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
President	Manuel Vega-Arango Alvaré
Manager	Vicente Miera
Stadium	El Molinón
1978–79	2nd
Copa del Rey	Third round
Top goalscorer	Quini (23 goals)
Home colours Away colours
← 1977–78 1979–80 →

Technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Vicente Miera

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 1978–79 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	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

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
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	L	W	W	W	D	L	L	W	D	W	D	D	L
Position	1	6	5	8	6	5	4	8	5	8	6	5	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2

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

Matches

Real Sporting v Atlético Madrid

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

Español v Real Sporting

9 September 1978 2	Español	1–0	Real Sporting	Barcelona
	José Manuel 40'	Summary		Stadium: Sarrià Referee: Condón Uriz

Real Sporting v Zaragoza

17 September 1978 3	Real Sporting	1–0	Zaragoza	Gijón
	Quini 85'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: López Cuadrado

Real Sociedad v Real Sporting

24 September 1978 4	Real Sociedad	2–0	Real Sporting	San Sebastián
	Satrústegui 9' López Ufarte 36'	Summary		Stadium: Atocha Referee: De Sosa Martín

Real Sporting v Rayo Vallecano

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

Sevilla v Real Sporting

15 October 1978 6	Sevilla	1–1	Real Sporting	Seville
	Scotta 32'	Summary	Abel 49'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Referee: Forés Bachero

Real Sporting v Racing Santander

22 October 1978 7	Real Sporting	1–0	Racing Santander	Gijón
	Rezza 73'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Fandos Hernández

Valencia v Real Sporting

28 October 1978 8	Valencia	4–0	Real Sporting	Valencia
	Solsona 35', 88' Saura 55' Botubot 63'	Summary		Stadium: Mestalla Referee: De Burgos Núñez

Real Sporting v Salamanca

5 November 1978 9	Real Sporting	1–0	Salamanca	Gijón
	Quini 89'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Sáiz Elizondo

Real Madrid v Real Sporting

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

Real Sporting v Barcelona

26 November 1978 11	Real Sporting	3–1	Barcelona	Gijón
	Quini 6', 67', 70'	Summary	Asensi 25'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Sánchez Arminio

Las Palmas v Real Sporting

2 December 1978 12	Las Palmas	0–0	Real Sporting	Las Palmas
		Summary		Stadium: Estadio Insular Referee: Olavarría González

Real Sporting v Athletic Bilbao

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

Burgos v Real Sporting

31 December 1978 14	Burgos	0–2	Real Sporting	Burgos
		Summary		Stadium: El Plantío Referee: López Cuadrado

Real Sporting v Recreativo

7 January 1979 15	Real Sporting	2–0	Recreativo	Gijón
	Quini 6', 35'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Lamo Castillo

Celta v Real Sporting

14 January 1979 16	Celta	1–1	Real Sporting	Vigo
	Vavá 10'	Summary	Quini 89'	Stadium: Balaídos Referee: Pes Pérez

Real Sporting v Hércules

21 January 1979 17	Real Sporting	2–0	Hércules	Gijón
	Quini 18' Ferrero 29'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Urizar Azpitarte

Atlético Madrid v Real Sporting

28 January 1979 18	Atlético Madrid	0–0	Real Sporting	Madrid
		Summary		Stadium: Vicente Calderón Referee: Gallardo Fernández

Real Sporting v Español

4 February 1979 19	Real Sporting	0–0	Español	Gijón
		Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Guruceta Muro

Zaragoza v Real Sporting

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

Real Sporting v Real Sociedad

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

Rayo Vallecano v Real Sporting

25 February 1979 22	Rayo Vallecano	2–1	Real Sporting	Madrid
	Clares 35' Francisco 64'	Summary	Mesa 56'	Stadium: Vallecas Referee: Orellana Álvarez

Real Sporting v Sevilla

11 March 1979 23	Real Sporting	2–0	Sevilla	Gijón
	Morán 45', 67'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Sánchez Arminio

Rayo Vallecano v Real Sporting

18 March 1979 24	Rayo Vallecano	0–2	Real Sporting	Santander
		Summary	Quini 12' Ferrero 67'	Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Soriano Aladren

Real Sporting v Valencia

25 March 1979 25	Real Sporting	2–0	Valencia	Gijón
	Joaquín 10' Quini 70'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Jiménez Sánchez

Salamanca v Real Sporting

8 April 1979 26	Salamanca	0–0	Real Sporting	Salamanca
		Summary		Stadium: El Helmántico Referee: García Carrión

Real Sporting v Real Madrid

15 April 1979 27	Real Sporting	0–1	Real Madrid	Gijón
		Summary	Santillana 65'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Pes Pérez

Barcelona v Real Sporting

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

Real Sporting v Las Palmas

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

Athletic Bilbao v Real Sporting

6 May 1979 30	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Real Sporting	Bilbao
	Dani 60'	Summary	Abel 52'	Stadium: San Mamés Referee: De Sosa Martín

Real Sporting v Burgos

13 May 1979 31	Real Sporting	3–0	Burgos	Gijón
	Morán 19' Mesa 43' Quini 70'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Jaramillo González

Recreativo v Real Sporting

19 May 1979 32	Recreativo	1–1	Real Sporting	Huelva
	Benito 8'	Summary	Quini 70'	Stadium: Colombino Referee: Pes Pérez

Real Sporting v Celta

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

Hércules v Real Sporting

2 June 1979 34	Hércules	1–0	Real Sporting	Alicante
	Charles 18'	Summary		Stadium: Rico Pérez Referee: Guruceta Muro

UEFA Cup

Main article: 1978–79 UEFA Cup

Sporting de Gijón v Torino

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)

Torino v Sporting de Gijón

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)

Sporting de Gijón v Red Star Belgrade

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)

Red Star Belgrade v Sporting de Gijón

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

Main article: 1978–79 Copa del Rey

Cádiz v Real Sporting

10 January 1979 Third round First leg	Cádiz	1–0	Real Sporting	Ramón de Carranza, Cádiz
	Blanco 3'	Report		Referee: Franco Martínez

Real Sporting v Cádiz

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

Appearances and goals

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

• 1978–79 La Liga
• 1978–79 Copa del Rey
• 1978–79 UEFA Cup