2015–16 FC Barcelona season

117th season in existence of FC Barcelona March 2021 Barcelona 2015–16 Luis Enrique 2015 UEFA Super Cup 67.jpg Barcelona players lining up before the kick-off of the 2015 UEFA Super Cup 270px Head coach Josep Maria Bartomeu President 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 Luis Suárez (40) Luis Suárez (59) 99,264 vs Real Madrid(2 April 2016) 60,635 vs Valencia(3 February 2016) 80,266 (includingJoan Gamper Trophy) _fcbarcelona1516h _fcbarcelona1516h _fcbarcelona1516h _fcbarcelona1516h _barcelona1516hl 062A78 062A78 062A78 BB0000 062A78 _fcbarcelona1516a _fcbarcelona1516a _fcbarcelona1516a _fcbarcelona1516a _barcelona1516al FCCD00 FCCD00 FCCD00 FCCD00 FCCD00 _fcbarcelona1516t _fcbarcelona1516t _fcbarcelona1516t _fcbarcelona1516t _barcelona1516tl 01BAFE 01BAFE 01BAFE 01BAFE 01BAFE 2014–15 2016–17 The 2015–16 season was Futbol Club Barcelona's 117th in existence and the club's 85th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona was involved in six competitions after completing its second continental treble in the previous season. The season produced a domestic double of La Liga and Copa del Rey wins, with Barça coming out on top in a closely fought title race and defeating newly crowned Europa League winners Sevilla in the Copa del Rey final after extra time. However, Barça failed to clinch its second sextuple after 2009 by losing the Supercopa de España to Copa del Rey runners-up Athletic Bilbao (0–4 away, 1–1 home). Barcelona did manage to finish the year with five trophies, repeating 2011, by clinching the UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup titles. Barcelona was also aiming and considered a favourite to repeat as Champions League winners to become the first team in the modern era to do so, but they were knocked out by Atlético Madrid in the quarter-finals (2–1 home, 0–2 away) in a strange repeat of their meeting at the same stage two years prior. The season was the first since 1997–98 without former captain Xavi, who departed to Al Sadd SC. 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 five-year deal with a transfer fee of €18 million plus variables.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/aleix-vidal-signs-up-till-2020 Vidal joins Barça. FC Barcelona 7 June 2015 8 June 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150609023647/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/aleix-vidal-signs-up-till-2020 9 June 2015 dead 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/agreement-to-renew-dani-alves-contract Agreement to renew Alves' contract. FC Barcelona 9 June 2015 9 June 2015 On 10 June, Barcelona announced that the presidential elections will take place on 18 July, after Josep Bartomeu resigned as president to qualify for re-election.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/detail/article/fc-barcelona-presidential-elections-on-18-july Barça to vote for new President. FC Barcelona 10 June 2015 11 June 2015 On 25 June, Barcelona announced La Masia graduate Gerard Deulofeu was transferred to English side Everton for a reported fee of €6 million.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/agreement-with-everton-fc-for-transfer-of-gerard-deulofeu Deulofeu returns to Everton. FC Barcelona 25 June 2015 25 June 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/martin-montoya-joins-inter-milan-on-loan Montoya joins Internazionale. FC Barcelona 3 July 2015 6 July 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/agreement-with-atletico-madrid-for-the-signing-of-arda-turan Arda completes move to Barça. FC Barcelona 6 July 2015 6 July 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/detail/article/josep-maria-bartomeu-escollit-president-del-fc-barcelona Bartomeu elected new president. FC Barcelona 18 July 2015 21 July 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/international-champions-cup/round-1-a/fc-barcelona_los-angeles-galaxy Barça kick-off with victory. FC Barcelona 22 July 2015 23 July 2015 On 23 July, Barcelona were fined €30,000 by UEFA for fans waving pro-Catalan independence banners at the 2015 UEFA Champions League Final.https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/jul/23/barcelona-fined-uefa-pro-catalan-banners-champions-league Barça fined for pro-Catalan flags at Berlin Final. The Guardian 23 July 2015 24 July 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/detail/article/fc-barcelona-press-release-on-the-uefa-sanction Barça statements on fines. FC Barcelona 23 July 2015 24 July 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/international-champions-cup/round-2-a/fc-barcelona_manchester-u Barça first defeat of summer. FC Barcelona 26 July 2015 27 July 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/international-champions-cup/round-3-a/chelsea_fc-barcelona Barça lose on penalties. FC Barcelona 29 July 2015 29 July 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/international-champions-cup/round-4-a/fiorentina_fc-barcelona Barça lose to Fiorentina. FC Barcelona 2 August 2015 3 August 2015 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 from Neymar, Lionel Messi and Ivan Rakitić.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/happy-gamper-for-fc-barcelona-against-roma-3-0 Barça take the Gamper. FC Barcelona 5 August 2015 8 August 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/european-supercup/final/fc-barcelona_sevilla-fc Fourth title of 2015. FC Barcelona 11 August 2015 12 August 2015 With the win, Barcelona becomes the club with the most international trophies in Europe with 19 international titles.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelona-top-uefa-ranking-for-international-titles Barça goes on top with most international titles. FC Barcelona 13 August 2015 13 August 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelona-s-messi-and-suarez-and-real-madrid-s-ronaldo-finalists-for-2014-15-uefa-best-player-in-europe-award UEFA Player of the year include two from Barça. FC Barcelona 12 August 2015 13 August 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/supercopa-spanyol/final-1st-leg/athletic-club_fc-barcelona First leg goes to Athletic. FC Barcelona 14 August 2015 24 August 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/supercopa-spanyol/final-2nd-leg/fc-barcelona_athletic-club Barça's bid for six trophies ends at Spanish Supercup. FC Barcelona 18 August 2015 24 August 2015 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.https://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/pedro-signs-for-chelsea-.html Pedro signs for Chelsea. Chelsea F.C. 20 August 2015 20 August 2015 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.https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/0253-0d8010f4daf5-96e9bd17274b-1000--messi-named-best-player-in-europe-for-second-time/ Messi 2014-15 Best Player in Europe. UEFA 27 August 2015 27 August 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-2/fc-barcelona_malaga-cf/report Barça notch first home win. FC Barcelona 30 August 2015 9 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150831172117/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-2/fc-barcelona_malaga-cf/report 31 August 2015 dead September On 1 September, Barcelona and English side West Ham United agreed on the loan of Alex Song for a second successive season.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/song Song loaned back to West Ham. FC Barcelona 1 September 2015 9 September 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/atletico-de-madrid-v-fc-barcelona-comeback-victory-at-the-calderon-21 Comeback victory at the Calderón. FC Barcelona 12 September 2015 13 September 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/champions-league/round-1-e/roma_fc-barcelona Draw to begin European quest. FC Barcelona 16 September 2015 17 September 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelona-midfielder-rafinha-tears-right-acl Rafinha tears ACL. FC Barcelona 16 September 2015 17 September 2015 On 20 September, Barcelona defeated Levante at home by a 4–1 scoreline with a brace from Messi to stay undefeated in league.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelona-v-levante-catalans-ride-second-half-surge-to-41-victory-stay-perfect-in-la-liga Barça win over Levante. FC Barcelona 20 September 2015 30 September 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/rc-celta-de-vigo-v-fc-barcelona-beaten-at-balaidos-4-1 Barça pummeled at Vigo. FC Barcelona 23 September 2015 30 September 2015 On 26 September, Barcelona were able to bounce back at home with a 2–1 victory over newly promoted Las Palmas.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-6/fc-barcelona_ud-las-palmas Barcelona victory over Las Palmas. FC Barcelona 27 September 2015 30 September 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/leo-messi-out-for-seven-to-eight-weeks Messi out 6-8 weeks with injury. FC Barcelona 26 September 2015 30 September 2015 On 29 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/champions-league/round-2-e/fc-barcelona_bayer-leverkusen Barcelona earn comeback victory. FC Barcelona 29 September 2015 30 September 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.es/futbol/primer-equipo/detalle/noticia/iniesta-sufre-una-lesion-en-el-biceps-femoral-de-la-pierna-derecha Iniesta goes down with injury. FC Barcelona 29 September 2015 30 September 2015 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 kickhttp://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-7/sevilla-fc_fc-barcelona Sevilla FC v FC Barcelona: Late rally comes up short in 2–1 defeat FC Barcelona 3 October 2015 3 October 2015 as Unai Emery beat Barcelona for first ever time as a manager.http://www.sport-english.com/en/news/liga-bbva/unai-emery-beats-barcelona-for-first-ever-time-manager-4559911 Unai Emery beats Barcelona for first ever time as a manager Sport Spain 3 October 2015 3 October 2015 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 in the scoresheet; later, Lionel Messi played his first match as a substitute after recovering from his two-month injury.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-12/reial-madrid-cf_fc-barcelona Barça run to El Clásico rout at the Bernabéu FC Barcelona 22 November 2015 22 November 2015 On 24 November, Barcelona beat Roma 6–1 in the Champions League and secured top spot in Group E.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/champions-league/round-5-e/fc-barcelona_roma FC Barcelona hit Roma for six (6-1) FC Barcelona 24 November 2015 24 November 2015 December On 14 December, in the draw for the round of 16 of Champions League, Barcelona will face Arsenal as the Group E winner.https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0253-0d0451cd01d9-a249efb8e43f-1000--round-of-16-draw-arsenal-v-barca-juve-v-bayern/ Round of 16 draw: Arsenal v Barça, Juve v Bayern 14 December 2015 UEFA 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.https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=barcelona-secure-historic-third-title-in-japan-2747220.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151223105706/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=barcelona-secure-historic-third-title-in-japan-2747220.html dead 23 December 2015 Barcelona secure historic third title in Japan FIFA 20 December 2015 20 December 2015 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.https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=barcelona-trio-raumt-ab-2747108-2747184.html https://web.archive.org/web/20151220152446/http://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/news/y=2015/m=12/news=barcelona-trio-raumt-ab-2747108-2747184.html dead 20 December 2015 Barcelona trio sweep awards FIFA 20 December 2015 20 December 2015 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-17/fc-barcelona_real-betis-balompie FC Barcelona claim 4–0 victory over Betis and top spot to end 2015 31 December 2015 FC Barcelona 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/180-goals-and-51-wins-in-a-record-breaking-2015 180 Goals and 51 Wins in a record breaking 2015 31 December 2015 FC Barcelona 20 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160104165240/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/180-goals-and-51-wins-in-a-record-breaking-2015 4 January 2016 dead January On 11 January 2016, Messi won the FIFA Ballon d'Or for a record fifth time in his career.https://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/news/y=2016/m=1/news=messi-this-is-for-those-who-wish-me-well-2755196.html https://web.archive.org/web/20160114033457/http://www.fifa.com/ballon-dor/news/y=2016/m=1/news=messi-this-is-for-those-who-wish-me-well-2755196.html dead 14 January 2016 Messi: This is for those who wish me well FIFA 11 January 2016 Luis Enrique's Barcelona has finished a 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.http://www.sport-english.com/en/news/barca/barcelona-make-best-league-start-since-pep-guardiola-2009-4860153 Barcelona make best January start since Pep Guardiola in 2009 Sport Spain 31 January 2016 31 January 2016 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.http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20160210/302066103178/record-historico-del-barca-de-lucho-29-partidos-seguidos-sin-perder.html Récord histórico del Barça de Lucho: 29 partidos seguidos sin perder mundodeportivo.com 10 February 2016 10 February 2016 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.http://www.sport-english.com/en/news/barca/leo-messi-hits-300th-liga-goal-against-sporting-gijon-4906157 Leo Messi hits 300th La Liga goal against Sporting Gijon Sport Spain 17 February 2016 17 February 2016 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-16/sporting-de-gijon_fc-barcelona Sporting Gijón v FC Barcelona: A win worth waiting for (1-3) FC Barcelona 17 February 2016 17 February 2016 On 23 February, Barcelona defeated Arsenal 0–2 away in London,http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/arsenal-fc-v-fc-barcelona-premier-victory-in-london-0-2 Arsenal FC v FC Barcelona: Premier victory in London (0-2) FC Barcelona 24 February 2016 24 February 2016 with Messi scoring twice in a feverishly paced encounter, including the 10,000th goal scored in club history.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/barca-reach-10-000-goals-in-official-competition Barça reach 10,000 goals in official competition FC Barcelona 24 February 2016 24 February 2016 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.http://foundation.fcbarcelona.com/detail/article/fc-barcelona-and-unicef-renew-and-strengthen-their-alliance FC Barcelona and UNICEF renew and strengthen their alliance FC Barcelona 25 February 2016 25 February 2016 26 February 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160226102550/http://foundation.fcbarcelona.com/detail/article/fc-barcelona-and-unicef-renew-and-strengthen-their-alliance dead 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-27/rayo-vallecano_fc-barcelona Rayo Vallecano v FC Barcelona: Unbeatably brilliant (1-5) FC Barcelona 4 March 2016 4 March 2016 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/a-new-record-35-games-unbeaten A new record: 35 games unbeaten FC Barcelona 4 March 2016 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023008/http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/a-new-record-35-games-unbeaten 4 March 2016 dead On 8 March, the club announced that the Espai Barçahttp://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/detail/article/new-espai-barca-explained New Espai Barça explained FC Barcelona 3 February 2014 8 March 2016 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/detail/article/espai-barca-jury-selects-proposal-from-nikken-sekkei-pascual-i-ausio-arquitectes-team-for-the-new-camp-nou This is the New Camp Nou FC Barcelona 8 March 2016 8 March 2016 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 competition's quarter-finals for the ninth-straight season,http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/champions-league/1-8-2nd-leg/fc-barcelona_arsenal FC Barcelona v Arsenal: A quarter to nine FC Barcelona 16 March 2016 16 March 2016 and set a new club record for ten consecutive Champions League wins at Camp Nou.http://www.barcafan-club.com/2016/03/fc-barcelona-set-record-ten-consecutive-champions-league-wins-at-camp-nou/ FC Barcelona set record ten consecutive Champions League wins at Camp Nou barcafan-club.com 17 March 2016 On 18 March, in the draw for the quarter-finals of Champions League, Barcelona will face Atlético Madrid.https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/022b-0e93c06311a3-0e2c9ebe3c93-1000--quarter-final-draw-barcelona-atletico-paris-city/ Quarter-final draw: Barcelona-Atlético, Paris-City 18 March 2016 UEFA On 24 March, legendary Barcelona player and coach Johan Cruyff died of illness at 68, surrounded by his family in Barcelona; https://www.theguardian.com/football/2016/mar/24/johan-cruyff-dies-aged-68-holland-football-legend Johan Cruyff, Dutch football legend, dies at the age of 68 24 March 2016 The Guardian 24 March 2016 the club mourned him with flags at Camp Nou placed at half-mast. http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/detail/article/fc-barcelona-mourns-the-death-of-johan-cruyff FC Barcelona mourns the death of Johan Cruyff 24 March 2016 FC Barcelona 24 March 2016 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-31/fc-barcelona_reial-madrid-cf FC Barcelona fall to Real Madrid, 2–1, as long unbeaten streak ends in disappointment FC Barcelona 2 April 2016 2 April 2016 Players, directors and supporters remembered Johan Cruyff in the form of a video, a mosaic, a minute's silence and applause before the game.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/johan-cruyff-honoured-on-an-emotional-evening-at-the-camp-nou Johan Cruyff honoured on an emotional evening at the Camp Nou FC Barcelona 2 April 2016 2 April 2016 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/champions-league/1-4-1st-leg/fc-barcelona_atletic-de-madrid FC Barcelona take first-leg thriller in 2–1 victory over Atlético Madrid FC Barcelona 5 April 2016 5 April 2016 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-32/reial-societat_fc-barcelona Real Sociedad v FC Barcelona: Agony at Anoeta (1-0) FC Barcelona 9 April 2016 9 April 2016 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/champions-league/1-4-2nd-leg/atletic-de-madrid_fc-barcelona Atlético Madrid v FC Barcelona: Goodbye to the Champions League... Now the league and Copa del Rey (2-0) FC Barcelona 13 April 2016 13 April 2016 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,http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-33/fc-barcelona_valencia-cf FC Barcelona down but not out after falling to Valencia, 2–1 FC Barcelona 17 April 2016 17 April 2016 despite Messi's second-half goal, his 450th for the club.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/messi-reaches-450-goals-for-fc-barcelona Messi reaches 450 goals for FC Barcelona FC Barcelona 17 April 2016 17 April 2016 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/deportivo-la-coruna-v-fc-barcelona-thats-more-like-it Deportivo La Coruña 0-8 FC Barcelona: That's more like it! FC Barcelona 20 April 2016 20 April 2016 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-35/fc-barcelona_sporting-de-gijon Love set for FC Barcelona in 6–0 shutout of Sporting de Gijón FC Barcelona 23 April 2016 23 April 2016 On 30 April, Barcelona defeated Real Betis 0–2 through Ivan Rakitić and Suárez goals, keeping Barça top of La Liga.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-36/real-betis-balompie_fc-barcelona Real Betis v FC Barcelona: One step closer (0-2) FC Barcelona 30 April 2016 30 April 2016 May On 8 May, Barcelona thrashed Espanyol 5–0 in the season's last home match.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-37/fc-barcelona_rcd-espanyol FC Barcelona v RCD Espanyol: One game away FC Barcelona 8 May 2016 8 May 2016 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/the-best-crowd-for-the-derby-against-espanyol-in-the-last-10-years The best crowd for the derby against Espanyol in the last 10 years FC Barcelona 8 May 2016 8 May 2016 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/granada-v-fc-barcelona-catalans-cruise-to-la-liga-title-0-3 Granada v FC Barcelona: Barça claim La Liga title (0-3) FC Barcelona 14 May 2016 14 May 2016 On 21 May, Barcelona and Nike extended their current sponsorship deal.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/club/detail/article/nike-and-fc-barcelona-extend-their-agreement Barça and NIKE extend their agreement FC Barcelona 21 May 2016 21 May 2016 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.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/fc-barcelona-v-sevilla-fc-double-the-pleasure-2-0-copa-del-rey-final FC Barcelona v Sevilla FC: Double the pleasure! (2–0) FC Barcelona 23 May 2016 23 May 2016 On 27 May, Barcelona and Sergio Busquets are set to renew his contract for five seasons, through to 30 June 2021.http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/sergio-busquets-extends-contract-with-fc-barcelona Sergio Busquets to extend contract with FC Barcelona FC Barcelona 27 May 2016 27 May 2016 Origin Josep Maria Bartomeu reviewed his time in office before an audience of about 250 club directors, commission members, guests, members and supporters of the club's peñas at the Auditori 1899. The board was to resign at an extraordinary meeting so that a caretaker commission could call elections. The commission was to be chaired by Ramon Adell, president of the club's economic commission, and include the commission's other members, the Síndic del Soci Joan Manuel Trayter, outgoing economic vice president Javier Faus, and two further board members.http://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20150609/20406153818/bartomeu-defiende-su-gestion-y-reclama-una-campana-modelica.html Bartomeu defiende su gestión y reclama “una campaña modélica” 27 August 2026http://www.sport.es/es/noticias/barca/bartomeu-somos-mejor-club-del-mundo-tenemos-mejor-equipo-del-mundo-4260003 Bartomeu: "Somos el mejor club del mundo y tenemos el mejor equipo del mundo" 27 August 2026 Players Squad information y 1 GK GER Marc-André ter Stegen y 1992 04 30 2016 5 22 2014 45 0 2019 12€10M y 2 RB BRA Douglas n 1990 8 6 2016 5 22 2014 7 0 2019 4Free 3 CB ESP Gerard Pique y 1987 2 2 2016 5 22 2008 345 31 2019 5€4.98M Originally from Youth system y 4 MF CRO Ivan Rakitić y 1988 03 10 2016 5 22 2014 104 16 2019 18€17.8M y 5 MF ESP Sergio Busquets y 1988 07 16 2016 5 22 2008 372 12 2019 0YS y 6 RB BRA Dani Alves y 1983 5 6 2016 5 22 2008 391 21 2017 32€35M Second nationality: Spain 7 MF TUR Arda Turan n 1987 1 30 2016 5 22 2015 13 2 2020 34€28.70M y 8 MF ESP Andrés Iniesta y 1984 5 11 2016 5 22 2002 591 54 2018 0YS y 9 FW URU Luis Suárez n 1987 1 24 2016 5 22 2014 96 84 2019 81€81M Second nationality: Italy y 10 FW ARG Lionel Messi y 1987 6 24 2016 5 22 2004 531 453 2018 0YS vice-captain Second nationality: Spain 11 FW BRA Neymar n 1992 2 5 2016 5 22 2013 141 85 2018 57.1€86M y 12 MF BRA Rafinha y 1993 2 12 2016 5 22 2011 45 3 2020 0YS Second nationality: Spain 13 GK CHI Claudio Bravo y 1983 04 13 2016 5 22 2014 64 0 2018 12€18M Second nationality: Spain y 14 CB ARG Javier Mascherano y 1984 6 8 2016 5 22 2010 270 0 2018 22€21.8M 4th captain Second nationality: Italy 15 CB ESP Marc Bartra y 1991 1 15 2016 5 22 2010 97 5 2017 0YS y 17 FW MAR Munir y 1995 9 1 2016 5 22 2014 38 7 2017 0YS 18 LB ESP Jordi Alba y 1989 5 21 2016 5 22 2012 145 7 2020 14€14.8M Originally from Youth system y 19 FW ESP Sandro y 1995 7 9 2016 5 22 2014 31 7 2017 0YS 20 MF ESP Sergi Roberto y 1992 2 7 2016 5 22 2012 94 5 2019 0YS y 21 LB BRA Adriano y 1984 10 26 2016 5 22 2010 185 17 2017 9.5€1.76M Second nationality: Spain 22 RB ESP Aleix Vidal y 1989 8 21 2016 5 22 2015 13 0 2020 18€16.7M Originally from Youth system y 23 CB BEL Thomas Vermaelen y 1985 11 14 2016 5 22 2014 19 1 2019 18€15M 24 CB FRA Jérémy Mathieu y 1983 10 29 2016 5 22 2014 69 3 2018 20€18M y 25 GK ESP Jordi Masip y 1989 1 3 2016 5 22 2014 4 0 2017 0YS 22 May 2016 ESP 2016 FCBarcelona.com, Champions League 2015/16 numbers, Players in / out, Wikipedia players' articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport) April 2016 From youth squad 26 MF ESP Sergi Samper 27 MF ESP Juan Cámara 28 MF ESP Gerard Gumbau 33 FW ESP Aitor Cantalapiedra 34 MF CMR Wilfrid Kaptoum 36 FW ESP Dani Romera 37 MF ESP Carles Aleñá Players In y NED Ibrahim Afellay Loan return y NED 19 MF 1986 04 02 2015 07 10 GRE Olympiacos S 2015 Free CMR y Alex Song Loan return y CMR 17 MF 1987 09 09 2015 05 26 ENG West Ham United S 2017 Free ESP Aleix Vidal Transfer y ESP 22 DF 1989 08 21 2015 06 07 Sevilla S 2020 €18M+4M variables FCBarcelona.com TUR y Arda Turan Transfer n TUR 7 MF 1987 01 30 2015 07 06 Atlético Madrid S 2020 €34M+7M variables FCBarcelona.com ESP Denis Suárez Loan return y ESP – MF 1994 01 06 2015 09 23 Sevilla S 2015 Free ESP y Cristian Tello Loan return y ESP – FW 1991 08 11 2016 01 26 POR Porto W 2016 Free ESP Martín Montoya Loan return y ESP – DF 1991 04 14 2016 02 01 ITA Internazionale W 2016 Free Total spending: €52 million Players Out y CAT Xavi End of contract MF 6 ESP y 1980 01 25 2015 06 25 QAT Al-Sadd Summer Free FCBarcelona.com ESP y Gerard Deulofeu Transfer FW – ESP y 1994 03 13 2015 06 25 ENG Everton Summer €6M FCBarcelona.com ESP Martín Montoya Loan DF 2 ESP y 1991 04 14 2015 05 26 ITA Internazionale Summer €1M FCBarcelona.com NED y Ibrahim Afellay End of contract FW 19 NED y 1986 04 02 2015 05 26 ENG Stoke City Summer Free Stoke City FC CAT Pedro Transfer FW 7 ESP y 1987 07 28 2015 08 20 ENG Chelsea Summer €27M+3M variables FCBarcelona.com ESP y Alen Halilović Loan MF 30 CRO y 1996 06 18 2015 08 21 Sporting Gijón Summer Free FCBarcelona.com ESP Denis Suárez Transfer y ESP – MF 1994 01 06 2015 09 23 Villarreal S 2020 €4M FCBarcelona.com CMR y Alex Song Loan y CMR 17 MF 1987 09 09 2015 05 26 ENG West Ham United S 2016 N/A FCB, WHU ESP Adama Traoré Transfer y ESP 27 FW 1996 01 25 2015 05 26 ENG Aston Villa S 2016 €10M+€2M variables FCBarcelona.com ESP y Cristian Tello Loan y ESP – FW 1991 08 11 2016 01 26 ITA Fiorentina W 2016 N/A FCBarcelona.com June 2018 Total income: €48 million Total expenditure: €4 million Technical staff First team head coach Luis Enrique Assistant coach Juan Carlos UnzuéRobert Moreno Technical assistant Roberto Moreno Auxiliary coach Joan Barbarà Fitness coach Rafa Pol Goalkeeping coach José Ramón de la Fuente Scoutings Àlex GarcíaJordi MeleroJaume Torras Physiotherapist Jaume MinullJuanjo BrauRoger GironèsXavi Linde Psychologist Joaquín Valdés Doctor Ricard PrunaDaniel Medina Team liaison Carles Naval Football Area Technical Commission Jordi MestreJavier BordaCarles RexachAriedo Braida Academy director Jordi Roura B team coach Gerard López 26 August 2015 FC Barcelona First Team, FC Barcelona B Team, Luis Enrique's full staff, Football Area Technical Commission August 2015 Statistics Squad, appearances and goals Last updated on 22 May 2016. La Liga Champions League Copa del Rey Supercopa UEFA Super Cup FIFA Club World Cup |- ! colspan=18 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers 1 Marc-André ter Stegen GK GER 6+1 0 10 0 7 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 13 Claudio Bravo GK CHI 32 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 25 Jordi Masip GK ESP 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=18 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders 2 Douglas DF BRA 0+1 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Gerard Piqué DF ESP 30 2 7 1 5 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 6 Dani Alves DF BRA 24+5 0 8 0 6 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 14 Javier Mascherano DF ARG 31+1 0 7+1 0 6 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 15 Marc Bartra DF ESP 4+9 2 2 0 3+2 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 18 Jordi Alba DF ESP 29+2 0 8+1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 20 Sergi Roberto DF ESP 21+10 0 4+4 1 4+2 0 1 0 0+1 0 1+1 0 21 Adriano DF BRA 4+4 0 2+1 1 3+3 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 22 Aleix Vidal DF ESP 6+3 0 0 0 3+2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Thomas Vermaelen DF BEL 6+4 1 3 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 24 Jérémy Mathieu DF FRA 12+9 0 3 0 6+1 0 1 0 1 0 0+1 0 |- ! colspan=18 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders 4 Ivan Rakitić MF CRO 30+6 7 9+1 2 5+1 0 1+1 0 1 0 2 0 5 Sergio Busquets MF ESP 34+1 0 9 0 4+1 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 7 Arda Turan MF TUR 9+9 2 0+3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Andrés Iniesta MF ESP 25+3 1 7 0 4 0 1+1 0 1 0 2 0 12 Rafinha MF BRA 3+3 1 0+2 0 0+1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 26 Sergi Samper MF ESP 0+1 0 1+1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 28 Gerard Gumbau MF ESP 0+3 0 0+3 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 Wilfrid Kaptoum MF CMR 0 0 1 0 1+1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=18 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards 9 Luis Suárez FW URU 35 40 9 8 4 5 2 0 1 1 2 5 10 Lionel Messi FW ARG 31+2 26 7 6 5 5 2 1 1 2 1 1 11 Neymar FW BRA 34 24 9 3 5 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 Munir El Haddadi FW MAR 8+7 3 2+2 0 3+1 5 0+1 0 0 0 1 0 19 Sandro Ramírez FW ESP 10+4 0 2+1 0 5 3 0+2 0 0 0 0+1 0 27 Juan Cámara FW ESP 0 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Aitor FW ESP 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |- ! colspan=18 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club 7 Pedro FW ESP 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0+1 1 0 0 |} Goalscorers No.Pos.NationNameLa LigaChampions LeagueCopa del ReyUEFA Super CupSupercopa de EspañaClub World CupTotal 9 FW URU Suárez 40 8 5 1 0 5 59 10 FW ARG Messi 26 6 5 2 1 1 41 11 FW BRA Neymar Jr 24 3 4 0 0 0 31 4 MF CRO I. Rakitić 7 2 0 0 0 0 9 17 FW MAR Munir 3 0 5 0 0 0 8 3 DF ESP Piqué 2 1 2 0 0 0 5 19 FW ESP Sandro 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 7 MF TUR A. Turan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 15 DF ESP Bartra 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 MF BRA Rafinha 1 1 0 1 0 0 2 6 DF BRA Alves 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 MF ESP Iniesta 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 18 DF ESP Alba 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 20 MF ESP S. Roberto 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 21 DF BRA Adriano 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 23 DF BEL Vermaelen 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 34 MF CMR Kaptoum 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 7 FW ESP 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 2016http://www.espnfc.us/club/barcelona/83/statistics/scorers Barça scoring statistics. ESPNFC.com February 2016 14 May 2016 Disciplinary record Includes all competitive matches. Players listed below made at least one appearance for Barcelona first squad during the season. La Liga Champions League Copa del Rey UEFA Super Cup Supercopa de España FIFA Club World Cup 3 y CB ESP Piqué 12 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 Games(Spain) for insulting the referee 17 August 2015 17 August 2015 23 September 2015 http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/gerard-pique-gets-four-match-suspension 4 MF CRO I. Rakitić 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 y MF ESP Sergio 6 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 RB BRA Dani Alves 6 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 y MF TUR Arda Turan 5 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Couldn't play, due to FIFA transef ban for FCB 7 May 2015 7 May 2015 4 January 2016 http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/arda-turan-and-aleix-vidal-s-first-day-together 8 MF ESP A. Iniesta 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 y FW URU Suárez 6 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 FW ARG Messi 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 y FW BRA Neymar 6 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 CB ARG Mascherano 9 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Games(Spain) for insulting the referee 25 October 2015 25 October 2015 8 November 2015 http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/two-match-ban-for-javier-mascherano 15 y DF ESP Bartra 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 FW ESP Munir 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 y LB ESP Jordi Alba 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 20 MF ESP S.Roberto 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 y DF ESP Aleix Vidal 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Couldn't play, due to FIFA transef ban for FCB 7 May 2015 7 May 2015 4 January 2016 http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/arda-turan-and-aleix-vidal-s-first-day-together 23 CB BEL Vermaelen 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 y CB FRA Mathieu 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 MF ESP Samper 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 y MF ESP Gumbau 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – FW ESP Pedro 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 May 2016 ESPNFC.com, FCBarcelona.com 23 May 2016 Pre-season and friendlies #CCFFCC Win 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFFFCC Draw 1px solid #AAAAAA #FFCCCC Loss 1px solid #AAAAAA 21 July 2015Dates for the ICC revealed. http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/detail/article/dates-for-the-north-american-international-champions-cup-revealed FC Barcelona 28 April 2015 1 20:00 PDT Barcelona 2–1 Report LA Galaxy Suárez 45Roberto 56 Leonardo 41Meyer 90+1 Rose Bowl Pasadena, United States 93,226 Ismail Elfath (United States) W 2 25 July 2015 13:00 PDT Barcelona 1–3 Report Manchester United Rafinha 89 Rooney 8Jones 49Lingard 65Herrera 76Januzaj 90 Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, United States 68,416 Baldomero Toledo (United States) L 3 28 July 2015 20:00 EDT Chelsea 2–2 Report Barcelona Hazard 10 Cahill 86 Mathieu 42Suárez 52Sandro 66Alba 74 4–2 Falcao Moses Ramires Rémy Iniesta Halilović Piqué Sandro Landover, United States FedExField 78,914 Allen Chapman (United States) D 4 2 August 2015 21:00 CEST Fiorentina 2–1 Report Barcelona Bernardeschi 4 12 Suárez 17 Artemio Franchi Florence, Italy 29,421 Massimiliano Irrati (Italy) L 5 5 August 2015 22:00 CEST Barcelona 3–0 Report Roma Neymar 26Messi 34, 41Rakitić 66Bartra 90 Yanga-Mbiwa 34Florenzi 37Nainggolan 40 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 94,422 Estrada Fernández (Catalonia) W Competitions La Liga 2015–16 La Liga League table BAR Results by round table b Round Ground A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A /H /A 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 Home Away green2 Win yellow2 Draw red2 Loss gold green1 blue1 blue2 red1 14 May 2016 Competitive matches May 2016 Matches 1 23 August 2015 18:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Report Barcelona Elustondo 34Eraso 37Ibai 71 Rakitić 44Suárez 54, 75 Vermaelen 64 San Mamés Bilbao 41,000 Carlos del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid) W 2 29 August 2015 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 1–0 Report Málaga Vermaelen 73 Recio 43Tissone 89Torres 90+1 Camp Nou Barcelona 80,812 Santiago Jaime Latre (Aragon) W 3 12 September 2015 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Atlético Madrid 1–2 Report Barcelona Ó. Torres 18Filipe Luís 43F. Torres 51Giménez 89 Iniesta 44Neymar 55Messi 77 Vicente Calderón Madrid 53,491 Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community) W 4 20 September 2015 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 4–1 Report Levante Bartra 50Neymar 56Messi 61 pen. 90 Verza 45Víctor 66 Camp Nou Barcelona 76,013 David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) W 5 23 September 2015 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Celta Vigo 4–1 Report Barcelona Nolito 26Aspas 30 56Mallo 79Guidetti 83Gómez 90 Busquets 23Neymar 80, 89 Balaídos Vigo 23,311 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) L 6 26 September 2015 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 2–1 Report Las Palmas Suárez 25 54, 90+2Mascherano 79 Hernán 36David Simón 56Wakaso 58Alcaraz 66Viera 88 Camp Nou Barcelona 74,916 Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque Country) W 7 3 October 2015 16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Sevilla 2–1 Report Barcelona Krychowiak 19Andreolli 22Kolodziejczak 33Krohn-Dehli 52Iborra 58Trémoulinas 73Llorente 75 Busquets 28Mathieu 48Alba 60Neymar 74 pen. Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Seville 39,374 Jesús Gil Manzano (Extremadura) L 8 18 October 2015 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 5–2 Report Rayo Vallecano Neymar 22 pen. 32 pen. 69 70Suárez 77Piqué 79 Guerra 15Llorente 21Dorado 47Jozabed 86 Camp Nou Barcelona 75,472 Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero (Andalusia) W 9 25 October 2015 18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 3–1 Report Eibar Suárez 21 48 85Rakitić 50Mascherano 0 83Piqué 90+1Neymar 90+2 Borja 10Escalante 60Juncà 67Pantić 82Capa 90+2Eddy 90+3 Camp Nou Barcelona 78,228 Carlos del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid) W 10 31 October 2015 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Getafe 0–2 Report Barcelona Alexis 39J. Rodríguez 43D. Suárez 47 L. Suárez 37Neymar 58 Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Getafe 10,089 Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community) W 11 8 November 2015 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 3–0 Report Villarreal Mathieu 27Iniesta 37Neymar 47, 60 85Suárez 47, 70 pen.Piqué 64 Mario 39Costa 69Bonera 72 Camp Nou Barcelona 72,109 Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon) W 12 21 November 2015 18:15 CET (UTC+01:00) Real Madrid 0–4 Report Barcelona Rodríguez 23Ramos 51Carvajal 83Isco 0 84 Suárez 11 74Dani Alves 31Neymar 39Iniesta 53Busquets 90+2 Santiago Bernabéu Madrid 80,148 David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) W 13 28 November 2015 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 4–0 Report Real Sociedad Neymar 22 53Suárez 41Messi 90+1 Berchiche 27Granero 37Canales 48Pardo 50Elustondo 56 Camp Nou Barcelona 74,020 Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia) W 14 5 December 2015 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Valencia 1–1 Report Barcelona Parejo 70Danilo 77Mina 86Gayà 87 Mascherano 16Suárez 59 Mestalla Valencia 46,799 Santiago Jaime Latre (Aragon) D 15 12 December 2015 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 2–2 Report Deportivo La Coruña Messi 39Rakitić 62 Luisinho 41Laure 72Lucas 77Bergantiños 86 Camp Nou Barcelona 67,194 José María Sánchez Martínez (Murcia) D 17 30 December 2015 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 4–0 Report Real Betis Westermann 29 o.g.Messi 33Suárez 46 83Dani Alves 77 Adán 27Petros 30Pezzella 68 Camp Nou Barcelona 83,630 Iñaki Vicandi Garrido (Basque Country) W 18 2 January 2016 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Espanyol 0–0 Report Barcelona Álvaro 22J. López 31Jordán 42Álvarez 60Diop 89 Mascherano 22Neymar 86Piqué 90 Cornellà-El Prat Cornellà de Llobregat 28,975 José Luis González González (Castile and León) D 19 9 January 2016 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 4–0 Report Granada Messi 8 14 58Vidal 63Neymar 83 Rochina 29Édgar 56Lombán 57Dória 60 Camp Nou Barcelona 70,720 Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid) W 20 17 January 2016 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 6–0 Report Athletic Bilbao Messi 7 pen.Neymar 31Suárez 47 68 82Mascherano 51Rakitić 62Piqué 87 Iraizoz 0 4De Marcos 69Eraso 85 Camp Nou Barcelona 68,019 Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community) W 21 23 January 2016 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Málaga 1–2 Report Barcelona Charles 25Juanpi 32Fornals 86Duda 90+4 Munir 2Vermaelen 44Messi 51, 65Turan 71 La Rosaleda Málaga 27,559 Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon) W 22 30 January 2016 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 2–1 Report Atlético Madrid Messi 30Suárez 38 Koke 10Godín 2 24 67Gabi 25Juanfran 41Filipe Luís 0 44Thomas 90+2 Camp Nou Barcelona 94,990 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) W 23 7 February 2016 12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Levante 0–2 http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/league/round-23/llevant-ud_fc-barcelona/report Barcelona Feddal 23Navarro 57Lerma 66López 83 Navarro 21 o.g.Piqué 28Dani Alves 63Busquets 89Suárez 90+2 Ciutat de València Valencia 22,638 Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero (Andalusia) W 24 14 February 2016 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 6–1 Report Celta Vigo Messi 28Suárez 59 75 81Rakitić 84Neymar 90+1 Cabral 11Planas 26Guidetti 39 pen.Mallo 42Señé 74 Camp Nou Barcelona 72,850 Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (Las Palmas) W 16 17 February 2016 18:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Sporting Gijón 1–3 Report Barcelona Castro 26Meré 61Canella 90+1 Messi 24 30Suárez 67Busquets 78 El Molinón Gijón 28,140 Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque Country) W 25 20 February 2016 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Las Palmas 1–2 Report Barcelona Willian José 10Mesa 84 Suárez 6Turan 33Neymar 39Dani Alves 86 Estadio Gran Canaria Las Palmas 26,951 Carlos del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid) W 26 28 February 2016 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 2–1 Report Sevilla Messi 31Piqué 48, 90Dani Alves 71Roberto 74 Vitolo 20Rami 30Kolodziejczak 77 Camp Nou Barcelona 79,684 Santiago Jaime Latre (Aragon) W 27 3 March 2016 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rayo Vallecano 1–5 Report Barcelona Llorente 0 42Manucho 57Iturra 0 67 Rakitić 22Messi 23 53 72Turan 78, 86Neymar 87 Campo de Vallecas Madrid 14,430 Iñaki Vicandi Garrido (Basque Country) W 28 6 March 2016 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Eibar 0–4 Report Barcelona Radošević 5Ramis 70García 82 Munir 8Messi 41 76 pen.Suárez 48, 84Mascherano 83 Ipurua Eibar 6,100 Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre) W 29 12 March 2016 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 6–0 Report Getafe J. Rodríguez 8 o.g.Munir 19Neymar 32 51Messi 40Turan 57 Velázquez 10Medrán 42Pedro León 50 Camp Nou Barcelona 87,533 Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero (Andalusia) W 30 20 March 2016 16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Villarreal 2–2 Report Barcelona Soldado 20Bruno 24Asenjo 40Ruiz 41Rukavina 43Bakambu 57Mathieu 63 o.g.Pina 78Mario 84Trigueros 85 Turan 13Piqué 16Rakitić 20Neymar 41 pen.Alba 53Mascherano 90+4 El Madrigal Villarreal 24,398 José María Sánchez Martínez (Murcia) D 31 2 April 2016 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 1–2 Report Real Madrid Suárez 27Mascherano 29Piqué 56Rakitić 58 Ramos 2 10 83Carvajal 18Benzema 63Ronaldo 81, 85 Camp Nou Barcelona 98,902 Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (Las Palmas) L 32 9 April 2016 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Real Sociedad 1–0 Report Barcelona Oyarzabal 5Illarramendi 25 Turan 43Mascherano 68Piqué 90+2 Anoeta San Sebastián 27,895 Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia) L 33 17 April 2016 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 1–2 ReportJune 2017 InternetArchiveBot yes Valencia Piqué 35Suárez 40Messi 63Neymar 86 Barragán 15Rakitić 26 o.g.Mina 45+1Parejo 51Gomes 68 Camp Nou Barcelona 86,903 David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) L 34 20 April 2016 20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Deportivo La Coruña 0–8 Report Barcelona Cani 30 Suárez 11 24 53 64Rakitić 47Messi 73Bartra 79Neymar 81 Riazor A Coruña 28,956 Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea (Basque Country) W 35 23 April 2016 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 6–0 Report Sporting Gijón Messi 12Suárez 63 74 pen. 77 pen. 88Neymar 85 pen. Vranješ 2 26 84Hernández 71Halilović 84 Camp Nou Barcelona 77,299 Carlos Clos Gómez (Aragon) W 36 30 April 2016 20:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Real Betis 0–2 Report Barcelona Bruno 21Westermann 2 28 35Petros 34Ceballos 66 Piqué 23Messi 23Dani Alves 45+1Rakitić 50Suárez 81 Benito Villamarín Seville 44,015 Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencian Community) W 37 8 May 2016 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 5–0 Report Espanyol Messi 8, 12Suárez 52 61Rafinha 74Neymar 83Mascherano 90 Diop 18Pérez 27Álvarez 36Cañas 39López 63Pau 69Rober 69 Camp Nou Barcelona 91,610 Jesús Gil Manzano (Extremadura) W 38 14 May 2016 17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00) Granada 0–3 Report Barcelona Doucouré 54Pérez 62Rico 65Fernández 74 Busquets 19Suárez 22 38 86Piqué 74 Nuevo Los Cármenes Granada 21,692 Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (Las Palmas) W Copa del Rey 2015–16 Copa del Rey Round of 32 First leg 28 October 2015 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Villanovense 0–0 Report Barcelona Pajuelo 53 Trinidad 82 Gumbau 59 Romero Cuerda Villanueva de la Serena 10,500 Eduardo Prieto Iglesias (Navarre) D Second leg 2 December 2015 20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 6–1 6–1 http://www.fcbarcelona.com/football/first-team/match-archive/2015-2016/copa-del-rey/1-16-2nd-leg/fc-barcelona_villanovense/info Villanovense Dani Alves 4Sandro 21 31 69Mascherano 44Munir 51 76 Juanfran 29Trinidad 33Elías 41 Camp Nou Barcelona 67,703 Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero (Andalusia) W Round of 16 First leg 6 January 2016 20:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 4–1 Report Espanyol Messi 13 44, 78Neymar 34, 88Suárez 45+2Piqué 49 Caicedo 9Abraham 11Gerard 20Pau 45+2Diop 1 52 75Pérez 2 59 72Burgui 74Roco 78 Camp Nou Barcelona 76,667 Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community) W Second leg 13 January 2016 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Espanyol 0–2 1–6 Report Barcelona Burgui 32Álvaro 39Caicedo 42Sevilla 62 Munir 32 87Vidal 72Rakitić 81Adriano 84 Cornellà-El Prat Cornellà de Llobregat 20,843 David Fernández Borbalán (Andalusia) W Quarter-finals First leg 20 January 2016 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Athletic Bilbao 1–2 Report Barcelona Laporte 54De Marcos 65Etxeita 67Sabin 76Iturraspe 77Aduriz 89San José 90+3 Munir 18Neymar 24Iniesta 39Mascherano 78Dani Alves 90 San Mamés Bilbao 53,000 José Luis González González (Castile and León) W Second leg 27 January 2016 21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 3–1 5–2 Report Athletic Bilbao Suárez 53, 70Piqué 81Neymar 90+1 Williams 12Rico 19Balenziaga 39Lekue 52 Camp Nou Barcelona 63,405 Alejandro José Hernández Hernández (Las Palmas) W Semi-finals First leg 3 February 2016 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona 7–0 Report Valencia Suárez 7 12 83 88Iniesta 14Piqué 24Messi 29 58 74Neymar 45+2' Turan 84 Mustafi 0 45+2Feghouli 65Cheryshev 79 Camp Nou Barcelona 60,635 Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia) W Second leg 10 February 2016 21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Valencia 1–1 1–8 Report Barcelona Diallo 35Negredo 39Santos 41Gayà 63Salvador 88 Munir 24Samper 73Kaptoum 84 Mestalla Valencia 16,296 Carlos Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid) D Final 2016 Copa del Rey Final Final 22 May 2016 21:30 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona 2–0 yes Report Sevilla Mascherano 0 36Alba 87, 97Neymar 89, 120+2Dani Alves 90Iniesta 90 Rami 73Vitolo 75Banega 0 90+2Iborra 90+5Krychowiak 92Konoplyanka 102Escudero 104Gameiro 114Carriço 2 120+1 120+1 Vicente Calderón Madrid 54,907 Carlos del Cerro Grande (Community of Madrid) W Supercopa de España 2015 Supercopa de España First leg 14 August 2015 22:00 CEST Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Report Barcelona San José 13, 90+3Eraso 44Beñat 45Aduriz 53 60 67 pen.Etxeita 70Susaeta 74Gurpegui 88 Pedro 41Dani Alves 67Mascherano 80Iniesta 90+1 San Mamés Bilbao 40,000 González González (Castile and León) L Second leg 17 August 2015 22:00 CEST Barcelona 1–1 1–5 Report Athletic Bilbao Messi 43Pedro 45Piqué 0 56 Bóveda 30Eraso 41Aduriz 59, 74Beñat 60Sola 0 86 Camp Nou Barcelona 88,834 Velasco Carballo (Community of Madrid) D UEFA Champions League 2015–16 UEFA Champions League Group stage 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage#Group E Group E yes BAR 1 16 September 2015 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Roma ITA 1–1 UEFA ReportClub Report ESP Barcelona Florenzi 31Nainggolan 63 Suárez 21Piqué 75 Stadio Olimpico Rome, Italy 57,836 Björn Kuipers (Netherlands) D 2 29 September 2015 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona ESP 2–1 UEFA ReportClub Report GER Bayer Leverkusen Mascherano 31Neymar 37Alba 75Roberto 80Suárez 82 Papadopoulos 22, 68Bender 40Çalhanoğlu 63Kampl 89 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 68,694 Martin Atkinson (England) W 3 20 October 2015 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) BATE Borisov BLR 0–2 UEFA ReportClub Report ESP Barcelona Palyakow 29 M. Valadzko 43 Hayduchyk 61 Karnitsky 82 Milunović 83 A. Valadzko 88 Busquets 23 Dani Alves 41 Rakitić 48 65 Gumbau 74 Borisov Arena Barysaw, Belarus 13,073 Manuel De Sousa (Portugal) W 4 4 November 2015 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona ESP 3–0 UEFA ReportClub Report BLR BATE Borisov Neymar 30 pen. 83Dani Alves 51Suárez 60 Mladenović 30Mazalewski 44Nikolić 80 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 68,502 István Vad (Hungary) W 5 24 November 2015 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona ESP 6–1 UEFA Report Club Report ITA Roma Suárez 15 44Messi 18 59, 63Piqué 41, 56Dani Alves 57 Neymar 77'Adriano 77 Vainqueur 62Džeko 82', 90+1 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 71,433 Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) W 6 9 December 2015 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Bayer Leverkusen GER 1–1 https://archive.today/20151214103823/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2016/matches/live/index.html?day=6&session=2&match=2015753 UEFA Report Club Report ESP Barcelona Hernández 23Kampl 29 Messi 20Bartra 52Gumbau 85Rakitić 86 BayArena Leverkusen, Germany 29,412 Mark Clattenburg (England) D Knockout phase 2015–16 UEFA Champions League knockout phase Round of 16 First leg 23 February 2016 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Arsenal ENG 0–2 UEFA Report Club Report ESP Barcelona Monreal 6 Messi 71 83 pen.Piqué 85 Emirates Stadium London, England 59,889 Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey) W Second leg 16 March 2016 20:45 CET (UTC+01:00) Barcelona ESP 3–1 5–1 UEFA Report Club Report ENG Arsenal Neymar 18Suárez 65Turan 79Messi 88 Flamini 32Gabriel 35Sánchez 50Elneny 51Giroud 85 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 76,092 Sergei Karasev (Russia) W Quarter-finals First leg 5 April 2016 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Barcelona ESP 2–1 UEFA Report Club Report ESP Atlético Madrid Busquets 48Suárez 63 74, 70Mascherano 82 F. Torres 25, 2 29 35Koke 33Filipe Luís 61Griezmann 73Hernandez 78Oblak 79Fernández 86 Camp Nou Barcelona, Spain 88,534 Felix Brych (Germany) W Second leg 13 April 2016 20:45 CEST (UTC+02:00) Atlético Madrid ESP 2–0 3–2 UEFA Report Club Report ESP Barcelona Griezmann 36 88 pen.Gabi 69Godín 85Correa 90Koke 90+5 Suárez 70Neymar 76Iniesta 87Turan 90+1 Vicente Calderón Madrid, Spain 52,851 Nicola Rizzoli (Italy) L UEFA Super Cup 2015 UEFA Super Cup Final 11 August 2015 22:45 GET Barcelona ESP 5–4 yes Report ESP Sevilla Messi 7 16Rafinha 44Suárez 52Mathieu 71Pedro 94, 115Busquets 117Dani Alves 120 Banega 3, 90+2Krychowiak 14Reyes 57Gameiro 72 pen.Konoplyanka 81Coke 87Immobile 92Krohn-Dehli 120 Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena Tbilisi, Georgia 51,940 Willie Collum (Scotland) W FIFA Club World Cup 2015 FIFA Club World Cup Semi-finals 17 December 2015 19:30 JST (UTC+9) Barcelona ESP 3–0 Report CHN Guangzhou Evergrande Suárez 39 50 67 pen. Feng 16 International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama, Japan 63,870 Joel Aguilar (El Salvador) W Final 20 December 2015 19:30 JST (UTC+9) River Plate ARG 0–3 https://www.fifa.com/clubworldcup/matches/round=275784/match=300338750/match-report.html ESP Barcelona Kranevitter 10Ponzio 32 Alba 16Messi 36Rakitić 43Suárez 49 68Neymar 61Roberto 72 International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama, Japan 66,853 Alireza Faghani (Iran) W References External links http://www.fcbarcelona.com/en Category:2015–16 La Liga Barcelona Barcelona 2015-16 Barcelona Category:Spanish football championship–winning seasons Category:FIFA Club World Cup–winning seasons Barcelona