2016–17 FC Barcelona Femení season

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FC Barcelona Femení
2016–17 season
Chairman Josep Maria Bartomeu
Manager Xavi Llorens
Stadium Mini Estadi / Joan Gamper
Spain Primera División Second
Spain Copa de la Reina Winner
Europe Champions League Semifinalist
Home colours
Away colours
Third colours

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]

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
Date Position Player Moving from Reference Notes
June 28, 2016 Midfielder Brazil Andressa Alves France Montpellier Marca
June 29, 2016 Defender Spain Leila Ouahabi Spain Valencia Sport
July 2, 2016 Goalkeeper Spain Andrea Giménez Spain Espanyol Mundo Deportivo
July 8, 2016 Defender Denmark Line Røddik Hansen France Olympique Lyonnais Mundo Deportivo
August 12, 2016 Forward Ivory Coast Ange N'Guessan Cyprus Apollon Limassol Mundo Deportivo
November 11, 2016 Midfielder Spain Vicky Losada England Arsenal As
Out
Date Position Player Moving to Reference Notes
June 29, 2016 Midfielder Spain Esther Romero Spain Valencia Superdeporte
July 4, 2016 Defender Spain Nuria Garrote Spain Espanyol Futfem[permanent dead link]
Midfielder Spain Pilar Garrote
July 6, 2016 Forward Spain Andrea Falcón Spain Atlético Madrid Mundo Deportivo
August 2, 2016 Midfielder Portugal Andreia Norton Portugal Braga Braga TV

Squad

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

No. Position Player
1 Spain GK Laura Ràfols
2 Spain DF Ane Bergara
3 Spain DF Ruth García
4 Spain DF Marta Unzué (c)
5 Spain DF Melanie Serrano
6 Denmark DF Line Røddik Hansen
7 Spain MF Gemma Gili
8 Spain MF Miriam Diéguez
9 Spain FW Mariona Caldentey
10 Spain FW Jenni Hermoso
11 Spain MF Alexia Putellas
12 Spain MF Patri Guijarro
13 Spain GK Sandra Paños
No. Position Player
14 Spain FW Sandra Hernández
15 Spain DF Leila Ouahabi
16 Spain MF Vicky Losada
17 Spain MF Irene del Río
18 Spain DF Marta Torrejón
19 Spain FW Bárbara Latorre
20 Spain FW Olga García
21 Ivory Coast FW Ange N'Guessan
22 Brazil MF Andressa Alves
23 Spain DF Leire Landa
24 Spain MF Aitana Bonmatí
25 Spain GK 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

UEFA Women's Champions League

Primera División

League table

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Primera División
Season 2016–17

The 2016–17 Primera División Femenina de Fútbol will be the 29th edition of Spain's highest women's football league.

Stadia and locations

Canary Islands location of the 2015–16 Primera División teams
Team Home city Stadium (capacity)
Athletic Club Basque Country (autonomous community) Bilbao Lezama (1,500)
Atlético de Madrid Community of Madrid Madrid Estadio Cerro del Espino (3,500)
FC Barcelona Catalonia Barcelona Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper (1,400)
RCD Espanyol Catalonia Cornellà de Llobregat Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque (1,520)
Fundación Albacete Castilla-La Mancha Albacete Ciudad Deportiva Andrés Iniesta (3,000)
UD Granadilla Tenerife Sur Canary Islands Granadilla de Abona Estadio Municipal Francisco Suárez (2,000)
Levante UD Valencian Community Valencia El Terrer (600)
Oiartzun KE Basque Country (autonomous community) Oiartzun Karla Lekuona (2,000)
Rayo Vallecano Community of Madrid Madrid Ciudad Deportiva Rayo Vallecano (2,000)
Real Sociedad Basque Country (autonomous community) San Sebastián Zubieta (1,500)
Santa Teresa CD Extremadura Badajoz Campos Federativos de La Granadilla (1,500)
Sporting de Huelva Andalusia Huelva Ciudad Deportiva El Conquero (800)
CD Transportes Alcaine Aragon Zaragoza Estadio Pedro Sancho (2,500)
Valencia CF Valencian Community Valencia Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna (3,000)

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Athletic Club 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for UEFA Champions League
and Copa de la Reina
2 Atlético de Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 FC Barcelona 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Qualification for Copa de la Reina
4 RCD Espanyol 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Fundación Albacete 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 UD Granadilla Tenerife Sur 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Levante UD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Oiartzun KE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Rayo Vallecano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Real Sociedad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Santa Teresa CD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Sporting de Huelva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 CD Transportes Alcaine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Valencia CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Relegation to Segunda División
16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored

Transfers

Team In Out
Athletic Club
Atlético de Madrid
FC Barcelona
RCD Espanyol Andalusia Ana Troyano (retired) MF
Fundación Albacete
UD Granadilla Tenerife Sur
Levante UD
Oiartzun KE
Rayo Vallecano
Real Sociedad Basque Country (autonomous community) Nerea Eizagirre (Añorga KKE) MF
Santa Teresa CD
Sporting de Huelva
CD Transportes Alcaine
Valencia CF

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Results

Copa de la Reina

Primera División statistics

No. Pos. Nat. Player Games Goals Disciplinary record
Pl. St. Booked Yellow cardYellow cardRed card Red card
1 GK Spain Ràfols, Laura 7 7 0 0 0 0
2 DF Spain Bergara, Ane 3 3 0 0 0 0
3 DF Spain García, Ruth 25 25 0 7 0 0
4 DF Spain Unzué, Marta 25 23 4 1 0 0
5 DF Spain Serrano, Melanie 19 17 1 3 0 0
6 DF Denmark Røddik Hansen, Line 19 18 0 2 0 0
7 MF Spain Gili, Gemma 18 10 4 0 0 0
8 MF Spain Diéguez, Miriam 23 18 0 2 0 0
9 FW Spain Caldentey, Mariona 18 14 3 0 0 0
10 FW Spain Hermoso, Jenni 27 26 35 1 0 0
11 MF Spain Putellas, Alexia 29 27 10 1 0 0
12 MF Spain Guijarro, Patricia 20 14 2 0 0 0
13 GK Spain Paños, Sandra 23 23 0 1 0 0
14 FW Spain Hernández, Sandra 4 2 1 1 0 0
15 DF Spain Ouahabi, Leila 22 19 0 0 0 0
16 MF Spain Losada, Vicky 20 20 4 0 0 0
17 MF Spain del Río, Irene 11 5 2 0 0 0
18 DF Spain Torrejón, Marta 27 24 0 1 0 0
19 FW Spain Latorre, Bárbara 23 2 6 1 0 0
20 FW Spain García, Olga 27 14 14 1 0 0
21 FW Ivory Coast N'Guessan, Ange 19 4 3 0 0 0
22 MF Brazil Alves, Andressa 20 15 7 2 0 0
24 MF Spain Bonmatí, Aitana 13 3 2 1 0 0

References