🚨 Racing de Santander return to the top flight 14 years later | OneFootball

Racing de Santander return to the First Division fourteen years later. The victory over Real Valladolid at El Sardinero and Almería’s defeat to Las Palmas sealed promotion this Saturday.

The Cantabrian side were relegated to the Second Division in the 2011-12 season, and from then on endured a decline that even took them down to Segunda División B. It has taken them more than a decade to rebuild and return to the top flight.

The 2024-25 season was the one that finally brought full consolidation, and this campaign the team have been near the top for almost the entire championship, sealing promotion with two matchdays to spare.

El Sardinero is celebrating this afternoon as Racing return to the top tier of Spanish football. The First Division welcomes back one of its historic clubs, which had been away for far too long.

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