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Barcelona

2015–16 season
President	Josep Maria Bartomeu
Head Coach	Luis Enrique
Stadium	Camp Nou
La Liga	Pre-season
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
UEFA Super Cup	Final
FIFA Club World Cup	Semi-finals
Supercopa de España	Final
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Home colours Away colours
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The 2015–16 season will be Futbol Club Barcelona's 116th in existence and the club's 85th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. Barcelona will be involved in six competitions after completing the Treble during the last season.

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 5-year deal with a transfer fee of 18 million euros plus variables. On 9 June, the club announced that right back Dani Alves is set to stay at the club after signing a contract renewal for 2 years with an option for another year. On 10 June, Barcelona announced that the presidential elections will take place on Saturday 18 July 2015, after Josep Bartomeu resigned as president to qualify for re-election. On 25 June, Barcelona announced La Masia graduate Gerard Deulofeu was transferred to English side Everton for a reported fee of 6 million euros. The player returns to Merseyside after spending the 2013–14 season at the orders of fellow Spaniard manager Roberto Martínez.

July

On 3 July, Barcelona announced that another La Masia graduate Martín Montoya would join Italian side Internazionale on a season loan with an option for a second. On 6 July, Barcelona announced the signing of Turkey national team captain Arda Turan from Atlético Madrid for 34 million euros. The player will join on 1 January 2016 after the FIFA transfer ban is lifted. On 18 July 2015 it was officialy announced that Josep Maria Bartomeu was selected the president of FC Barcelona till 2021.

Players

Squad information

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Since	App	Goals	Ends	Transfer fee	Notes
1	GK		Marc-André ter Stegen	32	EU	2014	21	0	2019	€12M
3	DF		Gerard Piqué (VC 3)	37	EU	2008	310	27	2019	€5M	From Youth system
4	MF		Ivan Rakitić	36	EU	2014	51	8	2019	€18M	Second nationality: Switzerland
5	MF		Sergio Busquets (VC 2)	36	EU	2008	331	12	2019	Youth system
7	FW		Pedro	37	EU	2008	318	98	2019	Youth system
8	MF		Andres Iniesta (C)	40	EU	2002	549	53	2018	Youth system
9	FW		Luis Suárez	37	Non-EU	2014	43	25	2019	€81M
10	FW		Lionel Messi (VC 1)	37	EU	2004	482	412	2018	Youth system	Second nationality: Spain
11	FW		Neymar Jr	32	Non-EU	2013	92	54	2018	€57.1M
12	MF		Rafinha	31	EU	2011	39	2	2016	Youth system
13	GK		Claudio Bravo	41	EU	2014	37	0	2018	€12M	Second nationality: Spain
14	MF		Javier Mascherano	40	EU	2010	231	0	2018	€22M	Second nationality: Italy
15	DF		Marc Bartra	34	EU	2010	79	4	2017	Youth system
16	RB		Douglas	34	Non-EU	2014	4	0	2019	€4M
18	LB		Jordi Alba	35	EU	2012	114	7	2020	€14M	From Youth system
20	MF		Sergi Roberto	32	EU	2012	57	4	2019	Youth system
21	LB		Adriano	40	EU	2010	170	16	2017	€9.5M	Second nationality: Spain
22	RB		Dani Alves	41	EU	2008	343	20	2017	€32M	Second nationality: Spain
23	DF		Thomas Vermaelen	39	EU	2014	1	0	2019	€10M
24	DF		Jérémy Mathieu	41	EU	2014	41	3	2018	€20M
25	GK		Jordi Masip	36	EU	2014	2	0	2017	Youth system
	MF		Alex Song	37	EU	2012	65	1	2017	€19M	Second nationality: France
	RB		Aleix Vidal	35	EU	2015	0	0	2020	€18M	From Youth system
	MF		Arda Turan	37	EU	2015	0	0	2020	€34M
	FW		Munir El Haddadi	29	EU	2014	16	1	2017	Youth system
	FW		Sandro	29	EU	2014	12	4	2017	Youth system

• Last updated: 17 July 2015
• Source: FCBarcelona.com, Players in / out, Misplaced Pages players' articles, ESPN (for appearances and goals) and footballdatabase.com (for EU passport)

From the Youth Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 MF  ESP Sergi Samper 27 MF  ESP Adama Traoré 30 MF  CRO Alen Halilović

No. Pos. Nation Player 31 GK  ESP José Aurelio Suárez 32 DF  POR Edgar Ié 35 MF  ESP Gerard Gumbau

Transfer In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
–	FW		Gerard Deulofeu	21	EU	Sevilla	Loan return	Summer	2017	Free
–	FW		Ibrahim Afellay	29	EU	Olympiacos	Loan return	Summer	2015	Free
–	MF		Alex Song	27	EU	West Ham United	Loan return	Summer	2017	Free
–	DF		Aleix Vidal	25	EU	Sevilla	Transfer	Summer	2020	€18M+4M variables	FCBarcelona.com
–	MF		Arda Turan	28	EU	Atlético Madrid	Transfer	Summer	2020	€34M+7M variables	FCBarcelona.com
–	FW		Sandro	20	EU	Barcelona B	Promotion	Summer		Free	SPORT
–	FW		Munir	19	EU	Barcelona B	Promotion	Summer		Free	SPORT

Total spending: €52 million

Transfers Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
6	MF		Xavi	35	EU	Al-Sadd	End of contract	Summer	Free	FCBarcelona.com
–	FW		Gerard Deulofeu	21	EU	Everton	Transfer	Summer	€6M	FCBarcelona.com
–	FW		Ibrahim Afellay	29	EU		End of contract	Summer	Free
2	DF		Martín Montoya	24	EU	Internazionale	Loan	Summer	€1M	FCBarcelona.com

Total income: €7 Million

Total expenditure: €45 Million

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Statistics

Squad, Appearances and Goals

Squad Stats

Scoring Records

Goal Scorers

Disciplinary Record

Pre-season and friendlies

International Champions Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 July 2015 1	LA Galaxy	v	Barcelona	Pasadena, United States
20:00 PDT				Stadium: Rose Bowl

25 July 2015 2	Manchester United	v	Barcelona	Santa Clara, United States
13:00 PDT				Stadium: Levi's Stadium

28 July 2015 3	Barcelona	v	Chelsea	Landover, United States
20:00 EDT				Stadium: FedEx Field

2 August 2015 4	Fiorentina	v	Barcelona	Florence, Italy
21:00 CEST				Stadium: Artemio Franchi

Joan Gamper Trophy

  Win   Draw   Loss

5 August 2015 Final	Barcelona	v	Roma	Barcelona, Spain
22:00 CEST				Stadium: Camp Nou

Competitions

Overall

Updated to match played August 2015
Source: Competitions

Overview

Last updated: August 2015
Source: Competitions

UEFA Super Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

11 August 2015 Final	Barcelona	v	Sevilla	Tbilisi, Georgia
20:45 GET				Stadium: Boris Paichadze Dinamo Arena

Supercopa de España

  Win   Draw   Loss

La Liga

League table

Template:2015–16 La Liga table

Results summary

Last updated: August 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

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Last updated: 14 July 2015.
Source: Competitive matches

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

  Win   Draw   Loss

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

  Win   Draw   Loss

FIFA Club World Cup

  Win   Draw   Loss

16/17 December 2015 Semi-finals		v	Barcelona
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References

1. "Vidal joins Barça". FCBarcelona.com. 7 June 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2015.
2. "Agreement to renew Dani Alves' contract". FCBarcelona.com. 9 June 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
3. "Barcelona voting for new President". FCBarcelona.com. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
4. "Deulofeu returns to Everton". FCBarcelona.com. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
5. "Montoya joins Inter Milan". FCBarcelona.com. 3 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
6. "Arda completes move to Barcelona". FCBarcelona.com. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
7. ^ "Dates for the North American International Champions Cup revealed". fcbarcelona.com. 28 April 2015.
8. "Getafe vs Barça forwarded due to 2015 FIFA Club World Cup". FCBarcelona.com. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.

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