Celta de Vigo

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Real Club Celta de Vigo is a Spanish football team from Vigo in Galicia. Founded on March 28, 1923, from the union of Sporting Vigo and Fortuna Vigo, they have returned to the Primera División for the 2005-06 season.

Nicknamed Celtiñas (Galician for little celts), they play in light blue shirts and white shorts. The club's home stadium is the Balaídos that seats 31,800 spectators.

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History

Celta de Vigo have played for many years in the Spanish first division, but have never been champions of the league or cup, despite having come close. Their best season was 1970-71, when they were not beaten at home and were known as the "giant-killers." They finished the season in sixth place (with the same number of points as Athletic Bilbao in fifth). This meant that the team qualified for the UEFA Cup for the next season. Unfortunately for them, they were knocked out by Aberdeen in the first round, not being able to recover from a 2-0 loss at home.

In recent years (1997-2001), the fortunes of the team had improved greatly and Celta de Vigo became real challengers for the Primera División title, culminating in 2000-01 when they did not go below sixth place the whole season.

Celta had a dramatic reversal of fortune in the 2003-04 season. The previous season, they finished fourth in La Liga, putting them in the third qualifying round of the Champions League. Celta entered the group phase, and eventually reached the round of 16 before being knocked out by Arsenal. However, their domestic form was disastrous, and they finished next-to-last in La Liga, consigning them to the Segunda División. Celta earned a return to La Liga at the first opportunity, finishing second in the Segunda in 2004-05.

Anthem

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Galician: [link] Castillian: [link]

Other popular songs sung by the celtistas are A Rianxeira, O Miudiño , and the Foliada Celeste.

The Galician Derby

The Galician derby is between Celta Vigo from the south and their northern rivals Deportivo La Coruña

P W D L F A
CELTA VIGO vs Deportivo 58 19 16 23 76 88

	P	W	D	L	F	A
CELTA VIGO vs Deportivo	58	19	16	23	76	88

Trophies

King's Cup: Runner-up: 3
*1948, 1994 and 2001.
1 UEFA Intertoto Cup (winner, 2000) defeating FC Zenit St. Petersburg 4-3 on aggregate.
13 Trofeo Ciudad de Vigo
8 Trofeo Memorial Quinocho

1 Participation in Champions League
6 Participations in UEFA Cup
1 Participation in Intertoto Cup
44 seasons in La Liga
27 seasons in Segunda División
1 season in Segunda División B
1 season in Tercera División

Pichichi & Zamora Trofies

Pichichi

1947-1948 - Pahiño (23)

Zamora

1992-1993 - Santiago Cañizares (30 Goals/36 Games - Coefficient 0.83)
2002-2003 - Pablo Oscar Cavallero (27 Goals/34 Games - Coefficient 0.79)
2005-2006 - José Manuel Pinto (28 Goals/36 Games - Coefficient 0.78)

Top Goalscorers in Primera División

Hermidita 104
Mauro69
Vlado Gudelj 68
Pahiño 61
Mostovoi 55
Roig 50
Atienza 49
Del Pino 48
Olmedo 46
Torres 39

Current squad 2006/07

''The numbers are established according to the official website:[www.celtavigo.net] and [www.lfp.es]

As of February 1 2006

Squad changes during 2006/07 season

In:

Antonio Guayre - Signed From Villarreal CF
Lequi - Signed From S.S. Lazio
George Lucas - Signed From Atlético-MG
Jorge Larena - Signed From Atlético de Madrid
Niko Kranjčar - Signed From Hajduk Split
Toni Moral - Return From CD Tenerife

Out:

David Silva - Return To Valencia CF
Jose Enrique - Return To Valencia CF
Juan Sanchez - Retired
Sergio - Transferred To Real Zaragoza
Iago Bouzon - On Loan To Recreativo de Huelva

Statistics 2005/06

La Liga	Position	Pts	P	W	D	L	F	A
Celta de Vigo	6	64	38	20	4	14	45	33

Top Scorers:
*Baiano - 14 goals
*Cannobio - 8 goals
*Perera - 4 goals
Top Goalkeepers
*Pinto - 28 goals In 37 Matches
*Esteban - 5 goals In 2 Matches

Foreigners 2005/2006

Only three non-EU nationals can be on the pitch at anytime. Those with European ancestry can claim a passport from the nation their ancestors came from. e.g Diego Placente can claim an Italian passport as he has Italian ancestry.

De Ridder
Roberto
Placente
Baiano
Iriney

Stadium Information

Name - Balaidos Stadium
City - Vigo
Capacity - 31,800
*Average Attendance - 24,410
Inauguration - 1928
*Inaugural Match - RC Celta De Vigo Vs. Real Unión de Irún (7-0)
*First Goalscorer - Graciliano
Pitch size - 105 x 69 m
Other Facilities: - Ciudade Deportiva A Madroa

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Famous players

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Famous Coaches

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Celta B

Real Club Celta de Vigo B is Celta's youth team. It was founded in 1989 and plays in Group I of the Segunda división B española. Traditionally they are known as Celta Turista, beacause that was the name of the team that substituted Gran Peña.

Manufacturer of Clothing

Sponsor

Other statistics

Associates Members: 25,000
Fan Groups: 107

Contact details

Club Office

Rúa Conde de Gondomar, 1
36203 Vigo
Tel.: (+34) 986110900
Fax: (+34) 986292040

Post Office Box
Apartado 6143
36200 Vigo

E-mail address
[Celta de Vigo Official E-mail]

Cidade Deportiva da Madroa

A Madroa-Candeán s/n 36217 Vigo
Tel.: (+34) 986281862
Fax: (+34) 986281898

Club's Museum

Rúa Olímpicos s/n 36210 Vigo
Tel.: (+34) 986213676
Fax: (+34) 986244119

External links

() [Celta de Vigo Official Website]
http://www.siareiros.net
http://www.celestes.org
http://www.delcelta.com
http://www.celtacampion.com
http://www.videoscelestes.com
http://www.cromosceltavigo.tk

Primera División 2006/07 clubs
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