RC Celta de Vigo

Celta de Vigo

Full name	Real Club Celta de Vigo, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Los/Os Celestes (The Sky Blues) O Celtiña (DIM)
Short name	Celta
Founded	23 August 1923; 100 years ago (1923-08-23) (as Club Celta)[1]
Ground	Balaídos
Capacity	24,791[2]
Coordinates	42°12′42.6″N 8°44′22.9″W / 42.211833°N 8.739694°W / 42.211833; -8.739694
Owner	Grupo Corporativo Ges, S.L.
President	Marián Mouriño
Head coach	Claudio Giráldez
League	La Liga
2023–24	La Liga, 13th of 20
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours
Current season

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 in August 1923 as Club Celta, following the merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna. The club's home stadium is Balaídos, which seats 24,791 spectators.

The club's name is derived from the Celts, a people who once lived in the region. Celta have a long-standing rivalry with fellow Galician club Deportivo La Coruña, with whom they contest the Galician derby.

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. In 2000, Celta were one of the co-winners of the UEFA Intertoto Cup.