2008–09 Sporting de Gijón season
2008–09 season | |||
Chairman | Manuel Vega-Arango | ||
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Manager | Manuel Preciado | ||
Stadium | El Molinón | ||
La Liga | 14th | ||
Copa del Rey | Quarterfinals | ||
Top goalscorer |
League: Mate Bilić (12) All: David Barral (14) | ||
Average home league attendance | 21,667 | ||
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The 2008–09 Sporting de Gijón season was the first season that the club played in La Liga, the highest tier of football in Spain, eleven years after its last time.
In the previous season, the club promoted as third qualified of Segunda División.
Overview
Sporting established a new record in La Liga of consecutive games without draws. It earned its first draw in the matchday 34 against Athletic Bilbao, but it lost a possible win in the 92nd minute.[1]
The club avoided relegation after winning its last three season games against Málaga, at Real Valladolid and Recreativo de Huelva, all of them by 2–1 scorelines.
In the Copa del Rey, Sporting was eliminated in quarter-finals by Athletic Bilbao. The club had not reached this round since 1995.[2]
Squad
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 the youth squad
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Competitions
La Liga
Results by round
Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
Result | L | L | L | L | L | W | W | W | W | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | W | W | W |
Position | 14 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 |
Source: BDFutbol
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.
League table
Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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12 | Racing Santander | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 49 | 48 | +1 | 46 | |
13 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 47 | 62 | −15 | 44 | 2009–10 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round 1 |
14 | Sporting de Gijón | 38 | 14 | 1 | 23 | 47 | 79 | −32 | 43 | |
15 | Osasuna | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 47 | −6 | 43 | |
16 | Valladolid | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 46 | 58 | −12 | 43 |
Source: LFP, sportec.es, Yahoo! Sport
Rules for classification:
1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (E) = Eliminated; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round.
Only applicable when the season is not finished:
(Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament indicated; (TQ) = Qualified to tournament, but not yet to the particular phase indicated; (RQ) = Qualified to the relegation tournament indicated; (DQ) = Disqualified from tournament.
Matches
31 August 2008 1 | Sporting Gijón | 1–2 | Getafe | El Molinón |
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Castro ![]() |
Summary | Albín ![]() Casquero ![]() |
Referee: Pérez Burrull |
13 September 2008 2 | Sevilla | 4–3 | Sporting Gijón | Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán |
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Chevantón ![]() Kanouté ![]() Maresca ![]() |
Summary | Bilić ![]() |
Referee: Mateu Lahoz |
21 September 2008 3 | Sporting Gijón | 1–6 | Barcelona | El Molinón |
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Maldonado ![]() Gerard ![]() |
Summary | Xavi ![]() Eto'o ![]() Jorge ![]() Iniesta ![]() Messi ![]() |
Referee: Megía Dávila |
24 September 2008 4 | Real Madrid | 7–1 | Sporting Gijón | Santiago Bernabéu |
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Van der Vaart ![]() Higuaín ![]() Robben ![]() Raúl ![]() |
Summary | Mateo ![]() |
Referee: Rodríguez Santiago |
27 September 2008 5 | Sporting Gijón | 0–1 | Villarreal | El Molinón |
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Report | Rossi ![]() |
Referee: Paradas Romero |
5 October 2008 6 | Mallorca | 0–2 | Sporting Gijón | Ono Estadi |
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Summary | Carmelo ![]() Canella ![]() |
Referee: Ramírez Domínguez |
19 October 2008 7 | Sporting Gijón | 2–1 | Osasuna | El Molinón |
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Carmelo ![]() Bilić ![]() |
Summary | Ezquerro ![]() Rovérsio ![]() |
Referee: Medina Cantalejo |
26 October 2008 8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 0–3 | Sporting Gijón | Riazor |
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Colotto ![]() |
Summary | Barral ![]() Carmelo ![]() Castro ![]() |
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes |
2 November 2008 9 | Sporting Gijón | 3–1 | Numancia | El Molinón |
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Morán ![]() Bilić ![]() |
Report | Goiria ![]() |
Referee: Rubinos Pérez |
9 November 2008 10 | Racing Santander | 1–0 | Sporting Gijón | El Sardinero |
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Camacho ![]() |
Report | Referee: Megía Dávila |
15 November 2008 11 | Valencia | 2–3 | Sporting Gijón | Mestalla |
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Villa ![]() Mata ![]() |
Summary | Morán ![]() Barral ![]() Castro ![]() |
Referee: Paradas Romero |
23 November 2008 12 | Sporting Gijón | 1–2 | Betis | El Molinón |
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Castro ![]() |
Report | Monzón ![]() Emaná ![]() |
Referee: Rodríguez Santiago |
30 November 2008 13 | Espanyol | 0–1 | Sporting Gijón | Olímpic Lluís Companys |
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Report | Carmelo ![]() |
Referee: Pérez Lasa |
6 December 2008 14 | Sporting Gijón | 2–5 | Atlético Madrid | Gijón |
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Bilić ![]() Barral ![]() |
Report | Agüero ![]() Forlán ![]() Rodríguez ![]() |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Turienzo Álvarez |
14 December 2008 15 | Athletic Bilbao | 3–0 | Sporting Gijón | San Mamés |
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Llorente ![]() Iraola ![]() López ![]() |
Summary | Referee: Pérez Burrull |
21 December 2008 16 | Sporting Gijón | 1–0 | Almería | El Molinón |
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Maldonado ![]() |
Summary | Referee: Delgado Ferreiro |
4 January 2009 17 | Málaga | 1–0 | Sporting Gijón | La Rosaleda |
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Lolo ![]() |
Summary | Referee: Iturralde González |
11 January 2009 18 | Valladolid | 2–1 | Sporting Gijón | El Molinón |
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Carmelo ![]() Barral ![]() |
Report | Marcos ![]() ![]() ![]() García Calvo ![]() |
Referee: Pérez Lasa |
18 January 2009 19 | Recreativo | 2–0 | Sporting Gijón | Nuevo Colombino |
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Jorge ![]() Colunga ![]() |
Summary | Referee: Velasco Carballo |
25 January 2009 20 | Getafe | 5–1 | Sporting Gijón | Coliseum Alfonso Pérez |
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Soldado ![]() Granero ![]() Uche ![]() |
Summary | Barral ![]() |
Referee: Turienzo Álvarez |
1 February 2009 21 | Sporting Gijón | 1–0 | Sevilla | El Molinón |
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Summary | Castro ![]() Canella ![]() |
Referee: Megia Dávila |
8 February 2009 22 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Sporting Gijón | Camp Nou |
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Eto'o ![]() Alves ![]() |
Report | Mateo ![]() |
Referee: Rubinos Pérez |
15 February 2009 23 | Sporting Gijón | 0–4 | Real Madrid | El Molinón |
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Summary | Raúl ![]() Huntelaar ![]() Marcelo ![]() |
Referee: Mateu Lahoz |
21 February 2009 24 | Villarreal | 2–1 | Sporting Gijón | El Madrigal |
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Rossi ![]() Capdevila ![]() |
Summary | Bilić ![]() |
Referee: Álvarez Izquierdo |
1 March 2009 25 | Sporting Gijón | 0–1 | Mallorca | El Molinón |
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Summary | Arango ![]() |
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes |
8 March 2009 26 | Osasuna | 1–2 | Sporting Gijón | Reyno de Navarra |
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Nekounam ![]() |
Summary | Barral ![]() Castro ![]() |
Referee: Medina Cantalejo |
15 March 2009 27 | Sporting Gijón | 3–2 | Deportivo La Coruña | El Molinón |
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Morán ![]() Barral ![]() José Ángel ![]() |
Summary | Sergio ![]() Riki ![]() |
Referee: Rodríguez Santiago |
22 March 2009 28 | Numancia | 2–1 | Sporting Gijón | Los Pajaritos |
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Barkero ![]() Goiria ![]() |
Summary | Barral ![]() |
Referee: Pérez Lasa |
5 April 2009 29 | Sporting Gijón | 0–2 | Racing Santander | El Molinón |
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Summary | Žigić ![]() Colsa ![]() |
Referee: Ramírez Domínguez |
12 April 2009 30 | Sporting Gijón | 2–3 | Valencia | El Molinón |
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Barral ![]() Bilić ![]() |
Summary | Silva ![]() Villa ![]() Mata ![]() |
Referee: Fernández Borbalán |
19 April 2009 31 | Betis | 2–0 | Sporting Gijón | El Molinón |
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Emaná ![]() Arzu ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Summary | Cuéllar ![]() |
Referee: Ramírez Domínguez |
23 April 2009 32 | Sporting Gijón | 0–3 | Espanyol | El Molinón |
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Barral ![]() |
Summary | Nenê ![]() Román ![]() Callejón ![]() |
Referee: Ayza Gámez |
26 April 2009 33 | Atlético Madrid | 3–1 | Sporting Gijón | Vicente Calderón |
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Forlán ![]() Simão ![]() Agüero ![]() |
Summary | Bilić ![]() |
Referee: Turienzo Álvarez |
3 May 2009 34 | Sporting Gijón | 1–1 | Athletic Bilbao | El Molinón |
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Bilić ![]() |
Summary | Iraola ![]() |
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes |
10 May 2009 35 | Almería | 3–1 | Sporting Gijón | Mediterráneo |
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Nieto ![]() Uche ![]() Piatti ![]() |
Summary | Carmelo ![]() |
Referee: Pérez Burrull |
17 May 2009 36 | Sporting Gijón | 2–1 | Málaga | El Molinón |
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Gerard ![]() Rosário ![]() |
Summary | Weligton ![]() |
Referee: Undiano Mallenco |
23 May 2009 37 | Valladolid | 1–2 | Sporting Gijón | José Zorrilla |
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Sesma ![]() |
Summary | Camacho ![]() Bilić ![]() |
Referee: Fernández Borbalán |
31 May 2009 38 | Sporting Gijón | 2–1 | Recreativo | El Molinón |
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Barral ![]() Morán ![]() |
Summary | Martin ![]() |
Referee: Iturralde González |
Copa del Rey
Matches
29 October 2008 Round of 32 First leg |
Numancia | 0–1 | Sporting Gijón | Soria |
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Report | Omar ![]() |
Stadium: Los Pajaritos Referee: Velasco Carballo |
12 November 2008 Round of 32 Second leg |
Sporting Gijón | 2–0 | Numancia | Gijón |
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Barral ![]() |
Report | Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Delgado Ferreiro |
7 January 2009 Round of 16 First leg |
Sporting Gijón | 3–1 | Valladolid | Gijón |
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Barral ![]() Carmelo ![]() |
Report | Canobbio ![]() |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Pérez Burrull |
14 January 2009 Round of 32 Second leg |
Valladolid | 2–1 (3–4 agg.) |
Sporting Gijón | Gijón |
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Canobbio ![]() Pedro León ![]() |
Report | Jorge ![]() |
Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Ramírez Domínguez |
22 January 2009 Quarterfinals First leg |
Athletic Bilbao | 0–0 | Sporting Gijón | Bilbao |
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Report | Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Medina Cantalejo |
28 January 2009 Quarterfinals Second leg |
Sporting de Gijón | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Gijón |
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Carmelo ![]() |
Report | Gabilondo ![]() López ![]() |
Stadium: Estadio El Molinón Referee: González Vázquez |
Squad statistics
Appearances and goals
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | La Liga | Copa del Rey | |||||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||||||
1 | GK | ![]() |
Sergio Sánchez | 14 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 6+0 | 0 | ||||
3 | DF | ![]() |
Neru | 22 | 0 | 18+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||||
4 | DF | ![]() |
Andreu | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | ||||
5 | DF | ![]() |
Jorge | 16 | 1 | 10+2 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | ||||
6 | MF | ![]() |
Carmelo | 32 | 8 | 25+3 | 6 | 2+2 | 2 | ||||
7 | MF | ![]() |
Pedro | 21 | 0 | 12+5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
8 | MF | ![]() |
Míchel | 36 | 0 | 24+6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | ||||
9 | FW | ![]() |
Mate Bilić | 41 | 12 | 22+15 | 12 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
10 | FW | ![]() |
Tati Maldonado | 21 | 2 | 9+10 | 2 | 2+0 | 0 | ||||
11 | FW | ![]() |
Omar Sampedro | 10 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 5+1 | 1 | ||||
12 | DF | ![]() |
Jürgen Colin | 4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||||
13 | GK | ![]() |
Iván Cuéllar | 18 | 0 | 18+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
14 | DF | ![]() |
Iván Hernández | 27 | 0 | 21+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 | ||||
15 | DF | ![]() |
Roberto Canella | 24 | 1 | 24+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
16 | DF | ![]() |
Gerard Autet | 27 | 1 | 25+1 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 | ||||
17 | FW | ![]() |
Diego Castro | 34 | 6 | 31+1 | 6 | 2+0 | 0 | ||||
18 | FW | ![]() |
Luis Morán | 31 | 4 | 19+9 | 4 | 1+2 | 0 | ||||
19 | MF | ![]() |
Diego Camacho | 36 | 1 | 27+4 | 1 | 3+2 | 0 | ||||
20 | DF | ![]() |
Raúl Cámara | 21 | 0 | 13+4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | ||||
21 | MF | ![]() |
Kike Mateo | 26 | 2 | 10+14 | 2 | 1+1 | 0 | ||||
22 | DF | ![]() |
Rafel Sastre | 33 | 0 | 30+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||||
23 | FW | ![]() |
David Barral | 41 | 14 | 19+16 | 10 | 3+3 | 4 | ||||
24 | MF | ![]() |
Sergio Matabuena | 30 | 0 | 22+5 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | ||||
25 | GK | ![]() |
Iñaki Lafuente | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | ||||
27 | MF | ![]() |
Alberto Lora | 10 | 0 | 4+4 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | ||||
31 | DF | ![]() |
José Ángel | 17 | 1 | 10+3 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 | ||||
Players who appeared for Sporting no longer at the club: | |||||||||||||
10 | MF | ![]() |
Pablo de Lucas | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "El día que el Sporting empató" (in Spanish). i+fútbol. 5 May 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "Athletic de Bilbao y el Mallorca, primeros semifinalistas de la Copa del Rey" (in Spanish). El Imparcial. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2016.