{"id":65188,"date":"2016-04-01T17:31:25","date_gmt":"2016-04-01T15:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=65188"},"modified":"2020-07-16T13:17:05","modified_gmt":"2020-07-16T11:17:05","slug":"the-other-fc-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-other-fc-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"The other FC Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">When you hear or read about\u00a0<strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong>, you will assume that the reference is to the famous football team.\u00a0However, not many people realise that there is another Barcelona sports team who take the same name as the football team, wear the same colours as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/visit-barcelonas-iconic-camp-nou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">famous football team<\/a> and even play across the road!\u00a0I am talking about <strong>FC Barcelona Lassa<\/strong>&#8211; FC Barcelona&#8217;s basketball team.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Ticketbar-Widget\" data-widget-guid=\"4a69acf1-1d79-43c6-bb52-236b2ca85e3c\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-other-fc-barcelona\/#One_of_Spains_oldest_Basketball_teams\" title=\"One of Spain&#8217;s oldest Basketball teams\">One of Spain&#8217;s oldest Basketball teams<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-other-fc-barcelona\/#An_exhilarating_experience\" title=\"An exhilarating experience\">An exhilarating experience<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"One_of_Spains_oldest_Basketball_teams\"><\/span>One of Spain&#8217;s oldest Basketball teams<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Player-shove.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-65242\"><img class=\" wp-image-65242 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Player-shove-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Player shove\" width=\"146\" height=\"220\" \/><\/a>The club, part of the famous <strong>FC Barcelona football club<\/strong>, was\u00a0founded in 1926 making it the oldest <strong>basketball<\/strong> team in the top division\u00a0of <strong>Spanish Basketball<\/strong>. Since 1971 the club has played its home matches at Palau Blaugrana stadium, located between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/alternative-teams-to-watch-in-barcelona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mini Estadi<\/a> and the Camp Nou. Whilst it may seem strange that the <strong>basketball team<\/strong> should have the same name and badge as the football team the situation is actually not uncommon. In fact,\u00a0<strong>Real Madrid<\/strong> also has a Basketball team who, along with Barcelona make up\u00a0the two most successful and famous basketball clubs in Spain. In fact, in the same way as the biggest match in Spain&#8217;s footballing calendar is the<strong> El Cl\u00e1sico<\/strong>, the matches between the two basketball teams are by far the most talked about and hotly anticipated basketball matches in Spain.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"An_exhilarating_experience\"><\/span>An exhilarating experience<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Basket.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-65310\"><img class=\" wp-image-65310 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Basket-199x300.jpg\" alt=\"Basket\" width=\"163\" height=\"246\" \/><\/a>If you have watched\u00a0<strong>live basketball<\/strong>, you will know that the high\u00a0tempo and intensity makes for a great spectacle. Tickets to watch <strong>FC Barcelona Lassa<\/strong>\u00a0play\u00a0in their home stadium start at around \u20ac10-16 for most games. Although, the big\u00a0derby against Real Madrid due to take place on the 23rd of April will cost a little more- with tickets starting at around \u20ac30.\u00a0Tickets can be bought on their official website, and due to the relatively modest capacity of the stadium (7,585) tickets can sell quickly, especially for the big\u00a0matches. Tickets can also be bought on other websites, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ticketmaster.es\/en\/tickets-sports\/fc-barcelona\/2634\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"broken_link\">Ticketmaster<\/a>. Be careful which websites you use and stay away from unofficial websites or tickets\u00a0sold\u00a0on eBay- the best place to purchase tickets is on the club&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fcbarcelona.com\/info-tickets\/next-matches-basketball?_ga=1.153738232.1597730594.1456334273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The fact that the Basketball team is\u00a0not as well known\u00a0as the Football team, means most of the fans are\u00a0locals\u00a0and the atmosphere is more\u00a0lively- making\u00a0for an all round more authentic and exciting experience. 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