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It is best known for its football team, which was founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English, and Catalan men led by Joan Gamper. They were founding members of La Liga in 1928, and, together with Madrid and Athletic Bilbao, they have never been relegated from the top division. The club were also the first La Liga champions, winning a total of 18 La Liga, 24 Copa del Rey, 11 Supercopa de España, 2 UEFA Champions League, 4 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 3 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and 2 European Super Cup trophies. The club's main stadium is the Camp Nou and the fans of FC Barcelona are known as culers or culés. In Spain, about 25% of the population are said to be Barça supporters. In June 2007, the number of socis (club members/owners) reached 156,366, while in June 2006 the number of penyes (officially-registered supporter clubs) reached 1782 worldwide. The club also operates a reserve team, Barcelona Atlètic, and four other professional sports teams, AXA FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona, FC Barcelona Futsal and FC Barcelona Sorli Discau that compete at basketball, handball, futsal and rink hockey respectively. Until 2007 there was also a youth team, FC Barcelona C. There are also a number of prominent amateur sports teams that compete at rugby union, women's football and wheelchair basketball. These include FCB Rugby and FC Barcelona-Institut Guttman. Other amateur teams represent the club at ice hockey, athletics, baseball, cycling, field hockey, figure skating, and volleyball. During the 2006-07 season, FC Barcelona was the third richest club in the world with a revenue of €291.1 million 2008 Tour Schedule Hibernian vs. Fc Barcelona July 24, 2008 , Thursday 7:45 pm Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh, Scotland Dundee United vs. Fc Barcelona July 26, 2008, Saturday 4:00 pm Tannadice Park, Dundee, ENG Barcelona vs. Chivas August 3, 2008, Sunday 6:00 pm Soldier Field, Chicago, IL New York Red Bulls vs. FC Barcelona August 6, 2008, Wednesday 7:30 pm Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ Fc Barcelona V Boca Juniors August 16, 2008, Saturday 3:00 pm Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain FC Barcelona in NYC 2008 Monday, August 4 1:45 PM - Airport arrival via charter flight (no media availability) 2:30 PM (approx.) - Arrival at St. Regis Hotel in Manhattan (b-roll only) 4:00 PM - News Conference @ St. Regis Hotel (St. Regis Roof) 6:00 PM - Light Stretch (North Meadow Central Park) Tuesday, August 5 10:00 AM - Training (location TBA) 5:00 PM - Malaria No More event (Chelsea Waterside Park [See bottom of page], 23rd Street and 12th Avenue, across from Chelsea Piers). Free and open to the public and will last for approximately one hour. Players include Mexican national team captain, Rafael Márquez; 2008 UEFA Euro 2008 MVP, Xavi Hernandez; and the indisputably world-renowned, Thierry Henry. More at http://www.soccerticketsonline.com/fc-barcelona-playing-4-4-tournment-in-ny-tuesday/ 7:00 PM - Training @ Giants Stadium Wednesday, August 6 New York Red Bulls vs. FC Barcelona 7:00 PM - FC Barcelona vs. New York Red Bulls @ Giants Stadium Directions to CHELSEA WATERSIDE PARK MAP By Subway: Take C or E train to 23rd Street. Exit the station at 23rd Street and Eighth Avenue. If you take 1 or 9 train to 23rd, exit the station at 23rd Street and Seventh Avenue. Walk WEST until you reach Chelsea Waterside Park. The fields are just across from 23rd Street and Eleventh Avenue. By Bus: M23 Take the bus heading WEST on 23rd Street until you reach Chelsea Waterside Park. 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