Real Club Celta de Vigo Fortuna or simply Celta Fortuna is a Spanish football team based in

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

reserve team In sports, a reserve team is a team composed of players under contract to a club but who do not normally play in matches for the first team. Reserve teams often include back-up players from the first team, young players who need playing time to i ...

of Celta Vigo and competes in the

Primera Federación The Primera Federación, formerly known as Primera División RFEF, is the third tier of the Spanish football league system beginning with the 2021–22 season. It is administered by the Royal Spanish Football Federation. It is below the top tw ...

– Group 1, the third tier of Spanish football. They play their home games at

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, with a 1,024-seat capacity.

History

In 1927, the ''Sport Club Turista'' was founded, which was renamed ''Club Turista'' nine years later. In 1988, a merger with Gran Peña FC was announced, but eventually Turista was taken over by

Celta de Vigo Real Club Celta de 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 ...

and renamed ''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

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in 1992–93, being relegated the following campaign; in 1996, in order to comply with the new

Royal Spanish Football Federation The Royal Spanish Football Federation ( es, Real Federación Española de Fútbol; RFEF) is the governing body of football in Spain. It is based in La Ciudad del Fútbol of Las Rozas, a municipality near Madrid. It was founded on 14 October 1909 ...

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 were close to relegation but kept their place in Segunda División B. The club finished 16th among 20 teams. On 23 March 2023, the club requested to the Royal Spanish Football Federation to change its name to ''Celta Fortuna'' in honour of Celta's predecessor club Real Fortuna FC.

Club background

*''Sport Club Turista (1927–1936)'' *''Club Turista'' (1936–1988) *''Celta Turista (1988–1996)'' *''Celta de Vigo B (1996–2023)'' *''Celta de Vigo Fortuna (2023–present)''

Current squad

From youth academy

Honours

Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...

: 1957–58, 1999–2000, 2000–01 * Copa Federación de España: 2001–02

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 Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...

*38 seasons in

*18 seasons in Galician regional divisions

References

External links

Celta de Vigo official website
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