F.C. BARCELONA
Barca is one of the most storied football clubs in the world today, and in the history of the sport. Barcelona?s popularity can be attributed, in part, to impressive statistics but another factor is certainly that Barcelona is one of the most highly decorated teams in the world. With the exception of the International Cup, the showcases of the Barcelona museum contain every trophy possible. Topping off the impressive collection is the European Cup, the crowning glory of a Wembley final that went into the history books.
Putting their European Cup title aside, Barcelona is also in the extremely enviable position of being the only team in Europe to have participated in every European Cup since 1955 ? the first year the tournament began. Their massive European trophy collection also includes the Cup Winners? Cup, which the club has won no less than four times - making it the undisputed king. Barcelona has also collected four UEFA Cups.
Of course, Barcelona reigns in Spain as well as in Europe and no other Spanish team can equal Barcelona?s 24 championship titles in the Copa del Rey.
As for the Spanish championship league (historically one of the toughest competition grounds for the club), Barcelona celebrated the centenary birthday last year with 16 league titles to its name. Six of these were amassed over the last ten years alone.
Here now is F.C. Barcelona's squad for the 2000-2001 campaign:
GOALKEEPERS
Richard Dutruel, Francesc Arnau, Jose Manuel Reina
DEFENDERS
Top Row: Abelardo Fernandez, Frank DeBoer, Michael Reiziger
Bottom Row: Carles Puyol, Sergi
MIDFIELDERS
Top Row: Philip Cocu, Josep Guardiola, Gerard Lopez, Emmanuel Petit
Bottom Row: Xavi Hernandez, Ivan De la Pena, Gabri
STRIKERS
Top Row: Rivaldo, Patrick Kluivert, Luis Enrique, Marc Overmars, Boudewijn Zenden
Bottom Row: Simao, Alfonso, Dani, Fernando Macedo da Silva