Location Coia, Vigo, Spain Closed December 1928 Owner Celta de Vigo | Surface Grass Opened 9 February 1908 | |
Full name Campo de Fútbol de Coia Operator Real Club Celta de Vigo Field size 101 m × 60.5 m (331 ft × 198 ft) Similar Municipal de Barreiro, Rande Bridge, Balaídos, Cíes Islands, Rías Baixas | ||
Campo de Fútbol de Coia (Coia Football Ground) was a sporting venue in Coia, Vigo, which was the home ground of Celta Vigo, and its predecessor Vigo Sporting Club, between 9 February 1908 and December 1928.
On 14 May 1922 it hosted the 1922 Copa del Rey Final between FC Barcelona and Real Unión when FC Barcelona easily won with 5-1.
The last match ever played at Coia was the first-leg of the quarter-finals of the Copa de España, on December 9, 1928, against Real Sociedad. Which ended in a 2-1 win for the local team. They would go on to lose the away leg 3-0 in San Sebastián.
There is now a Toys "R" Us store on the former site, as well as residential housing and a park.
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Campo de Coia Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA