We move again to the Vallès region. We have already talked about the oldest existing supporters’ club, the Penya Solera Barcelonista de Castellar del Vallès, but in this area there are three more that have been created in this decade of blaugrana growth. Today, it is time to talk about Penya Barcelonista 1900 of Terrassa. … Read more
On 20 April, the first exclusive book on the history of the FC Barcelona penyes was published. Under the ‘Ambaixades’ title, this work will consist of three parts, the first of which was presented on Tuesday 22 April at the headquarters of the Confederació with more than 100 attendees. We have already talked about that … 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 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