Real Club Celta de Vigo (Galician pronunciation: [re'al 'klub 'thelta dI 'bigU]; lit. "Royal Celta Club of Vigo'), commonly known as Celta de Vigo or simply Celta is a Spanish professional soccer club that is based in Vigo, Galicia, that is a part of La Liga, the top level in Spanish football. The club is referred to as Os Celestes (The Sky Blues) The club was established in 1923 under the name of Club Celta, following the union of two Vigo-based teams. The stadium where the team plays home is Balaidos that can hold 29,000 people.
The club's name comes from the Celts which were a group of group of people who resided throughout the Galician region. Its primary rival is the Galician side Deportivo La Coruna, with which it plays in its annual Galician derby.
Celta has never been crowned league champions and neither the Copa del Rey, although they've reached the semi-final three times during the latter. Celta finished at their highest ever position, fourth in 2002-03 and qualified for 2003-04's UEFA Champions League, where they were eliminated by Arsenal in the round of 16. For the 2017-17 UEFA Europa League, Celta reached the semi-finals the first time and lost in the semi-finals to Manchester United.
