# Sestao River Club > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sestao_River_Club > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sestao_River_Club.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestao_River_Club > Source revision: 1354177612 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Association football club in Spain Football club Sestao Full name Sestao River Club Nickname Verdinegros (The green-blacks) Founded 1996 Ground Las Llanas, Sestao, Basque Country, Spain Capacity 4,367[1] President Ángel Castro[2] Head coach Aitor Calle League Segunda Federación – Group 1 2025–26 Segunda Federación – Group 2, 7th of 18 Website www.sestaoriverclub.com Home colours Away colours **Sestao River Club** is a [Spanish football team](/source/List_of_football_clubs_in_Spain) based in [Sestao](/source/Sestao), in the autonomous community of [Basque Country](/source/Basque_Country_(autonomous_community)). Founded in 1996 it plays in [Segunda Federación](/source/Segunda_Federaci%C3%B3n) – Group 1, 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](/source/Sestao_Sport_Club), due to economic problems. It first reached the [third division](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B) 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](/source/2013%E2%80%9314_Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B), but failed to promote to [Segunda División](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n) after being eliminated in the [play-offs](/source/2014_Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B_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](/source/Sestao_Sport_Club) - **17** seasons in [Segunda División](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n) - **10** seasons in [Segunda División B](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B) - **32** seasons in [Tercera División](/source/Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n) (**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. 17th 2025–26 4 2ª Fed. - **2** seasons in [Primera Federación](/source/Primera_Federaci%C3%B3n) - **11** seasons in [Segunda División B](/source/Segunda_Divisi%C3%B3n_B) - **3** seasons in [Segunda Federación](/source/Segunda_Federaci%C3%B3n)/Segunda División RFEF - **11** seasons in [Tercera División](/source/Tercera_Divisi%C3%B3n) - **3** seasons in [Categorías Regionales](/source/Divisiones_Regionales_de_F%C3%BAtbol) ## Current squad Sestao playing against [SD Leioa](/source/SD_Leioa) in 2017 - *As of 10 February 2026*[4] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under [FIFA eligibility rules](/source/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 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 DF ESP Imanol Torre No. Pos. Nation Player 12 FW ESP Ander Castillo 13 GK ESP Jon Ander Vilar Robinson 14 DF ESP Mikel Montero 15 DF ESP Gaizka Argente 17 FW ESP Aitor Seguín 18 DF ESP Aratz Barandiarán 19 MF ESP Diego Lamadrid 20 DF ESP Fran Rodríguez 22 DF ESP Markel Etxeberria 23 FW ESP Mikel Pradera ## Famous players See also: [Category:Sestao River Club footballers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Sestao_River_Club_footballers) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Spain - Sestao River Club - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news"](https://int.soccerway.com/teams/spain/sestao-river-club/2999/). *Soccerway*. Retrieved 2020-10-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Ángel Castro, presidente del River"](https://www.lavanguardia.com/deportes/20191220/472371346280/angel-castro-presidente-del-river-el-partido-se-jugara-en-las-llanas.html). *La Vanguardia* (in Spanish). 2019-12-20. Retrieved 2020-10-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["The latest news from Sestao River: squad, results, table"](https://web.archive.org/web/20250105034000/https://www.besoccer.com/). *BeSoccer*. Archived from [the original](https://www.besoccer.com/) on 2025-01-05. Retrieved 2020-10-27. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Sestao River » Squad 2025/2026"](https://www.worldfootball.net/teams/te1679/sestao-river/squad/). WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 September 2025. ## External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to [Sestao River Club](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Sestao_River_Club). - [Official website](https://www.sestaoriverclub.com/) (in Spanish) - [Futbolme team profile](http://www.futbolme.com/coj/index_equipo.asp?modo_e=2&id_equipo=342) (in Spanish) - [Club & stadium history Estadios de España](https://espanaestadios.com/2018/11/08/sestao-las-llanas/) (in English) [43°18′40″N 3°00′34″W / 43.311044°N 3.009575°W / 43.311044; -3.009575](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Sestao_River_Club¶ms=43.311044_N_3.009575_W_) v t e Segunda Federación – Group 1 Group 2 » 2026–27 clubs Alavés B Amorebieta Arosa Basconia Bergantiños Compostela Coruxo Eibar B Gernika Gimnástica Torrelavega Llanera Marino Luanco Ourense CF Oviedo Vetusta Portugalete Rayo Cantabria Sestao River TBD --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sestao River Club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestao_River_Club) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sestao_River_Club?action=history)). 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