| Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga | ||||
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| Nickname | Grupo Covadonga, El Grupo | |||
| Leagues | 1ª División | |||
| Founded | 1938 | |||
| Arena | Pabellón Braulio García | |||
| Location | Gijón, Spain | |||
| Team colors | Red, navy |
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| President | Enrique Tamargo | |||
| Head coach | ||||
| Championships | ||||
| Website | www.rgcc.es | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| Active departments of Grupo Covadonga | |||
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Archery |
Athletics |
Basketball (Men's) |
Basque pelota (Men's) |
Canoeing |
Chess |
Gymnastics |
Handball (Men's) |
Field hockey (Men's) |
Karate |
Mountaineering |
Padel tennis |
Rugby (Men's) |
Sailing |
Swimming |
Tennis |
Volleyball (Women's) |
Weightlifting |
Wrestling |
The club |
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 28,000 members, more than the most important football clubs of the region (Sporting de Gijón and Real Oviedo).
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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. On 1949, Grupo Covadonga purchases lands in the neighbourhood of Las Mestas, near the El Molinón football stadium.
Grupo Covadonga has got teams in 19 sports. It also has got a group of traditional dance and a choir.
Grupo Covadonga's men basketball team competes in 1ª División, the fifth tier in the Spanish basketball league system. There is not women basketball.
| Season | Tier | Division | Pos. | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | 3 | Liga EBA | 13 | – |
| 2000–01 | 4 | Liga EBA | 11 | – |
| 2001–02 | 4 | Liga EBA | 18 | Relegated |
| 2002–03 | 5 | 1ª División | 1 | Promotion playoffs |
| 2003–04 | 5 | 1ª División | 1 | Promotion playoffs |
| 2004–05 | 5 | 1ª División | – | |
| 2005–06 | 5 | 1ª División | 2 | Promotion playoffs |
| 2006–07 | 5 | 1ª División | 1 | Promoted |
| 2007–08 | 5 | Liga EBA | 10 | – |
| 2008–09 | 5 | Liga EBA | 12 | – |
| 2009–10 | 5 | 1ª División | 2 | Promotion playoffs |
| 2010–11 | 5 | 1ª División | 1 | Promotion playoffs |
| 2011–12 | 5 | 1ª División |
There's only women volleyball. The team plays in Liga FEV, third tier, and it played the Superliga Femenina de Voleibol during two seasons and the Superliga 2 for several years.
Its young teams won some Spanish championships.
Grupo plays in Primera División, the third tier in the Spanish handball.