Founded 1938 Colors Red and navy | President Antonio Corripio | |
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Full name Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga Nicknames El Grupo, Grupo Covadonga |
Real grupo de cultura covadonga
Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga is a multisport club based in Gijón, Spain. The club was founded in 1938 and is the biggest sports club in Asturias. It has got 33,000 members, more than the most important football clubs of the region (Sporting de Gijón and Real Oviedo).
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Real grupo de cultura covadonga
History

The club was founded on May 10, 1938 with the initial purpose of the club was to create an independent Sports Club. It was based near the beach of San Lorenzo in Gijón. In 1949, Grupo Covadonga purchases lands in the neighbourhood of Las Mestas, near the El Molinón football stadium.
In 2012, Grupo Covadonga was nominated to the Prince of Asturias Awards in the category of Sports.
Notable sportsmen
Sections

Grupo Covadonga has got teams in 18 sports. It also has got a group of traditional dance and a choir.
Volleyball team

There's only women volleyball. The team currently plays in Superliga 2 and it played the Superliga Femenina de Voleibol during two seasons. In 2012 was runner-up of the Copa Princesa de Asturias.
Its young teams won several Spanish championships.


