2016–17 FC Barcelona Femení season
The 2016–17 season was FC Barcelona Femení's 16th season as FC Barcelona's official women's football section. It was the last of eleven seasons managed by Xavi Llorens and in it Barcelona notably became the first Spanish team to reach the semifinals of the UEFA Women's Champions League in its fifth appearance on a row in the competition.[1]
2016–17 season | ||||
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Chairman | Josep Maria Bartomeu | |||
Manager | Xavi Llorens | |||
Stadium | Mini Estadi / Joan Gamper | |||
![]() | Second | |||
![]() | Winner | |||
![]() | Semifinalist | |||
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Summary
Background and preseason
In 2015–16 Barcelona had ended the season with no titles for the first time since the 2009–10 season: Athletic Bilbao had won the league by a one-point margin and Atlético Madrid defeated Barcelona in the national cup's final. To strengthen the team Barcelona signed Andressa Alves from Montpellier[2] and Line Røddik Hansen from European champion Olympique Lyonnais[3] (though she hadn't taken part in the European campaign as she had started the 2015–16 season in Rosengård) as well as Ange N'Guessan, the team's first African player.[4] Leila Ouahabi returned after three seasons in Valencia,[5] and with the season started Vicky Losada also rejoined Barça following the end of the English championship.[6] On the other hand, the Garrote sisters and Cristina Baudet were transferred to nearby Espanyol,[7][8] Andrea Falcón and Esther Romero to rivals Atlético and Valencia[9][10] and Andreia Norton returned to Portugal.
Season
Barcelona started the season with nine consecutive victories on a 34–1 goal-average before conceding a draw against newly promoted Betis. Next it defeated defending champion Athletic, which was already falling behind in the table. The team ended 2016 with a draw against Valencia and a 2–1 defeat against Atlético in Vicente Calderón before a crowd of 13,935,[11] losing the lead in the table to the latter. Meanwhile, Barça had made it to the Champions League's quarterfinals after overcoming Minsk and Twente (which they had already faced in the same round in the previous season) with wide away wins. Next they faced quarterfinals-regular Rosengård.[12]
With Atlético remaining unbeaten, a 2–0 defeat against Santa Teresa kept Barcelona away from the lead. However the team then chained an 11-wins streak and reached Atlético in the top of the table in April with 5 games remaining.[13] In the meantime Barcelona defeated Rosengård both in Barcelona and Malmö, becoming the first Spanish team to reach the Champions League's semifinals, where they lost both games against Paris Saint-Germain,[14] which had already ousted them in the past season's quarterfinals. Following the elimination Barcelona attained its largest win in the season, a 13–0 victory over Oiartzun, which would end relegated.
After defeating Valencia in Paterna and with long-time manager Xavi Llorens having just announced stepping down the position following the end of the season,[15] Barcelona faced undefeated Atlético in the second-to-last game on equal points and a much larger goal average: a win would make them either mathematically or virtually champions. However the game ended in a 1–1 draw, and Barcelona was forced to depend on an Atlético blunder.[16] Not only did Atlético defeat Real Sociedad but Barcelona lost 2–1 to Levante[17] and thus they again ended the championship as runners-up with 75 points, their least in the 16-team Primera División by one point. On the other hand, Jennifer Hermoso was the competition's top scorer with 35 goals, the major goal-scoring record by a Barcelona player in the same period.[18]
In the Copa de la Reina Barcelona qualified for the Final Four in the Ciudad del Fútbol after overcoming Real Sociedad in the extra time.[19] There it first defeated Valencia in the semifinals before facing Atlético in a rematch of the previous edition's final, which Barcelona had lost 3–2. However, this time Barcelona defeated Atlético 4–1 and won its first nationwide title since the 2014–15 League.[20]
Transfers
Date | Position | Player | Moving from | Reference | Notes |
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June 28, 2016 | Midfielder | ![]() | ![]() | Marca | |
June 29, 2016 | Defender | ![]() | ![]() | Sport | |
July 2, 2016 | Goalkeeper | ![]() | ![]() | Mundo Deportivo | |
July 8, 2016 | Defender | ![]() | ![]() | Mundo Deportivo | |
August 12, 2016 | Forward | ![]() | ![]() | Mundo Deportivo | |
November 11, 2016 | Midfielder | ![]() | ![]() | As | |
Date | Position | Player | Moving to | Reference | Notes |
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June 29, 2016 | Midfielder | ![]() | ![]() | Superdeporte | |
July 4, 2016 | Defender | ![]() | ![]() | Futfem | |
Midfielder | ![]() | ||||
July 6, 2016 | Forward | ![]() | ![]() | Mundo Deportivo | |
August 2, 2016 | Midfielder | ![]() | ![]() | Braga TV | |
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Results
Win
Draw
Loss
Postponed
Numbers in brackets in league games show the team's position in the table following the match
Pre-season
13 August 2016 Friendly | Seagull | 0–3 | Barcelona | Travessera de Montigalà, Badalona |
19:00 | Report | Hernández ![]() Latorre ![]() |
19 August 2016 ASPTT Summer Tour | Montpellier ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() | Maurice Rigaud, Albi |
19:00 | Larent ![]() |
Report | Latorre ![]() |
21 August 2016 ASPTT Summer Tour | Albi ![]() | 0–2 | ![]() | Maurice Rigaud, Albi |
17:00 | Report | N'Guessan ![]() Hermoso ![]() |
UEFA Women's Champions League
6 October 2016 Round of 32 – 1 | Minsk ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() | FC Minsk, Minsk |
15:00 | Report | Hermoso ![]() Torrejón ![]() |
Attendance: 2,300 Referee: ![]() |
12 October 2016 Round of 32 – 2 | Barcelona ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() | Mini Estadi, Barcelona |
19:00 | Hermoso ![]() Alves ![]() |
Report | Ogbiagbevha ![]() |
Attendance: 1,201 Referee: ![]() |
9 November 2016 Round of 16 – 1 | Barcelona ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() | Mini Estadi, Barcelona |
18:30 | Hermoso ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 1,051 Referee: ![]() |
16 November 2016 Round of 16 – 2 | Twente ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() | De Grolsch Veste, Enschede |
19:00 | Report | Torrejón ![]() Alves ![]() Latorre ![]() N'Guessan ![]() |
Attendance: 7,035 Referee: ![]() |
22 March 2017 Quarterfinals – 1 | Rosengård ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() | Idrottsplats, Malmö |
19:00 | Report | Ouahabi ![]() |
Attendance: 5,037 Referee: ![]() |
29 March 2017 Quarterfinals – 2 | Barcelona ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() | Mini Estadi, Barcelona |
18:30 | Hermoso ![]() Caldentey ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 7,350 Referee: ![]() |
Primera División
League table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Atlético Madrid (C) | 30 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 91 | 17 | +74 | 78 | Qualification for the UEFA Champions League and Copa de la Reina |
2 | Barcelona | 30 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 98 | 13 | +85 | 75 | |
3 | Valencia | 30 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 69 | 11 | +58 | 68 | Qualification for the Copa de la Reina |
4 | Levante | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 57 | |
5 | Athletic Bilbao | 30 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 53 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champion.
Results
4 September 2016 1 | (15) Granadilla | 0–4 | Barcelona (2) | La Hoya del Pozo, El Médano |
13:00 | Report | Hermoso ![]() O. García ![]() del Río ![]() |
Referee: Negrín Díaz |
11 September 2016 2 | (1) Barcelona | 6–0 | Santa Teresa (8) | Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí |
16:00 | Putellas ![]() Hermoso ![]() Unzué ![]() O. García ![]() |
Report | Referee: Sánchez Rico |
25 September 2016 3 | (1) Barcelona | 2–0 | Real Sociedad (11) | Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí |
16:00 | Putellas ![]() O. García ![]() |
Report | Referee: Muñoz Pérez |
2 October 2016 4 | (16) Rayo Vallecano | 0–4 | Barcelona (1) | Rayo Vallecano, Madrid |
16:00 | Report | Putellas ![]() N'Guessan ![]() |
9 October 2016 5 | (1) Barcelona | 3–0 | Zaragoza (14) | Mini Estadi, Barcelona |
16:00 | Report | Hermoso ![]() Putellas ![]() |
Referee: Bosch Domenech |
15 October 2016 7 | (1) Barcelona | 7–0 | Albacete (14) | Mini Estadi, Barcelona |
10:45 | O. García ![]() Hernández ![]() Putellas ![]() Hermoso ![]() |
Report | Referee: Escriche Guzmán |
30 October 2016 8 | (9) Sporting Huelva | 0–1 | Barcelona (1) | La Orden, Huelva |
11:30 | Report | Serrano ![]() |
Referee: Hernández Maeso |
2 November 2016 6 | (16) Espanyol | 1–6 | Barcelona (1) | Dani Jarque, Sant Joan Despí |
20:30 | Pérez ![]() |
Report | Gili ![]() Hermoso ![]() Latorre ![]() |
Attendance: 400 Referee: Navarro Collados |
6 November 2016 9 | (1) Barcelona | 3–0 | Tacuense (15) | Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí |
16:00 | Putellas ![]() N'Guessan ![]() Latorre ![]() |
Report | Referee: Sureda Cuenca |
13 November 2016 10 | (12) Betis | 1–1 | Barcelona (1) | Luis del Sol, Sevilla |
16:00 | Moreno ![]() |
Report | O. García ![]() |
Referee: García Gómez |
20 November 2016 11 | (1) Barcelona | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao (6) | Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí |
16:00 | Losada ![]() Hermoso ![]() |
Report | Vázquez ![]() |
Referee: Monter Solans |
3 December 2016 12 | (15) Oiartzun | 0–1 | Barcelona (1) | Karla Lekuona, Oiartzun |
10:45 | Report | Hermoso ![]() |
Referee: Galech Apezteguía |
7 December 2016 13 | (1) Barcelona | 1–1 | Valencia (4) | Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí |
18:00 | Alves ![]() |
Report | Vilas ![]() |
Referee: Leo Ollo |
11 December 2016 14 | (1) Atlético Madrid | 2–1 | Barcelona (2) | Vicente Calderón, Madrid |
12:00 | Corredera ![]() Bermúdez ![]() |
Report | Alves ![]() |
Attendance: 13,935 Referee: Alemán Pérez |
8 January 2017 15 | (2) Barcelona | 4–0 | Levante (3) | Mini Estadi, Barcelona |
16:00 | Alves ![]() Latorre ![]() Hermoso ![]() N'Guessan ![]() |
Report | Attendance: 565 Referee: González González |
15 January 2017 16 | (2) Barcelona | 3–0 | Granadilla (6) | Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí |
16:00 | Losada ![]() Hermoso ![]() |
Report | Referee: Ripoll Solano |
28 January 2017 17 | (8) Santa Teresa | 2–0 | Barcelona (2) | El Viejo Vivero, Badajoz |
16:00 | Torre ![]() Martín ![]() |
Report | Referee: Milla Alvéndiz |
11 February 2017 18 | (10) Real Sociedad | 0–3 | Barcelona (2) | Zubieta, Usurbil |
10:45 | Report | Hermoso ![]() Alves ![]() O. García ![]() |
Referee: Usón Rosel |
19 February 2017 19 | (2) Barcelona | 3–0 | Rayo Vallecano (8) | Mini Estadi, Barcelona |
16:00 | Guijarro ![]() Alves ![]() Unzué ![]() |
Report | Referee: Varón Aceitón |
25 February 2017 20 | (12) Zaragoza | 0–6 | Barcelona (2) | Pedro Sancho, Zaragoza |
16:00 | Report | Caldentey ![]() O. García ![]() Latorre ![]() Gili ![]() del Río ![]() |
Referee: Gómez Landazábal |
11 March 2017 21 | (2) Barcelona | 5–0 | Espanyol (15) | Mini Estadi, Barcelona |
16:00 | Alves ![]() Hermoso ![]() Losada ![]() Latorre ![]() |
Report | Referee: Herrero Arenas |
18 March 2017 22 | (14) Albacete | 0–2 | Barcelona (2) | Andrés Iniesta, Albacete |
10:45 | Report | Hermoso ![]() |
Referee: Campos Salinas |
11 March 2017 23 | (2) Barcelona | 5–1 | Sporting Huelva (10) | Mini Estadi, Barcelona |
16:00 | García ![]() Caldentey ![]() Guijarro ![]() Losada ![]() Hermoso ![]() |
Report | Hernández ![]() |
Referee: Miralles Selma |
2 April 2017 24 | (14) Tacuense | 1–2 | Barcelona (2) | Pablos Abril, San Cristóbal de la Laguna |
12:30 | Carballo ![]() |
Report | Hermoso ![]() |
Referee: Gálvez Rascón |
16 April 2017 25 | (1) Barcelona | 3–0 | Betis (12) | Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí |
16:00 | Hermoso ![]() Putellas ![]() |
Report | Referee: Navarro Collados |
25 April 2017 26 | (5) Athletic Bilbao | 0–4 | Barcelona (1) | Facilities, Lezama |
18:30 | Report | Hermoso ![]() O. García ![]() |
Referee: López Toca |
2 May 2017 27 | (1) Barcelona | 13–0 | Oiartzun (14) | Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí |
12:00 | Caldentey ![]() Hermoso ![]() Bonmatí ![]() Alves ![]() O. García ![]() Latorre ![]() |
Report | Referee: Fernández Vidal |
6 May 2017 28 | (3) Valencia | 0–1 | Barcelona (1) | Antoni Puchades, Paterna |
16:00 | Report | Unzué ![]() |
Referee: Collado López |
Copa de la Reina
3 June 2017 Quarterfinals | Barcelona | 1–0 (aet) | Real Sociedad | Matapiñonera, S. Sebastián de los Reyes |
10:00 | Latorre ![]() |
Report | Referee: Contreras Patiño |
16 June 2017 Semifinals | Barcelona | 2–1 | Valencia | Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid |
17:00 | Gili ![]() Losada ![]() |
Report | Vilas ![]() |
Referee: Ortiz Arias |
Primera División statistics
No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Games | Goals | Disciplinary record | |||
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Pl. | St. | ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() | |||||
1 | GK | ![]() | Ràfols, Laura | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | DF | ![]() | Bergara, Ane | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | DF | ![]() | García, Ruth | 25 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
4 | DF | ![]() | Unzué, Marta | 25 | 23 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
5 | DF | ![]() | Serrano, Melanie | 19 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
6 | DF | ![]() | Røddik Hansen, Line | 19 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
7 | MF | ![]() | Gili, Gemma | 18 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | MF | ![]() | Diéguez, Miriam | 23 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
9 | FW | ![]() | Caldentey, Mariona | 18 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | FW | ![]() | Hermoso, Jenni | 27 | 26 | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
11 | MF | ![]() | Putellas, Alexia | 29 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
12 | MF | ![]() | Guijarro, Patricia | 20 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
13 | GK | ![]() | Paños, Sandra | 23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
14 | FW | ![]() | Hernández, Sandra | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
15 | DF | ![]() | Ouahabi, Leila | 22 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16 | MF | ![]() | Losada, Vicky | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
17 | MF | ![]() | del Río, Irene | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18 | DF | ![]() | Torrejón, Marta | 27 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
19 | FW | ![]() | Latorre, Bárbara | 23 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
20 | FW | ![]() | García, Olga | 27 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
21 | FW | ![]() | N'Guessan, Ange | 19 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
22 | MF | ![]() | Alves, Andressa | 20 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
24 | MF | ![]() | Bonmatí, Aitana | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
References
- Antena 3
- Mundo Deportivo
- Mundo Deportivo
- Mundo Deportivo
- Superdeporte
- Mundo Deportivo
- RCD Espanyol
- Besoccer
- Valencia CF
- Mundo Deportivo
- ABC
- http://www.laliga.es/noticias/el-rosengard-rival-del-fc-barcelona-en-los-cuartos-de-final-de-la-uefa-womens-champions-league La Liga
- Mundo Deportivo
- Sport
- Agencia EFE
- Diario AS
- Marca
- Mundo Deportivo
- ABC
- El País