Six Titles in One Year 2009
The first club to achieve the sextuple in a single calendar year.
In 2009, FC Barcelona became the first club to win six major competitions within one calendar year, known as The Sextuple.
Quick Facts
- Head coach
- Pep Guardiola
- Captain
- Carles Puyol
- Top scorer (calendar year)
- Lionel Messi
- Key formation
- 4-3-3
- Total trophies won
- 6
- Defining match
- UEFA Champions League Final 2009
Lore & Background
The club won the Supercopa de España, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, Copa del Rey, La Liga, and the UEFA Champions League. On 19 December, Barcelona defeated Argentine club Estudiantes 2–1 in the FIFA Club World Cup final to secure the sixth title. Pedro became the first player to score in six different club competitions in a single season. Lionel Messi won the Ballon d'Or and FIFA World Player of the Year for 2009, and finished the 2009–10 season as Pichichi Trophy and European Golden Shoe winner with 34 league goals.
Reader's Guide
The claim of 38 or 41 goals in 2009 is not supported by the source.
Did You Know?
- Messi was the first Argentine and first La Masia graduate to win the Ballon d'Or.
- Barcelona received €1.7 million for a friendly match against Kuwaiti club Kazma in December 2009.
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