Real Oviedo Vetusta

Real Oviedo Vetusta

Full name	Real Oviedo Club de Fútbol
Nickname(s)	Carbayones (Azules) Blues (Oviedistas)
Founded	1940 (Reformed in 2006)
Ground	Carlos Tartiere, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Ground Capacity	30,500
Chairman	Dámaso Bances
Manager	Fermín Álvarez
League	3ª – Group 2
2011–12	3ª – Group 2, 17th
Home colours Away colours

Real Oviedo B is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1940 as Sociedad Deportiva Vetusta it is the reserve team of Real Oviedo, and currently plays in Tercera División, holding home games at Estadio Carlos Tartiere, with a 30,500-seat capacity.

The team is officially known as Real Oviedo Vetusta on the club's official promotion and website, but Professional Football League rules prohibit B teams from having different names to their parent.

History

Founded in 1940, Real Oviedo B reached the national categories 36 years later, and even enjoyed 11 seasons in the third division, with two four-year spells.

Following the first team's relegation into the fourth level, Oviedo B disappeared in 2003, being re-formed three years later and regaining part of its original denomination (Vetusta) in 2008.

Club background

• Sociedad Deportiva Vetusta (1940–79)
• Real Oviedo Aficionados (1979–89)
• Sociedad Deportiva Vetusta (1989–91)
• Real Oviedo B (1991–2003; 2006–)

Season to season

• 11 seasons in Segunda División B
• 27 seasons in Tercera División

Honours

• Tercera División: 1987–88, 1989–90

External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (Spanish)
• Club magazine (Spanish)
• Club blog (Spanish)
• Oviedín, fansite (Spanish)