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#2 Barcelona
Since being founded in 1899 by a group of Swiss, English and Catalan footballers led by Joan Gamper, the Blaugrana have always played in the top tier of the competition. Until 1929, when La Liga was formed, Spain did not have a national football league and consequently, Barcelona competed in the championship of the Catalonia region, the winners of which qualified for the Copa del Rey along with the other regional champions. Barca won 22 out of the 37 editions of the latter until it was abandoned in 1940.
In the La Liga era, despite enjoying a successful start, winning the inaugural edition of the competition, Barca had to wait until 1945 for a second league title. Three seasons earlier, Barcelona had finished 12th, which remains the lowest the club have ever finished till date.
Over the years, Barcelona has garnered a huge number of trophies. Having won 24 La Liga, 28 Copa del Rey, 12 Supercopa de España, 3 Copa Eva Duarte and 2 Copa de la Liga trophies domestically, apart from the five UEFA Champions League titles, a record four UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, a shared record five UEFA Super Cup, a record three Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and a shared record two FIFA Club World Cup trophies, Barca are among the most successful clubs in history.
But history is not all they have, as Barcelona have dominated modern-day football, winning La Liga 13 times since 1990/91. In fact, barring a sixth place finish in 2002/03, Barcelona haven't not finished outside of the top four in La Liga since 1987/88.
Having played home to a plethora of football stars from the likes of Johann Cruyff in the past to Lionel Messi more recently, Barcelona, who like their fierce rivals Madrid, are a team owned and operated by the fans. With time, they have grown to embody their motto Més que un club (More than a club) and has now become a symbol of Catalan culture and Catalanism.
