FC Barcelona season 2006-07

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[edit] Events

30 June: Barça has reached the highest membership ever, with 156,366 members.^[1]

[edit] Squad information

Puyol, Messi and Ronaldinho were selected as part of FIFPro World XI for 2006-07 season^[2].

EU	Country	N	P	Name	Cap	Since	App		Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
	ESP	1	GK	V. Valdés		2002	163	0	2010	Youth system
	ITA	11	DF	Zambrotta		2006	42	3	2010	€14m
	MEX	4	DF	Márquez		2003	134	6	2010	€ 5m
	ESP	5	DF	Puyol	Cap	1999	263	5	2010	Youth system
	NED	12	DF	Gio		2003	141	5	2008	Part-exchange for Cesc Fàbregas
	ESP	24	MF	Iniesta		2002	165	13	2010	Youth system
	ESP	6	MF	Xavi	VC	1998	240	20	2010	Youth system
	POR BRA	20	MF	Deco		2004	127	18	2008	€15m + Quaresma
	ARG	19	FW	Messi		2004	65	25	2014	Youth system
N	CMR	9	FW	Eto'o		2004	115	73	2010	€24m
N	BRA	10	FW	Ronaldinho	VC	2003	170	80	2010	€30m
	ESP	25	GK	Jorquera		2003	13	0	2008	Youth system
	BRA	2	DF	Belletti		2004	96	1	2009
	FRA	21	DF	Thuram		2006	28	0	2008	€ 5m
	ESP	23	DF	Oleguer		2002	150	1	2010	Youth system
	BRA	16	DF	Sylvinho		2004	71	2	2008	€ 2m
	BRA	3	MF	Motta		2002	138	9		Youth system
	BRA	15	MF	Edmílson		2004	79	0		€10m
	ISL	7	FW	Gudjohnsen		2006	41	10	2009	€12m
	FRA	8	FW	Giuly		2004	117	23	2008	€ 7m
	ESP	18	FW	Ezquerro		2005	33	4		Free
	ARG	22	FW	Saviola		2001	157	68	2007		On loan from 2004/05 to 2006/07
	ESP	28	GK	Rubén		2004	2	0		Youth system

Source: FC Barcelona, players' Wikipedia articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport)
Ordered by most frequent start and position on pitch (from back right to front left).
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Cap: Cap = captain, VC = vice-captain; Age = current age or age on the end of the season; Since = when the player started to be a permanent part of the squad (no icon for summer transfer; for winter transfer); App and = only competitive appearances and goals. See source for more detail; Ends = when the player's contract ends; = undisclosed.

[edit] Squad stats

				Total			La Liga		UEFA Champions League		Copa del Rey		Others¹

Country	N	P	Name	GS	App		App		App		App		App		Notes
ESP	1	GK	V. Valdés	50	50		38		8				4
ITA	11	DF	Zambrotta	35	42	3	29	3	6		5		2
MEX	4	DF	Márquez	36	37	1	21	1	6		5		5
ESP	5	DF	Puyol	54	54	2	35	1	8	1	6		5
NED	12	DF	Gio	30	34		23		4		4		3
ESP	24	MF	Iniesta	40	44	9	27	6	8	2	5	1	4
ESP	6	MF	Xavi	44	53	6	35	3	7		6	2	5	1
POR BRA	20	MF	Deco	47	47	6	31	1	8	2	3		5	3
ARG	19	FW	Messi	31	35	17	26	14	5	1	2	2	2		Injured for 3 months
CMR	9	FW	Eto'o	25	27	13	19	11	3	1	2	1	3		Injured for 5 months
BRA	10	FW	Ronaldinho	49	49	24	32	21	8	2	4		5	1
ESP	25	GK	Jorquera	9	9						6		3
BRA	2	DF	Belletti	18	23		13		2		2		6
FRA	21	DF	Thuram	27	29		23		4		1		1
ESP	23	DF	Oleguer	22	38		25		5		5		3
BRA	16	DF	Sylvinho	20	22		13		2		3		4
BRA	3	MF	Motta	19	29		14		6		2		7
BRA	15	MF	Edmílson	26	32		26		2		4
ISL	7	FW	Gudjohnsen	21	42	10	25	5	8	3	5	1	4	1
FRA	8	FW	Giuly	26	45	6	27	3	8	2	5		5	1
ESP	18	FW	Ezquerro	6	18	3	9	1	2		3		4	2
ARG	22	FW	Saviola	10	24	10	18	5	1		5	5
ESP	28	GK	Rubén

Source: FC Barcelona and ESPN
Ordered by most frequent start and position on pitch (from back right to front left)
0 shown as blank
¹ Other Competitions: Spanish Super Cup, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Copa Catalunya
Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); GS = Game Started; App = Appearances.

[edit] Players transfer

[edit] In

Status	Country	N	P	Name	Moving from	Ends	Transfer fee
Transferred Y	ITA	11	DF	Zambrotta	Juventus	2010	€14m
Transferred Y	FRA	21	DF	Thuram	Juventus	2008	€ 5m
Transferred Y	ISL	7	FW	Gudjohnsen	Chelsea	2009	€12m
Loan returned Y	ARG	22	FW	Saviola	Sevilla	2007	—

[edit] Out

Status	Country	N	P	Name	Moving to	Transfer fee
Transferred Y	NED	17	MF	van Bommel	Bayern Munich	€ 6m
Contract ended Y	SWE	7	FW	Larsson	Helsingborg	Free
Loaned out Y	ARG	11	FW	Maxi	Mallorca	Loan

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; = Undisclosed; = Summer transfer window; = Winter transfer window; n/a = Not applicable.

[edit] Coaching staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Frank Rijkaard
Assistant manager	Johan Neeskens / Eusebio Sacristán
Goalkeeping coach	Juan Carlos Unzué
Fitness coach	Paco Seirul·lo / Albert Roca
Doctors	Ricard Pruna / Gil Rodas / Toni Tramullas
Representative	Carles Naval

Source: FC Barcelona

[edit] Players used from youth system

[edit] Appearances excluding Catalonia Cup

EU	Country	N	P	Name	App	Unused Sub.	Notes
	ESP	26	DF	Olmo	1	2	On 90 min at Getafe 1x1 Barcelona for La Liga
	ESP	32	MF	Marc Crosas	0	2	On FIFA Club World Cup
No	MEX	31	FW	Giovani	0	2	On FIFA Club World Cup

[edit] Catalonia Cup

EU	Country	N	P	Name	GS	SB	Goals	Notes
	ESP	5	DF	Olmo	2	0	0
	ESP	4	MF	Marc Crosas	2	0	0
?	MEX	7	FW	Giovani	2	0	2
	ESP	14	FW	Vázquez	1	0	0
	ESP	11	FW	Orlandi	1	1	0
	ESP	15	FW	Toni Calvo	0	2	0
	ESP	12	MF	Sastre	1	1	0
?	JOR	17	FW	Thaer	0	2	0
	ESP	6	MF	Marc Valiente	0	2	0
	ESP	20	MF	Sergio Busquets	0	1	0	From FC Barcelona Youth A

Source: FC Barcelona
Only competitive matches.
All players from FC Barcelona B unless expressed.
EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: 1st flag=country of birth, 2nd flag=country that plays for internationally (if different); N = number on jersey; P = Position; Name = Name on jersey (for full name, pause the mouse pointer on the name); App = Appearances; GS = Game started; SB = Used as Substitute;

[edit] Kit

Supplier: Nike
Features: UNICEF (a noncommercial agreement, see FC Barcelona)





Home





Away

Source:^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Other information

President	Joan Laporta
Technical Secretary	Txiki Beguiristáin
Ground (capacity and dimensions)	Camp Nou (98,787 / ?)
Incoming - Expenses = Profit	€290.1m - €270.6m = €19.5m

Source: FC Barcelona article on 1 Jan 2007, Camp Nou article on 2 Jan 2007 and FC Barcelona

[edit] Start formations

Qnt	Formation	Match(es)
61	4-3-3	All matches

Source: FC Barcelona
Only competitive matches.

[edit] Most frequent start

Country	N	P	Name	GS	Notes
ESP	1	GK	V. Valdés	50
ITA	11	RB	Zambrotta	35
MEX	4	CB	Márquez	36
ESP	5	CB	Puyol	54
NED	12	LB	Gio	30
ESP	24	RM	Iniesta	40
ESP	6	CM	Xavi	42
POR BRA	20	LM	Deco	47
ARG	19	RW	Messi	31
CMR	9	CF	Eto'o	25	Giuly has more starts (26), but Eto'o was injured for 5 months
BRA	10	LW	Ronaldinho	49

Source: Squad stats and Start formations.
Only competitive matches.
Using the most used start formation.
Ordered by position on pitch (from back right to front left).
Country: 1st flag=country of birth, 2nd flag=country that plays for internationally (if different); N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name).

[edit] Most frequent pitch formation (field formation)

V. Valdés

Zambrotta

Márquez

Puyol

Gio

Xavi

Iniesta

Deco

Messi

Eto'o

Ronaldinho

Source: Most frequent start

[edit] Competitions

[edit] Overall

Competition	Started round	Final position / round	First match	Last match
Spanish Super Cup	—	Winner	17 Aug 2006	20 Aug 2006
UEFA Super Cup	—	Runner-up	25 Aug 2006
La Liga	Round 1	Runner-up	28 Aug 2006	17 Jun 2007
UEFA Champions League	Group stage	Round of 16	12 Sep 2006	6 Mar 2007
Copa del Rey	Round of 32	Semi-final	25 Oct 2006	10 May 2007
FIFA Club World Cup	Semi-final	Runner-up	31 May 2007	5 Jun 2007
Copa Catalunya	Semi-final	Winner	14 Dec 2006	17 Dec 2006

Source: Competitions' Wikipedia articles.

[edit] La Liga

[edit] Classification

P	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation	Head-to-head
1	Real Madrid	38	23	7	8	66	40	26	76	UEFA Champions League 2007-08 Group stage	Real Madrid 2-0 Barcelona Barcelona 3-3 Real Madrid
2	Barcelona	38	22	10	6	78	33	45	76	UEFA Champions League 2007-08 Group stage	Real Madrid 2-0 Barcelona Barcelona 3-3 Real Madrid
3	Sevilla	38	21	8	9	64	35	29	71	UEFA Champions League 2007-08 Third qualifying round

Source: La Liga 2006-07
Rules for classification: 1^st points; 2^nd head-to-head points; 3^rd head-to-head goal difference; 4^th head-to-head goals scored; 5^th goal difference; 6^th goals scored.
P = Position; Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference; Pts = Points; (C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted.
Head-to-Head: used when two or more teams need the head-to-head rules to break a tie.

[edit] Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	76	22	10	6	78	33	+45	14	5	0	41	12	+29	8	5	6	37	21	+16

Source: LFP
Pld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference

[edit] Results by round

Round	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A
Result	W	W	W	D	W	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	D	W	D	W	L	W	L	D	W	W	L	W	L	W	W	D	W	W	D	W

Source: Competitive Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win.

[edit] Points evolution

Source: LPF

[edit] Position evolution

Source: LPF

[edit] Matches

[edit] Competitive

M	Date	Tournament	Round	Ground	Opponent	Score¹	Report
1	17 August	Spanish Super Cup	1st leg	A	Espanyol	1 – 0
2	20 August	Spanish Super Cup	2nd leg	H	Espanyol	3 – 0
3	25 August	UEFA Super Cup		H	Sevilla	0 – 3	(Report)
4	28 August	La Liga	1	A	Celta de Vigo	3 – 2
5	9 September	La Liga	2	H	Osasuna	3 – 0
6	12 September	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	H	Levski Sofia	5 – 0
7	17 September	La Liga	3	A	Racing Santander	3 – 0
8	24 September	La Liga	4	H	Valencia	1 – 1
9	27 September	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	A	Bremen	1 – 1
10	30 September	La Liga	5	A	Athletic Bilbao	3 – 1
11	15 October	La Liga	6	H	Sevilla	3 – 1
12	18 October	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	A	Chelsea	0 – 1
13	22 October	La Liga	7	A	Real Madrid	0 – 2
14	25 October	Copa del Rey	Round of 32	A	Badalona	2 – 1
15	28 October	La Liga	8	H	Recreativo	3 – 0
16	31 October	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	H	Chelsea	2 – 2
17	4 November	La Liga	9	A	Deportivo	1 – 1
18	8 November	Copa del Rey	Round of 32	H	Badalona	4 – 0
19	12 November	La Liga	10	H	Zaragoza	3 – 1
20	19 November	La Liga	11	A	Mallorca	4 – 1
21	22 November	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	A	Levski Sofia	2 – 0
22	25 November	La Liga	12	H	Villarreal	4 – 0
23	2 December	La Liga	13	A	Levante	1 – 1
24	5 December	UEFA Champions League	Group stage	H	Bremen	2 – 0
25	9 December	La Liga	14	H	Real Sociedad	1 – 0
26	14 December	FIFA Club World Cup	Semi-final	N	Club América	4 – 0
27	17 December	FIFA Club World Cup	Final	N	Internacional	0 – 1
28	21 December	La Liga	15	H	Atlético Madrid	1 – 1
29	7 January	La Liga	16	A	Getafe	1 – 1
30	10 January	Copa del Rey	Round of 16	A	Alavés	2 – 0
31	13 January	La Liga	17	A	Espanyol	1 – 3
32	16 January	Copa del Rey	Round of 16	H	Alavés	3 – 2
33	21 January	La Liga	18	H	Gimnàstic	3 – 0
34	24 January	La Liga	19	A	Betis	1 – 1
35	28 January	La Liga	20	H	Celta de Vigo	3 – 1
36	31 January	Copa del Rey	Quarter final	H	Zaragoza	0 – 1
37	4 February	La Liga	21	A	Osasuna	0 – 0
38	11 February	La Liga	22	H	Racing Santander	2 – 0
39	18 February	La Liga	23	A	Valencia	1 – 2
40	21 February	UEFA Champions League	Round of 16	H	Liverpool	1 – 2
41	25 February	La Liga	24	H	Athletic Bilbao	3 – 0
42	28 February	Copa del Rey	Quarter final	A	Zaragoza	2 – 1
43	3 March	La Liga	25	A	Sevilla	1 – 2
44	6 March	UEFA Champions League	Round of 16	A	Liverpool	1 – 0
45	10 March	La Liga	26	H	Real Madrid	3 – 3
46	17 March	La Liga	27	A	Recreativo	4 – 0
47	31 March	La Liga	28	H	Deportivo	2 – 1
48	7 April	La Liga	29	A	Zaragoza	0 – 1
49	15 April	La Liga	30	H	Mallorca	1 – 0
50	18 April	Copa del Rey	Semi-final	H	Getafe	5 – 2
51	22 April	La Liga	31	A	Villarreal	0 – 2
52	29 April	La Liga	32	H	Levante	1 – 0
53	5 May	La Liga	33	A	Real Sociedad	2 – 0
54	10 May	Copa del Rey	Semi-final	A	Getafe	0 – 4
55	13 May	La Liga	34	H	Betis	1 – 1
56	20 May	La Liga	35	A	Atlético Madrid	6 – 0
57	26 May	La Liga	36	H	Getafe	1 – 0
58	31 May	Copa Catalunya	Semi-final	A	Gimnàstic	4 – 3
59	5 June	Copa Catalunya	Final	A	Espanyol	1 – 1 (5-4 pen.)
60	9 June	La Liga	37	H	Espanyol	2 – 2
61	17 June	La Liga	38	A	Gimnàstic	5 – 1

Source: FC Barcelona
¹Barcelona goals come first.
Ground's country's flag and opponent's country's flag shown when from a different country of Barcelona.
M = Match; Ground: H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral.

[edit] Friendly

Match	Date	Competition or tour	Ground	Opponent	Score¹	GD
1	28 Jul 2006	Pre-season	A	AGF Aarhus	3 - 0	3
2	6 Aug 2006	American Tour	N	Chivas	1 - 1	0
3	9 Aug 2006	American Tour	N	Club América	4 - 4	0
4	12 Aug 2006	American Tour	A	Red Bull New York	4 - 1	3
5	24 Apr 2007	Friendly	A	Al Ahly	4 - 0	4
6	20 Jun 2007	Friendly	A	Mamelodi Sundowns	2 - 1	1

Source: FC Barcelona
¹Barcelona goals come first.
Country's flag depict country of foreign team to that of Barcelona.
Ground: H = Home; A = Away; N = Neutral; GD = Goal difference