2018–19 FC Barcelona Femení season

The 2018–19 season was the 31st season in the history of FC Barcelona Femení, its 18th season as FC Barcelona's official women's football section and its 11th consecutive season in Primera División.

FC Barcelona Femení
2018–19 season
ChairmanJosep Maria Bartomeu
ManagerFran Sánchez
(until 8 January)
Lluís Cortés
(from 8 January)
StadiumMini Estadi / Joan Gamper
Primera División2nd
Copa de la ReinaSemi-finals
Champions LeagueFinal
Top goalscorerLeague: Alexia Putellas
(16 goals)

All: Alexia Putellas
(18 goals)

Season overview edit

On June 4, 2018, the club announced their first transfer- the arrival of Dutch defender and 2017 UEFA Women's EURO winner Stefanie van der Gragt from AFC Ajax.[1]

On June 6, 2018, the club announced the retirement of Spanish goalkeeper Andrea Giménez after two years with the club.[2]

On June 12, 2018, the club announced that Spanish defender Ruth García would return to her previous club Levante UD Femenino, where she played for nine years. García was at Barcelona for five years.[3]

On June 19, 2018, the club announced the signing of French midfielder Kheira Hamraoui from French club Lyon.[4]

On June 25, 2018, the club announced the signing of Mexican goalkeeper Pamela Tajonar from Sevilla, where she spent 4 seasons.[5]

On June 30, 2018, six player contracts expired. Of those were Danish defender Line Røddik Hansen, who transferred to Danish side FC Nordsjælland,[6] Spanish goalkeeper and club captain Laura Ràfols who retired after 14 years with the club, and young defender Perle Morroni, who returned to Paris-Saint Germain after the expiration of a six-month loan deal.[7]

On July 2, 2018, the club announced the departure of Spanish forward Olga García to Atlético Madrid after 3 years with the club.[8]

On July 24, 2018, Marta Unzué was sent to Athletic Club on a two-year loan deal.[9]

On August 25, 2018, Barcelona won their seventh and fifth-consecutive Copa Catalunya by defeating Espanyol 7-0.[10]

On January 8, 2019, following a draw to league rivals Espanyol, the club announced the termination of coach Fran Sanchez's contract.[11] Former Catalan national team coach Lluís Cortés assumed his role the same day.[12]

On December 31, 2018, Élise Bussaglia left the club and transferred to French side Dijon.[13]

On January 31, 2019, at the end of the January transfer window, the club signed striker Asisat Oshoala on a 6-month loan deal from Chinese club Dalian Quanjian. Oshoala was given Bussaglia's vacated number 20.[14]

On February 17, 2019, Barcelona exited the Copa de la Reina following a 2-0 loss to eventual champions Atlético Madrid.[15]

On March 27, 2019, Barcelona defeated LSK Kvinner in the UWCL and reached their second ever UWCL semifinal, where they would play FC Bayern Munich.[16]

With goals by Kheira Hamraoui in the first leg and a Mariona Caldentey penalty in the second leg, Barcelona ended their semifinal tie on April 28 with a 2-0 aggregate score and reached their first ever UWCL final.[17]

The league race went down to the final day, but Barcelona fell to Granadilla on the final match day. With an Atleti win, the league ended with Atleti receiving 86 points and Barcelona receiving 78, making it the 4th season in a row that Barcelona finished second in the league.[18]

On May 18, 2019, Barcelona played their first UWCL final against European powerhouse Lyon. The match ended in a 4-1 loss for Barcelona, the single Barcelona goal in the match coming from Asisat Oshoala.[19]

Despite having relative success in all competitions, this was the first year since 2010 where Barcelona went trophyless (not including the Copa Catalunya).

Results edit

League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Atlético de Madrid (C) 30 28 0 2 96 19 +77 84 Qualification for the UEFA Champions League
2 Barcelona 30 25 3 2 94 15 +79 78
3 Levante 30 17 6 7 52 26 +26 57
4 Granadilla 30 17 3 10 46 40 +6 54
5 Athletic Club 30 14 8 8 48 33 +15 50
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
(C) Champions

League Matches edit

9 September 2018 1 Athletic Club 0–1 Barcelona Lezama
12:00 CEST Report Álvarez   21' (o.g.) Stadium: Estadio Santa María de Lezama
Attendance: 1,614
Referee: Marta Frías
22 September 2018 3 Espanyol 0–3 Barcelona San Adrián de Besós
12:00 CEST Report Torralbo   48'
Andonova   74'
Mariona   82'
Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque
Attendance: 875
Referee: Cebollada Lopez
30 September 2018 4 Albacete 1-6 Barcelona Albacete
18:00 CEST Report Mariona   41'
Aitana   43', 70'
Martens
Losada   84'
Andonova   86'
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Andrés Iniesta
Attendance: 450
Referee: Elena Arnillas
14 October 2018 5 Barcelona 9–1 Rayo Vallecano Barcelona
18:00 CEST Putellas   17', 44', 48', 58'
Alves   32' (p.), 67'
Caldentey   43'
Aitana   60'
Perarnau   89' (o.g.)
Report del Álamo   90' Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 751
Referee: Elena Casal
21 October 2018 6 Sporting de Huelva 1–3 Barcelona Huelva
13:00 CEST Bonsegundo   62' Report Hamraoui   39'
Putellas   56'
Losada   75'
Stadium: Campo Federativo de la Orden
Attendance: 2000
Referee: Arantza Gallastegui
24 October 2018 2PP Barcelona 0–0 Levante UD Sant Joan Despí
18:00 CEST Report Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper
Attendance: 700
Referee: Marta Huerta
28 October 2018 7 Barcelona 3-0 Real Betis Sant Joan Despí
14:00 CEST Aitana   12'
Duggan   5'
Patri   89'
Report Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper
Attendance: 514
Referee: Zulema González
4 November 2018 8 Valencia CF 0–0 Barcelona Paterna
13:00 CEST Report Stadium: Estadio Antonio Puchades
Attendance: 1200
Referee: María Martínez
18 November 2018 9 Barcelona 2–1 Atletico Madrid Barcelona
18:00 CEST Aitana   65'
Duggan   90+1'
Report Robles   56' Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 4616
Referee: Marta Huerta
21 November 2018 10 Real Sociedad 2–5 Barcelona Lasarte-Oria
20:45 CEST Bautista   10'
García   59'
Report Lieke Martens   7', 18'
Duggan   12', 39'
Aitana   50'
Stadium: Estadio Zubieta XXI
Attendance: 480
Referee: Elena Casal
2 December 2018 11 Barcelona 3–0 UD Granadilla Tenerife Sant Joan Despí
13:00 CEST Aitana   39', 69'
Putellas   57'
Report Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper
Attendance: 590
Referee: Marta Frías
5 December 2018 12 Sevilla 0–2 Barcelona Sevilla
16:00 CEST Report Putellas   33', 56' Stadium: Estadio Jesús Navas
Attendance: 712
Referee: Beatriz Cuesta
9 December 2019 13 Barcelona 7–0 Madrid CFF Sant Joan Despí
13:30 CEST Putellas   5'
Duggan   8'
Patri   11'
Torrejón   18'
Alves   51' (p.)
Andújar   60'
Clàudia   70'
Report Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper
Attendance: 480
Referee: Elia Martínez
15 December 2018 14 Barcelona 2–0 EdF Logroño Sant Joan Despí
15:00 CEST León   31'
Clàudia   88'
Report Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper
Attendance: 300
Referee: Villegas Navas
22 December 2018 15 Málaga CF 0–4 Barcelona Málaga
12:00 CEST Report Patri   17', 80'
Duggan   24'
Martens   69'
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Romero
Attendance: 902
Referee: Beatriz Arregui Gamir
6 January 2019 16 Barcelona 0–0 Espanyol Sant Joan Despí
13:00 CEST Report Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper
Attendance: 550
Referee: Elena Casal
12 January 2019 17 Levante UD 0–1 Barcelona Buñol
13:00 CEST Report Mariona   65' Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva de Buñol
Attendance: 700
Referee: Marta Huerta
27 January 2019 18 Barcelona 2–1 Athletic Club Barcelona
13:00 CEST Martens   40'
Putellas   65'
Report Lucía García   90+2' Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 1288
Referee: Cebollada Lopez
3 February 2019 19 Barcelona 3–1 Albacete Barcelona
16:00 CEST Mariona   31'
Torrejón   59', 78'
Report Alba   57' Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 890
Referee: María Romero
10 February 2019 20 Rayo Vallecano 0-4 Barcelona Madrid
13:00 CEST Report Putellas   15'
Martens   16'
Mariona   29'
Oshoala   63'
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Rayo Vallecano
Attendance: 476
Referee: Villegas Navas
13 February 2019 21 Barcelona 2–3 Sporting de Huelva Barcelona
18:30 CEST Oshoala   17', 84' Report Raquel   59'
van der Gragt   61' (o.g.)
Bonsegundo   67'
Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 463
Referee: Zulema González
24 February 2019 22 Real Betis 0–3 Barcelona Sevilla
13:00 CEST Report Putellas   37'
Martens   47'
Mariona   80'
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Luis del Sol
Attendance: 715
Referee: Beatriz Arregui Gamir
12 March 2019 23 Barcelona 4–1 Real Sociedad Sant Joan Despí
17:30 CEST Oshoala   18'
Aitana   33'
Torrejón   35'
Alves   76'
Report García   27' Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper
Attendance: 380
Referee: Elia Martínez
17 March 2019 24 Atletico Madrid 0–2 Barcelona Madrid
14:00 CEST Report Oshoala   65'
Duggan   80'
Stadium: Estadio Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 60,739
Referee: María Martínez
23 March 2019 25 Barcelona 3–0 Valencia CF Barcelona
19:00 CEST Duggan   18'
Torrejón   84'
Martens   87'
Report Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 2168
Referee: Zulema González
31 March 2019 26 EdF Logroño 0–4 Barcelona Logroño
17:00 CEST Report Martens   3'
Aitana   5'
Mariona   45'
Putellas   55'
Stadium: Estadio Las Gaunas
Attendance: 4220
Referee: Rivera Olmedo
13 April 2019 27 Barcelona 6–0 Málaga CF Sant Joan Despí
18:30 CEST Mariona   25'
Putellas   53'
Duggan   55'
Torrejón   73'
Andressa Alves   74', 87'
Report Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper
Attendance: 647
Referee: Marta Frías
17 April 2019 28 Madrid CFF 0–4 Barcelona Madrid
00:00 CEST Report Martens   17'
Aitana   44'
Putellas   51', 62'
Stadium: Centro Deportivo Municipal Luis Aragonés
Attendance: 400
Referee: Cebollada Lopez
24 April 2019 29 Barcelona 6–2 Sevilla Barcelona
00:00 CEST Martens   11'
Oshoala   30', 34'
van der Gragt   42'
Aitana   63'
Andújar   83'
Report Karpova   36'
León   39' (o.g.)
Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 428
Referee: Beatriz Cuesta
5 May 2019 30 UD Granadilla Tenerife 1–0 Barcelona San Isidro
13:00 CEST Pérez   56' Report Stadium: Estadio La Palmera
Attendance: 2453
Referee: Arantza Gallastegui

UEFA Women's Champions League edit

Round of 32 edit

12 September 2018 First Leg BIIK Kazygurt   3–1   Barcelona Shymkent
13:00 (17:00 ALMT) Putellas   45+6' (o.g.)
Ikwaput   49'
Gabelia   60'
Report Duggan   66' Stadium: BIIK Stadium
Attendance: 2,800
Referee: Zuzana Valentová (Slovakia)
26 September 2018 Second Leg Barcelona   3–0   BIIK Kazygurt Barcelona
18:00 GMT Guijarro   4'
Torrejón   48'
Martens   90'
Report Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 1,667
Referee: Justina Lavrenovaitė (Lithuania)

Barcelona won 4–3 on aggregate.

Round of 16 edit

17 October 2018 First Leg Barcelona   5–0   Glasgow City Barcelona
18:30 GMT Hamraoui   12'
Bonmatí   38'
Guijarro   41'
Alves   68'
León   81'
Report Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 1,639
Referee: Ivana Martinčić (Croatia)
1 November 2018 Second Leg Glasgow City   0-3   Barcelona Glasgow
20:30 (19:30 GMT) Report Duggan   13', 51'
Putellas   48'
Stadium: Petershill Park
Attendance: 795
Referee: Désirée Grundbacher (Switzerland)

Barcelona won 8–0 on aggregate.

Quarterfinals edit

20 March 2019 First Leg Barcelona   3–0   LSK Kvinner Barcelona
19:00 Duggan   3', 24'
Caldentey   36' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 5,563
Referee: Riem Hussein (Germany)

Barcelona won 4–0 on aggregate.

Semifinals edit

21 April 2019 First Leg Bayern Munich   0-1   Barcelona Munich
18:00 Report Hamraoui   63' Stadium: FC Bayern Campus
Attendance: 2,500
Referee: Jana Adámková (Czech Republic)
28 April 2019 Second Leg Barcelona   1-0   Bayern Munich Barcelona
12:00 Caldentey   45+2' (pen.) Report Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 12,764
Referee: Esther Staubli (Switzerland)

Barcelona won 2–0 on aggregate.

Final edit

18 May 2019 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League Final Lyon   4-1   Barcelona Budapest
18:00 CEST Marozsán   5'
Hegerberg   14', 19', 30'
Report Oshoala   89' Stadium: Groupama Arena
Attendance: 19,487
Referee: Anastasia Pustovoitova (Russia)

Copa de la Reina edit

Round of 16 edit

25 November 2018 Barcelona 2–0 Espanyol Barcelona
15:00 Putellas   15'
Duggan   29'
Report Stadium: Mini Estadi
Attendance: 1,076
Referee: María Dolores Martínez Madrona

Quarterfinals edit

Semifinals edit

17 February 2019 Atlético Madrid 2-0 Barcelona Majadahonda
11:00 Ludmila   43', 62' Report Stadium: Cerro del Espino
Attendance: 3,125
Referee: Huerta de Aza

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   Sandra Paños (third captain) 26 2015 135 0
13 GK   Pamela Tajonar 2018 3 0
Defenders
5 DF   Melanie Serrano 29 2003
8 DF   Marta Torrejón (vice-captain) 29 2013 233 26
15 DF   Leila Ouahabi 2011
4 DF   Mapi León 2017 79 4
17 DF   Andrea Pereira 2018 33 0
3 DF   Stefanie van der Gragt 2018 10 1
Midfielders
6 MF   Vicky Losada (captain) 2006
7 MF   Gemma Gili 24 2012
11 MF   Alexia Putellas (fourth captain) 25 2012
12 MF   Patricia Guijarro 21 2015 116 28
14 MF   Aitana Bonmatí 21 2016 80 19
20 MF   Élise Bussaglia 2017 35 3
18 MF   Kheira Hamraoui 2018 34 4
Forwards
9 FW   Mariona Caldentey 23 2014 123 45
19 FW   Bárbara Latorre 26 2015 113 38
10 FW   Andressa Alves 2016 91 22
21 FW   Nataša Andonova 2017 58 8
16 FW   Toni Duggan 2017 72 29
22 FW   Lieke Martens 2017 69 28
23 FW   Candela Andújar 2017 23 2
20 FW   Asisat Oshoala 2019 11 8

Reserve team edit

Players from the B team eligible to train and play with the main 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
24 FW   ESP Clàudia Pina
25 GK   ESP Gemma Font
26 DF   ESP Jana Fernández
27 DF   ESP Laia Codina
28 FW   ESP Carla Armengol
29 MF   ESP Paula Gutiérrez

Squad appearances and goals edit

As of 15 May 2019[20]

No. Pos. Nat. Player Total Primera División Champions League Copa de la Reina
Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals Games Goals
Pl. St. Pl. St. Pl. St. Pl. St.
1 GK   Sandra Paños 39 39 0 27 27 0 9 9 0 3 3 0
3 DF   Stephanie van der Gragt 10 8 1 7 6 1 1 0 0 2 2 0
4 DF   María León 42 41 2 30 29 1 9 9 1 3 3 0
5 DF   Melanie Serrano 22 21 0 16 15 0 4 4 0 2 2 0
6 MF   Vicky Losada 34 31 2 26 23 2 7 7 0 1 1 0
7 MF   Gema Gili 11 4 0 7 1 0 3 2 0 1 1 0
8 DF   Marta Torrejón 39 38 8 29 29 6 7 7 1 3 2 1
9 FW   Mariona Caldentey 28 24 11 20 16 9 7 7 2 1 1 0
10 FW   Andressa Alves 36 16 7 26 10 6 8 4 1 2 2 0
11 MF   Alexia Putellas 39 31 18 28 22 16 8 7 1 3 2 1
12 MF   Patri Guijarro 18 16 6 14 12 4 3 3 2 1 1 0
13 GK   Pamela Tajonar 3 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF   Aitana Bonmatí 37 25 13 27 20 12 7 2 1 3 3 0
15 DF   Leila Ouahabi 30 21 0 21 15 0 6 5 0 3 1 0
16 FW   Toni Duggan 37 28 15 25 18 9 9 8 5 3 2 1
17 DF   Andrea Pereira 33 33 0 23 23 0 9 9 0 1 1 0
18 MF   Kheira Hamraoui 34 31 4 24 22 1 7 6 2 3 3 1
19 FW   Bárbara Latorre 15 3 0 12 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0
20 FW   Asisat Oshoala 11 5 8 7 5 7 3 0 1 1 0 0
20 MF   Élise Bussaglia 3 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0
21 FW   Nataša Andonova 30 8 2 23 5 2 6 2 0 1 1 0
22 FW   Lieke Martens 31 30 14 23 22 11 6 6 2 2 2 1
23 FW   Candela Andújar 21 4 2 17 4 2 1 0 0 3 0 0
24 FW   Clàudia Pina 12 1 2 10 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0
25 GK   Gemma Font 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26 DF   Jana Fernández 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF   Laia Codina 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
28 FW   Carla Armengol 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF   Paula Gutiérrez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Transfers edit

Transfers in edit

Date from Position Player Age From Type Ref.
June 4, 2018 DF   Stefanie van der Gragt 25   AFC Ajax Transfer [1]
June 19, 2018 MF   Kheira Hamraoui 28   Lyon Transfer [4]
June 19, 2018 GK   Pamela Tajonar 33   Sevilla Transfer [5]
January 31, 2019 FW   Asisat Oshoala 25   Dalian Quanjian Loan [14]

Transfers out edit

Date from Position Player Age To Type Ref.
June 6, 2018 GK   Andrea Giménez 20 Retirement [2]
June 12, 2018 DF   Ruth García 31   Levante Transfer [3]
June 30, 2018 GK   Laura Ràfols 25 Retirement [7]
June 30, 2018 DF   Line Røddik Hansen 30   FC Nordsjælland Transfer [6]
June 30, 2018 DF   Perle Morroni 20   PSG Loan end [7]
July 2, 2018 FW   Olga García 25   Atletico Madrid Transfer [8]
July 24, 2018 DF   Marta Unzué 30   Athletic Club Loan [9]
December 31, 2018 MF   Élise Bussaglia 33   Dijon Transfer [13]

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