2016–17 FC Barcelona Femení season

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]

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

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 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

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
DatePositionPlayerMoving fromReferenceNotes
June 28, 2016Midfielder Andressa Alves MontpellierMarca
June 29, 2016Defender Leila Ouahabi ValenciaSport
July 2, 2016Goalkeeper Andrea Giménez EspanyolMundo Deportivo
July 8, 2016Defender Line Røddik Hansen Olympique LyonnaisMundo Deportivo
August 12, 2016Forward Ange N'Guessan Apollon LimassolMundo Deportivo
November 11, 2016Midfielder Vicky Losada ArsenalAs
Out
DatePositionPlayerMoving toReferenceNotes
June 29, 2016Midfielder Esther Romero ValenciaSuperdeporte
July 4, 2016Defender Nuria Garrote EspanyolFutfem
Midfielder Pilar Garrote
July 6, 2016Forward Andrea Falcón Atlético MadridMundo Deportivo
August 2, 2016Midfielder Andreia Norton BragaBraga 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  ESP Laura Ràfols
2 DF  ESP Ane Bergara
3 DF  ESP Ruth García
4 DF  ESP Marta Unzué (c)
5 DF  ESP Melanie Serrano
6 DF  DEN Line Røddik Hansen
7 MF  ESP Gemma Gili
8 MF  ESP Miriam Diéguez
9 FW  ESP Mariona Caldentey
10 FW  ESP Jenni Hermoso
11 MF  ESP Alexia Putellas
12 MF  ESP Patri Guijarro
13 GK  ESP Sandra Paños
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  ESP Sandra Hernández
15 DF  ESP Leila Ouahabi
16 MF  ESP Vicky Losada
17 MF  ESP Irene del Río
18 DF  ESP Marta Torrejón
19 FW  ESP Bárbara Latorre
20 FW  ESP Olga García
21 FW  CIV Ange N'Guessan
22 MF  BRA Andressa Alves
23 DF  ESP Leire Landa
24 MF  ESP Aitana Bonmatí
25 GK  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 Seagull 0–3 Barcelona Travessera de Montigalà, Badalona
19:00 Report Hernández  35', 59'
Latorre  85'
19 August 2016 ASPTT Summer Tour Montpellier 1–2 Barcelona Maurice Rigaud, Albi
19:00 Larent  90' Report Latorre  46', 61'
21 August 2016 ASPTT Summer Tour Albi 0–2 Barcelona Maurice Rigaud, Albi
17:00 Report N'Guessan  26'
Hermoso  65'
26 August 2016 Copa Catalunya – SF Barcelona 20–0 Pontenc Germans Gonzalvo, 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 Germans Gonzalvo, 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 0–3 Barcelona FC Minsk, Minsk
15:00 Report Hermoso  5', 90+1'
Torrejón  32'		 Attendance: 2,300
Referee: Guillemin
12 October 2016 Round of 32 – 2 Barcelona 2–1 Minsk Mini Estadi, Barcelona
19:00 Hermoso  61' (pen.)
Alves  75'		 Report Ogbiagbevha  51' Attendance: 1,201
Referee: Milkova
9 November 2016 Round of 16 – 1 Barcelona 1–0 Twente Mini Estadi, Barcelona
18:30 Hermoso  10' Report Attendance: 1,051
Referee: Steinhaus
16 November 2016 Round of 16 – 2 Twente 0–4 Barcelona De Grolsch Veste, Enschede
19:00 Report Torrejón  18'
Alves  37'
Latorre  79'
N'Guessan  86'		 Attendance: 7,035
Referee: Mitsi
22 March 2017 Quarterfinals – 1 Rosengård 0–1 Barcelona Idrottsplats, Malmö
19:00 Report Ouahabi  45+1' Attendance: 5,037
Referee: Frappart
29 March 2017 Quarterfinals – 2 Barcelona 2–0 Rosengård Mini Estadi, Barcelona
18:30 Hermoso  52'
Caldentey  90+4'		 Report Attendance: 7,350
Referee: Monzul
22 April 2017 Semifinals – 1 Barcelona 1–3 Paris Saint-Germain Mini Estadi, Barcelona
18:00 Latorre  89' Report Delie  26'
Cristiane  36'
Cruz  53'		 Attendance: 10,352
Referee: Albon
29 April 2017 Semifinals – 2 Paris Saint-Germain 2–0 Barcelona Parc des Princes, Paris
18:00 Delannoy  55' (pen.)
Diéguez  61' (o.g.)		 Report Attendance: 19,192
Referee: Adámková

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

Copa de la Reina
3 June 2017 Quarterfinals Barcelona 1–0 (aet) Real Sociedad Matapiñonera, S. Sebastián de los Reyes
10:00 Latorre  102' Report Referee: Contreras Patiño
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: Ortiz Arias
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: Hernández Maeso

Primera División statistics
No.Pos.Nat.PlayerGamesGoalsDisciplinary record
Pl.St. 
1GKRàfols, Laura770000
2DFBergara, Ane330000
3DFGarcía, Ruth25250700
4DFUnzué, Marta25234100
5DFSerrano, Melanie19171300
6DFRøddik Hansen, Line19180200
7MFGili, Gemma18104000
8MFDiéguez, Miriam23180200
9FWCaldentey, Mariona18143000
10FWHermoso, Jenni272635100
11MFPutellas, Alexia292710100
12MFGuijarro, Patricia20142000
13GKPaños, Sandra23230100
14FWHernández, Sandra421100
15DFOuahabi, Leila22190000
16MFLosada, Vicky20204000
17MFdel Río, Irene1152000
18DFTorrejón, Marta27240100
19FWLatorre, Bárbara2326100
20FWGarcía, Olga271414100
21FWN'Guessan, Ange1943000
22MFAlves, Andressa20157200
24MFBonmatí, Aitana1332100

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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