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| Full name | Galicia de Aragua | ||
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| Founded | September 19, 1960; 64 years ago (1960-09-19) | ||
| Dissolved | 2002 (became Aragua F.C.) | ||
| Ground | Estadio Brígido Iriarte Caracas, Venezuela | ||
| Capacity | 15,000 | ||
| League | Segunda División Venezolana | ||
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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
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Matches
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.