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May 27, 2022

Technology & innovation
Institutional
Analysis and Sports Technology

FC Barcelona, the most innovative sports club in the world, according to Sports Innovation Lab

By BIHub Team.

FC Barcelona has been crowned this 2022 as the most innovative club in the world in the Top 25 Most Innovative Teams in the World. The study, made by the American consulting firm  Sports Innovation Lab, analyzes the 10 most important leagues in the world to create a ranking of the sports clubs which best fan interaction generate. 

 

The culé organization appears this year in the first position, putting in value the importance that the improvement of the experience of the fan has for the club. In the following positions we find Real Madrid, Arsenal FC and Manchester City. We have to check the fifth place to see an organization outside the world of football, the Philadelphia 76ers from the NBA.  

The study takes into account the capacity of diversification of income, the technological rating and the agility of the organization. An algorithm compares all extracted data from sports teams to elaborate the ranking.  

 

Sports Innovation Lab highlights the role that Barça Innovation Hub plays in terms of innovation, research, knowledge and educative offer. Collaborating with companies of the sector, BIHub one offers a test range for the implementation of new technologies that take sports and user experience to the next level. 

 

The IoTwins project, for example, offers a tool for the management of multitudes in big events. FC Barcelona, IoTwins and  Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC) are working in the creation of a digital twin of the Camp Nou, where it is possible to make simulations of the carried out movements by fans. Thanks to the processing power of the BSC, it is possible to make a simulation in real time, where each virtual assistant moves independently and reacts to situations occurring in the simulation.  

 

This new technology offers the possibility to study, before a match takes place, the best evacuation options, in which areas it is most optimal to install services or which door lathes will have the most influx of fans. 

 

Currently, BIHub is also collaborating with the TriAnkle project. It is intended to provide a regenerative solution to ankle injuries, a major problem in football and in all sports in which we find large changes in intensity or direction. TriAnkle offers an alternative to traditional surgery by presenting its bioprinting solution made out of customizable implants of collagen and gelatin. This new procedure is translated in the reduction of recovery time, as well as significant savings in health systems. 

 

Barça Innovation Hub emphasizes the creation of new products and services that mean a step forward for athletes, collaborators and fans. The intention is that the new technologies developed can also be implemented in various aspects of society, transcending the sports field.  

It is never known who will have the following revolutionary idea, and for that reason, BIHub offers a perfect environment for testing, so that startups try their solutions closely collaborating with our professionals, scaling their business along with the most innovative club in the world. 

 

Pixellot is a project which has benefited from the startups program. It is an automated sport video supplier of solutions with a tactical aim, which has improved value proposal for professional and semiprofessional teams. It has developed a portable camera designed to monitor training sessions or matches. It is already being used in the lower categories of the Club and by Barça Academies, for whom already facilitates monitoring of the Barça methodology at a global level. 

 

Realtrack Systems, a company from Almeria, is also part of the startup program. Its device EPTS WIMU PRO gathers direct metrics and statistics from the player himself, thanks to being a device that the athlete wears throughout the training. Real Track Systems and the Club collaborated from the beginning to improve device accuracy and software optimization.  

The mission of BIHub to improve the experience of both the spectator and the sports professional does not end here. Courses and master’s degrees developed in conjunction with the best training institutions are also offered. Accessibility and spread of knowledge are also an essential part of the innovation section at FC Barcelona. 

 

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