Chapters on the history of the supporters clubs and FC Barcelona
In the previous chapter, an old penya that no longer exists was mentioned: Lo Vilot, from the town of Almacelles. Regarding this former penya, there is a book about the town’s history, economy and society titled “Almacelles, visió d’un poble”, which was published in 1970 by the Penya Barcelonista “Lo Vilot”. In this book there … Read more
If the 1950s ended with the controversy between “Herreristas” and “Kubalistas” and the end of Helenio Herrera’s era, the 1960-61 season seemed to begin with apparent calm, even though the rumours were still rife. That season, the board entrusted the position to an experienced Serbian coach, Ljubisa Brocic, with Enrique Orizaola as his assistant. Despite … Read more
The activities of penyes have always been numerous and aimed at promoting different values. Some have focused mainly on cultural activities, others on social initiatives, others even on gastronomy, and many more. However, if we look historically at most penyes located in the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona, they have generally had, from the beginning, an … Read more
The inauguration of the Camp Nou was an outburst of euphoria among the entire Barça fanbase; an injection of excitement for all culers after the failure of the “Di Stéfano case.” President Miró-Sans took advantage of the land already purchased by Agustí Montal i Galobart and, as a curiosity, it is worth noting that the … Read more
As mentioned in previous chapters, the supporters’ clubs re-emerged strongly following, first, the Club’s golden jubilee and, later, the slow economic recovery of society and the great team of the Five Cups in the 1950s. This period represents the third surge of the FC Barcelona Penyes Movement. Unfortunately, not all of those that were created … Read more
Few supporters’ clubs today bear the name of founder and five-time president Joan Gamper. One of them is in Amposta (Terres de l’Ebre). Founded in 1959, at the height of the Franco era and with Helenio Herrera as coach of the first football team, the Penya Barcelonista Joan Gamper d’Amposta is one of the pioneers … Read more
The Penya Blaugrana d’Igualada was born in January 1959, the result of the concern of a group of Igualada residents who wanted to crystallize their Barça sentiment by founding a penya culer; one of the first that FC Barcelona ever had. Behind was the Penya Germanor, which had been established before the War in this … Read more
If in the previous chapter we talked about an emblematic penya from the Bages region, today we travel further south, specifically to the Federació Anoia, Alt Penedès i Garraf, to learn about another historic one: the Penya Barcelonista de Vilanova i la Geltrú. It should be clarified that the founding year of a supporters’ club … Read more
On November 26, 1957, the Penya Blaugrana de Manresa was officially founded thanks to the enthusiasm and good management of a group of Barça-supporting friends, led by David Invers. To establish it, they sought the support of FC Barcelona player Estanislau Basora, who had strong ties to the Bages region. When the 15th anniversary arrived, … Read more
The Maresme region is one of the closest to Barcelona, so one might assume it would be among the first to experience the push of penyes expansion from the nerve center that was Barcelona. But it didn’t quite happen that way. We’ve already written about this region in relation to the oldest penya, the Solera … Read more