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.

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

Estadio Las Llanas, home of Sestao River.

Sestao Sport Club

Main article: 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.

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• 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

Sestao playing against SD Leioa in 2017

As of 30 August 2024

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

See also: Category:Sestao River Club footballers

External links

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