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 Segunda Federación – Group 2, hosting home games at Estadio Las Llanas, with a capacity of 8,905 seats.^[3]

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 2
2024–25	Primera Federación – Group 1, 17th of 20 (relegated)
Website	www.sestaoriverclub.com
Home colours Away colours

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

Estadio Las Llanas, home of Sestao River.

Sestao Sport Club

Main article: 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. 17th 2025–26 4 2ª Fed.

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• 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 Categorías Regionales

Current squad

Sestao playing against SD Leioa in 2017

As of 29 September 2025^[4]

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 Ander Iru 2 DF  ESP Hodei Barbarin 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 FW  ESP Jon Madrazo

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 GK  ESP Jon Ander Vilar Robinson 14 DF  ESP Mikel Montero 15 DF  ESP Gaizka Argente 16 FW  ESP Óscar 17 FW  ESP Aitor Seguín 18 DF  ESP Aratz Barandiarán 19 MF  ESP Diego Lamadrid 20 DF  ESP Iker Núñez 21 MF  ESP Asier del Río 22 DF  ESP Markel Etxeberria 23 FW  ESP Mikel Pradera

Famous players

See also: Category:Sestao River Club footballers