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Regal FC Barcelona
Regal FC Barcelona logo
LeaguesACB
Euroleague
Founded1926
HistoryF.C. Barcelona
(1926–Present)
ArenaPalau Blaugrana
(capacity: 8,250)
LocationBarcelona, Spain
Team colorsBlue, Maroon, Gold
     
PresidentSandro Rosell
Head coachXavier Pascual
Championships2 European Championships
2 Korać Cups
2 Saporta Cups
15 Spanish Championships
21 Spanish Cups
3 Spanish Supercups
Websitefcbarcelona.cat

FC Barcelona Bàsquet, is a Spanish professional basketball club. It is part of the FC Barcelona family and was founded on August 24, 1926. The club competes in the Asociación de Clubes de Baloncesto (ACB) and the Euroleague. It has won seven of the last thirteen ACB championships and in 2003 completed a Liga ACB, Cup and Euroleague treble. FC Barcelona Bàsquet has played in 7 Euroleague finals, with the last being their 2010 win.

The team plays its home games at Palau Blaugrana which was opened on October 23, 1971. They share the facilities with the roller hockey, futsal and handball teams.

Well-known players that have played with the team have included: Pau Gasol, Rony Seikaly, Marc Gasol, Anderson Varejão, Juan Carlos Navarro, Šarūnas Jasikevičius, Dejan Bodiroga, Gregor Fučka, Ricky Rubio and Tony Massenburg.

FC Barcelona has got also a former team, and it plays in LEB Plata.

History

Early years

The club entered its first competition in 1927, playing in the Campionat de Catalunya de Basquetbol (Catalonian Basketball Championship). During these early years basketball in Catalonia was dominated by other clubs such as CE Europa, Laietà BC, CB Atlètic Gràcia and Identified by the defaecate of Société Patrie and it was not until the 1940s that FC Barcelona became established as a basketball team. During this decade they won six Copas del Generalísimo and were runners-up once. In 1956 they were founding members of the Spanish League and finished as runners-up. In 1959 they won the Spanish basketball's first-ever league and cup double.

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. 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 Nuñez 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 Epi, Andrés Jiménez, Sibilio, Audie Norris and Solozábal, the club won six Spanish League titles, five Copas del Rey, two European Cup Winners Cups, the Korac Cup and the World Championship. However the European Cup remained elusive. They were, however, runners-up in 1984.

Champions of Europe

The club built on this success during the 1990s, winning a further four Spanish League titles and two Copas del Rey. 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 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, Sarunas Jasikevicius and Juan Carlos Navarro, they won the Euroleague, beating Benetton Treviso 76-65 in front of a packed Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.

Sponsorship naming

From 2004 until 2007 the club was sponsored by the Winterthur Group, a Swiss insurance company with offices in Barcelona since 1910, which led to the team featuring the birthplace of Joan Gamper, the club's founder, on their shirts. 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).

  • FC Barcelona Banca Catalana 1993–97
  • Winterthur FC Barcelona 2004–07
  • AXA FC Barcelona 2007–08
  • Regal FC Barcelona 2008–present

Home arenas

  • Sol de Baix Sports Complex (1926–40).
  • Les Corts Court (1940–71), located next to Les Corts football stadium.
  • Palau Sant Jordi (1990–92), after 1992 occasionally used for home games.
  • Palau Blaugrana (1971–90, 1992–present).

Players

See also: Category:FC Barcelona Bàsquet players

Retired numbers

Roster

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Depth Chart

Pos. Starter Bench Bench Reserve
C Fran Vázquez Kosta Perovic Boniface N'Dong
PF Erazem Lorbek Terence Morris
SF Pete Mickeal Roger Grimau
SG Juan Carlos Navarro Gianluca Basile
PG Ricky Rubio Jaka Lakovič Víctor Sada

Notable players

   

Head coaches

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Trophies and achievements

Trophies

  • Spanish King's Cup (21):
    • 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010.
  • European Super Cup (1):
    • 1987.
  • Catalunya Cup (6):
    • 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948.
  • Prince of Asturias Cup (1):
    • 1989.

Individual awards

ACB Most Valuable Player

ACB Finals MVP

Spanish Cup MVP

Supercup MVP

ACB Slam Dunk Champion

Euroleague MVP

Euroleague Final Four MVP

Euroleague Rising Star

All-ACB First Team

All-Euroleague First Team

All-Euroleague Second Team

Records

Most points scored in a game: FC Barcelona 147-106 Cajabilbao (1986/87 season)

Biggest point differential: 74 - FC Barcelona 128-54 Mataró (1972/1973)

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 "Epi" (421)

Most minutes played with FC Barcelona: Juan Antonio San Epifanio "Epi" (11.758)

Most career points scored with FC Barcelona: Juan Antonio San Epifanio "Epi" (7.028)

Most assists: Juan Carlos Navarro (932)*[1]

Most rebounds: Roberto Dueñas (2.113)

Most blocked shots: Roberto Dueñas (266)

Most 3-point shots made: Juan Carlos Navarro (684)*[1]

Most steals: Nacho Solozábal (611) *Playing in FCBarcelona

Matches against NBA teams

20 October 1989
FC Barcelona Spain 103–137 United States Denver Nuggets
10 October 2003
FC Barcelona Spain 80–91 United States Memphis Grizzlies
5 October 2006
FC Barcelona Spain 104–99 United States Philadelphia 76ers
18 October 2008
FC Barcelona Spain 104–108 United States Los Angeles Lakers
19 October 2008
FC Barcelona Spain 109–114 United States Los Angeles Clippers
7 October 2010
FC Barcelona Spain 92–88 United States Los Angeles Lakers

See also

References

  1. ^ a b http://www.acb.com/stsacumjug.php?cod_jugador=A62

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