Earliest Clubs
The oldest club in Catalonia is Palamós Foot-Ball Club founded in 1898. Although Gimnàstic de Tarragona was formed in 1886, the club did not form an actual football team until 1914. Català SC and Foot-Ball Club Barcelona were both founded in 1899. Several clubs also emerged with a reference to Spain in their title. These included Hispania AC and Sociedad Española de Football, both formed in 1900, and FC Espanya de Barcelona. On November 11, 1900 the Federació Catalana de Futbol was formed as the Football Associació de Catalunya. It was the first football association founded in Spain. The first president was Eduard Alesson and the original members included FC Barcelona, Sociedad Española de Football, Català SC and Hispania AC.
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