From such an established club as FC Barcelona you would expect the nickname of their supporters and fans to be of deep rooted, meaningful, historical/political and/or cultural significance and origin.


The Barca fans are as globally renowned for their passion for their club as they are defensive of their Catalonian identity, but FC Barcelona supporters' nickname derives from the Catalan word “cul” which means simply “ass”.





So, “Els Culés” are nothing else than “The Arses”. The reason is simple and goes back to the early 20th century and the old Barca stadium “Les Corts”.

Passers-by could see the rears of fans sitting in the upper stand. Therefore quickly a new name for the supporters had been found. It seems that the name “Culés” has attached itself to the famous institution of FC Barcelona forever.

FC Barcelona needs the fans to back the team in the Nou Camp tonight and the Barça players are determined to overturn their first leg defeat. Barça faces a very tough challenge against Zaragoza tonight (kick-off: 10:00 pm) but we are convinced that with the fans behind them, our boys can do the job.
On such significant occasions the Culés have never let the team down. Ticket-Offices noticed a run on Barça tickets for tonight. We all are hopeful of coming out on top and today could be a great day!

The team has to concentrate on the game against Zaragoza but obviously people are excited about the prospect of an FC Barcelona vs. Real Madrid two-leg semi-final.