2016–17 FC Barcelona Femení season

The 2016–17 season was the 29th season in the history of FC Barcelona Femení and 16th season as FC Barcelona's official women's football section. It was the last of eleven seasons managed by Xavi Llorens. Barcelona 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]

FC Barcelona Femení
2016–17 season
ChairmanJosep Maria Bartomeu
ManagerXavi Llorens
StadiumMini Estadi / Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper
Spain Primera DivisiónSecond
Spain Copa de la ReinaWinner
Europe Champions LeagueSemifinalist
Catalonia Copa CatalunyaWinner

Summary edit

Background and preseason edit

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 Cristina Baudet 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 edit

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 edit

In
Date Position Player Moving from Reference Notes
June 28, 2016 Midfielder   Andressa Alves   Montpellier Marca
June 29, 2016 Defender   Leila Ouahabi   Valencia Sport
July 2, 2016 Goalkeeper   Andrea Giménez   Espanyol Mundo Deportivo
July 8, 2016 Defender   Line Røddik Hansen   Olympique Lyonnais Mundo Deportivo
August 12, 2016 Forward   Ange N'Guessan   Apollon Limassol Mundo Deportivo
November 11, 2016 Midfielder   Vicky Losada   Arsenal As
Out
Date Position Player Moving to Reference Notes
June 29, 2016 Midfielder   Esther Romero   Valencia Superdeporte
June 30, 2016 Goalkeeper   Kaeli Anne Schmidt   Levante Las Planas La Vanguardia
Forward   Cristina Baudet   Espanyol FC Barcelona
July 4, 2016 Defender   Núria Garrote Futfem[permanent dead link]
Midfielder   Pilar Garrote
July 6, 2016 Forward   Andrea Falcón   Atlético Madrid Mundo Deportivo
August 2, 2016 Midfielder   Andreia Norton   Braga Braga TV

Squad edit

First team edit

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

No. Pos. Nat. Name Age Since App. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Laura Ràfols (second captain) 26 2007 0
13 GK   Sandra Paños 24 2015 60 0
25 GK   Andrea Giménez 2016 1 0
Defenders
5 DF   Melanie Serrano (third captain) 27 2003
4 DF   Marta Unzué (captain) 28 2006
18 DF   Marta Torrejón 27 2013 158 11
3 DF   Ruth García 30 2013 154 11
23 DF   Leire Landa 30 2014 38 0
2 DF   Ane Bergara 30 2015 45 4
15 DF   Leila Ouahabi 2011
6 DF   Line Røddik Hansen 2016 29 1
Midfielders
16 MF   Vicky Losada 2006
8 MF   Míriam Diéguez 31 2011
7 MF   Gemma Gili 23 2012
11 MF   Alexia Putellas 23 2012
17 MF   Irene del Río 25 2015 42 10
12 MF   Patricia Guijarro 19 2015 61 11
22 MF   Andressa Alves 2016 26 9
24 MF   Aitana Bonmatí 19 2016 21 5
Forwards
20 FW   Olga García 25 2010
10 FW   Jenni Hermoso 27 2013 124 93
14 FW   Sandra Hernández 20 2014 37 8
9 FW   Mariona Caldentey 21 2014 70 20
19 FW   Bárbara Latorre 24 2015 69 27
21 FW   Ange N'Guessan 2016 20 4

Reserve team edit

Players from the B team eligible to train and play with the main squad.[21]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF   ESP Ona Batlle
DF   ESP Laia Aleixandri
MF   ESP Nerea Valeriano
MF   ESP Laura Martínez

Friendlies edit

13 August 2016 Friendly Seagull 0–3 Barcelona Badalona
19:00 Report Hernández   35', 59'
Latorre   85'
Stadium: Travessera de Montigalà

ASPTT Summer Tour edit

19 August 2016 ASPTT Summer Tour Montpellier   1–2 Barcelona Albi, France
19:00 Larent   90' Report Latorre   46', 61' Stadium: Maurice Rigaud
21 August 2016 ASPTT Summer Tour Albi   0–2 Barcelona Albi, France
17:00 Report N'Guessan   26'
Hermoso   65'
Stadium: Maurice Rigaud

Competitions edit

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

Pre-season edit

Copa Catalunya edit

26 August 2016 Semifinal Barcelona 20–0 Pontenc Mollet del Vallés
20:00
Report
Stadium: Germans Gonzalvo
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Cecilia Muñoz Di Giovambattis
28 August 2016 Final Barcelona 6–0 Espanyol Mollet del Vallés
12:00
Report
Stadium: Germans Gonzalvo
Attendance: 500
Referee: Paula Líndez Ciurana

Primera División edit

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 24 3 3 98 13  +85 75 13 2 0 61 4  +57 11 1 3 37 9  +28

Source: Soccerway

Results by round edit

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ResultWWWWWWWWWDWWDLWWLWWWWWWWWWWWDL
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Updated to match(es) played on 20 May 2017. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

League table edit

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) Champions

Matches edit

4 September 2016 1 (15) Granadilla 0–4 Barcelona El Médano
13:00 Report Hermoso   46'
O. García   51', 59'
del Río   88'
Stadium: La Hoya del Pozo
Referee: Negrín Díaz
11 September 2016 2 Barcelona 6–0 Santa Teresa (8) Sant Joan Despí
16:00 Putellas   15'
Hermoso   18', 46'
Unzué   28', 66'
O. García   29'
Report Stadium: Joan Gamper
Referee: Sánchez Rico
25 September 2016 3 Barcelona 2–0 Real Sociedad (11) Sant Joan Despí
16:00 Putellas   27'
O. García   80'
Report Stadium: Joan Gamper
Referee: Muñoz Pérez
2 October 2016 4 (16) Rayo Vallecano 0–4 Barcelona Madrid
16:00 Report Putellas   40', 45+1', 60'
N'Guessan   81'
Stadium: Rayo Vallecano
9 October 2016 5 Barcelona 3–0 Zaragoza (14) Barcelona
16:00 Report Hermoso   83', 90+1'
Putellas   87'
Stadium: Mini Estadi
Referee: Bosch Domenech
15 October 2016 7 Barcelona 7–0 Albacete (14) Barcelona
10:45 O. García   18', 19', 45'
Hernández   21'
Putellas   61'
Hermoso   67', 81'
Report Stadium: Mini Estadi
Referee: Escriche Guzmán
30 October 2016 8 (9) Sporting Huelva 0–1 Barcelona Huelva
11:30 Report Serrano   83' Stadium: La Orden
Referee: Hernández Maeso
2 November 2016 6 (16) Espanyol 1–6 Barcelona Sant Joan Despí
20:30 Pérez   34' Report Gili   16', 49'
Hermoso   18', 40', 52'
Latorre   66'
Stadium: Dani Jarque
Attendance: 400
Referee: Navarro Collados
6 November 2016 9 Barcelona 3–0 Tacuense (15) Sant Joan Despí
16:00 Putellas   20'
N'Guessan   64'
Latorre   75'
Report Stadium: Joan Gamper
Referee: Sureda Cuenca
13 November 2016 10 (12) Betis 1–1 Barcelona Sevilla
16:00 Moreno   77' Report O. García   13' Stadium: Luis del Sol
Referee: García Gómez
20 November 2016 11 Barcelona 2–1 Athletic Bilbao (6) Sant Joan Despí
16:00 Losada   16'
Hermoso   72' (pen.)
Report Vázquez   25' (pen.) Stadium: Joan Gamper
Referee: Monter Solans
3 December 2016 12 (15) Oiartzun 0–1 Barcelona Oiartzun
10:45 Report Hermoso   26' Stadium: Karla Lekuona
Referee: Galech Apezteguía
7 December 2016 13 Barcelona 1–1 Valencia (4) Sant Joan Despí
18:00 Alves   3' Report Vilas   75' Stadium: Joan Gamper
Referee: Leo Ollo
11 December 2016 14 (1) Atlético Madrid 2–1 Barcelona Madrid
12:00 Corredera   27'
Bermúdez   38'
Report Alves   61' Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 13,935
Referee: Alemán Pérez
8 January 2017 15 Barcelona 4–0 Levante (3) Barcelona
16:00 Alves   10'
Latorre   72'
Hermoso   75'
N'Guessan   77'
Report Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 565
Referee: González González
15 January 2017 16 Barcelona 3–0 Granadilla (6) Sant Joan Despí
16:00 Losada   17'
Hermoso   29', 38'
Report Stadium: Joan Gamper
Referee: Ripoll Solano
28 January 2017 17 (8) Santa Teresa 2–0 Barcelona Badajoz
16:00 Torre   27'
Martín   78'
Report Stadium: El Viejo Vivero
Referee: Milla Alvéndiz
11 February 2017 18 (10) Real Sociedad 0–3 Barcelona Usurbil
10:45 Report Hermoso   41'
Alves   58'
O. García   87'
Stadium: Zubieta
Referee: Usón Rosel
19 February 2017 19 Barcelona 3–0 Rayo Vallecano (8) Barcelona
16:00 Guijarro   34'
Alves   88'
Unzué   90+1'
Report Stadium: Mini Estadi
Referee: Varón Aceitón
25 February 2017 20 (12) Zaragoza 0–6 Barcelona Zaragoza
16:00 Report Caldentey   43'
O. García   56'
Latorre   73'
Gili   79', 85'
del Río   86'
Stadium: Pedro Sancho
Referee: Gómez Landazábal
11 March 2017 21 Barcelona 5–0 Espanyol (15) Barcelona
16:00 Alves   39'
Hermoso   44', 59'
Losada   52'
Latorre   68'
Report Stadium: Mini Estadi
Referee: Herrero Arenas
18 March 2017 22 (14) Albacete 0–2 Barcelona Albacete
10:45 Report Hermoso   39', 90+2' Stadium: Andrés Iniesta
Referee: Campos Salinas
11 March 2017 23 Barcelona 5–1 Sporting Huelva (10) Barcelona
16:00 García   8'
Caldentey   19'
Guijarro   32'
Losada   47'
Hermoso   90+1'
Report Hernández   63' Stadium: Mini Estadi
Referee: Miralles Selma
2 April 2017 24 (14) Tacuense 1–2 Barcelona San Cristóbal de la Laguna
12:30 Carballo   61' Report Hermoso   18', 66' Stadium: Pablos Abril
Referee: Gálvez Rascón
16 April 2017 25 Barcelona 3–0 Betis (12) Sant Joan Despí
16:00 Hermoso   28'
Putellas   44', 71'
Report Stadium: Joan Gamper
Referee: Navarro Collados
25 April 2017 26 (5) Athletic Bilbao 0–4 Barcelona Lezama
18:30 Report Hermoso   45', 52', 65'
O. García   90+2'
Stadium: Lezama Facilities
Referee: López Toca
2 May 2017 27 Barcelona 13–0 Oiartzun (14) 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 Stadium: Joan Gamper
Referee: Fernández Vidal
6 May 2017 28 (3) Valencia 0–1 Barcelona Paterna
16:00 Report Unzué   58' Stadium: Antoni Puchades
Referee: Collado López
13 May 2017 29 Barcelona 1–1 Atlético Madrid (1) Barcelona
17:15 Hermoso   69' Report Bermúdez   59' (pen.) Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 6,268
Referee: Pérez Peraza
20 May 2017 30 (4) Levante 2–1 Barcelona Paiporta
12:00 Calderón   24'
Prim   64'
Report Hermoso   9' Stadium: El Terrer
Referee: Sánchez López

UEFA Women's Champions League edit

Knockout rounds edit

6 October 2016 Round of 32 – 1 Minsk   0–3 Barcelona Minsk, Belarus
15:00
Report
Stadium: FC Minsk
Attendance: 2,300
Referee:   Guillemin
12 October 2016 Round of 32 – 2 Barcelona 2–1   Minsk Barcelona
19:00
Report
Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 1,201
Referee:   Milkova
9 November 2016 Round of 16 – 1 Barcelona 1–0   Twente Barcelona
18:30
Report
Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 1,051
Referee:   Steinhaus
16 November 2016 Round of 16 – 2 Twente   0–4 Barcelona Enschede, Netherlands
19:00
Report
Stadium: De Grolsch Veste
Attendance: 7,035
Referee:   Mitsi
22 March 2017 Quarterfinals – 1 Rosengård   0–1 Barcelona Malmö, Sweden
19:00 Report
Stadium: Idrottsplats
Attendance: 5,037
Referee:   Frappart
29 March 2017 Quarterfinals – 2 Barcelona 2–0   Rosengård Barcelona
18:30
Report
Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 7,350
Referee:   Monzul
22 April 2017 Semifinals – 1 Barcelona 1–3   Paris Saint-Germain Barcelona
18:00
Report
Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 10,352
Referee:   Albon
29 April 2017 Semifinals – 2 Paris Saint-Germain   2–0 Barcelona Paris, France
18:00
Report
Stadium: Parc des Princes
Attendance: 19,192
Referee:   Adámková

Post-season edit

Copa de la Reina edit

3 June 2017 Quarterfinals Barcelona 1–0 (aet) Real Sociedad S. Sebastián de los Reyes
10:00
Report Stadium: Matapiñonera
Referee: Contreras Patiño
16 June 2017 Semifinals Barcelona 2–1 Valencia Las Rozas de Madrid
17:00
Report
Stadium: Ciudad del Fútbol
Referee: Ortiz Arias
18 June 2017 Final Barcelona 4–1 Atlético Madrid Las Rozas de Madrid
11:30 Hermoso   41', 48'
Putellas   70'
Bonmatí   83'
Report Bermúdez   57' Stadium: Ciudad del Fútbol
Referee: Hernández Maeso

Statistics edit

Overall edit

As of 18 June 2017
No.. Pos. Nat. Player Primera División Copa de la Reina Copa Catalunya Champions League Total Discipline Notes
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals    
Goalkeepers
1 GK   Laura Ràfols 7 0 0 0 0+1 0 1 0 9 0 0 0
13 GK   Sandra Paños 23 0 3 0 1 0 7 0 34 0 2 0
25 GK   Andrea Giménez 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF   Ane Bergara 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 0 0
3 DF   Ruth García 25 0 3 0 2 0 7 0 37 0 7 0
4 DF   Marta Unzué 23+2 4 3 0 1+1 0 8 0 38 4 1 0
5 DF   Melanie Serrano 17+2 1 1 0 1+1 0 4 0 26 1 3 0
6 DF   Line Røddik Hansen 18+1 0 0 0 1+1 1 8 0 29 1 3 0
15 DF   Leila Ouahabi 19+3 0 3 0 1+1 1 7 1 34 2 0 0
18 DF   Marta Torrejón 24+3 0 3 0 1 1 8 2 39 3 1 0
23 DF   Leire Landa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
7 MF   Gemma Gili 10+8 4 2+1 1 1 0 3+2 0 27 5 2 0
8 MF   Míriam Diéguez 18+5 0 1 0 1+1 0 5 0 31 0 2 0
11 MF   Alexia Putellas 27+2 10 3 1 2 4 8 0 42 15 1 0
12 MF   Patricia Guijarro 14+6 2 1+1 0 1+1 0 0+4 0 28 2 0 0
16 MF   Vicky Losada 20 4 3 1 0 0 4 0 27 5 2 0
17 MF   Irene del Río 5+6 2 0+2 0 1+1 2 0 0 15 4 0 0
22 MF   Andressa Alves 15+5 7 1 0 0 0 5 2 26 9 3 0
24 MF   Aitana Bonmatí 3+10 2 0+1 1 1+1 2 0+1 0 17 5 1 0
Forwards
9 FW   Mariona Caldentey 14+4 3 3 0 1+1 3 2+2 0 27 6 1 0
10 FW   Jenni Hermoso 26+1 35 3 2 1+1 5 8 4 40 46 2 0
14 FW   Sandra Hernández 2+2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 1 1 0
19 FW   Bárbara Latorre 2+21 6 0+3 1 1+1 2 0+7 2 34 11 1 0
20 FW   Olga García 14+13 14 0+3 0 1+1 4 3+2 0 37 18 1 0
21 FW   Ange N'Guessan 4+15 3 0 0 0 0 0+2 1 20 4 0 0
Own goals (1)

References edit