2016–17 FC Barcelona Femení season

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FC Barcelona Femení
2016–17 season
ChairmanJosep Maria Bartomeu
ManagerXavi Llorens
StadiumMini Estadi / Joan Gamper
Spain Primera DivisiónSecond
Spain Copa de la ReinaWinner
Europe Champions LeagueSemifinalist
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The 2016–17 season was FC Barcelona Femení's 16th season as FC Barcelona's official women's football section. It was the last of eleven seasons managed by Xavi Llorens and in it Barcelona notably became the first Spanish team to reach the semifinals of the UEFA Women's Champions League in its fifth appearance on a row in the competition.[1]

Summary[]

Background and preseason[]

In 2015–16 Barcelona had ended the season with no titles for the first time since the 2009–10 season: Athletic Bilbao had won the league by a one-point margin and Atlético Madrid defeated Barcelona in the national cup's final. To strengthen the team Barcelona signed Andressa Alves from Montpellier[2] and Line Røddik Hansen from European champion Olympique Lyonnais[3] (though she hadn't taken part in the European campaign as she had started the 2015–16 season in Rosengård) as well as Ange N'Guessan, the team's first African player.[4] Leila Ouahabi returned after three seasons in Valencia,[5] and with the season started Vicky Losada also rejoined Barça following the end of the English championship.[6] On the other hand, the Garrote sisters and were transferred to nearby Espanyol,[7][8] Andrea Falcón and Esther Romero to rivals Atlético and Valencia[9][10] and Andreia Norton returned to Portugal.

Season[]

Barcelona started the season with nine consecutive victories on a 34–1 goal-average before conceding a draw against newly promoted Betis. Next it defeated defending champion Athletic, which was already falling behind in the table. The team ended 2016 with a draw against Valencia and a 2–1 defeat against Atlético in Vicente Calderón before a crowd of 13,935,[11] losing the lead in the table to the latter. Meanwhile, Barça had made it to the Champions League's quarterfinals after overcoming Minsk and Twente (which they had already faced in the same round in the previous season) with wide away wins. Next they faced quarterfinals-regular Rosengård.[12]

With Atlético remaining unbeaten, a 2–0 defeat against Santa Teresa kept Barcelona away from the lead. However the team then chained an 11-wins streak and reached Atlético in the top of the table in April with 5 games remaining.[13] In the meantime Barcelona defeated Rosengård both in Barcelona and Malmö, becoming the first Spanish team to reach the Champions League's semifinals, where they lost both games against Paris Saint-Germain,[14] which had already ousted them in the past season's quarterfinals. Following the elimination Barcelona attained its largest win in the season, a 13–0 victory over Oiartzun, which would end relegated.

After defeating Valencia in Paterna and with long-time manager Xavi Llorens having just announced stepping down the position following the end of the season,[15] Barcelona faced undefeated Atlético in the second-to-last game on equal points and a much larger goal average: a win would make them either mathematically or virtually champions. However the game ended in a 1–1 draw, and Barcelona was forced to depend on an Atlético blunder.[16] Not only did Atlético defeat Real Sociedad but Barcelona lost 2–1 to Levante[17] and thus they again ended the championship as runners-up with 75 points, their least in the 16-team Primera División by one point. On the other hand, Jennifer Hermoso was the competition's top scorer with 35 goals, the major goal-scoring record by a Barcelona player in the same period.[18]

In the Copa de la Reina Barcelona qualified for the Final Four in the Ciudad del Fútbol after overcoming Real Sociedad in the extra time.[19] There it first defeated Valencia in the semifinals before facing Atlético in a rematch of the previous edition's final, which Barcelona had lost 3–2. However, this time Barcelona defeated Atlético 4–1 and won its first nationwide title since the 2014–15 League.[20]

Transfers[]

In
Date Position Player Moving from Reference Notes
June 28, 2016 Midfielder Brazil Andressa Alves France Montpellier Marca
June 29, 2016 Defender Spain Leila Ouahabi Spain Valencia Sport
July 2, 2016 Goalkeeper Spain Andrea Giménez Spain Espanyol Mundo Deportivo
July 8, 2016 Defender Denmark Line Røddik Hansen France Olympique Lyonnais Mundo Deportivo
August 12, 2016 Forward Ivory Coast Ange N'Guessan Cyprus Apollon Limassol Mundo Deportivo
November 11, 2016 Midfielder Spain Vicky Losada England Arsenal As
Out
Date Position Player Moving to Reference Notes
June 29, 2016 Midfielder Spain Esther Romero Spain Valencia Superdeporte
July 4, 2016 Defender Spain Spain Espanyol Futfem[permanent dead link]
Midfielder Spain
July 6, 2016 Forward Spain Andrea Falcón Spain Atlético Madrid Mundo Deportivo
August 2, 2016 Midfielder Portugal Andreia Norton Portugal Braga TV

Squad[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Laura Ràfols
2 DF Spain ESP Ane Bergara
3 DF Spain ESP Ruth García
4 DF Spain ESP Marta Unzué (c)
5 DF Spain ESP Melanie Serrano
6 DF Denmark DEN Line Røddik Hansen
7 MF Spain ESP Gemma Gili
8 MF Spain ESP Miriam Diéguez
9 FW Spain ESP Mariona Caldentey
10 FW Spain ESP Jenni Hermoso
11 MF Spain ESP Alexia Putellas
12 MF Spain ESP Patri Guijarro
13 GK Spain ESP Sandra Paños
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW Spain ESP Sandra Hernández
15 DF Spain ESP Leila Ouahabi
16 MF Spain ESP Vicky Losada
17 MF Spain ESP Irene del Río
18 DF Spain ESP Marta Torrejón
19 FW Spain ESP Bárbara Latorre
20 FW Spain ESP Olga García
21 FW Ivory Coast CIV Ange N'Guessan
22 MF Brazil BRA Andressa Alves
23 DF Spain ESP Leire Landa
24 MF Spain ESP Aitana Bonmatí
25 GK Spain ESP Andrea Giménez

Results[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed
Numbers in brackets in league games show the team's position in the table following the match

Pre-season[]

13 August 2016 Friendly 0–3 Barcelona , Badalona
19:00 Report Hernández 35', 59'
Latorre 85'
19 August 2016 ASPTT Summer Tour Montpellier France 1–2 Spain Barcelona , Albi
19:00 Larent 90' Report Latorre 46', 61'
21 August 2016 ASPTT Summer Tour Albi France 0–2 Spain Barcelona , Albi
17:00 Report N'Guessan 26'
Hermoso 65'
26 August 2016 Copa Catalunya – SF Barcelona 20–0 , Mollet del Vallés
20:00 O. García 11', 27', 39'
Caldentey 15', 41'
Putellas 19', 25', 66'
Latorre 48', 54', 60'
Røddik Hansen 51', 72'
Hermoso 57', 75', 82', 86'
Bergara 62'
Bonmatí 81'
Serrano 85'		 Report
28 August 2016 Copa Catalunya – F Barcelona 6–0 Espanyol , Mollet del Vallés
12:00 Hermoso 12'
Torrejón 55'
Putellas 62'
Bonmatí 68'
O. García 74'
Caldentey 86'		 Report

UEFA Women's Champions League[]

6 October 2016 Round of 32 – 1 Minsk Belarus 0–3 Spain Barcelona FC Minsk, Minsk
15:00 Report Hermoso 5', 90+1'
Torrejón 32'		 Attendance: 2,300
Referee: France
12 October 2016 Round of 32 – 2 Barcelona Spain 2–1 Belarus Minsk Mini Estadi, Barcelona
19:00 Hermoso 61' (pen.)
Alves 75'		 Report Ogbiagbevha 51' Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Bulgaria
9 November 2016 Round of 16 – 1 Barcelona Spain 1–0 Netherlands Twente Mini Estadi, Barcelona
18:30 Hermoso 10' Report Attendance: 1,051
Referee: Germany Steinhaus
16 November 2016 Round of 16 – 2 Twente Netherlands 0–4 Spain Barcelona De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
19:00 Report Torrejón 18'
Alves 37'
Latorre 79'
N'Guessan 86'		 Attendance: 7,035
Referee: Greece
22 March 2017 Quarterfinals – 1 Rosengård Sweden 0–1 Spain Barcelona Idrottsplats, Malmö
19:00 Report Ouahabi 45+1' Attendance: 5,037
Referee: France Frappart
29 March 2017 Quarterfinals – 2 Barcelona Spain 2–0 Sweden Rosengård Mini Estadi, Barcelona
18:30 Hermoso 52'
Caldentey 90+4'		 Report Attendance: 7,350
Referee: Ukraine Monzul
22 April 2017 Semifinals – 1 Barcelona Spain 1–3 France Paris Saint-Germain Mini Estadi, Barcelona
18:00 Latorre 89' Report Delie 26'
Cristiane 36'
Cruz 53'		 Attendance: 10,352
Referee: Romania Albon
29 April 2017 Semifinals – 2 Paris Saint-Germain France 2–0 Spain Barcelona Parc des Princes, Paris
18:00 Delannoy 55' (pen.)
Diéguez 61' (o.g.)		 Report Attendance: 19,192
Referee: Czech Republic Adámková

Primera División[]

League table[]

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético de Madrid (C) 30 24 6 0 91 17 +74 78 Qualification for the UEFA Champions League and Copa de la Reina
2 Barcelona 30 24 3 3 98 13 +85 75
3 Valencia 30 20 8 2 69 11 +58 68 Qualification for the Copa de la Reina
4 Levante 30 18 3 9 53 49 +4 57
5 Athletic Club 30 16 5 9 64 44 +20 53
Source: Futbolme
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champion

Results[]

4 September 2016 1 (15) Granadilla 0–4 Barcelona (2) , El Médano
13:00 Report Hermoso 46'
O. García 51', 59'
del Río 88'		 Referee:
11 September 2016 2 (1) Barcelona 6–0 Santa Teresa (8) Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí
16:00 Putellas 15'
Hermoso 18', 46'
Unzué 28', 66'
O. García 29'		 Report Referee:
25 September 2016 3 (1) Barcelona 2–0 Real Sociedad (11) Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí
16:00 Putellas 27'
O. García 80'		 Report Referee:
2 October 2016 4 (16) Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Barcelona (1) Rayo Vallecano, Madrid
16:00 Report Putellas 40', 45+1', 60'
N'Guessan 81'
9 October 2016 5 (1) Barcelona 3–0 Zaragoza (14) Mini Estadi, Barcelona
16:00 Report Hermoso 83', 90+1'
Putellas 87'		 Referee:
15 October 2016 7 (1) Barcelona 7–0 Albacete (14) Mini Estadi, Barcelona
10:45 O. García 18', 19', 45'
Hernández 21'
Putellas 61'
Hermoso 67', 81'		 Report Referee:
30 October 2016 8 (9) Sporting Huelva 0–1 Barcelona (1) , Huelva
11:30 Report Serrano 83' Referee:
2 November 2016 6 (16) Espanyol 1–6 Barcelona (1) Dani Jarque, Sant Joan Despí
20:30 34' Report Gili 16', 49'
Hermoso 18', 40', 52'
Latorre 66'		 Attendance: 400
Referee:
6 November 2016 9 (1) Barcelona 3–0 Tacuense (15) Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí
16:00 Putellas 20'
N'Guessan 64'
Latorre 75'		 Report Referee:
13 November 2016 10 (12) Betis 1–1 Barcelona (1) , Sevilla
16:00 Moreno 77' Report O. García 13' Referee:
20 November 2016 11 (1) Barcelona 2–1 Athletic Bilbao (6) Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí
16:00 Losada 16'
Hermoso 72' (pen.)		 Report Vázquez 25' (pen.) Referee:
3 December 2016 12 (15) Oiartzun 0–1 Barcelona (1) , Oiartzun
10:45 Report Hermoso 26' Referee:
7 December 2016 13 (1) Barcelona 1–1 Valencia (4) Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí
18:00 Alves 3' Report Vilas 75' Referee:
11 December 2016 14 (1) Atlético Madrid 2–1 Barcelona (2) Vicente Calderón, Madrid
12:00 Corredera 27'
Bermúdez 38'		 Report Alves 61' Attendance: 13,935
Referee:
8 January 2017 15 (2) Barcelona 4–0 Levante (3) Mini Estadi, Barcelona
16:00 Alves 10'
Latorre 72'
Hermoso 75'
N'Guessan 77'		 Report Attendance: 565
Referee:
15 January 2017 16 (2) Barcelona 3–0 Granadilla (6) Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí
16:00 Losada 17'
Hermoso 29', 38'		 Report Referee:
28 January 2017 17 (8) Santa Teresa 2–0 Barcelona (2) , Badajoz
16:00 Torre 27'
78'		 Report Referee:
11 February 2017 18 (10) Real Sociedad 0–3 Barcelona (2) Zubieta, Usurbil
10:45 Report Hermoso 41'
Alves 58'
O. García 87'		 Referee:
19 February 2017 19 (2) Barcelona 3–0 Rayo Vallecano (8) Mini Estadi, Barcelona
16:00 Guijarro 34'
Alves 88'
Unzué 90+1'		 Report Referee:
25 February 2017 20 (12) Zaragoza 0–6 Barcelona (2) , Zaragoza
16:00 Report Caldentey 43'
O. García 56'
Latorre 73'
Gili 79', 85'
del Río 86'		 Referee:
11 March 2017 21 (2) Barcelona 5–0 Espanyol (15) Mini Estadi, Barcelona
16:00 Alves 39'
Hermoso 44', 59'
Losada 52'
Latorre 68'		 Report Referee:
18 March 2017 22 (14) Albacete 0–2 Barcelona (2) Andrés Iniesta, Albacete
10:45 Report Hermoso 39', 90+2' Referee:
11 March 2017 23 (2) Barcelona 5–1 Sporting Huelva (10) Mini Estadi, Barcelona
16:00 García 8'
Caldentey 19'
Guijarro 32'
Losada 47'
Hermoso 90+1'		 Report 63' Referee:
2 April 2017 24 (14) Tacuense 1–2 Barcelona (2) , San Cristóbal de la Laguna
12:30 61' Report Hermoso 18', 66' Referee:
16 April 2017 25 (1) Barcelona 3–0 Betis (12) Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí
16:00 Hermoso 28'
Putellas 44', 71'		 Report Referee:
25 April 2017 26 (5) Athletic Bilbao 0–4 Barcelona (1) Facilities, Lezama
18:30 Report Hermoso 45', 52', 65'
O. García 90+2'		 Referee:
2 May 2017 27 (1) Barcelona 13–0 Oiartzun (14) Joan Gamper, Sant Joan Despí
12:00 Caldentey 11'
Hermoso 16', 18', 28', 43', 62', 74'
Bonmatí 32', 37'
Alves 55'
O. García 60', 68'
Latorre 80'		 Report Referee:
6 May 2017 28 (3) Valencia 0–1 Barcelona (1) Antoni Puchades, Paterna
16:00 Report Unzué 58' Referee:
13 May 2017 29 (2) Barcelona 1–1 Atlético Madrid (1) Mini Estadi, Barcelona
17:15 Hermoso 69' Report Bermúdez 59' (pen.) Attendance: 6,268
Referee:
20 May 2017 30 (4) Levante 2–1 Barcelona (2) , Paiporta
12:00 Calderón 24'
Prim 64'		 Report Hermoso 9' Referee:

Copa de la Reina[]

3 June 2017 Quarterfinals Barcelona 1–0 (aet) Real Sociedad , S. Sebastián de los Reyes
10:00 Latorre 102' Report Referee:
16 June 2017 Semifinals Barcelona 2–1 Valencia Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid
17:00 Gili 21'
Losada 27'		 Report Vilas 90+4' Referee:
18 June 2017 Final Barcelona 4–1 Atlético Madrid Ciudad del Fútbol, Las Rozas de Madrid
11:30 Hermoso 41', 48'
Putellas 70'
Bonmatí 83'		 Report Bermúdez 57' Referee:

Primera División statistics[]

No. Pos. Nat. Player Games Goals Disciplinary record
Pl. St. Yellow card Yellow card Yellow-red card Red card
1 GK Spain Ràfols, Laura 7 7 0 0 0 0
2 DF Spain Bergara, Ane 3 3 0 0 0 0
3 DF Spain García, Ruth 25 25 0 7 0 0
4 DF Spain Unzué, Marta 25 23 4 1 0 0
5 DF Spain Serrano, Melanie 19 17 1 3 0 0
6 DF Denmark Røddik Hansen, Line 19 18 0 2 0 0
7 MF Spain Gili, Gemma 18 10 4 0 0 0
8 MF Spain Diéguez, Miriam 23 18 0 2 0 0
9 FW Spain Caldentey, Mariona 18 14 3 0 0 0
10 FW Spain Hermoso, Jenni 27 26 35 1 0 0
11 MF Spain Putellas, Alexia 29 27 10 1 0 0
12 MF Spain Guijarro, Patricia 20 14 2 0 0 0
13 GK Spain Paños, Sandra 23 23 0 1 0 0
14 FW Spain Hernández, Sandra 4 2 1 1 0 0
15 DF Spain Ouahabi, Leila 22 19 0 0 0 0
16 MF Spain Losada, Vicky 20 20 4 0 0 0
17 MF Spain del Río, Irene 11 5 2 0 0 0
18 DF Spain Torrejón, Marta 27 24 0 1 0 0
19 FW Spain Latorre, Bárbara 23 2 6 1 0 0
20 FW Spain García, Olga 27 14 14 1 0 0
21 FW Ivory Coast N'Guessan, Ange 19 4 3 0 0 0
22 MF Brazil Alves, Andressa 20 15 7 2 0 0
24 MF Spain Bonmatí, Aitana 13 3 2 1 0 0

References[]

  1. ^ Antena 3
  2. ^ Mundo Deportivo
  3. ^ Mundo Deportivo
  4. ^ Mundo Deportivo
  5. ^ Superdeporte
  6. ^ Mundo Deportivo
  7. ^ RCD Espanyol
  8. ^ Besoccer
  9. ^ Valencia CF
  10. ^ Mundo Deportivo
  11. ^ ABC
  12. ^ http://www.laliga.es/noticias/el-rosengard-rival-del-fc-barcelona-en-los-cuartos-de-final-de-la-uefa-womens-champions-league La Liga
  13. ^ Mundo Deportivo
  14. ^ Sport
  15. ^ Agencia EFE
  16. ^ Diario AS
  17. ^ Marca
  18. ^ Mundo Deportivo
  19. ^ ABC
  20. ^ El País
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