# 2019–20 Racing de Santander season

The 2019–20 season was Racing de Santander's 90th season in existence and the club's first season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Racing Santander participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 31 January 2020
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 | Iván Crespo (captain) |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Aitor Buñuel |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Moi Delgado (on loan from Valladolid) |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Iñaki Olaortua |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Nando García |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Nico Hidalgo |
| 8 | MF | BEL | Aristote Nkaka (on loan from Anderlecht) |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Jon Ander |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Cejudo |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Borja Galán (on loan from Coruña) |
| 12 | DF | ESP | David Carmona (on loan from Cádiz) |
| 13 | GK | FRA | Luca Zidane (on loan from Real Madrid) |
| 14 | MF | GEO | Giorgi Papunashvili (on loan from Real Zaragoza) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | FW | ESP | David Rodríguez |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Daniel Toribio (on loan from Alcorcón) |
| 17 | MF | FRA | Enzo Lombardo (on loan from Mallorca) |
| 18 | FW | ESP | David Barral |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Guillermo |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Mario Ortiz |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Jordi Figueras |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Abraham Minero |
| 23 | MF | BEL | Ritchie Kitoko |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Alexis |
| 30 | DF | ESP | Manu Hernando (on loan from Real Madrid) |
| 31 | GK | ESP | Lucas Díaz |

### Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | FW | ESP | Javi Siverio |
| 27 | DF | ESP | Íñigo Sainz-Maza |
| 28 | FW | ESP | Rafa Tresaco |
| 32 | DF | ESP | Miguel Goñi |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 33 | MF | ESP | Martín Solar |
| 34 | MF | ESP | Marco Camus |
| 35 | GK | ESP | Germán |

### Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | GK | ESP | Jagoba Zárraga (at Rayo Majadahonda until 30 June 2020) |
| — | DF | ESP | Óscar Gil (at Atlético Baleares until 30 June 2020) |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Segunda División | 18 August 2019 | 20 July 2020 | Matchday 1 | 22nd | 42 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 011.90 |
| Copa del Rey | 17 December 2019 | 17 December 2019 | First round | First round | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 43 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 39 | 57 | −18 | 011.63 |
Last updated: 20 July 2020 Source: Competitions

### Segunda División
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
| 18 | Ponferradina | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 50 | −5 | 51 | |
| 19 | Deportivo La Coruña (R) | 42 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 43 | 60 | −17 | 51 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 20 | Numancia (R) | 42 | 13 | 11 | 18 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 50 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 21 | Extremadura (R) | 42 | 10 | 13 | 19 | 43 | 59 | −16 | 43 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
| 22 | Racing Santander (R) | 42 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 39 | 56 | −17 | 33 | Relegation to Segunda División B |
* 1 2 Ponferradina finished ahead of Deportivo La Coruña on head-to-head goal difference: Ponferradina 2–0 Deportivo La Coruña, Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 Ponferradina.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 20 July 2020. Source: La Liga SmartBank

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | L | D | D | L | L | W | D | D | D | L | D | D | D | L | D | D | W | L | D | L | D | D | L | D | L | D | W | L | L | D | W | L | D | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |

#### Matches

The fixtures were revealed on 4 July 2019.