00, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20, 2021–22
- Spanish Cup: 27
- Spanish Super Cup: 6
- Prince Asturias Cup: 1
- 1988
- Runners-up (1): 1989
European competitions
- EuroLeague: 2
- 2002–03, 2009–10
- Runners-up (6): 1983–84, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1995–96, 1996–97, 2020–21
- 3rd place (4): 2008–09, 2011–12, 2013–14, 2021–22
- 4th place (7): 1981–82, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1999–00, 2005–06, 2012–13, 2022–23
- Final Four (17): 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2023
- FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct): 2
- FIBA Korać Cup (defunct): 2
- European Basketball Club Super Cup (semi-official, defunct): 3
Worldwide competitions
Unofficial
- Triple Crown: 1
- 2002–03
- Small Triple Crown: 1
- 1986–87
Regional competitions
- Catalan Championship (defunct): 9
- 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1955
- Runners-up (3): 1928, 1949, 1953
- Catalan League: 25
Other Competitions
- Pohlheim, Germany Invitational Game:
- 2008
- Calonge, Spain Invitational Game:
- 2008
- Bologna, Italy Invitational Game: 1
- 2008
- Sant Julia de Vilatorta, Spain Invitational Game:
- 2009, 2012, 2014
- Runners-Up (2): 2018, 2019
- Sabadell, Spain Invitational Game:
- 2011
- Palamós, Spain Invitational Game:
- 2011
- Tarragona, Spain Invitational Game:
- 2011
- Cordoba, Spain Invitational Game:
- 2014
- Trofeo MoraBanc:
- 2015
- Torneo de Fuenlabrada
- 2015
- Trofeo Circuito de Pretemporada Movistar:
- 2016
- Monzon, Spain Invitational Game:
- 2017
- Platja D'Aro, Spain Invitational Game:
- 2017
- Trofeo Memorial Quino Salvo:
- 2017
- Torneig d'invitacions de Les Borges Blanques:
- 2018
- Torneo Xacobeo:
- 2019
- Badalona, Spain Invitational Game:
- 2020
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Individual awards
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- Nikola Mirotic – 2020
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2006
- Xavi Fernández – 1996
- Roberto Dueñas – 1997
- Derrick Alston – 1999
- Pau Gasol – 2001
- Šarūnas Jasikevičius – 2003
- Dejan Bodiroga – 2004
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2009, 2011, 2014
- Erazem Lorbek – 2012
- Nikola Mirotić – 2021
- Nikola Mirotić – 2023
- Pau Gasol – 2001
- Dejan Bodiroga – 2003
- Jordi Trias – 2007
- Fran Vázquez – 2010
- Alan Anderson – 2011
- Pete Mickeal – 2013
- Thomas Heurtel – 2018, 2019
- Cory Higgins – 2021
- Nikola Mirotić – 2022
- Dejan Bodiroga – 2004
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2009, 2010, 2011
- Pau Ribas – 2015
- Francisco Elson – 2001
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2009
- Nikola Mirotić – 2022
- Dejan Bodiroga – 2003
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2010
- Ricky Rubio – 2010
- Álex Abrines – 2016
- Rokas Jokubaitis – 2022
All-EuroLeague First Team
- Dejan Bodiroga – 2003, 2004
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011
- Erazem Lorbek – 2011
- Ante Tomić – 2013, 2014
- Nikola Mirotić – 2021, 2022
All-EuroLeague Second Team
- Pau Gasol – 2001
- Erazem Lorbek – 2010
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2012, 2013
- Ante Tomić – 2015
- Brandon Davies – 2021
- Nikola Mirotić – 2023
- Dejan Bodiroga – 2004
- Juan Carlos Navarro – 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010
- Fran Vázquez – 2009
- Erazem Lorbek – 2010, 2012
- Ricky Rubio – 2010
- Ante Tomić – 2013
- Nikola Mirotić – 2020
- Nicolás Laprovíttola – 2022
- Tomáš Satoranský – 2016
- Ante Tomić – 2017, 2018
- Thomas Heurtel – 2018, 2019
- Ádám Hanga – 2020
- Cory Higgins – 2021
- Nikola Mirotić – 2021, 2022, 2023
- Nicolás Laprovíttola – 2023
Records
- Most points scored in a game: FC Barcelona 147–106 Cajabilbao (1986–87)
- Biggest point differential: 74 – FC Barcelona 128–54 Mataró (1972–73)
- Biggest point differential (against): 60 – Real Madrid 125–65 FC Barcelona (1973) and Real Madrid 138–78 FC Barcelona (1977)
- Most games played with FC Barcelona: Juan Antonio San Epifanio (421)
- Most minutes played with FC Barcelona: Juan Antonio San Epifanio (11,758)
- Most career points scored with FC Barcelona: Juan Antonio San Epifanio (7,028)
- Most assists: Juan Carlos Navarro (932)*[10]
- Most rebounds: Roberto Dueñas (2.113)
- Most blocked shots: Roberto Dueñas (266)
- Most three-point shots made: Juan Carlos Navarro (684)*[10]
- Most steals: Nacho Solozábal (611)
Note: Players with a * are still playing for Barcelona.
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Season by season
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International record
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Matches against NBA teams
- On 5 October 2006, it became the first European team- second of the FIBA, beyond the Maccabi of Tel Aviv and the National Team of the Soviet Union- to win an NBA rival. It defeated the Philadelphia 76ers in the Palau Sant Jordi of Barcelona.
- On 18 October 2008, it played the first game of an ACB League team on the court of an NBA rival, the Staples Center of Los Angeles against the Los Angeles Lakers.
- On 7 October 2010, FC Barcelona, current champion of the Euroleague, became the first European team and the second FIBA in the History of Basketball to beat the reigning NBA champion, L.A. Lakers, for 92–88, in a match played at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona. Pete Mickeal with 26 points and Juan Carlos Navarro with 25 were the best of the match. In the Lakers, Pau Gasol, former Barça player, was the best with 25 points scored.
- On 9 October 2012 FC Barcelona beat Dallas Mavericks in a match played at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona 99–85 to become the first European team- second of the FIBA, beyond the Maccabi Tel Aviv- to win 3 games against NBA teams.
- On 5 October 2016 it faced the finalist of the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder. Barcelona lost the match by a narrow margin despite being reduced by the quantity and quality of their injured players. Two basketball players from the subsidiary -Stefan Peno and Pol Figueras - had to occupy the base position.
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Notes
- A homegrown player is a player that played for at least three years before the age of 20 on a Spanish team. In Liga ACB, the team must register at least four homegrown players in rosters of 10–12 players or at least three homegrown players in rosters of 8–9 players. In EuroLeague, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of homegrown players.
- A overseas player is a player from outside EEA, FIBA Europe or ACP states. In Liga ACB, the team may register at most two overseas players. In EuroLeague, the team did not have any limitations regarding the number of overseas players.
- In Liga ACB, the team may register under-22 players linked to the youth system. In EuroLeague, the team may register under-20 players linked to the youth system.
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