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Racing Santander

Real Racing Club de Santander

Kit impression

Founded

1913

Years standing

113

Home ground

Stadium El Sardinero

Capacity

22,222 seats

The Trophy Cabinet

La Liga
Runners-up (1): 1930–31
Segunda División
Winners (3): 1949–50, 1959–60, 2025–26
Promoted (6): 1972–73, 1974–75, 1980–81, 1983–84, 1992–93, 2001–02
Tercera División/Segunda División B/Primera División RFEF
Winners (4): 1943–44, 1947–48, 1969–70, 2021–22
Group Winners (4): 1990–91, 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19
Promoted (6): 1943–44, 1947–48, 19

Nickname: {{ubl|| (Green and White)|}} (Highlanders)

Why Racing Santander

Here is the argument for Racing Santander: Spain, Spain La Liga, and a ground called Stadium El Sardinero. A second team should give you something your first one cannot, and this is a different country's whole weather system.

Easy weekend
Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR) is about 6km from the ground, and Estación de la Costa is 2km closer still. A home fixture is a genuinely doable two-night trip.
The calendar you inherit
Following Spain La Liga means odd kick-off hours, a new commentary language and a table you will check before your own club's. Spain becomes part of your week.
Old enough to matter
1913 is the founding date, old enough that the club has survived a war, a rebuild and at least one financial scare, young enough that the good years are still in living memory.
Something to defend
The cabinet is not empty: La Liga and Segunda División. Small enough to recite from memory, big enough to argue about in a pub.

Matchday Trip

Ground: Stadium El Sardinero. Go in a day early, find the pre-match pub, buy the programme.

Nearest airport

Seve Ballesteros-Santander Airport (SDR)

6 km / 4 miles from the ground

Nearest station

Estación de la Costa

2 km / 1 miles out

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Pulling fixtures and table…

Around the ground

Things To Do Near Stadium El Sardinero

Everything within a short walk of the turnstiles: landmarks, museums and the places worth arriving early for.

Landmarks within a 4 km radius

Matchday Shortlist

Opens a map centred on the ground. Two hours before kick-off is the sweet spot.

Route Planner

Getting to Stadium El Sardinero