Real Club Celta de Vigo Fortuna or simply Celta Fortuna is a
Spanish football team based in
Vigo,
Pontevedra, in the autonomous community of
Galicia. Founded in 1927, it is the
reserve team of
Celta Vigo and competes in the
Primera Federación – Group 1, the third tier of Spanish football. They play their home games at
Municipal de Barreiro, which can seat 1,024 spectators, and also at
Balaídos, the home of Celta's first team, which has a capacity of 24,870.[1]
History
In 1927, the Sport Club Turista was founded, which was renamed Club Turista nine years later. In 1988, a merger with
Gran Peña FC was announced, but eventually Turista was taken over by
Celta de Vigo and renamed Celta Turista.
In its first season of professional football, Celta Turista played in the
Preferente Autonómica, finishing in first place with 57 points. It first reached the
third division in
1992–93, being relegated
the following campaign; in 1996, in order to comply with the new
Royal Spanish Football Federation regulations, the club changed its denomination to the Celta de Vigo B. In the 1996–97 season, the club finished in 19th place in Segunda División B and relegated back to the fourth division.[2]
In the 2018–19 season, Celta B were close to relegation but kept their place in Segunda División B. The club finished 16th among 20 teams.[3] On 23 March 2023, the club requested to the Royal Spanish Football Federation to change its name to Celta Fortuna in honour of Celta's predecessor club
Real Fortuna FC.[4]