Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga

Grupo Covadonga
Full name Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga
Nicknames El Grupo, Grupo Covadonga
Founded 1938
Based in Gijón, Asturias, Spain
Colors Red and navy
         
President Antonio Corripio
Members 33,000
Website www.rgcc.es
Active departments of Grupo Covadonga

Archery

Athletics

Basketball

Basque pelota

Canoeing

Chess

Field hockey

Gymnastics

Handball

Judo

Karate

Mountaineering

Rugby

Sailing

Swimming

Tennis

Volleyball

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 33,000 members, more than the most important football clubs of the region (Sporting de Gijón and Real Oviedo).[1]

History

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. In 1949, Grupo Covadonga purchases lands in the neighbourhood of Las Mestas, near the El Molinón football stadium.

In 2012, Grupo Covadonga was nominated to the Prince of Asturias Awards in the category of Sports.[2]

Notable sportsmen

Sections

Grupo Covadonga has got teams in 18 sports. It also has got a group of traditional dance and a choir.

       

Basketball team

Volleyball team

Grupo Covadonga
Full name Real Grupo de Cultura Covadonga
Ground Polideportivo Braulio García,
Gijón, Asturias
(Capacity: 1,331)
Chairman Spain Antonio Corripio
Manager Spain Saúl Pérez
League Superliga 2
2013–14 Superliga 2, 3rd
Uniforms
Home
Away

There's only women volleyball. The team currently plays in Superliga 2 and it played the Superliga Femenina de Voleibol during two seasons. In 2012 was runner-up of the Copa Princesa de Asturias.

Its young teams won several Spanish championships.

Season by season

Season Tier League Pos. Significant events
2000–01 1 Superliga 11 Relegation playoffs
2001–02 1 Superliga 13 Relegated
2002–07 2 Liga FEV
2007–08 2 Superliga 2 7
2008–09 2 Superliga 2 6 Resigned
2009–10 3 Liga FEV
2010–11 3 Liga FEV 1 Promoted
2011–12 2 Superliga 2 5 Copa Princesa runner-up
2012–13 2 Superliga 2 6 Copa Princesa semifinalist
2013–14 2 Superliga 2 3 Copa Princesa semifinalist
2014–15 2 Superliga 2 5
2015–16 2 Superliga 2 4

Handball team

References

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