Ground Capacity 1,000 Manager Fernando Tejerina 2013–14 3rd – Group 3, 3rd Founded 1993 | Chairman Dionisio González League 3rd – Group 3 Ground Santander | |
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Full name Deportivo Rayo Cantabria | ||
Deportivo Rayo Cantabria is a Spanish football team based in Santander, in the autonomous community of Cantabria. Founded in 1993 it currently plays in Tercera División – Group 3, holding home games at the Campo Municipal Mies de Cozada sports ground, which they share with a Segunda Regional football side (Juventud Atlético San Román) and a División de Honor rugby club (Independiente Rugby Club). Before they played at the Campos de San Juan de Monte.
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History
Rayo Cantabria was founded in 1926 as Rayo Sport de Miranda, later being renamed Sociedad Deportiva Rayo Cantabria and going on to play almost exclusively in the fourth division – it competed one season in the third.
For several campaigns, the club acted as Racing de Santander's farm team. In 1993 it was dissolved, and Racing de Santander B took its place. The new Rayo Cantabria, who started playing as an independent club in the regional leagues, was also affiliated to Racing four seasons, from 2003-04 to 2006-07.