2023–24 RC Celta de Vigo season

The 2023–24 season is RC Celta de Vigo's 101st season in existence and 12th consecutive season in La Liga. They are also competing in the Copa del Rey.

Celta Vigo
2023–24 season
PresidentCarlos Mouriño
Head coachRafael Benítez
StadiumBalaídos
La Liga18th
Copa del ReyFirst round
All statistics correct as of 8 October 2023.

Players

First-team squad
As of 1 September 2023.[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Argentina ARG Agustín Marchesín
2 DF Sweden SWE Carl Starfelt
3 DF Spain ESP Óscar Mingueza
4 DF Spain ESP Unai Núñez (on loan from Athletic Bilbao)
5 MF Peru PER Renato Tapia
6 MF Spain ESP Carlos Dotor
7 FW Spain ESP Carles Pérez
8 MF Spain ESP Fran Beltrán
9 FW Greece GRE Tasos Douvikas
10 FW Spain ESP Iago Aspas (captain)
11 FW Argentina ARG Franco Cervi
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Spain ESP Iván Villar
14 MF United States USA Luca de la Torre
15 DF Ghana GHA Joseph Aidoo
17 FW Ivory Coast CIV Jonathan Bamba
18 FW Norway NOR Jørgen Strand Larsen
19 MF Sweden SWE Williot Swedberg
20 DF Spain ESP Kevin Vázquez
21 DF Serbia SRB Mihailo Ristić
23 DF Spain ESP Manu Sánchez
25 GK Spain ESP Vicente Guaita

Reserve team
Main article: RC Celta Fortuna

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 GK Spain ESP Coke Carrillo
27 GK Spain ESP Ruly García
28 DF Spain ESP Carlos Domínguez
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW Spain ESP Miguel Rodríguez
30 MF Spain ESP Hugo Sotelo

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF Spain ESP Sergio Carreira (at Elche until 30 June 2024)
— DF Spain ESP José Fontán (at Cartagena until 30 June 2024)
— MF Spain ESP Miguel Baeza (at Mirandés until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW Uruguay URU Lautaro de León (at Cartagena until 30 June 2024)
— FW Spain ESP Julen Lobete (at Andorra until 30 June 2024)
— FW Portugal POR Gonçalo Paciência (at VfL Bochum until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In
Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
MF Spain Carles Pérez Italy Roma €5,200,000 1 July 2023 [2]
DF Spain Manu Sánchez Spain Atlético Madrid Undisclosed 3 July 2023 [3]
MF Ivory Coast Jonathan Bamba France Lille Free 18 July 2023 [4]
DF Sweden Carl Starfelt Scotland Celtic €5,000,000 10 August 2023 [5]
FW Greece Anastasios Douvikas Netherlands FC Utrecht €12,000,000 28 August 2023 [6]

Out
Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Spain Julen Lobete Spain Andorra Loan 1 July 2023
MF Argentina Augusto Solari Released 1 July 2023
DF Spain Hugo Mallo Released 1 July 2023
MF Spain Denis Suárez Spain Villarreal Free 1 July 2023 [7]
MF Mexico Orbelín Pineda Greece AEK Athens €6,500,000 1 July 2023 [8]
FW Uruguay Gabriel Fernández Mexico UNAM €3,200,000 3 July 2023 [9]
DF Spain Javi Galán Spain Atlético Madrid Undisclosed 3 July 2023 [10]
GK Spain Rubén Blanco France Marseille €2,000,000 30 July 2023 [11]
FW Spain Santi Mina Released 4 August 2023 [12]
DF Spain José Fontán Spain Cartagena Loan 21 August 2023 [13]

Pre-season and friendlies

On 29 June, the team was scheduled to travel to Portugal to play in the three-team Algarve Football Cup.[14] On 3 July, Celta kicked off the pre-season.[15]

17 July 2023 Troféu do Algarve Celta Vigo Spain 5–0 Saudi Arabia Al Nassr Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
  • Alonso 57'
  • Larsen 61', 72', 74'
  • Rodríguez 70'
  • Tapia Yellow card 89'
 Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Referee: António Nobre (Portugal)
21 July 2023 Troféu do Algarve Benfica Portugal 2–0 Spain Celta Vigo Faro/Loulé, Portugal
20:30 WEST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estádio Algarve
Attendance: 14,822
Referee: Carlos Teixeira (Portugal)
29 July 2023 Trofeo Memorial Quinocho Celta Vigo Spain 1–0 France Lyon Vigo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 12,401
Referee: Miguel González Díaz (Spain)
5 August 2023 Friendly VfL Wolfsburg Germany 0–1 Spain Celta Vigo Wolfsburg, Germany
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Volkswagen Arena
8 August 2023 Memorial Antonio Bermúdez Compostela Spain 0–3 Spain Celta Vigo Santiago de Compostela
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Verónica Boquete de San Lázaro
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Competitions

Overall record
Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 13 August 2023 26 May 2024 Matchday 1 10 1 3 6 10 18 −8 010.00
Copa del Rey TBD First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 10 1 3 6 10 18 −8 010.00

Last updated: 21 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

La Liga
Main article: 2023–24 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Cádiz 10 2 3 5 8 14 −6 9
17 Mallorca 10 1 5 4 12 16 −4 8
18 Celta Vigo 10 1 3 6 10 18 −8 6 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Granada 10 1 3 6 15 25 −10 6
20 Almería 10 0 3 7 13 29 −16 3
Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[16]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
10 1 3 6 10 18  −8 6 0 2 4 3 10  −7 1 1 2 7 8  −1

Last updated: 21 October 2023.
Source: La Liga

Results by round
Round12345678910
GroundHAHAHAHAHH
ResultLDLWLLDLDL
Position19161813161817181818
Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[17]

13 August 2023 1 Celta Vigo 0–2 Osasuna Vigo
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 20,269
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
19 August 2023 2 Real Sociedad 1–1 Celta Vigo San Sebastián
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Reale Arena
Attendance: 30,354
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
25 August 2023 3 Celta Vigo 0–1 Real Madrid Vigo
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 23,057
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
1 September 2023 4 Almería 2–3 Celta Vigo Almería
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 14,196
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
16 September 2023 5 Celta Vigo 0–1 Mallorca Vigo
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 18,693
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
23 September 2023 6 Barcelona 3–2 Celta Vigo Barcelona
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 43,272
Referee: Mario Melero López
28 September 2023 7 Celta Vigo 1–1 Alavés Vigo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 16,852
Referee: César Soto Grado
2 October 2023 8 Las Palmas 2–1 Celta Vigo Las Palmas
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria
Attendance: 22,472
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
8 October 2023 9 Celta Vigo 2–2 Getafe Vigo
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 17,953
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
21 October 2023 10 Celta Vigo 0–3 Atlético Madrid Vigo
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 20,282
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
27 October 2023 11 Girona v Celta Vigo Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Montilivi
4 November 2023 12 Celta Vigo v Sevilla Vigo
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Balaídos
10 November 2023 13 Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: San Mamés

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2023–24 Copa del Rey
1 November 2023 First round Turégano v Celta Vigo TBD
15:30 CET (UTC+1)

References
  1. "First team – Players". RC Celta de Vigo. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  2. "Oficial: Carles Pérez firma con el Celta hasta 2027". MARCA. June 30, 2023.
  3. "Manu Sánchez, juventud, fiabilidad y talento para la defensa del RC Celta hasta el año 2028". July 3, 2023.
  4. "Jonathan Bamba signe au Celta Vigo !". 18 July 2023.
  5. "Defender Starfelt leaves Celtic to join Celta Vigo". BBC Sport.
  6. "Tasos Douvikas, máximo goleador de la Eredivisie, sexto fichaje del RC Celta". August 28, 2023.
  8. "Mexico international Orbelín Pineda leaves Celta to join AEK Athens". Diario AS. July 1, 2023.
  9. "Pumas complete Gabriel Fernández signing". Diario AS. July 3, 2023.
  10. "Club Atlético de Madrid - Welcome, Javi Galán!". Club Atlético de Madrid. July 3, 2023.
  11. "Rubén blanco is Olympien. | OM". www.om.fr.
  12. "Comunicado oficial del RC Celta: Santi Mina". August 4, 2023.
  13. "José Fontán, polivalencia y seguridad para fortalecer la defensa del Efesé". www.fccartagena.es.
  14. "El Celta de Benítez debutará en pretemporada ante el Al-Nassr de Cristiano". Marca (in Spanish). 29 June 2023.
  15. "El Celta da el pistoletazo de salida a la pretemporada de Primera División". Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 3 July 2023.
  16. "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  17. "Calendario de Liga 2023-24: primera jornada, fechas clave, los Clásicos, los derbis." Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2023.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.