{{short description|Association football club in Spain}} {{Infobox football club | clubname = Sestao | image = Sestao_River_Club_logo.svg | fullname = Sestao River Club | nickname = ''Verdinegros'' (The green-blacks) | founded = 1996 | ground = [[Las Llanas Stadium|Las Llanas]], [[Sestao]],<br> [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]], Spain | capacity = 4,367<ref>{{Cite web|title=Spain - Sestao River Club - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/spain/sestao-river-club/2999/|access-date=2020-10-27|website=Soccerway}}</ref> | chairman = Ángel Castro<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-12-20|title=Ángel Castro, presidente del River|url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20191220/472371346280/angel-castro-presidente-del-river-el-partido-se-jugara-en-las-llanas.html|access-date=2020-10-27|website=La Vanguardia|language=es}}</ref> | chrtitle = President | manager = [[Aitor Calle]] | mgrtitle = Head coach | league = {{Spanish football updater|Sestao River}} | season = {{Spanish football updater|Sestao River2}} | position = {{Spanish football updater|Sestao River3}} | website = {{URL|https://www.sestaoriverclub.com/}} | pattern_la1=_left | pattern_b1=_jomapisa2gb | pattern_ra1=_right | leftarm1=00792b | body1=000000 | rightarm1=00792b | shorts1=000000 | socks1=000000 | pattern_la2=_left | pattern_b2=_jomainter2sw | pattern_ra2=_right | leftarm2=AEE6F5 | body2=AEE6F5 | rightarm2=AEE6F5 | shorts2=FFFFFF | socks2=AEE6F5 | current = }} '''Sestao River Club''' is a [[List of football clubs in Spain|Spanish football team]] based in [[Sestao]], in the autonomous community of [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]]. Founded in 1996 it plays in {{Spanish football updater|Sestao River}}, hosting home games at ''Estadio Las Llanas'', with a capacity of 8,905 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The latest news from Sestao River: squad, results, table|url=https://www.besoccer.com/|access-date=2020-10-27|website=BeSoccer|language=en-EN|archive-date=2025-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250105034000/https://www.besoccer.com/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==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 [[Segunda División B|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 [[2013–14 Segunda División B|Segunda División B]], but failed to promote to [[Segunda División]] after being eliminated in the [[2014 Segunda División B play-offs|play-offs]].
===Club background=== *''Sestao Sport Club'' – (1916–1996) *''Sestao River Club'' – (1996–present)
==Season by season== [[File:2013 11 01 Sestao Las Llanas.jpg|thumb|Estadio Las Llanas, home of Sestao River.]] ===Sestao Sport Club=== {{Main|Sestao Sport Club}} *'''17''' seasons in [[Segunda División]] *'''10''' seasons in [[Segunda División B]] *'''32''' seasons in [[Tercera División]] ('''3rd''' tier)
===Sestao River Club=== {| |valign="top" width=0%| {| class="wikitable" !Season !Tier !Division !Place ![[Copa del Rey]] |- |style="background:#C0F2DF;"|1996–97 |style="background:#C0F2DF;"|7 |style="background:#C0F2DF;"|[[Territorial Segunda División de Vizcaya|2ª Terr.]] |style="background:#C0F2DF;"|1st ! |- |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|1997–98 |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|6 |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|[[Territorial Primera División de Vizcaya|1ª Terr.]] |style="background:#BBD7EC;"|2nd ! |- |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1998–99 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|5 |style="background:#EFEF99;"|[[Territorial Preferente de Vizcaya|Terr. Pref.]] |style="background:#EFEF99;"|1st ! |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[1999–2000 Tercera División|1999–2000]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|6th ! |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[2000–01 Tercera División|2000–01]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3rd ! |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[2001–02 Tercera División|2001–02]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|2nd ! |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[2002–03 Tercera División|2002–03]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|8th ! |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[2003–04 Tercera División|2003–04]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1st ! |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[2004–05 Segunda División B|2004–05]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División B|2ª B]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|18th ! [[2004–05 Copa del Rey|First round]] |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[2005–06 Tercera División|2005–06]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|1st ! |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[2006–07 Segunda División B|2006–07]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División B|2ª B]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|5th ! [[2006–07 Copa del Rey|First round]] |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[2007–08 Segunda División B|2007–08]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División B|2ª B]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|10th ! [[2007–08 Copa del Rey|First round]] |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[2008–09 Segunda División B|2008–09]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División B|2ª B]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|15th ! |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[2009–10 Segunda División B|2009–10]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División B|2ª B]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|17th ! |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[2010–11 Tercera División|2010–11]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|3rd ! |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[2011–12 Segunda División B|2011–12]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División B|2ª B]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|10th ! |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[2012–13 Segunda División B|2012–13]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División B|2ª B]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|12th ! |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[2013–14 Segunda División B|2013–14]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División B|2ª B]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|1st ! |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[2014–15 Segunda División B|2014–15]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División B|2ª B]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|13th ! [[2014–15 Copa del Rey|First round]] |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[2015–16 Segunda División B|2015–16]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División B|2ª B]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|6th ! |} |valign="top" width=0%| {| class="wikitable" !Season !Tier !Division !Place ![[Copa del Rey]] |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[2016–17 Segunda División B|2016–17]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|3 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División B|2ª B]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|19th ! [[2016–17 Copa del Rey|Second round]] |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[2017–18 Tercera División|2017–18]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4th ! |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[2018–19 Tercera División|2018–19]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|2nd ! |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[2019–20 Tercera División|2019–20]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|2nd ! [[2019–20 Copa del Rey|Second round]] |- |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[2020–21 Tercera División|2020–21]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|4 |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|[[Tercera División|3ª]] |style="background:#FFD3BD;"|{{Abbr|3rd|Group 4 – Subgroup A (first phase) and Subgroup C (second phase)}} ! |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[2021–22 Segunda División RFEF|2021–22]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|4 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda División RFEF|2ª RFEF]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|2nd ! |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[2022–23 Segunda Federación|2022–23]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|4 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda Federación|2ª Fed.]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|1st ! |- |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|[[2023–24 Primera Federación|2023–24]] |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|3 |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|[[Primera Federación|1ª Fed.]] |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|11th ! [[2023–24 Copa del Rey|Second round]] |- |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|[[2024–25 Primera Federación|2024–25]] |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|3 |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|[[Primera Federación|1ª Fed.]] |style="background:#F4DFC8;"|17th ! |- |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[2025–26 Segunda Federación|2025–26]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|4 |style="background:#DEC5AB;"|[[Segunda Federación|2ª Fed.]] |style="background:#DEC5AB;"| ! |} |} ---- *'''2''' seasons in [[Primera Federación]] *'''11''' seasons in [[Segunda División B]] *'''3''' seasons in [[Segunda Federación]]/Segunda División RFEF *'''11''' seasons in [[Tercera División]] *'''3''' seasons in [[Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol|Categorías Regionales]]
==Current squad== [[File:Sociedad Deportiva Leioa Sestao River 2017.jpg|thumb|Sestao playing against [[SD Leioa]] in 2017]] {{updated|10 February 2026}}<ref>{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1679/sestao-river/squad/|title=Sestao River » Squad 2025/2026|access-date=29 September 2025}}</ref> {{Fs start}} {{Fs player|no= 1|nat=ESP|pos=GK|name=Ander Iru}} {{Fs player|no= 3|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Jon Rojo}} {{Fs player|no= 4|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Iñigo Gomeza}} {{Fs player|no= 5|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=[[Imanol Sarriegi]]}} {{Fs player|no= 6|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Oier Erdozia}} {{Fs player|no= 7|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Ieltxu García}} {{Fs player|no= 8|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Ander Laka}} {{Fs player|no= 9|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Asier Benito]]}} {{Fs player|no=10|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Jorge García}} {{Fs player|no=11|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Imanol Torre}} {{Fs mid}} {{Fs player|no=12|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Ander Castillo}} {{Fs player|no=13|nat=ESP|pos=GK|name=Jon Ander Vilar Robinson}} {{Fs player|no=14|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Mikel Montero}} {{Fs player|no=15|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Gaizka Argente}} {{Fs player|no=17|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=[[Aitor Seguín]]}} {{Fs player|no=18|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Aratz Barandiarán}} {{Fs player|no=19|nat=ESP|pos=MF|name=Diego Lamadrid}} {{Fs player|no=20|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=Fran Rodríguez}} {{Fs player|no=22|nat=ESP|pos=DF|name=[[Markel Etxeberria]]}} {{Fs player|no=23|nat=ESP|pos=FW|name=Mikel Pradera}} {{Fs end}}
==Famous players== {{see also|Category:Sestao River Club footballers}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commonscat|Sestao River Club}} *[https://www.sestaoriverclub.com/ Official website] {{in lang|es}} *[http://www.futbolme.com/coj/index_equipo.asp?modo_e=2&id_equipo=342 Futbolme team profile] {{in lang|es}} *[https://espanaestadios.com/2018/11/08/sestao-las-llanas/ Club & stadium history Estadios de España] {{in lang|en}}
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