Celtic Soccer Team
Celtic F.C. (pronounced 'seltic', not 'keltic')
is a Scottish football club based in the city of Glasgow,
nicknamed the Bhoys. Together with their arch-rivals Rangers
they dominate Scottish football as the Old Firm. Their kit
is green and white hooped jerseys, white shorts and white
socks. They play at the 60,830 seater stadium Celtic Park,
known as 'Paradise' by Celtic supporters.
In 2003 they reached the UEFA Cup final but
lost 3–2 to Porto, the first time a trophy had been decided
by a silver goal. At the game Celtic brought with them the
biggest travelling army of fans ever seen in a European tournament,
or possibly the world. Over 75,000 Celtic fans from throughout
the world travelled to the city, and their spirit earned them
a Fair Play award from FIFA.
In 2004 they continued to prosper in the UEFA
Cup, beating FC Barcelona 1–0 at Parkhead, on March 11th
2004, in what may prove to be one of their most famous victories.
Two weeks later, under intense pressure they managed to hold
Barcelona in the famous Camp Nou stadium to a 0–0 draw
thus ensuring qualification to the quarterfinals. However,
the Bhoys lost in the quarterfinals to another Spanish side,
Villarreal CF (3–1 on aggregate). Celtic made up for
this loss by winning their 39th League title and 32nd Scottish
Cup.
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