2015–16 FC Barcelona season

Barcelona
2015–16 season
President Josep Maria Bartomeu
Head Coach Luis Enrique
Stadium Camp Nou
La Liga 1st
Copa del Rey Winners
Supercopa de España Runners-up
UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals
UEFA Super Cup Winners
FIFA Club World Cup Winners
Top goalscorer League:
Luis Suárez (40)
All:
Luis Suárez (59)
Highest home attendance 99,264 vs Real Madrid
(02 April 2016)
Lowest home attendance 60,635 vs Valencia
(3 February 2016)
Average home league attendance 83,749 (includes Joan Gamper Trophy)
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours
← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season was Football Club Barcelona's 116th in existence and the club's 85th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona will be involved in six competitions after completing the Treble during the last season.

Season overview

June

On 7 June, Barcelona announced the transfer of right-wing Aleix Vidal from fellow La Liga outfit and 2015 UEFA Europa League winners Sevilla. The player will join on a 5-year deal with a transfer fee of 18 million euros plus variables.[1] On 9 June, the club announced that right back Dani Alves is set to stay at the club after signing a contract renewal for two years with an option for another year.[2] On 10 June, Barcelona announced that the presidential elections will take place on Saturday 18 July 2015, after Josep Bartomeu resigned as president to qualify for re-election.[3] On 25 June, Barcelona announced La Masia graduate Gerard Deulofeu was transferred to English side Everton for a reported fee of €6 million.[4] The player returned to Merseyside after spending the 2013–14 season on loan there under fellow Spaniard manager Roberto Martínez.

July

On 3 July, Barcelona announced that La Masia graduate Martín Montoya would join Italian side Internazionale on a season-long loan with an option for a second.[5] On 6 July, Barcelona announced the signing of Turkey national team captain Arda Turan from Atlético Madrid for €34 million. The player will join on 1 January 2016 after the FIFA transfer ban is lifted.[6] On 18 July, Josep Bartomeu was elected president of Barcelona for the next six years with the third most votes in the club's history.[7] On 21 July, Barcelona kicked-off the preseason with a 1–2 victory over Major League Soccer champions LA Galaxy in the 2015 International Champions Cup. Goals from Luis Suárez and Sergi Roberto secured the win in front of a crowd of 93,226 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.[8] On 23 July, Barcelona were fined €30,000 by UEFA for fans waving pro-Catalan independence banners at the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final.[9] The club maintains its respect for the sanction, yet does not agree with it and its legal services will consider the possibility of questioning the fine at a later time.[10] On 25 July, Barcelona were defeated by English side Manchester United with a scoreline of 1–3 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. The lone goal came from Rafinha in the 89th minute of play.[11] On 28 July, Barcelona were defeated in penalties by Chelsea at FedExField in Landover, Maryland. Goals from Luis Suárez and Sandro were enough to earn the regular time draw, however the team lost in penalties 4–2 to end their United States Summer Tour.[12]

August

On 2 August, Barcelona finished their pre-season tour with a visit to Fiorentina at the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence. The match ended with a 2–1 loss to the Catalans, the lone Barça goal coming from Luis Suárez.[13] Three days later, on 5 August, Barcelona took on Italian club Roma in the 50th edition of the annual Joan Gamper Trophy. The game ended 3–0 to the Catalan club with goals coming form Neymar, Lionel Messi and Ivan Rakitić.[14] As a result of winning the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League the previous season, the team was eligible to compete in the 2015 UEFA Super Cup versus 2014–15 UEFA Europa League winner Sevilla. The game took place on 11 August at the Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena in Tbilisi, Georgia, and ended 5–4 in favour of Barcelona, with a brace from Messi and Pedro scoring the winner in extra time.[15] With the win, Barcelona becomes the club with the most international trophies in Europe with 19 international titles.[16]

On 12 August, UEFA announced Messi, Suárez and Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo as the finalists for the 2014–15 UEFA Best Player in Europe Award.[17] On 14 August, Barcelona were soundly defeated by Athletic Bilbao 4–0 in the first leg of the 2015 Supercopa de España at the San Mamés Stadium.[18] On 17 August, Barcelona failed to win their second trophy of the season after a 1–1 draw in the second leg of 2015 Supercopa de España. The lone goal from Messi was not enough to overturn a four-goal deficit from the first leg.[19]

On 20 August, Pedro joined Premier League champions Chelsea for €27 million, rising to €30 million on variables, ending his 11-year association with Barcelona.[20] On 23 August, Barcelona kicked off the 2015–16 La Liga season with a 0–1 victory over Athletic Bilbao in Bilbao. This was the third meeting between the two teams in the last nine days that included the two legs of the 2015 Supercopa de España. On 27 August, Barcelona were drawn into Group E of the 2015–16 UEFA Champions League with Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen, Roma and Belarusian champions BATE Borisov. At the same event, Messi was crowned the 2014–15 UEFA Best Player in Europe for the second time in his career.[21] On 29 August, Barcelona played their first match at home against Málaga which ended in a 1–0 victory. Thomas Vermaelen scored the only and his first goal for the club.[22]

September

On 1 September, Barcelona and English side West Ham United agreed on the loan of Alex Song for a second successive season.[23] On 13 September, Barcelona traveled to the Vicente Calderón Stadium to face Atlético Madrid after the FIFA international break. The host took the lead with a goal from Fernando Torres, but goals from Neymar and substitute Messi completed the comeback and notched a 1–2 victory. Barcelona goalkeeper Marc-André ter Stegen made his La Liga debut after only appearing in the Champions League and Copa del Rey last season.[24] On 16 September, Barcelona open their European campaign with a 1–1 draw against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico, with the goal coming from Luis Suárez in the first half.[25] The match ended on a sour note for the squad after Rafinha left the pitch on a stretcher with a leg injury after a tackle from Roma midfielder Radja Nainggolan. The next day, the team released a statement that the player had tear the right anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and is likely to miss the rest of the season.[26]

On 20 September, Barcelona defeated Levante at home by a 4–1 scoreline with a brace from Messi to stay undefeated in league.[27] Three days later in Balaídos in Vigo, Barça were soundly defeated 4–1 by Celta de Vigo to suffer their first league defeat and drop out of first place in the table.[28] On 26 September, Barcelona were able to bounce back at home with a 2–1 victory over newly promoted Las Palmas.[29] The match was marred with the costly injury to Messi, who suffered a tear in the medial collateral ligament (MCL) of his left knee. The injury will keep the star player out for approximately 6–8 weeks.[30]

On 29 of September, Barcelona defeated Bayer Leverkusen in come from behind fashion with a 2–1 victory. The visitors took the lead in the 22nd minute with a corner kick goal from defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos. In the 80th minute, Sergi Roberto leveled the score and two minutes later, Suárez completed the comeback to keep Barça at the top of Group E.[31] For the second straight Champions League match, Barça lose a key player to injury. This time, captain Andrés Iniesta went down with a hamstring injury in his right leg that will keep him out 3–4 weeks.[32]

October

On 3 October, Barcelona was defeated by Sevilla 2–1 away at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium for the club's second loss in last three league games. Neymar scored from a second-half penalty kick[33] as Unai Emery beat Barcelona for first ever time as a manager.[34]

November

On 21 November, Barcelona thrashed Real Madrid 0–4 in the season's first Clásico, played at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Luis Suárez scored a brace while Neymar and Andrés Iniesta also got onin the scoresheet; later, Lionel Messi played his first match as a substitute after recovering from his two-month injury.[35] On 24 November, Barcelona beat Roma 6–1 in the Champions League with Barcelona wins Group E.[36]

December

On 14 December, in the draw for the round of 16 of Champions League, Barcelona will face Arsenal as the Group E winner.[37] On 20 December, the club won a record third FIFA Club World Cup title after defeating Argentine side River Plate 3–0 in the final.[38] Luis Suárez scored a record five goals in the tournament including two goals in the final and a hat trick in the semi-final. He was awarded the Adidas Golden ball, given to the best player of the tournament.[39]

On 30 December, Barcelona beat Real Betis 4–0, with Suárez netting a second-half double after Lionel Messi, in his 500th game, scored; Betis also scored an own goal.[40] By scoring 180 goals in 2015 in all competitions, Barcelona set the record for most goals scored in a calendar year, breaking Real Madrid's record of 178 goals scored in 2014.[41]

January

On 11 January 2016, Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or for a record fifth time in his career.[42] Luis Enrique's Barcelona has finished an incredibly demanding January with nearly perfect statistics. Just the draw against Espanyol at the Cornellà-El Prat in the first game of the year has held them back in 2016.[43]

February

On 10 February, Barcelona's Copa del Rey draw with Valencia saw Luis Enrique's side set a new club record for unbeaten games, beating Pep Guardiola's 2011 vintage with their 29th game without a loss.[44] On 17 February, Messi made more history after scoring his 300th and 301st goal in La Liga, becoming the first player ever to do so.[45] In the same match, Luis Suárez made up for a penalty miss with his 24th league goal of the season as Barça beat Sporting de Gijón 3–1.[46] On 23 February, Barcelona defeated Arsenal 0–2 away in London,[47] with Messi scoring twice in a feverishly paced encounter, including the 10,000th goal scored in club history.[48] On 25 February, Barcelona extend their alliance with UNICEF through to 2020; the club will increase its annual donation to the charity from €1.5 million to €2 million.[49]

March

On 3 March, Barcelona defeated Rayo Vallecano away 1–5, with Ivan Rakitić and Arda Turan netting one each and Messi scoring a hat-trick.[50] Barça set an all-time record run for 35 games unbeaten in Spanish football, previously held by Real Madrid's 1988–89 side managed by Dutchman Leo Beenhakker.[51] On 8 March, the club announced that the Espai Barça[52] jury unanimously selected the bid by Nikken Sekkei + Pascual i Ausió Arquitectes as the winner of the tender for the design of the new Camp Nou.[53]

On 16 March, Barça defeated Arsenal 3–1 at home (5–1 aggregate) in the round of 16 of the Champions League to gain access to the competititon's quarter-finals for the ninth-straight season,[54] and set a new club record for ten consecutive Champions League wins at Camp Nou.[55] On 18 March, in the draw for the quarter-finals of Champions League, Barcelona will face Atlético Madrid.[56] On 24 March, legendary Barcelona player and coach Johan Cruyff died of illness at 68, surrounded by his family in Barcelona;[57] the club mourned him with flags at Camp Nou placed at half-mast.[58]

April

On 2 April, Real Madrid won the second El Clásico match of the league season with a 1–2 victory away, breaking Barcelona's unbeaten record at 39 matches.[59] Players, directors and supporters remembered Johan Cruyff in the form of a video, a mosaic, a minute's silence and applause before the game.[60] On 5 April, Barcelona defeated Atlético Madrid at home (2–1) in the first leg of their Champions League draw, after Luis Suárez's two goals in the second half reversed Barça's early one-goal deficit.[61]

Barcelona lost 1–0 away at the Anoeta Stadium to Real Sociedad on 9 April in La Liga after a goal from the latter club early on.[62] On 13 April, Atlético defeated Barcelona 2–0 (3–2 on aggregate) in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, eliminating the title holders.[63] On 17 April, Barcelona suffered their third consecutive loss of the competition as they were out-played by Valencia in a 1–2 home defeat,[64] despite Messi's second-half goal, his 450th for the club.[65]

On 20 April, Barcelona shook off their recent poor form to absolutely thump Deportivo de La Coruña in a 0–8 away victory, with Luis Suárez scoring four and creating three assists to keep his side in the title race.[66] They continued this form three days later by beating Sporting de Gijón 6–0, with Suárez again scoring four goals (two from penalties), with Messi and Neymar scoring the other two.[67] On 30 April, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 0–2 through Ivan Rakitić and Suárez goals, keeping Barça top of La Liga.[68]

May

On 8 May 2016, Barcelona thrashed Espanyol 5–0 in the season's last home match.[69] Everyone inside Camp Nou played their part in the spectacular pre-game mosaic which bore the message "Som-hi tots" ("Let’s go everyone") and also in the minute's silence in memory of the recently passed Manel Vich, the voice of Camp Nou for almost 60 years.[70] On 14 May 2016, Barcelona sealed their sixth La Liga title in eight years with an emphatic 0–3 win over Granada. Two strikes from Luis Suárez in the first half and another late in the second helped the Catalans achieve the club's 24th league success, and confirms the Uruguayan's status as the division's top marksman with 40 goals.[71]

On 21 May 2016, Barcelona and Nike extended their current sponsorship deal.[72] On 22 May, Barcelona recorded a 2–0 extra time victory over Sevilla for their second domestic title of the season and 28th Copa del Rey of all-time.[73] On 27 May, Barcelona and Sergio Busquets are set to renew his contract for five seasons, through to 30 June 2021.[74]

Kit

Supplier: Nike / First Sponsor: Qatar Airways / Second Sponsor: UNICEF / Third Sponsor: Beko (worn only in La Liga, Copa del Rey and friendlies)

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Players

Squad information

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Germany Ter Stegen 24EU 2014 45 0 2019 €12M
2 RB Brazil Douglas 26Non-EU 2014 7 0 2019 €4M
3 CB Spain Piqué 29EU 2008 345 31 2019 €5M Originally from Youth system
4 MF Croatia Rakitić 28EU 2014 104 16 2019 €18M
5 MF Spain Busquets (2nd vc)28EU 2008 372 12 2019 YS Originally from Youth system
6 RB Brazil Alves 33EU 2008 391 21 2017 €32M Second nationality: Spain
7 MF Turkey Arda 29Non-EU 2015 13 2 2020 €34M
8 MF Spain Iniesta (captain)32EU 2002 591 54 2018 YS Originally from Youth system
9 FW Uruguay Suárez 29Non-EU 2014 96 84 2019 €81M
10 FW Argentina Messi (vice-captain)29EU 2004 531 453 2018 YS Second nationality: Spain
Originally from Youth system
11 FW Brazil Neymar 24Non-EU 2013 141 85 2018 €57.1M
12 MF Brazil Rafinha 23EU 2011 45 3 2020 YS Second nationality: Spain
Originally from Youth system
13 GK Chile Bravo 33EU 2014 64 0 2018 €12M Second nationality: Spain
14 CB Argentina Mascherano (3rd vc)32EU 2010 270 0 2018 €22M Second nationality: Italy
15 CB Spain Bartra 25EU 2010 97 5 2017 YS Originally from Youth system
17 FW Spain Munir 21EU 2014 38 7 2017 YS Originally from Youth system
18 LB Spain Alba 27EU 2012 145 7 2020 €14M Originally from Youth system
19 FW Spain Sandro 21EU 2014 31 7 2017 YS Originally from Youth system
20 MF Spain Roberto 24EU 2012 94 5 2019 YS Originally from Youth system
21 LB Brazil Adriano 32EU 2010 185 17 2017 €9.5M Second nationality: Spain
22 RB Spain Vidal 27EU 2015 13 0 2020 €18M Originally from Youth system
23 CB Belgium Vermaelen 31EU 2014 19 1 2019 €18M
24 CB France Mathieu 33EU 2014 69 3 2018 €20M
25 GK Spain Masip 27EU 2014 4 0 2017 YS

From youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
26 Spain MF Sergi Samper
27 Spain MF Juan Cámara
28 Spain MF Gerard Gumbau
33 Spain FW Aitor Cantalapiedra
34 Cameroon MF Wilfrid Kaptoum
36 Spain FW Dani Romera
37 Spain MF Carles Aleñá

Players In

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Ref.
19 MF Netherlands Ibrahim Afellay 29EU Greece Olympiacos Loan return Summer 2015 Free
17 MF Cameroon Alex Song 27EU England West Ham United Loan return Summer 2017 Free
22 DF Spain Aleix Vidal 25EU Sevilla Transfer Summer 2020 €18M+4M variables FCBarcelona.com
7 MF Turkey Arda Turan 28Non-EU Atlético Madrid Transfer Summer 2020 €34M+7M variables FCBarcelona.com
– MF Spain Denis Suárez 21EU Sevilla Loan return Summer 2015 Free
– FW Spain Cristian Tello 24EU Portugal Porto Loan return Winter 2016 Free
– DF Spain Martín Montoya 24EU Italy Internazionale Loan return Winter 2016 Free

Total spending: Decrease €52 million

Players Out

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
6 MF Spain Xavi 35EU Qatar Al-Sadd End of contract Summer Free FCBarcelona.com
– FW Spain Gerard Deulofeu 21EU England Everton Transfer Summer €6M FCBarcelona.com
2 DF Spain Martín Montoya 24EU Italy Internazionale Loan Summer €1M FCBarcelona.com
19 FW Netherlands Ibrahim Afellay 29EU England Stoke City End of contract Summer Free Stoke City FC
7 FW Spain Pedro 28EU England Chelsea Transfer Summer €27M+3M variables FCBarcelona.com
30 MF Croatia Alen Halilović 19EU Sporting Gijón Loan Summer Free FCBarcelona.com
– MF Spain Denis Suárez 21EU Villarreal Transfer Summer €4M FCBarcelona.com
17 MF Cameroon Alex Song 27EU England West Ham United Loan Summer N/A FCB, WHU
27 FW Spain Adama Traoré 19EU England Aston Villa Transfer Summer €10M+€2M variables FCBarcelona.com
– FW Spain Cristian Tello 24EU Italy Fiorentina Loan Winter N/A FCBarcelona.com

Total income: Increase €48 million

Total expenditure: Decrease €4 million

Technical staff

Position Staff
First team head coach Luis Enrique
Assistant coach Juan Carlos Unzué
Robert Moreno
Technical assistant Roberto Moreno
Auxiliary coach Joan Barbarà
Fitness coach Rafa Pol
Goalkeeping coach José Ramón de la Fuente
Scoutings Àlex García
Jordi Melero
Jaume Torras
Physiotherapist Jaume Minull
Juanjo Brau
Roger Gironès
Xavi Linde
Psychologist Joaquín Valdés
Doctor Ricard Pruna
Daniel Medina
Team liaison Carles Naval
Football Area Technical Commission Jordi Mestre
Javier Borda
Carles Rexach
Ariedo Braida
Academy director Jordi Roura
B team coach Gerard López

Last updated: 26 August 2015
Source: FC Barcelona First Team, FC Barcelona B Team, Luis Enrique's full staff, Football Area Technical Commission

Statistics

Squad statistics

League Europe Cup Total Stats
Games played 38 10 9 57
Games won 29 7 7 43
Games drawn 4 2 2 8
Games lost 5 1 0 6
Goals scored 112 22 25 159
Goals conceded 29 8 5 42
Goal difference 83 14 20 117
Clean sheets 18 3 3 23
Goal by Substitute 1 4 0 5
Total shots 224 77 50 351
Shots on target 115 37 24 176
Players used 22 18 12 26
Offsides 56 21 11 88
Fouls suffered 274 73 41 388
Fouls committed 163 43 29 235
Yellow cards 46 11 6 63
Red cards 1 0 1 2

Last updated: 12 March
Source: La liga statistics, UEFA Champions League statistics, Copa Del Rey statistics

Players Used: Barcelona has used a total of 26 different players in all competitions.

Goalscorers

No. Pos. Nation Name La Liga Champions League Copa del Rey UEFA Super Cup Supercopa de España Club World Cup Total
9 FW Uruguay Suárez 40 8 5 1 0 5 59
10 FW Argentina Messi 26 6 5 2 1 1 41
11 FW Brazil Neymar Jr 24 3 4 0 0 0 31
4 MF Croatia I. Rakitić 7 2 0 0 0 0 9
17 FW Spain Munir 3 0 5 0 0 0 8
3 DF Spain Piqué 2 1 2 0 0 0 5
19 FW Spain Sandro 0 0 3 0 0 0 3
7 MF Turkey A. Turan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
15 DF Spain Bartra 2 0 0 0 0 0 2
12 MF Brazil Rafinha 1 1 0 1 0 0 2
6 DF Brazil Alves 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
8 MF Spain Iniesta 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 DF Spain Alba 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
20 MF Spain S. Roberto 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
21 DF Brazil Adriano 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
23 DF Belgium Vermaelen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
34 MF Cameroon Kaptoum 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
7 FW Spain Pedro 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
# Own goals 3 0 0 0 0 0 3
TOTAL 112 22 27 5 1 6 173

Last updated: 23 May 2016[75]

Assists

No. Pos. Nation Name La Liga Champions League Copa del Rey UEFA Super Cup Supercopa de España Club World Cup Total
10 FW Argentina Messi 16 1 6 0 0 0 23
9 FW Uruguay Suárez 16 3 1 1 1 0 22
11 FW Brazil Neymar Jr 12 4 2 0 0 2 20
6 DF Brazil Alves 4 3 1 0 0 0 8
18 DF Spain Jordi Alba 6 1 0 0 0 0 7
5 MF Spain Sergio 4 0 0 1 0 1 6
20 MF Spain S. Roberto 5 0 1 0 0 0 6
4 MF Croatia I. Rakitić 2 2 1 0 0 0 5
7 MF Turkey Arda 3 0 1 0 0 0 4
8 MF Spain Iniesta 2 0 1 0 0 1 4
17 FW Spain Munir 2 1 0 0 0 0 3
22 DF Spain Aleix Vidal 1 0 2 0 0 0 3
24 DF France Mathieu 2 0 1 0 0 0 3
19 FW Spain Sandro 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
21 DF Brazil Adriano 1 0 1 0 0 0 2
3 DF Spain Piqué 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 MF Argentina Mascherano 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
15 DF Spain Bartra 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
27 MF Spain Cámara 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
33 MF Spain Aitor 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 78 15 22 2 1 4 122

Last updated: 23 May 2016[76]

Disciplinary record

Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Barcelona first squad during the season.

N P Nat. Name La Liga Champions League Copa del Rey UEFA Super Cup Supercopa de España FIFA Club World Cup Total Notes
3 MF Spain Piqué 12 3 2 1 17 1

4 MF Croatia I. Rakitić 3 1 1 5
5 MF Spain Sergio 6 2 1 9
6 DF Brazil Dani Alves 6 3 2 1 1 13
7 MF Turkey Arda Turan 5 2 1 8

8 MF Spain A. Iniesta 2 1 3 1 7
9 FW Uruguay Suárez 6 2 2 1 11
10 FW Argentina Messi 3 1 1 5
11 FW Brazil Neymar 6 2 2 1 11
14 MF Argentina Mascherano 9 1 2 2 1 1 14 2

15 DF Spain Bartra 1 1 2
17 FW Spain Munir 1 1
18 DF Spain Jordi Alba 2 1 1 1 5
20 MF Spain S.Roberto 1 1 2
22 DF Spain Aleix Vidal 1 1

23 DF Belgium Vermaelen 2 2
24 DF France Mathieu 2 1 3
26 MF Spain Samper 1 1
28 MF Spain Gumbau 2 1 3
– FW Spain Pedro 1 2 3

Last updated: 23 May 2016
Source: ESPNFC.com, FCBarcelona.com
Only competitive matches
= Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Final
position / round		 First match Last match
UEFA Super Cup Final Winners 11 August 2015
Supercopa de España Final Runners-up 14 August 201517 August 2015
La Liga Matchday 1 Winners 23 August 201514 May 2016
UEFA Champions League Group stage Quarter-finals 16 September 201513 April 2016
Copa del Rey Round of 32 Winners 28 October 201522 May 2016
FIFA Club World Cup Semi-finals Winners 17 December 201520 December 2015

Last updated: 22 May 2016
Source: Competitions

Overview

Competition Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
UEFA Super Cup 1 1 0 0 5 4 +1 100.000
Supercopa de España 2 0 1 1 1 5 −4 00.00
La Liga 38 29 4 5 112 29 +83 76.32
UEFA Champions League 10 7 2 1 22 8 +14 70.00
Copa del Rey 9 7 2 0 27 5 +22 77.78
FIFA Club World Cup 2 2 0 0 6 0 +6 100.000
Total 62 46 9 7 173 51 +122 74.19

Last updated: 22 May 2016
Source: Competitions

UEFA Super Cup

Main article: 2015 UEFA Super Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

Supercopa de España

  Win   Draw   Loss

FIFA Club World Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

La Liga

Main article: 2015–16 La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona (C) 38 29 4 5 112 29 +83 91 Qualification to Champions League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
2 Real Madrid 38 28 6 4 110 34 +76 90
3 Atlético Madrid 38 28 4 6 63 18 +45 88
4 Villarreal 38 18 10 10 44 35 +9 64 Qualification to Champions League play-off round
5 Athletic Bilbao 38 18 8 12 58 45 +13 62 Qualification to Europa League group stage
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
(C) Champion.
Notes:
  1. ↑ Barcelona qualified for the Europa League group stage by winning the 2015–16 Copa del Rey. However, since they already qualified for European competition based on their league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners was passed down the league.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
38 29 4 5 112 29  +83 91 16 1 2 67 14  +53 13 3 3 45 15  +30

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
Result W W W W L W L W W W W W W D D W W D W W W W W W W W W W W D L L L W W W W W
Position 5 4 1 1 5 2 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Last updated: 14 May 2016.
Source: Competitive matches

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

Results overview

  Win   Draw   Loss

Region Team Home score Away score
AndalusiaGranada 4–0 3–0
Málaga 1–0 2–1
Real Betis 4–0 2–0
Sevilla 2–1 1–2
Community of MadridAtlético Madrid 2–1 2–1
Getafe 6–0 2–0
Rayo Vallecano 5–2 5–1
Real Madrid 1–2 4–0
Basque Country (autonomous community) Athletic Bilbao 6–0 1–0
Eibar 3–1 4–0
Real Sociedad 4–0 0–1
Valencian CommunityLevante 4–1 2–0
Valencia 1–2 1–1
Villarreal 3–0 2–2
Galicia (Spain) Celta Vigo 6–1 1–4
Deportivo La Coruña 2–2 8–0
CataloniaEspanyol 5–0 0–0
Canary IslandsLas Palmas 2–1 2–1
AsturiasSporting Gijón 6–0 3–1

Copa del Rey

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round of 32

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification BAR ASR BL BTE
1 Spain Barcelona 6 4 2 0 15 4 +11 14 Advance to knockout phase — 6–1 2–1 3–0
2 Italy Roma 6 1 3 2 11 16 −5 6 1–1 — 3–2 0–0
3 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 1 3 2 13 12 +1 6 Transfer to Europa League 1–1 4–4 — 4–1
4 Belarus BATE Borisov 6 1 2 3 5 12 −7 5 0–2 3–2 1–1 —
Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

  Win   Draw   Loss

Knockout phase

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round of 16
Quarter-finals

References

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  2. ↑ "Agreement to renew Alves' contract.". FCBarcelona.com. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Barça to vote for new President.". FCBarcelona.com. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
  4. ↑ "Deulofeu returns to Everton.". FCBarcelona.com. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
  5. ↑ "Montoya joins Internazionale.". FCBarcelona.com. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Arda completes move to Barça.". FCBarcelona.com. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Bartomeu elected new president.". FCBarcelona.com. 18 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  8. ↑ "Barça kick-off with victory.". FCBarcelona.com. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Barça fined for pro-Catalan flags at Berlin Final.". TheGuardian.com. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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