Sestao River Club

Sestao
Full nameSestao River Club
NicknameVerdinegros (The green-blacks)
Founded1996
GroundLas Llanas, Sestao,
Basque Country, Spain
Capacity4,367[1]
PresidentÁngel Castro[2]
Head coachAitor Calle
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

Main article: 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 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. 17th
2025–26 4 2ª Fed.

Current squad

As of 29 September 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 Ander Iru
2 DF  ESP Hodei Barbarin
3 DF  ESP Jon Rojo
4 DF  ESP Iñigo Gomeza
5 MF  ESP Imanol Sarriegi
6 MF  ESP Oier Erdozia
7 FW  ESP Ieltxu García
8 MF  ESP Ander Laka
9 FW  ESP Asier Benito
10 MF  ESP Jorge García
11 FW  ESP Jon Madrazo
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  ESP Jon Ander Vilar Robinson
14 DF  ESP Mikel Montero
15 DF  ESP Gaizka Argente
16 FW  ESP Óscar
17 FW  ESP Aitor Seguín
18 DF  ESP Aratz Barandiarán
19 MF  ESP Diego Lamadrid
20 DF  ESP Iker Núñez
21 MF  ESP Asier del Río
22 DF  ESP Markel Etxeberria
23 FW  ESP Mikel Pradera

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. Archived from the original on 2025-01-05. Retrieved 2020-10-27.
  4. ^ "Sestao River » Squad 2025/2026". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
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