FC Barcelona (beach soccer)

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FC Barcelona
Full nameFC Barcelona
Nickname(s)Barça
Short nameFCB
Founded2011
Dissolved2017
Ground Spotify Camp Nou, Spain
Capacity12,000
President Joan Laporta
Coach Ramiro Figueiras Amarelle

FC Barcelona is a beach soccer team 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.

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History

Early years

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, 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 of the three games.[ citation needed ]

2015: Two titles in a year

In the 2015 Mundialito de Clubes, Barcelona won the group stage again. [4] [5] Barcelona qualified for the semifinal for the first time in the club's 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 minutes and a 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 then scored 3 to complete a comeback and send the game to extra time where both clubs only hit the goalposts. Barca went on to win the penalty shootout 3–2, winning the Spanish side their 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

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 by former club legend, Ramiro Amarelle. [7]

Squad in 2015

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

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

Coach: Flag of Spain.svg Ramiro Amarelle

Honors

International competitions

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