Deportivo Galicia

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.

Honours

National

• Primera División Venezolana
  • Winners (4): 1964, 1969, 1970, 1974
• Copa de Venezuela
  • Winners (5): 1966, 1967, 1969, 1979, 1981
• Segunda División Venezolana
  • Winners (3): 1988, 1992, 2001
• Tercera División Venezolana
  • Winners (1): 2000

International

• Copa Simón Bolívar
  • Winners (1): 1971

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

• Copa Libertadores: 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

Season	Competition	Round	Country	Club	Home	Away	Aggregate	Result
1965	Copa Libertadores	Group 3		Guaraní	1–2	1–2	3rd place	Eliminated
				Peñarol	W/O [A]	0–2
1967	Copa Libertadores	Group 1		Deportivo Italia	0–0	0–1	4th place	Eliminated
				Cruzeiro	0–1	1–3
				Sport Boys	2–1	0–2
				Universitario	2–0	0–2
1968	Copa Libertadores	Group 5		C.D. Portugués	2–0	0–1	4th place	Eliminated
				Náutico	2–1	0–1
				Palmeiras	1–2	0–2
1970	Copa Libertadores	Group 2		Valencia	0–2	3–1	4th place	Eliminated
				Peñarol	0–1	1–4
				Nacional	0–4	0–2
1971	Copa Libertadores	Group 3		Deportivo Italia	3–3	2–3	4th place	Eliminated
				Palmeiras	2–3	0–3
				Fluminense	1–3	1–4
1975	Copa Libertadores	Group 4		Portuguesa	0–0	1–1	3rd place	Eliminated
				L.D.U. Quito	2–4	0–1
				Nacional	4–0	0–0
1976	Copa Libertadores	Group 1		Portuguesa	1–2	1–3	4th place	Eliminated
				River Plate	0–1	1–4
				Estudiantes	0–1	1–3
1979	Copa Libertadores	Group 4		Portuguesa	1–1	1–1	4th place	Eliminated
				Palestino	1–1	0–5
				O'Higgins	0–1	0–6
1980	Copa Libertadores	Group 3		Táchira	1–0	1–0	3rd place	Eliminated
				Internacional	2–1	0–2
				Vasco da Gama	0–0	0–4

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.