2003–04 Sporting de Gijón season

Real Sporting
2003–04 season
ChairmanManuel Vega-Arango
ManagerMarcelino García Toral
StadiumEl Molinón
Segunda División5th
Copa del ReyRound of 64
Top goalscorerMate Bilić (15)
Average home league attendance15,857

The 2003–04 Sporting de Gijón season was the sixth consecutive season of the club in Segunda División after its last relegation from La Liga.

Overview

In July 2003, due to the financial difficulties, Real Sporting sold David Villa to Zaragoza by €2.5m[1]

On 15 February 2004, in the game at Algeciras, Roberto beat the record for the longest clean sheet in Real Sporting at 727 minutes.[2]

On 23 May 2004, Real Sporting earned one point at SD Eibar in the additional time, in a game where the rojiblancos ended with eight players after the referee sent off Yago, Cristian Díaz and David Bauzá in ten minutes.[3]

Real Sporting ended the season in the fifth position, finally failing to promote and with 13 red cards.

Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Juanjo Valencia
3 DF Spain ESP Chus Bravo
4 DF Spain ESP Isma
5 MF Spain ESP Samuel
6 DF Spain ESP Yago
7 MF Spain ESP Miguel Cobas
8 MF Spain ESP Juan
9 FW Croatia CRO Mate Bilić
10 FW Spain ESP Rubén Suárez
11 MF Spain ESP David Bauzá
12 DF Spain ESP Diego Alegre
13 GK Spain ESP Roberto
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 DF Argentina ARG Cristian Díaz
15 FW Spain ESP Irurzun
16 DF Netherlands NED Jeffrey
17 MF Spain ESP Álvaro Varela
18 MF Spain ESP Pablo Álvarez
19 FW Spain ESP Miguel
20 FW Spain ESP David Lago
21 MF Spain ESP Abel Segovia
22 DF Spain ESP Rafel Sastre
23 MF Spain ESP Dani Borreguero
24 DF Spain ESP Javier Dorado

From the youth squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 MF Spain ESP Gerardo
27 DF Spain ESP Alejandro Vázquez
No. Pos. Nation Player
28 MF Spain ESP Carlos Casquero
29 MF Spain ESP Javi Fuego

Competitions

Segunda División

Main article: 2003–04 Segunda División

Results by round

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142
GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAH
ResultLLWDDWDLWDWLWWWLWWWWDWWWDLDWLLWLWLDDWDLWLW
Position21221617171111147769773653311111111123333444445555
Source: BDFutbol
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
3 Numancia (P) 42 22 10 10 60 30 +30 76[a] Promotion to La Liga
4 Alavés 42 20 14 8 48 32 +16 74
5 Sporting Gijón 42 20 10 12 58 40 +18 70
6 Recreativo 42 14 20 8 45 34 +11 62
7 Cádiz 42 17 10 15 52 47 +5 61
Source: LFP - Liga Adelante
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ NUM 0-0 GET; GET 2-1 NUM

Matches

31 August 2003 1 Real Sporting 0–1 Getafe Gijón
Summary Míchel 52'
Vivar Dorado 90'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Castillo Estévez
7 September 2003 2 Alavés 2–1 Real Sporting Vitoria-Gasteiz
Trotta 23'
Edu Alonso 46'		 Summary Irurzun 16' Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Referee: Ayza Gámez
14 September 2003 3 Real Sporting 3–2 Algeciras Gijón
Bilić 45', 57'
Miguel 90'		 Summary Bayarri 36'
Zárate 59'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Delgado Ferreiro
21 September 2003 4 Recreativo 1–1 Real Sporting Huelva
Sastre 41' (o.g.) Summary Pablo Álvarez 84' Stadium: Nuevo Colombino
Referee: Rodado Rodríguez
28 September 2003 5 Real Sporting 1–1 Córdoba Gijón
Irurzun 29' Report Olivera 24'
Juanmi Red card 80'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Bastos Martínez
5 October 2003 6 Salamanca 0–2 Real Sporting Salamanca
Summary Segovia 8'
Dani Borreguero 9'		 Stadium: Helmántico
Referee: Ontanaya López
12 October 2003 7 Real Sporting 1–1 Las Palmas Gijón
Pablo Álvarez Red card 24'
Dani Borreguero 49'		 Summary Carmelo Red card 24'
Rubén Castro 81'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Fernández Hinojosa
18 October 2003 8 Levante 2–1 Real Sporting Valencia
Rivera 61'
Cuéllar 79'		 Summary Sastre 27' Stadium: Ciutat de València
Referee: Castillo Estévez
26 October 2003 9 Real Sporting 3–0 Xerez Gijón
Juan 42'
David Bauzá 75'
Dani Borreguero 89'		 Report Borja Yellow card Yellow-red card 71' Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Rubio Iniesta
2 November 2003 10 Polideportivo Ejido 0–0 Real Sporting El Ejido
Report Stadium: Santo Domingo
Referee: Pérez Lima
9 November 2003 11 Real Sporting 1–0 Terrassa Gijón
Bilić 39' Summary Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Arcas Piqueres
16 November 2003 12 Rayo Vallecano 2–1 Real Sporting Madrid
Biagini 1'
Peragón 75'		 Report Cristian Díaz Red card 30'
Miguel 69'
Sastre Yellow card Yellow-red card 81'		 Stadium: Vallecas
Referee: González González
23 November 2003 13 Real Sporting 2–0 Elche Gijón
Yago 46'
Bilić 53'		 Report Taševski Yellow card Yellow-red card 43' Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Velasco Carballo
30 November 2003 14 Leganés 1–3 Real Sporting Leganés
Borja 11'
Alessandría Red card 17'		 Report Pablo Álvarez 69', 87'
Rubén 83'		 Stadium: Butarque
Referee: Fernández Borbalán
7 December 2003 15 Real Sporting 1–0 Numancia Gijón
Cristian Díaz Red card 3'
Bilić 47'		 Summary Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Pérez Pérez
14 December 2003 16 Ciudad de Murcia 3–2 Real Sporting Murcia
Aguilar 50'
Camuñas 67'
Godino 83'		 Summary Bilić 30'
Irurzun 87'		 Stadium: La Condomina
Referee: García Delgado
21 December 2003 17 Real Sporting 1–0 Eibar Gijón
Miguel 30' Summary Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Paradas Romero
3 January 2004 18 Tenerife 0–1 Real Sporting Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Summary Pablo Álvarez 78' Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López
Referee: Arcas Piqueres
11 January 2004 19 Cádiz 0–1 Real Sporting Cádiz
Suárez Yellow card Yellow-red card 72'
De Quintana Red card 81'		 Summary Bilić 72' Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Referee: Clos Gómez
18 January 2004 20 Real Sporting 2–0 Almería Gijón
Bilić 73'
Miguel 77'		 Report Jaime Ramos Yellow card Yellow-red card 70' Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Pérez Lima
26 January 2004 21 Málaga B 0–0 Real Sporting Málaga
Summary Vázquez Yellow card Yellow-red card 39' Stadium: La Rosaleda
Referee: Orueta Ibarrola
1 February 2004 22 Getafe 0–2 Real Sporting Getafe
Report Pablo Álvarez 57'
Rubén 90'		 Stadium: Coliseum
Referee: Villanueva Angulo
8 February 2004 23 Real Sporting 2–0 Alavés Gijón
Cristian Díaz 17'
Pablo Álvarez 86'		 Summary Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Valle Gil
13 February 2004 24 Algeciras 0–3 Real Sporting Algeciras
Summary Bilić 9', 45'
Rubén 74'		 Stadium: Nuevo Mirador
Referee: Herráez Prieto
22 February 2004 25 Real Sporting 0–0 Recreativo Gijón
Summary Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Delgado Ferreiro
29 February 2004 26 Córdoba 4–1 Real Sporting Córdoba
Olivera 12', 84'
Ariel Montenegro 54'
Silvio González 90'		 Summary Samuel Red card 13'
Bilić 35'
Cristian Díaz Yellow card Yellow-red card 77'		 Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel
Referee: Arcas Piqueres
7 March 2004 27 Real Sporting 1–1 Salamanca Gijón
Dani Borreguero 57' Summary David Cano 71' Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Castillo Estévez
14 March 2004 28 Las Palmas 1–2 Real Sporting Las Palmas
Momo 60' Summary Irurzun 78'
Miguel 88'		 Stadium: Gran Canaria
Referee: Ontanaya López
21 March 2004 29 Real Sporting 1–2 Levante Gijón
Rubén 79' Summary Rivera 32', 77' Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Clos Gómez
28 March 2004 30 Xerez 2–1 Real Sporting Jerez de la Frontera
Del Pino 15'
Yellow card Yellow-red card 61'
Mena 90'		 Summary Rubén 87'
Samuel Yellow card Yellow-red card 89'		 Stadium: Chapín
Referee: Martínez Franco
4 April 2004 31 Real Sporting 1–0 Polideportivo Ejido Gijón
Bilić 68' Summary Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Caballero Herreros
10 April 2004 32 Terrassa 1–0 Real Sporting Terrassa
Quique Martín 3'
Navas Yellow card Yellow-red card 87'
Maikel Yellow card Yellow-red card 89'		 Summary Cristian Díaz Red card 14' Stadium: Olímpic
Referee: Fernández Borbalán
17 April 2004 33 Real Sporting 3–1 Rayo Vallecano Gijón
Bilić 21'
Miguel 53', 61'		 Summary Azkoitia 31' Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Bastos Martínez
24 April 2004 34 Elche 2–1 Real Sporting Elche
Moisés 5'
Nino 69'
Tortolero Yellow card Yellow-red card 80'		 Summary Bilić 74'
Jeffrey Red card 83'		 Stadium: Manuel Martínez Valero
Referee: Castillo Estévez
2 May 2004 35 Real Sporting 1–1 Leganés Gijón
Diego Alegre 45' Summary Calandria 55' Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Herráez Prieto
9 May 2004 36 Numancia 1–1 Real Sporting Soria
Octavio Red card 19'
Moreno 61'		 Summary Juan Yellow card Yellow-red card 57'
Irurzun 84'		 Stadium: Los Pajaritos
Referee: Valle Gil
16 May 2004 37 Real Sporting 4–1 Ciudad de Murcia Gijón
João Pinto 38' (o.g.)
Bilić 52'
Miguel 58'
Rubén 73'		 Summary Godino 88' Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Paradas Romero
23 May 2004 38 Eibar 2–2 Real Sporting Eibar
Brit 49', 69'
Saizar Red card 78'		 Summary Dani Borreguero 50'
Yago Yellow card Yellow-red card 76'
David Bauzá Yellow card Yellow-red card 77'
Cristian Díaz Red card 78'
Rubén 90'		 Stadium: Ipurua
Referee: Rodado Rodríguez
29 May 2004 39 Real Sporting 0–2 Tenerife Gijón
Summary Corona 80'
Jesús Vázquez 86'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: García Delgado
6 June 2004 40 Real Sporting 2–0 Cádiz Gijón
Pablo Álvarez 34'
Dani Borreguero 83'		 Summary Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Amoedo Chas
5 June 2004 41 Almería 2–1 Real Sporting Almería
Francisco 55'
Ortiz 66'		 Summary Irurzun 57' Stadium: Mediterráneo
Referee: Fernández Hinojosa
19 June 2004 42 Real Sporting 1–0 Málaga B Gijón
Álvaro Varela 9' Summary Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Pérez Lima

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2003–04 Copa del Rey

Matches

8 October 2003 Round of 64 Real Sporting 0–1 Eibar Gijón
Report Cuevas 84' Stadium: El Molinón
Referee: Villanueva Angulo

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total Segunda División Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Spain ESP Juanjo Valencia 3 0 3+0 0 0+0 0
3 DF Spain ESP Chus Bravo 6 0 5+1 0 0+0 0
4 DF Spain ESP Isma 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
5 DF Spain ESP Samuel 39 0 36+2 0 1+0 0
6 DF Spain ESP Yago 38 1 37+0 1 1+0 0
7 MF Spain ESP Miguel Cobas 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
8 MF Spain ESP Juan 37 1 34+3 1 0+0 0
9 FW Croatia CRO Mate Bilić 42 15 38+3 15 0+1 0
10 FW Spain ESP Rubén Suárez 29 6 6+23 6 0+0 0
11 MF Spain ESP David Bauzá 26 2 17+9 2 0+0 0
12 DF Spain ESP Diego Alegre 23 1 17+5 1 1+0 0
13 GK Spain ESP Roberto 40 0 39+0 0 1+0 0
14 DF Argentina ARG Cristian Díaz 27 1 27+0 1 0+0 0
15 MF Spain ESP Irurzun 41 6 20+20 6 1+0 0
16 DF Netherlands NED Jeffrey 5 0 4+1 0 0+0 0
17 MF Spain ESP Álvaro Varela 2 1 1+1 1 0+0 0
18 MF Spain ESP Pablo Álvarez 36 7 32+3 7 0+1 0
19 FW Spain ESP Miguel 39 8 23+15 8 1+0 0
20 FW Spain ESP David Lago 1 0 1+0 0 0+0 0
21 MF Spain ESP Abel Segovia 21 1 9+11 1 1+0 0
22 DF Spain ESP Rafel Sastre 37 1 31+5 1 1+0 0
23 MF Spain ESP Dani Borreguero 36 6 34+1 6 1+0 0
24 DF Spain ESP Javier Dorado 40 0 38+1 0 1+0 0
26 MF Spain ESP Gerardo 13 0 3+9 0 1+0 0
27 DF Spain ESP Alejandro Vázquez 2 0 2+0 0 0+0 0
28 MF Spain ESP Carlos Casquero 3 0 1+2 0 0+0 0
29 MF Spain ESP Javi Fuego 12 0 4+7 0 0+1 0

References

  1. ^ "El club cierra el fichaje de Villa por 2,5 millones" (in Spanish). Diario AS. 8 July 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  2. ^ "El Sporting va directo a Primera". Mundo Deportivo. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  3. ^ "El Sporting salva un punto con ocho jugadores". ABC. 24 May 2004. Retrieved 18 March 2017.