FC Barcelona present the 125th Anniversary poster, a Miquel Barceló creation
Today saw artist Miquel Barceló joined by FC Barcelona president Joan Laporta and 125th Anniversary Commissioner David Carabén to reveal the Club’s 125th Anniversary poster, marking the start of this year’s activities to celebrate the Club’s landmark moment. Inspired by the 125th anniversary manifesto, “We want the ball”, Barceló presented the 125th anniversary poster, following in the footsteps of other great international artists. Previous commemorative posters for the club’s anniversaries saw creations by Josep Sagrelles (25th anniversary), Sebastián Rey Padilla (50th), Joan Miró (75th) and Antoni Tàpies, who created the Club’s Centenary poster in 1999.
According to the artist, the poster features a player wearing the Club’s colours that represents the Club’s own game model, among other aspects. Many other human figures feature within the player – an entire team of starters and substitutes. The players is presented in movement and adorned with different plant, mineral and animal characters, with marine figures in particular, which are also elements that can connect with football.
The 125th anniversary poster was presented during the first episode of “La Llotja del 125”, Barça One’s new video podcast. Hosted live by Andreu Juanola and Sara Loscos, “La Llotja del 125” is set to become the monthly place to go for a lookback at some of the most important events in the institution’s history, as well as the aspects that make FC Barcelona “More than a Club”. In addition to revealing Miquel Barceló’s poster, this first Llotja episode previewed some of the events for the 125th anniversary, including institutional events for FC Barcelona members.
The search for “El nou Clam” begins on 24 October
FC Barcelona and TV3 begin the final phase of the search for “El nou Clam” - the anthem to celebrate the Club’s 125th anniversary - on 24 October. The six episode series will portray the entire process and select the pieces, emulating the process for the 75th anniversary with Armand Carabén, Club manager (1970-1973) and father of the 125th Anniversary Commissioner David Carabén, when the Club’s current anthem, the Cant del Barça was composed. Comprised of personalities involved in Catalan culture, the jury will choose three lyrics to be set to music by three composers and arranged by three producers so that FC Barcelona members can cast their virtual vote for the Club’s 125th Anniversary anthem.
Gala at the Gran Teatre del Liceu on 29 November
The day of the Club’s 125th birthday will see some of the most well-known faces involved in all things FC Barcelona convene to formally celebrate the blaugrana anniversary at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona. It will be the main institutional event to celebrate the anniversary. The Club will pay tribute to every generation of FC Barcelona fans over the past 125 years, ever since the 12 pioneers decided to meet at Gimnàs Solé on 29 November and which became a passion that moves millions of people around the world.
Special ONCE draw on 30 November 2024
FC Barcelona and Grup Social ONCE have collaborated to create a lottery draw for Saturday 30 November to honour the Club’s landmark moment. Tickets will go on sale in Catalonia from 13 November and from 20 November in the rest of Spain via the organisation’s 20,000-plus agents. FC Barcelona and Grup Social ONCE signed an agreement on 23 May to set out a general framework for continued collaboration in order to develop communication, physical and technological elements to make the new Spotify Camp Nou a benchmark for accessibility and equality for all.
Blaugrana excellence to feature at the 2025 Sports Tomorrow Congress (3 and 4 March 2025)
The annual blaugrana signature event involving the future of sport – the Sports Tomorrow Congress – will feature the Club’s world-leading sports educational model as a star attraction. Supported by the Barça Innovation HUB and within the framework of the Mobile World Congress, the Club’s Centre for Sporting Excellence will present some of the formulas that have helped La Masia provide a constant stream of talent and become one of the Club’s most well-known assets worldwide.
Walk to Montserrat
The Club will organise a walk from Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper to Montserrat on Saturday 22 March. Within the framework of the Benedict monks’ millennium celebration, FC Barcelona is organising the activity for members to honour one of Catalonia’s most important institutions. Beforehand, the Club will make an institutional visit to Pare Abat de Montserrat to consolidate ties between both institutions within the framework of their respective anniversaries, Montserrat Abbey’s millennium anniversary and the Club’s 125th anniversary.
A 125th anniversary olive tree
During the course of this anniversary season and as part of the return of the matches to the Spotify Camp Nou, FC Barcelona will adopt a 125 year old olive tree for the installations. A symbol of longevity and resistance, the olive tree is one of the signature trees of sustainable Mediterranean culture – the essence of the stadium’s remodelling – and the universal symbol for the culture of peace and sport, aspects indisputably linked with FC Barcelona’s values.
Connecting FC Barcelona fans worldwide
“It doesn't matter where we come from, be it from the south or the north…”, an excerpt from the Barça Anthem by Josep M. Espinàs and Jaume Picas from 1974. And to make good on this statement, the Club has given a voice to FC Barcelona fans from around the world via an audio-visual chain of videos from blaugrana supporters’ clubs and Barça Academy students. A true example of the passion for FC Barcelona in every conceivable accent.
Benefit dinner to celebrate 30 years of the Barça Foundation
The Barça Foundation will organise a benefit dinner to collect funds for all the activities the Club’s corporate social responsibility entity organises around the world, which celebrates its 30th year this year. The Barça Foundation will host a series of local and international activities during this special anniversary year with the aim of using sports as social transformation tool.
And much more...
The 2024/25 season will see more activities added as it progresses, converting the Club’s 125th anniversary into a global celebration of all things FC Barcelona and blaugrana passion.
The first “Llotja del 125” episode saw the Club represented strongly both as an institution and in sporting terms, headed by president Joan Laporta, vice-presidents Rafa Yuste, Elena Fort, Antoni Escudero and Juli Guiu, as well as directors Xavier Puig, Josep Cubells, Xavier Barbany, Josep Ignasi Macià, Aureli Mas, Ángel Riudalbas and Joan Solé.
The event featured sporting representation from men’s football first team coach, Hansi Flick, along with captains Ronald Araujo and Frenkie de Jong, coach and player respectively of the women’s football first team Pere Romeu and Salma Paralluelo, Barça Atlètic players Aleix Garrido and Unai Hernández, basketball player Joel Parra, handball player Pol Valera, coach and futsal team captain Tino Pérez and Sergio Lozano, and roller hockey player Xavi Barroso, as well as representatives from amateur sports, the Club’s ambassadors, and representatives from the Club’s different veterans associations.
The audience also included members from the institution, Club sponsors, and some of the supporters’ clubs who are celebrating their 50th year this year, such as PB Agramunt i Comarca, PB Montgrí i Comarca and PB d’Arbúcies.