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Real Club Celta de Vigo, S.A.D. |
- Real Club Celta de Vigo (Galician pronunciation: [reˈal ˈkluβ ˈθeltɐ ðɪ ˈβiɣʊ]; lit. 'Royal Celtic Club of Vigo'), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply 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 merger of two Vigo-based teams.
- The club's home stadium is Balaídos, which seats 29,000 spectators.
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- The club's name is derived from the Celts, a people who once lived in the region.
- Its main rival is fellow Galician club Deportivo La Coruña, with whom it contests the Galician derby.
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- Celta have never won the league title nor Copa del Rey, although they have reached the final three times in the latter.
- The club finished in their best-ever position of fourth 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.
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