The 2019–20 Sporting de Gijón season was the club's 114th season in existence and the club's 48th season in the second tier of Spanish football, and the third year since its most recent relegation. It covered a period from 1 July 2019 to 20 July 2020, when the last league match was played.
| 2019–20 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Javier Fernández | |||
| Head coach | Miroslav Đukić | |||
| Stadium | El Molinón | |||
| Segunda División | 13th | |||
| Copa del Rey | First round | |||
| Top goalscorer | Aitor García (7 goals) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 22,072 Real Sporting 1–1 Racing Santander (22 September 2019) | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 13,804 Real Sporting 1–0 Elche (14 January 2020) | |||
| Average home league attendance | 17,515 | |||
Season overview
Pre-season
The pre-season started with Roberto Canella leaving Real Sporting after 20 years and playing more than 300 games with the Rojiblancos.[1]
The first signing of the season was midfielder Javi Fuego, who came back to the team after twelve years.[2]
On successive days, other players with experience in the league like Unai Medina or Álvaro Vázquez and Argentine Damián Pérez joined the club. On 17 July 2019, after days of negotiations, Real Sporting signed Manu García from Manchester City. The Asturian midfielder came back to Gijón five years after leaving Mareo, and agreed to a five-year contract.[3]
August
The season started with a 1–1 draw at Girona in a match where Real Sporting finished with 10 players after Damián Pérez was ejected. Aitor García scored in the 88th minute but just one minute later, Borja García made the equalizer for the Catalans.
One week later, Real Sporting nailed another draw, at home against Rayo Vallecano. Borja López netted his first goal with the Rojiblancos but Andrés scored in the second half of a match where the video assistant referee was heavily criticized as it excessively interrupted the match.[4]
September
The first win of the season arrived in the third game, a 2–0 victory over Albacete after a good second half, with two Asturians netting their first goals with the club: Pedro Díaz and Manu García.
After this win, Real Sporting had their first loss at Huesca. In this match, Pedro Díaz was sent off, and the referee received many protests.[5] In the next match, the team only got one point against Deportivo, in which the video assistant referee gave them a penalty kick in the additional time. José Alberto was criticized again for playing too defensively when the team was winning 1–0. Đurđević scored his first goal in this match, just two days after his contract extension until 2023.[6]
The team was criticized during the rest of the month, as they earned two more points in the next three matches.
October
Despite starting the month with a huge win against Almería, criticism came back three days later, when the team was defeated at debutants Fuenlabrada by 2–0. The awful performance was worse in the next week, where Real Sporting lost its first home match. Alcorcón scored three goals in the first half and finished winning 1–3.
José Alberto was heavily criticized again, but the board of directors continued trusting in him. This trust signified the next week's win at Elche with a single goal of Manu García, who did not play the previous match as he was called up for the under-21 Spanish team. This was the first win out of El Molinón.
Finally, a routing 4–0 win against Zaragoza seemed to be a reaction for trying to come back to the top half of the table.
November
A 3–1 loss at Cádiz with a very controversial penalty kick was the start of another outrageous month for Real Sporting. José Alberto could only earn one more point before his possible dismissal. This point was at the Asturian derby against Oviedo, in a goalless match played without Manu García, called up again for the under-21 national team.
The 0–2 loss against Tenerife would not improve the things in Gijón. José Alberto tried to blame the VAR, that called for a penalty against the team with 0–0 in the scoreboard, but the performance did not improve and the team was very close to the relegation positions. However, finally Miguel Torrecilla, club's director of football ratified his job and the coach continued at least one more week at the helm.
December
December was a good month in league for Real Sporting, and specially for Uroš Đurđević, as it won two consecutive matches against Ponferradina and Lugo, with three goals of the Serbian striker.
However, the criticism to the performance despite the wins and a 2–1 defeat against fourth-tier team Zamora in the Copa del Rey stained the team's reaction. This was the first loss of Real Sporting against a Tercera División team ever.
Finally, 2019 ended with José Alberto being sacked after a new home loss against Extremadura, with an own goal of Carlos Crdero. Serbian manager Miroslav Đukić was hired the following day.[7]
January
Đukić's was going to be on 3 January at Zaragoza. However, the match was postponed four days to the flu of eleven players.[8] It finally ended with a 0–2 loss, starting with a goal against at the second minute of the match.
The next match would go better, as Real Sporting beat Elche with a lonely goal of Manu García in the 87th minute. This match was Đukić's debut at El Molinón and, despite winning, the new coach recognized the team must improve its football.[9]
On 30 January 2020, Real Sporting announced the loan of Isma Cerro to Badajoz until the end of the season[10] and one day later, Neftali Manzambi to Valencia Mestalla. The club only added one player to the squad: Murilo Costa, loaned from Portuguese club Braga.
February and March
After the 2–2 home draw against Copa del Rey semifinalist Mirandés, Đukić stated that staying only three points over the relegation positions, the objective of the season can't be other than avoiding relegation.
However, the team responded to this situation by winning the two next matches: the first one at El Sardinero, in a sold-out match with 3,000 people from Gijón, where Murilo scored his first goal and helped to beat Racing Santander 2–0, and the second one against leaders Cádiz, with the supporters agreeing the team had improved since the last bad streak.
After a loss at Ponferradina, the last match played by Real Sporting before the suspension of the league due to the coronavirus pandemic was a wide 4–0 win against Las Palmas.
Recommence
On 4 May, Real Sporting announced that Miguel Torrecilla would leave the club on 30 June and hired Javi Rico as new director of football.[11]
After all players being tested of COVID-19 on 7 May,[12] players will face their first training on 11 May.[13]
Real Sporting played its first match after the suspension at Estadio Riazor, A Coruña, and only earned one point after a goalless draw against Deportivo La Coruña.
The first match at home was the Asturian derby, that Real Sporting lost 0–1 against Oviedo.
Real Sporting finished the season in the 13th position, equalising the club's worst classification ever.
Players
Current squad
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF |  | Damián Pérez | 31 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Free | |
| 3 | DF |  | Carlos Cordero | 27 | 2019 | 12 | 0 | 2021 | Youth system | |
| 4 | DF | | Marc Valiente | 33 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Free | |
| 5 | DF | | Borja López | 26 | 2019 | 19 | 0 | 2022 | Undisclosed | |
| 6 | DF |  | Jean-Sylvain Babin | 33 | 2016 | 56 | 4 | 2022 | Free | Played internationally with Martinique. |
| 7 | MF | | Aitor García | 30 | 2019 | 11 | 1 | 2023 | €1m | |
| 8 | MF | | Hernán Santana | 29 | 2018 | 24 | 2 | 2021 | Free | |
| 9 | FW | | Álvaro Vázquez | 29 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2022 | Free | |
| 10 | MF | | Carlos Carmona | 33 | 2012 | 227 | 41 | 2021 | Free | |
| 11 | MF |  | Murilo | 29 | 2020 | 0 | 0 | 2020 | Free | |
| 13 | GK | | Diego Mariño | 30 | 2016 | 81 | 0 | 2023 | Undisclosed | |
| 14 | MF | | Nacho Méndez | 22 | 2018 | 42 | 2 | 2021 | Youth system | |
| 15 | DF | | Francisco Molinero | 34 | 2018 | 27 | 0 | 2020 | Free | |
| 16 | MF | | Manu García | 22 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2024 | €4m | |
| 17 | DF | | Unai Medina | 30 | 2019 | 0 | 0 | 2021 | Free | |
| 18 | MF | | Javi Fuego | 36 | 2019 | 114 | 4 | 2021 | Free | |
| 20 | MF | | Cristian Salvador | 29 | 2018 | 30 | 1 | 2021 | Youth system | |
| 21 | MF | | Álvaro Traver | 31 | 2018 | 25 | 1 | 2021 | Youth system | |
| 22 | MF | | Pablo Pérez | 26 | 2017 | 106 | 9 | 2022 | Youth system | |
| 23 | FW |  | Uroš Đurđević | 30 | 2018 | 38 | 11 | 2023 | €2m | |
| 24 | DF | | Pedro Díaz | 26 | 2019 | 3 | 0 | 2022 | Youth system |
- Source: Stats updated as of the end of the 2018–19 season. Only league games included. Ages as of the end of the 2019–20 season.
- Ordered by squad number.
Reserve team
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | MF | ESP | César García |
| 36 | FW | ESP | Garci |
| 37 | DF |  UKR | Bogdan Milovanov |
| 38 | DF | ESP | Gaspar Campos |
| 39 | DF | ESP | Guillermo Rosas |
In
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | | Moi Gómez | 25 | Huesca | End of loan | Summer | 2020 | Free | ||
| FW |  | Neftali Manzambi | 22 | Córdoba | End of loan | Summer | 2022 | Free | ||
| DF | | Carlos Cordero | 22 | Real Sporting B | Promoted | Summer | 2021 | Free | ||
| DF | | Pedro Díaz | 21 | Real Sporting B | Promoted | Summer | 2022 | Free | ||
| MF | | Javi Fuego | 35 | Villarreal | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Free | [2] | |
| DF | | Unai Medina | 29 | Numancia | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Free | [14] | |
| DF | | Álvaro Vázquez | 28 | Zaragoza | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | Free | [15] | |
| DF | | Damián Pérez | 30 | San Lorenzo | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Free | [16] | |
| MF | | Manu García | 21 |  Manchester City[a] | Transfer | Summer | 2024 | €4m | [3] | |
| DF | | Marc Valiente | 32 | Partizan | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | Undisclosed | [17] | |
| DF | | Borja López | 25 |  Hajduk Split | Transfer | Summer | 2022 | Undisclosed | ||
| MF | | Murilo | 25 |  Braga | Loan | Winter | 2020 | Free |
Out
| N | Pos. | Nat. | Name | Age | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | DF | | Javi Noblejas | 26 |  NAC Breda | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| 9 | FW | | Nick Blackman | 29 | Derby County[a] | End of loan | Summer | Free | |
| 11 | FW | | Ivi | 25 | Levante[b] | End of loan | Summer | Free | |
| 12 | MF | | Álvaro | 24 | Getafe[c] | End of loan | Summer | Free | |
| 15 | FW | | Roberto Canella | 31 | Lugo | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| 16 | MF | | André Sousa | 28 | Belenenses SAD | End of loan | Summer | Free | |
| 18 | DF | | André Geraldes | 28 | Sporting CP[d] | End of loan | Summer | Free | |
| 19 | DF |  | Mathieu Peybernes | 28 | Lorient[e] | End of loan | Summer | Free | |
| 24 | DF | | Álex Pérez | 27 |  Arminia Bielefeld | End of contract | Summer | Free | |
| 25 | FW | | Álex Alegría | 26 | Real Betis[f] | End of loan | Summer | Free | |
| 17 | MF |  | Robin Lod | 26 |  Minnesota United | Transfer | Summer | €600k | [18] |
| 5 | MF |  | Isaac Cofie | 27 |  Sivasspor | Transfer | Summer | Undisclosed | |
| 1 | GK | | Dani Martín | 21 | Real Betis | Transfer | Summer | €5m | |
| MF | | Moi Gómez | 25 | Villarreal | Transfer | Summer | €1.5m | ||
| 4 | DF | | Juan Rodríguez | 24 | Gimnàstic | Transfer | Summer | Free | |
| 11 | FW | | Isma Cerro | 24 | Badajoz | Loan | Winter | Free | |
| 19 | FW | | Neftali Manzambi | 22 | Valencia Mestalla | Loan | Winter | Free |
Technical staff
| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Miroslav Đukić |
| Assistant manager | Goran Pandurović |
| Goalkeeping Coach | Jorge Sariego |
| Physical trainer | Fran Albert |
| Delegate | Mario Cotelo |
| Director of Football | Javi Rico |
| Academy Director | Manolo Sánchez Murias |
Source: Real Sporting
Managerial changes
| Outgoing manager | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Position in table | Replaced by | Date of appointment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Alberto | Sacked | 21 December 2018 | 15th | Miroslav Đukić | 22 December 2019 |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 17 July 2019 Friendly | Real Sporting | 9–0 | Gijón Industrial | Gijón |
| 19:00 | Álvaro Vázquez  5'Nacho Méndez 12'Đurđević 46', 83'Berto 61', 73', 77'Pablo Pérez 78'Aitor García 90' | Report | Stadium: Pepe Ortiz Referee: Álvarez Jiménez |
| 20 July 2019 Friendly | Lealtad | 0–4 | Real Sporting | Villaviciosa |
| 19:15 | Report | Aitor García 5', 38' Pedro Díaz 60'Pablo Pérez 90' | Stadium: Les Caleyes Referee: Blanco Rodríguez |
| 24 July 2019 Friendly | Real Sporting | 1–1 | Langreo | Gijón |
| Pelayo Suárez 34' | Report | David Álvarez 32' | Stadium: Pepe Ortiz Referee: Quirós Pérez |
| 27 July 2019 Friendly | Getafe | 1–1 | Real Sporting | Salamanca |
| 20:00 | Cucurella 87' | Report | Đurđević 67' | Stadium: Helmántico Referee: González González |
| 30 July 2019 Friendly | Nantes | 2–0 | Real Sporting | La Baule-Escoublac |
| 20:00 | A. Touré 19' (pen.) Louza 75' | Report | Stadium: Moreau Desfarge Referee: Ben El Hadj |
| 3 August 2019 Friendly | Marino Luanco | 1–1 | Real Sporting | Luanco, Gozón |
| Iván 20' | Report | Javi Fuego 87' | Stadium: Miramar Referee: González Suárez |
| 8 August 2019 Friendly | Valladolid | 2–0 | Real Sporting | Palencia |
| Enes Ünal 47' Waldo 65' | Report | Stadium: Nueva Balastera Referee: Diego Calvo |
| 10 August 2019 Friendly | Real Sporting | 0–0 | Alavés | Avilés |
| Report | Stadium: Román Suárez Puerta Referee: García Riesgo |
Competitions
Segunda División
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Mirandés | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 55 | 59 | −4 | 56 |
| 12 | Tenerife | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 50 | 46 | +4 | 55 |
| 13 | Sporting Gijón | 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 54 |
| 14 | Málaga | 42 | 11 | 20 | 11 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 53[a] |
| 15 | Oviedo | 42 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 49 | 53 | −4 | 53[a] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[19]
Notes:
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 42 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 38 | +2 | 54 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 21 | −9 |
Positions by round
Matches
| 18 August 2019 1 | Girona | 1–1 | Real Sporting | Girona |
| 18:30 | Pedro Alcalá  37'Miquel 65'Borja García 90' | Report | Carmona 3' Damián Pérez  58'Aitor García 89' | Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 8,156 Referee: Trujillo Suárez |
| 25 August 2019 2 | Real Sporting | 1–1 | Rayo Vallecano | Gijón |
| 18:00 | Molinero 7' Borja López 29'Nacho Méndez 37'  58'Manzambi 88'Javi Fuego 93' | Report | Pozo 28' Trejo 38'Andrés 52'Catena 67'Mario Suárez 71'Tito 85'Embarba 92' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 21,494 Referee: Vicandi Garrido |
| 1 September 2019 3 | Real Sporting | 2–0 | Albacete | Gijón |
| 18:00 | Borja López 17' Pedro Díaz 56'Đurđević 70'Manu García 75' | Report | Olabe 65' Azamoum 79'Zozulya 90' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 19,590 Referee: Ocón Arraiz |
| 8 September 2019 4 | Huesca | 1–0 | Real Sporting | Huesca |
| 12:00 | Raba 28' 49' Eugeni 53'Ivi 89' | Report | Pedro Díaz 35' 59' Manu García 57' | Stadium: El Alcoraz Attendance: 6,438 Referee: López Toca |
| 15 September 2019 5 | Real Sporting | 1–1 | Deportivo La Coruña | Gijón |
| 21:00 | Đurđević 5' Carmona 18'Damián Pérez 66'Javi Fuego 88'Borja López 94' | Report | Eneko Bóveda 8' Vicente Gómez 19'Lampropoulos 68'Montero 72'Aketxe 95' (pen.) | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 18,201 Referee: Pulido Santana |
| 19 September 2019 6 | Las Palmas | 1–0 | Real Sporting | Las Palmas |
| 22:00 | De la Bella 57' Pedri 61'Drolé 67'Lemos 76'Ruiz de Galarreta 79' | Report | Babin 9' Nacho Méndez 12'Carmona 64'Manu García 68'Marc Valiente 72' | Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 7,699 Referee: De la Fuente Ramos |
| 22 September 2019 5 | Real Sporting | 1–1 | Racing Santander | Gijón |
| 18:00 | Salvador 19' Nacho Méndez 40' 72'Molinero 68'Aitor García 92'Borja López 94' | Report | Figueras 21' Alexis 52'Yoda 70' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 22,072 Referee: Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega |
| 29 September 2019 8 | Málaga | 0–0 | Real Sporting | Málaga |
| 12:00 | Bare 87' Luis Muñoz 91' | Report | Nacho Méndez 26' | Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 15,272 Referee: Arcediano Monescillo |
| 3 October 2019 9 | Real Sporting | 4–2 | Almería | Gijón |
| 19:00 | Marc Valiente 7' Babin 14'Aitor García 39', 45'Đurđević 91' | Report | Petrović 23' 35' De la Hoz 41'Jonathan 54'Maraš 67'Martos 71' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 16,310 Referee: Moreno Aragón |
| 6 October 2019 10 | Fuenlabrada | 2–0 | Real Sporting | Fuenlabrada |
| 12:00 | Juanma 43' Cristóbal 59'Hugo Fraile 73'José Fran 77' (pen.)Nteka 94' | Report | Marc Valiente 19' Damián Pérez 47'Salvador 49'Manu García 67'Babin 75'Carmona 95' | Stadium: Fernando Torres Attendance: 5,345 Referee: Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
| 12 October 2019 11 | Real Sporting | 1–3 | Alcorcón | Gijón |
| 16:00 | Nacho Méndez 63' Babin 64'Damián Pérez 80'Borja López 86'Đurđević 91' 91' | Report | Arribas 16' 19' Stoichkov 23'Boateng 40'Ernesto 80' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 17,301 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva |
| 19 October 2019 12 | Elche | 0–1 | Real Sporting | Elche |
| 18:00 | Villar 39' Manu Sánchez 72' | Report | Manu García 27' 72' Marc Valiente 35'Salvador 63'Molinero 76'Pablo Pérez 77' | Stadium: Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 9,374 Referee: Ortiz Arias |
| 27 October 2019 13 | Real Sporting | 4–0 | Zaragoza | Gijón |
| 16:00 | Isma Cerro 3' Aitor García 38', 76'Álvaro Vázquez 87' | Report | Grippo 19' 30' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 19,204 Referee: Figueroa Vázquez |
| 1 November 2019 14 | Cádiz | 3–1 | Real Sporting | Cádiz |
| 16:00 | Marcos Mauro 33' Edu Ramos 44'Álex Fernández 61', 78' (pen.)Fali 65'José Mari 86' | Report | Đurđević 4' Mariño 49'Aitor García 50'Valiente 52'Borja López 63' | Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 17,297 Referee: Sagués Oscoz |
| 9 November 2019 15 | Real Sporting | 0–1 | Numancia | Gijón |
| 18:00 | Molinero 83' Manu García 87' | Report | Higinio 27' Noguera 38'Curro 40'Álex Sola 80' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 14,868 Referee: Muñiz Ruiz |
| 17 November 2019 16 | Oviedo | 0–0 | Real Sporting | Oviedo |
| 16:00 | Ortuño 25' Tejera 41'Lolo 70' | Report | Pablo Pérez 18' Molinero 37'Nacho Méndez 54'Javi Fuego 65' | Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 20,448 Referee: Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega |
| 22 November 2019 17 | Real Sporting | 0–2 | Tenerife | Gijón |
| 21:00 | Pedro Díaz 47' Marc Valiente 47' 55'Salvador 56'Đurđević 58'Javi Fuego 64'Aitor García 79'Álvaro Vázquez 88'Unai Medina 94' | Report | Álex Muñoz 45' Borja Lasso 49'Suso 57' (pen.)Carlos Ruiz 66'Dani Gómez 70' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 14,173 Referee: Ávalos Barrera |
| 30 November 2019 18 | Mirandés | 0–0 | Real Sporting | Miranda de Ebro |
| 16:00 | Antonio Sánchez 31' Malsa 57' | Report | Molinero 92' | Stadium: Anduva Attendance: 3,682 Referee: Milla Alvéndiz |
| 6 December 2019 19 | Real Sporting | 1–0 | Ponferradina | Gijón |
| 18:00 | Damián Pérez 74' Đurđević 75'Javi Fuego 87' | Report | Trigueros 18' Manzanara 18' 89'Sielva 60' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 18,166 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
| 15 December 2019 20 | Lugo | 1–2 | Real Sporting | Lugo |
| 18:00 | Herrera 22' 63' Canella 77'Gerard 93' | Report | Đurđević 36', 87' Damián Pérez 46'Cordero 53'Javi Fuego 64' | Stadium: Anxo Carro Attendance: 4,214 Referee: Figueroa Vázquez |
| 21 December 2019 21 | Real Sporting | 0–1 | Extremadura | Gijón |
| 18:00 | Bain 41' Đurđević 89' | Report | David Rocha 65' Cordero 78' (o.g.) | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 14,840 Referee: Trujillo Suárez |
| 7 January 2020 22 | Zaragoza | 2–0 | Real Sporting | Zaragoza |
| 21:00 | Guti 2' Luis Suárez 59'Igbekene 78'Javi Ros 87' | Report | Cordero 27' Isma Cerro 76'Molinero 91' | Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 15,478 Referee: Moreno Aragón |
| 14 January 2020 23 | Real Sporting | 1–0 | Elche | Gijón |
| 19:00 | Đurđević 80' Aitor García 84'Manu García 86' | Report | Óscar 52' Ramón Folch 82' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 13,804 Referee: González Esteban |
| 18 January 2020 24 | Numancia | 2–0 | Real Sporting | Soria |
| 16:00 | Higinio 13' Curro 82'Escassi 87' | Report | Đurđević 16' Bogdan 62'Javi Fuego 90' | Stadium: Los Pajaritos Attendance: 3,212 Referee: Ocón Arraiz |
| 25 January 2020 25 | Real Sporting | 1–0 | Fuenlabrada | Gijón |
| 16:00 | Pedro Díaz 26' 70' Đurđević 46'Damián Pérez 72'Pablo Pérez 87' | Report | Iban Salvador 68' Iribas 81' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 15,687 Referee: Galech Apezteguía |
| 31 January 2020 26 | Tenerife | 2–1 | Real Sporting | Santa Cruz de Tenerife |
| 21:00 | Šipčić 8' Joselu 46' | Report | Manu García 60' Pablo Pérez 82' | Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 9,990 Referee: Arcediano Monescillo |
| 9 February 2020 27 | Real Sporting | 2–2 | Mirandés | Gijón |
| 16:00 | Carmona 7' Pedro Díaz 29' 79' | Report | Malsa 9' Marcos André 13' (pen.)Guridi 42'Joaquín 74' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 18,439 Referee: José Antonio López Toca |
| 16 February 2020 28 | Racing Santander | 0–2 | Real Sporting | Santander |
| 18:15 | Olaortua 86' | Report | Bogdan 11' Murilo 40'Molinero 70'Damián Pérez 83'Carmona 89' | Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 20,158 Referee: Ortiz Arias |
| 21 February 2020 29 | Real Sporting | 1–0 | Cádiz | Gijón |
| 21:00 | Bogdan 40' Álvaro Vázquez 54'Javi Fuego 76' | Report | Cala 29' Iza 51'Fali 62'José Mari 64'Álex 74'Jurado 76' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 17,625 Referee: Trujillo Suárez |
| 29 February 2020 30 | Ponferradina | 1–0 | Real Sporting | Ponferrada |
| 16:00 | Kaxe 17' Ivi 77'René 92' | Report | Salvador 55' Pablo Pérez 89' | Stadium: El Toralín Attendance: 7,395 Referee: Ocón Arraiz |
| 8 March 2020 31 | Real Sporting | 4–0 | Las Palmas | Gijón |
| 18:15 | Damián 1' Álvaro Vázquez 46'Babin 49'Murilo 73'Nacho Méndez 85' | Report | Lemos 10' 92' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 18,610 Referee: De la Fuente Ramos |
| 14 July 2020 32 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0–0 | Real Sporting | A Coruña |
| 17:00 | Montero 49' | Report | Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 0 Referee: Ais Reig |
| 18 July 2020 33 | Alcorcón | 0–2 | Real Sporting | Alcorcón |
| 21:30 | Romera 70' Reko 90' | Report | Luis Perea 18' (o.g.) Đurđević 20'Javi Fuego 59'Salvador 63' | Stadium: Santo Domingo Attendance: 0 Referee: Ávalos Barrera |
| 22 June 2020 34 | Real Sporting | 0–1 | Oviedo | Gijón |
| 21:45 | Molinero 54' Pablo Pérez 90+2' | Report | Tejera 37' Borja Sánchez 70' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0 Referee: Figueroa Vázquez |
| 25 June 2020 35 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–1 | Real Sporting | Madrid |
| 19:30 | Qasmi 76' Juan Villar 85'Dimitrievski 90+4' | Report | Medina 19' Álvaro Vázquez 45+3' 77'Salvador 60' | Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 0 Referee: Milla Alvendiz |
| 28 June 2020 36 | Real Sporting | 2–0 | Lugo | Gijón |
| 17:00 | Nacho Méndez 24' Damián Pérez 57'Aitor García 72'Molinero 88' | Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0 Referee: Ocón Arraiz |
| 1 July 2020 37 | Almería | 1–0 | Real Sporting | Almería |
| 19:30 | De la Hoz 90' | Report | Aitor García 59' Borja López 68'Salvador 75' | Stadium: Mediterráneo Attendance: 0 Referee: López Toca |
| 6 July 2020 38 | Real Sporting | 0–0 | Girona | Gijón |
| 19:30 | Javi Fuego 26' Marc Valiente 46' | Report | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0 Referee: Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega |
| 9 July 2020 39 | Albacete | 1–1 | Real Sporting | Albacete |
| 19:30 | Pedro 12' Dani Ojeda 28'Barri 42'Zozulya 69' 80' | Report | Pedro Díaz 3' Aitor García 22' 54' 88'Salvador 76' | Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Attendance: 0 Referee: Trujillo Suárez |
| 13 July 2020 40 | Real Sporting | 2–1 | Málaga | Gijón |
| 19:30 | Unai Medina 4' Álvaro Vázquez 31'Nacho Méndez 53'Javi Fuego 57' | Report | Keidi Bare 77' 90+3' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0 Referee: Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
| 17 July 2020 41 | Extremadura | 2–0 | Real Sporting | Almendralejo |
| 21:00 | Carrasco 33' Pinchi 42'Cristian 90+4' | Report | Marc Valiente 12' Javi Fuego 72'Babin 83'Gaspar 90+4'Damián Pérez 90+4' | Stadium: Francisco de la Hera Attendance: 0 Referee: Galech Apezteguía |
| 20 July 2020 42 | Real Sporting | 0–1 | Huesca | Gijón |
| 21:00 | Gragera 52' Gaspar 72' | Report | Rafa Mir 50' Cristo 73'Javi Galán 84' | Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 0 Referee: Sagués Oscoz |
Copa del Rey
| 17 December 2019 First round | Zamora (4) | 2–1 | Real Sporting (2) | Zamora |
| 20:30 | Garba 14' Sergio García 25' 36' (pen.), 82'Coque 67' | Berto 25' Salvador 34'Pablo Pérez 44' | Stadium: Ruta de la Plata Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Muñiz Ruiz |
Statistics
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||
| 2 | DF | ARG | Damián Pérez | 30 | 0 | 29+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | DF | ESP | Carlos Cordero | 14 | 0 | 13+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | DF | ESP | Marc Valiente | 22 | 1 | 22+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | DF | ESP | Borja López | 13 | 2 | 9+3 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | DF |  MTQ | Jean-Sylvain Babin | 36 | 2 | 35+1 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | MF | ESP | Aitor García | 34 | 7 | 24+10 | 7 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | MF | ESP | Hernán Santana | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | FW | ESP | Álvaro Vázquez | 38 | 5 | 17+20 | 5 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 10 | MF | ESP | Carlos Carmona | 34 | 2 | 25+8 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | MF | BRA | Murilo | 16 | 2 | 12+4 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | GK | ESP | Diego Mariño | 42 | 0 | 42+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | MF | ESP | Nacho Méndez | 41 | 3 | 28+12 | 3 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | DF | ESP | Francisco Molinero | 33 | 0 | 32+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 16 | DF | ESP | Manu García | 43 | 3 | 40+3 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | DF | ESP | Unai Medina | 42 | 1 | 36+5 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | DF | ESP | Javi Fuego | 34 | 0 | 27+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | MF | ESP | Cristian Salvador | 30 | 0 | 20+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Traver | 13 | 0 | 6+7 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | MF | ESP | Pablo Pérez | 27 | 1 | 9+17 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | FW | SRB | Uroš Đurđević | 37 | 6 | 27+10 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | MF | ESP | Pedro Díaz | 28 | 3 | 24+4 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 27 | DF | ESP | Berto Espeso | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 28 | MF | ESP | Berto | 5 | 0 | 0+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 29 | MF | ESP | José Gragera | 4 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 30 | GK |  CUB | Christian Joel | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||
| 33 | GK | ESP | Javi Benítez | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 34 | DF | ESP | Isma Aizpiri | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 35 | MF | ESP | César García | 1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
| 36 | FW | ESP | Garci | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 37 | DF | UKR | Bogdan Milovanov | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 38 | MF | ESP | Gaspar Campos | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| 39 | DF | ESP | Guille Rosas | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||
| Players who have left the club after the start of the season: | |||||||||||
| 11 | FW | ESP | Isma Cerro | 9 | 2 | 4+4 | 1 | 0+1 | 1 | ||
| 19 | FW | SUI | Neftali Manzambi | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | ||
- Source: BDFútbol
Disciplinary record
| N | P | Nat. | Name | Segunda División | Copa del Rey | Total | Notes | |||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | DF | | Damián Pérez | 8 | 1 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||
| 3 | DF | | Carlos Cordero | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 4 | DF | | Marc Valiente | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||
| 5 | DF | | Borja López | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 6 | DF | | Jean-Sylvain Babin | 4 | 4 | 7 times captain | ||||||||||
| 7 | MF | | Aitor García | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 8 | MF | | Hernán Santana | |||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Álvaro Vázquez | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 10 | MF | | Carlos Carmona | 5 | 5 | 22 times captain | ||||||||||
| 11 | MF | | Murilo | |||||||||||||
| 13 | GK | | Diego Mariño | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 14 | MF | | Nacho Méndez | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||
| 15 | DF | | Francisco Molinero | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 times captain | ||||||||
| 16 | DF | | Manu García | 6 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 17 | DF | | Unai Medina | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 18 | DF | | Javi Fuego | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 20 | MF | | Cristian Salvador | 6 | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 21 | MF | | Álvaro Traver | |||||||||||||
| 22 | MF | | Pablo Pérez | 4 | 1 | 5 | 3 times captain | |||||||||
| 23 | FW | | Uroš Đurđević | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
| 24 | MF | | Pedro Díaz | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| 27 | DF | | Berto Espeso | |||||||||||||
| 28 | MF | | Berto | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 29 | MF | | José Gragera | |||||||||||||
| 30 | GK | | Christian Joel | |||||||||||||
| 33 | GK | | Javi Benítez | |||||||||||||
| 34 | DF | | Isma Aizpiri | |||||||||||||
| 35 | MF | | César García | |||||||||||||
| 36 | FW | | Garci | |||||||||||||
| 37 | DF | | Bogdan Milovanov | 3 | 3 | |||||||||||
| 38 | DF | | Gaspar Campos | |||||||||||||
| Players who have left the club after the start of the season: | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | FW | | Isma Cerro | |||||||||||||
| 19 | FW | | Neftali Manzambi | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
Source: BDFútbol
Only competitive matches = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.
Women's team
| 2019–20 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Chairman | Javier Fernández | ||
| Manager | Rafael Bernal | ||
| Stadium | Pepe Ortiz | ||
| Segunda División Pro | 16th | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: All: Érika González (3 goals) | ||
Real Sporting made their debut in the new second-tier league Segunda División Pro. The team gained their place after the withdrawal of Atlántida Matamá.[20]
This was its 24th season ever, the 19th in the second tier.
Overview
On 3 January 2019, assistant coach Rafael Bernal replaced Ricardo Alonso as head coach.[21]
Despite being in the last position, Real Sporting remained in the league after it ended prematurely due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[22]
Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | GK | ESP | Sheila Casasola |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Alba Álvarez |
| 15 | MF |  ECU | Mayra Olvera |
| 16 | FW | ESP | Érika González |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Marta Rodríguez |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Lucía Ayuso |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Nuria Cueto |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Yaiza |
| 21 | FW | ESP | Irene Martínez |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Lucía Grande |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Lucía Hernández |
League
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Atlético Madrid B | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 34 | −2 | 26 |
| 13 | Racing Santander | 22 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 25 |
| 14 | Friol | 22 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 25 | 55 | −30 | 19 |
| 15 | Pozuelo de Alarcón | 22 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 40 | −28 | 13 |
| 16 | Sporting Gijón | 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 64 | −52 | 8 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) goal difference; 4) number of goals scored
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 22 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 64 | −52 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 23 | −19 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 41 | −33 |
Positions by round
Matches
| 8 September 2019 1 | Real Sporting | 1–3 | Parquesol | Gijón |
| Ichi 72' | Report | Pascual 12' Ali Rey 48', 65' | Stadium: Pepe Ortiz Referee: Rodríguez Díaz |
| 15 September 2019 2 | Osasuna | 4–0 | Real Sporting | Pamplona |
| Maite Garde 16' Yaiza 26' (o.g.)Carrillo 81'Iara 86' | Report | Stadium: Tajonar Referee: Apesteguia Jiménez |
| 22 September 2019 3 | Real Sporting | 2–1 | Pozuelo de Alarcón | Gijón |
| Irene 5' Cueto 66' | Report | Carmen 43' | Stadium: Pepe Ortiz Referee: Ovies García |
| 28 September 2019 4 | Madrid CFF B | 2–0 | Real Sporting | San Sebastián de los Reyes |
| Giovana 28' Susana López 86' | Report | Stadium: Matapiñonera Referee: Espinosa Ríos |
| 13 October 2019 5 | Real Sporting | 0–2 | AEM | Gijón |
| Report | Natalia 68', 78' | Stadium: Pepe Ortiz Referee: Rodríguez Díaz |
| 19 October 2019 6 | Alavés | 4–0 | Real Sporting | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| Ane Miren 27' Ortiz de Pinedo 63'María 82'Maialen Martínez 86' | Report | Stadium: José Luis Compañón Referee: Alonso Fernández |
| 27 October 2019 7 | Real Sporting | 1–1 | Seagull | Gijón |
| Irene 24' | Report | Nuria Garrote 39' | Stadium: Pepe Ortiz Referee: Sangucho Barba |
| 2 November 2019 8 | Racing Santander | 4–0 | Real Sporting | Santa Cruz de Bezana |
| Chamorro 26' Silvia Martínez 40', 89'Troccoli 54' | Report | Stadium: Municipal |
| 10 November 2019 9 | Real Sporting | 0–1 | Friol | Gijón |
| Report | Fanny 2' | Stadium: Pepe Ortiz Referee: Hortal Alonso |
| 17 November 2019 10 | Oviedo | 0–1 | Real Sporting | Oviedo |
| Report | Érika 1' | Stadium: San Gregorio Referee: Fernández Ceferino |
| 24 November 2019 11 | Real Sporting | 0–1 | Atlético Madrid B | Gijón |
| Report | Elena 23' | Stadium: Pepe Ortiz |
| 1 December 2019 12 | Barcelona B | 5–0 | Real Sporting | Sant Joan Despí |
| Jana 33' Morató 38'Arola 56'Armengol 72'Codina 76' | Report | Stadium: Joan Gamper Referee: Guardia Ferrer |
| 8 December 2019 13 | Real Sporting | 0–3 | Athletic Bilbao B | Gijón |
| Report | Sarriegi 32', 83' Arana 74' | Stadium: Pepe Ortiz Referee: Hortal Alonso |
| 15 December 2019 14 | Zaragoza CFF | 5–3 | Real Sporting | Villanueva de Gállego |
| Morales 35' Spitler 52'Laura Martínez 57'Williams 65'Naima 89' | Report | Érika 47' Ichi 79'Alba Fernández 88' | Stadium: Enrique Porta Referee: Ubico Lacasta |
| 5 January 2020 15 | Eibar | 4–0 | Real Sporting | Eibar |
| Adule 8' Sara Navarro 70' (pen.), 72', 89' | Report | Stadium: Unbe Referee: Fuentes Menayo |
| 12 January 2020 16 | Parquesol | 7–1 | Real Sporting | Valladolid |
| Isa Álvarez 19', 59' Yari 22'Carla 49'Charle 57'Sara Buitrago 72', 80' | Report | Erika 35' | Stadium: José Luis Saso Referee: Martín Alonso |
| 19 January 2020 17 | Real Sporting | 0–5 | Osasuna | Gijón |
| Report | Carrillo 3', 46' Zugasti 13', 74' (pen.)Herrera 90' | Stadium: Pepe Ortiz Referee: Ovies García |
| 26 January 2020 18 | Pozuelo de Alarcón | 2–1 | Real Sporting | Pozuelo de Alarcón |
| Caballos 14' Yuste 86' (pen.) | Report | Olvera 20' | Stadium: Valle de las Cañas Referee: Calvo Valentín |
| 2 February 2020 19 | Real Sporting | 0–2 | Madrid CFF B | Gijón |
| Report | Julia Hernández 36', 69' | Stadium: Pepe Ortiz Referee: Hortal Alonso |
| 9 February 2020 20 | AEM | 1–1 | Real Sporting | Recasens |
| Baradad 80' | Report | Jimena 22' | Stadium: Municipal Referee: Mayer Calvo |
| 22 February 2020 21 | Real Sporting | 0–4 | Alavés | Gijón |
| Report | Urbani 2', 67' Ane Miren 14'Kiskonen 22' | Stadium: Pepe Ortiz Referee: Rodríguez Díaz |
| 1 March 2020 22 | Seagull | 3–1 | Real Sporting | Badalona |
| Kuwahara 46' Núria Garrote 63'Uribe 85' | Report | Queralt 23' (o.g.) | Stadium: Nou Municipal Referee: Borràs Polo |
Appearances and goals
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Segunda Pro | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Paula Madrazo | 17 | 0 | 17+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Paz Sánchez | 16 | 0 | 14+2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Marta Nieto | 10 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 |
| 4 | DF |  COL | Geraldyne Saavedra | 3 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Eider Hidalgo | 15 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Noelia Fernández | 21 | 0 | 20+1 | 0 |
| 8 | FW | ESP | Sheila Fernández | 12 | 0 | 3+9 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Natalia Sobero | 18 | 0 | 6+12 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Ichi | 21 | 2 | 15+6 | 2 |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Pañu | 22 | 1 | 22+0 | 1 |
| 12 | FW | ESP | Alba Fernández | 20 | 1 | 18+2 | 1 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Sheila Casasola | 5 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Alba Álvarez | 16 | 0 | 6+10 | 0 |
| 15 | MF | ECU | Mayra Olvera | 11 | 1 | 10+1 | 1 |
| 16 | FW | ESP | Érika González | 18 | 3 | 16+2 | 3 |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Marta Sierra | 7 | 0 | 6+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Lucía Ayuso | 9 | 0 | 8+1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Nuria Cueto | 20 | 1 | 11+9 | 1 |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Yaiza | 19 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 |
| 21 | FW | ESP | Irene Martínez | 19 | 2 | 17+2 | 2 |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Lucía Granda | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Lucía Hernández | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club after the start of the season: | |||||||
| 4 | DF | ESP | Pipa | 4 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW |  CHI | Francisca Moroso | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | CHI | Keymer Toha | 10 | 0 | 3+7 | 0 |
- Source: BDFútbol