2016–17 Sporting de Gijón season

Real Sporting
2016–17 season
PresidentJavier Fernández
ManagerRubi
StadiumEl Molinón
La Liga18th
Copa del ReyRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
All: Duje Čop (9 goals)
Highest home attendance25,899
Real Sporting 0–5 Barcelona
(24 September 2016)
Lowest home attendance15,365
Real Sporting 2–2 Real Betis
(20 May 2017)
Average home league attendance22,594

The 2016–17 season was Sporting de Gijón's 111th season in existence and the club's 42nd season in the top flight of Spanish football. It covered a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Season overview

Despite earning seven points in the first three games, a streak of five losses dropped Real Sporting to the relegation positions. The club was unable to leave them during the rest of the season and finally was relegated to Segunda División despite winning 1–0 at Ipurua.

Players

Current squad

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Spain Iván Cuéllar (vice-captain) 33 2008 133 0 2019 Free
2 DF Brazil Douglas 26 2016 0 0 2017 Loan
3 DF Martinique Jean-Sylvain Babin 30 2016 0 0 2019 Free Played internationally with Martinique
4 DF Spain Jorge Meré 20 2015 31 0 2020 Youth system
5 DF Venezuela Fernando Amorebieta 32 2016 0 0 2020 Undisclosed Second nationality: Spain
6 MF Spain Sergio Álvarez 25 2013 82 5 2021 Youth system
7 MF Spain Víctor Rodríguez 27 2016 0 0 2020 Youth system
8 FW Ivory Coast Lacina Traoré 26 2017 0 0 2017 Loan
9 FW Spain Carlos Castro 22 2014 30 9 2018 Youth system
10 MF Spain Nacho Cases 29 2011 133 7 2018 Youth system
11 DF Spain Alberto Lora (captain) 30 2007 209 8 2018 Youth system
12 DF Nigeria Elderson Echiéjilé 29 2017 0 0 2017 Loan
13 GK Spain Diego Mariño 27 2016 0 0 2020 Undisclosed
14 MF Spain Burgui 23 2016 0 0 2017 Loan
15 FW Spain Roberto Canella 29 2008 225 6 2019 Youth system
16 DF Spain Lillo 28 2016 0 0 2018 Free
17 FW Qatar Akram Afif 20 2016 0 0 2017 Loan
18 DF Spain Isma López 27 2013 44 6 2019 Free
19 MF Spain Carlos Carmona 29 2012 103 13 2019 Free
20 MF Cameroon Dani Ndi 21 2015 27 2 2018 Youth system
21 MF Spain Xavi Torres 30 2016 0 0 2017 Free Played two games with number 25
22 MF Spain Mikel Vesga 24 2017 0 0 2017 Loan
23 MF Spain Moi Gómez 23 2016 0 0 2020 Free
24 FW Croatia Duje Čop 27 2016 0 0 2017 Loan
25 FW Spain Borja Viguera 30 2016 0 0 2018 Free
30 GK Spain Óscar Whalley 23 2016 0 0 2018 Free
  • Last updated: 31 January 2017
  • Source: Ages as of 30 June 2017. Stats updated as of the end of the 2015–16 season. Only league and playoff games included.
  • Ordered by squad number.

From the reserve team

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 FW Spain ESP Pablo Fernández
29 DF Spain ESP Juan Rodríguez
31 FW Spain ESP Rubén
33 MF Spain ESP Cristian

In

No.
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Ends
 Transfer
fee 		Source
7 MF Spain Víctor Rodríguez 26 Getafe[N 1] Free Summer 2020 Free
13 GK Spain Diego Mariño 26 Levante Free Summer 2020 Undisclosed [1]
16 DF Spain Lillo 27 Eibar Free Summer 2019 Free [2]
23 MF Spain Moi Gómez 22 Getafe[N 2] Free Summer 2020 Free [3]
14 MF Spain Burgui 22 Espanyol[N 3] Loan Summer 2017 Free
5 DF Venezuela Fernando Amorebieta 31 Fulham England Transfer Summer 2019 Undisclosed [4]
20 FW Croatia Duje Čop 26 Cagliari Italy Loan Summer 2017 Free [5]
3 DF Martinique Jean-Sylvain Babin 29 Granada Transfer Summer 2019 Free [6]
17 MF Qatar Akram Afif 19 Villarreal[N 4] Loan Summer 2017 Free [6]
30 GK Spain Óscar Whalley 22 Zaragoza Transfer Summer 2018 Free
21 MF Spain Xavi Torres 29 Real Betis Transfer Summer 2017 Free [7]
2 DF Brazil Douglas 26 Barcelona Loan Summer 2017 Free [8]
25 FW Spain Borja Viguera 29 Athletic Bilbao Transfer Summer 2018 Free [9]
22 MF Spain Mikel Vesga 23 Athletic Bilbao Loan Winter 2017 Free
8 FW Ivory Coast Lacina Traoré 26 Monaco France[N 5] Loan Winter 2017 Free [10]
12 DF Nigeria Elderson Echiéjilé 29 Monaco France[N 6] Loan Winter 2017 Free [11]

Out

N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window 		Transfer
fee 		Source
2 DF Spain Luis Hernández 27 Leicester City England End of contract Summer Free [12]
23 MF Spain Jony 24 Málaga End of contract Summer Free [13]
17 MF Spain Omar Mascarell 23 Eintracht Frankfurt Germany Loan return[N 7] Summer Free
20 FW Paraguay Antonio Sanabria 19 Betis Loan return[N 8] Summer Free
25 MF Croatia Alen Halilović 20 Hamburger SV Germany Loan return[N 9] Summer Free [14]
4 DF Chile Igor Lichnovsky 21 Valladolid Loan return[N 10] Summer Free
3 DF Spain Álex Menéndez 24 Girona End of contract Summer Free [15]
8 MF Spain Álex Barrera 25 Zaragoza End of contract Summer Free [16]
9 FW Spain Miguel Ángel Guerrero 25 Leganés End of contract Summer Free [17]
5 DF Colombia Bernardo 26 Middlesbrough England End of contract Summer Free [18]
13 GK Spain Alberto 31 Getafe Contract terminated Summer Free
21 DF Bosnia and Herzegovina Ognjen Vranješ 26 Tom Tomsk Russia Mutual consent Summer Free
22 MF Spain Pablo Pérez 23 Alcorcón Loan Summer Free
8 DF Algeria Rachid Aït-Atmane 23 Tenerife Loan Winter Free [19]

Technical staff

Position Staff
Manager Rubi (replaced Abelardo Fernández)
Assistant Manager Jaume Torras (replaced Iñaki Tejada)
Goalkeeping Coach Diego Tuero (replaced Isidro Fernández)
Physical Fitness Coach Xabi Gil (replaced Gerardo Ruiz)
Director of Football Nicolás Rodríguez
Delegate Mario Cotelo
Academy Director José María M. Acebal

Source: Sporting de Gijón Official Website

Managerial changes

Outgoing manager Manner of
departure 		Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming manager Date of
appointment
Spain Abelardo Fernández Mutual consent 17 January 2017[20] 18th Spain Rubi 17 January 2017

Pre-season and friendlies

19 July 2016 Friendly Fafe Portugal 1–1 Real Sporting Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
19:30 Materazzi 81' Report Víctor Rodríguez 7' Stadium: Municipal da Coutada
Referee: Bruno Nunes
22 July 2016 Recontro de Valdevez Feirense Portugal 2–0 Real Sporting Arcos de Valdevez, Portugal
19:00 Fabinho 62' (pen.)
Platiny 82' (pen.)		 Report Stadium: Municipal da Coutada
Attendance: 237
Referee: Bruno Nunes
23 July 2016 Friendly Rio Ave Portugal 1–0 Real Sporting Vila do Conde, Portugal
18:30 Yazalde 34' Report Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: Armando Mendes
27 July 2016 Friendly Athletic Bilbao 1–1 Real Sporting Leioa
18:30 Williams 79' Report Burgui 9' (pen.) Stadium: Sarriena
Attendance: 2,400
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
30 July 2016 Memorial M. Preciado Racing Santander 0–2
(1–3 p)		 Real Sporting Santander
19:00 Report Carmona 15'
Álvaro Bustos 38'		 Stadium: El Sardinero
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fuente Martín
Penalties
Granero
Óscar Fernández soccer ball with red X		 Carmona
Isma López
Moi Gómez
Note: 45-minute game.
30 July 2016 Memorial M. Preciado Real Sporting 0–1 Alavés Santander
21:10 Report Manu García 44' (pen.) Stadium: El Sardinero
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Fuente Martín
Note: 45-minute game.
3 August 2016 Friendly Lugo 3–0 Real Sporting Lugo
20:00 Yelko 21'
Joselu 36', 79'		 Report Stadium: Anxo Carro
Referee: Eiriz Mata
6 August 2016 Friendly Nancy France 0–0 Real Sporting Tomblaine, France
18:00 Report Stadium: Marcel Picot
Attendance: 2,573
Referee: Benoît Bastien
13 August 2016 Villa de Gijón Real Sporting 1–1
(4–2 p)		 Deportivo La Coruña Gijón
20:30 Čop 18' Report Bruno Gama 80' Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 13,500
Referee: González González
Penalties
Isma López soccer ball with check mark
Moi Gómez soccer ball with check mark
Carmona soccer ball with check mark
Pablo Pérez soccer ball with check mark		 Andone soccer ball with red X
Guilherme soccer ball with check mark
Emre soccer ball with check mark
Bruno Gama soccer ball with red X
1 September 2016 Friendly Real Sporting 1–1 Eibar Barreda
19:00 Viguera 77' Report Adrián 82' Stadium: Solvay
Attendance: 700
Referee: Cordero Vega
6 October 2016 Friendly Real Sporting 2–1 Real Sociedad Torrelavega
18:00 Moi Gómez 26'
Viguera 53'		 Report Willian José 90' Stadium: El Malecón
Attendance: 800
Referee: Pardeiro Puente
9 November 2016 Friendly Real Sporting 0–2 Alavés Avilés
19:00 Report Deyverson 20'
Espinoza 55'		 Stadium: Román Suárez Puerta
Referee: Areces Franco

Competitions

La Liga

Round 7 game against Deportivo de La Coruña.
Main article: 2016–17 La Liga

League table

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
16 Deportivo La Coruña 38 8 12 18 43 61 −18 36
17 Leganés 38 8 11 19 36 55 −19 35
18 Sporting Gijón (R) 38 7 10 21 42 72 −30 31 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Osasuna (R) 38 4 10 24 40 94 −54 22
20 Granada (R) 38 4 8 26 30 82 −52 20
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.[21]
(R) Relegated

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 7 10 21 42 72  −30 31 5 4 10 26 38  −12 2 6 11 16 34  −18

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWLLLLLDDLLLWLLLLDLLWLDLLDWDLLLDDLWWD
Position663811141618181818181818181818181818181818181919191818181818181818181818
Source: BDFútbol
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

21 August 2016 1 Real Sporting 2–1 Athletic Bilbao Gijón
18:15 Isma López Yellow card 15' soccer ball with red X 61'
Amorebieta Yellow card 45'
Čop 50'
Víctor Rodríguez 53'
Cuéllar Yellow card 89'		 Report Laporte Yellow card 59'
Eneko Bóveda Yellow card 60'
Muniain Yellow card 75'
Viguera 86'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 24,833
Referee: Clos Gómez
28 August 2016 2 Alavés 0–0 Real Sporting Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:15 Deyverson Yellow card 27' Report Moi Gómez Yellow card 66' Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 14,030
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
11 September 2016 3 Real Sporting 2–1 Leganés Gijón
12:00 Cases 17'
Čop 43' (pen.)		 Report Diego Rico 58' Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 22,364
Referee: Vicandi Garrido
17 September 2016 4 Atlético Madrid 5–0 Real Sporting Madrid
16:15 Griezmann 2', 31'
Gameiro 5'
Torres 72', 90+1' (pen.)		 Report Amorebieta Yellow card 16'
Lillo Yellow card 90'		 Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 45,700
Referee: Ocón Arraiz
21 September 2016 5 Celta 2–1 Real Sporting Vigo
20:00 Hugo Mallo 66'
Radoja Yellow card 77'
Roncaglia Yellow card 79'
Iago Aspas 87' (pen.)		 Report Amorebieta Yellow card 33'
Viguera Yellow card 67'
Čop 80' (pen.)
Cases Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 14,999
Referee: Melero López
24 September 2016 6 Real Sporting 0–5 Barcelona Gijón
16:15 Lora Yellow card 9' Yellow-red card 74'
Amorebieta Yellow card 86'		 Report Suárez 29'
Rafinha 32'
Neymar 81' (88)
Arda Turan 85'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 25,899
Referee: Del Cerro Grande
1 October 2016 7 Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 Real Sporting A Coruña
20:45 Borges 35'
Babel 90+2'		 Report Sergio Álvarez Yellow card 43' 65'
Moi Gómez Yellow card 54'
Meré Yellow card 59'
Isma López Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 23,957
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
16 October 2016 8 Real Sporting 1–2 Valencia Gijón
18:30 Aït-Atmane Yellow card 23'
Castro 41'
Čop Yellow card 45+1'
Meré Yellow card 64'
Burgui Yellow card 76'
Amorebieta Yellow card 90'		 Report Suárez 7', 65'
Bakkali Yellow card 80'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 23,915
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
22 October 2016 9 Granada 0–0 Real Sporting Granada
20:45 Angban Yellow card 71'
Uche Yellow card 75'
Kravets Yellow card 90'
Cuenca Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Sergio Álvarez Yellow card 80' Stadium: Los Cármenes
Attendance: 14,622
Referee: Vicandi Garrido
29 October 2016 10 Real Sporting 1–1 Sevilla Gijón
13:00 Isma López Yellow card 6'
Moi Gómez 20' Yellow card 26'
Cuéllar Yellow card 23'
Čop Yellow card 24'
Cases Yellow card 71'
Amorebieta Yellow card 83'		 Report Vietto 4'
Mercado Yellow card 23'
Carriço Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 22,803
Referee: Iglesias Villanueva
4 November 2016 11 Málaga 3–2 Real Sporting Málaga
20:45 Chory Castro Yellow card 42'
Pablo Fornals 45+2' Yellow card 90+4'
Villanueva Yellow card 48'
Michael Santos Yellow card 52' 78'
Sandro 65'
Camacho Yellow card 74'		 Report Lillo Yellow card 11' Yellow-red card 71'
Viguera 13'
Amorebieta Yellow card 28'
Isma López Yellow card 35'
Sergio Álvarez Yellow card 40'
Čop 49'		 Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 20,558
Referee: Gil Manzano
20 November 2016 12 Real Sporting 1–3 Real Sociedad Gijón
18:30 Čop 28'
Xavi Torres Yellow card 77'		 Report Xabi Prieto 19'
Zurutuza 51'
Iñigo Martínez 56'
Willian José Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 23,059
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
26 November 2016 13 Real Madrid 2–1 Real Sporting Madrid
16:15 Ronaldo 5' (pen.), 18'
Nacho Yellow card 77'		 Report Carmona 35' Yellow card 66'
Amorebieta Yellow card 40'
Rachid Yellow card 61'
Čop soccer ball with red X 78'		 Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 67,118
Referee: Hernández Hernández
4 December 2016 14 Real Sporting 3–1 Osasuna Gijón
18:30 Amorebieta Yellow card 37'
Carmona 47', 78'
Douglas 56', Yellow card 68'
Čop Yellow card 67'		 Report Márquez Yellow card 39'
Flaño 86'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 25,800
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
11 December 2016 15 Espanyol 2–1 Real Sporting Barcelona
18:30 Caicedo 54'
Diop Yellow card 68'
Baptistão 90'		 Report Rachid Yellow card 84'
Sergio Álvarez Yellow card 86'
Čop 90+2'		 Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 19,353
Referee: Del Cerro Grande
17 December 2016 16 Real Sporting 1–3 Villarreal Gijón
13:00 Amorebieta Yellow card 55'
Cases Yellow card 60'
Carmona 89'		 Report Dos Santos 12'
Sansone 19'
Soriano Yellow card 40'
Pato 74'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 19,662
Referee: Vicandi Garrido
7 January 2017 17 Las Palmas 1–0 Real Sporting Las Palmas
18:30 El Zhar 55'
Momo Yellow card 74'
Tana Yellow card 84'		 Report Xavi Torres Yellow card 60'
Meré Yellow card 85'
Lillo Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: Gran Canaria
Attendance: 21,663
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
15 January 2017 18 Real Sporting 2–3 Eibar Gijón
18:30 Carmona 9' Yellow card 45'
Amorebieta Yellow card 15'
Cases 58'
Sergio Álvarez Yellow card 90+2'
Babin Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Adrián 4' (pen.)
Pedro León 21'
Luna 23'
Inui Yellow card 45'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 20,050
Referee: Fernández Borbalán
22 January 2017 19 Real Betis 0–0 Real Sporting Seville
18:30 Ceballos Yellow card 59'
Bruno Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Babin Yellow card 21'
Lillo Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 32,822
Referee: Undiano Mallenco
29 January 2017 20 Athletic Bilbao 2–1 Real Sporting Bilbao
18:30 Muniain 50'
Williams Yellow card 66'
Aritz Aduriz 71' (pen.) Yellow card 83'
Mikel Rico Yellow card 84'
Raúl García Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Čop 27' (pen.)
Amorebieta Yellow card 29'
Carmona Yellow card 68'
Xavi Torres Yellow card 85'		 Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 41,812
Referee: Clos Gómez
5 February 2017 21 Real Sporting 2–4 Alavés Gijón
16:15 Vesga Yellow card 39'
Afif Yellow card 44'
Amorebieta Yellow card 68'
Cuéllar Yellow card 69'
Carmona Yellow card 71'
Traoré Yellow card 75' 84'
Cases Yellow card 75'
Castro 90'		 Report Sobrino 10'
Katai Yellow card 20'
Krstičić Yellow card 23'
Christian Santos Yellow card 45' 58' (pen.)
Édgar Méndez 70' (pen.)
Alexis 85'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 21,752
Referee: Gil Manzano
12 February 2017 22 Leganés 0–2 Real Sporting Leganés
16:15 Diego Rico Yellow card 21'
Bustinza Yellow card 70'
Rubén Pérez Yellow card 83'		 Report Canella Yellow card 8' 66'
Traoré Yellow card 30'
Carmona Yellow card 54'
Mariño Red card 70'
Čop Yellow card 74'
Lillo Yellow card 76'
Burgui 83' Yellow card 84'		 Stadium: Butarque
Attendance: 8,232
Referee: Estrada Fernández
Note: Mariño and Čop were not in the pitch when their cards were shown.
18 February 2017 23 Real Sporting 1–4 Atlético Madrid Gijón
13:00 Sergio Álvarez 49'
Vesga Yellow card 57'		 Report Carrasco 46'
Thomas Yellow card 72'
Gameiro 80', 81', 85'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 24,013
Referee: González González
26 February 2017 24 Real Sporting 1–1 Celta Gijón
18:30 Moi Gómez 49' (pen.)
Amorebieta Yellow card 58'
Meré Red card 74'
Cuéllar Yellow card 90+3'		 Report Fontàs Yellow card 55'
Marcelo Díaz Yellow card 57'
Aspas 75'
Roncaglia Yellow card 90+1'
Beauvue Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 23,797
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
1 March 2017 25 Barcelona 6–1 Real Sporting Barcelona
19:30 Messi 9'
L. Suárez 11', 27'
Neymar Yellow card 45' 65'
Alcácer 49'
Rakitić 87'		 Report Castro 21' Yellow card 45'
Burgui Yellow card 24'
Juan Rodríguez Yellow card 55'		 Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 55,029
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
15 January 2017 26 Real Sporting 0–1 Deportivo La Coruña Gijón
12:00 Douglas Yellow card 45'
Meré Yellow card 71'
Vesga Yellow card 72'
Canella Yellow card 88'		 Report Çolak soccer ball with red X 32'
Mosquera 45' Yellow card 59'
Fernando Navarro Yellow card 45'
Arribas Yellow card 45'
Carles Gil Yellow card 88'
Luisinho Yellow card 88'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 23,586
Referee: Mateu Lahoz
11 March 2017 27 Valencia 1–1 Real Sporting Valencia
13:00 Orellana Yellow card 2'
Zaza Yellow card 19'
Mangala Yellow card 50'
Parejo soccer ball with red X 55'
Munir 85'		 Report Cases Yellow card 29'
Douglas Yellow card 49'
Čop 60' Yellow card 76'
Cuéllar Yellow card 79'
Xavi Torres Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 28,921
Referee: Álvarez Izquierdo
19 March 2017 28 Real Sporting 3–1 Granada Gijón
18:30 Traoré 60' soccer ball with red X 82'
Babin 64'
Douglas Yellow card 65'
Carmona 67'
Meré Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Angban Yellow card 37'
Ingason 51' Yellow card 81'
Mallé Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 24,129
Referee: Estrada Fernández
2 April 2017 29 Sevilla 0–0 Real Sporting Sevilla
12:00 Pareja Yellow card 59'
Nasri Yellow card 75'
Mariano Yellow card 83'		 Report Vesga Yellow card 34'
Lillo Yellow card 58'
Amorebieta Yellow card 61'
Xavi Torres Yellow card 78'		 Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 31,382
Referee: Vicandi Garrido
5 April 2017 30 Real Sporting 0–1 Málaga Gijón
20:30 Burgui Yellow card 80'
Meré 86'		 Report Fornals Yellow card 21'
Sandro 40' Yellow card 45'
Hernández Yellow card 58'
Keko Yellow card 70'
Juanpi Yellow card 90+4'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 23,729
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
10 April 2017 31 Real Sociedad 3–1 Real Sporting San Sebastián
20:45 Willian José 3'
Juanmi 27' Yellow card 72'
Yuri 77'		 Report Sergio Álvarez Yellow card 17'
Vesga Yellow card 23'
Xavi Torres Yellow card 31'
Amorebieta Yellow card 80'
Echiéjilé 87'
Burgui Yellow card 90+1'		 Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 18,894
Referee: González González
15 April 2017 32 Real Sporting 2–3 Real Madrid Gijón
16:15 Čop 14'
Sergio Álvarez Yellow card 34'
Vesga 50'
Lillo Yellow card 61'
Isma López Yellow card 79'
Cases Yellow card 87'
Afif Yellow card 90+2'		 Report Isco 17', 90'
Morata 59' Yellow card 89'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 23,745
Referee: Fernández Borbalán
22 April 2017 33 Osasuna 2–2 Real Sporting Pamplona
18:30 Meré 19' (o.g.)
Fausto Yellow card 49'
Kenan Kodro 72' Yellow card 73'
Fuentes Yellow card 90+1'		 Report Moi Gómez Yellow card 36'
Sergio Álvarez Yellow card 41'
Meré Yellow card 62'
Burgui Yellow card 71'
Canella 79'
Castro 81'		 Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 15,032
Referee: Gil Manzano
25 April 2017 34 Real Sporting 1–1 Espanyol Gijón
19:00 Víctor Rodríguez Yellow card 18' 39' Report Javi Fuego Yellow card 15'
Gerard 55'
Víctor Sánchez Yellow card 83'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 20,608
Referee: Melero López
28 April 2017 35 Villarreal 3–1 Real Sporting Villarreal
20:45 Soldado 37'
Bakambu 47', 59'
J. Dos Santos Yellow card 64'
Bonera Yellow card 84'		 Report Amorebieta Yellow card 35'
Douglas 73'		 Stadium: Estadio de La Cerámica
Attendance: 14,903
Referee: Estrada Fernández
6 May 2017 36 Real Sporting 1–0 Las Palmas Gijón
13:00 Sergio Álvarez 32'
Douglas Yellow card 49'
Carmona 67'
Čop Yellow card 71'
Canella Yellow card 80'		 Report Roque Mesa Yellow card 41'
Hernán Yellow card 90+1'
Hélder Yellow card 90+3'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 20,942
Referee: Jaime Latre
14 May 2017 37 Eibar 0–1 Real Sporting Eibar
20:00 Burgui 32'
Vesga Yellow card 80'
Čop Yellow card 89'		 Report Lejeune Yellow card 59'
Sergi Enrich Yellow card 60'		 Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 5,577
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
21 May 2017 38 Real Sporting 2–2 Real Betis Gijón
17:00 Douglas 7'
Carmona 79'		 Report Rubén Castro 22', 59'
Cejudo 37'
Durmisi Yellow card 86'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 15,365
Referee: Iglesias Villanueva

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2016–17 Copa del Rey
29 November 2016 Round of 32
First leg		 Real Sporting 1–2 Eibar Gijón
21:00 Viguera soccer ball with red X 33' 62' Report Bebé 2'
Rivera Yellow card 57'
Escalante Yellow card 66'
Rubén Peña 89'		 Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 11,806
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
21 December 2016 Round of 32
Second leg		 Eibar 3–1
(5–2 agg.)		Real SportingEibar
19:00 Kike 1', 46'
Rivera Yellow card 23'
Gálvez Yellow card 30'
Adrián 44'
Capa Yellow card 63'		 Report Viguera Yellow card 49'
Xavi Torres Yellow card 80'
Rubén 89'		 Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 4,085
Referee: Gil Manzano

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Spain ESP Iván Cuéllar 36 0 36+0 0 0+0 0
2 DF Brazil BRA Douglas 23 3 20+1 3 1+1 0
3 DF Martinique MTQ Jean-Sylvain Babin 24 1 20+2 1 2+0 0
4 DF Spain ESP Jorge Meré 32 0 31+0 0 1+0 0
5 DF Venezuela VEN Fernando Amorebieta 27 0 26+1 0 0+0 0
6 MF Spain ESP Sergio Álvarez 36 2 34+2 2 0+0 0
7 MF Spain ESP Víctor Rodríguez 26 2 15+9 2 2+0 0
8 FW Ivory Coast CIV Lacina Traoré 8 2 5+3 2 0+0 0
9 FW Spain ESP Carlos Castro 26 4 10+15 4 0+1 0
10 MF Spain ESP Nacho Cases 22 2 16+4 2 2+0 0
11 MF Spain ESP Alberto Lora 7 0 4+3 0 0+0 0
12 DF Nigeria NGA Elderson Echiéjilé 3 1 2+1 1 0+0 0
13 GK Spain ESP Diego Mariño 4 0 2+0 0 2+0 0
14 MF Spain ESP Burgui 34 2 21+11 2 2+0 0
15 DF Spain ESP Roberto Canella 22 2 20+0 2 2+0 0
16 DF Spain ESP Lillo 26 0 24+1 0 1+0 0
17 FW Qatar QAT Akram Afif 11 0 2+7 0 0+2 0
18 FW Spain ESP Isma López 27 0 19+8 0 0+0 0
19 MF Spain ESP Carlos Carmona 27 8 21+4 8 2+0 0
20 MF Cameroon CMR Dani Ndi 6 0 1+5 0 0+0 0
21 MF Spain ESP Xavi Torres 19 0 8+9 0 2+0 0
22 MF Spain ESP Mikel Vesga 17 1 16+1 1 0+0 0
23 MF Spain ESP Moi Gómez 26 2 24+2 2 0+0 0
24 FW Croatia CRO Duje Čop 31 9 27+4 9 0+0 0
25 FW Spain ESP Borja Viguera 17 2 6+9 1 2+0 1
26 DF Spain ESP Pablo Fernández 2 0 0+2 0 0+0 0
29 DF Spain ESP Juan Rodríguez 5 0 2+2 0 1+0 0
30 GK Spain ESP Óscar Whalley 0 0 0+0 0 0+0 0
31 FW Spain ESP Rubén 3 1 0+2 0 0+1 1
33 MF Spain ESP Cristian 1 0 0+0 0 0+1 0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
8 MF Algeria ALG Rachid Aït-Atmane 8 0 6+2 0 0+0 0

Disciplinary record

N P Nat. Name La Liga Copa del Rey Total Notes
Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card Yellow card Second yellow card Red card
4 DF Spain Jorge Meré 7 1 7 1
13 GK Spain Diego Mariño 1 1
17 DF Spain Lillo 7 1 7 1
11 MF Spain Alberto Lora 1 1 3 times captain
5 DF Venezuela Fernando Amorebieta 17 17
6 MF Spain Sergio Álvarez 8 8 9 times captain
21 MF Spain Xavi Torres 6 1 7
2 DF Brazil Douglas 6 6
10 MF Spain Nacho Cases 6 6 5 times captain
14 MF Spain Burgui 6 6
22 MF Spain Mikel Vesga 6 6
24 FW Croatia Duje Čop 6 6
1 GK Spain Iván Cuéllar 5 5
18 FW Spain Isma López 5 5
19 MF Spain Carlos Carmona 5 5 One time captain
23 MF Spain Moi Gómez 4 4
15 DF Spain Roberto Canella 3 3 21 times captain
3 DF Martinique Jean-Sylvain Babin 2 2 snake
8 FW Ivory Coast Lacina Traoré 2 2
9 FW Spain Carlos Castro 2 2
16 FW Qatar Akram Afif 2 2
25 FW Spain Borja Viguera 1 1 2
7 MF Spain Víctor Rodríguez 1 1
29 DF Spain Juan Rodríguez 1 1
12 DF Nigeria Elderson Echiéjilé
20 MF Cameroon Dani Ndi
30 GK Spain Óscar Whalley
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
8 MF Algeria Rachid Aït-Atmane 3 3

Source: [citation needed]
Ordered by Red card, Second yellow card and Yellow card
Yellow card = Number of bookings; Second yellow card = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; Red card = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.

Notes

  1. ^ On loan from Elche.
  2. ^ On loan from Villarreal.
  3. ^ On loan from Real Madrid.
  4. ^ Last season played in Eupen Belgium
  5. ^ Previouslay loaned to CSKA Moscow Russia
  6. ^ Previouslay loaned to Standard Liège Belgium
  7. ^ Loan return to Real Madrid, later transferred
  8. ^ Loan return to Roma, later transferred
  9. ^ Loan return to Barcelona, later transferred
  10. ^ Loan return to Porto, later loaned again

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