Sociedad Deportiva Tenisca is a Spanish football team club from the city of Santa Cruz de La Palma, on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands). It was founded in 1922 and currently plays in Tercera Federación – 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 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.

Season to season

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1948–49 5 2ª Reg. 2nd 1949–50 5 2ª Reg. 2nd 1950–51 5 2ª Reg. 1951–52 5 2ª Reg. 1st 1952–53 5 2ª Reg. 3rd 1953–54 4 1ª Reg. 4th 1954–55 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1955–56 4 1ª Reg. 1st 1956–57 4 1ª Reg. 1st 1957–58 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1958–59 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1959–60 4 1ª Reg. 1st 1960–61 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1961–62 4 1ª Reg. 1st 1962–63 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1963–64 4 1ª Reg. 8th 1964–65 4 1ª Reg. 1st 1965–66 4 1ª Reg. 4th 1966–67 4 1ª Reg. 4th 1967–68 4 1ª Reg. 11thSeason Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1968–69 5 2ª Reg. 1st 1969–70 4 1ª Reg. 5th 1970–71 4 1ª Reg. 4th 1971–72 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1972–73 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 2nd 1974–75 4 Reg. Pref. 5th 1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 9th 1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 5th 1977–78 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd 1978–79 5 Reg. Pref. 1st 1979–80 4 3ª 16th Second round 1980–81 4 3ª 7th 1981–82 4 3ª 4th 1982–83 4 3ª 6th First round 1983–84 4 3ª 9th Second round 1984–85 4 3ª 10th 1985–86 4 3ª 4th 1986–87 4 3ª 6th Second round 1987–88 4 3ª 3rd First round
1948–4952ª Reg.2nd
1949–5052ª Reg.2nd
1950–5152ª Reg.
1951–5252ª Reg.1st
1952–5352ª Reg.3rd
1953–5441ª Reg.4th
1954–5541ª Reg.3rd
1955–5641ª Reg.1st
1956–5741ª Reg.1st
1957–5841ª Reg.3rd
1958–5941ª Reg.2nd
1959–6041ª Reg.1st
1960–6141ª Reg.2nd
1961–6241ª Reg.1st
1962–6341ª Reg.2nd
1963–6441ª Reg.8th
1964–6541ª Reg.1st
1965–6641ª Reg.4th
1966–6741ª Reg.4th
1967–6841ª Reg.11th
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1968–6952ª Reg.1st
1969–7041ª Reg.5th
1970–7141ª Reg.4th
1971–7241ª Reg.3rd
1972–7341ª Reg.2nd
1973–744Reg. Pref.2nd
1974–754Reg. Pref.5th
1975–764Reg. Pref.9th
1976–774Reg. Pref.5th
1977–785Reg. Pref.3rd
1978–795Reg. Pref.1st
1979–8043ª16thSecond round
1980–8143ª7th
1981–8243ª4th
1982–8343ª6thFirst round
1983–8443ª9thSecond round
1984–8543ª10th
1985–8643ª4th
1986–8743ª6thSecond round
1987–8843ª3rdFirst round
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1988–89 4 3ª 3rd 1989–90 4 3ª 13th 1990–91 4 3ª 11th 1991–92 4 3ª 9th 1992–93 4 3ª 8th 1993–94 4 3ª 4th 1994–95 4 3ª 10th 1995–96 4 3ª 7th 1996–97 4 3ª 1st 1997–98 4 3ª 14th 1998–99 4 3ª 10th 1999–2000 4 3ª 13th 2000–01 4 3ª 2nd 2001–02 4 3ª 15th 2002–03 4 3ª 16th 2003–04 4 3ª 4th 2004–05 4 3ª 1st 2005–06 4 3ª 12th Third round 2006–07 4 3ª 15th 2007–08 4 3ª 6thSeason Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2008–09 4 3ª 2nd 2009–10 4 3ª 10th First round 2010–11 4 3ª 9th 2011–12 4 3ª 2nd 2012–13 4 3ª 13th 2013–14 4 3ª 8th 2014–15 4 3ª 14th 2015–16 4 3ª 4th 2016–17 4 3ª 11th 2017–18 4 3ª 11th 2018–19 4 3ª 16th 2019–20 4 3ª 2nd 2020–21 4 3ª 2nd / 4th 2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 14th 2022–23 6 Int. Pref. 5th 2023–24 6 Int. Pref. 3rd 2024–25 6 Int. Pref. 1st 2025–26 5 3ª Fed.
1988–8943ª3rd
1989–9043ª13th
1990–9143ª11th
1991–9243ª9th
1992–9343ª8th
1993–9443ª4th
1994–9543ª10th
1995–9643ª7th
1996–9743ª1st
1997–9843ª14th
1998–9943ª10th
1999–200043ª13th
2000–0143ª2nd
2001–0243ª15th
2002–0343ª16th
2003–0443ª4th
2004–0543ª1st
2005–0643ª12thThird round
2006–0743ª15th
2007–0843ª6th
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
2008–0943ª2nd
2009–1043ª10thFirst round
2010–1143ª9th
2011–1243ª2nd
2012–1343ª13th
2013–1443ª8th
2014–1543ª14th
2015–1643ª4th
2016–1743ª11th
2017–1843ª11th
2018–1943ª16th
2019–2043ª2nd
2020–2143ª2nd / 4th
2021–2253ª RFEF14th
2022–236Int. Pref.5th
2023–246Int. Pref.3rd
2024–256Int. Pref.1st
2025–2653ª Fed.

Club details

  • 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)

Local derbies

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.

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