We promote cricket in Catalonia
Our mission: to promote cricket in Catalonia
Since 2013, we have organized leagues, participated in tournaments and promoted cricket in schools, achieving significant growth in the community.
We are a federation dedicated to the development of cricket, with numerous initiatives to involve youth.
Number of clubs affiliated with the Catalan Cricket Federation in different male and female categories.
Number of players affiliated with the Catalan Cricket Federation in different male and female categories.
Before 2000
There is no specific evidence when cricket was first introduced to Catalonia. Some information says that in 1982, Phil Smith, who founded the first cricket club in Barcelona, who also founded the first cricket club in Spain, Madrid Cricket Club, organized a match between Madrid and Barcelona at the Pol Club field in Barcelona. Since then, very little cricket activity is recorded in Catalonia.
After 2000
After the first cricket event there was more cricket movement in Spain but we found no evidence of cricket movement in Catalonia. After 2000, a couple of new clubs registered and began to participate in cricket events in Spain.
First Tournament
In 2007, cricket in Barcelona became more focused. For the first time in Catalonia, Falco Cricket Club organized a 4-team cricket tournament in Tarragona. Although different communities organize tape ball or soft ball tournaments several times, the cricket ball tournament was the first time it was introduced this year. The intention was to prepare for the next La Manga tournament that was organized in La Manga, Murcia in September 2007. 4 teams participated in this tournament, Falco CC, Barcelona CC (now Pak Barcelona CC), Bengali CC, Badalona CC (Now Ali CC). Since then, the improvement curve of Catalan cricket began to rise.
First Catalan Cricket League
There was a Spanish cricket league before 2008 in which 1 or 2 clubs from Catalonia participated several times. But for the first time Catalonia witnessed the first cricket league in Tarragona. 12 teams participated in this tournament. The idea was to send the champion to participate in the final phase of the Spanish league. Barcelona CC won the title of the Catalan Cricket League and Barcelona CC was the runner-up in the final of the Spanish league.
Catalan Sports Union of Cricket Clubs
Catalan Sports Union of Cricket Clubs
Robert Masih Nahar (Founder-President)
Robert Masih Nahar began working to promote the sport of cricket in Catalonia in 2007, when there were only 3 cricket clubs, including Catalunya Cricket Club, which he presided over. After hard work and dedication, Mr. Masih organized the first official cricket tournament in Catalonia in 2009, which had the collaboration of the Catalan Sports Council in which 12 cricket teams participated.
Robert Masih Nahar founded the Catalan Sports Union of Cricket Clubs in 2010, of which he was president until 2011. He was also Co-founder of the Catalan Cricket Federation founded in 2013, and served until 2016, as vice-president of this federation.
Catalan Cricket Federation
Once all the requirements of the Generalitat de Catalunya were met, the association of clubs was eligible to become a federation. The president of the union at that time Mr. Khalid Shahbaz held a meeting with all the clubs on 22 April 2012 to form the Federation, on 11 January 2013 the Generalitat approved the application to call the union of cricket clubs as the Catalan Cricket Federation. Khalid Shahbaz Chouhan was elected the first president of the Federation.
Federal Election 2016
For the first time in 2016, the Catalan federation witnessed the election of a new executive body. There were two competitors who wanted to take over the federation, Basharat Aziz Mirza and Hafiz Ghulam Sarwar. The election was held twice and both times it was tied. Later, Mr. Ghulam Sarwar and his team withdrew from the election and Mr. Basharat Aziz Mirza became the new president of the Catalan Cricket Federation for the next 4 years (2017-2020).
Catalonia Premiere League – CPL
Following the format of IPL, BPL, PSL Catalonia also introduced the premier league in the year 2017 for the first time in Catalonia with 5 teams participating in this league. The Catalonia Premier League (CPL) was a great success in which several Pakistani internationals played like Abdur Razzaq, Junaed Khan, Saeed Ajmal.
Vote of censure
In early 2020 all the clubs decided to go for a vote of no confidence against the current board of directors of the federation. Under the supervision of the UFEC, the federation organized the vote of no confidence where the team led by Amar Saeed Khan Bibi elected by the clubs to take charge of the federation for the next 1 year. As soon as Mr. Saeed took charge of the federation, he started working to resolve all the problems with the generalitat and the city council, and started working to improve youth and women’s cricket in Catalonia.
Federal election 2024
After the end of the previous meeting, the federation has decided to announce a new election where the only candidacy presented by Mr. Ghulam Sabar was nominated president of the Catalan Cricket Federation for the next 4 years.
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | BARCELONA CC | FALCO CC |
| 2009 | CATALONIA CC | |
| 2010 | CATALONIA CC | |
| 2011 | CATALONIA CC | |
| 2012 | CATALONIA CC | |
| 2013 | CATALONIA CC | |
| 2014 | SANTA COLOMA CC | CATALONIA CC |
| 2015 | CATALONIA CC | |
| 2016 | CATALONIA TIGERS CC | |
| 2017 | PAK BARCELONA CC | BDN SHAHEEN CC |
| 2018 | CATALONIA TIGERS CC | |
| 2019 | PAK I CARE BDN CC | BDN SHAHEEN CC |
| 2020 | COVID-19 | |
| 2021 | PAK I CARE BDN CC | ALI YOUNGSTAR CC |
| 2022 | CATALONIA TIGERS CC | PAK I CARE BDN CC |
| 2023 | CATALONIA TIGERS CC | MEN IN BLUE CC |
| 2024 | CATALONIA TIGERS CC | QALANDAR CC BOAT |
| 2025 | CATALONIA TIGERS CC | PAK I CARE BADALONA CC |
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | ||
| 2016 | ||
| 2017 | ||
| 2018 | ||
| 2019 | Barna Royals CC | Pak I Care Badalona CC |
| 2020 | Pak I Care Badalona CC | Raval Sporting CC |
| 2021 | Badalona CC | Pak I Care Badalona CC |
| 2022 | Badsha CC | Badalona CC |
| 2023 | N/A | |
| 2024 | Badsha CC | Catalonia Zalmi CC |
| 2025 | Badsha CC | Sahel Sports Club |
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Badalona CC | Cricket Jove BCN |
| 2024 | Badalona CC | Costa del Sol CC |
| 2025 | Badalona CC | Madrid CC |
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | L’Hospitalet CC | Youth Cricket BCN |
| 2025 | L’Hospitalet CC | Youth Cricket BCN |
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