2005–06 RC Celta de Vigo season

The 2005–06 Celta de Vigo season was the club's 82nd season in its history, and its first participating in La Liga, the first tier of Spanish football, since 2003–04, having been promoted from the Segunda División the previous season.^[1] Los Celestes enjoyed a successful return to the top flight, finishing the season in 6th place and qualifying for the first round of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.^[2] Celta also participated in the Copa del Rey, reaching the round of 16 before being eliminated on away goals by Real Betis.^[3]

First team squad

Source: ^[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ESP Esteban 2 DF  ESP José Enrique (on loan from Valencia) 3 DF  ARG Matías Lequi 4 MF  ESP Borja Oubiña 5 MF  BRA Everton Giovanella 6 MF  BRA Roberto Sousa 7 MF  ESP Antonio Núñez 8 DF  ESP Ángel 9 FW  ESP Juan Sánchez 10 FW  ESP Javi Guerrero 11 MF  ARG Gustavo López 12 DF  ARG Diego Placente 13 GK  ESP José Manuel Pinto 14 FW  ESP Jesús Perera

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  CHI Pablo Contreras 16 MF  ESP David Silva (on loan from Valencia) 17 DF  ARG Sebastián Méndez 18 FW  BRA Fernando Baiano 19 DF  ESP Yago Yao 20 MF  ESP Jonathan Aspas 21 MF  ESP Jorge Larena 22 FW  NED Daniël de Ridder 23 DF  ESP Sergio Fernández 24 MF  URU Fabián Canobbio 25 MF  BRA Iriney — GK  ESP Sergio Álvarez — FW  MEX Carlos Vela (on loan from Arsenal)

Competitions

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss

Overall

Competition record

La Liga

Celta Vigo v Málaga

28 August 2005 1	Celta Vigo	2–0	Málaga	Vigo
18:00	López 10' Baiano 46'	Report		Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 26,000 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

Real Madrid v Celta Vigo

10 September 2005 2	Real Madrid	2–3	Celta Vigo	Madrid
19:00	Ronaldo 36' (pen.) Baptista 43'	Report	Contreras 7' Núñez 44' Canobbio 78'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 80,000 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez

Celta Vigo v Racing de Santander

18 September 2005 3	Celta Vigo	0–1	Racing de Santander	Vigo
16:00		Report	Casquero 60'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez

Villarreal v Celta Vigo

21 September 2005 4	Villarreal	1–2	Celta Vigo	Villarreal
20:00	Riquelme 81'	Report	Baiano 26', 46'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Alvarez

Celta Vigo v Sevilla

25 September 2005 5	Celta Vigo	2–1	Sevilla	Vigo
20:00	Baiano 1' Oubiña 15'	Report	Maresca 53' (pen.)	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

Cádiz v Celta Vigo

2 October 2005 6	Cádiz	1–1	Celta Vigo	Cádiz
16:00	Fleurquin 14'	Report	Baiano 24'	Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago

Osasuna v Celta Vigo

16 October 2005 7	Osasuna	2–0	Celta Vigo	Pamplona
16:00	Milošević 48' Webó 83'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Reyno de Navarra Attendance: 14,592 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Celta Vigo v Espanyol

23 October 2005 8	Celta Vigo	1–0	Espanyol	Vigo
16:00	Silva 83'	Report		Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Mallorca v Celta Vigo

26 October 2005 9	Mallorca	1–0	Celta Vigo	Palma de Mallorca
19:00	Doni 47'	Report		Stadium: Son Moix Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Manuel Pérez Lima

Athletic Bilbao v Celta Vigo

29 October 2005 10	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Celta Vigo	Bilbao
21:00	Gurpegui 23'	Report	Ángel 58'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Alberto Undiano

Celta Vigo v Deportivo Alavés

6 November 2005 11	Celta Vigo	2–1	Deportivo Alavés	Vigo
16:00	Canobbio 27' Aspas 66'	Report	Astudillo 68'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Javier Moreno Delgado

Celta Vigo v Atlético Madrid

20 November 2005 12	Celta Vigo	2–1	Atlético Madrid	Vigo
18:00	Baiano 23' Canobbio 52'	Report	López 59'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Alfonso Pérez

Valencia v Celta Vigo

26 November 2005 13	Valencia	2–0	Celta Vigo	Valencia
21:00	Aurélio 78' Villa 82'	Report		Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Celta Vigo v Real Betis

3 December 2005 14	Celta Vigo	2–1	Real Betis	Vigo
17:00	Canobbio 6' Baiano 20'	Report	Edu 90'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Vicente Lizondo Cortés

Real Zaragoza v Celta Vigo

11 December 2005 15	Real Zaragoza	1–0	Celta Vigo	Zaragoza
16:00	Ewerthon 76'	Report		Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 28,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo

Celta Vigo v Deportivo de La Coruña

17 December 2005 16	Celta Vigo	0–3	Deportivo de La Coruña	Vigo
19:00		Report	Tristán 27' (pen.) Valerón 43' Capdevila 45'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 28,500 Referee: Alberto Undiano

Barcelona v Celta Vigo

20 December 2005 17	Barcelona	2–0	Celta Vigo	Barcelona
20:00	Eto'o 38', 57'	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 61,994 Referee: Miguel Pérez Lasa

Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad

8 January 2006 18	Celta Vigo	1–0	Real Sociedad	Vigo
16:00	Canobbio 25'	Report		Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez

Getafe v Celta Vigo

15 January 2006 19	Getafe	1–1	Celta Vigo	Getafe
16:00	Gavilán 41'	Report	Ángel 47'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Alfonso Pérez

Málaga v Celta Vigo

22 January 2006 20	Málaga	0–2	Celta Vigo	Málaga
17:00		Report	Núñez 46' Silva 71'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Antonio Rubinos Pérez

Celta Vigo v Real Madrid

29 January 2006 21	Celta Vigo	1–2	Real Madrid	Vigo
20:00	Lequi 39'	Report	Robinho 16' Cicinho 56'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 30,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Racing de Santander v Celta Vigo

5 February 2006 22	Racing de Santander	0–1	Celta Vigo	Santander
16:00		Report	Perera 89'	Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 14,144 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

Celta Vigo v Villarreal

12 February 2006 23	Celta Vigo	1–0	Villarreal	Vigo
16:00	Baiano 38' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Luis Medina Cantalejo

Sevilla v Celta Vigo

18 February 2006 24	Sevilla	1–0	Celta Vigo	Seville
21:00	Saviola 10'	Report		Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González

Celta Vigo v Cádiz

26 February 2006 25	Celta Vigo	2–0	Cádiz	Vigo
16:00	Contreras 37' Silva 73'	Report		Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Alfonso Pino Zamorano

Celta Vigo v Osasuna

5 March 2006 26	Celta Vigo	2–0	Osasuna	Vigo
16:00	Baiano 4' Canobbio 71'	Report		Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 15,000 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Espanyol v Celta Vigo

11 March 2006 27	Espanyol	2–0	Celta Vigo	Barcelona
17:00	Tamudo 12' Fredson 38'	Report		Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 13,652 Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez

Celta Vigo v Athletic Bilbao

19 March 2006 28	Celta Vigo	0–1	Athletic Bilbao	Vigo
20:00		Report	Aduriz 7'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez

Deportivo Alavés v Celta Vigo

22 March 2006 29	Deportivo Alavés	1–0	Celta Vigo	Vitoria-Gasteiz
19:00	Aloisi 86' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium Attendance: 13,257 Referee: Alberto Undiano

Celta Vigo v Mallorca

26 March 2006 30	Celta Vigo	2–0	Mallorca	Vigo
16:00	Contreras 6' Baiano 20'	Report		Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

Atlético Madrid v Celta Vigo

2 April 2006 31	Atlético Madrid	0–3	Celta Vigo	Madrid
18:00		Report	Lequi 69' Baiano 83' (pen.) de Ridder 89'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Attendance: 55,000 Referee: Vicente Lizondo Cortés

Celta Vigo v Valencia

8 April 2006 32	Celta Vigo	0–1	Valencia	Vigo
21:00		Report	Angulo 29'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Rafael Ramírez Domínguez

Real Betis v Celta Vigo

16 April 2006 33	Real Betis	0–2	Celta Vigo	Seville
16:00		Report	Larena 17' Perera 88'	Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Alvarez

Celta Vigo v Real Zaragoza

22 April 2006 34	Celta Vigo	4–0	Real Zaragoza	Vigo
21:00	Canobbio 30', 82' Larena 46' Perera 80'	Report		Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Julián Rodríguez Santiago

Deportivo de La Coruña v Celta Vigo

29 April 2006 35	Deportivo de La Coruña	0–2	Celta Vigo	A Coruña
19:00		Report	Baiano 34' Perera 87'	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 34,500 Referee: Alfonso Pino Zamorano

Celta Vigo v Barcelona

3 May 2006 36	Celta Vigo	0–1	Barcelona	Vigo
20:00		Report	Eto'o 55'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 34,750 Referee: Manuel Pérez Lima

Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo

7 May 2006 37	Real Sociedad	2–2	Celta Vigo	San Sebastián
16:00	Prieto 7' (pen.) Skoubo 37'	Report	Baiano 44' (pen.), 56'	Stadium: Anoeta Stadium Attendance: 25,993 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Celta Vigo v Getafe

13 May 2006 38	Celta Vigo	1–0	Getafe	Vigo
19:00	López 24'	Report		Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Manuel Mejuto González

Copa del Rey

Tenisca v Celta Vigo

20 October 2005 Third round	Tenisca	1–3	Celta Vigo	Santa Cruz de La Palma
20:30	Rodríguez 26'	Report	Perera 1', 25', 56'	Stadium: Virgen de Las Nieves Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila

Baza v Celta Vigo

9 November 2005 Fourth round	Baza	0–1 (a.e.t.)	Celta Vigo	Baza
20:00		Report	Baiano 120'	Stadium: Constantino Navarro Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Vicente Lizondo Cortés

Celta Vigo v Real Betis

4 January 2006 Round of 16 First leg	Celta Vigo	1–1	Real Betis	Vigo
19:00	Perera 22' (pen.)	Report	Lequi 79' (o.g.)	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 16,000 Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila

Real Betis 1–1 Celta Vigo on aggregate. Real Betis won on away goals.

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