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2018–19 Sporting de Gijón season

The 2018–19 season was Real Sporting's 113th season in existence and the club's 47th season in the second flight of Spanish football, the second one since its last relegation. It covers a period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Real Sporting
2018–19 season
PresidentJavier Fernández
Head coachJosé Alberto
StadiumEl Molinón
Segunda División9th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague: Uroš Đurđević (11 goals)
All: Uroš Đurđević (12 goals)
Highest home attendance26,748
Real Sporting 1–0 Oviedo
(24 March 2019)
Lowest home attendance8,600
Real Sporting 1–0 Cádiz
(8 June 2019)
Average home league attendance18,384

Season overview edit

Pre-season edit

On 12 June 2018, Alberto Lora announced he would leave Real Sporting after spending 12 seasons in the club. The board of directors, players and supporters went to his farewell.[1]

Two days later, Miguel Torrecilla, director of football, announced that after the great success of the reserve team in the previous season, six players would promote to the first team: Nacho Méndez, Juan Rodríguez, Dani Martín, Isma Cerro, Cristian Salvador and Álvaro Traver.[2]

On 4 July 2018, Portuguese midfielder André Sousa became the first new player of the season. He came loaned from Belenenses, with a buy-option for Real Sporting.[3] Five days later, Isma López rescinded with the club for signing with Cypriot AC Omonia. The Navarrese player left the team after five seasons with 130 league games played and eight goals scored.[4]

Also in that week, Carlos Castro was transferred to Mallorca for an undisclosed fee.[5]

On 11 July, right back Francisco Molinero arrived to Gijón from Getafe for signing with the club the next day.[6] Only one day later, another new right back arrived to Mareo: Portuguese André Geraldes came loaned from Sporting CP after spending the last season with André Sousa at Belenenses.[7]

On 18 July, Real Sporting played their first match of the preseason at Villaviciosa. Despite receiving a first goal, they beat homers Lealtad by 2–1. Gorka Santamaría, signed for the reserves, and Pablo Fernández scored the two goals.

On 23 July, the club signed Finnish international winger Robin Lod for two seasons.[8] Two days later, after requesting to leave the club for playing in La Liga, Sergio Álvarez was transferred to Eibar.[9] The Asturian midfielder spent 13 seasons in the club.[10]

Before these two transfers, Diego Mariño received the Molinón de Plata award for the best player of the previous season.[11]

On 27 July, Real Sporting beat Langreo by 2–0 in a match where striker Neftali Manzambi, that is in the club as a test player, made a notable performance.[12]

On 2 August, the day after a win against Cultural Leonesa, Real Sporting announced French defender Mathieu Peybernes, who came on loan from Lorient. Five days later, Manzambi agreed to remain in the B-side with a one-year loan from Basel and on the next day, Ghanain Isaac Cofie signed a two-year contract with the club.[13]

On 14 August, Federico Barba left Real Sporting for coming back to Italy after Chievo Verona paid the termination clause of the player.[14] One day later, English striker Nick Blackman joined the club on a season-long loan from Derby County.[15]

August edit

On 18 August, as in the previous season, Real Sporting started the season with a draw at Alcorcón. This time, Real Sporting rescued one point thanks to a great shot of André Sousa in the 93rd minute. 17-year-old player Pelayo Morilla made his debut with the first side.[16]

After this match, left back Javi Noblejas signed for the club,[17] as Serbian striker Uroš Đurđević, who, for a fee of about €2 million became the most expensive transfer in the club's history,[18] and winger Álvaro,[19] loaned from Getafe after he could not sign with Málaga, that had problems their salary cap.

The second match of the season was played on 26 August, and Real Sporting defeated Gimnàstic by 2–0 with goals of Hernán Santana and Robin Lod, both players scoring for the first time with the Asturian team.

September edit

Real Sporting continued unbeaten after the third round, by beating debutants Extremadura 2–0. This win allowed the team to reach the direct promotion positions for the first time in the season.

The first loss arrived on 9 September, at Riazor, with a goal of Pablo Marí for Deportivo La Coruña in the 94th minute, in a very criticized match by the local media due to not shooting on target in the whole game. Robin Lod, called up for playing the UEFA Nations League with Finland, missed the game. Rubén Baraja and the rest of the technical staff were worried about his presence with the national team as he was recently recovered from an injury.

After the disappointment at Coruña, Real Sporting faced the Copa del Rey and beat Numancia by 1–2. Pelayo Morilla, with only 17 years old, netted the second goal for the team.[20] However, in the league match played four days later at El Molinón, the rojiblancos only could earn one point after a 1–1 due to a controversial goal for Numancia, where an offside was claimed.

On 22 September, Sporting extended their streak without wins with a 1–0 loss at El Sadar against Osasuna. The performance was again heavily criticized, as after the match at Riazor, due to not shooting again on target during the 90 minutes.

The month of September ended with a 1–0 win against Las Palmas, and showed the differences of the team depending on playing at home and away.

October edit

October was not a good month for Real Sporting. They started it with a loss at Wanda Metropolitano against Rayo Majadahonda in a match where the first shouts of "Baraja out" were heard. The bad streak continued at home, where the team only earned one point against Reus Deportiu thanks to a penalty kick scored by Carlos Carmona in the 93rd minute (previously, Uroš Đurđević missed another one) and the shouts against Rubén Baraja continued.

In a decisive week for the coach, Real Sporting won in the third round of the 2018–19 Copa del Rey after a penalty shootout against Rayo Majadahonda. Ten players that previously played for the B-side participated in the match. The bad streak continued at home with a goalless draw against Córdoba. Again, people protested against the board of directors and the manager.[21]

November edit

The streak without winning continued at Estadio Mediterráneo, where Real Sporting lost 1–2 to Almería in a match with a controversial penalty kick for the homers to tie the game and a not allowed legal goal of Cristian Salvador with 1–1 in the scoreboard, and just before the second goal for Almería.

Before the Asturian derby, Real Sporting saved one point in the 94th minute in their home match against Málaga, that ended with a 2–2 draw. Again, the crowd shouted against Baraja and shouted the name of José Alberto, manager of the B-side. Finally, Baraja was sacked after losing the derby against Oviedo[22] and José Alberto took the helm of the team. In that match, Isma Cerro suffered an injury that forced him to miss the rest of the season.[23]

In his first match, José Alberto managed the team to the club's first win ever at Granada, beating the homers by 2–1 with a free kick shot of Álvaro Traver in the 92nd minute.

December edit

The month started with a 2–1 win at El Molinón against Tenerife, in the debut of José Alberto at home. Finally and after 14 league matches, Uroš Đurđević scored his first league goal with the club.[24]

Five days later, Real Sporting qualified for the first time in ten years to the Copa del Rey's round of 16 after eliminating Eibar thanks to the 2–2 draw at Ipurua. The rojiblancos were the only non-first-tier team to qualify to this round.

José Alberto ended the year unbeaten after achieving one more win against Mallorca and a goalless draw at Lugo.

January edit

On 6 January, Real Sporting lost its first match at home, after the come back of Zaragoza at El Molinón. Three days later, the team would achieve another win at the Copa del Rey, by defeating top-tier Valencia by 2–1. Javi Noblejas scored his first goal with Real Sporting and Nick Blackman made a header-goal for the win. However, the team would be eliminated after being defeated 0–3 at Mestalla.

The month of January ended with three new signs and one player leaving the club on loan made during the winter transfer window. Ivi, Álex Alegría and Aitor García signed for the club while Neftali Manzambi was loaned to Córdoba after transferring the player from Basel.

February edit

With the three new signs making their debut with Real Sporting, the team started the month by widely beating Extremadura at Almendralejo, with Đurđević scoring a brace. However, despite this good match, the month would be disastrous after losing the next three matches with Osasuna, Las Palmas, Rayo Majadahonda, being the team, specially the defense, strongly criticized.

March edit

March would see the club's reaction to the bad streak starting with an away win against Numancia, followed by three more, specially important the one against Oviedo at the Asturian derby thanks to an own goal of Christian Fernández. Sporting would progress slowly positions in the table as they only earn one point in their visit to Málaga.

April edit

Real Sporting recovered the winning streak in the next week at Tenerife and at home against Granada with two goals of Uroš Đurđević. In the match against Granada, the Serbian striker would score the fastest goal in the club's history after earning the only goal of the match with only ten seconds played.

These would be the end of the winning streak for starting a last outrageous break, with two draws against last qualified Gimnàstic and Elche, despite a starting goal of Jean-Sylvain Babin.

May and June edit

A loss in the last play of the match against Mallorca, where Diego Mariño got injured for the rest of the season, would practically mean the end of the possibilities of Real Sporting to qualify for the playoffs, and these would definitively disappear with a goalless home draw against Lugo and two consecutive losses at Zaragoza and against Albacete.

The season finished with a 1–0 win against Cádiz, with a goal of Nacho Méndez. This was the last match of captain Roberto Canella, who would leave Real Sporting after spending twelve seasons in the club. Just after the match, Jean-Sylvain Babin announced he would extend his contract for three more years, being this confirmed by the club the next day.

Players edit

Current squad edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK   Dani Martín 20 2018 0 0 2021 Youth system
2 DF   Francisco Molinero 33 2018 0 0 2020 Free
3 DF   Javi Noblejas 26 2018 0 0 2019 Free
4 DF   Juan Rodríguez 24 2018 12 0 2020 Youth system
5 MF   Isaac Cofie 27 2018 0 0 2020 Free
6 DF   Jean-Sylvain Babin 32 2016 22 1 2019 Free Played internationally with Martinique.
7 MF   Aitor García 25 2018 0 0 2019 Free
8 MF   Hernán Santana 28 2018 9 1 2021 Free
9 FW   Nick Blackman 29 2018 0 0 2019 Free
10 MF   Carlos Carmona 31 2012 192 34 2021 Free
11 FW   Ivi 25 2018 0 0 2019 Free
12 MF   Álvaro 24 2018 0 0 2019 Free
13 GK   Diego Mariño 29 2016 44 0 2022 Undisclosed
14 MF   Nacho Méndez 21 2018 11 0 2021 Youth system
15 DF   Roberto Canella 31 2008 287 8 2019 Youth system
16 MF   André Sousa 28 2018 0 0 2019 Free
17 MF   Robin Lod 26 2018 0 0 2020 Free
18 DF   André Geraldes 28 2018 0 0 2019 Free
19 DF   Mathieu Peybernes 28 2018 0 0 2019 Free
20 MF   Cristian Salvador 24 2018 0 0 2021 Youth system
21 MF   Álvaro Traver 26 2018 0 0 2021 Youth system
22 MF   Pablo Pérez 25 2017 82 8 2020 Youth system
23 FW   Uroš Đurđević 25 2018 0 0 2022 €2m
24 DF   Álex Pérez 27 2017 37 1 2019 Free
25 FW   Álex Alegría 26 2018 0 0 2019 Free
FW   Isma Cerro 23 2018 0 0 2021 Youth system Without number since February 2019 due to his injure.
  • Source: Stats updated as of the end of the 2017–18 season. Ages as of the end of the 2018–19 season. Only league games included.
  • Ordered by squad number.

From the reserve team edit

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF   ESP Carlos Cordero
27 MF   ESP Pedro Díaz
28 MF   ESP Pablo Fernández
30 GK   CUB Christian Joel
31 MF   ESP Pelayo Morilla
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 DF   ESP Alberto Espeso
33 MF   ESP Garci
34 GK   ESP Javi Benítez
35 MF   ESP José Gragera

In edit

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
DF   Jean-Sylvain Babin 31   Maccabi Tel Aviv End of loan Summer 2019 Free
DF   Rachid 25   Waasland-Beveren End of loan Summer 2019 Free
MF   Nacho Méndez 20 Real Sporting B Promoted Summer 2021 Free [2]
GK   Dani Martín 19 Real Sporting B Promoted Summer 2021 Free [2]
DF   Juan Rodríguez 23 Real Sporting B Promoted Summer 2020 Free [2]
MF   Álvaro Traver 25 Real Sporting B Promoted Summer 2021 Free [2]
MF   Cristian Salvador 23 Real Sporting B Promoted Summer 2021 Free [2]
FW   Isma Cerro 22 Real Sporting B Promoted Summer 2021 Free [2]
MF   André Sousa 27   Belenenses Loan Summer 2019 Free [3]
DF   Francisco Molinero 32 Getafe Transfer Summer 2020 Free [6]
DF   André Geraldes 27   Sporting CP[a] Loan Summer 2019 Free [7]
MF   Robin Lod 25   Panathinaikos Transfer Summer 2020 Free [8]
DF   Mathieu Peybernes 27   Lorient[b] Loan Summer 2019 Free
MF   Isaac Cofie 26   Genoa Transfer Summer 2020 Free [13]
FW   Nick Blackman 28   Derby County[c] Loan Summer 2019 Free [15]
DF   Javi Noblejas 25 Rayo Vallecano[d] Transfer Summer 2019 Free [17]
FW   Uroš Đurđević 24   Olympiacos Transfer Summer 2022 €2m [18]
MF   Álvaro 28 Getafe Loan Summer 2019 Free [19]
MF   Aitor García 24 Cádiz[e] Loan Winter 2019 Free
FW   Álex Alegría 26 Real Betis[f] Loan Winter 2019 Free
FW   Ivi 24 Levante[g] Loan Winter 2019 Free

  1. ^ Previously loaned to   Belenenses.
  2. ^ Previously loaned to   Eupen.
  3. ^ Previously loaned to   Maccabi Tel Aviv.
  4. ^ Previously loaned to Córdoba.
  5. ^ Previously loaned to Rayo Majadahonda.
  6. ^ Previously loaned to Rayo Vallecano.
  7. ^ Previously loaned to Valladolid.

Out edit

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
1 GK   Óscar Whalley 24   AGF End of contract Summer Free
4 MF   Álex Bergantiños 33 Deportivo La Coruña End of loan Summer Free
7 FW   Michael Santos 25 Málaga[a] End of loan Summer Free
11 DF   Alberto Lora 31   Omonia End of contract Summer Free [1]
14 MF   Rubén García 24 Levante End of loan Summer Free
16 MF   Jony 26 Málaga[b] End of loan Summer Free
17 DF   Álex López 30   Brisbane Roar End of contract Summer Free
19 FW   Nano 23 Eibar[c] End of loan Summer Free
20 DF   Juan Sebastián Quintero 23   Deportivo Cali End of loan Summer Free
21 FW   Borja Viguera 31 Numancia End of contract Summer Free
23 DF   Alberto Guitián 27 Valladolid End of loan Summer Free
25 DF   Jordi Calavera 22 Eibar End of loan Summer Free
MF   Moi Gómez 24 Huesca Loan Summer Free
18 DF   Isma López 28   Omonia Transfer Summer Free [4]
9 FW   Carlos Castro 23 Mallorca Transfer Summer Undisclosed [5]
6 MF   Sergio Álvarez 26 Eibar Transfer Summer Undisclosed [9]
5 DF   Federico Barba 24   Chievo Verona Transfer Summer €3m [14]
7 MF   Rachid 25   Dinamo București Termination Summer Free
29 FW   Neftali Manzambi 21 Córdoba[d] Loan Winter Free

  1. ^ Later loaned to Leganés.
  2. ^ Later loaned to Alavés.
  3. ^ Later loaned to Tenerife.
  4. ^ Previously transferred from   Basel.

Technical staff edit

Position Staff
Manager   José Alberto
Assistant manager   Iván Hernández
Goalkeeping Coach   Jorge Sariego
Physical trainer   Rubén Biempica
Delegate   Mario Cotelo
Director of Football   Miguel Torrecilla
Academy Director   Manolo Sánchez Murias

Source: Real Sporting

Managerial changes edit

Outgoing manager Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Replaced by Date of appointment
  Rubén Baraja Sacked 18 November 2018 14th   José Alberto 18 November 2018

Pre-season and friendlies edit

18 July 2018 Friendly Lealtad 1–2 Real Sporting Villaviciosa
19:15 Francesco   11' Report Pablo Fernández   19'
Gorka   52'		 Stadium: Les Caleyes
Referee: Gao Aladró
21 July 2018 Friendly Real Sporting 1–1 Pontevedra Avilés
12:00 Pablo Pérez   87' Report Campillo   78' Stadium: Román Suárez Puerta
Referee: Areces Franco
25 July 2018 Friendly Sestao River 0–5 Real Sporting Sestao
19:00 Report Pablo Pérez   6', 48'
Pedro Díaz   85'
Pablo Fernández   85'
Traver   89'		 Stadium: Las Llanas
Referee: García Arriola
27 July 2018 Friendly Real Sporting 2–0 Langreo Gijón
19:00 André Sousa   37' (pen.)
Lod   63'		 Report Stadium: Pepe Ortiz
Referee: Alonso Prendes
1 August 2018 Friendly Cultural Leonesa 0–1 Real Sporting León
20:00 Report Nacho Méndez   55' Stadium: Reino de León
Referee: Mallo Fernández
4 August 2018 Friendly Chaves   0–0 Real Sporting Chaves
Report Stadium: Branco Teixeira
Referee: André Santos
8 August 2018 Friendly Getafe 0–0 Real Sporting Zamora
19:30 Report Stadium: Ruta de la Plata
Referee: Juan Bustos
10 August 2018 Friendly Real Sporting B 0–1 Real Sporting Gijón
11:00 Cristian Salvador   11' Report Stadium: Pepe Ortiz
Referee: Alonso Prendes
4 October 2018 Friendly Real Sporting 2–0 Langreo Gijón
11:00 Traver   7'
Morilla   67'		 Report Stadium: Pepe Ortiz
Referee: Pelayo Huergo

Competitions edit

Segunda División edit

Main article: 2018–19 Segunda División

League table edit

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
7 Cádiz 42 16 16 10 53 36 +17 64
8 Oviedo 42 17 12 13 48 48 0 63
9 Sporting Gijón 42 16 13 13 43 38 +5 61
10 Almería 42 15 15 12 51 39 +12 60
11 Elche 42 13 16 13 49 52 −3 55
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[25]

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
42 16 13 13 43 38  +5 61 10 6 5 23 17  +6 6 7 8 20 21  −1

Positions by round edit

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundAHHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultDWWLDLWLDDDLDLWWDWDLDWLWLLLWWWWDWWDDLDLLWW
Position84287107910101013141413111299111211111012121312121110108889910101099
Source: BDFútbol
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches edit

18 August 2018 1 Alcorcón 1–1 Real Sporting Alcorcón
20:30 Álvaro Peña   14'   67' Report André Sousa   90+3' Stadium: Santo Domingo
Attendance: 2,397
Referee: Figueroa Vázquez
26 August 2018 2 Real Sporting 2–0 Gimnàstic Gijón
19:00 Đurđević   14'
Hernán   24'   71'
Álvaro   52'
Lod   81'		 Report Abraham   25' Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 21,484
Referee: Pérez Pallas
2 September 2018 3 Real Sporting 2–0 Extremadura Gijón
16:00 Carmona   73' (pen.)
Nacho Méndez   87'		 Report Djaló   34'   62'
Barrera   34'
Chuli   38'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 20,335
Referee: Soto Grado
9 September 2018 4 Deportivo La Coruña 1–0 Real Sporting A Coruña
20:45 Didier Moreno   30'   83'
Carlos Fernández   40'
Pablo Marí   90+4'		 Report Cofie   29'   75'
Álex Pérez   34'
André Sousa   60'
Nacho Méndez   64'		 Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 15,961
Referee: Sagués Oscoz
16 September 2018 5 Real Sporting 1–1 Numancia Gijón
20:30 Babin   13'   42'
Cristian   32'
Canella   55'
Álex Pérez   66'
Álvaro   90+2'
Molinero   90+3'
Nacho Méndez   90+7'		 Report Atienza   38'
Fran Villalba   42'   45'   90+2'
Diamanka   44'
Marc Mateu   84'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 19,011
Referee: Trujillo Suárez
22 September 2018 6 Osasuna 1–0 Real Sporting Pamplona
16:00 Oier   23'
Kike Barja   62'
Rubén García   73'		 Report Đurđević   21'
Molinero   45'
Cristian   69'
Nacho Méndez   72'		 Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 13,432
Referee: Díaz de Mera Escuderos
29 September 2018 7 Real Sporting 1–0 Las Palmas Gijón
18:00 Álvaro   30'
Carmona   39'   60'		 Report Timor   5'
Blum   31'
Ruiz de Galarreta   42'
Lemos   59'
Cala   87'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 20,490
Referee: Arcediano Monescillo
8 October 2018 8 Rayo Majadahonda 2–1 Real Sporting Madrid
20:00 Verza   13'
Aitor Ruibal   22'
Iza   22'   76'
Schiappacasse   35'
Aitor García   45'   47'
Luso   72'Francisco Varela   86'		 Report Sousa   32'
Carmona   49'   83'
Canella   64'		 Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 4,508
Referee: López Toca
13 October 2018 9 Real Sporting 1–1 Reus Gijón
18:00 Juan Rodríguez   37'
Đurđević   45'
Nacho Méndez   72'
Carmona   90+4' (pen.)		 Report Gus Ledes   29'
Guerrero   42'
Linares   68'
Badía   90+4'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 18,969
Referee: Varón Aceitón
21 October 2018 10 Cádiz 0–0 Real Sporting Cádiz
20:30 José Mari   90' Report Cofie   29'
Pablo Pérez   80'
Neftali   90'		 Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Attendance: 11,735
Referee: Soto Grado
26 October 2018 11 Real Sporting 0–0 Córdoba Gijón
21:00 Neftali   6'
Molinero   53'		 Report Luis Muñoz   90+2' Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 16,118
Referee: Iglesias Villanueva
4 November 2018 12 Almería 2–1 Real Sporting Almería
18:00 Álvaro   36' (pen.)
Owona   41'
Andoni López   73'   74'		 Report Pablo Pérez   10'
Molinero   35'
Cristian   90+2'		 Stadium: Mediterráneo
Attendance: 7,528
Referee: Ais Reig
11 November 2018 13 Real Sporting 2–2 Málaga Gijón
18:00 Pablo Pérez   17'
Cristian   54'
Álex Pérez   64'
Noblejas   67'
Carmona   76' (pen.), 90+4'		 Report Lombán   26'
Diego González   56'
Blanco Leschuk   65'
Juanpi   65'
Koné   80'
Boulahroud   90'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 18,559
Referee: Sagués Oscoz
17 November 2018 14 Oviedo 2–1 Real Sporting Oviedo
20:45 Ibra   6'
Alanís   14'
Berjón   40'
Tejera   58'
Javi Hernández   88'		 Report Cristian   29'
Molinero   51'
Hernán   54'
Carmona   63' (pen.)
Neftali   88'		 Stadium: Carlos Tartiere
Attendance: 23,175
Referee: Trujillo Suárez
23 November 2018 15 Granada 1–2 Real Sporting Granada
21:00 Ramos   43'   84'
Germán   55'
J.A. Martínez   80'
Montoro   85'
Pozo   90+2'
Aguirre   90+4'		 Report Cofie   14'   28'
Peybernes   43'
Nacho Méndez   83'
Pablo Pérez   86'
Traver   90+3'		 Stadium: Los Cármenes
Attendance: 10,076
Referee: Ocón Arraiz
1 December 2018 16 Real Sporting 2–1 Tenerife Gijón
20:30 Đurđević   35'   67'
Cordero   43'
Carmona   46'
Babin   67'   70'		 Report Jorge Sáenz   24'
Acosta   48'
Milla   64'
Naranjo   72'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 19,035
Referee: Ávalos Barrera
9 December 2018 17 Elche 0–0 Real Sporting Elche
18:00 Verdú   8'
Sory Kaba   33'
Borja   40'
Neyder   69'
Benja   78'Provencio   86'		 Report André Sousa   36'
Cristian   67'
Blackman   74'
Cordero   77'		 Stadium: Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 10,156
Referee: Pizarro Gómez
15 December 2018 18 Real Sporting 1–0 Mallorca Gijón
20:00 Carmona   50'
Blackman   58'
Nacho Méndez   65'		 Report Fran Gámez   33'
Sastre   62'
Pedraza   82'
Raíllo   85'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 18,170
Referee: Moreno Aragón
22 December 2018 19 Lugo 0–0 Real Sporting Lugo
13:00 Muñiz   26'
Herrera   54'
Vieira   58'
Josete   87'		 Report Nacho Méndez   30'
Babin   33'		 Stadium: Anxo Carro
Attendance: 5,558
Referee: Gallastegui Fernández-Ortega
5 January 2019 20 Real Sporting 1–2 Zaragoza Gijón
16:00 Đurđević   13'
Traver   22'
Geraldes   34'
Pablo Pérez   90+1'		 Report Álex Muñoz   27'
Guti   39'
Marc Gual   43'
Eguaras   48'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 22,106
Referee: Soto Grado
12 January 2019 21 Albacete 1–1 Real Sporting Albacete
16:00 Malsa   71'
Acuña   83'
Zozulya   86'		 Report Đurđević   24'
Hernán   64'
Canella   90+2'		 Stadium: Carlos Belmonte
Attendance: 10,686
Referee: Milla Alvendiz
20 January 2019 22 Real Sporting 2–0 Alcorcón Gijón
16:00 Đurđević   1'
Peybernes   25'
Lod   46'
Cristian   63'		 Report Burgos   31'
Casadesús   35'
Dorca   41'
Felipe		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 17,104
Referee: Trujillo Suárez
27 January 2019 23 Real Sporting 1–2 Deportivo La Coruña Gijón
18:00 Đurđević   12'
Cristian   26'
Geraldes   89'		 Report Bergantiños   7'
Santos   15'
Dani Giménez   19'
Duarte   54'
Vicente Gómez   80'
Carlos Fernández   90'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 20,627
Referee: Pulido Santana
3 February 2019 24 Extremadura 0–3 Real Sporting Almendralejo
20:00 Nando   36'
Perea   58'
Pomares   79'		 Report Babin   27'
Aitor García   66'
Đurđević   83'   88' (90+2)
Carmona   80'		 Stadium: Francisco de la Hera
Attendance: 10,440
Referee: Varón Aceitón
8 February 2019 25 Real Sporting 0–2 Osasuna Gijón
21:00 Đurđević   74' Report Oier   37'
David García   58'
Roberto Torres   69'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 17,806
Referee: Ais Reig
17 February 2019 26 Las Palmas 1–0 Real Sporting Las Palmas
20:00 Ruiz de Galarreta   10'
Araujo   73'
Lemos   86'
Mantovani   90+3'		 Report Cristian   10'
Hernán   31'
Cordero   36'
Geraldes   38'		 Stadium: Gran Canaria
Attendance: 12,265
Referee: Pérez Pallas
24 February 2019 27 Real Sporting 2–3 Rayo Majadahonda Gijón
12:00 André Sousa   48'   81'
Cordero   58'		 Report Iza   18'
Aitor   32', 56'
Verdés   38'   52'
Luso   67'
Basilio   78'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 17,296
Referee: Domínguez Cervantes
3 March 2019 28 Numancia 1–2 Real Sporting Soria
16:00 Diamanka   32'
Escassi   56'
Gus Ledes   65'
David Rodríguez   86'		 Report Cristian   1'   36'
Cofie   22'
Álex Alegría   34'
Molinero   62'
Pablo Pérez   69'		 Stadium: Los Pajaritos
Attendance: 4,078
Referee: Trujillo Suárez
9 March 2019 29 Real Sporting 1–0 Almería Gijón
18:00 Cofie   21'
Đurđević   25'
Álex Alegría   64'
Nacho Méndez   90+2'		 Report Juan   25'   90+3' Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 17,348
Referee: Arcediano Monescillo
17 March 2019 30 Córdoba 1–2 Real Sporting Córdoba
16:00 Luis Muñoz   21'
Carrillo   30'   84'
Miguel Flaño   80'
Quintanilla   89'		 Report Álex Pérez   24'
Peybernes   38'
Nacho Méndez   65'
Carmona   81'		 Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel
Attendance: 10,258
Referee: Ávalos Barrera
24 March 2019 31 Real Sporting 1–0 Oviedo Gijón
20:45 Cofie   3'
Đurđević   29'  72
Bolaño   32' (o.g.)
Traver   57'
Peybernes   77'
Molinero   88'		 Report Saúl Berjón   17'
Javi Muñoz   18'
Carlos Hernández   63'
Mossa   68'
Bolaño   71'
Tejera   88'
Toché   90'
Ibra   90+1'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 26,748
Referee: Díaz de Mera Escuderos
29 March 2019 32 Málaga 1–1 Real Sporting Málaga
21:00 Erik Morán   18'
Adrián   19'
Alejo   27'
Diego González   55'   71'
Blanco Leschuk   82'
N'Diaye   88'		 Report Đurđević   20' (pen.)
Molinero   23'
Babin   57'
Geraldes   63'
Pablo Pérez   66'
Lod   80'
Traver   84'
Álex Alegría   89'		 Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 17,055
Referee: Pizarro Gómez
5 April 2019 33 Tenerife 0–1 Real Sporting Santa Cruz de Tenerife
21:00 Dos Santos   55'
Suso   66'
Račić   76'
Milla   90+2'		 Report Molinero   33'
Đurđević   37'   66'
Peybernes   50'
Ivi   68'		 Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López
Attendance: 10,180
Referee: Moreno Aragón
12 April 2019 34 Real Sporting 1–0 Granada Gijón
21:00 Đurđević   1'   41'
Molinero   55'
Traver   79'
Cofie   87'		 Report Montoro   16'
Fede Vico   49'
Víctor Díaz   56'
Ramos   84'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 20,052
Referee: Sagués Oscoz
20 April 2019 35 Gimnàstic 0–0 Real Sporting Tarragona
18:00 Mikel   26'
Fali   42'
Javi Márquez   90+3'		 Report Ivi   51' Stadium: Nou Estadi
Attendance: 2,497
Referee: De la Fuente Ramos
28 April 2019 36 Real Sporting 1–1 Elche Gijón
16:00 Babin   21'   28' Report Dani Calvo   11'
Neyder   72'
Nino   75'
Manuel   77'
Javi Flores   90+3'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 19,850
Referee: Figueroa Vázquez
5 May 2019 37 Mallorca 2–1 Real Sporting Palma de Mallorca
16:00 Budimir   19'
Salva Sevilla   48'
Raíllo   57'
Dani Rodríguez   84'
Álex López   90+5'		 Report Đurđević   32'   90+3'
Carmona   47'		 Stadium: Son Moix
Attendance: 11,302
Referee: Díaz de Mera Escuderos
11 May 2019 38 Real Sporting 0–0 Lugo Gijón
16:00 Cofie   31'
Nacho Méndez   42'
Molinero   45'
Pablo Pérez   49'		 Report Vieira   36'
Herrera   56'
Aburjania   58'
Luis Ruiz   78'
Gerard   88'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 16,206
Referee: Milla Alvéndiz
17 May 2019 39 Zaragoza 4–2 Real Sporting Zaragoza
21:00 Pombo   36'
Álvaro   39', 70'
Papunashvili   66'
Gual   90+1'		 Report Lod   8', 47'
Babin   34'		 Stadium: La Romareda
Attendance: 17,059
Referee: Ais Reig
25 May 2019 40 Real Sporting 0–2 Albacete Gijón
18:00 Nacho Méndez   8'
Pedro Díaz   27'
Molinero   34'
Peybernes   40'   41'
Cristian   55'		 Report Eugeni   43' (pen.)
Acuña   58'
Arroyo   72'
Febas   77'
Malsa   90+2'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 10,906
Referee: Milla Alvéndiz
41 Reus 0–1 Real Sporting Reus
Report Stadium: Municipal
Note: Match awarded after the disqualification of Reus.
8 June 2019 42 Real Sporting 1–0 Cádiz Gijón
20:30 Nacho Méndez   13'
Đurđević   71'
Pablo Pérez   74'
Cristian   76'		 Report Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 8,600
Referee: Ocón Arraiz

Copa del Rey edit

Main article: 2018–19 Copa del Rey

Matches edit

13 September 2018 Second roundNumancia1–2 Real Sporting Soria
20:00 Marcos Isla   52' Report Higinio   28' (o.g.)
Morilla   31'		 Stadium: Los Pajaritos
Attendance: 2,853
Referee: Ocón Arraiz
18 October 2018 Third roundRayo Majadahonda1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–4 p)		 Real Sporting Madrid
20:00 Galán   17'
Morillas   38'
Benito   53'
Aitor Ruibal   90'		 Report Neftali   23'
Hernán   34'
Geraldes   99'
Peybernes   109'		 Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 2,156
Referee: Pérez Pallas
Penalties
Galán  
Enzo  
Fede Varela  
Jeisson  
Iza  
Schiappacasse  		   Pedro Díaz
  Javi Noblejas
  Isma Cerro
  Morilla
  Neftali
  Nacho Méndez
1 November 2018 Round of 32
First leg		 Real Sporting 2–0 Eibar Gijón
12:00 Đurđević   54'
Traver   58'
Neftali   86'
Álvaro   90+1'		 Report Arbilla   89'
Pere Milla   90+1'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 12,902
Referee: Jaime Latre
6 December 2018 Round of 32
Second leg		Eibar2–2
(2–4 agg.)		 Real Sporting Eibar
18:30 CET Jordán   16'
Cucurella   53'   85'
Charles   87'		 Report Álvaro   13'
Espeso   35'
Pablo Pérez   39'		 Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 4,970
Referee: José Luis González González
8 January 2019 Round of 16
First leg		 Real Sporting 2–1 Valencia Gijón
21:30 Álvaro   32'
Noblejas   34'
Blackman   79'		 Report Ruben Vezo   36'
Parejo   45'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 9,870
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
15 January 2019 Round of 16
Second leg		 Valencia 3–0Real SportingValencia
21:30 Wass   21'
Diakhaby   41'
Coquelin   42'
Santi Mina   65', 76'
Ferran   90'		 Report Blackman   18'
Noblejas   51'
Đurđević   79'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 33,149
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

Statistics edit

Appearances and goals edit

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK   ESP Dani Martín 9 0 3+1 0 5+0 0
2 DF   ESP Francisco Molinero 31 0 27+0 0 4+0 0
3 DF   ESP Javi Noblejas 5 1 1+0 0 4+0 1
4 DF   ESP Juan Rodríguez 8 0 2+0 0 6+0 0
5 MF   GHA Isaac Cofie 29 1 23+2 1 4+0 0
6 DF   MTQ Jean-Sylvain Babin 36 3 34+0 3 2+0 0
7 MF   ESP Aitor García 11 1 11+0 1 0+0 0
8 MF   ESP Hernán Santana 19 1 11+4 1 4+0 0
9 FW   ENG Nick Blackman 15 2 3+9 1 2+1 1
10 MF   ESP Carlos Carmona 35 7 30+5 7 0+0 0
11 FW   ESP Ivi 7 0 2+5 0 0+0 0
11 FW   ESP Isma Cerro 4 0 2+0 0 1+1 0
12 MF   ESP Álvaro 24 2 12+8 1 3+1 1
13 GK   ESP Diego Mariño 38 0 37+0 0 1+0 0
14 MF   ESP Nacho Méndez 36 2 24+7 2 2+3 0
15 DF   ESP Roberto Canella 20 0 16+2 0 2+0 0
16 MF   POR André Sousa 24 2 16+6 2 1+1 0
17 MF   FIN Robin Lod 25 4 14+9 4 2+0 0
18 DF   POR André Geraldes 35 0 30+3 0 2+0 0
19 DF   FRA Mathieu Peybernes 29 1 26+0 1 3+0 0
20 MF   ESP Cristian Salvador 33 1 21+9 1 3+0 0
21 MF   ESP Álvaro Traver 29 1 16+9 1 2+2 0
22 MF   ESP Pablo Pérez 30 2 6+18 1 5+1 1
23 FW   SRB Uroš Đurđević 40 12 36+2 11 1+1 1
24 DF   ESP Álex Pérez 22 0 20+1 0 1+0 0
25 FW   ESP Álex Alegría 16 3 13+3 3 0+0 0
26 DF   ESP Carlos Cordero 13 0 8+4 0 1+0 0
27 MF   ESP Pedro Díaz 8 0 2+1 0 1+4 0
28 MF   ESP Pablo Fernández 2 0 1+0 0 0+1 0
30 GK   ESP Christian Joel 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
31 MF   ESP Pelayo Morilla 5 1 1+2 0 1+1 1
32 DF   ESP Alberto Espeso 1 0 0+0 0 1+0 0
35 MF   ESP José Gragera 1 0 0+1 0 0+0 0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
29 FW   SUI Neftali Manzambi 15 2 2+10 0 2+1 2

Disciplinary record edit

N P Nat. Name Segunda Copa del Rey Total Notes
                 
22 MF   Pablo Pérez 7 1 7 1 6 times captain
5 MF   Isaac Cofie 8 1 8 1
19 DF   Mathieu Peybernes 5 1 1 6 1
2 DF   Francisco Molinero 12 12
20 MF   Cristian Salvador 12 12
23 FW   Uroš Đurđević 11 1 12
14 MF   Nacho Méndez 11 11
6 DF   Jean-Sylvain Babin 8 8 2 times captain
10 MF   Carlos Carmona 6 6 17 times captain
8 MF   Hernán Santana 4 1 5
18 DF   André Geraldes 4 1 5
21 MF   Álvaro Traver 4 1 5
12 MF   Álvaro 2 2 4
16 MF   André Sousa 4 4
24 DF   Álex Pérez 4 4
26 DF   Carlos Cordero 4 4
15 DF   Roberto Canella 3 3 18 times captain
3 DF   Javi Noblejas 1 1 2
11 FW   Ivi 2 2
27 MF   Pedro Díaz 1 1 2
4 DF   Juan Rodríguez 1 1
9 FW   Nick Blackman 1 1
17 MF   Robin Lod 1 1
25 FW   Álex Alegría 1 1
32 MF   Alberto Espeso 1 1
1 GK   Dani Martín
7 MF   Aitor García
11 FW   Isma Cerro
13 GK   Diego Mariño 3 times captain
31 MF   Pelayo Morilla
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
29 FW   Neftali Manzambi 3 3

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.

References edit

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External links edit

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