Sporting Atlético is a Spanish football club based in Gijón, in the autonomous community of Asturias. Founded in 1960 it is the reserve team of Sporting de Gijón, and currently plays in Tercera Federación – Group 2, holding home games at Escuela de Fútbol de Mareo with a 3,000-seat capacity.[1]
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| Founded | 1960 | ||
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| Ground | Campo Pepe Ortiz, Gijón, Asturias, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 1,600 | ||
| President | Javier Fernández | ||
| Head coach | Aitor Zulaika | ||
| League | Tercera Federación – Group 2 | ||
| 2023–24 | Tercera Federación – Group 2, 2nd of 18 | ||
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Reserve teams in the Spanish football league system play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league, although reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their senior team. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter the Copa del Rey. In addition, only under-23 players, or under-25 players with a professional contract, can switch between senior and reserve teams.
History
editLa Camocha
editSociedad Deportiva La Camocha was founded in 1955, joining the Royal Spanish Football Federation two years later. On 30 July 1966, the team signed an agreement to be affiliated with Real Gijón as their reserve team.
The following year, La Camocha's rights in Tercera División were acquired by Gijón and the team was renamed Club Atlético Gijón, being relegated to Primera Regional after three seasons.[2]
Sporting Gijón B
editSporting de Gijón B was founded as Club Deportivo Gijón in 1960. Because the club started in the lowest level in Asturias, Segunda Regional, Real Gijón used other clubs to promote its youth players such as La Camocha. In 1970, La Camocha was replaced by Deportivo Gijón as sole affiliate after both clubs were to start in Primera Regional.[2] La Camocha eventually became an independent club and was renamed Atlético Camocha Sociedad Deportiva.[3][4] Deportivo Gijón finished as runner-up in 1971–72 and lost the promotion play-off to C.D. Acero 3–8 on aggregate,[5] promoting to the fourth level two years later after winning the regional league.[6]
In the following decades, Sporting B fluctuated between division four and Segunda División B, first reaching the latter in 1979–80, but being immediately relegated. In 1991, it first reached the promotion playoffs in the category, repeating the feat in 1996 and 1997, but consecutively falling short.
In early July 2011, despite finishing 19th in the third division table, with the subsequent relegation, Sporting B was reinstated in the category by buying the vacant place left by the administrative relegation of Universidad de Las Palmas CF.[7]
In 2018, the club qualified for the promotion playoffs to Segunda División, 21 years after their last participation. The club beat Cornellà in the first round but lost the two legs against Elche in the second. On 6 July 2023, the club returned to their previous name of Sporting Atlético.[8]
Club background
edit- Club Deportivo Gijón (1960–79)[2]
- Sporting de Gijón Atlético CF (1979–91)
- Sporting de Gijón B (1991–2023)
- Sporting Atlético (2023–)
Season to season
edit- As a farm team
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- As a reserve team
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- 31 seasons in Segunda División B
- 16 seasons in Tercera División
- 4 seasons in Tercera Federación/Tercera División RFEF
Current squad
edit- As of 11 September 2024.[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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From Youth Academy
editNote: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Current technical staff
edit| Role | Name |
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| Head coach |  Aitor Zulaika
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| Assistant coach | Nacho Cases
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| Delegate | Carlos Manuel Manjarín Pereda
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| Goalkeeping coach | Daniel Fernández Lozano
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| Fitness coaches | Álvaro Vázquez García
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| Physiotherapist | Sergio Vicente Guerrero Álvarez Pedro Diaz Herrero
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| Kit men | Alejandro Tuya Moriyon
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Honours
editOfficial
edit- Segunda División B: 1995–96 (Group 2), 1996–97 (Group 1)
- Tercera División Group 2: 1978–79,[10] 1980–81,[11] 1988–89,[12] 2016–17
- Copa de la Liga: 1982–83 Segunda División B – Group I
- Copa RFEF (Asturias tournament): 1996, 2003, 2014, 2016[13]
Friendly
edit- Trofeo Emma Cuervo:[14] 2008
Stadium
editSporting de Gijón B play most of its home games at Escuela de Fútbol de Mareo (field 1, also named Pepe Ortiz), which also acts as both the training ground and football academy for the first team. It has a capacity of 3,000 spectators.
References
edit- ^ "Datos Real Sporting de Gijón B - Senior Masculino - Datos del club". futbolme.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-19.
- ^ a b c "Sporting B" (in Spanish). La Fútbolteca. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "2ºRegional Gr1" (in Spanish). Real Federación de Fútbol del Principado de Asturias. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "S.D. Atl. Camocha" (in Spanish). Real Federación de Fútbol del Principado de Asturias. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Fase de permanencia en Tercera División 1971–72" [Tercera División promotion/relegation 1971–72] (in Spanish). Arquero-Arba. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ "Regional Preferente" (in Spanish). Arquero-Arba. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
- ^ El Sporting recupera la plaza que perdió en Segunda B (Sporting regains lost Segunda B berth); La Nueva España, 5 July 2011 (in Spanish)
- ^ "El filial vuelve a llamarse Sporting Atlético" [The reserves are called Sporting Atlético again] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Plantilla Real Sporting B". Sporting de Gijón B (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ Temporada 1978–1979 (1978–1979 season) Archived 2010-06-01 at the Wayback Machine; at AREFE (in Spanish)
- ^ Temporada 1980–1981 (1980–1981 season) Archived 2010-06-01 at the Wayback Machine; at AREFE (in Spanish)
- ^ Temporada 1988–1989 (1988–1989 season) Archived 2010-06-01 at the Wayback Machine; at AREFE (in Spanish)
- ^ Resumen de temporadas anteriores; at Astur Fútbol
- ^ Trofeo Emma Cuervo (Ribadeo, Lugo-Spain) 1952–2008; at RSSSF
External links
edit- Official club website (in Spanish)
- BDFútbol team profile
- Sporting B history & stadium Estadios de España (in English)