List of FC Barcelona records and statistics


is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Catalan footballers led by Joan Gamper, the club has become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism, hence the motto "Més que un club". The official Barça anthem is the "Cant del Barça", written by Jaume Picas and Josep Maria Espinàs. Unlike many other football clubs, the supporters own and operate Barcelona. It is the world's second richest football club in terms of revenue, with an annual turnover of €495 million in 2011–12 season.
Barcelona played its first friendly match on 8 December 1899 against the English colony in Barcelona in the old velodrome in Bonanova. Initially, Barcelona played against other local clubs in various Catalan tournaments. In 1929, the club became one of the founding members of La Liga, Spain's first truly national league, and has since achieved the distinction of being one of only three clubs to have never been relegated, along with Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao. Barcelona is the only European club to have played continental football every season since 1955. Barcelona holds a long-standing rivalry with Real Madrid, with matches between the two teams referred to as "El Clásico". Matches against city rivals Espanyol are known as the "Derbi barceloní".
Barcelona has amassed various records since its founding. Regionally, domestically and continentally, the club has set several records in winning various official and unofficial competitions. During the time the club played in regional competitions until the end of the Catalan championship in 1940, it won a record 23 titles from a possible 38. In 2009, Barcelona became the first Spanish club to win the treble consisting of La Liga, the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League, and in 2015 it became the first club in Europe to win a second treble. Barcelona has signed several high-profile players, setting the world record in transfer fees on three occasions with the purchase of Johan Cruyff in 1973, Diego Maradona in 1982 and Ronaldo in 1996. The club's players have received seven FIFA World Player of the Year awards, twelve Ballon d'Or awards, four FIFA Ballons d'Or, three UEFA Best Player in Europe awards and eight European Golden Shoe awards, more than those of any other club.

Honours

FC Barcelona won their first trophy in 1902 when they won the Copa Macaya, which was the predecessor to the Catalan Championship. The club won the Catalan Championship a record 23 times during the 40-year span of the tournament.
When national league was established in 1929, the importance of the regional league declined, and it was abandoned in 1940. From then on, Barcelona did not participate in regional competitions until the establishment of the Copa Catalunya in 1993, a cup they have won a record nine times.
They are the most successful club in Spain, having won a total of 74 domestic titles: 26 La Liga, a record 30 Copa del Rey, a record 13 Supercopa de España, a record three Copa Eva Duarte and a record two Copa de la Liga.
The club is also one of the most successful clubs in international club football, having won 22 official trophies in total, 14 of which are UEFA competitions and 8 approved by FIFA. They have a joint-record two Latin Cup, a record three Inter-Cities Fairs Cups, five UEFA Champions League titles, a record five UEFA Super Cup, a record four UEFA Cup Winners' Cups, and three FIFA Club World Cup trophies, only behind Real Madrid with 4.

Regional titles (34)

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Most appearances

All competitions

RankingNameNationalityYearsLeagueCupEuropeOthersTotalRef
15057017319767
2'2004–4857514524729
32002–20184447313821674
41999–20143925813112593
5'2008–3796411520578
61973–1989391608513549
72008–3466111420541
82002–20143871211818535
91965–198132858630449
101988–1998311356015421

Top goalscorers

All competitions

RankingNameNationalityYearsOfficial goalsTotalRef
1Lionel Messi2004–633668
2César232301
3Luis Suárez2014–196207
4László Kubala1950–1961194281
5Josep Samitier1919–1932184361
6Josep Escolà1934–1949167236
7Paulino Alcántara1912–1916
1918–1927		143395
8Samuel Eto'o2004–2009130152
8Rivaldo1997–2002130137
10Mariano Martín1940–1948128214

RankingNameNationalityYearsCLCWCELICFCICSCFCWCTotal
1'2003–114000035122
22505001031
3'2014–2300001529
41996–20042006001027
41957–196210001700027
61998–20042105000026
71965–19814611400025
81990–1995
1996–1998		1560011124
91961–19710401800022
102013–20172100000021
101958–19657301100021

RankingNameNationalityYearsGoals
1Lionel Messi2004–444
2César190
3Luis Suárez2014–147
4László Kubala1950–1961131
5Samuel Eto'o2004–2009108
6Mariano Martín1940–194897
7Josep Escolà1934–1937
1940–1948		93
8Patrick Kluivert1998–200490
9Estanislao Basora1946–195889
10Rivaldo1997–200286

RankingNameNationalityYearsGoals
1Josep Samitier65
2Lionel Messi2004–53
3Laszlo Kubala1950–196149
4César1942–195536
5Paulino Alcántara1912–1916
1918–1927		35
6Josep Escolà1934–1937
1940–1948		34
7Eulogio Martínez1956–196232
8Ángel Arocha1926–193329
9Mariano Martín1939–194826
10José Antonio Zaldúa1961–197125

Barcelona's team records include the following:

La Liga

Points

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Transfer fee received

RankingNameNationalityToTransfer Fee
Transfer Fee DateRef
1 Paris Saint-Germain£198€2222 August 2017
2 Real Madrid£37€6224 July 2000
3 Arsenal£35€42.510 July 2014
4Paulinho Guangzhou Evergrande£38.4€422 January 2019
5Malcom Zenit Saint Petersburg£36.6€402 August 2019
6 Valencia£31.5€3525 June 2019
7 Chelsea£30€3312 June 2014
8 Everton£27€30.259 August 2018
9 Manchester City£24€302 July 2010