Sestao River Club

Sestao
Full nameSestao River Club
Nickname(s)Verdinegros (The green-blacks)
Founded1996
GroundLas Llanas, Sestao,
Basque Country, Spain
Capacity4,367[1]
PresidentÁngel Castro[2]
Head coachÁngel Viadero
LeagueSegunda Federación – Group 2
2024–25Primera Federación – Group 1, 17th of 20 (relegated)
Websitewww.sestaoriverclub.com

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 Federación – Group 2, 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



Sestao River Club

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1996–97 7 2ª Terr. 1st
1997–98 6 1ª Terr. 2nd
1998–99 5 Terr. Pref. 1st
1999–2000 4 6th
2000–01 4 3rd
2001–02 4 2nd
2002–03 4 8th
2003–04 4 1st
2004–05 3 2ª B 18th First round
2005–06 4 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 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 4th
2018–19 4 2nd
2019–20 4 2nd Second round
2020–21 4 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. 17th
2025–26 4 2ª Fed.

Current squad

As of 6 February 2025[4]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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)
4 MF  ESP Relu
5 DF  ESP Gaizka Martínez
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
12 DF  ESP Miguel Barandalla (on loan from Athletic Bilbao)
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  ESP Iago Herrerín
14 MF  ESP Sergi García
15 MF  ESP Marcos Bustillo
17 FW  ESP Jairo Samperio
18 FW  ESP Asier Córdoba
19 DF  ESP Jon Rojo
21 DF  ESP Adri Miranda (on loan from Cádiz)
22 DF  ESP Markel Etxeberria
23 DF  RUS Anton Efremov (on loan from Villarreal)
30 MF  SEN Papa Matar

Famous players

References

  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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