Coia | |
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Full name | Campo de Fútbol de Coia |
Location | Coia, Vigo, Spain |
Opened | February 9, 1908 |
Closed | December 1928 |
Owner | Celta Vigo |
Operator | Celta Vigo |
Surface | Grass |
Field dimensions | 101 × 60.5 m (331 × 198.5 ft) |
Tenants | |
Vigo Sporting Club (1908-1923) Celta Vigo (1923-1928) |
Campo de Fútbol de Coia (lit, 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 final of the Copa España between FC Barcelona and Real Unión - FC Barcelona easily winning 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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