Sestao River Club

Sestao
Full name	Sestao River Club
Founded	1996
Ground	Las Llanas, Sestao,; Basque Country, Spain
Capacity	8,905
President	Ángel Castro
Head coach	Ángel Viadero
League	Primera Federación – Group 1
2023–24	Primera Federación – Group 1, 11th of 20
Website	https://www.sestaoriverclub.com/
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 Primera Federación – Group 1, hosting home games at Estadio Las Llanas, with a capacity of 8,905 seats.^[3]

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.

In 2014 the club finished as champion of the group 2 of the Segunda División B, but failed to promote to Segunda División after being eliminated in the play-offs.

Club background

Sestao Sport Club – (1916–1996)
Sestao River Club – (1996–present)

Season by season

Sestao Sport Club

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

Sestao River Club

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1996–97	7	2ª Reg.	1st
1997–98	6	1ª Reg.	2nd
1998–99	5	Reg. Pref.	1st
1999–2000	4	3ª	6th
2000–01	4	3ª	3rd
2001–02	4	3ª	2nd
2002–03	4	3ª	8th
2003–04	4	3ª	1st
2004–05	3	2ª B	18th	First round
2005–06	4	3ª	1st
2006–07	3	2ª B	5th	First round
2007–08	3	2ª B	10th	First round
2008–09	3	2ª B	15th
2009–10	3	2ª B	17th
2010–11	4	3ª	3rd
2011–12	3	2ª B	10th
2012–13	3	2ª B	12th
2013–14	3	2ª B	1st
2014–15	3	2ª B	13th	First round
2015–16	3	2ª B	6th

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
2016–17	3	2ª B	19th	Second round
2017–18	4	3ª	4th
2018–19	4	3ª	2nd
2019–20	4	3ª	2nd	Second round
2020–21	4	3ª	3rd
2021–22	4	2ª RFEF	2nd
2022–23	4	2ª Fed.	1st
2023–24	3	1ª Fed.	11th	Second round
2024–25	3	1ª Fed.

2 seasons in Primera Federación
11 seasons in Segunda División B
2 seasons in Segunda Federación
11 seasons in Tercera División
3 seasons in Categorías Regionales

Current squad

As of 30 August 2024^[4]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Javi Garrido (on loan from Leganés)
2	DF	ESP	Joseda Álvarez (on loan from Alavés)
3	DF	ESP	Carlos Cordero
5	DF	ESP	Carlos Blanco
6	MF	ESP	Adri Gómez
7	FW	ESP	Alfred Planas
8	MF	ESP	Gorka Garai
9	FW	ESP	Diego Aznar (on loan from Huesca)
10	FW	ESP	Leandro Martínez
11	FW	ESP	Ion Etxaniz


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	DF	ESP	Miguel Barandalla (on loan from Athletic Bilbao)
13	GK	ESP	Iago Herrerín
14	MF	ESP	Sergi García
15	MF	ESP	Marcos Bustillo
16	DF	ESP	Rafa Gálvez
17	DF	ESP	Erlantz Palacín (on loan from Athletic Bilbao)
18	FW	ESP	Asier Córdoba
21	DF	ESP	Adri Miranda (on loan from Cádiz)
22	DF	ESP	Markel Etxeberria
30	DF	RUS	Anton Efremov (on loan from Villarreal)

Famous players

References

^ "Spain - Sestao River Club - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
^ "Ángel Castro, presidente del River". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
^ "The latest news from Sestao River: squad, results, table". BeSoccer. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
^ "Sestao River Club » EQUIPO y CUERPO TÉCNICO T. 2023/24".

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
Club & stadium history Estadios de España (in English)

43°18′40″N 3°00′34″W / 43.311044°N 3.009575°W / 43.311044; -3.009575

[1] "Spain - Sestao River Club - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news". Soccerway. Retrieved 2020-10-27.

[2] "Ángel Castro, presidente del River". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2020-10-27.

[3] "The latest news from Sestao River: squad, results, table". BeSoccer. Retrieved 2020-10-27.

[4] "Sestao River Club » EQUIPO y CUERPO TÉCNICO T. 2023/24".

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