RC Celta de Vigo
Tier 1LaLigaVigo, Galicia, SpainOn the globe
- Founded
- 23 August 1923
- Ground
- Estadio Abanca Balaídos24,870 seats · opened 1928
- Full name
- Real Club Celta de Vigo
- Website
- celta.gal
- Reserve sides
- RC Celta C-Gran Peña, RC Celta Fortuna
Who owns RC Celta de Vigo
RC Celta de Vigo is controlled by Mouriño family, through Grupo Corporativo GES, S.L (67.9%).
Owned by investorsOwner based at home: Spain
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
- 67.9%controlsGrupo Corporativo GES, S.L.Since 2006, figure as of September 202667.9% in the club's accounts (La Voz de Galicia, 2020 and 2023; 2Playbook, September 2026). La Voz reported 75% when companies linked to the group are counted, per the Registro Mercantil list at 30 June 2022. A capital increase announced in September 2026 would give an outside investor about 4%.High confidenceSources: 2Playbook, La Voz de Galicia, La Voz de Galicia
- Stake not knowncontrols
Changes of control
- 17 September 2026
A buyer invested in a capital increase (4%), announced.
Price reported as €10m (Approximate size of the capital increase: up to 15,752 new shares at €10 nominal plus €626.50 premium each.).
Up to 15,752 new shares, guaranteed by an outside investor (identity not disclosed) who would take about 4% and a board seat; minority shareholders have pre-emption rights and the Mouriño family will not subscribe initially. Proceeds go to the Celta360 project.
- Capital put in€10.0mreported
- Valuation (100%)€250.0mreported
Medium confidenceSource: 2Playbook
- 2006
Mouriño family took control.
The Mouriño family bought Horacio Gómez's shares in 2006 and has increased its stake through Grupo Corporativo GES since.
Medium confidenceSource: La Voz de Galicia
Celta de Vigo’s finances
From its published accounts and league records. Figures compare only with clubs at the tier it played that season.
Against its tier
Celta de Vigo's revenue of €105.1m is the 7th highest of the 20 LaLiga clubs with published accounts
In 2025-26 it spent €0.66 on staff for every €1 of revenue; the typical LaLiga club spent €0.73.
- Celta de Vigo
- Other LaLiga clubs
- Equity
- €48.2m
- accounts, 2025-26
- Squad cost limit
- €91.1m
- maximum, 2025-26
- Public money
- €2.71m
- awarded, 2025, 2 records
The accounts
Real Club Celta de Vigo, S.A.D., the entity that fields the team · 2021-22 to 2025-26
| Line | 2025-26Tier 1 · audited | 2024-25Tier 1 · audited | 2023-24Tier 1 · audited | 2022-23Tier 1 · audited | 2021-22Tier 1 · audited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit and loss | |||||
| Revenue | €105.1m | €72.9m | €71.6m | €69.9m | €69.9m |
| TV money | €72.9m1 | €46.3m | €49.0m | €51.2m | €53.9m |
| Matchday | €12.4m2 | €9.91m3 | €8.35m4 | €5.88m5 | €4.24m6 |
| Sponsorship | €14.6m7 | €12.6m8 | €10.2m8 | €10.5m8 | €10.1m8 |
| Commercial | €5.13m9 | €4.15m10 | €4.06m10 | €2.32m10 | €1.71m10 |
| Subsidies | €252k | €1.25m | €885k | €451k | €726k |
| Other revenue | €7.97m11 | €15.9m12 | €1.41m13 | €2.54m13 | €905k13 |
| Player sales | €4.96m14 | €26.8m14 | €42.0m15 | €13.7m16 | €16.7m14 |
| Staff costs | €69.3m | €62.3m | €70.1m | €55.9m | €52.3m |
| Wage bill | €65.6m17 | €59.5m18 | €67.9m19 | €54.2m20 | €50.7m21 |
| Players' wages | €54.0m22 | €49.3m23 | €59.0m24 | €43.3m25 | €44.3m25 |
| Other operating costs | €34.9m | €33.6m | €32.8m | €31.1m | €18.9m |
| Travel | €4.81m | €3.05m | €2.80m | €2.89m | €1.75m |
| Player amortisation | €18.2m | €16.2m | €18.4m | €15.1m | €15.4m |
| Other depreciation | €3.26m | €2.70m | €2.29m | €2.29m | €1.93m |
| Operating result | −€9.63m | −€271k | −€8.42m | −€17.0m | €488k |
| Financial result | −€809k | −€6.22m26 | −€558k | −€602k | −€392k |
| Result before tax | −€10.4m | −€6.49m | −€8.98m | −€17.6m | €96.5k |
| Income tax | −€2.48m | −€1.87m | −€1.43m | −€4.25m | −€35.5k |
| Net result | −€7.96m | −€4.63m | −€7.54m | −€13.3m | €132k |
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Total assets | €160.2m | €172.2m | €196.4m | €175.5m | €157.4m |
| Non-current assets | €118.0m | €117.9m | €156.9m | €117.9m | €91.5m |
| Player registrations (book value) | €30.2m | €34.4m | €47.7m | €50.9m | €35.5m |
| Property and equipment | €39.2m | €30.8m | €26.9m | €26.1m | €25.2m |
| Current assets | €42.2m | €54.2m | €39.4m | €57.6m | €65.9m |
| Transfer fees receivable | €29.0m27 | €45.4m28 | €75.5m29 | €43.1m30 | €33.7m31 |
| Cash | €11.6m | €14.0m | €4.55m | €26.6m | €36.1m |
| Equity | €48.2m32 | €57.1m33 | €62.6m34 | €73.7m35 | €87.9m36 |
| Share capital | €3.77m | €3.77m | €3.77m | €3.77m | €3.77m |
| Liabilities | €112.0m | €115.1m | €133.7m | €101.9m | €69.5m |
| Non-current liabilities | €67.4m | €70.9m | €78.4m | €66.8m | €45.0m |
| Current liabilities | €44.6m | €44.2m | €55.3m | €35.1m | €24.5m |
| Provisions | €38.6k | €1.03m | €591k | €591k | €591k |
| Financial debt | €55.2m37 | €50.3m38 | €52.5m39 | €45.3m40 | €34.0m41 |
| Tax and social security debt | €7.26m42 | €6.16m43 | €6.80m44 | €6.63m45 | €5.26m |
| Transfer fees payable | €14.2m46 | €26.7m47 | €43.7m48 | €35.5m49 | €14.8m50 |
| Shareholder loans | €23.9k51 | €34.7k52 | €60.6k51 | €40.2k51 | €63.6k51 |
| Cash flow | |||||
| Cash from operations | €23.5m | €4.91m | −€50.8m | −€6.35m | €8.33m |
| Cash from investing | −€18.3m | −€9.70m | €23.9m | −€14.4m | −€6.92m |
| Cash from financing | −€7.53m | €14.2m | €4.87m | €11.2m | €26.9m |
| Net change in cash | −€2.33m | €9.43m | −€22.0m | −€9.53m | €28.3m |
| Transfers and people | |||||
| Transfer fees paid | €17.8m53 | €12.7m54 | €29.0m55 | €40.7m56 | €11.8m57 |
| Employees | 24758 | — | 15958 | 13558 | 12258 |
| Players | 14259 | — | 7060 | 4660 | 4160 |
Notes on 60 figures, in the accounts’ own words
- TV money: Includes UEFA Europa League participation income, not shown separately.
- Matchday: Competitions €4,353,638.24 (of which UEFA matches €1,059,584.10 and LaLiga pools €180,900.64), members and season tickets €8,078,431.37.
- Matchday: Competitions €3,789,801.19 (LaLiga pools €124,617.47 included), members and season tickets €6,123,351.85.
- Matchday: Competitions €3,217,825.27, members and season tickets €5,131,167.45.
- Matchday: Competitions €1,700,533.42, members and season tickets €4,176,815.94.
- Matchday: Competitions €1,022,928.44, members and season tickets €3,215,098.69.
- Sponsorship: Publicidad (static €122,759.94, dynamic €14,498,618.75).
- Sponsorship: Publicidad.
- Commercial: Shop and kit sales.
- Commercial: Shop and kit sales and other.
- Other revenue: Ingresos accesorios: player loans out €2,623,838.33, training compensation €3,530,001.97, rents and services.
- Other revenue: Ingresos accesorios: player loans out €8,830,032.76, training compensation €1,478,537.92, services €5,369,434.49 (including €4.0m from a subsidiary for the Academy brand rights).
- Other revenue: Ingresos accesorios y otros de gestión corriente.
- Player sales: Gain on disposal of player registrations, net of book value (resultados procedentes del traspaso de jugadores).
- Player sales: Gain on disposal of player registrations, net of book value (resultados procedentes del traspaso de jugadores). The heading, with €722,526.38 of losses on other disposals, is €41,229,052.82.
- Player sales: Gain on disposal of player registrations, net of book value (resultados procedentes del traspaso de jugadores). The heading, with other disposals, is €13,647,446.30.
- Wage bill: Sporting €61,301,983.66, non-sporting €4,310,039.72.
- Wage bill: Sporting €52,601,969.75, non-sporting €6,896,168.60.
- Wage bill: Sporting €61,976,038.65, non-sporting €5,905,349.86.
- Wage bill: Sporting €45,693,865.24, non-sporting €8,523,429.14.
- Wage bill: Sporting €46,443,034.52, non-sporting €4,282,720.93.
- Players' wages: Registrable (LNFP) first-team players and coaches: wages, social security and other social costs (note 14.2).
- Players' wages: Registrable (LNFP) players and coaches: wages, collective bonuses and social security (note 14.2).
- Players' wages: Registrable (LNFP) players and coaches: wages including severance, collective bonuses and social security (note 15.2).
- Players' wages: Registrable (LNFP) players and coaches: fixed and variable pay, severance and other remuneration; social security not included.
- Financial result: Includes €5,082,855.51 cost of discounting receivables.
- Transfer fees receivable: Sports entities: non-current €13,982,708.35, current €15,053,089.56 (the current part includes LaLiga €4,456,403.41 and federations €547,881.66).
- Transfer fees receivable: Sports entities: non-current €17,964,439.45, current €27,477,580.02.
- Transfer fees receivable: Sports entities: non-current €50,853,873.30, current €24,677,983.44.
- Transfer fees receivable: Sports entities: non-current €21,658,496.12, current €21,447,487.39.
- Transfer fees receivable: Sports entities: non-current €13,019,394.42, current €20,651,053.44.
- Equity: Includes €7,470,695.07 of capital grants; fondos propios €40,708,711.14.
- Equity: Includes €8,404,531.95 of capital grants; fondos propios €48,666,746.42.
- Equity: Includes €9,338,368.83 of capital grants; fondos propios €53,293,062.66.
- Equity: Includes €10,272,205.71 of capital grants; fondos propios €63,382,574.63.
- Equity: Includes €11,206,042.59 of capital grants; fondos propios €76,687,639.35.
- Financial debt: LaLiga Impulso (CVC) participating loan: long-term €53,043,452.64, short-term €2,116,002.17, accrued interest €84,641.06. No bank debt.
- Financial debt: LaLiga Impulso (CVC) participating loan: long-term €48,193,328.33, short-term €2,116,002.17. No bank debt.
- Financial debt: LaLiga Impulso (CVC) €47,763,762.66 (long-term €45,647,759.49, short-term €2,116,003.17) and bank debt €4,708,754.63 (a Santander loan and a promissory-note discount line).
- Financial debt: LaLiga Impulso (CVC) participating loan: long-term €43,659,856.39, short-term €1,612,146.71. No bank debt.
- Financial debt: LaLiga Impulso (CVC) participating loan: long-term €32,997,751.57, short-term €1,049,549.87. Bank debt repaid in the year.
- Tax and social security debt: Other debts to public administrations (income-tax withholding, VAT; Social Security €404,565.34).
- Tax and social security debt: Other debts to public administrations (Social Security €439,485.83).
- Tax and social security debt: Includes €2,547,059.24 of tax inspection assessments; Social Security €246,224.66.
- Tax and social security debt: Other debts to public administrations as first reported.
- Transfer fees payable: Deudas con entidades deportivas: long-term €3,492,492.50, short-term €10,668,405.52.
- Transfer fees payable: Deudas con entidades deportivas: long-term €7,712,510.00, short-term €18,996,421.00.
- Transfer fees payable: Deudas con entidades deportivas: long-term €15,506,450.00, short-term €28,186,964.43.
- Transfer fees payable: Deudas con entidades deportivas: long-term €15,264,940.06, short-term €20,192,713.58.
- Transfer fees payable: Deudas con entidades deportivas: long-term €2,351,650.69, short-term €12,447,474.05.
- Shareholder loans: Short-term debts to group companies and associates.
- Shareholder loans: Short-term debts to group companies (current account with the club's foundation).
- Transfer fees paid: Additions to players' registration rights: fees €17,120,000 and agency fees €670,000.
- Transfer fees paid: Additions to players' registration rights: fees €12,450,000 and agency fees €255,000.
- Transfer fees paid: Additions to players' registration rights: fees €25,551,851.85 and agency fees €3,410,000.
- Transfer fees paid: Additions to players' registration rights: fees €38,635,740.74 and agency fees €2,100,000.
- Transfer fees paid: Additions to players' registration rights: fees €10,275,000 and agency fees €1,500,000.
- Employees: Average headcount.
- Players: Average sporting staff (players and coaches).
- Players: Average players.
2025-26: Source: RC Celta de Vigo2024-25: Source: RC Celta de Vigo2023-24: Source: RC Celta de Vigo2022-23: Source: RC Celta de Vigo2021-22: Source: RC Celta de Vigo
League figures, wage bills, budgets and public money 14 records
| Season | TV money | Squad cost limit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | €91.1mmaximum | Source: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) | |
| 2024-25 | €45.8mpaid | €77.6mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga |
| 2023-24 | €48.3mpaid | €79.9mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga |
| 2022-23 | €50.6mpaid | €63.9mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) |
| 2021-22 | €53.2mpaid | €65.5mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) |
| Public money, season or year | Total | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €2.71mawarded | 2 |
| 2023 | €2.50mawarded | 2 |
| 2022 | €4,844awarded | 1 |
- 9 December 2025€2.50mawarded from INSTITUTO GALLEGO DE PROMOCIÓN ECONÓMICA (IGAPE): Resolución de 6 de agosto de 2025 por la que se aprueba las bases reguladoras de las ayudas a la inversión para infraestructuras locales por grandes empresas gallegas, año 2025, concurrencia competitiva (IG408D). Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 4 August 2025€206kawarded from SECRETARÍA DE ESTADO DE DIGITALIZACIÓN E INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL: Resolución de la Secretaría de Estado de Digitalización e Inteligencia Artificial, por la que se efectúa la convocatoria para la concesión de ayudas mediante el desarrollo de productos y servicios tecnológicos para espacios de datos.. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 21 July 2023€3,703awarded from CONSELLERÍA DE PRESIDENCIA, JUSTICIA Y DEPORTES: Orde do 27 de decembro de 2022, pola que se establecen as bases reguladoras para a concesión de subvencións, en réxime de concorrencia non competitiva, a clubs deportivos, sociedades anónimas deportivas, seccións deportivas e núcleos de adestramento depor. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 3 May 2023€2.50mawarded from INSTITUTO GALLEGO DE PROMOCIÓN ECONÓMICA (IGAPE): Bases reguladoras Programa Infraestructuras Estratégicas Abiertas. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 5 October 2022€4,844awarded from CONSELLERÍA DE PRESIDENCIA, JUSTICIA Y DEPORTES: RESOLUCIÓN do 13 de decembro de 2021, da Secretaría Xeral para o Deporte, pola que se establecen as bases reguladoras para a concesión de subvencións, en réxime de concorrencia non competitiva, a clubs deportivos, sociedades anónimas deportivas, seccións. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
Where Celta de Vigo has played
Sources10
- REAL CLUB CELTA DE VIGO SAD - NIF A36609105 Infonif (Economía 3), Database. Checked 3 October 2026.
- LaLiga EA Sports: clubes LaLiga, League. Checked 3 October 2026.
- LaLiga Hypermotion: clubes LaLiga, League. Checked 3 October 2026.
- El Celta ampliará capital en 10 millones y dará entrada a un nuevo inversor 2Playbook, News, 17 September 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- GES controla el 75% del Celta, según el Registro Mercantil La Voz de Galicia, News, 19 November 2023. Checked 3 October 2026.
- El Grupo GES aumenta hasta el 67,9 % su pastel en el accionariado del club La Voz de Galicia, News, 24 November 2020. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Relación de S.A.D. de fútbol Consejo Superior de Deportes, Regulator. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Estadio Abanca Balaídos Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Primera División de España 2026-27 Wikipedia (es), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Also on Wikidata (Q8749).
