The 2006–07 season was the 19th in official competition for

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, and their 11th in the top flight of Spanish football.

Summary

Ahead of the 2006–07 season, the women's section was significantly restructured and integrated into the structure of (male) youth sections of the club. As a result, the five women's youth teams ceased to exist, leaving 80 young players without a club (many, including 12-year-old future star

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, went to the youth teams of

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). Only the three senior teams (A, B, and C) from the women's section were planned to continue operating. The biggest stars of Barcelona Femení in

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and Patricia Pérez, as well as coach Natalia Astrain, left the club. The changes, confirmed by

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, were heavily criticised by parents of the displaced players, who called the club sexist and avaricious. Astrain was replaced as head coach by

Xavi Llorens Xavi Llorens Rodríguez (born 5 June 1958) is a Spanish football manager. He last was manager of FC Barcelona Femení. He joined the team in June 2006 and stepped down after the 2016–17 season, having spent eleven seasons at the club. Llorens i ...

. In the

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, the team finished runner-up after losing to Espanyol in the final. In September, the team began using the

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as their main home ground, where they stayed until the

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was completed in 2019. The team finished 14th, last, in the Superliga; their relegation to the Segunda División was confirmed in May, with suggestions that FC Barcelona may want to further reduce the section, dismantle it completely, or disassociate it.

Players

First team

''As of June 2007''

Reserves

Players from

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who are eligible to play for the first team.

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Torneig de Getxo

Competitions

Copa Catalunya

League

References

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