Deportivo Galicia Explained

Deportivo Galicia Fútbol Club (later Galicia de Aragua) was a traditional football club from Venezuela that competed in Segunda División Venezolana.

History

Founded in Caracas, the club moved, in 2002, to Maracay, in the state of Aragua, when its name changed to Galicia de Aragua, playing their home games at the Giuseppe Antonelli stadium in Maracay. Coached by the Uruguayan national Carlos MarÍa Ravel, the team switched from their traditional blue and white colours to the state's yellow and red and changed their name to Galicia de Aragua.

At the end of the 2001–02 season, Deportivo Galicia was relegated to the Venezuelan Segunda Division. In January 2002 they became a separate entity Aragua F.C. when they moved to Estadio Olímpico Hermanos Ghersi Páez.

Deportivo Galicia had Caracas as main training city, allowing many young prospects to play for this team, looking to get exposed in the league. Some of the solid players that were part of the squad that moved on to other bigger club as players and/or managers are: Edson Tortolero, Alejandro Clemente, Pedro Delgado, Stalin Rivas, Fernando Clemente, Pedro Millán, Ángel Rivillo, Hugo Savarese and Ramón López.

Titles

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Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

9 appearances

1965: First Round

1967: First Round

1968: First Round

1970: First Round

1971: First Round

1975: First Round

1976: First Round

1979: First Round

1980: First Round

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundCountryClubHomeAwayAggregateResult
1965Copa LibertadoresGroup 3Guaraní1–21–23rd placeEliminated
PeñarolW/O 0–2
1967Copa LibertadoresGroup 1Deportivo Italia0–00–14th placeEliminated
Cruzeiro0–11–3
Sport Boys2–10–2
Universitario2–00–2
1968Copa LibertadoresGroup 5C.D. Portugués2–00–14th placeEliminated
Náutico2–10–1
Palmeiras1–20–2
1970Copa LibertadoresGroup 2Valencia0–23–14th placeEliminated
Peñarol0–11–4
Nacional0–40–2
1971Copa LibertadoresGroup 3Deportivo Italia3–32–34th placeEliminated
Palmeiras2–30–3
Fluminense1–31–4
1975Copa LibertadoresGroup 4Portuguesa0–01–13rd placeEliminated
L.D.U. Quito2–40–1
Nacional4–00–0
1976Copa LibertadoresGroup 1Portuguesa1–21–34th placeEliminated
River Plate0–11–4
Estudiantes0–11–3
1979Copa LibertadoresGroup 4Portuguesa1–11–14th placeEliminated
Palestino1–10–5
O'Higgins0–10–6
1980Copa LibertadoresGroup 3Táchira1–01–03rd placeEliminated
Internacional2–10–2
Vasco da Gama0–00–4

Footnotes

A.  Points were taken from Deportivo Galicia due to irregularities in their line-up. Peñarol was awarded the points. Peñarol advanced due to goal difference.

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