# Sestao River Club

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
### Sestao Sport Club

* 17 seasons in Segunda División
* 10 seasons in Segunda División B
* 32 seasons in Tercera División (3rd tier)

### 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. | | |
* 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 6 February 2025
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 |