Sd Tenisca

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.

Tenisca

Full name	Sociedad Deportiva Tenisca
Founded	1922
Ground	Virgen de Las Nieves, Santa Cruz, Canary Islands, Spain
Capacity	5,500
President	Omar San Blas Concepción
Head coach	Javier Vales
League	3ª RFEF – Group 12
2020–21	3ª – Group 12 (B), 2nd of 11 3ª – Group 12 (C), 4th of 6
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Tenisca is the oldest club the island of La Palma 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.

Its rivalry with CD Mensajero is the most important derby of the island of La Palma. 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.

• 42 seasons in Tercera División
• 1 season in Tercera División RFEF

• Seasons in Segunda División B: 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 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 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)

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK   ESP Jorge 2 DF   ESP Alex "Play" 3 DF   ESP Kai 4 DF   ESP Adonay 5 DF   ESP Dereck 6 MF   ESP Iván Martín 7 FW   ESP Abraham 8 MF   ESP Rayco 9 FW   ESP Memo 10 FW   ESP Dani Lopez 11 FW   ESP Simón

No. Pos. Nation Player 12 GK   ESP Pablo 13 DF   ESP Eduardo 14 FW   ESP Diego 15 MF   ESP Chema 16 MF   ESP Chuchi 17 DF   ESP Eloy 18 DF   ESP Ricky 19 MF   ESP Tani 20 DF   ESP Dani Castro 21 FW   ESP Juan Pablo 22 DF   ESP Heriberto 23 FW   DOM Andy Gutiérrez (Guti)

Tenisca's most passionate rivalry is with CD Mensajero. This started from the 20s to the present.

Since the reorganisation of the fourth division 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.