Club Presentation.
An overview of CB Grup Barna: history, data, recognitions and the pillars of the Method. The reference document for institutions, partners and media.
2025-26 Season.
El Clot · Sant Martí · Barcelona · Since 1965.
CB Grup Barna was founded in 1965 in the El Clot neighborhood, in the Sant Martí District. Joan Manuel Serrat, a neighborhood resident, was one of the entity's co-founders. The club has operated uninterruptedly ever since from the Parc del Clot.
Today it is one of the oldest youth basketball clubs in Catalonia and one of the Catalan benchmarks in gender equality, sports training and innovation in grassroots sport management. It maintains an active institutional presence with the Sant Martí District, Barcelona City Council, the FCBQ and the Generalitat de Catalunya.
What validates the model.
- →Finalist candidacy (top 3) for the 18è Premi Dona i Esport 2025.
- →FCBQ +BÀSQUET Programme · The only Barcelona club selected.
- →Institutional visit from the Mayor of Barcelona · 9 February 2026.
- →Westfield Glòries sponsorship: the mall's first sponsorship of a grassroots club.
- →Media coverage on TV3, BTV, Mundo Deportivo, Sport, L'Esportiu.
- →Agreements with Time Chamber, Globabasket, Instax Fujifilm and Wilson (2025-26 season).
- →Ongoing doctoral research UB-INEFC 2026 on the Barna Method.
What makes CB Grup Barna different.
50% of the total budget goes to women's basketball (sector average: 35%).
38 active coaches · 65.5% of the technical staff. A complete pipeline from mini-basketball to senior level.
53.7% female audience with no planned campaign whatsoever. Empirical validation of the model.
