Sociedad Deportiva Tenisca is a
Spanish football team club from the city of
Santa Cruz de La Palma
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, on the island of
La Palma
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(
Canary Islands
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). It was founded in 1922 and currently plays in ''
Tercera División RFEF – Group 12'', holding home games at ''Estadio Virgen de las Nieves'', with a 5,500-seat capacity.
History
Tenisca is the oldest club the island of
La Palma
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that still exists. It is also the club with more consecutive seasons in
Tercera División – Group 12 the only one in Spain that played every season in the last format of
Tercera División
Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...
.
Its rivalry with
CD Mensajero
Club Deportivo Mensajero is a Spanish football team based in Santa Cruz de la Palma, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 6 January 1922, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 4, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio S ...
is the most important derby of the island of
La Palma
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. One of these games, played in 1983, was considered one of the most violents in the history of Spanish football.
In the
2016–17 season the club finished 11th in the Tercera División, Group 12.
Season to season
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*42 seasons in
Tercera División
Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segunda División'', and the semi-professional ''Segunda Di ...
*1 season in
Tercera División RFEF
Club details
* Seasons in
Segunda División B
Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...
: 0.
* Seasons in
Tercera Division: 41.
** Better position in League: 1st (1996–97 and 2004–05).
** Worse position in League: 16th (1979–80, 2002–03 and 2018–19).
** Matches played in league: 1152.
** Points earned in league: 1493.
** League games won: 487.
** Tied for league games: 289.
** League matches lost: 376.
** Goals scored in league: 1689.
** Goals against in league: 1410.
** Historical classification in
Tercera Division:
*** By number of seasons: 103 º (1 º de Canarias).
*** By number of points: 56 º (2 º de Canarias).
** Major goals obtained:
*** At home: S.D. 8-0 Tenisca U.D. Gáldar (1992–93) and S.D. 8-0 Tenisca C.D. La Oliva (2004–05).
*** Outside: At. Step 1-5 S.D. Tenisca (1996–97).
** Major goals fitted:
*** At home: S.D. 1-6 Tenisca
U.D. Las Palmas At. (1983–84).
*** Outside:
C.D. Leganés 9-2 S.D. Tenisca (1979–80).
* Promotions for promotion to
Segunda División B
Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...
played: 9 (1993–94, 1996–97, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09, 2011–12, 2015–16 and 2019–20).
* Promotions for promotion to
Segunda División B
Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foot ...
collected: 0.
* Participations in the Cup: 7 (1979–80, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1986–87, 1987–88, 2005–06 and 2009–10).
* RFEF Cup appearances (national phase): 2 (2002–03, 2009–10)
* Shares in the League Cup Third Division: 1 (1982–83)
Current squad
Local derbies
Tenisca's most passionate rivalry is with
CD Mensajero
Club Deportivo Mensajero is a Spanish football team based in Santa Cruz de la Palma, in the autonomous community of Canary Islands. Founded on 6 January 1922, it plays in Segunda División RFEF – Group 4, holding home games at ''Nuevo Estadio S ...
. This started from the 20s to the present.
Since the reorganisation of the
fourth division
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in 1977, the clubs have met in the league on 37 occasions, with twelve wins for Tenisca and eight wins for Mensajero and 17 draws.
References
External links
Futbolme team profileUnofficial blogOfficial pageEstadios de España
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Football clubs in the Canary Islands
Sport in La Palma
Association football clubs established in 1922
1922 establishments in Spain