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, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1927, it is the

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and competes in the

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– Group 1. They play their home games at Municipal de Barreiro, with a 1,024-seat capacity.

History

In 1927 the ''Sport Club Turista'' was founded, being renamed the ''Club Turista'' nine years later. In 1988 a merge was predicted with

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, but finally the Turista was absorbed by

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, being named the ''Celta Turista''. In its first season of professional football, Celta Turista played in the Preferente Autonómica, finishing in first place with 57 points. It first reached the third division in

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, being relegated the following campaign; in 1996, in order to comply with the new Royal Spanish Football Federation regulations, the club changed its denomination to the ''Celta de Vigo B''. In the 1996–97 season the club finished in 19th place in Segunda División B and relegated back to the fourth division. In the 2018–19 season Celta B was close to relegation, but saved its place in Segunda División B. The club finished 16th among 20 teams.

Club background

*''Sport Club Turista (1927–1936)'' *''Club Turista'' (1936–1988) *''Celta Turista (1988–1996)'' *''Celta de Vigo B (1996–present)''

Current squad

Reserve team

Out on loan

Season-by-season record

''As an independent club'' ---- ''As a reserve team of Celta de Vigo'' ----- *2 seasons in

*22 seasons in Segunda División B *38 seasons in

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*18 seasons in Galician regional divisions

Honours

: 1957–58, 1999–2000, 2000–01 *

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: 2001–02

References

External links

Celta de Vigo official websiteFutbolme team profile
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