1978–79 Sporting de Gijón season

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]

Real Sporting
1978–79 season
PresidentManuel Vega-Arango Alvaré
ManagerVicente Miera
StadiumEl Molinón
1978–792nd
Copa del ReyThird round
Top goalscorerQuini (23 goals)

Technical staff

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Position Staff
Manager Vicente Miera

Competitions

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La Liga

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League table

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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:
  1. ^ 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

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Round12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultWLWLWDWLWLWDWWWDWDDWWLWWWDLLWDWDDL
Position1658654858653222222311111122222222
Source: www.lfp.es
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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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

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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

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10 January 1979 Third round
First leg
Cádiz 1–0 Real Sporting Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz
Blanco   3' Report Referee: Franco Martínez
24 January 1979 Third round
Second leg
Real Sporting 2–2
(2–3 agg.)
Cádiz El Molinón, Gijón
Cundi   45+1' (81) Report Módigo   72' (90+2) Referee: Jiménez Sánchez

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "¡Así, así gana el Madrid!" (in Spanish). As. 14 November 2010.
  2. ^ 1978–79 Sporting at BDFutbol