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Real Club Celta de Vigo ( galician pronunciation : [ reˈal ˈkluβ ˈθeltɐ ðɪ ˈβiɣʊ ] ; light up. ‘Royal celtic Club of Vigo ‘ ), normally known as Celta de Vigo or merely Celta, is a spanish professional football club based in Vigo, Galicia, that competes in La Liga, the top tier of spanish football. Nicknamed Os Celestes ( The Sky Blues ), the club was founded on 1923 as Club Celta, following the fusion of two Vigo-based teams. The club ‘s home stadium is Balaídos, which seats 29,000 spectators.

The club ‘s name is derived from the Celts, a people who once lived in the region. Its main rival is mate galician club Deportivo La Coruña, with whom it contests the galician bowler hat. Celta have never won the league entitle nor Copa del Rey, although they have reached the final three times in the latter. The club finished in their best-ever situation of fourthly in 2002–03, qualifying for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated by Arsenal in the round of 16. In the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, Celta reached the semi-finals for the first time, losing to Manchester United .

history [edit ]

foundation [edit ]

real Club Celta de Vigo vs S.C. Braga in 1945 R.C. Celta de Vigo was formed as a result of the ambition of Vigo ‘s teams to achieve more at national flush, where the Basque sides had been their bête noire in the spanish Championship. The mind was to merge both teams to create a more potent team at national grade. The color bearer of this movement was Manuel de Castro, known as “ Handicap ”, a sports writer for the Faro de Vigo who, from 1915, began to write in his articles about the need for a unitarian campaign. The motto of his motion was “Todo por y para Vigo” ( “ All for and to Vigo ” ), which finally found documentation among the managers of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Club Fortuna de Vigo. It was backed unanimously when De Castro himself presented the gesture at the assembly of the Royal Spanish Football Federation in Madrid on 22 June 1923. On 12 July 1923, at the annual general meetings ( AGMs ) of Vigo and Fortuna held at the Odeon Theatre and in the Hotel Moderno, respectively, the fusion was approved. Thus the “ team of Galicia ” was born, as it was dubbed. In the last AGM of Fortuna and Vigo to approve the formation of a new golf club held on 10 August 1923, the members decided upon the team ‘s name. respective names suggested include “ real Unión de Vigo ”, “ Club Galicia ”, “ real Atlántic ”, “ Breogán ” and “ real baseball club Olimpico ”. The latter name was popular, but they finally decided on “ real number Club Celta ”, an heathen race linked to Galicia. The first president of Celta was Manuel Bárcena de Andrés, the Count of Torre Cedeira. At this AGM, the team was besides decided, which numbered 64 players in sum and included some celebrated players from both Fortuna and Vigo, and managed by Francis Cuggy. In 1947–48, Celta ranked a joint-best 4th ( with 2003 ) and reached the Copa del Generalísimo Final, where they lost 4–1 to Sevilla FC. Local hitter Pahiño, who took the Pichichi Trophy for 21 goals in 22 games that season, subsequently moved to Real Madrid. [ 2 ]

EuroCelta and subsequent refuse [edit ]

Celta de Vigo supporters before a game In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Celta were dubbed “ EuroCelta ” by the spanish press as a result of their european exploits. This included a 4–1 aggregate win against Liverpool in a footrace to the quarter-finals of the 1998–99 UEFA Cup. [ 3 ] In the next season ‘s edition they again reached the last eight, with a 4–0 second leg winnings over Juventus and a 7–0 home succeed against Benfica ( 8–1 aggregate ). [ 4 ] Domestically, the team reached the 2001 Copa del Rey Final, losing 3–1 to Real Zaragoza in Seville. [ 5 ] samara players during the period included Alexander Mostovoi, Valery Karpin and Haim Revivo, though the squad besides relied upon other international players deoxyadenosine monophosphate well, such as goalkeeper Pablo Cavallero ; defender and future coach Eduardo Berizzo, midfielders Claude Makélélé and Mazinho ; winger Gustavo López ; and strikers Catanha and Lyuboslav Penev, amongst others. In 2002–03, Celta came 4th under Miguel Ángel Lotina ( joint best with 1948 ) and qualified for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League. They went out in the last 16 to Arsenal 5–2 on sum. [ 6 ] domestically that year, the team came 19th and suffered relegation to the Segunda División. [ 7 ] Although the squad was heavily dismantled following the demotion, Celta earned an immediate return to the clear flight after finishing second base in 2004–05. [ 8 ] In 2006–07, Celta finished in 18th and were once again relegated to the Segunda División. The team subsequently fought against relegation to the third tier, and the risk of bankruptcy. [ 9 ] This course was bucked in the 2010–11 temper, when newly striker David Rodríguez, winger Enrique de Lucas and coach Paco Herrera helped them finish sixth. They were eliminated in the first smasher round by Granada after a punishment gunfight, the game having finished 1–1 in 90 minutes. [ 10 ]

render to La Liga and Europe [edit ]

On 3 June 2012, Celta returned to La Liga after a five-year absence. [ 11 ] In their first temper back, they avoided relegation to the Segunda División on the final day after beating RCD Espanyol 1–0 to ensure a 17th-place end. [ 12 ] Under “ EuroCelta ” veteran Eduardo Berizzo in 2015–16, Celta came 6th for their best result in a decade and earned a spot in the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League. [ 13 ] In their return to european competitions, Celta reached the semi-finals of the 2016–17 UEFA Europa League, where they were eliminated by eventual champions Manchester United. [ 14 ]

identity [edit ]

crest [edit ]

Celta ‘s original crest was rather simple, featuring a loss carapace with two stylize letter Cs ( Club Celta ) and the imperial crown of Spain ; in the year of its basis the club became one of a total of spanish football clubs that were granted backing by Alfonso XIII and therefore entitled to use the honorific real ( Royal ) in their names and the crown on their badge. The comply year the shield ‘s discolor was changed to the traditional flip blue color. Like many early galician clubs, such as Compostela and Racing Ferrol, the crest besides features the loss cross of Saint James which was added in 1928. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] During the spanish Second Republic ( 1931–1936 ), the honorific entitle and crown were removed from the club ‘s appoint and cap ; however, it was to return under the spanish State .

Kit [edit ]

Celta ‘s home colours are sky bluing and white. originally, their home strip consisted of a crimson shirt, black shorts and blue socks. This was subsequently changed at an nameless date to the current color, example of the galician flag .



1923–1924




Current

Celta had the longest-running sponsorship consider in spanish football, and one of the longest-running in the world, with the french automobile manufacturer Citroën from 1985 to 2016. [ 18 ] The party established its plant within walking distance from Balaídos in 1958, and had first gear sponsored the clubhouse ‘s women ‘s basketball team in 1980. In 2016, the presenter was changed to that of galician brewery, Estrella Galicia, which had advertised on the back of the shirts since 2011. [ 19 ] Their business batch with kit supplier, Umbro, was besides one of the longest-running ones, from 1986 to 2010. [ 20 ]

Players [edit ]

First-team team [edit ]

As of 13 December 2021[21]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Reserve team [edit ]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Out on loanword [edit ]

note : Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality .

Records [edit ]

club [edit ]

As of 17 December 2021 [ 22 ]

  • Most league goals – 157, Iago Aspas (2008–2013, 2015–present)[23]
  • Most La Liga goals – 123, Iago Aspas (2012–2013, 2015–present)[23]
  • Most goals in a season – 69 (1998–99)
  • Most league appearances – 432, Manolo (1966–1982)
  • Current player with most league appearances – 221, Hugo Mallo (2009–present)
  • Biggest win and biggest home win – 10–1 (v. Gimnàstic, 23 October 1949)
  • Biggest away win – 6–1 (v. Athletic Bilbao, 24 March 2002)
  • Biggest defeat and biggest away defeat – 0–10 (v. Athletic Bilbao, 11 January 1942)
  • Most home points in a season – 46 (1997–98)[24]
  • Most away points in a season – 27 (2015–16)[25]

individual [edit ]

As of 30 December 2020 [ 22 ]

Internationals playing at Celta [edit ]

management [edit ]

ownership [edit ]

real number Club Celta de Vigo, S.A.D. is a sociedad anónima deportiva, a public limited sports ship’s company, owned by the Spanish-Mexican businessman Carlos Mouriño, who has been the majority stockholder since May 2006 when he acquired Horacio Gómez ‘s 39.84 % shareholding in the club. He presently owns 67.9 % of the club through the holding ship’s company Grupo Corporativo Ges, S.L. [ 26 ] In October 2016, the clubhouse was the subject of a potential 100 million euro coup d’etat by the chinese CITS Group. [ 27 ]

Board of directors [edit ]

Office Name
President Carlos Mouriño
First Vice President Ricardo Barros
Second Vice President Pedro Posada
Directors José Fernando M. Rodilla
María José Taboas
Primitivo Ferro
Carmen Avendaño
General Director Antonio Chaves
Sporting Director Felipe Miñambres
Financial Director María José Herbón
Security Director Julio Vargas
Business Director Carlos Cao
‘Fundación Celta’ Director Germán Arteta
Academy Director Carlos Hugo García-Bayón
Marketing Director Maruxa Magdalena Seoane
Commercial Director Carlos Salvador Herrera

concluding updated : 8 April 2019
Source : RC Celta

former presidents [edit ]

Dates Name
1923–28 Manuel de Barcena y Andrés
1928–29 Manuel Prieto González
1929–32 Alfredo Escobar
1932–33 Luis de Vicente Sasiáin
1933–34 Indalecio Vázquez
1934–35 Cesáreo González
1935–39 Rodrigo de la Rasilla
1939–40 Pedro Braña Merino
1940–41 Manuel Núñez González
Dates Name
1941–42 Fernando de Miguel Rodríguez
1942–48 Luis Iglesias Fernández
1948–50 Avelino Ponte Caride
1950–52 Faustino Álvarez Álvarez
1952–56 Manuel Prieto Pérez
1956–58 Antonio Herrero Montero
1958–59 Antonio Alfageme
1959–61 Celso Lorenzo Vila
1961–63 Carlos Barreras Barret
Dates Name
1963–64 Antonio Crusat Pardiñas
1964–65 Manuel Rodríguez Gómez
1965–69 Daniel Alonso González
1969–70 Ramón de Castro
1970–73 Rodrigo Alonso Fariña
1973–77 Antonio Vázquez Gómez
1977–80 Jaime Arbones Alonso
1980 Rodrigo Arbones Alonso
1980 Elías Posada
Dates Name
1980–82 Elías Alonso Riego
1982–90 José Luis Rivadulla García
1990–91 José Luis Alejo Álvarez
1991 Eloy de Francisco
1991–95 José Luis Núñez Gallego
1995–06 Horacio Gómez Araújo
2006– Carlos Mouriño

Coaches [edit ]

Honours [edit ]

National titles [edit ]

european titles [edit ]

regional titles [edit ]

  • Galician Championship[30]
Winners (6): 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1933–34
  1. ^ Known as Copa Xunta de Galicia in 2006–07 .
  • Trofeo Federación Galega
  • Copa Comunidad Gallega

friendly and unofficial tournaments [edit ]

Winners (21): 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2012
Winners (19): 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Winners (13): 1965, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1997, 2007, 2010, 2014
Winners (9): 1954, 1961, 1968, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1997, 2010

Seasons [edit ]

european competitions [edit ]

Celta score listed first.

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]

far reading [edit ]

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