Santander banned from next year's Copa del Rey

The Spanish third-tier side, who are in bankruptcy proceedings, trailed 3-1 from the first leg in Sociedad, but played less than 60 seconds of the return game at El Sardinero on Thursday.

Captain Mario Fernandez had revealed on Monday that the second-tier outfit would refuse to take the field if president Angel Lavin and the club's board did not step down prior to the game, with players citing up to six months of unpaid wages as the reasoning behind their move.

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