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 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.