FCBARCELONA.CAT

20.06.2010 11:38

15 titles in a record season

Edgar Fornós

FC Barcelona have completed a unrepeatable season, winning a total of 15 titles between the football, basketball, handball, roller hockey and futsal sections. Never before have the club won so much in a single season.

The football, basketball and handball sections all won four titles, whilst the hockey team won two and the futsal players raised the Copa de Catalunya to make it 15 titles during the 2009/10 season, three more than the club’s previous best achieved in the 99/00, 97/98 and 96/97 seasons.

First World Club Cup

The excellent performance of the 08/09 season meant that Pep Guardiola’s team played in both the Spanish and European Super Cups in August and they carried on where they’d left off by taking the two titles. The title of European Champions meant they went off to the World Club Cup in Abu Dhabi in December where they won the title for the first time in the club’s history. Finally, winning the league in May for the second year running made it four titles for the season.

Best in Europe

The two European Cups the club took were both taken in May, with Regal Barca winning the basketball title in Paris by destroying the powerful Olympiakos team 86-68, whilst Ferran Pujalte’s Roller hockey team took their title later in the month, seeing off Vic 4-1 in Valdagno, Italy.

Tight league fights

The two league titles were both won after tight fights which went to the end of the season. The football team led for most of the season and withstood a strong challenge from Real Madrid to take the title on the last day of the season with a win against Valladolid, while the hockey team took their title with two games left to play after a close battle with Liceo.

Three Super Cups

Three Spanish Super Cups were won by the Football, Basketball and handball teams. Guardiola’s team saw off Athletic Bilbao, whilst Real Madrid lost to Regal Barca86-82 and the handball team beat Ciudad Real 33-26 in Guadalajara.