La Masia past, present and future

La Masia early history started as a model making and work studio for builders and architects, a meeting point for construction related people. 

After the Camp Nou inauguration on September 24^th, La Masia closed the doors and remained awaiting it's destiny.

During Enric Llaud's time as a president, the building was used as headquarters of the Club, after a remodeling and extension, leaving Via Laitena offices to be closer to the stadium. The new offices were officially inaugurated on September 26^th, 1966.

During this period FC Barcelona started with new club areas, and La Masia struggled to accommodate all the headquarters and again the offices moved next to the ice rick by president Agustí Montal; leaving La Masia again expecting a new venture.

Under Josep Lluís Núñez, La Masia opened again as a residence for the youth players living outside the city. With fast remodeling, the doors opened again on October 29^th 1979 for it's new purpose. On 2011 La Masia building side by side of the Camp Nou ended it's functions as a youth academy and moved to the new location, the new Masia, Centro de formación Oriold Torat located in Sant Joan Despí Training Centre.

The old La Masia was a model for all the clubs around the world as a football training camp, and the new one will also be. Located at the Ciutat Esportiva Joan Gamper, it's a modern building adapted to the current reality of society, with great facilities exclusively designed with sports-people in mind, working to optimize the personal, professional, social and intellectual education; not forgetting to maintain the closeness and warmth of its residents, educators and staff that belongs to the Club; a formula that worked and was successful in the past.

From the first time La Masia started as a FC Barcelona training camp and residence, it's objectives were educate young people who left their families to pursue a professional football player career with Barça. During Barça's centennial, La Masia celebrated it's twentieth anniversary.

More than thirty young players made their first-team debut after a stage in La Masia academy, among this players we can find Guardiola, Puyol, Xavi, Reina and Messi; and a lot more went to play for other teams, national or international.