# 2009–10 FC Barcelona Femení season

The 2009–10 season was the 22nd for FC Barcelona Femení in official competition, and the 13th in the top flight of Spanish football.

## Summary

In 2009, FC Barcelona sought to expand its brand into North America, to attract more female fans, and to promote the image of the women's team; one possibility explored to try to achieve all three was to collaborate with American football star Mia Hamm, who would have acted as a representative of Barcelona Femení.
Towards the end of the previous season, rivals Espanyol had disciplined player Noemí Rubio, removing her from team training and barring her from playing, after she was photographed wearing a Barcelona scarf at the 2009 Copa del Rey final. The issue became polemic news when Espanyol publicly announced their sanctions towards Rubio; their own and other fans criticised Espanyol for punishing a player based on the club they support. Espanyol tried to deny this, saying that the punitive measures were taken because they deemed wearing another team's colours to be disrespectful; Espanyol also claimed they had not wanted to draw attention to it. At an Espanyol press conference when the club announced Rubio would not continue with them, she publicly asked for forgiveness. After this, Barcelona "decided to do everything" they could to sign Rubio, which they did on 22 July 2009. Rubio was considered one of the best players in the league. Top-scorer Marta Cubí and former Barcelona youth product Carol Férez also swapped Espanyol for Barcelona in the summer of 2009.
At the start of the season, Barcelona took part in the Copa Catalunya, winning the title for the first time by defeating Espanyol on penalties in the final on 30 August 2009.
The team participated in Group B of the group stage of the Superliga, for Catalan and Valencian teams. With a 1–0 win over UE L'Estartit – scored by Vicky Losada in the 90th minute after dominating the game – on the fourth matchday, Barcelona had taken three wins from three games played. Having won the Copa Catalunya and started off their league campaign well, coach Xavi Llorens felt that the team had the potential to win a treble, though he also acknowledged the lack of professionalism made it hard to maintain a competitive team throughout a whole season.
In the group, they finished second to progress to the top-level second phase and compete for the league title. In the second phase, they were in Group A and finished 5th. This placement also qualified them to participate in the Copa de la Reina, in which they placed third.
On 25 April 2010, Mari Paz Vilas scored the 1,000th league goal for Barcelona, against Zaragoza.

## Players
### First team

As of June 2010
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ESP | Laura Ràfols |
| — | GK | ESP | Elixabete Sarasola |
| — | DF | ESP | Ana María Escribano |
| — | DF | ESP | Laura Gómez |
| — | DF | ESP | Rocío López |
| — | DF | ESP | Marta Unzué |
| — | DF | ESP | Melanie Serrano |
| — | DF | ESP | Esther Romero |
| — | DF | ESP | Clara Villanueva |
| — | DF | ESP | Laura Bonaventura "Mixeta" |
| — | DF | ESP | Marina Torras |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Vicky Losada |
| — | MF | ESP | Noemí Rubio |
| — | MF | ESP | Carol Férez |
| — | MF | ESP | Silvia Doblado |
| — | MF | ESP | Alicia Fuentes |
| — | FW | ESP | Mari Paz Vilas |
| — | FW | ESP | Elba Unzué |
| — | FW | ESP | Marta Cubí |
| — | FW | ESP | Marta Liria "Lilo" |
| — | FW | ESP | Anna Riera |

### Reserve team

Players from FC Barcelona Femení B
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | ESP | Anna Márquez "Anita" |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | FW | ESP | Olga García |

## Transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Player | Moving from |
| Summer ||||||
| | GK | Elixabete Sarasola | Real Sociedad |
| | DF | Rocío López | Apolo Properties |
| | MF | Noemí Rubio | RCD Espanyol |
| | MF | Carol Férez | RCD Espanyol |
| | FW | Marta Cubí | RCD Espanyol |
| | FW | Anna Riera | UE L'Estartit |

### Out

| No. | Pos. | Player | Moving to |
| Summer ||||||
| | GK | Cristina Molina | Levante Las Planas |
| | DF | Sheila Sanchón | Retired |
| | DF | Silvia Vila | Espanyol B |
| | MF | Paulina Ferré | Retired |
| | FW | Jessica Todó | |
| | FW | Marta Yáñez | Espanyol B |
| | FW | Laura Carriba | Espanyol B |
| | FW | Aída García | UE L'Estartit |
| | FW | Patricia Martínez | CD Ponferrada |

## Pre-season and friendlies
### Torneig d'Històrics

This was Barcelona's first time participating in the Torneig d'Històrics [ca]; the women's competition had been introduced the previous year but featured only one match, the final between Espanyol and L'Estartit.

### Torneig de Getxo
## Competitions

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