Sestao Sport Club

Sestao Sport

Full name	Sestao Sport Club
Founded	1916
Dissolved	1996
Ground	Las Llanas, Sestao, Basque Country, Spain
Capacity	4,367
1995–96	Segunda División, 17th
Home colours Away colours

Las Llanas, the former stadium of the club.

Sestao Sport Club was a Spanish football club based in Sestao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded it 1916 it held home matches at Campo Municipal de las Llanas, with a capacity of 8,900 seats.

History

Sestao managed to play 17 seasons in Segunda División, first staying seven seasons from 1954 but before the creation of Segunda División B, then from 1985 to 1993.

After the 1995–96 campaign, its final in level two, Sestao, which had been relegated through play, suffered another drop off, and folded due to unsurmountable economic problems. ^{[1] [2]} Following its demise, Sestao River Club was founded.

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1928–29 5 2ª Reg. P. 1st 1929–30 3 3ª 5th 1930–31 3 3ª 5th 1931–32 5 2ª Reg. P. 1st 1932–33 5 2ª Reg. P. 5th 1933–34 5 2ª Reg. P. 1st 1934–35 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1935–36 4 1ª Reg. 4th 1939–40 2 2ª 5th 1940–41 3 3ª 2nd 1941–42 3 1ª Reg. A 3rd 1942–43 3 1ª Reg. A 1st 1943–44 3 3ª 5th Third round 1944–45 3 3ª 6th 1945–46 3 3ª 2nd 1946–47 3 3ª 9th 1947–48 3 3ª 6th Second round 1948–49 3 3ª 7th First round 1949–50 3 3ª 7th 1950–51 3 3ª 9th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1951–52 3 3ª 10th 1952–53 3 3ª 2nd 1953–54 3 3ª 1st 1954–55 2 2ª 14th 1955–56 2 2ª 15th 1956–57 2 2ª 14th 1957–58 2 2ª 10th 1958–59 2 2ª 8th First round 1959–60 2 2ª 14th First round 1960–61 2 2ª 14th Round of 32 1961–62 3 3ª 5th 1962–63 3 3ª 5th 1963–64 3 3ª 6th 1964–65 3 3ª 2nd 1965–66 3 3ª 4th 1966–67 3 3ª 2nd 1967–68 3 3ª 5th 1968–69 3 3ª 6th 1969–70 3 3ª 3rd Fourth round 1970–71 3 3ª 3rd Second round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1971–72 3 3ª 2nd Fourth round 1972–73 3 3ª 6th Third round 1973–74 3 3ª 6th First round 1974–75 3 3ª 6th First round 1975–76 3 3ª 3rd First round 1976–77 3 3ª 5th Second round 1977–78 3 2ª B 17th First round 1978–79 3 2ª B 12th Second round 1979–80 3 2ª B 7th First round 1980–81 3 2ª B 10th Second round 1981–82 3 2ª B 4th First round 1982–83 3 2ª B 4th Second round 1983–84 3 2ª B 6th First round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1984–85 3 2ª B 1st Fourth round 1985–86 2 2ª 10th First round 1986–87 2 2ª 6th Second round 1987–88 2 2ª 10th Round of 32 1988–89 2 2ª 8th Round of 32 1989–90 2 2ª 11th Second round 1990–91 2 2ª 8th Third round 1991–92 2 2ª 17th Fourth round 1992–93 2 2ª 19th Third round 1993–94 3 2ª B 2nd Second round 1994–95 3 2ª B 3rd Fourth round 1995–96 2 2ª 17th First round

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• 17 seasons in Segunda División
• 10 seasons in Segunda División B
• 30 seasons in Tercera División

References

1. Quiebra técnica del Sestao (Sestao in liquidation); Mundo Deportivo, 27 June 1996 (in Spanish)
2. Se ofrecen para salvar el club (Offers to save club); Mundo Deportivo, 21 July 1996 (in Spanish)