Lengkepan kalimah di handap ieu: Barcelona miboga tradisi olahraga anu panjang sarta jadi tuan rumah Olimpiade Usum Panas 1992 anu suksés ogé sababaraha patandingan salila Piala Dunya FIFA 1982 (di dua stadion). Ieu ogé geus hosted, antara séjén, final Liga Champions Éropa (1989, 1999), Piala Winners Piala Éropa (1972, 1982), Piala UEFA (1988), Piala Super Éropa (1979, 1982, 1989, 1992, 1997), Inter-Cities Fairs Cup (1958, 1960, 1962, 1964), Eurobasket (1973, 1997), Euroleague (1969, 1998, 2003, 2011), World Bowl (1997), CERS Piala (2011), 2003 EuroHockey Nations Championship jeung 1951, 1954, 1957, 1979 Roller Hockey Championship Éropa, 1955 Tengah Games, 1958 Juudo Championships Éropa, 1964 UEFA Euro (Piala Éropa), 1970 Éropa Cai Polo Championship, 1970 Éropa Aquatics Championships, 1971 Hockey Piala Dunya Lalaki,
1973 UCI Road World Championships, 1976 European Taekwondo Championships, 1980 European Karate Championships, 1984 UCI Track Cycling World Championships, 1984 UCI Road World Championships, 1985 World Fencing Championships, 1987 World Taekwondo Championships, 1987 European Wushu Championships, 1989 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, 1989 IAAF World Cup, 1991 World Judo Championships, 1991 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup, 1995 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, 1996 FIFA Futsal World Championship, 1996 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship (sababaraha patandingan), 2002 Euro Beach Soccer Cup, 2002 Women's Rugby World Cup, 2002 Interuniversity World Games, 2003 World Aquatics Championships, 2006 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, 2007 European Baseball Championship, 2007 UEFA Meridian F<unk>CA, 2010 European Athletics Cup, FIS Handboarding World Championships 2011, 2013 Men's Snowball World Championship jeung sababaraha patandingan séjénna. Kajuaraan Dunia Akuatik 2013 bakal diayakeun dina taun 2013, Piala Dunia FIBA Baskét 2014 bakal diayakeun dina taun 2014.