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
Last Saturday, the Maritime Station of the Port of Denia was the venue of the XVI Meeting of Penyes of València i la Marina Alta, which brought together more than 200 supporters representing around 30 penyes of this region. The event was organized by the Federació de Penyes de València i Marina Alta, with its … Read more
The Penya Barcelonista L’Avi Xaxu, which belongs to the Federació de Penyes Barcelonistes del Maresme, has recently organised a popular bike ride in its town, Malgrat de Mar, for a great solidarity cause. It is the fight against the Dent’s disease, a very minority syndrome that affects the functioning of the kidneys, and that the … Read more
Last Saturday, the Peña Familia Blaugrana de Panamá (FCB World Federation) was proclaimed champion of the Super Cup of the Interpeñas Tournament of their country. The blaugrana team, reigning champions of the Interpeñas League 2024, faced the Peña Consulado Boca Juniors of Panama, winners of the Interpeñas Cup 2024, in a very exciting final that … Read more
Last weekend, the Peña Barcelonista “Minerva” of Nerva (Huelva), which belongs to the Federación de Peñas Barcelonistas de Andalucía, Ceuta y Melilla, held a colloquium as part of its 25th anniversary celebrations. The protagonists were two former Barça players: Esteban Vigo Benítez, popularly known as “Boquerón” Esteban in the 80s, and Patricio Rubio Bernal “Patri”, … Read more
Around 25 penyes from the Baix Llobregat shire gathered last Friday for a new ordinary assembly of the Federació de Penyes Barcelonistes del Baix Llobregat. The event, co-organised by this federation and the Penya Blaugrana La Pulga, chaired by Ramon Massons, was held in the town of Castelldefels and was led by the president of … Read more
Every time Barça visits the city of Valencia, the Penya Barcelonista Cabanyal-Ciutat Jardí (Federació de Penyes de les Comarques de València i la Marina Alta) mobilizes not only to attend the match, but to receive all the Barça fans who travel to the capital of the Turia. Yesterday, on the occasion of the quarter-final of … Read more
On Friday 31 January, as part of the centenary of the Jaume Huguet Institute in Valls, and with the approval and collaboration of the Penya Barcelonista Alt Camp de Valls (Federació Tarragonès Nord), the premiere of the event ‘Llegendaris Bàsquet’ (Legends of Basketball) took place. This is a new exercise in historical recognition that in … 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 town of Torroella de Montgrí hosted last Friday the conference “Ambaixades: La Història de les Penyes”, organised by the PB Montgrí i Comarca (Federació Empordà i Catalunya Nord) as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations. The presentation was given by Salva Torres, vice-president of the Confederació Mundial de Penyes, together with Aksana Vayevoda on … Read more