El Llano Béisbol Club (El Llano Baseball Club in
English language) is a
baseball and
softball team in the
Spanish baseball league. Founded in
1986
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, the club is based at the ''El LLano'', a
neighbourhood of the city of
Gijón in
Asturias.
History
The team has been competing at the top level of the Spanish leagues, the ''
División de Honor'', since 2002, when they promoted from ''Primera División A'', except for the
2011 season, when they played at the ''Primera División A '' again.
Best performances were turned out in
2008
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, when they placed 4th overall and won the King's Cup (''Copa del Rey'').
After being relegated to Primera División A in 2010, El Llano came back immediately to División de Honor, where it played from 2012 and 2014, when the club resigned to the category due to the financial trouble of the last years.
Novedades para la temporada 2015 de la reunión de la Comisión Delegada de la RFEBS
Royal Spanish Baseball and Softball Federation.
In 2018, El Llano created the softball section and started competing by playing the ''Liga Ibérica'', a friendly tournament played with teams from Spain and Portugal.
Trophies
* Copa del Rey: 1
**2008
Season by season
References
External links
Official Website
Baseball teams in Spain
Sport in Gijón
Sports clubs and teams in Asturias
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