Real Club Recreativo de Huelva is a
Spanish football team formed on
December 23,
1889. This makes it the oldest football team in Spain, formed by a Dr McKay and overseas workers at the Rio Tinto mines.
Currently playing (2002-2003) in the Primera División.
Known commonly as Recre, they play in white with purple vertical stripes and white shorts. Home ground is the Nuevo Colombino stadium that seats 20,000.
Honours
- Champions of Andalucía from 1903 to 1914.
- Reached Primera División for 1978-79 (under coach Eusebio Ríos) and 2002-2003 seasons.