to that year's Copa del Rey, where it reached the final in Barcelona, losing 1–2 against Madrid FC after extra time. In 1917 a knock-out match in the Spanish Cup between Arenas and Athletic Bilbao had to be suspended after the pitch was stormed by Athletic supporters who were looking to assault the referee for seeming biased against their team. In 1919 Arenas won another regional competition, the Campeonato de Vizcaya, thus qualifying for the Copa del Rey again, and won the national tournament after defeating FC Barcelona 5–2 in the final, scoring three in extra time. The following year, when the Spain national team were runners-up at their international debut in the Olympic Games, the squad included three players from the club, Francisco Pagazaurtundúa, Félix Sesúmaga, and Pedro Vallana. Arenas Getxo appeared in Spanish Cup finals on two further occasions, losing against Barcelona in 1925 (0–2) and two years later against Real Unión (0–1), the latter in the only all-Basque decisive match in the competition's history not to feature Athletic Bilbao. Every member of the Spanish squad at the 1928 Olympics was with a Basque club, and Arenas provided four of the players. Decline After playing in La Liga's first seven editions – finishing third in 1929–30 – and the following six seasons in the second division, the club has spent the vast majority of its existence competing at the fourth level, with the occasional visit to the regional leagues. In 2015, Arenas gained promotion to the third tier for the first time in 35 years, via the playoffs. Season to season 7 seasons in La Liga 6 seasons in Segunda División 7 seasons in Segunda División B 2 seasons in Segunda División RFEF 61 seasons in Tercera División In regional system Current squad Honours Copa del Rey: 1919 Runners-up (3): 1917, 1925, 1927 Tercera División (3): 1945–46, 1946–47, 1959–60 North Regional Championship: 1916–17 Biscay Championship (3): 1918–19, 1921–22, 1926–27 Copa Vasca: 1935–36 Famous players Delmiro Gorka Luariz Tomas Agirre Guillermo Gorostiza Rafael Eguzkiza Javier Iturriaga Raimundo Lezama Joseba del Olmo Félix Sesúmaga Ian Uranga José María Yermo José María Zárraga Famous coaches Javier Clemente References Morbo: The Story of Spanish Football (2003), Phil Ball. External links Official website Futbolme team profile Sport in Biscay Football clubs in the Basque Country (autonomous community) Association football clubs established in 1909 Copa del Rey winners 1909 establishments in Spain Getxo Segunda