Coruxo Fútbol Club is a
Spanish football club based in the parish of Coruxo,
Vigo
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, in the autonomous community of
Galicia. Founded in 1930 it plays in , holding home matches at ''
O Vao'', with a capacity of 1,500 spectators.
The association also has its own
futsal
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section, amongst others. In December 2010
Óscar Pereiro, a former
Tour de France
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winner, joined the club after retiring from
cycling
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and appeared for its
reserves.
History
Founded in 1930, the club spent most of its history between the regional leagues and the
Tercera División
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. In
2006–07, they finished second in that league and qualified for the
play-offs, where they lost 4–2 on aggregate to
CD Toledo
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. This qualified them for their first
Copa del Rey
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campaign, which ended in the first round with a loss by the same score at home to
CF Badalona on 29 August 2007.
Coruxo earned its first promotion to
Segunda División B
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on 19 June 2010, with a 3–1 aggregate win over
La Roda CF
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in the
play-offs.
Club background
* ''Corujo Foot-ball Club'' (1930–1946)
* ''Corujo Sociedad Deportiva'' (1946–1954)
* ''Corujo Club de Fútbol'' (1954–1990)
* ''Corujo Fútbol Club'' (1990–1996)
* ''Coruxo Fútbol Club'' (1996–)
Season to season
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*11 seasons in
Segunda División B
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*5 seasons in
Segunda Federación
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/Segunda División RFEF
*23 seasons in
Tercera División
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Current squad
Famous players
*
Addison Alves
*
Javier Falagán
*
Óscar Pereiro
References
External links
*
Futbolme team profileEstadios de España
{{Spanish football club template, Coruxo
Football clubs in Galicia (Spain)
Association football clubs established in 1930
1930 establishments in Spain
Sport in Vigo