Between glory and doubt: RC Celta’s Intertoto title and its validity
Authorship
C.M.G.
Bachelor of Journalism
C.M.G.
Bachelor of Journalism
Defense date
02.13.2025 09:00
02.13.2025 09:00
Summary
During the summer of the year 2000, Real Club Celta de Vigo participates in a european competition to win a qualification entry to the UEFA Cup: this competition is called the Intertoto Cup, nowadays this tournament has dissapeared. During that summer, the galician club made its way into the final and won the cup in Saint Petersburg against Zenit. But it wasn’t the only winner that year, this is because there were multiple winner for each edition of the competition. Both VfB Stuttgart from Germany and Udinese Calcio from Italy also secured the title. That´s the reason why there is controversy arround wether or not the Intertoto Cup is even official or prestigious. In this research documentary we will investigate arround this matter, and we’ll be discusing how important it was at the moment. We will also analize about the evolution of its perception as years went by until today. Also, we’ll be doing a historical review of the golden years of the club until the 2000’s to compare it afterwards with the status and situation of Celta de Vigo nowadays, so that we can understand the importance of this achievement. The final objective is to give an answer to the following question: ¿Does Real Club Celta de Vigo have an official european title? And, if that’s the case, ¿Is it the only galician men’s football club that has won an official european title?
During the summer of the year 2000, Real Club Celta de Vigo participates in a european competition to win a qualification entry to the UEFA Cup: this competition is called the Intertoto Cup, nowadays this tournament has dissapeared. During that summer, the galician club made its way into the final and won the cup in Saint Petersburg against Zenit. But it wasn’t the only winner that year, this is because there were multiple winner for each edition of the competition. Both VfB Stuttgart from Germany and Udinese Calcio from Italy also secured the title. That´s the reason why there is controversy arround wether or not the Intertoto Cup is even official or prestigious. In this research documentary we will investigate arround this matter, and we’ll be discusing how important it was at the moment. We will also analize about the evolution of its perception as years went by until today. Also, we’ll be doing a historical review of the golden years of the club until the 2000’s to compare it afterwards with the status and situation of Celta de Vigo nowadays, so that we can understand the importance of this achievement. The final objective is to give an answer to the following question: ¿Does Real Club Celta de Vigo have an official european title? And, if that’s the case, ¿Is it the only galician men’s football club that has won an official european title?
Direction
QUIAN PAMPIN, ALBERTO (Tutorships)
QUIAN PAMPIN, ALBERTO (Tutorships)
Court
LOPEZ GARCIA, XOSE (Chairman)
VIZOSO GARCIA, ANGEL ANTONIO (Secretary)
SILVA RODRIGUEZ, ALBA (Member)
LOPEZ GARCIA, XOSE (Chairman)
VIZOSO GARCIA, ANGEL ANTONIO (Secretary)
SILVA RODRIGUEZ, ALBA (Member)