List of Sporting de Gijón records and statistics

Sporting de Gijón is a Spanish association football club.

Players

See also: List of Sporting de Gijón players

Appearances

• Youngest first-team player (in national competition): Eloy Olaya[1] at 15 years, 141 days (0–4 win v Turón, Copa del Rey, 28 November 1979)
• Youngest La Liga players¹:
  • Emilio Blanco:[2] 17 years, 295 days (1–1 v Athletic Bilbao, La Liga, 31 October 1982)
  • Juan Muñiz:[3] 18 years, 63 days (0–2 loss v Racing Santander, La Liga, 16 May 2010)
  • Sergio Álvarez:[4] 18 years, 113 days (0–2 loss v Racing Santander, La Liga, 16 May 2010)
• Oldest La Liga player: Molinucu[5] at 38 years, 130 days (3–5 loss v Racing Santander, La Liga, 26 April 1954)

(1) Not considering players from youth ranks called up during the footballers' strikes of 1981 and 1984.[6]

Most appearances in La Liga

Name	La Liga seasons	Years	Apps	Minutes	Goals
Joaquín Alonso	1977–92	15	479	41,736	65
Manolo Jiménez	1979–91	12	420	37,479	8
Juan Carlos Ablanedo	1982–98	16	399	35,447	0
Quini	1970–76 / 1977–80 / 1984–87	12	348	28,024	165
Jesús Castro	1970–76 / 1977–84	14	315	28,314	0
Manuel Mesa	1975–76 / 1977–87	11	311	24,943	34
Cundi	1974–76 / 1977–89	16	310	25,656	9
Ciriaco	1971–76 / 1977–83	11	264	20,937	24
José Antonio Redondo	1972–76 / 1977–85	12	242	20,214	3
Enzo Ferrero	1975–76 / 1977–85	9	239	20,005	53

Source[7]

Top goalscorers in La Liga

As of August 2010

Name	La Liga Seasons	Years	Min	Goals	MPG
Quini	1970–76 / 1977–80 / 1984–87	12	28,024	165	169.8
Joaquín Alonso	1977–92	15	41,736	65	642.1
Enzo Ferrero	1975–76 / 1977–85	9	20,085	54	371.9
Pío Alonso	1944–48	4	6,840	44	155.5
José Luis Ortiz	1951–54 / 1957–59	5	10,620	40	265.5
Abel	1977–84	7	12,766	40	319.2
Eloy Olaya	1982–88 / 1995–97	8	17,819	39	456.9
José Ignacio Churruca	1970–76	6	16.676	37	450.8
Francisco Sánchez	1945–48 / 1951–54 / 1957–59	8	14,709	35	420.3
Manuel Mesa	1975–76 / 1977–87	11	24,866	34	731,4

Source[7]

Player of the season

The following players have been awarded 'El Molinón de Plata' since its creation in 1967, given to the best player of the season by the Federation of Sporting Gijón Supporters Clubs:[8]

Season Level Player Apps Minutes Goals 1966–1967 2 Miguel Alonso 24 2160 1 1967–1968 2 Alberto 25 2250 2 1968–1969 2 Florín 33 2970 0 1969–1970 1 Antonio Puente 38 3330 2 1970–1971 1 Jesús Castro 25 2250 0 Carlos García Cuervo 5 450 0 1971–1972 1 José Ignacio Churruca 33 2815 8 1972–1973 1 Jesús Castro 32 2873 0 1973–1974 1 Quini 34 3013 20 1974–1975 1 José Manuel 32 2880 0 1975–1976 1 Alfonso Fanjul 31 2616 0 1976–1977 2 Jesús Castro 38 3420 0 1977–1978 1 Enzo Ferrero 34 2951 8 1978–1979 1 Quini 33 2879 23 1979–1980 1 Francisco Javier Uría 33 2917 0 1980–1981 1 Cundi 33 2801 5 1981–1982 1 José Antonio Redondo 33 2889 0 1982–1983 1 Antonio Maceda 30 2700 5 1983–1984 1 Antonio Maceda 30 2682 5 1984–1985 1 Ablanedo II 33 2914 0 1985–1986 1 Joaquín Alonso 34 3055 8 1986–1987 1 Manuel Jiménez 43 3870 1 1987–1988 1 Joaquín Alonso 38 3420 15 1988–1989 1 Manuel Jiménez 37 3330 1 1989–1990 1 Ablanedo II 31 2762 0 1990–1991 1 Ablanedo II 32 2880 0 1991–1992 1 Emilio Isierte 38 3420 0 1992–1993 1 Abelardo 37 3272 3 1993–1994 1 Abelardo 36 3209 5 1994–1995 1 Ablanedo II 34 3003 0 1995–1996 1 Ablanedo II 36 3132 0 1996–1997 1 Ablanedo II 40 3555 0 1997–1998 1 The supporters^* 1998–1999 2 José Manuel 24 1870 1 1999–2000 2 Yago 32 2584 0 2000–2001 2 Pablo Amo 36 3098 3 2001–2002 2 David Villa 40 3129 18 2002–2003 2 Dani Borreguero 36 3228 2 2003–2004 2 Samuel 38 3074 0 2004–2005 2 Irurzun 38 2863 13 2005–2006 2 Roberto 38 3420 0 2006–2007 2 Edwin Congo 34 2690 11 2007–2008 2 Kike Mateo 34 2706 12 2008–2009 1 Diego Castro 32 2618 6 2009–2010 1 Alberto Rivera 34 3060 1 2010–2011 1 Alberto Lora[9] 36 3172 5 2011–2012 1 Juan Pablo 37 3330 0 2012–2013 2 Iván Cuéllar 23 1939 0 2013–2014 2 Sergio Álvarez[10] 29 2494 2 2014–2015 2 Bernardo[11] 41 3690 1 2015–2016 1 Jorge Meré[12] 25 2172 0 2017–2018 2 Diego Mariño 43 3870 0 2018–2019 2 Diego Mariño 37 3308 0

(*) Following the disastrous 1997–98 campaign, the prize was not given to any player.

Team statistics

In La Liga

As of 20 May 2017

• Seasons: 42
• Position in All-time La Liga table: 15th

Overall							Home					Away
Pld	W^3p	D	L	GF	GA	Pts	W^3p	D	L	GF	GA	W^3p	D	L	GF	GA
1,458	471^89	358	629	1,753	2,152	1,389	358^63	177	194	1,138	792	113^26	181	435	615	1,360

Records

• Highest final position: 2nd (1978–79)
• Lowest final position: 20th (1997–98)
• Most points in a season: 50 (1996–97)
• Fewest points in a season: 13 (1997–98)
• Most consecutive seasons in La Liga: 21 (from 1977–78 to 1997–98)
• Few consecutive seasons in La Liga: 2 (from 1957–58 to 1958–59 and from 2015–16 to 2016–17)
• Record home win: 7–1 vs Osasuna (1993–94, round 19, 16 January 1994)
• Record away win: 0–4 at Barcelona (1986–87, round 29, 28 February 1987) and at Mallorca (2010–11, round 21, 29 January 2011)
• Record home loss: 2–7 vs Atlético Madrid (1947–48, round 26, 11 April 1948) and 1–6 vs Barcelona (2008–09, round 3, 21 September 2008)
• Record away loss: 9–0 at Barcelona (1951–52, round 22, 10 February 1952) and at Athletic Bilbao (1958–59, round 15, 28 December 1958)

Games

• First game: 0–0 v Español (1944–45, round 1, 24 September 1944)
• 500th game: 0–0 at Las Palmas (1978–79, round 12, 2 February 1978)
• 1,000th game: 2–1 at Real Burgos (1992–93, round 6, 7 October 1992)
• Last game: 2–2 v Real Betis (2016–17, round 38, 20 May 2017)

Goals

• First goal: Gundemaro[13] (3–3 v Deportivo, 1944–45, round 2, 1 October 1944)
• 100th goal: Dindurra (1–4 v Sevilla, 1946–47, round 11)
• 500th goal: Megido (2–2 at Real Madrid, 1973–74, round 17)
• 1,000th goal: Jaime (4–1 v Murcia, 1986–87, round 5)
• 1,500th goal: Rodrigão (2–1 v Racing Santander, 1997–98, round 24)
• Last goal: Carlos Carmona (2–2 v Real Betis, 2016–17, round 38)
• Youngest goalscorer: Eloy[14] at 19 years, 112 days (2–1 v Osasuna, 1983–84, 30 October 1983)
• Oldest goalscorer: Quini[15] at 37 years, 131 days (1–1 v Real Zaragoza, 1986–87, 1 February 1987)

Streaks

• Winning: 7 (1979–80, round 1 to 7)
  • Winning at home: 12 (1977–78, round 29 to 1978–79, round 17)
  • Winning away: 3 (three times)
• Unbeaten: 14 (1981–82, round 34 to 1982–83, round 13)
  • Unbeaten at home: 27 (1977–78, round 8 to 1978–79, round 25)
  • Unbeaten away: 9 (1984–85, round 11 to 29)
• Scoring: 18 (1946–47, round 8 to 25)
  • Scoring at home: 26 (1946–47, round 2 to 1947–48, round 26)
  • Scoring away: 13 (1991–92, round 32 to 1992–93, round 17)
• Without goals against: 7 (1991–92, round 6 to 12)
  • Without goals against at home: 9 (1984–85, round 22 to 1985–86, round 6)
  • Without goals against away: 4 (two times)
• Draws streak: 6 (1982–83, round 5 to 10)
  • Draws streak at home: 4 (1991–92, round 37 to 1992–93, round 5)
  • Draws streak away: 4 (1982–83, round 6 to 12)
• Games without winning: 24 (1996–97, round 42 to 1997–98, round 23)
  • Games without winning at home: 11 (1997–98, round 2 to 22)
  • Games without winning away: 34 (1974–75, round 4 to 1977–78, round 1)
• Losing: 10 (1953–54, round 13 to 22)
  • Losing at home: 7 (1997–98, round 2 to 14)
  • Losing away: 12 (1953–54, round 8 to 29)
• Without scoring: 5 (three times)
  • Without scoring at home: 4 (1989–90, round 28 to 34)
  • Without scoring away: 8 (1995–96, round 7 to 21)
• With goals against: 29 (1997–98, round 1 to 29)
  • With goals against at home: 18 (1947–48, round 9 to 1951–52, round 16)
  • With goals against away: 27 (1947–48, round 22 to 1952–53, round 20)

In Segunda División

As of 2 June 2019

• Seasons: 46

Overall
Pld	W^3p	D	L	GF	GA	Pts
1,424	657^251	344	423	2,412	1,736	1,909

Records

• Highest final position: 1st (1941–42, 1942–43, 1943–44, 1950–51, 1956–57, 1969–70, 1976–77)
• Lowest final position: 13th (1960–61, 1961–62, 2006–07)
• Most consecutive seasons in Segunda División: 13 (from 1929 to 1943–44)
• Few consecutive seasons in Segunda División: 1 (1976–77)
• Record win: 11–0 vs Lleida (1956–57)
• Record away win: 2–7 at Ilicitano (1969–70)
• Record home loss: 0–6 vs Oviedo (1955–56)
• Record away loss: 6–0 at Alavés (1929), at Osasuna (1933–34) and at Racing Santander (1962–63)

In Copa del Rey

• Participations: 87 (first in 1917)
• Best performance: Runner-up (1980–81 and 1981–82)
• Times semifinalist: 9
  • Last one: 1994–95 v Deportivo
• Times quarterfinalist: 16 (5 as Segunda División team)
  • Last one: 2008–09 v Athletic
• First game: 0–1 v Arenas Getxo (1917, first leg of the quarterfinals, 11 March 1917)

In UEFA Cup

Main article: Sporting de Gijón in European football

• Participations: 6
• Best performance: Round of 32 (1978–79 and 1991–92)

Overall						Home					Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	W	D	L	GF	GA	W	D	L	GF	GA
16	4	4	8	13	18	4	2	2	11	6	0	2	6	2	12

• Top goalscorers:
  • Enzo Ferrero (3)
  • Milan Luhový and Enrique Morán (2)

Records

• Record home win: 3–0 v Torino (1978–79, first leg of the Round of 64, 13 September 1978)
• Record home loss: 1–2 v Köln (1985–86, second leg of the Round of 64) and 0–1 v Crvena Zvezda (1978–79, first leg of the Round of 32)
• Record away loss: 3–0 at Milan (1987–88, second leg of the Round of 64, 30 September 1987)

Goals

• First goal: Ferrero (3–0 v Torino, UEFA Cup, first leg of the Round of 64, 13 September 1978)

Penalty shootouts

By competition

Competition	Pld	W	L
Copa del Rey	10	5	5
UEFA Cup	1	1	0
Total	11	6	5

Complete list

Key

• = scored penalty
• golden background = scored penalty which ended the shoot-out
• = missed penalty
• red background = missed penalty which ended the shoot-out
• grey background = the first penalty in the shoot-out
• horizontal line within a list of takers = beginning of the sudden death stage

Penalty shoot-outs played by Real Sporting

#	Home team	F	Visitor	Penalties			Home team		Visitor		Competition	Venue	Date
				S	M	T	GK	Takers	Takers	GK
1	Las Palmas	2–1	Real Sporting	4–3	2–3	6–6	Catalá	Martín Germán León Miguel Ángel Gilberto	Ciriaco Valdés Churruca Piñel José Manuel Pascual	Castro	1973–74 Copa del Rey Fifth round	Insular Las Palmas	March 27, 1974
2	Real Sporting	2–3	Levante	3–2	2–3	5–5	Abelardo	Ciriaco De Diego Garzón Quini Megido	Lacruz Balciscueta Guri Zunzunegui Álvarez	Pons-Gimeno	1974–75 Copa del Rey Fourth round	El Molinón Gijón	February 26, 1975
3	Valencia	1–1	Real Sporting	1–4	2–0	3–4	Ablanedo II	Ribes Urruti Sixto	Eloy Jiménez Zurdi Quini	Bermell	1984–85 Copa del Rey Round of 16	Luis Casanova Valencia	April 3, 1985
4	Real Sporting	1–1	Racing Santander	1–3	3–1	4–4	Ablanedo II	Jiménez Flores Villa Marcelino	Gelucho Isidro Buckley Tino	Liaño	1986–87 Copa del Rey Second round	El Molinón Gijón	October 1, 1986
5	Real Sporting	0–0	Elche	3–1	1–3	4–4	Ablanedo II	Eraña Emilio Villa Narciso	Crespín Tino Robi Bellido	Miguel	1989–90 Copa del Rey Second round	El Molinón Gijón	October 25, 1989
6	Partizan	2–0	Real Sporting	2–3	3–1	5–4	Omerović	Mijatović Krčmarević Zahovič Gudelj Novak	Avelino Joaquín Arturo Luhový	Emilio	1991–92 UEFA Cup Round of 64	İnönü Istanbul	October 2, 1991
7	Real Sporting	0–0	Ourense	4–3	1–2	5–5	Sergio Sánchez	Mario	Nando Morán	Ramón	1998–99 Copa del Rey Second round	El Molinón Gijón	October 7, 1998
8	Real Sporting	1–1	Las Palmas	4–5	2–1	6–6	Juanjo	Rubén Álex	Paqui	Cicović	2000–01 Copa del Rey Round of 64	El Molinón Gijón	December 13, 2000
9	Real Sporting	1–1	Recreativo	2–4	2–1	4–5	Cuéllar	Barral De las Cuevas Luis Morán Carmelo	Álvaro Antón Javi Fuego Emilio Sánchez Poli Aitor	Bernardo	2009–10 Copa del Rey Round of 32	El Molinón Gijón	November 10, 2009
10	Real Sporting	1–1	Numancia	1–3	3–1	4–4	Dani	Álex López Moi Gómez Santos Álex Pérez	Del Moral Medina Pere Milla Nacho	Munir	2017–18 Copa del Rey Second round	El Molinón Gijón	September 19, 2017
11	Rayo Majadahonda	1–1	Real Sporting	3–4	3–2	6–6	Ander	Galán Enzo Fede Varela Jeisson Iza Schiappacasse	Pedro Díaz Javi Noblejas Isma Cerro Morilla Manzambi Nacho Méndez	Dani	2018–19 Copa del Rey Third round	Wanda Metropolitano Madrid	October 18, 2018

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