Celta Vigo celebrate 100 years: 5 things you must know about the Galician club

The club based in Vigo was born a century ago and there are a few facts you may not know about the team.

One of the most historic clubs in Spanish football is RC Celta, a team based in the city of Vigo in Galicia. In the 2023/24 season, the Galician club will celebrate its centenary and here are five things you might not know about the team, from why RC Celta wear sky blue to their stadium move to the legends who have worn the badge in all these years of history.

The move that took the team to Balaídos

RC Celta was born in 1923, following the merger of two big clubs of the city, Real Fortuna and Vigo Sporting, and until 1928 RC Celta played home matches in the sports facilities at Coia. However, the creation of a new stretch of tramway forced the club to move to a new stadium. It was then that a group of members set themselves the goal of providing the team with a home that matched the importance the club was striving for, so they acquired the land on which Balaídos would eventually be built. It is currently one of the oldest LALIGA EA SPORTS stadiums, nowadays known as Abanca-Balaídos for sponsorship reasons.

The reason for the sky blue kits

RC Celta didn't always play in sky blue, the colour that now defines the Vigo team. When starting out, after the merger of Real Fortuna and Vigo Sporting, the club's first kit was red. They decided to wear the same colours as the Spanish national team, but director Juan Baliño Ledo, one of the most important people in the history of the club, suggested the team could represent the colours of the Galician flag. This led the club to change design and start wearing the characteristic light blue with which we know and identify RC Celta today.

The club legends

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