Racing de Santander

Real Racing Club de Santander, usually called Racing de Santander or simply Racing, is a Spanish football club based in the city of Santander in Cantabria. The club was founded in 1913, played its first match on 23 February of that year and was officially constituted on 14 June as Santander Racing Club. It plays its home games at the El Sardinero stadium, which holds 22,222 spectators, and it is counted among the ten founding clubs of La Liga, the top Spanish league that began in the 1928-29 season. Racing's best league finish came in 1930-31, when it ended as runner-up, level on points with champion Athletic Bilbao. Under the Franco regime the club was renamed Real Santander in 1941 because non-Spanish names were prohibited, and the original name returned in 1973. In 1981 it became the first Spanish team to wear a sponsor's name on its shirts. The club has moved between the top flight and the lower divisions many times, including consecutive relegations in 2012 and 2013.