2009–10 FC Barcelona Femení season

The 2009–10 season was the 22nd for FC Barcelona Femení in official competition, and the 13th in the top flight of Spanish football.

FC Barcelona Femení

2009–10 season
Chairman	Joan Laporta
Manager	Xavi Llorens
Stadium	Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper
League	5th
Copa de la Reina	3rd
Copa Catalunya	Winners
Top goalscorer	Marta Cubí (13)
Home colours Away colours
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Summary

In 2009, FC Barcelona sought to expand its brand into North America, to attract more female fans, and to promote the image of the women's team; one possibility explored to try to achieve all three was to collaborate with American football star Mia Hamm, who would have acted as a representative of Barcelona Femení.^[1]

Towards the end of the previous season, rivals Espanyol had disciplined player Noemí Rubio, removing her from team training and barring her from playing, after she was photographed wearing a Barcelona scarf at the 2009 Copa del Rey final. The issue became polemic news when Espanyol publicly announced their sanctions towards Rubio; their own and other fans criticised Espanyol for punishing a player based on the club they support. Espanyol tried to deny this, saying that the punitive measures were taken because they deemed wearing another team's colours to be disrespectful;^[2][3] Espanyol also claimed they had not wanted to draw attention to it. At an Espanyol press conference when the club announced Rubio would not continue with them, she publicly asked for forgiveness.^[4] After this, Barcelona "decided to do everything" they could to sign Rubio,^[5] which they did on 22 July 2009.^[6] Rubio was considered one of the best players in the league. Top-scorer Marta Cubí and former Barcelona youth product Carol Férez also swapped Espanyol for Barcelona in the summer of 2009.^[7]

At the start of the season, Barcelona took part in the Copa Catalunya, winning the title for the first time by defeating Espanyol on penalties in the final on 30 August 2009.^[8]

The team participated in Group B of the group stage of the Superliga, for Catalan and Valencian teams. With a 1–0 win over UE L'Estartit – scored by Vicky Losada in the 90th minute after dominating the game – on the fourth matchday, Barcelona had taken three wins from three games played.^[9] Having won the Copa Catalunya and started off their league campaign well, coach Xavi Llorens felt that the team had the potential to win a treble, though he also acknowledged the lack of professionalism made it hard to maintain a competitive team throughout a whole season.^[10]

In the group, they finished second to progress to the top-level second phase and compete for the league title. In the second phase, they were in Group A and finished 5th. This placement also qualified them to participate in the Copa de la Reina, in which they placed third.^[11]

On 25 April 2010, Mari Paz Vilas scored the 1,000th league goal for Barcelona, against Zaragoza.^[12]

Players

First team

As of June 2010^[13][14]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Laura Ràfols — GK  ESP Elixabete Sarasola — DF  ESP Ana María Escribano — DF  ESP Laura Gómez — DF  ESP Rocío López — DF  ESP Marta Unzué — DF  ESP Melanie Serrano — DF  ESP Esther Romero — DF  ESP Clara Villanueva — DF  ESP Laura Bonaventura "Mixeta" — DF  ESP Marina Torras

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Vicky Losada — MF  ESP Noemí Rubio — MF  ESP Carol Férez — MF  ESP Silvia Doblado — MF  ESP Alicia Fuentes — FW  ESP Mari Paz Vilas — FW  ESP Elba Unzué — FW  ESP Marta Cubí — FW  ESP Marta Liria "Lilo" — FW  ESP Anna Riera

Reserve team

Players from FC Barcelona Femení B

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ESP Anna Márquez "Anita"

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ESP Olga García

Transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Moving from	Source
Summer
	GK		Elixabete Sarasola	Real Sociedad
	DF		Rocío López	Apolo Properties
	MF		Noemí Rubio	RCD Espanyol
	MF		Carol Férez	RCD Espanyol
	FW		Marta Cubí	RCD Espanyol
	FW		Anna Riera	UE L'Estartit

Out

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Player	Moving to	Source
Summer
	GK		Cristina Molina	Levante Las Planas
	DF		Sheila Sanchón	Retired
	DF		Silvia Vila	Espanyol B
	MF		Paulina Ferré	Retired
	FW		Jessica Todó
	FW		Marta Yáñez	Espanyol B
	FW		Laura Carriba	Espanyol B
	FW		Aída García	UE L'Estartit
	FW		Patricia Martínez	CD Ponferrada

Pre-season and friendlies

Torneig Sport Mundi

Real Sociedad v Barcelona

22 August 2009 Semifinals	Real Sociedad	0–0	Barcelona	Hondarribia
		Report

Levante v Barcelona

23 August 2009 Final	Levante	2–1	Barcelona	Irun
				Stadium: Stadium Gal

Torneig de Getxo

Zaragoza v Barcelona

2 April 2010 Group stage 2	Zaragoza	0–5	Barcelona	Getxo
		Report		Stadium: Estadi de Bolue

Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona

2 April 2010 Group stage 3	Rayo Vallecano	1–0	Barcelona	Getxo
		Report		Stadium: Estadi de Bolue

Athletic Club v Barcelona

3 April 2010 3rd place match	Athletic Club	0–1	Barcelona	Getxo
		Report		Stadium: Estadi de Bolue

Friendlies

Barcelona A v Barcelona C

(20?) September 2009 Friendly	Barcelona A	18–1	Barcelona C
		Report
Note: In another Barcelona women's friendly, the B team beat Lloret 8–0.

Competitions

  Win   Draw   Loss

Copa Catalunya

Barcelona v FC Les Preses

28 August 2009 Semifinal	Barcelona	6–0	FC Les Preses	L'Estartit
	Marta Cubí 3' Anna Riera 19' Vicky Losada 23' Alicia 49' Clara Villanueva 61' Laura Bonaventura 67'	Report		Stadium: Municipal de l'Estartit Referee: Òscar Sauleda

Barcelona v Espanyol

30 August 2009 Final	Barcelona	3–3 (7–6 p)	Espanyol	L'Estartit
	Marta Cubí 20', 71' Melanie 65'	Report	Torrejón 13' Joana Montouto 16' Sara Serna 80' (p)	Stadium: Municipal de L'Estartit Referee: José Emilio Sánchez Aparicio

League

Phase 1: Group B

Barcelona v UD Collerense

6 September 2009 1	Barcelona	3–1	UD Collerense	Sant Joan Despí
	Melanie Serrano 7' Marta Cubí 70' Ani 90'	Report	Pili Espadas 51'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Jordi Liarte Pérez

Murcia v Barcelona

13 September 2009 2	Murcia	w/o	Barcelona
Note: Murcia had withdrawn from competition, and matches scheduled against them were then used as rest days.

Gimnàstic Tarragona v Barcelona

27 September 2009 3	Gimnàstic Tarragona	0–4	Barcelona	Tarragona
19:30			Marta Cubí 30' Melanie Serrano 40' Vicky Losada 75', 77'	Stadium: Estadi Sant Pere i Sant Pau Referee: Pablo Querol

Barcelona v UE L'Estartit

4 October 2009 4	Barcelona	1–0	UE L'Estartit	Sant Joan Despí
11:00	Vicky Losada 90'			Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Josep Barrera

Valencia v Barcelona

11 October 2009 5	Valencia	0–2	Barcelona	Valencia
12:00			Elba 30' Vicky Losada 88'	Stadium: El Planter Referee: Ros Calvo

Barcelona v Levante

18 October 2009 6	Barcelona	1–0	Levante	Sant Joan Despí
12:30	Anna 28'			Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Dani Gracia Álvarez

Espanyol v Barcelona

31 October 2009 7	Espanyol	1–1	Barcelona	Sant Adrià del Besòs
16:00	Chola 28'		Marta Unzué 94'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva de Sant Adrià Referee: Francesc Galán Baró

UD Collerense v Barcelona

8 November 2009 8	UD Collerense	1–0	Barcelona	Palma
11:30	Torrecilla 68'			Stadium: Camp Municipal Coll d'en Rebassa Referee: Sebastián Ripoll Solano

Barcelona v Murcia

15 November 2009 9	Barcelona	w/o	Murcia
Note: Murcia had withdrawn from competition, and matches scheduled against them were then used as rest days.

Barcelona v Gimnàstic Tarragona

29 November 2009 10	Barcelona	7–0	Gimnàstic Tarragona	Sant Joan Despí
12:00	Elba 19' Marta Unzué 40', 88' Noemí 44' Clara 78' Carol 82', 84'			Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Ávalos Barrera

UE L'Estartit v Barcelona

5 December 2009 11	UE L'Estartit	1–2	Barcelona	L'Estartit
12:00	Maribel 15'		Alicia 53' Marta Cubí 62'	Stadium: Camp Municipal Referee: Brunner López

Barcelona v Valencia

8 December 2009 12	Barcelona	4–1	Valencia	Sant Joan Despí
	Marta Cubí 65', 67' Melanie Serrano 75' Anna 90'	Report	Aran 15'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Albert Ávalos

Levante v Barcelona

13 December 2009 13	Levante	0–0	Barcelona	Valencia
12:00				Stadium: Poliesportiu de Nazaret Referee: Monfort González

Barcelona v Espanyol

20 December 2009 14	Barcelona	1–2	Espanyol	Sant Joan Despí
12:00	Marta Cubí 75'		Lara 30' Conti 41'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper

Phase 2: Group A

Atlético Madrid v Barcelona

10 January 2010 1	Atlético Madrid	0–0	Barcelona	Majadahonda
		Report		Stadium: Cerro del Espino Referee: Luis Miguel Martínez Montoro

Barcelona v Athletic Club

17 January 2010 2	Barcelona	2–0	Athletic Club	Sant Joan Despí
	Noemí 8', 83' (p)	Report		Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Raúl Calle Martínez

Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona

24 January 2010 3	Rayo Vallecano	3–1	Barcelona	Madrid
	Natalia Pablos 65' Gimbert 71' Adriana 75'	Report	Marta Cubí 21'	Stadium: Nuestra Señora de la Torre Referee: Carlos López Rodríguez

Barcelona v Levante

31 January 2010 4	Barcelona	1–0	Levante	Sant Joan Despí
	Marta Cubí 17'	Report		Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Dídac Duran Peidro

Barcelona v Real Sociedad

7 February 2010 5	Barcelona	4–0	Real Sociedad	Sant Joan Despí
	Marta Cubí 12', 92' Lau 35' Unzué 72'	Report		Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Abraham Martínez Sáez

Espanyol v Barcelona

14 February 2010 6	Espanyol	4–0	Barcelona	Sant Adrià del Besòs
	Míriam 40' Vero Boquete 60' Conti 66' Torrejón 69'	Report		Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva de Sant Adrià Referee: Juan Manuel Martín Varas

Barcelona v Zaragoza CFF

21 February 2010 7	Barcelona	3–1	Zaragoza CFF	Sant Joan Despí
	Unzué 10' Lilo 48' Marta Cubí 79'	Report	Marieta 14'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Daniel Gracia Álvarez

Barcelona v Atlético Madrid

28 February 2010 8	Barcelona	0–1	Atlético Madrid	Sant Joan Despí
		Report	Pili 21'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Carlos Gallardo Martínez

Athletic Club v Barcelona

7 March 2010 9	Athletic Club	4–0	Barcelona	Bilbao
	Gurutze 5', 40' Olabarrieta 15' Irune Murua 35'	Report		Stadium: Lezama Facilities Referee: Aimar Velasco Arbaiza

Barcelona v Rayo Vallecano

14 March 2010 10	Barcelona	1–4	Rayo Vallecano	Sant Joan Despí
	Melanie Serrano 29'	Report	Jade 10' Adriana 20', 57' Soni 90'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Carlos Rodríguez Enrique

Levante v Barcelona

21 March 2010 11	Levante	0–0	Barcelona	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Poliesportiu de Nazaret Referee: Miguel Ros Calvo

Real Sociedad v Barcelona

11 April 2010 12	Real Sociedad	1–3	Barcelona	Zubieta
	Herrero 9'	Report	Elba 14' Mari Paz 85' Lilo 91'	Stadium: Zubieta Facilities Referee: Jon Etxarri Los Santos

Barcelona v Espanyol

18 April 2010 13	Barcelona	0–2	Espanyol	Sant Joan Despí
		Report	Vero Boquete 14' Torrejón 89'	Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Ramón Torralba Jiménez

Zaragoza CFF v Barcelona

25 April 2010 14	Zaragoza CFF	2–1	Barcelona	Zaragoza
	Ana Borges 73' Marieta 88'	Report	Mari Paz 37'	Stadium: Estadio Pedro Sancho Referee: Mouhamed Ndiaye

Copa de la Reina

Main article: 2010 Copa de la Reina de Fútbol

UD Collerense v Barcelona

2 May 2010 Round of 16, Leg 1	UD Collerense	2–1	Barcelona	Palma
	Rafaela 19' Torrecilla 55'	Report	Lilo 57'	Stadium: Camp Municipal Coll d'en Rebassa Referee: Santos Arenas Cuesta

Barcelona v UD Collerense

9 May 2010 Round of 16, Leg 2	Barcelona	2–0	UD Collerense	Sant Joan Despí
	Olga García 20' Marta Cubí 80'	Report		Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Tomás Baulo
Note: Barcelona advance 3–2 on aggregate.

Barcelona v Athletic Club

16 May 2010 Quarterfinal, Leg 1	Barcelona	1–0	Athletic Club	Sant Joan Despí
	1-0 Elba 41'	Report		Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper Referee: Martínez Sáez

Athletic Club v Barcelona

23 May 2010 Quarterfinal, Leg 2	Athletic Club	0–2	Barcelona	Bilbao
		Report	0-1 Olga García 71'; 0-2 Melanie Serrano 79'	Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Isturiz Latorre

Espanyol v Barcelona

2 June 2010 Semifinal	Espanyol	1–0	Barcelona	Basauri
	1-0 Mery 70'	Report		Stadium: Camp Artunduaga Referee: Ander Zarrabeitia Arrieta

Barcelona v Torrejón

4 June 2010 3rd place play-off	Barcelona	3–0	Torrejón	Basauri
	1-0 Ani 48', 2-0 Doblado 88', 3-0 Marta Cubí 91'	Report		Stadium: Camp Artunduaga Referee: Aretxabaleta Sarasola

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