FC Barcelona C (women)

Futbol Club Barcelona Femení C is a Spanish football team based in Barcelona, in the autonomous community of Catalonia.

Barcelona Femení "C"
Full nameFutbol Club Barcelona Femení "C"
Nickname(s)Blaugranes, Culers
Founded2022
GroundCiutat Esportiva Joan Gamper
Capacity1,400
PresidentJoan Laporta
Head coachIvan Molpeceres
LeaguePrimera Catalana
2022–231st (Segunda Catalana)
WebsiteClub website

Founded in 2022, it is the second reserve team of FC Barcelona Femení, and currently plays in Primera Catalana, playing their home matches at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper.

Reserve teams in Spain play in the same league system as the main team, rather than in a separate league. They must play at least one level below their main side; Barcelona Femení C play in the sixth tier, part of the regional Catalan system, while the first and "B" teams play in the first and second tier in the national leagues.

History

The Barcelona women's Juvenil-Cadet team were successful in their 2021–22 season, but with the B team still containing homegrown talent and signing more players from other clubs for the 2022–23 season, few of the youth players would be able to advance within Barcelona's structure. The club wanted to bridge the gap between the youth and senior teams, and expand the development programme. For the 2022–23 season, a third Barcelona women's team was registered.[1][2][3] Four of the players registered had spent the 2021–22 season with one of Barcelona's girls' teams that came top of a boys' league,[4] while three players were incorporated from the Tarragona-based F.F. Base Reus youth team that had won the girls' first division.[5] As well as incorporating developing youth players, Viky Adrianova was also registered with the team, having played for the B team and being touted as the next Alexia Putellas in the years prior.[6] Magalí Capdevila played for the C and B teams, and was registered for the first team in the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League.[7][8]

Barcelona Femení C entered the Catalan league system, operated by the Catalan Football Federation (FCF), in the second division, where they competed in group 3 (subdivided by region). Though only in their first season and comprising young players, the team had an indomitable hold on the league,[9][2] attracting much attention when their large goal differences were shared on social media.[10][11] Despite this, none of the team finished the season as the league's top goalscorer.[12] They mathematically won the league in April 2023, and were given a winner's reception at a sold-out Estadi Johan Cruyff on 30 April ahead of the first team match that saw them win the Liga F.[13]

They were promoted to the FCF first division for their second season, competing in group 2 (subdivided by region).[14] Both Adrianova and Magalí Capdevila received student grants to play college soccer in the United States in 2023, leaving ahead of the new season.[15][16] In the absence of first team players who were at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, much of the main C squad trained with the first and B teams during the 2023–24 preseason.[17]

Current squad

As of 14 August 2023[18]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Spain ESP Clara Raspall
GK Spain ESP Laia Oller
DF Spain ESP Aina Román
MF Spain ESP Maria Torres
MF Spain ESP Núria Pon
MF Spain ESP Meritxell Martín
MF Spain ESP Clara Casajuana
MF Spain ESP Júlia Sánchez
MF Spain ESP Gadea Blanco
MF Spain ESP Izarbe Grao
MF Spain ESP Montse Alabart
MF Spain ESP Raquel Capdevila
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Spain ESP Maria Llorella
MF Spain ESP Emma Gálvez
MF Spain ESP Gisela Cabello
MF Spain ESP Paula Domínguez
MF Spain ESP Carla Cortés
MF Spain ESP Valentina Fernández
FW Spain ESP Cèlia
FW Spain ESP Marta Fernández
FW Spain ESP Lara Suárez
FW Spain ESP Claudia Gómez Martínez
FW Spain ESP Dana Yazbeck Morell

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Ivan Molpeceres
Assistant coach Ana Barbancho
Assistant coach Adrián Lamas
Goalkeeping coach Carles Boch
Fitness coach Lucia Piñeiro
Fitness coach Maialen Garcia

Last updated: 4 April 2023
Source: FC Barcelona

Transfers

Summer In Out
2022 GK: Mar Pérez (promoted from the youth team), C. Garcia-Donas (Cornellà youth team)
DF: A. Román, M. Calderón, E. Torbado, E. Garrigós, C. López (promoted from the youth team)
MF: C. Casajuana, J. Sánchez, G. Blanco (promoted from the youth team), M. Torres (CE Europa youth team), N. Pon (Damm), M. Martín (Espanyol), I. Grao, M. Alabart (FF Base Reus youth team)
FW: M. Capdevila, M. Henley, Andrea Cano (promoted from the youth team), V. Adrianova (Barcelona B), C. J. Garriga (FF Base Reus youth team)
2023 GK: C. Raspall (promoted from the youth team), L. Oller (Sabadell)
MF: R. Capdevila, M. Llorella, E. Gálvez, G. Cabello, P. Domínguez, C. Cortés, V. Fernández (promoted from the youth team)
FW: Cèlia, M. Fernández, L. Suárez (promoted from the youth team), C. Gómez Martínez (Damm), D. Yazbeck Morell (Espanyol)
GK: Mar Pérez (CD Juan Grande), C. Garcia-Donas
DF: M. Calderón, E. Torbado, E. Garrigós, C. López
MF: N. Doña
FW: M. Capdevila (Penn Quakers), Andrea Cano (Espanyol), V. Adrianova (Jacksonville State Gamecocks), M. Henley, C. J. Garriga

Season to season

Season Division Tier Pos Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Manager
2022–23[19][lower-alpha 1] 2ª Catalana 7 1.º Ascending 26 26 0 0 310 0 +310 78 Ivan Molpeceres
2023–24[21] 1ª Catalana 6 1 3 3 0 0 20 0 +20 9 Ivan Molpeceres
Last update on 6 October 2023

Juvenil Cadete squad

FC Barcelona Femení has several youth squads; the Femení Juvenil Cadete squad also compete in the Catalan leagues, as of 2023 in group 1 of the top youth division.[22][23] Several of the Juvenil players are also registered with and have played for the senior teams.

As of 14 August 2023[24]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Spain ESP Meritxell Fuster
GK Spain ESP Rocio Romano
GK Spain ESP Adriana Ayats
DF Spain ESP Noah Bézis
DF Spain ESP Judit Pujols
DF Spain ESP Aïcha Cámara
DF Spain ESP Martina González
MF Spain ESP Laura Martín
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Spain ESP Lorena Cubo
FW Spain ESP Daniela Martínez
MF Spain ESP Carlota Martins
FW Spain ESP Beatriz Pérez
FW Spain ESP Noa Ortega
FW Morocco MAR Kautar Azraf
DF Spain ESP Noa Jiménez
FW Spain ESP Laia Guerrero

Notes

  1. The game corresponding to Barcelona C's final matchday of 2022–23 (7 May 2023) was abandoned by the other team, whom Barcelona C had defeated 24–0 earlier in the season; a 3–0 win was awarded to Barcelona C.[20] The goals are counted in the season total.

References

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  2. "FCF | Calendari Equip". Federació Catalana de Futbol (in Catalan). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  3. Tikas, Maria (2022-10-11). "FC Barcelona | Pau Prim, Juan Hernández y Andrea Cano, los protagonistas de la jornada en la Masia". Sport (in Spanish).
  4. https://www.fcbarcelona.com/fcbarcelona/document/2022/10/10/84ba2af9-a6c4-447e-94e2-dc90f718b1a3/Memoria_club_CAST.pdf
  5. "Baile de destinos en las jugadoras tarraconenses". Diari de Tarragona (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2023-03-30.
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  16. Entrevista a Viky Adrianova - Futbolista de Jacksonville State University, retrieved 2023-10-07
  17. "El Femenino gana en el primer amistoso de la pretemporada". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2023-08-12. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
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    https://www.fcf.cat/calendari/2223/futbol-femen%C3%AD/segona-divisio-femeni/grup-3
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