Celta de Vigo Baloncesto

Celta Selmark
Leagues	LF 2
Founded	1965/1996
History	Club Estudiantes de Vigo 1965–69 Celta de Vigo Baloncesto 1969–88 CD Bosco 1996–
Arena	Navia
Location	Vigo, Spain
President	Francisco Araujo
Head coach	Carlos Colinas
Championships	5 Spanish Leagues 4 Spanish cups
Website	celtabaloncesto.com
Uniforms
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Club Deportivo Bosco–Real Club Celta de Vigo Baloncesto is a Spanish women's basketball club from Vigo related to football club Celta de Vigo^[1] currently playing in the Second League. Originally founded in 1965 as Club Estudiantes de Vigo before becoming a section of Celta in 1969, the club won three national championships and three national cups between 1977 and 1984 including a double in 1982.^[2] The section was disbanded in 1988, but in 1996 it was refounded by in association with CD Bosco.^[3] The new team's first seasons were highly successful, winning two more leagues and a fourth cup between 1999 and 2001. Celta subsequently became a mid-lower table team,^[4] and in 2012 it resigned to play in LFB due to financial strain.^[5]

Titles

• LFB (5)
  • 1977, 1979, 1982, 1999, 2000
• Copa de la Reina (4)
  • 1981, 1982, 1984, 2001

2012-13 roster

• (1.87) Deborah Rodríguez
• (1.86) Sabelle Diata
• (1.85) Sara Méndez
• (1.83) Cristina Loureiro
• (1.80) María Centeno
• (1.79) Laura Alonso
• (1.78) Verónica Costas
• (1.78) Marta Canella
• (1.75) Noelia Oliva
• (1.68) Alejandra Quirante

References

1. The first steps of the new basketball Celta. Celta de Vigo's website
2. List of national champions between 1964 and 2011. Europa Press, 28/04/11
3. Bye to historic Celta Bosco. La Voz de Galicia, 07/07/12
4. Profile in the Spanish Basketball Federation's website
5. Financial crisis forces historic Celta to renounce to the Liga Femenina. Marca, 19/06/12