He was the second president of the club (replacing Carles Renter) from practically its beginnings, and as such, Marial participated in the foundation of the Catalan Football Federation in 1900.
[1] On 16 October 1906, while still an active player, Marial was elected as the sixth President of FC Barcelona by the members' assembly, and just like his predecessor Josep Soler, he had to steer the club through difficult times in both social and sporting terms.
To put an end to the fights, Marial accepted the presidency of the Federation in October 1908, replacing Lloret, who had received strong criticism from the sports press.
Reig only lasted two weeks before being himself replaced by Joan Gamper, who managed to salvage Barça from bankruptcy in part thanks to the team built by Marial.
He remained linked to FC Barcelona and in 1915 he aspired to the vice presidency in a consensus electoral candidacy headed by Gaspar Rosés, which in the end, was not chosen.