FC Barcelona in the 21st century (2003-2021)
We look at the elections that have taken place for the FC Barcelona presidency between the years 2003 and 2021
Centre for Documentation and Study
Club Enric Reyna, who took over from
Joan
oan
Trayter
took control of the reins at the Club, the FC Barcelona members returned to the polls on 15 June 2003.
At the elections there were six candidates, a record at the Club; Joan Laporta, Lluís Bassat, Jaume Llauradó, Josep Martínez Rovira, Josep Maria Minguella and Jordi Majó.
The electoral campaign was dominated in the most part by the Club’s on the field performance. As such, the majority of candidates announced pre-agreements with well-known players to catch the attention of the voters. From an institutional perspective, all the candidates were in agreement that a profound change was needed in terms of how the Club had been run over the previous two decades. The two favourites in the polls, Lluís