Regata Sevilla-Betis Regata Sevilla-Betis The Regata Sevilla-Betis is a rowing race that nowadays is held every year on the second Saturday of November on the river Guadalquivir, in Seville, Spain, between two eights drawn from the two most important football teams in the city: Sevilla Fútbol Club and Real Betis Balompié. The last race was in November 10th, 2018, and was the 52 edition. At this moment, Sevilla has won 30 editions and Betis 22 of the main race. The course covers the 3.6-mile (6200m) stretch of the Guadalquivir crossing the city from north to south, between the "San Jerónimo" bridge near
Real Betis an autonomous sporting group (SAD), requiring the club to come up with 1,200 million pesetas, roughly double that of all the first and second division teams, despite being in level two at the time. In just three months, the fans raised 400 million pesetas with then vice-president Manuel Ruiz de Lopera stepping in to provide an economic guarantee while himself becoming majority shareholder as the team narrowly avoided relegation. After another three seasons in the second division, with the club managed by Lorenzo Serra Ferrer, Betis returned to the top flight for the 1994–95 season, subsequently achieving a final third