Futbol Club Barcelona is a professional association football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, Catalan, German, and English footballers led by Joan Gamper, and played its first friendly match on 8 December 1899. Initially, Barcelona played against other local clubs in various Catalan tournaments, but in 1929 the club became one of the founding members of La Liga, Spain's first national league. As of 2026, Barcelona is one of only three clubs to have never been relegated from the top level of Spanish football, the others being Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid.
In the period from 1919 to 1929, Barça won the Copa del Rey five times and the Campionat de Catalunya nine times. Barcelona enjoyed a successful start in La Liga, winning the championship in the competition's first season. However, they did not win the league again until 1945. Three seasons prior to that, Barcelona finished twelfth, which remains, as of 2026, the club's lowest league finish. Barcelona won five trophies in the 1951–52 season, becoming known as "Barça of the Five Cups" (Catalan: el Barça de les Cinc Copes), and went on to win La Liga three times, the Copa del Rey five times and the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup once during the 1950s. The club then entered a lean spell, with only two league titles between 1960 and 1990. In 1988, former legendary player Johan Cruyff was appointed manager and assembled what would later be known as the "Dream Team". In 1991, he led the club to its first league title in six years and repeated the feat the following season when Barça also won the European Cup for the first time. In the 1993–94 season, Barcelona won their fourth consecutive league title, edging out Deportivo de La Coruña on goal difference after the two clubs finished level on points.
Newly elected president Joan Laporta's appointment of Frank Rijkaard as coach and the signing of Ronaldinho in 2003 marked the beginning of another spell of sustained success. In 2005, Barcelona once again won La Liga championship, and retained it the following season. In May 2006, Barcelona defeated Arsenal in the Champions League final, coming back from 0–1 to win 2–1 in the last fifteen minutes. Three years later, the club beat Manchester United 2–0 in the 2009 Champions League final, having already won La Liga and the Copa del Rey that season, to become the first Spanish side to complete the treble. In December 2009, Barcelona won the Club World Cup, having also won the Spanish and European Super Cups, thereby completing an unprecedented sextuple.
The club has won La Liga 29 times, the Copa del Rey 32 times, the Copa de la Liga twice, the Supercopa de España 16 times, the Copa Eva Duarte three times, the Champions League five times, the Cup Winners' Cup four times, the Fairs Cup three times, the Super Cup five times and the Club World Cup three times. The table details the club's achievements in the early regional championships and in all national and international first-team competitions for each completed season since the club's formation in 1899.
Key
Key to league: Pos. = Final position Pld = Matches played W = Matches won D = Matches drawn W= Matches won GF = Goals for GA = Goals against Pts = Points
Key to rounds: C = Champions F = Final (Runners-up) SF = Semi-finals QF = Quarter-finals R16/R32 = Round of 16, Round of 32 KPO = Knockout phase play-offs GS = Group stage 1R, 2R, nR = First round, Second round, etc.
ChampionsRunners-up
Top scorers shown in italics with number of goals scored in bold are players who were also top scorers in La Liga that season.
Seasons Pre-La Liga era During this period Spain did not have a national football league. Barcelona competed in the championship of the Catalonia region, the winners of which qualified for the Copa del Rey along with the other regional champions. Barcelona also won the Pyrenees Cup, the first competition played between European clubs, four times (1910, 1911, 1912, 1913). SeasonCopa del ReyRegional leagueCompetitionPos.PldWDLGFGAPts1899–1900FC Barcelona did not play competitive football.1900–01–Copa Macaya2nd6 4 1 1 47 3 91901–02FCopa MacayaC8 8 0 0 60 2 161902–03–Copa BarcelonaC14 12 2 0 45 10 261903–04–Campionat de Catalunya4th16 10 3 3 57 15 231904–05–Campionat de CatalunyaC8 5 2 1 21 12 121905–06–Campionat de Catalunya3rd6 3 0 3 16 10 61906–07–Campionat de CatalunyaFn/a1907–08–Campionat de Catalunya2nd6 4 1 1 18 6 91908–09SFCampionat de CatalunyaC7 4 3 0 16 7 111909–10CCampionat de CatalunyaC10 10 0 0 46 3 201910–11QFCampionat de CatalunyaC7 7 0 0 25 7 141911–12CCampionat de Catalunya3rd10 6 2 2 51 8 141912–13CCampionat de Catalunya FACC4 3 0 1 24 9 61913–14–Campionat de Catalunya4th8 5 0 3 n/a n/a 101914–15–Campionat de CatalunyaF9 8 0 1 24 6 161915–16SFCampionat de CatalunyaC1313 0 0 64 12 261916–17–Campionat de Catalunya3rd8 4 2 2 16 8 101917–18–Campionat de Catalunya3rd10 6 1 3 17 11 131918–19FCampionat de CatalunyaC10 8 1 1 31 6 171919–20CCampionat de CatalunyaC10 9 1 0 28 7 191920–21–Campionat de CatalunyaC10 6 3 1 17 8 151921–22C Campionat de CatalunyaC10 9 1 0 63 8 191922–23–Campionat de CatalunyaF10 8 1 1 24 9 171923–24SFCampionat de CatalunyaC10 10 0 0 28 7 201924–25CCampionat de CatalunyaC14 9 2 3 25 9 201925–26C Campionat de CatalunyaC14 9 2 3 35 11 201926–27SFCampionat de CatalunyaC14 11 1 2 64 20 231927–28CCampionat de CatalunyaC14 12 0 2 56 11 24
La Liga era In 1929, La Liga, Spain's first national football league, was formed, with Barcelona among the founding members. The club also competed in the Catalan championship until it was abandoned in 1940. The Copa del Rey continued alongside La Liga. Clubs continued to qualify for it based on their placings in the regional championships until 1940, when it became open to all teams in the top two divisions of the Spanish League and selected other teams. (* Barcelona also won the Mediterranean League in 1937.) SeasonLeague Tables for previous seasons may be obtained using the "Other searches" button. User must select the appropriate season, and set "matchday" to the number of matches played in that season, as per this list.CopaEuropeOther competitionsTop league scorer(s)DivisionPldWDLGFGAPtsPos.Player(s)Goals1928–29La Liga1811343723251stSFParera11Camp. Cat.10 5 2 3 23 13 123rd1929–30La Liga1811164636232ndSFBestit12Camp. Cat.10 8 0 2 33 6 16C1930–31La Liga187744043214thR16Arocha16Camp. Cat.10 8 1 1 34 10 17C1931–32La Liga1810144026243rdF Samitier10Camp. Cat.14 11 1 2 43 11 23C1932–33La Liga187564234194thR32Ramón12Camp. Cat.1412115315252nd1933–34La Liga1880104240169thQFVentolrà14Camp. Cat.149233619203rd1934–35La Liga229675544246thQFEscolà18Camp. Cat.10811361017C1935–36La Liga2211293932245thF Escolà13Camp. Cat.1091041919C1936–37Med. League14761271520CCamp. Cat.105232416122nd1937–38Liga Catalana171412862629CCamp. Cat.141013421321C1938–39FC Barcelona did not play competitive football.1939–40La Liga2283113238199thQFHerrerita8Camp. Cat.105052920103rd1940–41La Liga2213185545274thR16Martín121941–42La Liga268315576619 12thCMartín171942–43La Liga2614487750323rdSFMartín301943–44La Liga2610885946286thR16Martín241944–45La Liga2617545030391stR16Escolà161945–46La Liga2614754831352ndR16César111946–47La Liga2614395942314thQFCésarSeguer101947–48La Liga2615746531371stR16César191948–49La Liga2616556636371stSFCopa Eva DuarteCrowspan="2"|César|rowspan="2"|28 |- |Latin Cup||bgcolor="gold"|C |- !1949–50 |La Liga |26 |13 |3 |10 |67 |47 |29 |5th |R16
|Copa Eva Duarte |bgcolor="silver"|F |César |19 |- !1950–51 |La Liga |30 |16 |3 |11 |83 |61 |35 |4th |bgcolor="gold"|C
|César |29 |- !rowspan="2"|1951–52 |rowspan="2"|La Liga | rowspan="2" |30 | rowspan="2" |19 | rowspan="2" |5 | rowspan="2" |6 | rowspan="2" |92 | rowspan="2" |43 | rowspan="2" |43 | rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold"|1st | rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold"|C |rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"| |Copa Eva Duarte |bgcolor="silver"|F |rowspan="2"|Kubala |rowspan="2"|26 |- |Latin Cup||bgcolor="gold"|C |- !1952–53 |La Liga |30 |19 |4 |7 |82 |43 |42 |bgcolor="gold"|1st |bgcolor="gold"|C
|Copa Eva Duarte |bgcolor="gold"|C |Moreno |22 |- !1953–54 |La Liga |30 |16 |4 |10 |74 |39 |36 |bgcolor="silver"|2nd |bgcolor="silver"|F
|Copa Eva Duarte |bgcolor="gold"|C |Kubala |23 |- !1954–55 |La Liga |30 |17 |7 |6 |75 |39 |41 |bgcolor="silver"|2nd |SF
|KubalaVillaverde |14 |- !1955–56 |La Liga |30 |22 |3 |5 |67 |26 |47 |bgcolor="silver"|2nd |QF |rowspan="3"|Fairs Cup|| rowspan="3" bgcolor="gold" |C
|Kubala |14 |- !1956–57 |La Liga |30 |16 |7 |7 |70 |37 |39 |bgcolor=#D2B48C|3rd |bgcolor="gold"|C
|Suárez |13 |- !1957–58 |La Liga |30 |17 |4 |9 |69 |38 |38 |bgcolor=#D2B48C|3rd |SF
|Tejada |14 |- !1958–59 |La Liga |30 |24 |3 |3 |96 |26 |51 |bgcolor="gold"|1st |bgcolor="gold"|C |rowspan="2"|Fairs Cup|| rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold" |C
|Evaristo |20 |- !rowspan="2"|1959–60 |rowspan="2"|La Liga | rowspan="2" |30 | rowspan="2" |22 | rowspan="2" |2 | rowspan="2" |6 | rowspan="2" |86 | rowspan="2" |28 | rowspan="2" |46 |rowspan="2" bgcolor="gold"|1st |rowspan="2"|QF |rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"|Martínez |rowspan="2"|23 |- |European Cup|||SF |- !rowspan="2"|1960–61 |rowspan="2"|La Liga | rowspan="2" |30 | rowspan="2" |13 | rowspan="2" |6 | rowspan="2" |11 | rowspan="2" |62 | rowspan="2" |47 | rowspan="2" |32 |rowspan="2"|4th |rowspan="2"|R16 |Fairs Cup |QF |rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"| |rowspan="2"|Evaristo |rowspan="2"|11 |- |European Cup|| bgcolor="silver" |F |- !1961–62 |La Liga |30 |18 |4 |8 |81 |46 |40 |bgcolor="silver"|2nd |QF |Fairs Cup |bgcolor="silver"|F
|Evaristo |20 |- !1962–63 |La Liga |30 | align="center" |11 | align="center" |9 | align="center" |10 |45 | align="center" |36 | align="center" |31 |6th |bgcolor="gold"|C |Fairs Cup |2R
|Zaldúa |10 |- !1963–64 |La Liga |30 |19 |4 |7 |74 |38 |42 |bgcolor="silver"|2nd |SF |Cup Winners' Cup |1R
|Ré |17 |- !1964–65 |La Liga |30 |14 |4 |12 |59 |41 |32 |6th |QF |Fairs Cup |3R
|Ré|25 |- !1965–66 |La Liga |30 |16 |6 |8 |51 |27 |38 |bgcolor=#D2B48C|3rd |SF |Fairs Cup |bgcolor="gold"|C
|Rifé |9 |- !1966–67 |La Liga |30 |20 |2 |8 |58 |29 |42 |bgcolor="silver"|2nd |R16 |Fairs Cup |2R
|FustéZaballa |10 |- !1967–68 |La Liga |30 |15 |9 |6 |48 |29 |39 |bgcolor="silver"|2nd |bgcolor="gold"|C |Fairs Cup |1R
|Zaldúa |12 |- !1968–69 |La Liga |30 |13 |10 |7 |40 |18 |36 |bgcolor=#D2B48C|3rd |R16 |Cup Winners' Cup |bgcolor="silver"|F
|Zaldúa |11 |- !1969–70 |La Liga |30 |13 |9 |8 |40 |31 |35 |4th |QF |Fairs Cup |R16
|Rexach |7 |- !1970–71 |La Liga |30 |19 |5 |6 |50 |22 |43 |bgcolor="silver"|2nd |bgcolor="gold"|C |Fairs Cup |2R
|Rexach|17 |- !1971–72 |La Liga |34 |17 |9 |8 |40 |26 |43 |bgcolor=#D2B48C|3rd |QF |Cup Winners' Cup |2R
|Asensi |9 |- !1972–73 |La Liga |34 |18 |10 |6 |41 |21 |46 |bgcolor="silver"|2nd |R16 |UEFA Cup |1R
|Barrios |8 |- !1973–74 |La Liga |34 |21 |8 |5 |75 |24 |50 |bgcolor="gold"|1st |bgcolor="silver"|F |UEFA Cup |1R
|Marcial |17 |- !1974–75 |La Liga |34 |15 |7 |12 |57 |36 |37 |bgcolor=#D2B48C|3rd |QF |European Cup |SF
|Clares |10 |- !1975–76 |La Liga |34 |18 |7 |9 |61 |41 |43 |bgcolor="silver"|2nd |QF |UEFA Cup |SF
|Neeskens |12 |- !1976–77 |La Liga |34 |18 |9 |7 |69 |34 |45 |bgcolor="silver"|2nd |R16 |UEFA Cup |QF
|Clares |22 |- !1977–78 |La Liga |34 |16 |9 |9 |49 |29 |41 |bgcolor="silver"|2nd |bgcolor="gold"|C |UEFA Cup |SF
|AsensiRexach |9 |- !1978–79 |La Liga |34 |16 |6 |12 |69 |37 |38 |5th |R16 |Cup Winners' Cup |bgcolor="gold"|C
|Krankl|29 |- !1979–80 |La Liga |34 |13 |12 |9 |42 |33 |38 |4th |R16 |Cup Winners' Cup |QF |UEFA Super Cup |bgcolor="silver"|F |Simonsen |10 |- !1980–81 |La Liga |34 |18 |5 |11 |66 |41 |41 |5th |bgcolor="gold"|C |UEFA Cup |2R
|Quini|20 |- !1981–82 |La Liga |34 |19 |7 |8 |75 |40 |45 |bgcolor="silver"|2nd |R16 |Cup Winners' Cup |bgcolor="gold"|C
|Quini|27 |- !rowspan="2"|1982–83 |rowspan="2"|La Liga | rowspan="2" |34 | rowspan="2" |17 | rowspan="2" |10 | rowspan="2" |7 | rowspan="2" |60 | rowspan="2" |29