As every year, the Sant Jordi Day filled the streets with roses and books, and the penyes movement was there to add a blaugrana touch to this special celebration throughout Catalunya. With the help of the Confederació Mundial de Penyes and the respective territorial Federations, many Barça penyes set up their own stands in their … Read more
The headquarters of the Confederació Mundial de Penyes hosted the presentation of the book ‘Ambaixades. Historia de las Penyes del FC Barcelona’ (Embassies. History of the Penyes of FC Barcelona), written by Salva Torres, vice-president of the Confederació. More than a hundred people attended the event, which was presented by the author of the book … Read more
The Cultural Week of El Papiol, which is celebrated during the months of April and May, once again counted on the participation of the local FC Barcelona supporters’ club, the Penya Blaugrana del Papiol (Federació Baix Llobregat). Last Saturday, the penya organized a day with several activities that brought together a good number of Barça … Read more
The Penya Barcelonista Fraga i Comarca “Jaume Pallarés” (Federació Lleida Sud i La Franja) commemorated its 50th anniversary with a celebration in style. The entity, chaired by Agustín Sorolla, organized an intense agenda of activities that generated a great expectation among all the local Barça supporters. The event was attended by a large FC Barcelona … Read more
The Unió Barcelonista Catalonia was founded on 19 March 1950 by Mr. Eduard Compte Bosch , and initially its name was CF Cadells, as explained by the penya itself: ‘The anecdote arose when registering the team at the police station, where the official on duty did not accept the first name because it was written … Read more
The headquarters of the Confederació Mundial de Penyes was the setting for a new Plenary meeting of the Penyes Council last Saturday; the first one of the current year. The meeting was attended by 29 representatives of the territorial federations of penyes, half of them in person and the other half online. The Plenary session … Read more
Last Saturday, the town of Puebla de Sancho Pérez (Badajoz) became the focal point of blaugrana passion in Extremadura on the occasion of the 15th anniversary of the local entity, the Peña Barcelonista El Zorro Culé. It was an emotional and festive day with the participation of the Federación de Peñas Barcelonistas Extremeñas, which held … Read more
The Penya Blaugrana Vandoeuvre Lorraine, of the FCB World Federation, has collected nearly 100 kilos of clothes, toys and children’s books through its Football Academy. This is the successful result of the charity initiative that the French penya launched at the beginning of February and lasted throughout the month, to help social organizations in their … Read more
The Confederació Mundial de Penyes, the entity that represents the FC Barcelona penyes movement, is celebrating its 10th anniversary today. Created on 7 March 2015, the organization has since then promoted the evolution and development of the 30 territorial federations and the more than 1,250 supporters’ clubs that are part of it. Thanks to 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