Sestao Sport Club

Sestao Sport

Full name	Sestao Sport Club
Founded	1916
Dissolved	1996
Ground	Las Llanas, Sestao, Basque Country, Spain
Capacity	8,900
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 1929–30 3 3ª 5th 1930–31 3 3ª 5th 1931–32 5 2ª Reg. 1st 1932–33 5 2ª Reg. 5th 1933–34 5 2ª Reg. 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. 3rd 1942–43 3 1ª Reg. 1st 1943–44 3 3ª 5th 1944–45 3 3ª 6th 1945–46 3 3ª 2nd 1946–47 3 3ª 9th 1947–48 3 3ª 6th 1948–49 3 3ª 7th 1949–50 3 3ª 7th 1950–51 3 3ª 9th 1951–52 3 3ª 10th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 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 1959–60 2 2ª 14th 1960–61 2 2ª 14th 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 1970–71 3 3ª 3rd 1971–72 3 3ª 2nd

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

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1984–85 3 2ª B 1st 1985–86 2 2ª 10th 1986–87 2 2ª 6th 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 1991–92 2 2ª 17th Round of 16 1992–93 2 2ª 19th 1993–94 3 2ª B 2nd 1994–95 3 2ª B 3rd 1995–96 2 2ª 17th

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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)