FC Barcelona Bàsquet

Founded on 24 August 1926, the club entered its first competition in 1927, playing in the Campionat de Catalunya de Basquetbol (Catalan Basketball Championship). During these early years basketball in Catalonia was dominated by other clubs such as CE Europa, Laietà BC, CB Atlètic Gràcia and Société Patrie and it was not until the 1940s that FC Barcelona became established as a basketball team. During this decade they won six Copas del Generalísimo and were runners-up once. In 1956 they were founding members of the Liga Española de Baloncesto and finished as runners-up. In 1959 they won Spanish basketball's first-ever league and cup double.[1]

The 1960s and 1970s saw the team in decline. In 1961 the club president Enric Llaudet dissolved the team in spite of its popularity. However, in 1962, the club was reformed after a campaign by the fans. In 1964 the league's Primera División was cut from fourteen teams to eight and the club found themselves in the Segunda División after not finishing between the two first qualified teams in the relegation playoffs.[2] However they quickly returned to the top division after being crowned Segunda champions in 1965. During the 1970s the club was persistently overshadowed by its rivals Real Madrid and Joventut.

In the 1980s club president Josep Lluís Núñez gave the team his full support with the aim of making the club the best in Spain and Europe. His support produced results and during the decade inspired by their coach Aíto García Reneses and players like Juan Antonio San Epifanio (better known as Epi), Andrés Jiménez, Sibilio, Audie Norris and Solozábal, the club won six Spanish championships, five Spanish cups, two European Cup Winners' Cups, the Korać Cup and the World Championship. However the European Cup remained elusive, ending as runners-up in 1984.[3]

The club built on this success during the 1990s, winning a further four Spanish championships and two Spanish cups. They were still unable to win the European Cup despite playing in a further four finals in 1990, 1991, 1996 and 1997. They also made a record six EuroLeague Final Four appearances. The star player during this era was Juan Antonio San Epifanio.

Their persistence eventually paid off and in 2003, inspired by Dejan Bodiroga, Gregor Fučka, Šarūnas Jasikevičius and Juan Carlos Navarro, they won the EuroLeague, beating Benetton Treviso 76–65 in front of a packed Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.[4] They repeated the feat in 2010, defeating Olympiacos by a wide 86–68 in Paris,[5] and that October, they made further history when they beat the two-time defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers – including Kobe Bryant and FCB Bàsquet alumnus and Barcelona native Pau Gasol – 92-88 at the Palau Sant Jordi as part of the 2010 NBA Europe Live Tour. The match was also notable for being both a match-up between the reigning NBA and EuroLeague champions and the first time a European team had won against a defending NBA champion. Two FCB Bàsquet players in that game – captain Navarro and point guard Ricky Rubio – either had or went on to play in the NBA.

In the following years, Barcelona would stay on top of Spanish basketball, playing almost all league and cup finals against rival Real Madrid. From 2012 till 2014, Barcelona managed to reach the Euroleague Final Four. However, it could not reach further than the semifinals. Barcelona won the Spanish Championship in 2014, but the next few seasons became absolute disasters, both in the Euroleague, and the Spanish League. However, the team saw a return to form in the Copa del Rey, which was won in 2018 and in 2019 defeating Real Madrid on both finals.

• Spanish League: 18
  • 1958–59, 1980–81, 1982–83, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2011–12, 2013–14
  • Runners-up (22): 1957, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1975–76, 1976–77, 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1990–91, 1993–94, 1999–00, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2009–10, 2012–13, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19, 2019–20
• Spanish Cup: 25
  • 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1959, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2019
  • Runners-up (11): 1942, 1951, 1961, 1977, 1984, 1989, 1996, 2002, 2012, 2014, 2015
• Spanish Super Cup: 6
  • 1987–88, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015
  • Runners-up (4): 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016
• Prince Asturias Cup: 1
  • 1988
  • Runners-up (1): 1989

• EuroLeague: 2
  • 2002–03, 2009–10
  • Runners-up (5): 1983–84, 1989–90, 1990–91, 1995–96, 1996–97
  • 3rd place (3): 2008–09, 2011–12, 2013–14
  • 4th place (6): 1981–82, 1988–89, 1993–94, 1999–00, 2005–06, 2012–13
  • Final Four (14): 1989, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014
• FIBA Saporta Cup (defunct): 2
  • 1984–85, 1985–86
  • Runners-up (1): 1980–81
  • Semifinalists (3): 1977–78, 1978–79, 1979–80
• FIBA Korać Cup (defunct): 2
  • 1986–87, 1998–99
  • Runners-up (1): 1974–75
  • Semifinalists (2): 1973, 1992–93
• European Basketball Club Super Cup (semi-official, defunct): 3
  • 1983, 1986, 1986
  • Runners-up (1): 1987
  • 3rd place (1): 1991
  • 4th place (3): 1988, 1989, 1990

• FIBA Intercontinental Cup: 1
  • 1985
  • Runners-up (1): 1987
  • 4th place (1): 1984
• McDonald's Championship
  • 3rd place (1): 1990
  • 4th place (1): 1989

• Triple Crown: 1
  • 2002–03

• Catalan Championship (defunct): 9
  • 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1955
  • Runners-up (3): 1928, 1949, 1953
• Catalan League: 22
  • 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019
  • Runners-up (13): 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2018

• Pohlheim, Germany Invitational Game:
  • 2008
• Calonge, Spain Invitational Game:
  • 2008
• Bologna, Italy Invitational Game: 1
  • 2008
• Sant Julia de Vilatorta, Spain Invitational Game:
  • 2009, 2012, 2014

Runners-Up (2): 2018, 2019

• Sabadell, Spain Invitational Game:
  • 2011
• Palamós, Spain Invitational Game:
  • 2011
• Tarragona, Spain Invitational Game:
  • 2011
• Cordoba, Spain Invitational Game:
  • 2014
• Trofeo MoraBanc:
  • 2015
• Torneo de Fuenlabrada
  • 2015
• Trofeo Circuito de Pretemporada Movistar:
  • 2016
• Monzon, Spain Invitational Game:
  • 2017
• Platja D'Aro, Spain Invitational Game:
  • 2017
• Trofeo Memorial Quino Salvo:
  • 2017
• Torneig d’invitacions de Les Borges Blanques:
  • 2018
• Torneo Xacobeo:
  • 2019
• Badalona, Spain Invitational Game:
  • 2020

• Most points scored in a game: FC Barcelona 147–106 Cajabilbao (1986–87)
• Biggest point differential: 74 – FC Barcelona 128–54 Mataró (1972–73)
• Biggest point differential (against): 60 – Real Madrid 125–65 FC Barcelona (1973) and Real Madrid 138–78 FC Barcelona (1977)
• Most games played with FC Barcelona: Juan Antonio San Epifanio (421)
• Most minutes played with FC Barcelona: Juan Antonio San Epifanio (11,758)
• Most career points scored with FC BarcelonaJuan Antonio San Epifanio (7,028)
• Most assists: Juan Carlos Navarro (932)*[8]
• Most rebounds: Roberto Dueñas (2.113)
• Most blocked shots: Roberto Dueñas (266)
• Most three-point shots made: Juan Carlos Navarro (684)*[8]
• Most steals: Nacho Solozábal (611)

Note: Players with a * are still playing for Barcelona.