What is Barcelona’s biggest win of all time?

Daniel Edwards

25 Nov 2024 09:56 CST
3 min read

Lamine Yamal, Barcelona, 2024/25 — © IMAGO

Barcelona are one of the world's biggest and most popular football clubs, with a trophy cabinet to match.

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The Catalans' illustrious history is peppered with memorable victories, including the clashes which have helped clinch their five Champions League titles.

So, what are the biggest victories in Barcelona's history?

This page will showcase Barcelona's record wins in major competitions.

What is Barcelona's biggest ever win in history?

To find Barcelona's biggest win in the history of the club one must look back more than 100 years ago.

In 1901, the Blaugrana, who were founded just two years previously, destroyed Tarragona 18-0 in the Copa Macaya, with nine goals from the side's Swiss founder and future president Hans Kamper/Joan Gamper.

The competition was a Catalan provincial championship and Barca's principle competition before the national league was formed in 1929. Despite that massive result they did not lift the title, losing out to Hispania in spite of scoring 51 goals in eight games.

In 1992, Johan Cruyff's Dream Team bettered that result with a 20-1 demolition of Dutch side Smilde, but that game was a friendly and thus does not count in the official record books.

What is Barcelona's biggest ever home win in history?

On two occasions have the Catalans prevailed in front of their own fans by a scoreline of 10-1.

Their first 10-1 victory took place in 1949 in a La Liga clash against Gimnastico de Tarragona, while they battered Basconia by the same scoreline in the last 16 phase of the 1962 Copa Generalissimo.

What is Barcelona's biggest ever away win in history?

Barcelona's biggest away win of all time came against Zaragoza in the first-round of the Copa del Rey in 1924.

The Blaugrana ran out 9-0 winners in a comfortable afternoon for the Catalan giants.

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What is Barcelona's biggest ever La Liga win in history?

The 10-1 win over Gimnastico de Tarragona in 1949 is also Barca's biggest La Liga win. The Catalans have since come close to reaching double figures again in the league on a handful of occasions, most recently in 1979 when they thrashed Rayo Vallecano 9-0 at Camp Nou.

What is Barcelona's biggest ever European win in history?

Barcelona have twice won by a margin of eight goals in European competition.

In 1982, Apollon Limassol of Cyprus were dealt an 8-0 victory in the first round of the European Cup Winners' Cup.

That remains their biggest European victory in history, though the Blaugrana matched the feat in 2003 by thrashing Slovakia's FK Puchov by the same scoreline in the UEFA Cup.