Sporting Atlético Explained

Sporting Atlético should not be confused with Sporting CP B.

Clubname:Sporting Atlético
Ground:Campo Pepe Ortiz, Gijón,
Asturias, Spain
Capacity:1,600
Chairman:Javier Fernández
Chrtitle:President
Manager:Aitor Zulaika
Mgrtitle:Head coach
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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, 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

Season to season

SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1966–6752ª Reg.1st
1967–6841ª Reg.3rd
1968–6941ª Reg.2nd
1969–7041ª Reg.2nd
1970–7141ª Reg.11th
1971–7241ª Reg.2nd
1972–7341ª Reg.8th
1973–744Reg. Pref.1st
1974–75311thSecond round
1975–7638thThird round
1976–77315thFirst round
1977–7842ndFirst round
1978–7941stFirst round
SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey
1979–8032ª B17thFirst round
1980–8141st
1981–8232ª B12thFirst round
1982–8332ª B16th
1983–8432ª B13th
1984–8532ª B10th
1985–8632ª B16thFirst round
1986–8744th
1987–8842nd
1988–8941st
1989–9032ª B11th
1990–9132ª B12th
SeasonTierDivisionPlace
1991–9232ª B3rd
1992–9332ª B14th
1993–9432ª B12th
1994–9532ª B5th
1995–9632ª B1st
1996–9732ª B1st
1997–9832ª B8th
1998–9932ª B7th
1999–200032ª B12th
2000–0132ª B5th
2001–0232ª B17th
2002–0343rd
2003–0443rd
2004–0545th
2005–0647th
2006–0744th
2007–0842nd
2008–0932ª B16th
2009–1032ª B12th
2010–1132ª B19th
SeasonTierDivisionPlace
2011–1232ª B10th
2012–1332ª B13th
2013–1432ª B9th
2014–1532ª B11th
2015–1632ª B17th
2016–1741st
2017–1832ª B2nd
2018–1932ª B11th
2019–2032ª B15th
2020–2132ª B /
2021–2253ª RFEF2nd
2022–2353ª Fed.2nd
2023–2453ª Fed.2nd
2024–2553ª Fed.
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Current squad

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Current technical staff

RoleName
Head coach Aitor Zulaika
Assistant coach Nacho Cases
Delegate Carlos Manuel Manjarín Pereda
Goalkeeping coach Daniel Fernández Lozano
Fitness coaches Álvaro Vázquez García
Physiotherapist Sergio Vicente Guerrero Álvarez
Pedro Diaz Herrero
Kit men Alejandro Tuya Moriyon

Honours

Official

1995–96 (Group 2), 1996–97 (Group 1)

1982–83 Segunda División B – Group I

1996, 2003, 2014, 2016[13]

Friendly

[14] 2008

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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Datos Real Sporting de Gijón B - Senior Masculino - Datos del club. futbolme.com. es. 2020-01-19.
  2. Web site: Sporting B. La Fútbolteca. es. 30 January 2012.
  3. Web site: 2ºRegional Gr1. Real Federación de Fútbol del Principado de Asturias. es. 30 January 2012.
  4. Web site: S.D. Atl. Camocha. Real Federación de Fútbol del Principado de Asturias. es. 30 January 2012.
  5. Web site: Fase de permanencia en Tercera División 1971–72. Tercera División promotion/relegation 1971–72. Arquero-Arba. es. 30 January 2012.
  6. Web site: Regional Preferente. Arquero-Arba. es. 30 January 2012.
  7. http://www.lne.es/deportes/2011/07/05/sporting-recupera-plaza-perdio-segunda-b/1098557.html El Sporting recupera la plaza que perdió en Segunda B (Sporting regains lost Segunda B berth)
  8. Web site: El filial vuelve a llamarse Sporting Atlético. The reserves are called Sporting Atlético again. Sporting Gijón. es. 6 July 2023. 17 July 2023.
  9. Web site: Plantilla Real Sporting B. 25 March 2021. Sporting de Gijón B. es.
  10. http://usuarios.multimania.es/arefe/CLASIFICACIONES/NACIONAL/TEMP1979.txt Temporada 1978–1979 (1978–1979 season)
  11. http://usuarios.multimania.es/arefe/CLASIFICACIONES/NACIONAL/TEMP1981.txt Temporada 1980–1981 (1980–1981 season)
  12. http://usuarios.multimania.es/arefe/CLASIFICACIONES/NACIONAL/TEMP1989.txt Temporada 1988–1989 (1988–1989 season)
  13. http://www.asturfutbol.es/resumenanteriores.html Resumen de temporadas anteriores
  14. https://www.rsssf.org/tablese/emmacuervo.html Trofeo Emma Cuervo (Ribadeo, Lugo-Spain) 1952–2008