Sporting de Gijón
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| Full name | Real Sporting de Gijón, SAD | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Rojiblancos ("Red-and-whites") | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1905 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | El Molinón, Gijón, Asturias, Spain (Capacity 25,885) |
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| Chairman |  Manuel Vega-Arango Alvaré |
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| Manager | Manuel Preciado Aguirre |
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| League | Segunda División | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | Segunda División, 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Real Sporting de Gijón is a Spanish football team from Gijón, Asturias. Established June 1, 1905, they currently compete in the Second Division. Known as the Rojiblancos because of their red and white striped jerseys, their home field is El Molinón stadium, the oldest professional soccer field in Spain. It's been in use since 1908, and it's located on the site of an old windmill, hence the stadium's name, the Spanish word for "big windmill".
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[edit] History
The club was established in 1905 with the name Sporting Gijonés, being Anselmo López the first president. King Alfonso XIII accepted the Royal patronage of the club for the Spanish crown in 1912, introducing the term "Real" (Spanish for "Royal") to its name, becoming Real Sporting Club Gijonés. In 1916 a new change took place to adopt today's denomination, Real Sporting de Gijón. From 1941 until the 1970s, due to a temporary law forbidding the use of foreign words in football club names, the team's official denomination was Real Gijón.
In 1944, the club promoted for the first time into First Division, and played thereafter in both the first and second divisions, but achieved its greatest successes in the late 1970s and early 1980s, competing for league and national cup titles and laying the groundwork for a 21-year continuous stretch in La Liga. During this period, Sporting competed several times for the UEFA Cup, losing in the Round of 32 four times, and the Round of 16 twice, most recently in 1991-92.
Following a disastrous 1997 campaign, the club was relegated to the Second Division, where it has been playing ever since, although it is currently in a run for ascension to the primera for 2008-09.
The team's historic rival is Real Oviedo. When both teams play in the same division, they compete in the Asturian derby. This derby is currently on hold as Real Oviedo play in the tercera division.
[edit] Statistics
- 36 seasons in Primera División (La Liga)
- Primera División runner up in 1979.
- Copa del Rey runner up in 1981 and 1982
- 41 seasons in Segunda División (Liga BBVA)
[edit] Club Colors & Crest
The club's colors, red & white, were chosen from the colors of Gijón's flag.
From 1931 to 1936, during the Spanish Second Republic, the crown in Sporting's crest was temporarily replaced by a mural crown.
[edit] Current squad
The numbers are established according to the official website:www.realsporting.com and www.lfp.es
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[edit] Recent seasons
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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Notes 1997-1998 1D 20 38 2 7 29 31 80 13 relegated 1998-1999 2D 9 42 16 11 15 47 47 59 1999-2000 2D 9 42 17 9 16 54 48 60 2000-2001 2D 7 42 17 13 12 55 49 63 2001-2002 2D 6 42 17 13 12 47 57 64 2002-2003 2D 10 42 11 20 11 44 41 53 2003-2004 2D 5 42 20 10 12 58 40 70 2004-2005 2D 9 42 15 12 15 41 39 57 2005-2006 2D 9 42 13 17 12 41 34 56 2006-2007 2D 14 42 16 8 18 53 53 56 2007-2008 2D TBD – – – – – – –
[edit] Statistics 2006/07
- Top Scorers:
- Congo - 11 goals
- Barral - 9 goals
- Castro - 7 goals
- Top Goalkeepers:
- Roberto - 47 goals in 39 Matches
- Alejandro - 6 goals in 4 Matches
[edit] Famous players
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see also Cat:Sporting de Gijón footballers
[edit] Famous Coaches
- Joan Josep Nogués, 1952-54
- José Manuel Díaz Novoa
- Vicente Miera
Vujadin Boškov, 1983-84- Mariano García Remón
Bert Jacobs- Aad de Mos
see also Cat:Sporting de Gijón managers
[edit] See also
- Sporting de Gijón B - Sporting de Gijón's reserve team
