FC Barcelona (beach soccer)

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FC Barcelona
Full nameFC Barcelona
Nickname(s)Barça
Short nameFCB
Founded2011
GroundSpotify Camp Nou, Spain
Capacity12,000
PresidentJoan Laporta
CoachRamiro Figueiras Amarelle

FC Barcelona is a beach soccer team that was founded in 2011 with Ramiro Amarelle, renowned as one of the world's top beach soccer players, appointed as the player-coach in the same year.[1] The team achieved notable success in 2015, winning the fourth edition of the Mundialito de Clubes (Club World Cup) by defeating Vasco da Gama in the final.[2][3] In the same year, the team secured its first U.S. Open title at the North American Sand Soccer Championships. The club continued its success by winning its second U.S. Opened title in 2017 with a 6-1 victory against GoBeachSoccer (San Diego, CA) at the same championships.

History[edit]

Early years[edit]

Founded in 2011, the club made its Mundialito de Clubes debut in the same year. They triumphed in the group stage with three wins and one loss, advancing to the quarterfinals. However, their journey ended there with a loss to Sporting CP. In the 2012 Mundialito de Clubes, the club once again won the group stage, this time remaining unbeaten. Despite this, they faced another quarterfinal defeat to Sporting CP. The 2013 edition saw Barca finish third in the group stage, securing victory in only one out of the three games.[citation needed]

2015: Two titles in a year[edit]

In the 2015 Mundialito de Clubes, Barca won the group stage again.[4] [5]Barca qualified for the semifinal for the first time in the club history. In the semifinal, Barca defeated Al-Ahli 3-2 after extra time. In the final, they faced Vasco Da Gama. Vasco took the lead in the early minute and few minutes later, they scored their second goal. Datinha then scored a volley to make the score 2-1. Eventually Vasco scored 2 more goals to make it 4-1. Barca didn't gave up and scored 3 to complete a miracle comeback and send the game to extra time where both club only hit the goalpost. Barca went on to win the penalty shootout 3-2, winning the Spanish side first ever title.[2] Ozu Moreira claimed the MVP Award for his performance. Barça also competed in the 2015 North American Sand Soccer Championships which they also won.[3]

2016–present[edit]

Since the 2015 Mundialito de Clubes, the team took third at the 2016 North American Sand Soccer Championships and won their second U.S. Open title in three years in 2017.[6] Llorenç Gómez was honored as the Best Beach Soccer Player at the 2018 Beach Soccer Stars event in Dubai, and Ozu Moreira received the same honor in 2021. Both awards were accepted from former club legend, Ramiro Amarelle.[7]

Squad in 2015[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Switzerland SUI Dejan Stankovic
FW Serbia SRB Bane
DF Spain ESP Juanma
DF Spain ESP Nico
FW Spain ESP Ramiro Amarelle
DF Spain ESP Cristian Torres
FW Switzerland SUI Phillipp Borer
GK Spain ESP Dona
FW Spain ESP Antonio
FW Japan JPN Ozu Moreira
No. Pos. Nation Player
GK French Polynesia TAH Jonathan Torohia
MF Spain ESP Daniel Pajón Gómez
DF Spain ESP Miguel Beiro
GK Spain ESP Cristian
DF Italy ITA Dario Ramacciotti
FW Spain ESP Llorenç
DF Spain ESP Raul Merida
DF Brazil BRA Bruno Xavier
GK El Salvador SLV José Eliodoro Portillo

Coach: Spain Ramiro Amarelle

Honors[edit]

International competitions[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Amarelle to captain FC Barcelona". Beach Soccer Worldwide. Retrieved 2011-03-10.
  2. ^ a b "FC Barcelona, champions of the Mundialito de Clubes!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2015-12-13. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  3. ^ a b "FC Barcelona claims the McDonald's NASSC 2015". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2015-06-09. Retrieved 2023-06-06.
  4. ^ "FC Barcelona off to winning start at Beach Soccer World Cup". www.fcbarcelona.com. Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  5. ^ "El FC Barcelona, a la conquista del IV Mundialito de Clubes de Beach Soccer". www.fcbarcelona.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-04.
  6. ^ "FC Barcelona claims U.S. Open title at North American Sand Soccer Championships".
  7. ^ "Ozu and Molly Clark win 2021 Best Player awards in Dubai". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 2021-11-06. Retrieved 2023-06-11.