Celta Vigo Quiz
Test your Celta Vigo knowledge: the 1923 merger, Balaídos, the 7-0 over Benfica, Mostovoi, Iago Aspas and the 2016-17 Europa League semi-final.
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Slovak midfielder Stanislav Lobotka left Celta in January 2020 to join which Serie A club?
WhyLobotka joined Napoli in January 2020 and later won the Scudetto with them. -
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Iago Aspas left Celta in summer 2013 to join which club?
WhyAspas joined Liverpool in 2013, spent a season on loan in Andalusia, then came back to Celta in 2015. -
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Which Russian playmaker, known as 'The Tsar', was the star of Celta's side around the turn of the millennium?
WhyAlexander Mostovoi was 'El Zar' at Balaídos. His fellow Russian Valery Karpin also played for that Celta team. -
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When Maxi Gómez moved from Celta to Valencia in 2019, which forward went the other way and returned to Celta?
WhySanti Mina came through Celta's youth system and was sold to Valencia in 2015. He returned as part of the Maxi Gómez deal. -
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When Celta were founded in 1923, what colour were their first shirts?
WhyThe first Celta kit was a red shirt with black shorts. The famous sky blue came later. -
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In September 2015, Celta beat which club 4‑1 at Balaídos?
WhyEduardo Berizzo's Celta beat the reigning European champions 4-1, and Iago Aspas scored twice. -
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Brais Méndez left Celta in summer 2022 to join which La Liga club?
WhyBrais Méndez, a Celta academy product, joined Real Sociedad in 2022. -
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Which Yugoslav coach took Celta from Segunda B back to La Liga with back-to-back promotions in 1981 and 1982?
WhyMilorad Pavić won Segunda B in 1980-81 and then the Segunda División title in 1981-82. -
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Which goalkeeper shared the 1992‑93 Zamora Trophy while keeping goal for newly promoted Celta?
WhySantiago Cañizares won his first Zamora at Celta in 1992-93, level with Deportivo's Paco Liaño. -
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Celta reached their first Spanish Cup final in 1948 and lost it 4‑1 at Chamartín. Who beat them?
WhySevilla beat Celta 4-1 in the 1948 Copa del Generalísimo final, in the season Celta also finished fourth in the league. -
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In summer 1948 Pahiño left Celta for the Spanish capital along with which Celta teammate, who later coached his new club to two European Cups?
WhyPahiño and Miguel Muñoz moved from Vigo to Chamartín together in 1948. As coach there, Muñoz later won the 1960 and 1966 European Cups. -
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At the 1982 World Cup, Balaídos hosted all three first-round group games of which eventual champion?
WhyItaly drew with Poland, Peru and Cameroon in Vigo, then went on to win the tournament. -
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Who was the Segunda División top scorer as Celta won the 1991‑92 title?
WhyThe Bosnian striker Vlado Gudelj finished as the second tier's top scorer in his first season at Celta. -
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Balaídos opened on 30 December 1928 with Celta beating which Basque club 7‑0?
WhyCelta beat Real Unión of Irún 7-0 in the opening match at Balaídos. -
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Gabri Veiga left Celta in August 2023. Which club did he join?
WhyVeiga had been strongly linked with a move to Serie A but signed for Saudi club Al-Ahli in August 2023. -
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Celta were formed on 23 August 1923 by merging Real Fortuna with which club?
WhyCelta came from the merger of Vigo's two leading clubs, Real Fortuna and Real Vigo Sporting, in 1923. -
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Celta signed Haim Revivo in 1996 from which Israeli club?
WhyRevivo was the Israeli league's top scorer twice at Maccabi Haifa (1994-96) before his move to Celta, where he stayed until 2000. -
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Celta's first European tie came in the 1971‑72 UEFA Cup. Which club knocked them out in the first round?
WhyAberdeen won 2-0 in Vigo and 1-0 at Pittodrie, 3-0 on aggregate. -
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Portuguese striker Jorge Cadete joined Celta in 1997 from which club?
WhyCadete moved from Celtic to Celta for the 1997-98 season. -
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Celta reached the semi-finals of the 2016‑17 Copa del Rey. Which club beat them there?
WhyAlavés drew 0-0 in Vigo and won 1-0 at Mendizorroza to reach their first Copa del Rey final. -
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Claude Makélélé left Celta in 2000 to join which club?
WhyMakélélé went from Celta to Real Madrid in 2000 and joined Chelsea from Madrid in 2003. -
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Who replaced Javier Irureta as Celta coach in 1998 and built the attacking 'EuroCelta' side?
WhyVíctor Fernández took over in 1998 and added stylish football to the solid side Irureta had left. -
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Which coach guided Celta to fourth place in La Liga in 2002‑03, taking the club into the Champions League for the first time?
WhyMiguel Ángel Lotina's side finished fourth in 2002-03 and qualified for the 2003-04 Champions League. -
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The Russian playmaker who became known as the Tsar of Balaídos joined Celta in 1996 from which French club?
WhyHe spent 1994 to 1996 at Strasbourg before moving to Vigo. -
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Who was Celta's coach in the 1994 Copa del Rey final?
WhyTxetxu Rojo, a former Athletic Bilbao winger, led Celta to promotion in 1992 and to the 1994 final. -
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Who was Celta's manager when they won promotion back to La Liga in 2011‑12?
WhyPaco Herrera took Celta up in 2012, ending five seasons in the Segunda. Abel Resino replaced him in 2013. -
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Which manager took over at Celta in summer 2023 and was sacked in March 2024?
WhyRafa Benítez replaced Carlos Carvalhal in 2023. After his dismissal, academy coach Claudio Giráldez took charge. -
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In the 1999‑2000 UEFA Cup, Celta Vigo thrashed which Portuguese club 7‑0 at Balaídos?
WhyCelta beat Benfica 7-0 in Vigo in November 1999, one of the most famous nights in the club's history. -
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Before Balaídos opened in 1928, where did Celta play their home games?
WhyCelta played at the Campo de Coia until Balaídos was built to replace it. -
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Celta's 2003‑04 Champions League campaign ended in the round of 16 against which English club?
WhyArsenal won 3-2 in Vigo and 2-0 at Highbury to knock Celta out. -
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Celta reached the semi-finals of the 2016‑17 Europa League. Which club knocked them out?
WhyManchester United won 1-0 in Vigo and drew 1-1 at Old Trafford. Celta had beaten Genk in the quarter-finals. -
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Nolito left Celta in summer 2016 to join which club?
WhyNolito signed for Manchester City in 2016 and moved back to Spain a year later. -
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Celta lost the 1994 Copa del Rey final on penalties after a 0‑0 draw at the Vicente Calderón. Who beat them?
WhyReal Zaragoza won the shoot-out 5-4 on 20 April 1994. -
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Which manager left Celta in 2014, after one season in charge, to take over at Camp Nou?
WhyLuis Enrique coached Celta in 2013-14 and then returned to the club he had once played for. Eduardo Berizzo replaced him in Vigo. -
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Javier Irureta took Celta to sixth place and UEFA Cup qualification in 1997‑98. Which club did he join that summer, going on to win La Liga with them?
WhyIrureta moved to Deportivo in 1998 and won the 1999-2000 league title in A Coruña.
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RC Celta de Vigo were formed on 23 August 1923, when Vigo's two leading clubs, Real Fortuna and Real Vigo Sporting, merged. The first Celta kit was a red shirt with black shorts; the famous sky blue came later. The club played at the Campo de Coia until Balaídos opened on 30 December 1928, and Celta marked the occasion by beating Real Unión of Irún 7-0. Balaídos later had its own World Cup moment: in 1982 it hosted all three of Italy's first-round group games, and Italy went on to win the tournament.
Celta reached their first Spanish Cup final in 1948, the same season they finished fourth in the league, and lost 4-1 to Sevilla at Chamartín. That summer Pahiño and Miguel Muñoz left Vigo together for Chamartín, where Muñoz later coached his new club to the 1960 and 1966 European Cups. Celta's first European tie came in the 1971-72 UEFA Cup, and Aberdeen won it 3-0 on aggregate. Milorad Pavić brought the club back to La Liga with back-to-back promotions in 1981 and 1982. Under Txetxu Rojo, Celta won the 1991-92 Segunda División title with Vlado Gudelj as the division's top scorer. Santiago Cañizares then shared the 1992-93 Zamora Trophy, and in 1994 Celta reached the Copa del Rey final at the Vicente Calderón, where they lost a shoot-out 5-4 to Real Zaragoza after a 0-0 draw.
Then came the most glamorous years in the club's history. Javier Irureta led Celta to sixth place and UEFA Cup qualification in 1997-98 before leaving for Deportivo de La Coruña. Víctor Fernández took over and built the attacking side known as EuroCelta. Alexander Mostovoi, 'El Zar' of Balaídos, had arrived from Strasbourg in 1996, Haim Revivo came from Maccabi Haifa the same year, and Jorge Cadete swapped Celtic for Celta in 1997. Valery Karpin and Claude Makélélé also played for that team. In November 1999 Celta beat Benfica 7-0 in the UEFA Cup, one of the most famous nights in the club's history. In 2002-03 Miguel Ángel Lotina's side finished fourth and took Celta into the Champions League for the first time, where Arsenal knocked them out in the round of 16.
Paco Herrera took Celta back up in 2011-12, ending five seasons in the Segunda. Luis Enrique spent the 2013-14 season in charge before leaving for Camp Nou, and Eduardo Berizzo replaced him. Iago Aspas joined Liverpool in 2013 and came back to Celta in 2015. That September he scored twice as Berizzo's side beat Barcelona, then the reigning European champions, 4-1 at Balaídos. In 2016-17 Celta reached two semi-finals: Manchester United beat them in the Europa League, and Alavés beat them in the Copa del Rey. Celta have kept producing and selling talent, with Nolito going to Manchester City, Stanislav Lobotka to Napoli, Brais Méndez to Real Sociedad and Gabri Veiga to Al-Ahli. Rafa Benítez was sacked in March 2024 and academy coach Claudio Giráldez took charge. See how much of this you know in the quiz below.
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Slovak midfielder Stanislav Lobotka left Celta in January 2020 to join which Serie A club?
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Napoli. Lobotka joined Napoli in January 2020 and later won the Scudetto with them.
Iago Aspas left Celta in summer 2013 to join which club?
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Liverpool. Aspas joined Liverpool in 2013, spent a season on loan in Andalusia, then came back to Celta in 2015.
Which Russian playmaker, known as 'The Tsar', was the star of Celta's side around the turn of the millennium?
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Alexander Mostovoi. Alexander Mostovoi was 'El Zar' at Balaídos. His fellow Russian Valery Karpin also played for that Celta team.
When Maxi Gómez moved from Celta to Valencia in 2019, which forward went the other way and returned to Celta?
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Santi Mina. Santi Mina came through Celta's youth system and was sold to Valencia in 2015. He returned as part of the Maxi Gómez deal.
When Celta were founded in 1923, what colour were their first shirts?
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Red. The first Celta kit was a red shirt with black shorts. The famous sky blue came later.
In September 2015, Celta beat which club 4‑1 at Balaídos?
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Barcelona. Eduardo Berizzo's Celta beat the reigning European champions 4-1, and Iago Aspas scored twice.
Brais Méndez left Celta in summer 2022 to join which La Liga club?
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Real Sociedad. Brais Méndez, a Celta academy product, joined Real Sociedad in 2022.
Which Yugoslav coach took Celta from Segunda B back to La Liga with back-to-back promotions in 1981 and 1982?
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Milorad Pavić. Milorad Pavić won Segunda B in 1980-81 and then the Segunda División title in 1981-82.
Which goalkeeper shared the 1992‑93 Zamora Trophy while keeping goal for newly promoted Celta?
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Santiago Cañizares. Santiago Cañizares won his first Zamora at Celta in 1992-93, level with Deportivo's Paco Liaño.
Celta reached their first Spanish Cup final in 1948 and lost it 4‑1 at Chamartín. Who beat them?
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Sevilla. Sevilla beat Celta 4-1 in the 1948 Copa del Generalísimo final, in the season Celta also finished fourth in the league.
In summer 1948 Pahiño left Celta for the Spanish capital along with which Celta teammate, who later coached his new club to two European Cups?
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Miguel Muñoz. Pahiño and Miguel Muñoz moved from Vigo to Chamartín together in 1948. As coach there, Muñoz later won the 1960 and 1966 European Cups.
At the 1982 World Cup, Balaídos hosted all three first-round group games of which eventual champion?
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Italy. Italy drew with Poland, Peru and Cameroon in Vigo, then went on to win the tournament.
Who was the Segunda División top scorer as Celta won the 1991‑92 title?
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Vlado Gudelj. The Bosnian striker Vlado Gudelj finished as the second tier's top scorer in his first season at Celta.
Balaídos opened on 30 December 1928 with Celta beating which Basque club 7‑0?
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Real Unión. Celta beat Real Unión of Irún 7-0 in the opening match at Balaídos.
Gabri Veiga left Celta in August 2023. Which club did he join?
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Al-Ahli. Veiga had been strongly linked with a move to Serie A but signed for Saudi club Al-Ahli in August 2023.
Celta were formed on 23 August 1923 by merging Real Fortuna with which club?
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Real Vigo Sporting. Celta came from the merger of Vigo's two leading clubs, Real Fortuna and Real Vigo Sporting, in 1923.
Celta signed Haim Revivo in 1996 from which Israeli club?
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Maccabi Haifa. Revivo was the Israeli league's top scorer twice at Maccabi Haifa (1994-96) before his move to Celta, where he stayed until 2000.
Celta's first European tie came in the 1971‑72 UEFA Cup. Which club knocked them out in the first round?
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Aberdeen. Aberdeen won 2-0 in Vigo and 1-0 at Pittodrie, 3-0 on aggregate.
Portuguese striker Jorge Cadete joined Celta in 1997 from which club?
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Celtic. Cadete moved from Celtic to Celta for the 1997-98 season.
Celta reached the semi-finals of the 2016‑17 Copa del Rey. Which club beat them there?
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Alavés. Alavés drew 0-0 in Vigo and won 1-0 at Mendizorroza to reach their first Copa del Rey final.
Claude Makélélé left Celta in 2000 to join which club?
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Real Madrid. Makélélé went from Celta to Real Madrid in 2000 and joined Chelsea from Madrid in 2003.
Who replaced Javier Irureta as Celta coach in 1998 and built the attacking 'EuroCelta' side?
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Víctor Fernández. Víctor Fernández took over in 1998 and added stylish football to the solid side Irureta had left.
Which coach guided Celta to fourth place in La Liga in 2002‑03, taking the club into the Champions League for the first time?
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Miguel Ángel Lotina. Miguel Ángel Lotina's side finished fourth in 2002-03 and qualified for the 2003-04 Champions League.
The Russian playmaker who became known as the Tsar of Balaídos joined Celta in 1996 from which French club?
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Strasbourg. He spent 1994 to 1996 at Strasbourg before moving to Vigo.
Who was Celta's coach in the 1994 Copa del Rey final?
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Txetxu Rojo. Txetxu Rojo, a former Athletic Bilbao winger, led Celta to promotion in 1992 and to the 1994 final.
Who was Celta's manager when they won promotion back to La Liga in 2011‑12?
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Paco Herrera. Paco Herrera took Celta up in 2012, ending five seasons in the Segunda. Abel Resino replaced him in 2013.
Which manager took over at Celta in summer 2023 and was sacked in March 2024?
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Rafael Benítez. Rafa Benítez replaced Carlos Carvalhal in 2023. After his dismissal, academy coach Claudio Giráldez took charge.
In the 1999‑2000 UEFA Cup, Celta Vigo thrashed which Portuguese club 7‑0 at Balaídos?
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Benfica. Celta beat Benfica 7-0 in Vigo in November 1999, one of the most famous nights in the club's history.
Before Balaídos opened in 1928, where did Celta play their home games?
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Coia. Celta played at the Campo de Coia until Balaídos was built to replace it.
Celta's 2003‑04 Champions League campaign ended in the round of 16 against which English club?
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Arsenal. Arsenal won 3-2 in Vigo and 2-0 at Highbury to knock Celta out.
Celta reached the semi-finals of the 2016‑17 Europa League. Which club knocked them out?
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Manchester United. Manchester United won 1-0 in Vigo and drew 1-1 at Old Trafford. Celta had beaten Genk in the quarter-finals.
Nolito left Celta in summer 2016 to join which club?
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Manchester City. Nolito signed for Manchester City in 2016 and moved back to Spain a year later.
Celta lost the 1994 Copa del Rey final on penalties after a 0‑0 draw at the Vicente Calderón. Who beat them?
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Real Zaragoza. Real Zaragoza won the shoot-out 5-4 on 20 April 1994.
Which manager left Celta in 2014, after one season in charge, to take over at Camp Nou?
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Luis Enrique. Luis Enrique coached Celta in 2013-14 and then returned to the club he had once played for. Eduardo Berizzo replaced him in Vigo.
Javier Irureta took Celta to sixth place and UEFA Cup qualification in 1997‑98. Which club did he join that summer, going on to win La Liga with them?
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Deportivo de La Coruña. Irureta moved to Deportivo in 1998 and won the 1999-2000 league title in A Coruña.
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