Chapters on the history of the supporters clubs and FC Barcelona
The Penya Barcelonista Anguera was founded in 1957 by the endearing head of FC Barcelona’s sports equipment known as “Papi” Anguera, with a clear vocation to promote grassroots football and the development of young footballers’ skills. Currently, it is the official supporters’ club with the number 1 credential. The penya’s teams have had some players … Read more
On 5th December 1958, encouraged by Barça’s successes such as the inauguration of the Camp Nou in 1957, the conquest of the Spanish Cup in 1958, the Fairs Cup and the hopeful start of the 58/59 League championship, a few friends seized the euphoria and decided to create a supporters’ club. This is how the … Read more
The same month that FC Barcelona’s brand new stadium was inaugurated, a blaugrana supporters’ club was born in the seaside district of Barcelona, made up of business friends who, in addition to their trade, were united by their passion for a name, colours and ideals. In October 1957, the Penya Barcelonista Barceloneta was born. Its … Read more
The Penya Barcelonista Villaverde was founded on June 7, 1955, with the arrival of Ramón Alberto Villaverde to FC Barcelona in the 1954-55 season. After years of playing and training players around the football pitches of the Sant Martí district (as they did not have their own pitch), in 1997 they decided to move to … Read more
The Penya Blaugrana Foment Martinenc is part of the cultural and leisure association of the same name, in the Clot neighbourhood of Barcelona. It is currently the oldest existing social penya in the city of Barcelona. Luciano Gil y Gil was its first president. An active social penya The supporters’ club was founded in 1955. … Read more
The Penya Barcelonista Cinc Copes was organised in October 1952 by some members of FC Barcelona to commemorate the five cups won in the 1951-1952 season: League, Cup, Latin Cup, Eva Duarte Cup and Martini Rossi Cup. For just over a year, they celebrated the occasion and followed the team everywhere. On 3 December 1953, … Read more
The Penya Solera Barcelonista de Castellar del Vallès was officially founded in 1952, which makes it the oldest active FC Barcelona supporters’ club in existence today, and one of the few that was present at both the old Les Corts ground and the inauguration of Camp Nou in 1957. The penya was born in the … Read more
The 50’s meant a new impulse for some penyes that had been affected by the Civil War, of which only one survived. At the end of the 50s, full of ups and downs, there were more than 30 supporters’ clubs. They witnessed the initial excitement with the Barça of the Cinc Copes, the disillusionment with … Read more
Nowadays, there is a Penya Barcelonista Collblanc-Sants, which has its headquarters in front of access 15 of the FC Barcelona stadium. It is a penya that has a rather interesting history due to the great metamorphosis it has undergone over the years, which makes it an unprecedented case in the world of supporters’ clubs. It … Read more
As explained in the previous chapter, as president of the Penya Solera, Nicolau Casaus had a lot of influence. He was almost a board member of the Club despite not holding any position, he followed the team in almost every trip and had friendships with the new players and with the veterans who were already, … Read more