Buy Celta Vigo tickets for the 2026/27 La Liga season and you are buying into the strongest year Vigo has had in two decades. Claudio Giraldez has taken a club that was fighting relegation when he was promoted from the academy to sixth place and a second consecutive Europa League campaign, and he has done it with a side built largely from the club's own youth structure. He signed a new deal this summer having been linked with Athletic Club and Bayer Leverkusen, which tells you how the rest of European football rates the work.
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Two things make this season different from any other. Deportivo La Coruna are back in the top flight after eight years away, which returns the Galician derby to La Liga for the first time since 2017/18. And Iago Aspas, who holds the club records for both appearances and goals, has signed a deal to 2029 on the understanding that he moves into a role at the club once he stops playing, with 2026/27 widely expected to be his last as a footballer.
What follows covers what a seat at Balaidos actually costs while the ground is still being rebuilt, how the abono system shapes what reaches open sale, which stand suits which kind of supporter and which fixtures sell out first. Every league fixture, home and away, has its own page linked at the foot of this one.
Celta are a club of roughly 25,000 seats in a city of under 300,000 people, and the season pass base takes the great majority of that. What reaches general sale is the residue, released a few weeks before each fixture, and for the handful of dates everyone wants there is very little of it. The Balaidos rebuild has taken one stand out of commission at a time, which has tightened the position further.
The timing is the practical obstacle for anyone travelling. La Liga confirms kick-off slots only weeks ahead, and Vigo is not a city most visitors reach on a whim: it is a flight into Vigo or Santiago de Compostela, or a train up from Porto. Those journeys are booked months in advance, long before the club opens a sales window, which leaves a supporter committed to the trip with nothing to buy.
Resale reverses that order. Seats released by pass holders who cannot attend reach the open market, so the seat comes first and the rest of the trip follows. Because those releases come from individuals rather than a club-held block, they turn up across all four sides of the ground, which matters at a stadium where one stand is a building site and the others differ noticeably in cover and view.
1BoxOffice has operated as a verified secondary marketplace since 2006, covering close to two decades of Spanish football including Celta's Europa League semi-final run in 2017 and their return to European competition under Giraldez. Orders are checked rather than simply listed, sellers are vetted before inventory goes live and delivery is tracked from confirmation through to matchday.
Sellers set their own prices, which can sit above or below face value depending on the fixture, the stand and how close kick-off is. The protection attached to each order does not vary, which counts for more at a ground where a sold-out fixture can mean no listings at all rather than expensive ones.
Demand at Celta is driven by a small ground, a good team and a set of fixtures that carry more weight in Galicia than the league table suggests. The absolute numbers are modest next to Madrid or Barcelona, and they bite considerably harder because the supply is so much smaller.
The pressures below combine differently depending on the opponent and the competition. A Thursday Europa League night behaves nothing like a Sunday afternoon fixture against a promoted side.
Read together, these describe a market where planning ahead genuinely pays. Unlike at the largest clubs, where a late listing usually appears at some price, a sold-out Balaidos frequently means nothing available at any price.
Pricing at Balaidos sits at the accessible end of La Liga for most fixtures, which is one of the pleasures of a trip to Vigo. A routine league match costs a fraction of the equivalent seat in Madrid or Barcelona, and the ground is small enough that the difference between the lowest-priced and most expensive positions is far narrower than at a three-tier stadium.
Stand still matters. The Tribuna along the main side carries the highest prices and the fullest cover, the Rio stand opposite looks out towards the Lagares river, and the Marcador and Gol ends sit behind each goal at the lower end of the range. The rebuilt sections are noticeably more comfortable than what remains of the older structure, and listings that specify a modern block are worth the small premium in a Galician winter.
Timing behaves differently here to the big clubs. Because supply is genuinely finite rather than merely constrained, prices for the Galician derby, the two visits from the Madrid and Barcelona clubs and any European knockout tie harden early and stay hard. For a mid-table fixture in autumn there is usually room to be patient. The ranges below reflect typical resale pricing rather than face value.
| Type of Ticket | Typical Price Range (GBP) |
|---|---|
| La Liga (standard fixtures) | £30 – £120 |
| La Liga (Galician derby) | £90 – £380+ |
| La Liga (Barcelona and Real Madrid) | £75 – £340+ |
| Copa del Rey | £20 – £90 |
| Europa League (league phase) | £45 – £180 |
| Europa League (knockout rounds) | £80 – £350+ |
| Hospitality / VIP | £160 – £750+ |
Prices reflect typical resale ranges and may change as demand and availability shift.
Yes. Celta operate a socio and abonado structure in which the season pass is the meaningful commitment rather than a separate membership tier, and neither is required to attend a match. What the pass does is decide who gets first access when seats are released, and in a ground of this size that ordering matters more than it would at a 70,000-seat stadium.
The practical problem for a visitor is supply rather than eligibility. Pass holders take the bulk of the ground, renewals run high and the club releases what remains only a few weeks before each fixture. That is workable for a league match against lower-table opposition and unreliable for the derby, a European knockout tie or a visit from one of the two biggest clubs in Spain.
The secondary market solves it directly. Seats released by pass holders reach the open market, which removes any need for a Spanish address, a local payment method or a trip timed around a sales window that opens three weeks out. It also lets you buy in November for a fixture in March, which is the only way a trip to Galicia from outside Spain can realistically be planned.
Vigo is a working port city of under 300,000 people, and the season pass at Balaidos reflects that. It is priced to be affordable rather than to maximise revenue, held across generations within families and treated as a fixed part of the household year rather than a discretionary purchase. That base is why a club from a city this size can sustain a ground of nearly 25,000 and fill it through relegation fights and European campaigns alike.
The pass covers nineteen home league fixtures plus cup football, with European matches typically offered as an add-on. Holders also receive priority on away allocations, which matters in a season carrying both Europa League travel and a Galician derby at the Riazor. Set against the number of matches covered, the annual outlay compares favourably with almost anything in Europe's top five leagues.
| Season Pass Area | Typical Annual Range (GBP) | What It Covers |
|---|---|---|
| Gol and Marcador ends | £150 – £270 | Behind the goals, the most affordable route into the pass system and where the noise is generated |
| Rio stand, upper | £220 – £360 | Elevated on the side opposite the dugouts, with a clear view across the pitch |
| Rio stand, lower | £300 – £460 | Closer to the touchline on the river side, popular with regulars who want proximity over elevation |
| Tribuna, outer blocks | £380 – £580 | Main stand away from the halfway line, covered and nearer the tunnel end |
| Tribuna, central blocks | £520 – £800+ | Halfway-line seating on the main side, the most sought-after positions in the ground |
Ranges are indicative and may change from season to season, particularly while the rebuild continues to alter which sections are available.
Balaidos is a four-sided ground of modest size where the differences between areas are about cover, comfort and atmosphere rather than about whether you can follow the play. The phased rebuild means some sections are newer and better appointed than others, which is worth knowing before you choose a listing.
| Stand / Area | Best For | Price Bracket | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gol end | Atmosphere and singing | Lower | Where the organised support gathers behind the goal with flags and drums. Standing for long stretches, and the section that sets the tone for the rest of the ground. |
| Marcador end | Value behind the goal | Lower | The opposite end, named for the scoreboard, quieter than the Gol with a straight-on view of one penalty area. Also where the visiting allocation normally sits. |
| Tribuna, central blocks | Clean view and cover | Upper | Main stand at the halfway line, closest to the benches and fully covered. The clearest read of the game and the warmest seats in the ground in winter. |
| Tribuna, outer blocks | Cover at a lower price | Mid to upper | Same stand, further towards the corners. Retains the roof and the side-on angle at a meaningful saving on the central blocks. |
| Rio stand | Side-on view at mid price | Mid | Opposite the dugouts on the river side, rebuilt in recent phases and among the more comfortable areas of the ground. |
| Corner sections | Balancing price against view | Lower to mid | Angled across both penalty areas and often the last seats available for a sold-out fixture. Availability shifts as rebuild phases open and close sections. |
Away travel from Vigo is a longer undertaking than from almost anywhere else in the division. Galicia sits in the north-west corner of Spain, and only the trip to A Coruna is short. Season pass holders receive priority on away allocations, and for the derby at the Riazor that allocation is the most contested of the season by a distance.
| Away Matchday Factor | What to Expect |
|---|---|
| Standard allocation | La Liga grounds generally set aside around 5 per cent of capacity for visiting supporters, though the figure varies by venue and by the risk classification attached to the fixture. |
| Typical location | Upper corner or upper goal end, segregated with a separate entrance and concourse. At the largest grounds that can mean a long climb from turnstile to seat. |
| Access requirements | Allocations are distributed through the club, with season pass holders served first. Photo identification matching the ticket is commonly requested for fixtures classified as high risk, and the Galician derby will be. |
| Home-section listings | Many away-day supporters end up in home areas. That is manageable at a quieter ground and a poor idea at the Riazor, where visible Celta colours in a home block invite relocation. |
| Transport and timing | Vigo is a long way from most of the division, with Madrid roughly six hours by road. Spanish kick-offs run late, so check the last train or flight before booking, since a 10.45pm finish rules out same-night travel almost everywhere. |
Treat each away fixture as its own piece of planning. Confirm the kick-off slot before booking travel, check which block a listing sits in and dress neutrally if you end up outside the designated visiting section.
Because Balaidos is compact, the choice here is less about compromise and more about what kind of afternoon you want. A supporter travelling specifically for the derby wants something different from a couple adding a match to a week in the Rias Baixas. The table below maps the common priorities.
| Priority | Best Option | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Atmosphere | Gol end | Where the organised support gathers with drums and flags, and where the singing starts. In a ground this size the noise carries across the whole bowl rather than staying in one corner. |
| View of the game | Tribuna, central blocks | Halfway line on the main side, covered and elevated enough to read the shape of a Giraldez team, which is built on positional play rather than direct football. |
| Families and first visits | Rio stand or the outer Tribuna | Seated throughout, calmer than the ends and with straightforward concourse access. Sightlines stay strong given how close every stand sits to the pitch. |
| Premium experience | Tribuna hospitality areas | Central positioning with catering and dedicated access. Modest by the standards of the wealthiest clubs and priced far below equivalent packages elsewhere in the division. |
| Lower-priced entry | Marcador end | The most affordable seats in the ground with a full view of the pitch from behind the goal. In a stadium this size, the distance penalty is minimal. |
Balaidos opened on 30 December 1928 and has been Celta's home for every season since, which makes it one of the older grounds still in continuous use in Spanish football. It sits in the Balaidos district in the west of Vigo, close to the Lagares river and a short distance from the Atlantic, and it has held league football, cup finals and international fixtures across nearly a century.
The rebuild has been running since 2015 and is scheduled to finish in 2027, at a total cost of around 60 million euros. Rather than close the ground, the club and the city have taken it one stand at a time: the north side was rebuilt first between 2015 and 2016, the south was modernised across 2017 and 2018, and the east stand opened on 4 June 2023. Details of the current configuration are set out on the Estadio de Balaidos stadium page.
The final phase is the west goal stand, where work began in early 2025 and is expected to run to around the start of 2027. That is the piece that will take the finished ground to roughly 28,000, up from the 24,870 available while construction continues. The design, nicknamed the New Wave, wraps the exterior in aluminium panels shaped to suggest the sea, a nod to a city whose economy has always come off the Atlantic.
For a supporter buying now, the practical consequences are worth understanding. Capacity is reduced, one end is unavailable, and the sections that have been rebuilt are considerably more comfortable than the older ones. Listings will specify a stand rather than describing its condition, so check what you are getting against the Balaidos seating plan before you commit rather than after.
Getting there is simple. Balaidos sits around four kilometres from the centre of Vigo, roughly fifteen minutes by taxi or a straightforward ride on the city bus routes that serve the district on matchdays. Vigo has its own airport with domestic connections, Santiago de Compostela is under two hours away by road with a wider range of flights, and the train from Porto takes a little over two hours, which makes a Portuguese arrival a genuine option.
The city itself rewards arriving early. Vigo is a working port rather than a tourist showpiece, and the Casco Vello and the streets around the Mercado da Pedra offer some of the finest seafood in Spain, with oysters sold from the street at Rua Pescaderia and albarino from the vineyards inland. The Cies Islands, a short ferry ride offshore, are among the most striking places on the Atlantic coast and worth a day either side of a match.
On matchday the ground opens well before kick-off and, because it is small and the approach is spread across several routes, queues clear faster than at most La Liga venues. Forty-five minutes ahead is enough for a league fixture, though a derby or a European night merits arriving an hour early to take in a ground that fills long before the teams appear.
Hospitality at Balaidos is a modest operation next to what the wealthiest Spanish clubs offer, and the pricing reflects that. The provision sits in the Tribuna and in the newer rebuilt sections, where the club has added lounge and catering space as each phase has been completed.
The value proposition here differs from that at a large club. Hospitality is not primarily a way past a closed general sale; it is a way of turning a match into a longer afternoon in a city where the food is a genuine part of the reason to visit. The ranges below reflect typical resale pricing rather than a fixed schedule.
| Package | What It Includes | Typical Price Range (GBP) |
|---|---|---|
| Premium seating | Central Tribuna seat with a dedicated entrance and access to a shared lounge before the match and at half time. | £160 – £300 |
| Lounge package | Central seating plus catering built around Galician produce, a bar and a longer lounge window either side of kick-off. | £260 – £480 |
| Dining package | Seated dining before the match, halfway-line seating and post-match lounge access. | £420 – £750 |
| Group and corporate | Blocks of premium seats with catering arranged for a party, suited to company entertaining or a group trip. | £950 – £3,200+ per group |
| Derby and European fixtures | Any of the above applied to the Galician derby, a European knockout tie or a visit from Barcelona or Real Madrid. | £380 – £1,300+ |
Availability is limited given the size of the ground and the ongoing works, so for a specific date it is worth looking several months ahead rather than in the final weeks.
Buying through a marketplace is simple once you know what each stage is doing. The sequence below runs through a complete purchase, from finding the fixture to the ticket arriving, with the checks worth making at each point.
Step1
Find your fixture
Start from the fixture lists at the foot of this page and open the match you want. Each fixture has its own page with live listings, so you are always looking at availability for that specific date rather than a general pool.
Step2
Set up your account
Browsing needs no sign-in, but completing a purchase and following the order afterwards does. It takes under a minute to create an account, and having one ready before the derby appears matters more here than at a club with 60,000 seats to sell.
Step3
Filter by stand and budget
Narrow listings by area of the ground and by price before comparing anything else. If noise is the priority, work towards the Gol end. If you want cover and the cleanest angle, aim for the central Tribuna instead.
Step4
Read the listing notes carefully
The notes carry the detail that decides whether a seat suits you: whether tickets are sold in pairs, whether seats are together, which stand they sit in and how they will be delivered. Cover matters a great deal in Vigo, which is among the wettest cities in Spain, so check whether your block sits under the roof.
Step5
Check the quantity before you commit
Groups should confirm the listing holds enough seats together rather than assuming adjacency. In a ground where individual pass holders release single seats, split parties are a common outcome and worth heading off at this stage.
Step6
Complete secure checkout
Payment runs through a secure gateway and the total shown at checkout is what you pay. Confirm the fixture date and kick-off time on the confirmation screen, which matters in a season carrying Thursday European fixtures alongside the league programme.
Step7
Receive your order confirmation
A confirmation email arrives immediately with your order reference and the expected delivery method. Keep the reference somewhere you can find it, because it is the fastest route to support if a fixture is moved to accommodate European commitments.
Step8
Follow delivery through to matchday
Use the track order page to monitor progress from confirmation to delivery. Spanish clubs commonly issue tickets close to the match, so a quiet tracker a fortnight out is normal rather than a warning sign.
Followed in order, those eight stages are unremarkable, which is the point. The work belongs at the listing stage, where reading the notes properly prevents almost every problem that arises later.
Home dates at Balaidos do not behave uniformly. Some Celta Vigo tickets sit available for weeks while others are gone the day they appear, and in a ground this size the gap between the two is stark. Knowing which category applies tells you how far ahead to commit.
| Fixture Type | Why It Moves Fast |
|---|---|
| Deportivo La Coruna at home | O Derbi Galego returns to La Liga for the first time since 2017/18 after Deportivo's promotion. Eight years of absence have done nothing to soften a rivalry that divides the region, and this will be the first fixture of the season to sell out. |
| Europa League knockout nights | Rare enough in the club's history to draw supporters who never attend league fixtures. Celta reached the knockout rounds in 2025/26 before going out to Lyon, and a repeat would produce the hardest midweek tickets of the campaign. |
| Barcelona and Real Madrid | Two dates that pull national and international interest into a ground of under 25,000. Demand is spread across the whole of Spain rather than concentrated in Galicia, which is what makes them so difficult. |
| Iago Aspas's final home matches | With 2026/27 widely expected to be his last season as a player, the closing home fixtures carry an occasion beyond the result. Supporters are planning around them well in advance. |
| European qualification run-in | Celta finished sixth last season and start this one expecting to compete for a European place again. Late-season fixtures against the clubs around them sell far faster than the league table alone would suggest. |
Delivery depends on the seller and on how the club issued that particular ticket. Spanish clubs have moved steadily towards digital issuance, and most orders now arrive electronically rather than on paper.
Read the delivery method in the listing notes before buying. If you are arriving in Vigo on the morning of the match, a listing offering postal delivery to a home address is the wrong purchase whatever the price.
Gates open well before kick-off and, because the ground is small and supporters approach from several directions, queues clear faster than at most La Liga venues. Forty-five minutes ahead is comfortable for a routine league fixture, though the derby and European nights merit an hour to take in a Balaidos that fills long before the players appear. The ride out from the centre takes around fifteen minutes, so eating in the Casco Vello beforehand is entirely practical.
Bring photo identification that matches the name on your booking. Spanish clubs request it more frequently than English ones, particularly for fixtures classified as high risk and where a ticket originates from a season pass holder's release. Load digital tickets before you reach the turnstile and make sure your phone has charge, because signal around the ground degrades when several thousand people arrive at once.
Bag rules follow the standard Spanish top-flight pattern and there is no cloakroom, so anything refused at the gate has to go back with you. Large bags and rucksacks are turned away, as are glass containers, flares, smoke devices, selfie sticks, poles and professional cameras with detachable lenses. Vigo is one of the wettest cities in Spain and not every section is covered, so a waterproof coat is a sensible investment regardless of the forecast.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full name | Real Club Celta de Vigo, S.A.D. |
| Founded | 23 August 1923, from a merger of Real Vigo Sporting and Real Fortuna |
| Nicknames | Os Celestes, the sky blues, and O Celtina |
| Stadium | Balaidos, opened December 1928, operating at 24,870 during a rebuild targeting around 28,000 |
| Head coach | Claudio Giraldez, an academy product promoted in March 2024 and signed to a new deal in 2026 |
| Record appearances and goals | Iago Aspas, 572 matches and 222 goals, both club records |
| President | Marian Mourino, the first woman to lead a La Liga club |
| League | La Liga, 20 clubs, 38 matches |
| Region | Galicia, north-west Spain |
Celta have never won the Spanish league or the Copa del Rey, and yet they beat Liverpool, Juventus and Benfica inside three seasons and knocked over the reigning European champions at the San Siro. That gap between what the trophy cabinet says and what supporters actually remember is the defining feature of this club, and it explains the particular affection Vigo holds for teams that did not quite finish the job.
The merger in 1923 was the making of the club, ending a period in which Vigo's football was divided between two smaller sides and creating something capable of representing the city. The late 1940s were the first genuine high point, with a fourth-place league finish and a cup final in consecutive seasons, and Hermida's decade of goals gave the club a figure to build an identity around. What did not arrive was silverware, which set a pattern.
Three decades of moving between the divisions did nothing for the trophy count and a great deal for the club's structure. The academy at A Madroa became one of the more productive in Spain, and the run of players it turned out through the 1990s gave Celta a base on which to build something more ambitious. The 1992 promotion was the one that stuck, and by the middle of the decade the squad had the makings of the finest side in the club's history.
This is the period Vigo talks about. Aleksandr Mostovoi, known as El Tsar, ran the team from midfield across eight seasons alongside Valery Karpin and Haim Revivo, and the football was good enough that European opponents of real standing were dismantled rather than merely beaten. Beating the reigning European champions in their own stadium in 2004 was the high point. The same season ended in relegation, which is the most Celta sequence in the club's history.
The eight years outside the top flight from 2004 were the price of the EuroCelta era, and the recovery since has been slower and more sustainable. Aspas returning in 2015 gave the club a focal point for a decade, and the Europa League semi-final in 2017 proved the European nights had not been a one-off. Giraldez's promotion in March 2024 looked like a stopgap and has turned into the most consistent period the club has had since Victor Fernandez, built on players the club developed rather than bought.
| Legend | Role | Contribution | Milestones |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iago Aspas | Forward, two spells since 2008 | A Moana native who came through the academy, left for England and Spain and returned in 2015 to become the defining player of the club's modern era. Holds both the appearance and the scoring record and has carried the side through relegation fights and European campaigns alike. | 572 appearances and 222 goals, both club records |
| Aleksandr Mostovoi | Midfielder, 1996 to 2004 | Known in Vigo as El Tsar, he was the creative centre of the EuroCelta side across eight seasons and the player opponents built their plans around. The run to three consecutive UEFA Cup quarter-finals was constructed through him. | Eight seasons at the heart of the club's finest era |
| Valery Karpin | Midfielder, 1996 to 2002 | Arrived alongside the Russian contingent that transformed the club and provided the energy and directness that balanced Mostovoi's control. Part of the side that beat Liverpool, Juventus and Benfica within three seasons. | Three UEFA Cup quarter-finals and the 2000 Intertoto Cup |
| Victor Fernandez | Head coach, 1998 to 2001 | Built the team that made Celta a name in European football, reaching three consecutive UEFA Cup quarter-finals and winning the Intertoto Cup. No coach in the club's history has produced results of that standing on the continent. | The 2000 Intertoto Cup and the EuroCelta run |
| Claude Makelele | Midfielder, 1998 to 2000 | Developed at Vigo into the defensive midfielder that Real Madrid and Chelsea would later build sides around. His two seasons in Galicia are frequently cited as where the player he became was formed. | Part of the squad that beat Liverpool and Juventus |
| Manuel Hermida Losada | Forward, 1945 to 1955 | Scored 107 goals across a decade in which Celta reached a Copa del Rey final and posted their joint-highest league finish. Turned down approaches from both Barcelona and Real Madrid to stay in Vigo. | 107 goals across ten seasons |
Celta are a club whose record is measured in near misses rather than trophies, and their supporters would tell you the three lost cup finals and the European nights matter more than most of what is listed below. The counts have been cross-referenced against club publications and independent football records.
| Competition | Titles |
|---|---|
| UEFA Intertoto Cup | 1, in 2000 |
| Segunda Division | 3, in 1935/36, 1981/82 and 1991/92 |
| Galician Championship | 6, between 1923/24 and 1933/34 |
| Copa del Rey | Runners-up three times, in 1948, 1994 and 2001 |
| La Liga | Best finish fourth, in 1947/48 and 2002/03 |
| UEFA Cup and Europa League | Quarter-finals in three consecutive seasons from 1998/99, and a semi-final in 2016/17 |
The Intertoto Cup in 2000 remains the only European trophy and the only major honour in the cabinet. What the table cannot show is the 7-0 against Benfica, the 4-0 against Juventus or the win over the reigning European champions at the San Siro, which is what supporters in Vigo actually reach for.
Celta's rivalries are shaped by geography and by the peculiar position of a club from the north-west corner of Spain. One is a regional argument that has been absent from the top flight for eight years and returns this season. The others were built in European knockout ties during the years when Vigo was a name continental opponents did not want to draw.
O Derbi Galego is the fixture that divides the region, and its return to La Liga in 2026/27 after Deportivo's promotion is the most significant change to this calendar in years. The two cities sit around 150 kilometres apart on the Galician coast and the rivalry runs through language, industry and a long argument about which club represents the region. The last top-flight meeting came in 2017/18, and an entire cohort of supporters has grown up without seeing one.
Less a rivalry of equals than a fixture that has produced an outsized number of significant moments for Celta, including some of the results the EuroCelta side is remembered for. Real Madrid have also taken repeatedly from the Vigo academy, with Michel Salgado and Claude Makelele among those who left for the capital, which adds an edge that the league positions do not.
The tie that announced Celta to European football. In the 1998/99 UEFA Cup, a club with no continental pedigree beat Liverpool 4-1 on aggregate, winning at Anfield in the process. It is the single result most often cited when supporters explain what the EuroCelta side was, and it remains the club's most celebrated European night.
The opponent that ended Celta's deepest European run, in the 2016/17 Europa League semi-final. United won the first leg at Balaidos and held on at Old Trafford, going through to a final Celta had been within touching distance of reaching. For a club with one European trophy and three lost cup finals, another near miss at that stage carried a familiar weight.
| Season | Summary |
|---|---|
| 2021/22 | A mid-table campaign of 46 points from 12 wins, ten draws and 16 defeats, with 43 goals scored and 43 conceded. Iago Aspas carried the attack almost single-handedly, scoring 18 across all competitions in a season where nobody else came close. Comfortable rather than convincing, and a long way from the European conversation. |
| 2022/23 | Eleventh on 43 points from 11 wins, ten draws and 17 defeats, with 43 scored and 53 conceded. Aspas again led the scoring with 12 despite a season interrupted by injury. The defensive record was the problem, and the campaign ended with the club closer to the relegation places than to Europe. |
| 2023/24 | The season that changed the club's direction. Celta finished 13th on 41 points from ten wins, eleven draws and 17 defeats, but the significant moment came in March when Rafael Benitez was dismissed and Claudio Giraldez was promoted from the academy to take over. Jorgen Strand Larsen top-scored with 13 across all competitions, and the club reached the Copa del Rey quarter-finals. |
| 2024/25 | Giraldez's first full season delivered seventh place on 55 points from 16 wins, seven draws and 15 defeats, the club's highest league finish in nine years and a return to European competition. Home form carried it, with eleven wins from nineteen at Balaidos against five on the road. Borja Iglesias, back at the club after several seasons away, led the scoring with 11. |
| 2025/26 | Sixth on 54 points and a second consecutive European qualification, this time to the Europa League. Celta came through the league phase of the competition and went out to Lyon in the knockout rounds in March. Borja Iglesias again led the way in front of goal, and the summer brought Ionut Radu, Ilaix Moriba, Ferran Jutgla and Bryan Zaragoza into the squad while Giraldez turned down interest from clubs above Celta to sign a new deal. |
Giraldez works with a squad built around academy graduates and targeted signings rather than heavy spending, and the continuity from last season is deliberate. Iago Aspas remains at 38, in what is widely expected to be his final campaign as a player before he takes up a role within the club under a contract running to 2029. Borja Iglesias and Ferran Jutgla lead the attack alongside him, with Ilaix Moriba and Matias Vecino providing the experience in midfield.
Rather than list valuations that vary widely between sources for a squad of this size, the column below sets out each player's role in the 2026/27 group, which is more use when you are deciding whether a fixture is worth travelling for. Altay Bayindir has also joined on loan from Manchester United to compete for the goalkeeping position.
| No. | Player | Position | Role in the 2026/27 Squad |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivan Villar | Goalkeeper | Academy product and long-serving option between the posts |
| 13 | Ionut Radu | Goalkeeper | Signed in 2025 and competing for the first-choice role |
| 2 | Carl Starfelt | Centre-back | Senior centre-back and the organiser of the defence |
| 3 | Marcos Alonso | Left-back | Experienced defender providing width and set-piece delivery |
| 5 | Sergio Carreira | Right-back | Academy graduate now established as a regular starter |
| 17 | Javi Rueda | Defender | Versatile across the back line and another academy product |
| 6 | Ilaix Moriba | Midfielder | Signed in 2025 to add physical presence in central midfield |
| 21 | Matias Vecino | Midfielder | The most experienced head in the squad, with a long Serie A career behind him |
| 19 | Williot Swedberg | Midfielder | Sweden international operating between midfield and the front line |
| 29 | Yoel Lago | Midfielder | One of several academy players promoted under Giraldez |
| 39 | Jones El-Abdellaoui | Midfielder | Young attacking midfielder who broke through last season |
| 7 | Borja Iglesias | Forward | Leading scorer across each of the past two seasons |
| 9 | Ferran Jutgla | Forward | Signed in 2025 to add movement and pressing to the front line |
| 10 | Iago Aspas | Forward | Club captain in spirit and record holder, expected to retire as a player at the end of the season |
| 18 | Pablo Duran | Forward | Academy graduate developing as a rotation option in attack |
| 23 | Hugo Alvarez | Forward | Among the more highly regarded of the recent academy promotions |
Several further players are out on loan across Segunda Division and elsewhere, which is a standard part of how the club develops the volume of young players its academy produces.
No. The season pass decides who gets first access when seats are released, but it is not required to attend. Buying through a verified marketplace gives you access to seats released by pass holders without any subscription or Spanish address.
Both meetings fall in the 2026/27 league calendar, the first top-flight Galician derby since 2017/18 following Deportivo's promotion. Exact dates and kick-off times are confirmed by La Liga a few weeks in advance, so check the fixture page for the match you want.
The Gol end, where the organised support gathers behind the goal with drums and flags. Because the ground is compact and enclosed, the noise carries far better than a capacity of under 25,000 would suggest. For a covered seated view, the central Tribuna is the better choice.
Vigo has its own airport with domestic connections, and Santiago de Compostela is under two hours away by road with a wider choice of flights. The train from Porto takes a little over two hours, which makes arriving through northern Portugal a practical alternative for many visitors.
Yes. The phased reconstruction has been running since 2015 at a cost of around 60 million euros, with the north, south and east sides already completed. Work on the final west stand began in early 2025 and is expected to run into 2027, after which capacity should reach roughly 28,000.
A Galician derby returning after eight years, Iago Aspas in what looks like his final season and a second consecutive European campaign make this the most compelling year at Balaidos in a generation. 1BoxOffice has been a verified marketplace for live event tickets since 2006, with every order carrying a 150% money-back guarantee. Pick your fixture from the lists below and secure a seat while there is one to secure.
Sources: Official RC Celta de Vigo website at rccelta.es, LaLiga, UEFA, Transfermarkt, StadiumDB, Football Espana and Wikipedia.
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