FACTBOX-Soccer-Primera Liga champions Barcelona

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 MADRID, May 16 (Reuters) - Factbox on Barcelona, who won the
Primera Liga for the 19th time on Saturday.
 Founded: November 1899
 Stadium: Nou Camp. Capacity: 98,772
 President: Joan Laporta
 Coach: Pep Guardiola
 Nickname: Los Azulgranas (the blue and scarlets), fans are
called "cules"
 Colours: Scarlet and blue striped shirts, blue shorts
 Spanish champions: (19) 1929, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953,
1959, 1960, 1974, 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998, 1999,
2005, 2006, 2009
 King's Cup winners: (25) 1910, 1912, 1913, 1920, 1922, 1925,
1926, 1928, 1942, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1968,
1971, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1988, 1990, 1997, 1998, 2009.
 European Cup: (2) 1992 beat Sampdoria 1-0 at Wembley,
London, 2006 beat Arsenal 2-1 at Stade de France, Paris, play
Manchester United in 2009 final on May 27.
 Losing finalists to Benfica in 1961, to Steaua Bucharest in
1986 and to AC Milan in 1994.
 Cup Winners' Cup: (4) 1979, 1982, 1989, 1997
 Fairs Cup: (3) 1958, 1960, 1966
 European Super Cup: (2) 1992, 1997
 Spanish Super Cup: (7) 1983, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2005,
2006
 Most league games: Migueli, 391 from 1973-1989
 Most league goals: Cesar, 195 from 1942-1955
 Most games in charge: Johan Cruyff, 306 from 1988-96
 Record sale: Luis Figo to Real Madrid who paid the $56
million stipulated in the player's buy-out clause
 2008-09 top scorer (to date): Samuel Eto'o (28 goals)
 Biggest victory: 10-1 at home to Tarragona in 1949
 Biggest defeat: 12-1 away to Athletic Bilbao 1931
 Interesting facts:
 * Barcelona are the only team in Europe to have participated
in European club competition in every season since 1955 and have
never been out of the Primera Liga since it was founded in 1928,
together with co-founders Athletic Bilbao and Real Madrid.
 * Barcelona have been involved in both Primera Liga games
during which individual players scored a record seven goals.
Athletic Bilbao striker Bata scored seven of his side's goals in
their record 12-1 victory over Barcelona in the 1930-31 season
and Barca forward Ladislao Kubala also scored seven when the
Catalans beat Real Gijon 9-0 in the 1951-52 season.
 (Editing by Tom Pilcher; To query or comment on this story
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