Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D., sometimes abbreviated to Racing or Racing Santander, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Santander which was founded in 1913. During the period of Francoist Spain, it was renamed as Real Santander in 1941 (because of the prohibition of non-Spanish names). The name was restored in 1977. The best result of the club was 2nd in 1930-31 season. Racing Santander finished 6th in 2007-2008 and quali...
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Real Racing Club de Santander, S.A.D., sometimes abbreviated to Racing or Racing Santander, is a Spanish Primera División football club based in Santander which was founded in 1913. During the period of Francoist Spain, it was renamed as Real Santander in 1941 (because of the prohibition of non-Spanish names). The name was restored in 1977. The best result of the club was 2nd in 1930-31 season. Racing Santander finished 6th in 2007-2008 and qualified for the UEFA Cup for the first time in their history.
In 1936, Racing de Santander competed in a four team invitational tournament in Algiers, Algeria. With Algeria then under French colonial rule, the official programme listed the venue as Stade-Velodrome Municipal d'Alger and the participants as:
Le Queen of the South - La Belle Equipe Ecossaise de Première Division
Racing Club de Santander - Favori des Championnats d'Espagne
Floriana - Champion Officiel et Vainqueur de la Coupe
R.U.A. - Champion de l'Afrique du Nord 1935
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