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, the penya was officially constituted in an extraordinary general assembly, and it was decided that it would be a social and sporting supporters’ club. In 1954, the first U-19 team was formed, the only category that had competition at federative level, and they won championships for several years. That year, a collection was also made to help with the construction of the Camp Nou, with a contribution of 500,000 Spanish pesetas.
Consolidation in the 1980s
In the 1970s, the regularisation of the Catalan name of the penya was authorised, with which it is currently registered in the census of supporters’ clubs and is also part of the Agrupació de Penyes Futbol Club Barcelona. The PB Cinc Copes played in different fields in the city of Barcelona until 1987, when it moved to the Fort Pienc Sports Complex, on the Marina Bridge.
Goalkeepers Víctor Valdès and Jordi Codina are some of the examples of players trained in the PB Cinc Copes grassroots teams who have played in the Spanish League. In the 2019-2020 season, 395 players, 32 qualified coaches, goalkeeping coaches and team delegates were part of the structure of the club. There were 415 Barça members and 586 penya members. The aim of the penya is sporting activity through grassroots football and promoting the values of FC Barcelona.
Fort Pienc
Fort Pienc is a neighbourhood of the city of Barcelona included in the Eixample district, reaching the area bounded by Avinguda Diagonal (from Nàpols Street to Glories Catalanes Square). The neighbourhood is located around the site of the old military fort called Fort Pius (in homage to Francesco Pio di Saboya, Marquis of Castel Rodrigo and Captain General of Catalonia).
The history of Fort Pienc began with the definitive demolition of the walls and the approval of the Eixample Plan in 1859, the work of the civil engineer Ildefonso Cerdà. The neighbourhood had good prospects for growth thanks to Cerdà’s proposal to move the centre of the district to the current Glòries Square. The first buildings and also the new infrastructures were for many years the nerve centre of this neighbourhood, which was very popular among hauliers.
During the Olympic fever, the neighbourhood was extensively remodelled. The Estació del Nord was abandoned, along with its outbuildings, and part of this space was dedicated to the current football pitch. Later, another area was landscaped to create the Estació del Nord Park, while another large part was converted into the current bus terminal. In the neighbourhood, we find the National Theatre of Catalonia, the Monumental Bullring and the historic building of the General Catalana de Electricidad company.
