Sporting Atlético
Founded1960
GroundCampo Pepe Ortiz, Gijón,
Asturias, Spain
Capacity1,600
PresidentJavier Fernández
Head coachAitor Zulaika
LeagueTercera Federación – Group 2
2022–23Tercera Federación – Group 2, 2nd of 16

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]

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

La Camocha

Sociedad 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

Sporting 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

  • 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

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1966–67 5 2ª Reg. 1st
1967–68 4 1ª Reg. 3rd
1968–69 4 1ª Reg. 2nd
1969–70 4 1ª Reg. 2nd
1970–71 4 1ª Reg. 11th
1971–72 4 1ª Reg. 2nd
1972–73 4 1ª Reg. 8th
1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 1st
1974–75 3 11th Second round
1975–76 3 8th Third round
1976–77 3 15th First round
1977–78 4 2nd First round
1978–79 4 1st First round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1979–80 3 2ª B 17th First round
1980–81 4 1st
1981–82 3 2ª B 12th First round
1982–83 3 2ª B 16th
1983–84 3 2ª B 13th
1984–85 3 2ª B 10th
1985–86 3 2ª B 16th First round
1986–87 4 4th
1987–88 4 2nd
1988–89 4 1st
1989–90 3 2ª B 11th
1990–91 3 2ª B 12th
Season Tier Division Place
1991–92 3 2ª B 3rd
1992–93 3 2ª B 14th
1993–94 3 2ª B 12th
1994–95 3 2ª B 5th
1995–96 3 2ª B 1st
1996–97 3 2ª B 1st
1997–98 3 2ª B 8th
1998–99 3 2ª B 7th
1999–2000 3 2ª B 12th
2000–01 3 2ª B 5th
2001–02 3 2ª B 17th
2002–03 4 3rd
2003–04 4 3rd
2004–05 4 5th
2005–06 4 7th
2006–07 4 4th
2007–08 4 2nd
2008–09 3 2ª B 16th
2009–10 3 2ª B 12th
2010–11 3 2ª B 19th
Season Tier Division Place
2011–12 3 2ª B 10th
2012–13 3 2ª B 13th
2013–14 3 2ª B 9th
2014–15 3 2ª B 11th
2015–16 3 2ª B 17th
2016–17 4 1st
2017–18 3 2ª B 2nd
2018–19 3 2ª B 11th
2019–20 3 2ª B 15th
2020–21 3 2ª B 9th / 6th
2021–22 5 3ª RFEF 2nd
2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 2nd
2023–24 5 3ª Fed.

Current squad

As of 11 September 2023.[9]

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 France FRA Florentin Bloch
2 DF Equatorial Guinea EQG Cristian Ebea
3 DF Spain ESP Jorge Montes
4 DF Spain ESP Borja Montes
5 DF France FRA Yann Kembo
6 MF Spain ESP Aarón Quintana
7 FW Spain ESP Diego Boza
8 MF Argentina ARG Tomás Valentín
9 FW Spain ESP Cris Acerete
10 MF Spain ESP Damián Cáceres
11 FW Spain ESP Alejandro Lozano
No. Pos. Nation Player
12 DF Mexico MEX Kevin Picón
13 GK Spain ESP Pablo Díez
14 DF Netherlands NED Leonel Miguel
15 MF Spain ESP Pelayo Pérez
16 FW Spain ESP Lucho Arroyo
17 FW Spain ESP Marcos Fernández
18 MF Mexico MEX Joshua Mancha
MF Spain ESP Óscar Castro
FW Mexico MEX Esteban Lozano (on loan from Club América)
FW Spain ESP Pelayo Morilla

From Youth Academy

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 Sergio Dacal

Current technical staff

Role Name
Head coach Spain Damián Mori
Assistant coach Spain Samuel Baños
Delegate Spain Carlos
Goalkeeping coach Spain Jorge Sariego
Fitness coaches Spain Álvaro Vázquez
Spain Rafa
Physiotherapists Spain Pedro Díaz
Spain Sergio Guerrero
Kit men Spain David

Honours

Official

Friendly

Stadium

Sporting 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

  1. "Datos Real Sporting de Gijón B - Senior Masculino - Datos del club". futbolme.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-01-19.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sporting B" (in Spanish). La Fútbolteca. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  3. "2ºRegional Gr1" (in Spanish). Real Federación de Fútbol del Principado de Asturias. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  4. "S.D. Atl. Camocha" (in Spanish). Real Federación de Fútbol del Principado de Asturias. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  5. "Fase de permanencia en Tercera División 1971–72" [Tercera División promotion/relegation 1971–72] (in Spanish). Arquero-Arba. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  6. "Regional Preferente" (in Spanish). Arquero-Arba. Retrieved 30 January 2012.
  7. El Sporting recupera la plaza que perdió en Segunda B (Sporting regains lost Segunda B berth); La Nueva España, 5 July 2011 (in Spanish)
  8. "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.
  9. "Plantilla Real Sporting B". Sporting de Gijón B (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  10. Temporada 1978–1979 (1978–1979 season) Archived 2010-06-01 at the Wayback Machine; at AREFE (in Spanish)
  11. Temporada 1980–1981 (1980–1981 season) Archived 2010-06-01 at the Wayback Machine; at AREFE (in Spanish)
  12. Temporada 1988–1989 (1988–1989 season) Archived 2010-06-01 at the Wayback Machine; at AREFE (in Spanish)
  13. Resumen de temporadas anteriores; at Astur Fútbol
  14. Trofeo Emma Cuervo (Ribadeo, Lugo-Spain) 1952–2008; at RSSSF
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