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
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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
Barça and democracy (1978-2003)
After years of struggle and the return of democracy, Barça are finally able to hold free elections based on universal suffrage
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Even before the dictatorâs death, president Agustà Montal i Costa had publicly asked for the democratisation and decentralisation of the structure of Spanish Football. The commitment to democracy made by president Montal, both inside the Club and within society itself, led him to hand over presdential power on a temporary basis to Raimon Carrasco once his mandate had come to an end in December 1977. Montal stepped aside so as not to influence the election process, declaring that he would not publicly support any candidate. Â
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Opening up and the fight for democracy (1952-1977)
In this chapter we look at the presidential elections at FC Barcelona between 1952 and 1977, an era replete with key events that help us understand the Club as it is today
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Enric Mart
í Carreto leaving behind him a great presidential legacy: consolidating the team’s position in the elite of Spanish sport thanks to the victories in the league in 1948 and 1949 as well as the Barça of the 5 Cups in 1952 and the purchase of the land to build Camp Nou following the first ever referendum in the Club’s history.