History of FC Barcelona: 1992-2015

1. Contemporary
FC Barcelona
• FC Barcelona was considered a team of losers, same as
Netherlands and same as Spain
• The most glorious times in soccer history for each of those teams
came following a very similar style of play, considered until that
moment beautiful but ineffective

2. Contemporary
FC Barcelona
The dawn of an
era: 1988-1996
• Almost 40 years after the birth of the European Cup in 1955 FC
Barcelona remained unsuccessful
• In 1992 they reached their third final in Wembley Stadium, London
May 1992
London

3. Team Winners
Real Madrid 10
AC Milan 7
Liverpool 5
Bayern Munich 5
FC Barcelona 5
Ajax 4
Inter Milan 3
Manchester Utd 3
Team Winners
Real Madrid 6
AC Milan 4
Liverpool 4
Bayern Munich 3
Ajax 3
Inter Milan 2
…
FC Barcelona 0
20151992
Contemporary
FC Barcelona
The dawn of an
era: 1988-1996
FC
Barcelona
until 1992
List of Winners of the UEFA Champions League
(previously known as European Cup):

4. Contemporary
FC Barcelona
The dawn of an
era: 1988-1996
• Johan Cruyff, former FC Barcelona player, took the job as coach
and impregnated the team with the a unique playing identity

5. • In 2003 Joan Laporta, newly elected president, signed Frank
Rijkaard, another Dutchman in Barça’s history.
• Laporta tried to sign Beckham but he finally got to Real Madrid.
Instead, Ronaldinho came to Barcelona.
• In 2006 FC Barcelona became European champions for 2nd time in
its history.
Contemporary
FC Barcelona
The Cruyff model
revisited: 2003-
2008

6. • In only 4 years in his position as manager (2008-2012) Pep
Guardiola directed Barça in 19 competitions and won 14 of them:
- 2 UEFA Champions Leagues
- 3 Spanish ligas
- 2 Spanish kings’ cups
- 3 Spanish supercups
- 2 European supercups
- 2 FIFA club world cups
Contemporary
FC Barcelona
The Belle Époque:
Guardiola

7. • FC Barcelona played a very recognizable game. Guardiola built
what was considered by many the greatest, or one of the greatest,
soccer teams in the history of the game. He revisited the
fundaments of the ‘DNA barcelona’ such as:
- the central role of the youth academy (lost in the last decade)
- the passing game prioritizing small but extremely skilled
footballers (Iniesta, Xavi, Messi…)
- sometimes, the game system played under Johan Cruyff (3-4-
3).
Contemporary
FC Barcelona
The Belle Époque:
Guardiola

8. • With all that, Guardiola created the perfect environment for Messi
to become one of the greatest of al time.
• The clásico, Real Madrid – FC Barcelona rivalry, became a global
phenomenon by the time Mourinho joined Real Madrid. Many of
the players in the national squad plaid for FCB or RMD and the
tension between the clubs had a negative impact in la selección.
• the eye incident, and the other eye incident
Contemporary
FC Barcelona
The Belle Époque:
Guardiola

9. • In April 2012 Guardiola announced he was leaving FC Barcelona
because he felt ‘exhausted’ and ‘empty of energy’.
• Tito Vilanova became the new manager but two years later he died
after spending most of his tenure sick.
• Barça has suffered through the last years a progressive decline in
its play as well as institutional turmoil.
Contemporary
FC Barcelona
Post Guardiola
years

10. FC Barcelona of Whiners: Busquets 1 & Busquets 2
FC Barcelona of Whiners: Alves

11. José Mourinho, Real Madrid coach

12. José Mourinho, Real Madrid coach

14. Lionel Messi set to face trial over alleged
tax fraud – The Guardian, 2014
Ex President Josep Lluis Núñez in jail for
tax fraud – The Guardian, 2014
FCB transfer ban by FIFA over violation of
youth transfer regulation – ESPN, 2014

15. Obscure payments in Neymar’s transfer–
BBC, 2014
From Unicef to Qatar