Deportivo Galicia Fútbol Club (later Galicia de Aragua) was a traditional

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club from

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. Founded in

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, the club moved, in 2002, to Maracay, in the state of Aragua, when its name changed to Galicia de Aragua, playing their home games at the Giuseppe Antonelli stadium in Maracay. Coached by the Uruguayan national Carlos MarÍa Ravel, the team switched from their traditional blue and white colours to the state's yellow and red and changed their name to Galicia de Aragua. At the end of the 2001–02 season, Deportivo Galicia was relegated to the

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. In January 2002 they became a separate entity

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when they moved to

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. Deportivo Galicia had

as main training city, allowing many young prospects to play for this team, looking to get exposed in the league. Some of the solid players that were part of the squad that moved on to other bigger club as players and/or managers are:

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, Fernando Clemente, Pedro Millán,

Ángel Rivillo Ángel Jesus Rivillo Ruiz (born July 25, 1978) is a former Venezuelan soccer player who played for the Dallas Burn in the MLS. Club career Rivillo was born in Toulouse, France, and moved to Caracas, Venezuela where he played his youth years unti ...

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and Ramón López.

Titles

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: 4 ::Amateur Era (0): ::Professional Era (4): 1964, 1969, 1970, 1974 * Segunda División Venezolana: 3 ::1988, 1992, 2001 * Tercera División Venezolana: 1 ::2000 * Copa de Venezuela: 5 ::1966, 1967, 1969, 1979, 1981 *

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Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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: 9 appearances ::1965: First Round ::1967: First Round ::1968: First Round ::1970: First Round ::1971: First Round ::1975: First Round ::1976: First Round ::1979: First Round ::1980: First Round

Matches

Footnotes

:A. Points were taken from Deportivo Galicia due to irregularities in their line-up. Peñarol was awarded the points. Peñarol advanced due to goal difference. {{refend Association football clubs established in 1985 Association football clubs disestablished in 2002 Football clubs in Venezuela Defunct football clubs in Venezuela 1985 establishments in Venezuela