The 1978–79 Sporting de Gijón season was the 19th season of the club in La Liga, the second in a row since the last promotion. This was the best season in the club's history, after finishing the league as runner-up and making its debut in European competitions.[1]
| 1978–79 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Manuel Vega-Arango Alvaré | ||
| Manager | Vicente Miera | ||
| Stadium | El Molinón | ||
| 1978–79 | 2nd | ||
| Copa del Rey | Third round | ||
| Top goalscorer | Quini (23 goals) | ||
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Technical staff
edit| Position | Staff |
|---|---|
| Manager | Vicente Miera |
Competitions
editLa Liga
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid (C) | 34 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 61 | 36 | +25 | 47 | Qualification for the European Cup first round |
| 2 | Sporting Gijón | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 50 | 35 | +15 | 43 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 55 | 37 | +18 | 41 | |
| 4 | Real Sociedad | 34 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 53 | 36 | +17 | 41 | |
| 5 | Barcelona | 34 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 69 | 37 | +32 | 38 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a] |
Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ^ Valencia qualified to the Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey and Barcelona as title holders of the competition.
Positions by round
editMatches
edit| 2 September 1978 1 | Real Sporting | 4–1 | Atlético Madrid | Gijón |
Rezza  46'Quini 50', 55'Ferrero 65' |
Summary | Marcial 11' |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Ausocúa Sanz |
| 9 September 1978 2 | Español | 1–0 | Real Sporting | Barcelona |
| José Manuel 40' |
Summary | Stadium: Sarrià Referee: Condón Uriz |
| 17 September 1978 3 | Real Sporting | 1–0 | Zaragoza | Gijón |
| Quini 85' |
Summary | Stadium: El Molinón Referee: López Cuadrado |
| 24 September 1978 4 | Real Sociedad | 2–0 | Real Sporting | San Sebastián |
| Satrústegui 9' López Ufarte 36' |
Summary | Stadium: Atocha Referee: De Sosa Martín |
| 8 October 1978 5 | Real Sporting | 3–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Gijón |
| Morán 9', 36' Nieto 89' (o.g.) |
Summary | Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Tomeo Palanques |
| 15 October 1978 6 | Sevilla | 1–1 | Real Sporting | Seville |
| Scotta 32' |
Summary | Abel 49' |
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Referee: Forés Bachero |
| 22 October 1978 7 | Real Sporting | 1–0 | Racing Santander | Gijón |
| Rezza 73' |
Summary | Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Fandos Hernández |
| 28 October 1978 8 | Valencia | 4–0 | Real Sporting | Valencia |
| Solsona 35', 88' Saura 55'Botubot 63' |
Summary | Stadium: Mestalla Referee: De Burgos Núñez |
| 5 November 1978 9 | Real Sporting | 1–0 | Salamanca | Gijón |
| Quini 89' |
Summary | Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Sáiz Elizondo |
| 19 November 1978 10 | Real Madrid | 3–2 | Real Sporting | Madrid |
| Jensen 11' Santillana 48'Guerini 61' |
Summary | Ciriaco 52' Abel 86' |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Álvarez Margüenda |
| 26 November 1978 11 | Real Sporting | 3–1 | Barcelona | Gijón |
| Quini 6', 67', 70' |
Summary | Asensi 25' |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Sánchez Arminio |
| 2 December 1978 12 | Las Palmas | 0–0 | Real Sporting | Las Palmas |
| Summary | Stadium: Estadio Insular Referee: Olavarría González |
| 17 December 1978 13 | Real Sporting | 4–3 | Athletic Bilbao | Gijón |
| Joaquín 20' Quini 25', 85', 89' |
Summary | Aitor Aguirre 6', 55' Sarabia 88' |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Pes Pérez |
| 31 December 1978 14 | Burgos | 0–2 | Real Sporting | Burgos |
| Summary | Stadium: El Plantío Referee: López Cuadrado |
| 7 January 1979 15 | Real Sporting | 2–0 | Recreativo | Gijón |
| Quini 6', 35' |
Summary | Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Lamo Castillo |
| 14 January 1979 16 | Celta | 1–1 | Real Sporting | Vigo |
| Vavá 10' |
Summary | Quini 89' |
Stadium: Balaídos Referee: Pes Pérez |
| 21 January 1979 17 | Real Sporting | 2–0 | Hércules | Gijón |
| Quini 18' Ferrero 29' |
Summary | Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Urizar Azpitarte |
| 28 January 1979 18 | Atlético Madrid | 0–0 | Real Sporting | Madrid |
| Summary | Stadium: Vicente Calderón Referee: Gallardo Fernández |
| 4 February 1979 19 | Real Sporting | 0–0 | Español | Gijón |
| Summary | Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Guruceta Muro |
| 11 February 1979 20 | Zaragoza | 1–3 | Real Sporting | Zaragoza |
| Pichi Alonso 63' |
Summary | Morán 43', 59' Quini 45' |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Lamo Castillo |
| 18 February 1979 21 | Real Sporting | 3–2 | Real Sociedad | Gijón |
| Morán 20' Doria 70'Quini 89' |
Summary | Satrústegui 9', 59' |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Pes Pérez |
| 25 February 1979 22 | Rayo Vallecano | 2–1 | Real Sporting | Madrid |
| Clares 35' Francisco 64' |
Summary | Mesa 56' |
Stadium: Vallecas Referee: Orellana Álvarez |
| 11 March 1979 23 | Real Sporting | 2–0 | Sevilla | Gijón |
| Morán 45', 67' |
Summary | Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Sánchez Arminio |
| 18 March 1979 24 | Rayo Vallecano | 0–2 | Real Sporting | Santander |
| Summary | Quini 12' Ferrero 67' |
Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Soriano Aladren |
| 25 March 1979 25 | Real Sporting | 2–0 | Valencia | Gijón |
| Joaquín 10' Quini 70' |
Summary | Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Jiménez Sánchez |
| 8 April 1979 26 | Salamanca | 0–0 | Real Sporting | Salamanca |
| Summary | Stadium: El Helmántico Referee: García Carrión |
| 15 April 1979 27 | Real Sporting | 0–1 | Real Madrid | Gijón |
| Summary | Santillana 65' |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Pes Pérez |
| 21 April 1979 28 | Barcelona | 6–0 | Real Sporting | Barcelona |
| Krankl 4', 51', 70' Asensi 21'Neeskens 83' |
Summary | Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Fandos Hernández |
| 29 April 1979 29 | Real Sporting | 3–1 | Las Palmas | Gijón |
| Ferrero 54', 70' Morán 81' |
Summary | Juani 16' |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Sánchez Arminio |
| 6 May 1979 30 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Real Sporting | Bilbao |
| Dani 60' |
Summary | Abel 52' |
Stadium: San Mamés Referee: De Sosa Martín |
| 13 May 1979 31 | Real Sporting | 3–0 | Burgos | Gijón |
| Morán 19' Mesa 43'Quini 70' |
Summary | Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Jaramillo González |
| 19 May 1979 32 | Recreativo | 1–1 | Real Sporting | Huelva |
| Benito 8' |
Summary | Quini 70' |
Stadium: Colombino Referee: Pes Pérez |
| 22 May 1979 33 | Real Sporting | 2–2 | Celta | Gijón |
| Quini 37' Ferrero 87' |
Summary | Paco Vidal 6' Carlos Lago 20' |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: García Carrión |
| 2 June 1979 34 | Hércules | 1–0 | Real Sporting | Alicante |
| Charles 18' |
Summary | Stadium: Rico Pérez Referee: Guruceta Muro |
UEFA Cup
edit| 13 September Round of 64 First leg | Sporting de Gijón  | 3–0 |  Torino | El Molinón, Gijón |
| 20:30 | E. Ferrero 4' Morán 14', 68' |
Summary | Mozzini  78' |
Referee: Franz Wöhrer (AUT) |
| 27 September Round of 64 Second leg | Torino | 1–0 (1–3 agg.) | Sporting de Gijón | Delle Alpi, Turin |
| 20:30 | Graziani 64' |
Summary | Referee: Béla Nagy (HUN) |
| 18 October Round of 32 First leg | Sporting de Gijón | 0–1 |  Red Star Belgrade | El Molinón, Gijón |
| 20:30 | Summary | Jovanović  30'Muslin 44'Baralić 62'Blagojević 85'Krmpotić 89' |
Referee: John Carpenter (IRL) |
| 1 November Round of 32 Second leg | Red Star Belgrade | 1–1 (2–1 agg.) | Sporting de Gijón | Red Star Stadium, Belgrade |
| 17:30 | Baralić 58' Krmpotić 65'Petrović 82' |
Summary | Borovnica 21' (o.g.) Doria 88' |
Referee: Georges Konrath (FRA) |
Copa del Rey
edit| 10 January 1979 Third round First leg | Cádiz | 1–0 | Real Sporting | Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz |
| Blanco 3' |
Report | Referee: Franco Martínez |
Statistics
editAppearances and goals
edit| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | UEFA Cup | Copa del Rey | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| GK | ESP
|
Jesús Castro | 32 | 0 | 27+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| GK | ESP
|
Claudio | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| GK | ESP
|
Rivero | 9 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP
|
Cundi | 36 | 2 | 30+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 2 | |
| DF |  ARG
|
Víctor Hugo Doria | 26 | 0 | 23+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP
|
Manuel Vicente González | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP
|
Javi | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP
|
Antonio Maceda | 14 | 0 | 9+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP
|
José Antonio Redondo | 36 | 0 | 31+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| DF | ARG
|
Ricardo Rezza | 37 | 2 | 33+0 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| DF | ESP
|
Francisco Javier Uría | 27 | 0 | 14+8 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP
|
Abel | 26 | 3 | 5+18 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP
|
Andrés Fernández | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP
|
Ciriaco | 35 | 1 | 27+4 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP
|
David | 21 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP
|
Joaquín | 38 | 2 | 32+1 | 2 | 4+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP
|
Manolo Mesa | 36 | 2 | 27+5 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP
|
José Luis Urbano | 4 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| MF | ESP
|
Tati Valdés | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | ARG
|
Enzo Ferrero | 36 | 7 | 30+0 | 6 | 4+0 | 1 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| FW | ARG
|
Óscar Ferrero | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| FW | ESP
|
Enrique Morán | 37 | 11 | 30+2 | 9 | 3+1 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | ESP
|
Quini | 38 | 23 | 33+0 | 23 | 4+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| FW | ESP
|
Toni | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
- Source: [2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "¡Así, así gana el Madrid!" (in Spanish). As. 14 November 2010.
- ^ 1978–79 Sporting at BDFutbol