About Club Ciclista

Club Ciclista de San Sebastián was a sports club based in San Sebastián, in the Basque Country, founded in 1907. It was originally created as a cycling club during a period when cycling was very popular in the city, and it also played an important role in organizing early sporting activities, including cycling events at the local velodrome. The club is closely linked to the early development of organized sport in the region and was one of the key institutions in San Sebastián’s sporting scene at the beginning of the 20th century.

Although primarily a cycling organization, the club became historically significant due to its brief but highly successful involvement in football. In 1909, a team playing under the Club Ciclista name competed in the Copa del Rey, where it achieved a major surprise by defeating stronger teams and ultimately winning the tournament. This victory is especially notable because it marked one of the earliest major national football successes in Spain and helped establish San Sebastián as an important football city.

Shortly after this achievement, the football players involved in the 1909 triumph left the club and went on to found what would become Real Sociedad later that same year. As a result, Club Ciclista de San Sebastián is remembered less as a long-term football institution and more as a transitional and foundational step in the creation of one of Spain’s major clubs. Despite its brief football history, its legacy remains important in the origins of Spanish football development.