1930–31 FC Barcelona season

32nd season in existence of FC Barcelona

Barcelona 1930–31 football season

Barcelona
1930–31 season
President	Gaspar Rosés
Manager	Jim Bellamy
Stadium	Les Corts
La Liga	4th
Catalan League	Winners
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Ángel Arocha (16) All: Ángel Arocha (24)
← 1929–30 1931–32 →

The 1930–31 season is FC Barcelona's 32nd in existence, and was their third year in the Primera División. It covers the period from 1930-08-01 to 1931-07-31.

FC Barcelona won the Catalan league for the 17th time, the 2nd in a row, their only title in the season.

First-team squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Ramón Llorens
—	GK	ESP	Juan Uriach
—	GK	ESP	Juan José Nogués
—	DF	ESP	Esteban Pedrol
—	DF	ESP	Ramón Zabalo
—	DF	ESP	Patricio Arnau
—	DF	ESP	Cristóbal Martí
—	DF	ESP	Enrique Mas
—	DF	ESP	Joaquín Roig
—	DF	GER	Emil Walter
—	DF	ESP	Manuel Oro
—	DF	ESP	Conrad Portas
—	DF	ESP	José Saló
—	MF	ESP	Fernando Diego


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	José Sastre
—	MF	ESP	Juan Font
—	MF	ESP	Severiano Goiburu
—	MF	ESP	Ramón Guzmán
—	MF	ESP	Vicente Piera
—	MF	ESP	José Carlos Castillo
—	MF	ESP	Carlos Bestit
—	FW	ESP	Josep Samitier
—	FW	ESP	Manuel Parera
—	FW	ESP	Juan Ramón
—	FW	ESP	Ángel Arocha
—	FW	ESP	Emilio Sagi Liñán
—	FW	ESP	Manuel García

Transfers

In

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	ESP	Juan José Nogués
—	FW	ESP	Emilio Sagi Liñán
—	DF	ESP	Joaquín Roig
—	DF	ESP	Manuel Oro
—	DF	ESP	Conrad Portas (from Espanyol)
—	DF	ESP	José Saló

Out

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	HUN	Ferenc Plattkó
—	DF	ESP	Vicente Saura
—	FW	ESP	Antonio García
—	MF	ESP	Domingo Carulla
—	GK	ESP	Cristóbal Solà (to Racing de Santander)

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
2	Racing Santander	18	10	2	6	49	37	+12	22^[a]
3	Real Sociedad	18	10	2	6	42	39	+3	22^[a]
4	Barcelona	18	7	7	4	40	43	−3	21
5	Arenas	18	8	2	8	35	38	−3	18^[b]
6	Real Madrid	18	7	4	7	24	32	−8	18^[b]

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Athletic Bilbao finished ahead of Racing Santander and Real Sociedad on head-to-head goal difference: Athletic Bilbao +7, Racing Santander –3, Real Sociedad –4
^ ^a ^b Arenas finished ahead of Real Madrid on head-to-head points: Arenas–Real Madrid 4–1, Real Madrid–Arenas 1–2.

Results by round

Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Barcelona v Athletic Bilbao

7 December 1930 1	Barcelona	6–3	Athletic Bilbao	Barcelona
	Diego 10', 57', 58' Arocha 17', 46' Bestit 28'	Report	Iraragorri 15', 52' Gorostiza 89'	Stadium: Les Corts Referee: Escartín Morán

Europa v Barcelona

14 December 1930 2	Europa	2–2	Barcelona	Barcelona
	Calvet 38' Obiols 51'	Report	Bestit 9' Arocha 43'	Stadium: El Ginardó Referee: Coll

Real Sociedad v Barcelona

21 December 1930 3	Real Sociedad	4–1	Barcelona	San Sebastián
	Cholín 10' Bienzobas 16', 37' Mariscal 31'	Report	Arocha 28'	Stadium: Atotxa Referee: Balaguer García

Barcelona v Racing de Santander

28 December 1930 4	Barcelona	1–1	Racing de Santander	Barcelona
	Diego 67'	Report	Cisco 14'	Stadium: Les Corts Referee: Escartín Morán

Arenas v Barcelona

4 January 1931 5	Arenas	5–0	Barcelona	Getxo
	Yermo 19', 24' Calero 23' Emilín 53', 63'	Report		Stadium: Ibaiondo Referee: Escartín Morán

Barcelona v Espanyol

11 January 1931 6	Barcelona	6–2	Espanyol	Barcelona
	Arocha 10', 20', 69' Bestit 16', 25' Roig 81'	Report	Edelmiro 14', 48'	Stadium: Les Corts Referee: Ledesma

Real Unión v Barcelona

18 January 1931 7	Real Unión	1–1	Barcelona	Irun
	Sagarzazu 26'	Report	Arocha 40'	Stadium: Gal Referee: Hernández Areces

Barcelona v Alavés

25 January 1931 8	Barcelona	1–1	Alavés	Barcelona
	Arnau 17'	Report	Quincoces II 41'	Stadium: Les Corts Referee: Melcón Bartolomé

Real Madrid v Barcelona

1 February 1931 9	Real Madrid	0–0	Barcelona	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Chamartín Referee: Insausti

Athletic Bilbao v Barcelona

8 February 1931 10	Athletic Bilbao	12–1	Barcelona	Bilbao
	Bata 2', 8', 24', 37', 57', 60', 68' Gorostiza 27' Lafuente 36' Garizurieta 55' Sastre 71' (o.g.) Iraragorri 83'	Report	Goiburu 10'	Stadium: San Mámés Referee: Balaguer García

Barcelona v Europa

15 February 1931 11	Barcelona	0–2	Europa	Barcelona
		Report	Bestit II 3', 33'	Stadium: Les Corts Referee: Arribas Seijas

Barcelona v Real Sociedad

22 February 1931 12	Barcelona	5–1	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
	Arocha 16', 23', 40' Sastre 34' Piera 89'	Report	Cholín 37'	Stadium: Les Corts Referee: Balaguer García

Racing de Santander v Barcelona

1 March 1931 13	Racing de Santander	0–1	Barcelona	Santander
		Report	Sagi 44'	Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Melcón Bartolomé

Barcelona v Arenas

8 March 1931 14	Barcelona	2–0	Arenas	Barcelona
	Goiburu 18' Arocha 47'	Report		Stadium: Les Corts Referee: Ostalé Gómez

Espanyol v Barcelona

17 March 1931 15	Espanyol	4–4	Barcelona	Barcelona
	Edelmiro 13' Bonal 21' Solé 26' (pen.) Besolí 81'	Report	Sastre 7' Arocha 16', 44', 66' (pen.)	Stadium: Sarrià Referee: Balaguer García

Barcelona v Real Unión

22 March 1931 16	Barcelona	5–3	Real Unión	Barcelona
	Sastre 14' Bestit 21', 62', 77' Arocha 38'	Report	Elícegui 47' Regueiro 54' Urtizberea 87'	Stadium: Les Corts Referee: Ostalé Gómez

Alavés v Barcelona

29 March 1931 17	Alavés	1–1	Barcelona	Vitoria-Gasteiz
	Albéniz 22'	Report	Goiburu 74'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Referee: Insausti

Barcelona v Real Madrid

30 March 1930 18	Barcelona	3–1	Real Madrid	Barcelona
	Ramón 12', 35', 73'	Report	Eugenio 38'	Stadium: Les Corts Referee: Vallana Jeanguenat

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

Barcelona v Don Benito

12 April 1931 First leg	Barcelona	9–0	Don Benito	Barcelona
	Goiburu Arocha Sagi Samitier Castillo			Stadium: Les Corts

Don Benito v Barcelona

3 May 1931 Second leg	Don Benito	1–3	Barcelona	Don Benito
			Goiburu Samitier	Stadium: Vicente Sanz

Round of 16

Valencia v Barcelona

10 May 1931 First leg	Valencia	2–2	Barcelona	Valencia
			Ramón Goiburu	Stadium: Mestalla

Barcelona v Valencia

17 May 1931 Second leg	Barcelona	1–2	Valencia	Barcelona
	Ramón			Stadium: Les Corts

Catalan football championship

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Barcelona	10	8	1	1	34	10	+24	17
2	Sabadell	10	5	2	3	18	15	+3	12
3	Badalona	10	5	1	4	19	14	+5	11

Matches

Barcelona v Sabadell

21 September 1930 1	Barcelona	2–1	Sabadell	Barcelona
	Samitier Pedrol			Stadium: Les Corts

Júpiter v Barcelona

28 September 1930 2	Júpiter	1–9	Barcelona	Barcelona
			Bestit Goiburu Arocha Sagi	Stadium: La Vernenda

Europa v Barcelona

5 October 1930 3	Europa	1–4	Barcelona	Barcelona
			Goiburu Samitier Arocha

Barcelona v Badalona

12 October 1930 4	Barcelona	5–1	Badalona	Barcelona
	Goiburu Arocha Arnau Sagi			Stadium: Les Corts

Espanyol v Barcelona

19 October 1930 5	Espanyol	2–3	Barcelona	Barcelona
			Goiburu Piera Solé (o.g.)	Stadium: Sarrià

Sabadell v Barcelona

26 October 1930 6	Sabadell	1–1	Barcelona	Sabadell
			Arocha	Stadium: Creu Alta

Barcelona v Júpiter

2 November 1930 7	Barcelona	4–2	Júpiter	Barcelona
	Arnau Arocha Diego Samitier			Stadium: Les Corts

Barcelona v Europa

9 November 1930 8	Barcelona	1–0	Europa	Barcelona
	Goiburu			Stadium: Les Corts

Badalona v Barcelona

16 November 1930 9

Badalona

1–0

Barcelona

Badalona

Barcelona v Espanyol

23 November 1930 10	Barcelona	5–0	Espanyol	Barcelona
	Samitier Goiburu Sagi Arnau			Stadium: Les Corts

Friendlies

Friendlies
Kick Off	Opponents	H / A	Result	Scorers
September 7, 1930	Bruxelles	H	5–0	Samitier (4), Sagi-Barba
September 8, 1930	Bruxelles	H	10–1	Ramón (4), Goiburu (2), Guzmán, Pedrol, Arocha, Castillo
September 15, 1930	Valencia	H	5–2	Costa (o.g.), Arocha (3), Bestit
November 1, 1930	Benfica	H	5–1	Pedrol (2), Sastre, Diego, Arocha
November 30, 1930	Athletic Bilbao	A	3–3	Bestit, Ramón, Arocha
December 8, 1930	Sabadell	H	3–2	Sastre (2), M. García
December 25, 1930	Austria Wien	H	6–3	Samiter (2), Sastre (2), Parera, Arnau
December 26, 1930	Austria Wien	H	4–2	Samiter (2), Arocha, Pedrol
January 1, 1931	Logroño	H	3–1	García (2), Buj
January 6, 1931	Gimnasia y Esgrima	H	1–2	Arocha
March 19, 1931	Sète	H	2–0	Ramón (2)
March 25, 1931	Gimnasia y Esgrima	H	3–0	Goiburu (2), Ramón
April 6, 1931	Europa	A	1–5	Arocha (2), Diego, Samitier, Goiburu
April 19, 1931	Badalona	H	3–1	Goiburu (2), Ramón
May 24, 1931	Atlético Madrid	H	3–3	Samitier, Ramón, Piera
May 25, 1931	Atlético Madrid	H	5–3	Guzmán (3), Goiburu, Arocha
May 31, 1931	Valladolid	H	10–0	Arocha (5), Ramón (3), Goiburu (2)
May 31, 1931	Terrassa	H	9–1	Roig (3), Cambra (2), Sastre (2), Vilaseca, Arnau
June 14, 1931	Castellón	H	4–1	Sastre, Samitier, Castillo, Piera
June 14, 1931	Granollers	H	3–2	Arocha (2), Campa
June 21, 1931	Zaragoza	H	4–0	Goiburu (2), Sastre, Samitier
June 24, 1931	Racing de Santander	H	3–4	Samitier (2), Sastre
June 28, 1931	Vasco da Gama	H	3–2	Samitier, Goiburu, Piera
June 29, 1931	Vasco da Gama	H	1–2	Samitier
July 7, 1931	Castellón	A	2–4	Arocha (2), Goiburu, Ramón
July 12, 1931	Badalona	H	1–0	Goiburu

Results

Friendly

FC Barcelona v Entente Brusel-les

7 September 1930	FC Barcelona	5–0	Entente Brusel-les	Barcelona
	Samitier 4' 43' 59' 89' Sagi 75'	[1]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Vilalta

FC Barcelona v Entente Brusel-les

8 September 1930	FC Barcelona	10–1	Entente Brusel-les	Barcelona
	Ramon Goiburu Guzman Pedrol Arocha Castillo	[2]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Arribas

FC Gràcia v FC Barcelona

8 September 1930	FC Gràcia	1–2	FC Barcelona	Barcelona
		[3]	A.Garcia M.Garcia	Stadium: Gracia Referee: Palomera

FC Barcelona v València CF

14 September 1930	FC Barcelona	5–2	València CF	Barcelona
	Costa equip contrari Arocha Bestit	[4]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Llovera

FC Barcelona v Benfica

1 November 1930	FC Barcelona	5–1	Benfica	Barcelona
	Pedrol 4' 67' Sastre 5' Diego 74' Arocha 79'	[5]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Boada

Athletic Club v FC Barcelona

30 November 1930	Athletic Club	3–3	FC Barcelona	Bilbao
		[6]	Parera 6' 74' Arocha 65'	Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Saracho

FC Barcelona v CE Sabadell FC

8 December 1930	FC Barcelona	3–2	CE Sabadell FC	Barcelona
	Sastre 18' 80' M.Garcia 35'	[7]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Sojo

FC Barcelona v Austria Wien

25 December 1930	FC Barcelona	6–3	Austria Wien	Barcelona
	Parera 4' Samitier 12' 60' Arnau 13' Sastre 30' 85'	[8]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Comorera

FC Barcelona v Austria Wien

26 December 1930	FC Barcelona	4–2	Austria Wien	Barcelona
	Samitier 43' 63' Arocha 58' Pedrol 72'	[9]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Peris

FC Barcelona v Logronyo

1 January 1931	FC Barcelona	3–1	Logronyo	Barcelona
	A.Garcia 20' 22' Buj 51'	[10]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Comorera

FC Barcelona v Gimnasia y Esgrima

6 January 1931	FC Barcelona	1–2	Gimnasia y Esgrima	Barcelona
	Arocha 55'	[11]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Comorera

FC Barcelona v Sète

19 March 1931	FC Barcelona	2–0	Sète	Barcelona
	Ramon 50' 67'	[12]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Comorera

FC Barcelona v Gimnasia y Esgrima

25 March 1931	FC Barcelona	3–0	Gimnasia y Esgrima	Barcelona
	Ramon 10' Goiburu 30' 65'	[13]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Comorera

CE Europa v FC Barcelona

6 April 1931	CE Europa	1–5	FC Barcelona	Barcelona
		[14]	Arocha Samitier Diego Goiburu	Stadium: Gracia Referee: Arribas

FC Barcelona v CF Badalona

19 April 1931	FC Barcelona	3–1	CF Badalona	Barcelona
	Goiburu 35' 80' Ramon 65'	[15]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Comorera

UE Figueres v FC Barcelona

3 May 1931	UE Figueres	4–3	FC Barcelona	Barcelona
		[16]	Sastre Arnau	Stadium: Figueres Referee: Rovira

UE Figueres v FC Barcelona

4 May 1931	UE Figueres	0–13	FC Barcelona	Barcelona
		[17]	Cambra Sastre Bestit Roig	Stadium: Figueres Referee: Pujol

FC Barcelona v Sevilla FC

14 May 1931	FC Barcelona	5–1	Sevilla FC	Barcelona
	Arocha 22' 29' 50' 84' Roig 62'	[18]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Comorera

FC Barcelona v Atlético de Madrid

24 May 1931	FC Barcelona	3–3	Atlético de Madrid	Barcelona
	Samitier Ramon Piera	[19]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Comorera

FC Barcelona v Atlético de Madrid

25 May 1931	FC Barcelona	5–3	Atlético de Madrid	Barcelona
	Guzman Goiburu Arocha	[20]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Comorera

FC Barcelona v Real Valladolid

31 May 1931	FC Barcelona	10–0	Real Valladolid	Barcelona
	Ramon Goiburu Arocha	[21]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Boada

FC Barcelona v Terrassa FC

31 May 1931 Copa Macia	FC Barcelona	9–1	Terrassa FC	Barcelona
	Roig Cambra Sastre Vilaseca Arnau	[22]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Sojo

Terrassa FC v FC Barcelona

7 June 1931 Copa Macia	Terrassa FC	2–3	FC Barcelona	Barcelona
		[23]	Bestit Sastre	Stadium: Terrassa Referee: Ouchy

FC Barcelona v CD Castelló

14 June 1931	FC Barcelona	4–1	CD Castelló	Barcelona
	Sastre Samitier Castillo Piera	[24]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Comorera

FC Barcelona v EC Granollers

14 June 1931 Copa Macia	FC Barcelona	3–2	EC Granollers	Barcelona
	Arocha Cambra	[25]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Vilalta

FC Barcelona v Real Zaragoza

21 June 1931	FC Barcelona	4–0	Real Zaragoza	Barcelona
	Goiburu Sastre Samitier	[26]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Llovera

EC Granollers v FC Barcelona

21 June 1931 Copa Macia	EC Granollers	1–1	FC Barcelona	Barcelona
		[27]	Ramon	Stadium: Granollers Referee: Santiago

FC Barcelona v Racing de Santander

24 June 1931	FC Barcelona	3–4	Racing de Santander	Barcelona
	Samitier Sastre	[28]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Espelta

FC Barcelona v Vasco da Gama

28 June 1931	FC Barcelona	3–2	Vasco da Gama	Barcelona
	Samitier 10' Goiburu 37' Goiburu 90'	[29]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Llovera

FC Barcelona v Vasco da Gama

29 June 1931	FC Barcelona	1–2	Vasco da Gama	Barcelona
	Samitier	[30]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Comorera

CD Castelló v FC Barcelona

7 July 1931	CD Castelló	2–4	FC Barcelona	Barcelona
		[31]	Arocha Goiburu Ramon	Stadium: Castelló Referee: Cosin

FC Barcelona v CF Badalona

12 July 1931 Copa Macia Final	FC Barcelona	1–0	CF Badalona	Barcelona
	Goiburu	[32]		Stadium: Camp de les Corts Referee: Arribas

FC Palafrugell v FC Barcelona

20 July 1931	FC Palafrugell	2–2	FC Barcelona	Barcelona
		[33]		Stadium: Palafrugell Referee: Comorera

FC Palafrugell v FC Barcelona

21 July 1931	FC Palafrugell	3–3	FC Barcelona	Barcelona
		[34]		Stadium: Palafrugell Referee: Vilalta

References

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