List of FC Barcelona presidents

The club is owned by the club-members of Barcelona, and similarly to a limited liability company, they elect the president by a ballot.

On 22 October 1899, Swiss sportsman Joan Gamper placed an advertisement in the Los Deportes newspaper declaring his wish to form a football club in the city.

From the formation of La Liga until 1978, Barcelona had 20 different presidents, meaning each presidential period lasted on average two-and-a-half years.

The process of electing a president of Barcelona was closely tied to Spain's transition to democracy in 1974 and the end of Franco's dictatorship.

[6] On 15 June 2003, Joan Laporta entered office, and was the most successful president in terms of Champions league trophies.

The club won the Champions League twice within three years and completed an "unprecedented sextuple" by winning the 2008–09 La Liga, the 2008–09 Copa del Rey, the 2009 Supercopa de España, the 2008–09 UEFA Champions League, the 2009 UEFA Super Cup and the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup.

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Joan Gamper was Barcelona's founder and one of the first players.
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Joan Laporta is the current president, having been elected in March 2021. He previously served between 2003 & 2010 & is the most successful president in terms of trophies won per year.
Josep Maria Bartomeu , the previous president who from 2014 until his resignation in October 2020.