The Penya Barcelonista de Faió, lead by women, will unveil its crest on the stadium on Saturday, on the same day the Club celebrates the Day of the Working Woman.
On Barça TV
The report on this supporters club will be one of then main items on the ‘Infopenyes’
programme on Barça TV, which will be screened on Wednesday, March 9 at 23.00.
Faió is a village in Franja d’Aragó of some 400 inhabitants. Its
Barcelona Supporters Club was formed on
September 5, 2010 and on Saturday it will unveil its
crest at the Camp Nou.
Nice coincidence
For this club, managed by women, it is a nice coincidence that they will be
unveiling their crest on the same day that the club is organising an entirely female presidential
box, in honour of the women that have helped create the club’s history on occasion of the
Day of the Working Woman, on March 8.
Female board
This club’s board consists of
six members. The four most important positions are all filled by ladies. The
president is
Magnolia Mestre; the vice president is
Anna Rabert; the secretary is
Anabel Llop; and the treasurer is
Carmen Sabaté. The other board members are men,
Javier Recha and
Jordi Cabistany.
The president and secretary were both originally from Barcelona, and were the main
instigators of this supporters club in the little village that is 20 kilometres outside of
Mequinensa, and 40 from Fraga and 70 from Lleida.
Other curiosities
All four of the ladies on the board are married, but not one of their husbands is a
Barça fan. The club also includes three ladies aged over 80 years, while the youngest, Laia, is
just 11 months old.
Saturday’s delegation
15 ladies from the club will be coming on the trip to see their crest unveiled. They will be
leaving Faió at eight in the morning and should arrive at the stadium at around 12.30 midday. They
are going to take advantage of their visit to explore the
Camp Nou Experience and get to know the stadium better. Their crest will be
unveiled sometime around 18.30.