The 1900–01 season was the
second season for FC Barcelona.
Events
On 23 September, Barcelona won its first-ever piece of silverware (a bronze object) after beating their biggest rival, Català FC, 3 to 1 courtesy of goals from
Joan Gamper
Hans Max Gamper-Haessig (; 22 November 1877 – 30 July 1930), commonly known as Joan Gamper (), was a Swiss-born football executive and versatile athlete. He founded football clubs in Switzerland and Spain, most notably Barcelona and Zürich.
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(2) and
Otto Maier. This was also the first match of the 1900–01 season and the last game played at the
Velódromo de la Bonanova
The Velódromo de la Bonanova was a sports venue in the city of Barcelona, Spain. It was the first velodrome in the city, although it was located in the neighboring municipality of Sant Gervasi – la Bonanova, Sant Gervasi, which in 1897 was anne ...
.
On 18 November, Barcelona played its first match on a field next to the Hotel Casanovas, the club's second
football pitch
A football pitch or soccer field is the playing surface for the game of association football. Its dimensions and markings are defined by Law 1 of the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, "The Field of Play". The pitch is ty ...
after Bonanova. They played against
Hispania AC and ended in a 0–0 draw.
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On 23 December, Barça played their first match against ''Societat Espanyola de Futbol'' (Society Spanish Football), which would later become ]RCD Espanyol
Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona (; "Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona"), commonly known as RCD Espanyol, is a Spanish professional sports club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The club competes in La Liga, the top tier of Spa ...
. The match ended without goals in an atmosphere of brotherhood.
On 20 January, Barcelona played their first-ever match in an official competition, the opening match of the 1900–01 Copa Macaya
The 1900–01 Copa Macaya was the 1st staging of the Copa Macaya. This tournament is best known for being the very first football competition played on the Iberian Peninsula. The competition was held on the road between 20 January 1901 and ended o ...
against Hispania AC at Hotel Casanovas, but despite scoring first thanks to George Girvan, a Scottish player formerly of Escocès FC
The Escocès FC, officially founded as Escocés Fútbol Club, was a football team based in Barcelona, Spain, which existed only during the year 1900, playing a total of ten Exhibition game, friendlies against the likes of FC Barcelona and Català ...
, it was Hispania who won 2–1 after coming back with two goals from their captain
Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader or highest rank officer of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police depa ...
, Gustavo Green
Gustavo Gren Córdoba (10 May 1880 – 9 November 1965), better known as Gustavo Green, was a Spanish Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football), forward for FC Barcelona and RCD Espanyol.
After spending his ...
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On 17 March, Barcelona achieved the biggest victory in the club's history with an 18–0 win over ]AUF Tarragona
The Asociación Unionista de Foot-ball de Tarragona, better known as AUF Tarragona, was a football team based in Tarragona, Spain, that existed in 1900–01. It was one of the first football clubs in the city and it was among the six pioneering cl ...
. Joan Gamper scored half of them, and Alexander Black scored a hat-trick
A hat-trick or hat trick is the achievement of a generally positive feat three times in a match, or another achievement based on the number three.
Origin
The term first appeared in 1858 in cricket, to describe H. H. Stephenson taking three Wick ...
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On 25 April, Bartomeu Terradas succeeded Walter Wild as president of the club.
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Squad
Matches
*1 First Barcelona-Espanyol in history. The blue-and-white team was called at the beginning ''Societat Espanyola de Futbol'' (Society Spanish Football).
*2 Both teams choose not to provide information, or results, or any other party data.
*3 The second-round match against Espanyol was not disputed due to its withdrawal from the competition.
External links
* Official Site
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:1900-01 FC Barcelona season
FC Barcelona seasons
Barcelona
Barcelona ( ; ; ) is a city on the northeastern coast of Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second-most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within c ...