Full name | Sociedad Deportiva Tenisca |
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Founded | 1922 |
Ground |
Virgen de Las Nieves, Santa Cruz, Canary Islands, Spain |
Capacity | 5,500 |
Chairman | Omar San Blas Concepción |
Manager | Javier Vales |
League | 3ª – Group 12 |
2011–12 | 3ª – Group 12, 2nd |
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 the Canary group of the Tercera División – Group 12 of Spain.
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 current 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 as one of the most violents in the history of Spanish football.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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.