Racing de Santander
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Full name | Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. | |||
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Nickname(s) | Los Racinguistas Los Verdiblancos (Green and White) Los Montañeses (The Highlanders) | |||
Founded | February 23, 1913 | |||
Ground | El Sardinero, Santander, Cantabria, Spain | |||
Capacity | 22,222 | |||
Chairman | Manolo Higuera | |||
Manager | Ángel Viadero | |||
League | 2ª B – Group 1 | |||
2015–16 | 2ª B – Group 1, 1st | |||
Website | Club website | |||
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Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1913 it plays in Segunda División B – Group 1, holding home games at Estadio El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,222 spectators.
History
Racing de Santander played its first match on 23 February 1913, losing 1–2 to neighbouring Strong. It was officially founded on 14 June, as Santander Racing Club, appearing in its first tournament during that summer (Luis Redonet Trophy) and being admitted to the Northern Federation on 14 November, eventually merging with Santander Football Club.
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In the 1928/29 season, began the league Spanish League comeptition. After a complicated eliminatory process instituted to cover the tenth place of those who would integrate the First Division, Racing was successively beating to Valencia, Betis and Sevilla, and the team was done with that place. The club was part of the first game that ended without goals in the league, against Athletic Club.
In the leagues during the period of the Second Republic, the classifications of the Santander were varied. In the campaign of 1930/31 obtained the subchampionship of the Spanish League, tied to 22 points with the champion, the Athletic Club, and the third, the Real Sociedad. This is the highest level achieved by the club in all its history, trained by the English Robert Firth and chaired by Fernando Pombo.
They also participated in the International Tournament of Paris, falling in the semifinal by Slavia of Prague (2: 1). In the 1930s, and under the presidency of the academic José María de Cossío, he had varied positions, from a third place (1933/34) to low table rankings. The seasons (1934-35 and 1935-36) Racing played the Commonwealth Championship of Castilla-Aragón, in which it was second in the first of the seasons. Meanwhile, in Cantabria a championship of inferior category was disputed, that was not qualifying for the Spanish Cup, Santoña won it. The 1935/36 season Racing was the first club in the Spanish league to beat Barcelona and Real Madrid in the four league matches (both home and two as a visitor) in the same season: on 8 December 1935 won 4-0 against Barcelona in the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero, on December 15 won in Madrid 2-4, on March 8, 1936 beat Barcelona 2-3 and on March 15 defeated Madrid 4-3 at El Sardinero. The only player to score in all matches (one goal in each match, and two in Madrid) was Milucho.
In 1929 Racing first reached La Liga, lasting nine consecutive seasons in the category – finishing in second position in its third year – and fluctuating between the first and the second divisions (with four participations in the third) in the following 30 years. In 1950 the Cantabrians returned to the top flight after a ten-year absence, scoring 99 goals in only 30 games.[1][2]
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During the period of Francoist Spain, the club was renamed Real Santander in 1941, because of the prohibition of non-Spanish names. The name was restored in 1973 as the team returned to the first division one year after nearly relegating, under young manager José María Maguregui.
Racing de Santander was immediately relegated, going on to spend the following years again bouncing between divisions one and two, also being crowned champions in Segunda División B (the new third level, created in 1977) in 1991. Veteran Quique Setién returned to his main club the following year, helping it return to the top flight and scoring in the 1994–95 campaign against FC Barcelona, in a historic 5–0 home win.[3]
Racing was the first Spanish team to wear a sponsor's name on their shirt, namely the German electronics company Teka on 27 December 1981 away to Real Madrid; the corporation then sponsored the opponents early in the following decade.[4]
In the 2000s Racing only played one season in the second division, winning promotion with Setién as manager. 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.[5]
On 22 January 2011 Indian business tycoon Ahsan Ali Syed, founder and chairman of Western Gulf Advisory, an investment company, purchased Racing de Santander, immediately firing coach Miguel Ángel Portugal.[6] The 2011–12 season brought with it three different managers, and the side returned to the second level after one full decade in the top division.[7]
At the end of the following campaign, Racing again finished in 20th position and suffered relegation,[8] also being immersed in a severe institutional and economic crisis.[9][10] 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[11] and UD Almería;[12] in the first leg against the latter, club fans stormed the presidential tribune at Estadio El Sardinero and assaulted chairman Ángel Lavín.[13]
On 27 January 2014 Racing's players, citing several months of unpaid wages, announced that they would not play their upcoming Cup match unless the club's president and board resigned. Three days later, prior to the second leg against Real Sociedad and after a 1–3 loss in the first match, Racing players gathered at the centre circle immediately after kick-off and refused to play. Referee Jesús Gil Manzano suspended the game after one minute, and the home team was given a loss due to forfeit;[14][15][16] as a result of the protest the club was fined and banned from the following edition of the tournament,[17] and on 31 January Lavín was sacked, with former player Juan Antonio Sañudo being appointed his successor by practically all the shareholders.[18]
Racing won group winner promotion play off against Llagostera and promoted back to second division, but was immediately relegated in the 2014-15 season.
Seasons
Recent seasons
Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 1996–97 1D 13 42 11 17 14 52 54 50 Quarterfinals 1997–98 1D 14 38 12 9 17 46 55 45 3rd round 1998–99 1D 15 38 10 12 16 41 53 42 Quarterfinals 1999–00 1D 15 38 10 16 12 52 50 46 2000–01 1D 19 38 10 9 19 48 62 39 Quarterfinals Relegated 2001–02 2D 2 42 19 14 9 58 37 71 Round of 64 Promoted 2002–03 1D 16 38 13 5 20 54 64 44 1st round 2003–04 1D 17 38 11 10 17 48 63 43 3rd round 2004–05 1D 16 38 12 8 18 41 58 44 3rd round 2005–06 1D 17 38 9 13 16 36 49 40 3rd round 2006–07 1D 10 38 12 14 12 42 48 50 2nd round 2007–08 1D 6 38 17 9 12 42 41 60 Semifinals 2008–09 1D 12 38 12 10 16 49 48 46 Round of 16 2009–10 1D 16 38 9 12 17 42 59 39 Semifinals 2010–11 1D 12 38 12 10 16 41 56 46 Round of 32 2011–12 1D 20 38 4 15 19 28 63 27 Round of 16 Relegated 2012–13 2D 20 42 12 10 20 38 51 46 3rd round Relegated 2013–14 3D 1 36 17 15 4 55 27 66 Quarterfinals Promoted 2014–15 2D 19 42 12 8 22 42 53 44 DNP relegated
Season to season
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- 44 seasons in La Liga
- 33 seasons in Segunda División
- 4 seasons in Segunda División B
- 4 seasons in Tercera División
Honours
- Segunda División: (2) 1949–50, 1959–60
- Segunda División B: (2) 1990–91, 2013–14
- Tercera División: (3) 1943–44, 1947–48, 1969–70
- La Liga Runners-up (1): 1930–31
- La Liga promotion: (8) 1949–50, 1959–60, 1972–73, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1992–93, 2001–02
- Segunda División promotion: (4) 1943–44, 1947–48, 1969–70, 1990–91
European history
Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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2008–09 | First round | ![]() |
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Current squad
- As of 11 March 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
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Notable former players
Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.
Former managers
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See also
- Racing de Santander B – Racing's B team
References
- ^ "1929–1940 Inicio de la Liga: Siempre entre los grandes" (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Quique Setién – Biografía (Racing 1992–95) por Aitor SL" (in Spanish). Museo Verdiblanco. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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- ^ "La Real certifica el descenso del Racing de Santander (3–0)" (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 28 April 2012. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Descenso del Racing de Santander, Huesca y Murcia" (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 3 June 2013. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "Euforia en el Racing: "Trabajar sin cobrar es complicado, pero nos mueve el amor por el fútbol"" (in Spanish). 20 Minutos. 15 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
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- ^ "Unos 20 aficionados asaltan el palco y agreden al presidente" (in Spanish). Marca. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
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suggested) (help) - ^ "El Racing saltará al campo para un 'simulacro' de partido" (in Spanish). Marca. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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- ^ Posada, Gorka (31 January 2014). "Racing hit with year-long ban for Copa del Rey protest against Sociedad". Goal.com. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "El exjugador Tuto Sañudo, nuevo presidente del Racing" (in Spanish). Europa Press. 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
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External links
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