Report 2014/2015
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REPORT 2014/2015 ANNUAL REPORT 2014/2015 Sports Social SUMMARY Area Area 06 - 101 102 - 119 Institutional Communications Economic Area Area Area 120 - 133 134 - 145 146 - 182 BOARD MEMBERS Josep Maria Bartomeu i Floreta President Javier Faus Santasusana First Vice President - Economic Area Jordi Cardoner Casaus Vice President - Social Area Carles Vilarrubí Carrió Vice President - Institutional and International Area Jordi Mestre Masdeu Vice President - Sports Area, Football Manel Arroyo Pérez Vice President - Media and Communications Area Susana Monje Gutiérrez Director - Economic Area. Treasurer. Head of Handball Jordi Moix Latas Director Secretary of the Board. Director and President of the Disciplinary Committee, Economic Area, Head of Patrimony Jordi Monés Carilla Director - Medical and Performance Area. Head of Athletics. Antoni Freixa Martin Director Ramon Pont Amenós Director - First Vice President of the FCB Foundation Joan Bladé Marsal Director - Sports Area for professional sections, Head of Basketball Javier Bordas de Togores Director - Sports Area for professional sections, Head of Futsal. RFEF Representative and Head of relations with national football associations to which FC Barcelona professionals pertain Silvio Elías Marimón Director - Economic Area, Member of Economic and Statutory committee. Sports Area for Football, Head of Barça B and Under-19 A Dídac Lee Hsing Director - Media and Communications Area, Head of New Technologies Josep Ramon Vidal-Abarca Armengol Director - Sports Area for professional sections, Head of Roller Hockey. Head of Security Area Ramon Cierco Noguer Director - Sports Area for Football, Head of Youth Academy Football. Vice President of FC Barcelona Foundation Pau Vilanova Vila-Abadal Director - Social Area, head of Supporters Clubs 4 FCB REPORT FC BARCELONA GREETINGS FROM THE PRESIDENT he 2014/15 season which is cove- Over these 12 months we have seen red by the report that you have some wonderful football from Luis Enri- in your hands right now was a que’s team and we have shared the exci- season that witnessed some of tement of the triumphs. And celebrated the most glorious moments in them as they should be celebrated. All of the history of our Club. This do- the players, from the first to the last, have Tcument allows us to look back on all the joy helped to make 2014/15 special. We have that Barcelona supporters felt as we won all been seduced by Leo Messi as he once the Champions League, La Liga and the again showed why he’s the greatest player Copa del Rey, a historic treble that filled us ever, and who along with Neymar Jr and all with pride and satisfaction. Luis Suárez has formed an attacking thre- This will always be remembered as a very esome that has broken all kinds of goals- special season, because it was the one of coring records. the second treble in the Club’s more than The other sports teams have also brought 115 years of history, something that no ot- us plenty to enjoy, especially the handball her team in the world has ever done. And team, who completed a perfect season, it happened just five years after we did it and the roller hockey team, who achieved for the first time. But it was also the season another historic double. that we bade farewell to Xavi Hernández, The Club’s economic growth has also the figurehead of a legendary team, and to been consolidated with results that we whom everyone at Barça shall be eternally could deem historic. For the first time ever, grateful for all that he did for the Club in 25 turnover was in excess of 600 million Euros, years. and we’re the first club in the world to ac- The presidential elections of July 18 were hieve that. We have made 15 million Euros another example of why Barça and its of after-tax profits. But most importantly, members are so unique. It was a true ce- over the last five years, and with a lot of lebration of democracy, with an excellent effort, we have made a profit of 137 million turnout that shows just how concerned the Euros, which has reduced the debt while members are for their Club, and how they still enabling us to deal with the invest- want to participate and decide on its futu- ments required by the first team and the re, just like they did for the Referendum on other sports sections. the Espai Barça. We have set a very high standard to fo- The season has reasserted our position as llow. But Barça is now one of the leading a leading Club in terms of sporting success, names in world sport, with a unique set of a leading Club financially, and also a Club supporters and the economic potential to that has set new standards socially, with continue being a leading Club and an inde- members that are its legitimate owners and pendent Club, and one with the capacity to who pave the way for it to follow. keep growing and carry on winning. Visca el Barça! Josep Maria Bartomeu i Floreta President of FC Barcelona FCB REPORT 5 6 ESPORTIVA SPORTS AREA ESPORTIVA 7 FOOTBALL FC BARCELONA Professional squad 2014/15 Season Luis Enrique Coach COACHING STAFF MEDICAL TEAM Assistant coaches Doctors Juan Carlos Unzué Ricard Pruna i Daniel Medina and Robert Moreno Physios Technical assistant Juanjo Brau, Roger Gironès, Joan Barberà Jaume Munill, Jordi Mesalles, Xavi López i Xavi Linde Physios Rafel Pol, Edu Pons, Francesc Cos AUXILIARIES Psychologist Delegate Joaquín Valdés Carles Naval Goalkeeping coach Materials José Ramón de la Fuente José Antonio Ibarz, Gabri Galán i Jordi Duran Scouting Carlos Martínez, Jordi Melero, Player services office Isidre Ramon i Jesús Casas Pepe Costa 1 2 3 ARRIVALS Marc-André Martín Gerard Marc-André TER STEGEN Borussia Mönchengladbach TER STEGEN MONTOYA PIQUÉ Claudio BRAVO Real Sociedad Goalkeeper Defender Defender 30.04.92 14.04.91 02.02.87 Jordi MASIP Barça B Mönchengladbach Barcelona Barcelona DOUGLAS Pereira Dos Santos São Paulo (Germany) Ivan RAKITIC Sevilla FC Thomas VERMAELEN Arsenal FC Jérémy MATHIEU Valencia CF Luis Alberto SUÁREZ Liverpool FC RAFINHA Alcántara Celta 10 11 12 DEPARTURES Lionel NEYMAR RAFINHA Víctor VALDÉS Manchester United MESSI da Silva Alcántara José Manuel PINTO Retired Striker Striker Midfielder 24.06.87 05.02.92 12.02.93 Oier OLAZÁBAL Granada CF Santa Fe Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo Carles PUYOL Retirat (Argentina) São Paulo (Brazil) (Brazil) Francesc FÀBREGAS Chelsea FC Jonathan DOS SANTOS Villareal CF Alexandre SONG West Ham United (loan) Ibrahim AFELLAY Olympiacos FC (loan) Isaac CUENCA Deportivo de la Corunya Cristian TELLO FC Porto (loan) ALEXIS Sánchez Arsenal 21 22 23 ADRIANO Daniel Thomas Correia ALVES VERMAELEN Defender Defender Defender Director of sport for football 20.10.84 06.05.83 14.11.85 Andoni ZUBIZARRETA (until 5 January2015) Curitiba Juazeiro Kapellen (Brazil) (Brazil) (Belgium) 8 SPORTS AREA LIGA COPA DEL REY CHAMPIONS SUPERCOPA LEAGUE DE CATALUNYA 4 5 6 7 8 9 Ivan Sergio XAVI PEDRO Andrés Luis Alberto RAKITIC BUSQUETS Hernández Rodríguez INIESTA SUÁREZ Midfielder Midfielder Midfielder Striker Midfielder Striker 10.03.88 16.07.88 25.01.80 28.07.87 11.05.84 24.01.87 Rheinfelden Sabadell Terrassa Santa Cruz de Tenerife Fuentealbilla Salto (Switzerland) (Barcelona) (Barcelona) (Santa Cruz de Tenerife) (Albacete) (Uruguay) 13 14 15 16 18 20 Claudio Javier Alejandro Marc DOUGLAS JORDI SERGI BRAVO MASCHERANO BARTRA Pereira dos Santos ALBA ROBERTO Goalkeeper Defender Defender Defender Defender Midfielder 13.04.83 08.06.84 15.01.91 06.08.90 21.03.89 07.02.92 Buin San Lorenzo Sant Jaume dels Monte Alegre, L’Hospitalet de Reus (Chile) (Argentina) Domenys (Tarragona) Goiás (Brazil) Llobregat (Barcelona) (Tarragona) 24 25 Jérémy Jordi MATHIEU MASIP Defender Goalkeeper 29.10.83 03.01.89 Luxeuil-les-Bains Sabadell (France) (Barcelona) SPORTS AREA 9 TREBLE HISTORIC SECOND TREBLE The 2014/15 season will always be re- team less predictable and to get the very membered for the second treble (Cup, best out of an amazing ‘trident’ of Mes- Liga and Champions League), something si, Suárez and Neymar, who have now no club has ever achieved before. It came won the right to claim to be the finest just five years after the previous one and attacking threesome of all time. was the culmination of a wonderful de- cade in which the Barça name has been Magnificent seven of both trebles stamped in gold letters, all thanks to the Seven members of the squad will go football played by a legendary team down among the all-time Barça greats and a unique generation of sublimely after winning the treble for the second gifted players. Four Champions Leagues time: Xavi, Iniesta, Messi, Piqué, Pedro, between 2006 and 2015, not to menti- Busquets and Alves. Three of those, Xavi, on seven Ligas between 2004/05 and Messi and Iniesta, were in the squad for 2014/15, have marked an unrivalled cycle all four of the last Champions Leagues of success. wins (Paris 2006, Rome 2009, London 2011 and Berlin 2015), although Iniesta Trophy won outright was the only one who actually played in Barça have played in eight finals and each of the finals, becoming the first FCB won the continental crown five times, player to do so. He was also named man which means they move ahead of Ajax of the match at the Olympiastadion in and join Liverpool and Bayern in the Berlin. all-time ranking. It all started at Wem- bley in 1992, followed by victories in Another great treble 2006 in Paris, in 2009 in Rome, in 2011 at Barça have reached the very top of the Wembley again and finally in 2015 in Ber- world.