Racing de Santander
Racing was immediately relegated, And spent the ensuing seasons bouncing between divisions one and two, also being crowned champions in Segunda División B (the new third level, created in 1977) in 1991.[8] In 2007–08, under Marcelino García Toral, it finished in sixth position, thus qualifying to the UEFA Cup for the first time ever; additionally the club reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey twice during this decade, being ousted by eventual runners-up Getafe CF and Atlético Madrid in 2008 and 2010, respectively.[9] On 22 January 2011, Indian business tycoon Ahsan Ali Syed, founder and chairman of investment company Western Gulf Advisory, completed his takeover of Racing de Santander.[10] A turbulent 2011–12 season saw the club go through three different managers, all of which were unable to prevent Racing from being relegated to the Segunda División, bringing an end to their decade stay in the top flight of Spanish football.In spite of that plight, the team was able to reach the quarterfinals in the 2013–14 edition of the domestic cup after ousting top-divisioners Sevilla FC[15] and UD Almería;[16] in the first leg against the latter, club fans stormed the presidential tribune at Estadio El Sardinero and assaulted chairman Ángel Lavín.[17] On 27 January 2014, Racing's players, citing several months of unpaid wages, announced they would not play their upcoming cup match unless the club's president and board resigned.Racing confirmed their finish the season in first place and promoted to Segunda División, after two years in third division and fighting with Deportivo La Coruña for the top spot.However, Racing fans generally consider their biggest rival to be the major team from the Basque Country, Athletic Bilbao, due to geographic proximity and the long history between these clubs.Last updated: 20 November 2024Source: Real Racing Club (in Spanish) Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.
El SardineroManuel Higuera SanchoJosé Alberto LópezSegunda División2023–24Home coloursAway coloursThird coloursCurrent seasonSantanderCantabriaSpanish league systemLa LigaNorthern FederationmergingFred Pentland1928–29Spanish LeagueValenciaSevillaAthletic BilbaoSecond Republic1930–31Real SociedadRobert FirthSlavia of Prague(1933–34)Commonwealth Championship of Castilla-AragónSpanish CupSantoña1935–36BarcelonaReal MadridCampos de Sport de El SardineroCantabriansFrancoist Spainreturned to the first divisionnearly relegatingJosé María Magureguiimmediately relegatedbeing crowned championsSegunda División BQuique Setiénreturn to the top flight1994–95 campaignFC Barcelonaone season2007–08Marcelino García ToralqualifyingUEFA CupCopa del ReyGetafe CFAtlético MadridAhsan Ali SyedWestern Gulf AdvisoryMiguel Ángel Portugal2011–12 seasonthe following campaign2013–14 edition of the domestic cupSevilla FCUD AlmeríaEstadio El SardineroJesús Gil Manzanothe following edition of the competitionJuan Antonio Sañudo2013–14 Segunda División BplayoffLlagostera2014–15 seasonthe promotion playoffsCádiz2018–19Atlético Balearespromotion playoffaway goals rule2019–20 season2020–21 Segunda División BPrimera División RFEFDeportivo La CoruñaAndorramajor rivalregionalised fourth levelGimnástica de TorrelavegaBasque CountryBilbaoAsturiasReal OviedoGetafeSporting de Gijón1996–971997–981998–991999–20002000–012001–022002–032003–042004–052005–062006–072008–092009–102010–112011–122012–132013–142014–152015–162016–172017–182019–202020–212021–222022–23Segunda División RFEFCopa del Rey1929–301931–321932–331933–341934–351939–401940–411941–421942–43