Jumat, 10 Februari 2012

1899. The First Coat of Arms

At first, the Club shared Barcelona’s coat of arms, as a demonstration of its identification with the city and a desire to be recognised as one and the same
The first crest

Gamper and Barça’s Founding Values

Gamper was a sports lover – a former athlete, cyclist, football and rugby player – who saw sport as a means of exalting the human spirit


Gamper compartint lectura de premsa esportiva francesa

1899. The Club’s Foundation

Hans Gamper (Winterthur, Switzerland, 1877 – Barcelona, 1930) came to Barcelona in 1898 for professional reasons


Joan Gamper

1909-1919 Consolidation at the Carrer de la Indústria Football Grounds

The Club’s Growth


1909-1919 Consolidation at the Carrer de la Indústria Football Grounds

1899 -1909 Foundation and Survival

Gamper, the founder, conceived a sports club in Barcelona, with assistance from Catalans and foreigners

1899 -1909 Foundation and Survival