Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal ˈraθiŋ kluβ ðe santanˈdeɾ]), also known as Racing de Santander (pronounced [ˈraθin de santanˈdeɾ]) or simply Racing, is a football club based in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded in 1913 and it holds home games at El Sardinero, with a capacity for 22,222 spectators.[2] It is one club of the ten founding clubs of La Liga.
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| Full name | Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D. | |||
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| Founded | 23 February 1913 | |||
| Ground | El Sardinero | |||
| Capacity | 22,222[1] | |||
| Owner | Sebman Sports International 74% | |||
| President | Manuel Higuera Sancho | |||
| Head coach | José Alberto López | |||
| League | Segunda División | |||
| 2023–24 | Segunda División, 7th of 22 | |||
| Website | www | |||
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History
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Real Racing Club played their first football 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.
In the 1928–29 season, the Spanish League competition began. After a complicated elimination process to determine the tenth and final team for the new First Division, Racing successively beat Valencia, Betis and Sevilla. The club was part of the first goalless game in the league, against Athletic Bilbao.[citation needed]
During the Second Republic, the classifications of Santander varied. In 1930–31, It achieved the runner-up position in the Spanish League, tied at 22 points with champion Athletic Bilbao, and third-place Real Sociedad. This is the highest finish achieved by the club in all its history, trained by the English Robert Firth and chaired by Fernando Pombo.[citation needed]
They also participated in the International Tournament of Paris, falling in the semifinal to Slavia of Prague (2–1). In the 1930s, under the presidency of the academic José María de Cossío, it had varied positions, from third place in (1933–34) to low table rankings. In seasons 1934–35 and 1935–36, Racing played in the Commonwealth Championship of Castilla-Aragón, in which it finished second in the first season. Meanwhile, in Cantabria a lesser championship was disputed, not qualifying for the Spanish Cup; Santoña won it. During 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 they won 4–0 against Barcelona in the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero, on 15 December they won in Madrid 2–4, on 8 March 1936 they beat Barcelona 2-3 and on 15 March they 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.[citation needed]
In 1950, the Cantabrians returned to the top flight after a ten-year absence, scoring 99 goals in only 30 games.[3][4]
During the period of Francoist Spain, the club was renamed Real Santander in 1941, because of the prohibition on 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 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. 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.[5]
Racing was the first Spanish team to wear a sponsor's name on their shirt: German electronics company Teka on 27 December 1981 away to Real Madrid (the corporation then sponsored the opponents early in the following decade).[6]
On 25 March 2000, Racing played its 1,000th game in La Liga.
In the 2000s, Racing only played one season in the second division, winning promotion with Setién as manager. Racing finished the 2005–06 season in the 16th position, just 1 point away from relegation back to Segunda división.[7] The next season was much better, as the club finished 10th, easily retaining its place in the top flight.[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. Following his takeover, he immediately sacked Miguel Ángel Portugal.[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.[11]
At the end of the following campaign, Racing again finished at the bottom of the table, sealing their fate of a consecutive relegation.[12] During the season, Racing had also been immersed in a severe institutional and financial crisis.[13][14] The club's relegation brought an end to 22 years of playing in Spain's professional divisions. 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. Three days later, in the club's second-leg fixture against Real Sociedad, the players gathered at the centre circle following kick-off, refusing to play. Referee Jesús Gil Manzano suspended the game after one minute, with Racing being given a loss due to forfeit.[18][19][20] As a result of the protest the club was fined and banned from competing in the following edition of the competition.[21] On 31 January Lavín was sacked, with former player Juan Antonio Sañudo being appointed his successor by practically all the shareholders.[22]
Racing won their group in the 2013–14 Segunda División B, and won the playoff against Llagostera to be promoted back to the second tier, but they were immediately relegated in the 2014–15 season. They again took first place in the Segunda B section in 2015–16, but were eliminated in the promotion playoffs, failing to score a goal across four matches in the ties lost to Reus and Cádiz.[23]
Racing was promoted back to the second division after four years in the third tier in 2018–19, by winning their regional group and defeating Atlético Baleares in the promotion playoff on the away goals rule, but they were immediately relegated in the 2019–20 season after only winning five games out of 42 and finished in last place. They were unable to bounce back to the second tier immediately, finishing fourth then second in the unique small two-phase group setup during 2020–21 Segunda División B to find themselves remaining at the third level, in the newly formed Primera División RFEF, for the 2021–22 season. 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. On 3 June 2022, Racing took the inaugural Primera División RFEF title with a 3–0 win over Andorra.
Rivalries
editRacing Santander is one of few Spanish teams that have played the majority of their history in La Liga, but do not have a major rival, mostly because Racing are the only fully professional team from Cantabria, so there isn't much competition between Racing and any other club from that area, with most others playing at the regionalised fourth level; only Gimnástica de Torrelavega have ever reached the second tier. 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.[24][25][26][27] Bilbao is the closest city to Santander (approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi)), and the relationship between Racing and Athletic has been described in the past as 'the duel of the North',[28][29] although the rivalry is dormant as Racing have not played in the top division since 2012.
There is also a minor rivalry between Racing and a club from neighboring Asturias: Real Oviedo and a hostility with Getafe.
Racing Santander supporters maintain friendly relations with fans of Sporting de Gijón.
Seasons
editRecent seasons
editSeason Pos. Pl. W D L GF GA Pts Copa del Rey Notes 1996–97 1D 13 42 11 17 14 52 54 50 Quarter-finals 1997–98 1D 14 38 12 9 17 46 55 45 3rd round 1998–99 1D 15 38 10 12 16 41 53 42 Quarter-finals 1999–2000 1D 15 38 10 16 12 52 50 46 2nd round 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 42 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 Semi-finals 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 Semi-finals 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 2015–16 3D 1 38 21 11 6 58 28 74 1st round 2016–17 3D 2 38 26 8 4 86 28 86 Round of 32 2017–18 3D 5 38 20 8 10 44 33 68 1st round 2018–19 3D 1 38 22 12 4 66 25 78 Round of 32 Promoted 2019–20 2D 22 42 5 18 19 39 56 33 1st round Relegated 2020–21 3D 4
226 12 6 8 40 28 42 1st round [a] 2021–22 3D 1 38 25 7 6 61 31 82 DNQ Promoted[b] 2022–23 2D 12 42 14 12 16 39 40 54 2nd round 2023–24 2D 7 42 18 10 14 63 55 64 1st round
- ^ Racing finished 4th in the winter subgroup of their regional group (1 of 5) then 2nd in the springtime subgroup determining which teams would go to Primera División RFEF and which to Segunda División RFEF.
- ^ Racing finished the season as a champion of the 2021–22 Primera División RFEF after beating Andorra 3–0 in the final.
Season to season
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- 44 seasons in La Liga
- 38 seasons in Segunda División
- 1 season in Primera División RFEF
- 7 seasons in Segunda División B
- 4 seasons in Tercera División
Honours
edit- La Liga
- Runners-up: 1930–31
- Segunda División
- Tercera División/Segunda División B/Primera División RFEF
- Cantabrian Championship[30]
- Winners (13): 1922–23, 1923–24, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1926–27, 1927–28, 1928–29, 1929–30, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1933–34, 1938–39, 1939–40
European history
edit| Season | Round | Club | Home | Away | Aggregate |
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 Manchester City
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Current squad
edit- As of 20 November 2024[31]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Out on loan
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Head coach |  José Alberto López
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| Assistant coach | Pablo Álvarez
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| Fitness coach | Albert Tataret Dani Salvador
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| Goalkeeping coach | Pedro Dorronsoro
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| Analyst | Enric Soriano
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| Delegate | Delfín Calzada
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| Kit man | Sergio San Juan José Ruiz Manolo San Juan
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| Doctor | Gonzalo Revuelta
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| Rehab fitness coach | Hugo Camarero
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| Physiotherapist | Diego Ortiz Fran Ruiz Antonio Malanda
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| Nutritionist | Juan Carlos Llamas
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| Podiatrist | José Andreu
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Last updated: 20 November 2024
Source: Real Racing Club (in Spanish)
Notable former players
editNote: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.
World Cup players
editThe following players have been selected by their country in the World Cup Finals, while playing for Racing Santander.
Former coaches
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See also
edit- Rayo Cantabria – Racing's reserve team
- CDE Racing Féminas – affiliated women's team
References
edit- ^ "Racing de Santander | Liga Española 2ª División 2019-20-RTVE.es". www.rtve.es. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "Racing de Santander | Liga Española 2ª División 2019-20-RTVE.es". www.rtve.es. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
- ^ "1929–1940 Inicio de la Liga: Siempre entre los grandes" [1929–1940 La Liga start: always with the big boys] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "1949–1954 Temporada memorable y quinquenio entre los grandes" [1949–1954 Memorable season and five-year spell in top flight] (in Spanish). El Diario Montañés. Archived from the original on 27 March 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Quique Setién – Biografía (Racing 1992–95) por Aitor SL" [Quique Setién – Biography (Racing 1992–95) by Aitor SL] (in Spanish). Museo Verdiblanco. 28 March 2012. Archived from the original on 18 November 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "El licor que revolucionó el fútbol" [The liquor that revolutionised football] (in Spanish). El Mundo. 29 October 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
- ^ "Clasificación Primera división 2005/2006 en AS.com". resultados.as.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ "Clasificación Primera división 2006/2007 en AS.com". resultados.as.com. Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 19 December 2019.
- ^ "Racing Club de Santander a semifinales de la Copa del Rey" [Racing Club de Santander to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey] (in Spanish). Golxtv. 27 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "Racing look to match big boys". ESPN Soccernet. 13 February 2011. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ "La Real certifica el descenso del Racing de Santander (3–0)" [Real certifies Racing de Santander's relegation (3–0)] (in Spanish). Diario de Navarra. 28 April 2012. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Descenso del Racing de Santander, Huesca y Murcia" [Relegation for Racing de Santander, Huesca and Murcia] (in Spanish). La Nueva España. 3 June 2013. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Pernía: Nunca me he llevado nada del Racing" [Pernía: I never took anything from Racing]. Goal.com (in Spanish). 2 December 2012. Archived from the original on 28 April 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Euforia en el Racing: "Trabajar sin cobrar es complicado, pero nos mueve el amor por el fútbol"" [Racing euphoria: "Working without getting paid is hard, but the love of football drives us on"] (in Spanish). 20 Minutos. 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 22 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "El Racing se da un gustazo" [Racing really enjoying themselves]. Marca (in Spanish). 18 December 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Crisis club Racing knock out top flight Almería". Chicago Tribune. 14 January 2014. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "Unos 20 aficionados asaltan el palco y agreden al presidente" [Some 20 fans storm tribune and assault chairman]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 January 2014. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^ "El Racing saltará al campo para un 'simulacro' de partido" [Racing will take the field for 'drill' of a match]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Con el honor no se juega" [You don't play with honour]. Marca (in Spanish). 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 25 June 2016. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "Racing Santander match suspended after boycott". The Irish Times. 30 January 2014. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ Posada, Gorka (31 January 2014). "Racing hit with year-long ban for Copa del Rey protest against Sociedad". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "El exjugador Tuto Sañudo, nuevo presidente del Racing" [Former player Tuto Sañudo, new president of Racing] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 31 January 2014. Archived from the original on 31 January 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ^ "El Cádiz repite triunfo y elimina al Racing" [Cadiz repeats victory and eliminates Racing]. ABC (in Spanish). 12 June 2016. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Javier, Lino (29 September 1996). "El Athletic gana con eficacia pero sin brillo" [Athletic wins effectively but without shine]. El País (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "Rivalidad, pero deporte" [Rivalry, but sport]. Noticias del Real Racing Club (in Spanish). 24 January 2008. Archived from the original on 7 June 2019. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ ""En Cantabria gusta más ganar al Athletic que al Real Madrid o al Barça"" [In Cantabria they like to beat Athletic more than Real Madrid or Barça"]. El Correo (in Spanish). 14 January 2011. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "El Dato: Racing y Athletic, una rivalidad viva desde 1910" [The Data: Racing and Athletic, a rivalry alive since 1910] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- ^ "El regreso del 'Duelo del Norte'" [The return of the 'Duel of the North'] (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 17 November 2016. Archived from the original on 2 February 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "No es un derbi, pero casi" [It's not a derby, but almost]. El Diario Montañés (in Spanish). 1 December 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ "Spain – List of Champions of Cantabria". RSSSF. 25 January 2000. Archived from the original on 17 August 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Jugadores" [Players] (in Spanish). Real Racing Club. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
External links
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- Official website (in Spanish)
- Team profile at Futbolme (in Spanish)
- Team profile at BDFutbol