FC Barcelona (handball)

FC Barcelona

Full name	Futbol Club Barcelona
Abbreviation (s)	FCB
Nickname (s)	Barça, Blaugrana
Founded	November 29, 1942
Club colors	Blue red
Hall	Palau Blaugrana
Places	7,500
president	Josep Maria Bartomeu
Trainer	Xavier Pascual Fuertes
league	League ASOBAL
2019/20
rank	1st place
Nat. Cup	1st place
International	EHF Champions League : Final Four
Website	fcbarcelona.com/handbol
home Away
Greatest successes
National	Spanish champion 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1953, 1958, 1963, 1969, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Catalan champion 1950, 1957, 1960, 1969, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 , 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 Spanish Cup Winner 1969, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Copa ASOBAL 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Spanish Supercup winner 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
International	EHF Champions League winner 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2015 European Supercup 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004 European Cup Winners' Cup 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1995 EHF Cup Winner 2003

The Spanish Fútbol Club Barcelona ( FC Barcelona ), or Barça for short , has a handball department in addition to other sports in Barcelona . Both in Spain and in Europe, the club is one of the top teams. Since 2011, the club has been Spanish champions every season.

Name change

Thanks to name sponsors , the team has repeatedly been given different nicknames. Since the 2015/16 season, the full name has been FC Barcelona Lassa . Previously, the team was also known as FC Barcelona Borges (2008/09 to 2010/11 season), FC Barcelona Intersport (2011/12 and 2012/13 season) and FC Barcelona Cifec (2004/05 season to 2006/07 season).

season	Club name
2018/19	FC Barcelona Lassa
2017/18	FC Barcelona Lassa
2016/17	FC Barcelona Lassa
2015/16	FC Barcelona Lassa
2014/15	FC Barcelona
2013/14	FC Barcelona
2012/13	FC Barcelona Intersport
2011/12	FC Barcelona Intersport
2010/11	FC Barcelona Borges
2009/10	FC Barcelona Borges
2008/09	FC Barcelona Borges
2007/08	FC Barcelona
2006/07	FC Barcelona-Cifec
2005/06	FC Barcelona-Cifec
2004/05	FC Barcelona Cifec
2004/05	FC Barcelona-Cifec
2003/04	FC Barcelona

Squad 2020/21

Trainer: Xavier Pascual Fuertes

No.	nationality	Surname	position	Date of birth
1		Gonzalo Perez de Vargas	goal	January 10, 1991
36		Kevin Møller	goal	June 20, 1989
6th		Casper Ulrich Mortensen	Left winger	December 14, 1989
9		Raúl Entrerríos	Back center	February 12, 1981
10		Cédric Sorhaindo	Circular rotor	June 7, 1984
11		Jure Dolenec	Back right	December 6, 1988
13		Aitor Ariño	Left winger	5th October 1992
18th		Blaž Janc	Right winger	November 20, 1996
19th		Timothey N'guessan	Back left	September 18, 1992
20th		Aleix Gomez	Right winger	May 7, 1997
22nd		Thiagus dos Santos	Back left	January 25, 1989
23		Mamadou Diocou	Right winger	March 10, 2000
24		Dika meme	Back right	August 31, 1997
25th		Luka Cindrić	Back center	5th July 1993
28		Alex Pascual García	Left winger	February 13, 2000
34		Aron Pálmarsson	Back center	July 19, 1990
35		Domen Makuc	Back center	July 1, 2000
37		Haniel Langaro	Back left	March 7, 1995
72		Ludovic Fabregas	Circular rotor	July 1, 1996
82		Luís Frade	Circular rotor	September 11, 1998

Well-known former players

• David Barrufet (1988-2010)
• Joachim Boldsen (2008-2010)
• Jérôme Fernandez (2002-2008)
• Juanín García (2005-2014)
• Rafael Guijosa (1995-2002)
• Mikkel Hansen (2008-2010)
• Filip Jícha (2015-2017)
• Nikola Karabatić (2013-2015)
• Kiril Lazarov (2013-2017)
• Demetrio Lozano (1998-2001, 2007-2010)
• Enric Masip (1990-2004)
• László Nagy (2000-2012)
• Iker Romero (2003-2011)
• Siarhei Rutenka (2009-2015)
• Christian Schwarzer (1999-2001)
• Dragan Škrbić (2002-2008)
• Arpad Sterbik (2012-2014)
• Tomas Svensson (1995-2002)
• Iñaki Urdangarin (1986-2000)
• Veselin Vujović (1988–1993)
• Bogdan Wenta (1992–1995)
• Erhard Wunderlich (1983–1984)
• Andrei Xepkin (1993-2005, 2007)

successes

• EHF Champions League (until 1993/94 European Champion Clubs' Cup): 9
  • 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2011, 2015
• European Supercup : 5th
  • 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
• European Cup Winners' Cup : 5
  • 1984, 1985, 1986, 1994, 1995
• EHF Cup : 1
  • 2003
• Super Globe : 5
  • 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Spanish League : 29
  • 1953, 1958, 1963, 1969, 1973, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
• King's Cup : 24
  • 1969, 1972, 1973, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
• Copa Asobal : 15
  • 1995, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
• Spanish Supercup : 21
  • 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
• Spanish Championship : 5th
  • 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1951
• Catalan Championship : 4th
  • 1950, 1957, 1960, 1969
• Catalan League : 17
  • 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004

gallery

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  Award ceremony at the EHF final 2011

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  The home ground of FC Barcelona

Web links

Commons : FC Barcelona Handbol  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the entire FC Barcelona club (Catalan, Spanish, English, Japanese, Chinese)
• FC Barcelona Handball website (Catalan, Spanish, English, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic)
• Archive page of FC Barcelona Handball

Individual evidence

1. ↑ European Handball Federation - FC Barcelona Lassa. Retrieved October 12, 2017 .