FC Barcelona
Barcelona celebrate victory in the 2011 UEFA Champions League final ©Getty Images Formed: 1899 Nicknames: Azulgrana (Blue and Reds, Spanish), Blaugrana (Blue and Reds, Catalan) UEFA club competition honours (runners-up in brackets) • European Champion Clubs' Cup: 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011; (1961), (1986), (1994) • UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1979, 1982, 1989, 1997; (1969), (1991) • UEFA Super Cup: 1992, 1997, 2009; (1979), (1982), (1989), (2006) Domestic honours (most recent triumph in brackets) • League title: 22 (2013) • Spanish Cup: 26 (2012) History • Swiss businessman Hans Gamper founded FC Barcelona after placing an advert in a local sports magazine following his arrival in the city. Several football enthusiasts responded to Gamper's notice looking for players and the club held its first official meeting on 29 November 1899. Barça lost their first game 1-0 to a team of English expatriates. • The 1950s brought a surge in popularity – not to ment