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=== Kit suppliers and shirt sponsors === Since 1998, the club has had a kit deal with [[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]. In 2016, the deal was renewed until 2028 for a record €155 million per year. The contract includes a clause sanctioning penalty or agreement termination anytime if Barcelona fail to qualify for the European competitions or is relegated from [[La Liga]].<ref>{{cite web|last=West|first=Aaron|url=https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/story/barcelona-sign-record-kit-deal-with-nike-103016|title=Barcelona sign new kit deal with Nike that is biggest in the world|work=Fox Sports|date=15 November 2016|access-date=5 January 2021|archive-date=4 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210704153513/https://www.foxsports.com/stories/soccer/barcelona-sign-new-kit-deal-with-nike-that-is-biggest-in-the-world|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11833/10637904/barcelona-confirm-record-kit-deal-with-nike|title=Barcelona confirm record kit deal with Nike|publisher=Sky Sports|agency=Agence France-Presse|date=29 October 2016|access-date=5 January 2021|archive-date=11 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201111230527/https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11833/10637904/barcelona-confirm-record-kit-deal-with-nike|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, Barcelona became the revenue leader from the sale of kits and merchandising in Europe with a turnover of €179 million.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdn.vev.design/private/aTCxVXgBbmVvmw45NvpIseApVuy2/23tfjr-uefa-ecfil-report-2023.pdf|title=The European Club Finance and Investment Landscape (p.61)|publisher=[[UEFA]]|date=February 2024|access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20240418/1002230501/barca-lidera-ingresos-venta-equipaciones-merchandising.html|title=El Barça lidera los ingresos por la venta de equipaciones y merchandising|publisher=[[Mundo Deportivo]]|date=18 April 2024|access-date=19 April 2024|language=es}}</ref> [[File:Maillots fc barcelone.jpg|thumb|right|Nike has been Barcelona's official kit supplier since 1998.]] Although Spanish clubs first began displaying sponsor names on their shirts in 1981,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teka.com/global/inspiration/history-of-teka-sponsorship-in-sports-football/|title=History of Teka sponsorship in sports: football|publisher=Teka|date=21 February 2024|access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> Barcelona held off having a name across the front of the shirt until 2006, when the club signed an agreement to have [[UNICEF]]'s name on their front.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sport.es/es/noticias/barca/barca-unicef-15-anos-alianza-12052386|title=Barça y UNICEF: 15 años de alianza|publisher=[[Sport (Spanish newspaper)|SPORT]]|date=7 September 2021|access-date=23 April 2024|language=es}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.unicef.org/partnerships/fc-barcelona-and-unicef-launch-new-research-on-sport-for-development|title=FC Barcelona and UNICEF launch new research to improve sport for development delivery for children|publisher=[[UNICEF]]|date=21 September 2021|access-date=23 April 2024}}</ref> Unlike traditional deals, this was not to have paying money to the club, but instead to have the club raise money for UNICEF. In 2011, the club signed its first commercial shirt sponsorship deal, when it reached an agreement with [[Qatar Foundation]].<ref name=qatar>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2010/dec/10/barcelona-25m-shirt-sponsorship-qatar-foundation|title=Barcelona sign record £25m a year shirt sponsorship deal with Qatar charity|work=The Guardian|date=10 December 2010|access-date=22 April 2024|last=Lowe |first=Sid}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" |- !Period !Kit manufacturer !Shirt main sponsor !Shirt sub sponsor(s) |- |1899–1982 |''None'' |rowspan=6|''None'' |rowspan=4|''None'' |- |1982–1992 |[[Meyba]] |- |1992–1998 |[[Kappa (company)|Kappa]] |- |1998–2003 |rowspan=11|[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] |- |2003–2004 |[[2004 Universal Forum of Cultures|Forum]]<ref>{{cite web |title=MEMORIA ANUAL 2003/2004 |url=https://platform-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/HawkEye/document/2018/08/23/9923fef0-5396-42fa-b6db-5d3e63494e55/ES_2003-04.pdf |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=1 November 2023 |location=Barcelona |page=72 |language=es |quote=A lo largo de la temporada los jugadores del primer equipo han lucido en la manga izquierda de la camiseta el logotipo del Fórum 2004, como una forma de colaborar en la difusión internacional de este importante evento cultural que se está celebrando este año en nuestra ciudad. |archive-date=13 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230713023852/https://platform-static-files.s3.amazonaws.com/HawkEye/document/2018/08/23/9923fef0-5396-42fa-b6db-5d3e63494e55/ES_2003-04.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> (left sleeve) |- |2004–2006 |rowspan=2|[[TV3 (Catalan TV channel)|TV3]] (left sleeve) |- |2006–2011 |[[UNICEF]] |- |2011–2013 |[[Qatar Foundation]] |[[TV3 (Catalan TV channel)|TV3]] (left sleeve) & [[UNICEF]] (back shirt) |- |2013–2014 |rowspan="2"|[[Qatar Airways]]<br />{{small|(€33,5m/year)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/noticies/1064464/el-fc-barcelona-i-qatar-airways-prorroguen-el-seu-acord-de-patrocini |title=FC Barcelona and Qatar Airways extend sponsorship agreement |date=19 July 2016 |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=22 July 2022 |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722135437/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/noticies/1064464/el-fc-barcelona-i-qatar-airways-prorroguen-el-seu-acord-de-patrocini |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20170925/431534878363/qatar-barca-airways-sponsor.html |title=Qatar Airways no será la aerolínea del Barça |date=25 September 2017 |publisher=Mundo Deportivo |access-date=22 July 2022 |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722135436/https://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/fc-barcelona/20170925/431534878363/qatar-barca-airways-sponsor.html |url-status=live }}</ref>}} |[[UNICEF]] (back shirt) |- |2014–2017 |rowspan="2"|[[Beko]] (left sleeve) & [[UNICEF]] (back shirt) |- |2017–2021 |rowspan=2|[[Rakuten]]<br />{{small|(€55m/year)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/814105/rakuten-nou-patrocinador-principal-global-del-fc-barcelona |title=Rakuten sign up as FC Barcelona's new main global partner |date=16 November 2016 |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=22 July 2022 |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722135434/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/814105/rakuten-nou-patrocinador-principal-global-del-fc-barcelona |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/noticias/814099/un-acuerdo-global-e-innovador-con-valores-compartidos |title=A global, innovative agreement based on shared values |date=16 November 2016 |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=22 July 2022 |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722135437/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/club/noticias/814099/un-acuerdo-global-e-innovador-con-valores-compartidos |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/1888727/el-fc-barcelona-i-rakuten-estenen-el-seu-partnership-fins-a-la-temporada-202122-i-executen-aixi-lopcio-prevista-en-lacord-original |title=FC Barcelona and Rakuten extend partnership for the 2021/22 season, exercising the option contained in the original agreement |date=6 November 2020 |publisher=FC Barcelona |access-date=22 July 2022 |archive-date=22 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220722135436/https://www.fcbarcelona.com/en/noticies/1888727/el-fc-barcelona-i-rakuten-estenen-el-seu-partnership-fins-a-la-temporada-202122-i-executen-aixi-lopcio-prevista-en-lacord-original |url-status=live }}</ref>}} |- |2021–2022 |[[UNICEF]] (back shirt) |- |2022–2023 |rowspan=2|[[Spotify]] |[[UNHCR]] (back shirt) |- |2023– |[[Philips|AMBILIGHT TV]] (left sleeve) & [[UNHCR]] (back shirt) |}
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