FC Barcelona was abeach soccer team founded in 2011 withRamiro Amarelle, renowned as one of the world's top beach soccer players, appointed as the player-coach in the same year.[1] The team achieved notable success in 2015, winning the fourth edition of theMundialito de Clubes (Club World Cup) by defeatingVasco da Gama in the final.[2][3] In the same year, the team secured its first U.S. Open title at theNorth American Sand Soccer Championships. The club continued its success by winning its second U.S. Opened title in 2017 with a 6-1 victory against GoBeachSoccer (San Diego, CA) at the same championships.
Founded in 2011, the club made its Mundialito de Clubes debut in the same year. They triumphed in the group stage with three wins and one loss, advancing to the quarterfinals. However, their journey ended there with a loss toSporting CP. In the2012 Mundialito de Clubes, the club once again won the group stage, remaining unbeaten. Despite this, they faced another quarterfinal defeat to Sporting CP. The2013 edition saw Barca finish third in the group stage, securing victory in only one of the three games.[citation needed]
In the 2015 Mundialito de Clubes, Barcelona won the group stage again.[4][5] Barcelona qualified for the semifinal for the first time in the club's history. In the semifinal, Barca defeated Al-Ahli 3–2 after extra time. In the final, they facedVasco Da Gama. Vasco took the lead in the early minutes and a few minutes later, they scored their second goal. Datinha then scored a volley to make the score 2–1. Eventually, Vasco scored 2 more goals to make it 4–1. Barca then scored 3 to complete acomeback and send the game toextra time where both clubs only hit thegoalposts. Barca went on to win the penalty shootout 3–2, winning the Spanish side their first-ever title.[2]Ozu Moreira claimed the MVP Award for his performance. Barça also competed in the 2015 North American Sand Soccer Championships which they also won.[3]
Since the 2015 Mundialito de Clubes, the team took third at the 2016North American Sand Soccer Championships and won their second U.S. Open title in three years in 2017.[6]Llorenç Gómez was honored as the Best Beach Soccer Player at the 2018 Beach Soccer Stars event inDubai, and Ozu Moreira received the same honor in 2021. Both awards were accepted by former club legend, Ramiro Amarelle.[7]
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