Coruxo Fútbol Club, is a Spanish football club based in the parish of Coruxo,

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, in the autonomous community of Galicia. Founded in 1930 it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 1, holding home matches at ''

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'', with a capacity of 1,500 spectators. The association also has its own

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section, amongst others. In December 2010

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, a former

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winner, joined the club after retiring from

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and appeared for its reserves.

History

Founded in 1930, the club spent most of its history between the regional leagues and the

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. In 2006–07, they finished second in that league and qualified for the

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, where they lost 4–2 on aggregate to

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. This qualified them for their first

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campaign, which ended in the first round with a loss by the same score at home to

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on 29 August 2007. Coruxo earned its first promotion to

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on 19 June 2010, with a 3–1 aggregate win over

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in the

Club background

* ''Corujo Foot-ball Club'' (1930–1946) * ''Corujo Sociedad Deportiva'' (1946–1954) * ''Corujo Club de Fútbol'' (1954–1990) * ''Corujo Fútbol Club'' (1990–1996) * ''Coruxo Fútbol Club'' (1996–)

Season to season

---- *11 seasons in

*2 seasons in Segunda División RFEF *23 seasons in

Current squad

Famous players

* Addison Alves *

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* Javier Falagán *

References

External links

Official website

Futbolme team profile

Estadios de España
{{Segunda División RFEF Group 1 Football clubs in Galicia (Spain) Association football clubs established in 1930 1930 establishments in Spain Sport in Vigo