Sestao River Club

Sestao

Full name	Sestao River Club
Founded	1996
Ground	Las Llanas, Sestao, Basque Country, Spain
Capacity	8,905
Chairman	Alberto Lozano
Manager	Jon González
League	2ªB – Group 2
2015–16	2ªB – Group 2, 6th
Home colours Away colours

Sestao River Club is a Spanish football team based in Sestao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1996 it plays in Segunda División B – Group 2, holding home games at Estadio Las Llanas, with a capacity of 8,905 seats.

History

Sestao River Club was founded in 1996, immediately after the disappearance of historic Sestao Sport Club, due to economic problems. It first reached the third division in 2004, going on to remain there for the vast majority of the following years.

Sestao Sport Club - (1916–96)

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1929/30 3ª 5th 1930/31 3ª 5th 1939/40 2ª 5th 1940/41 3ª 2nd 1943/44 3ª 5th 1944/45 3ª 6th 1945/46 3ª 2nd 1946/47 3ª 9th 1947/48 3ª 6th 1948/49 3ª 7th 1949/50 3ª 7th 1950/51 3ª 9th 1951/52 3ª 10th 1952/53 3ª 2nd 1953/54 3ª 1st 1954/55 2ª 14th 1955/56 2ª 15th 1956/57 2ª 14th 1957/58 2ª 10th

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1958/59 2ª 8th 1959/60 2ª 14th 1960/61 2ª 14th 1961/62 3ª 5th 1962/63 3ª 5th 1963/64 3ª 6th 1964/65 3ª 2nd 1965/66 3ª 4th 1966/67 3ª 2nd 1967/68 3ª 5th 1968/69 3ª 6th 1969/70 3ª 3rd 1970/71 3ª 3rd 1971/72 3ª 2nd 1972/73 3ª 6th 1973/74 3ª 6th 1974/75 3ª 6th 1975/76 3ª 3rd 1976/77 3ª 5th

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1977/78 2ªB 17th 1978/79 2ªB 12th 1979/80 2ªB 7th 1980/81 2ªB 10th 1981/82 2ªB 4th 1982/83 2ªB 4th 1983/84 2ªB 6th 1984/85 2ªB 1st 1985/86 2ª 10th 1986/87 2ª 6th 1987/88 2ª 10th 1988/89 2ª 8th 1989/90 2ª 11th 1990/91 2ª 8th 1991/92 2ª 17th 1992/93 2ª 19th 1993/94 2ªB 2nd 1994/95 2ªB 3rd 1995/96 2ª 17th

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• 17 seasons in Segunda División
• 10 seasons in Segunda División B
• 30 seasons in Tercera División

Sestao River Club - (1996–)

Estadio Las Llanas, home of Sestao River.

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1996–97 Regional — 1997–98 Regional — 1998–99 Regional — 1999–00 3ª 6th 2000–01 3ª 3rd 2001–02 3ª 2nd 2002–03 3ª 8th 2003–04 3ª 1st 2004–05 2ªB 18th First round 2005–06 3ª 1st 2006–07 2ªB 5th First round 2007–08 2ªB 10th First round 2008–09 2ªB 15th 2009–10 2ªB 17th

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 2010–11 3ª 3rd 2011–12 2ªB 10th 2012–13 2ªB 12th 2013–14 2ªB 1st 2014–15 2ªB 13th First round 2015–16 2ªB 6th 2016–17 2ªB — Second round

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• 11 seasons in Segunda División B
• 7 seasons in Tercera División
• 3 seasons in Categorías Regionales

Current squad

As of 8 February 2015

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player GK Nabar de Haro GK Gorka Magulazenaia GK Galder Uriarte DF Álvaro Mier DF Gaizka Martínez DF Aitor Morcillo DF Jon García DF Javier Tarantino DF Ander Gago DF Egoitz Magdaleno MF Eneko Rubio

No. Position Player MF Rodri MF Iñigo Barrenetxea MF Unai Elguezabal MF Juan Martín FW Leandro FW Yanis Rahmani FW Gorka Azkorra FW Josu Santamaría FW Piski FW Adrián Güemes FW Alberto Toril

Famous players

• Ibón Larrazábal
• Gaizka Toquero
• Ibai Gómez
• Josu Hernáez

External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (Spanish)