FC Barcelona Futsal
| Full name | Futbol Club Barcelona |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | Barça |
| Founded | 1986 |
| Ground |
Palau Blaugrana, Barcelona, Spain |
| Capacity | 8,500 |
| Chairman | Josep Maria Bartomeu |
| Manager | Andreu Plaza |
| League | Primera División |
| 2015–16 | Primera División, 2nd / F |
Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional futsal team based in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. It is a part of the FC Barcelona sports club.
Originally FC Barcelona begun to play futsal in 1978, until it was disbanded in 1982. Later, in 1986, the club was re-founded and now plays local matches in the Palau Blaugrana, which has a capacity of 8,500 seats. It is one of the most successful futsal clubs in Spain and Europe.
The FC Barcelona started playing football in 1976, although it was not officially established until September 1978 . At that time it was formed by former Barca players gathered to play friendly tournaments and charity matches. Finally, the implementation of futsal in Catalonia led the bank president Josep Lluís Núñez to officially establish a team.
The first stage of FC Barcelona futsal was playing in regional tournaments in Catalonia, where they made a good progression and won the regional title in 1980 . Although the club became champions in the first two seasons in that division, the Board agreed to dissolve the club in 1982/83.
The club did not regain official futsal status until 1986, when they began to take part in tournaments at the national level. FC Barcelona was one of the leaders in the sport at the end of the decade, since in the season 1987 / 88 reached the final of the Copa de España (FEFS) and in 1988/89 was proclaimed winner of the tournament. In 1990 the Catalan club won the European Cup over Italian champions AS Roma Futsal. Though at the time it was an unofficial tournament.
With the union of competitions Spanish Federation and the Football Association Board, FC Barcelona was one of the first participants in the Liga National Futbol Sala , consisting of 48 teams. Barca passed the first stage of the tournament in second place, but in the second phase finished in last place, so they could not qualify for the playoffs for the title.
The Catalan fleet remained one of the leading clubs in the LNFS until the introduction of the regular season in 1995/96 . FC Barcelona reduced the budget section of futsal and the team had to be formed from only homegrown players. Finally, Barça went down to the Second Division in 1997/98.
Although FC Barcelona set the target to be back in the Division Honor the team finished sixth in their first season in the second division. Finally, Barca was promoted in the 1999/2000 season, finishing second in the regular season and won the playoff for promotion.
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