The 1998–99 Sporting de Gijón season was the first season of the club in Segunda División after its last relegation from La Liga, beating the record of less points in a season and the record of most games without earning a win.

Overview

Four coaches managed the team in a very tough season, where the club did not win any league match until the round 9.

Antonio López Habas started managing the team until he was sacked after the round 6. José Antonio Redondo was the caretaker during two weeks until Dutch Aad de Mos arrived to take the helm of the team. He was sacked after the round 19, being substituted by Pedro Braojos, who finally ended the season.

After the end of the season, Juan Carlos Ablanedo retired from football.^[1] The goalkeeper played 401 league games with Sporting de Gijón.

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  ESP Juan Carlos Ablanedo 2 DF  ESP Iván Otero 3 DF  ESP Mingo 4 DF  ESP Rubén Darío Acebal 5 DF  ESP José Jesús Mesas 6 DF  ESP Vicente 7 MF  ESP Mario 8 MF  ESP David Cano 9 FW  MAR Abdeljalil Hadda 10 MF  GRE Takis Gonias 11 MF  ESP José Manuel 12 MF  YUG Marko Perović 13 GK  ESP Sergio Sánchez

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  ESP Fredi 15 MF  RUS Igor Lediakhov 16 DF  BOL Luis Cristaldo 17 FW  ESP Monchu 18 MF  ESP Óscar Arias 19 FW  ESP Kaiku 20 DF  ESP Isma 21 DF  ESP Sergio 22 MF  ESP Manolo 23 MF  ESP Antonio Poyatos 24 FW  RUS Dmitri Cheryshev 25 GK  ESP Juanjo

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 DF  ESP Urbano 27 MF  ESP Miguel Cobas 28 DF  ESP Yago 29 FW  ESP Rubén Suárez 30 MF  ESP Salvador Capín

No. Pos. Nation Player 31 DF  ESP Borja Sánchez 32 FW  ESP Nacho García 36 MF  ESP Sergio Lara 37 FW  ESP Miguel 38 MF  ESP Alberto

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 1998–99 Segunda División

Results 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	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	L	D	L	L	L	L	L	W	L	D	D	W	L	W	D	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	L	W	D	W	W	W	W	W	L	W
Position	10	16	17	20	22	22	22	22	22	22	20	21	20	21	19	18	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	17	18	17	18	18	17	15	14	13	12	10	12	9

Source: BDFutbol
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Toledo	42	18	11	13	54	49	+5	65
8	Compostela	42	16	13	13	60	53	+7	61
9	Sporting de Gijón	42	16	11	15	47	47	0	59
10	Mérida	42	15	14	13	48	41	+7	59
11	Lleida	42	15	14	13	52	50	+2	59

Source:
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

Matches

Real Sporting v Toledo

30 August 1998 1	Real Sporting	0–0	Toledo	Gijón
		Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Fernández Hinojosa

Eibar v Real Sporting

6 September 1998 2	Eibar	2–1	Real Sporting	Eibar
	Kortina 27' Urrutia 85'	Summary	Hadda 3'  89'	Stadium: Ipurua Referee: Pino Zamorano

Málaga v Real Sporting

13 September 1998 3	Málaga	1–1	Real Sporting	Málaga
	Guede 26' Agostinho   44'	Summary	Monchu 16'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Referee: Turienzo Álvarez

Real Sporting v Las Palmas

12 September 1998 4	Real Sporting	0–2	Las Palmas	Gijón
		Summary	Socorro 39', 48'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Téllez Sánchez

Mallorca B v Real Sporting

28 September 1998 5	Mallorca B	2–0	Real Sporting	Palma
	Luque 15', 63'	Summary		Stadium: Lluís Sitjar Referee: Pinar Martínez

Real Sporting v Atlético Madrid B

4 October 1998 6	Real Sporting	0–3	Atlético Madrid B	Gijón
	Mesas  56'	Report	Tevenet 3' Sequeiros 48', 56'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Ramírez Domínguez

Rayo Vallecano v Real Sporting

10 October 1998 7	Rayo Vallecano	2–1	Real Sporting	Madrid
	Vergara 51' Pablo Sanz 55'	Summary	Óscar  41' Mario 74'	Stadium: Vallecas Referee: González Vázquez

Real Sporting v Logroñés

18 October 1998 8	Real Sporting	0–1	Logroñés	Gijón
		Summary	Nayim 47' (pen.) Uriz   88'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Rubio Iniesta

Lleida v Real Sporting

25 October 1998 9	Lleida	0–1	Real Sporting	Lleida
		Report	Mario 37' Sergio   47' Vicente   78'	Stadium: Camp d'Esports Referee: Eleicegui Uranga

Real Sporting v Numancia

1 November 1998 10	Real Sporting	0–2	Numancia	Gijón
		Report	Castaño 13' Javi Moreno 55'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Tristante Oliva

Compostela v Real Sporting

7 November 1998 11	Compostela	2–2	Real Sporting	Santiago de Compostela
	Cabrejo 14' Chiba 53'	Report	Rubén 64' (pen.) Hadda 67'	Stadium: San Lázaro Referee: Moreno Delgado

Real Sporting v Sevilla

15 November 1998 12	Real Sporting	2–2	Sevilla	Gijón
	Cristaldo 54'   83' Takis 77'	Summary	Paco Peña 44' Gluščević 50'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Montesinos Mariano

Ourense v Real Sporting

22 November 1998 13	Ourense	1–2	Real Sporting	Ourense
	Kortina 34'	Report	Nacho García 16' Isma 76'	Stadium: O Couto Referee: Téllez Sánchez

Real Sporting v Recreativo

29 November 1998 14	Real Sporting	0–1	Recreativo	Gijón
		Report	Ferreira 33'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Pinar Martínez

Mérida v Real Sporting

6 December 1998 15	Mérida	0–1	Real Sporting	Mérida
		Summary	Hadda 89'	Stadium: Romano Referee: Ramírez Domínguez

Real Sporting v Leganés

13 December 1998 16	Real Sporting	0–0	Leganés	Gijón
		Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Rodríguez Martel

Badajoz v Real Sporting

20 December 1998 17	Badajoz	2–0	Real Sporting	Badajoz
	Carlos Torres 3' P. D'Amico 72'	Summary	Cobas   57'	Stadium: Nuevo Vivero Referee: Llonch Andreu

Real Sporting v Osasuna

3 January 1999 18	Real Sporting	1–1	Osasuna	Gijón
	Miguel 89'	Report	Trzeciak 71'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Valle Gil

Hércules v Real Sporting

10 January 1999 19	Hércules	1–0	Real Sporting	Alicante
	Osterc 1'	Summary	Rubén   61'	Stadium: José Rico Pérez Referee: Rubio Iniesta

Sporting de Gijón v Barcelona B

17 January 1999 20	Sporting de Gijón	2–1	Barcelona B	Gijón
	Cobas 62' Cheryshev 64'	Summary	Babangida 73'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: González Vázquez

Albacete v Real Sporting

24 January 1999 21	Albacete	0–0	Real Sporting	Albacete
		Report		Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Referee: Undiano Mallenco

Toledo v Real Sporting

31 January 1999 22	Toledo	2–5	Real Sporting	Toledo
	Luis Manuel 53' (pen.) Jurado 58'	Summary	Sergio 24' Cheryshev 64', 82' Hadda 83' Óscar 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Salto del Caballo Referee: Pérez Pérez

Real Sporting v Eibar

7 February 1999 23	Real Sporting	3–1	Eibar	Gijón
	Óscar 24' (pen.) Cheryshev 25' Lediakhov 74'	Summary	Bixente 38' (pen.) Quico  82'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Campos Andreu

Real Sporting v Málaga

14 February 1999 24	Real Sporting	1–1	Málaga	Gijón
	Monchu 28'	Summary	Ruano 17'   43'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: López de la Fuente

Las Palmas v Real Sporting

20 February 1999 25	Las Palmas	3–0	Real Sporting	Las Palmas
	Renaldo 35' Orlando 68' Kowalczyk	Summary		Stadium: Insular Referee: Román González

Real Sporting v Mallorca B

28 February 1999 26	Real Sporting	3–2	Mallorca B	Gijón
	Perović 4', 61' Cheryshev 6'   49' Sergio   89'	Summary	Tristán 44' Ramón 65'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: González González

Atlético Madrid B v Real Sporting

7 March 1999 27	Atlético Madrid B	1–0	Real Sporting	Majadahonda
	Fortune 55'	Summary	Urbano   55'	Stadium: Cerro del Espino Referee: Ramírez Domínguez

Real Sporting v Rayo Vallecano

14 March 1999 28	Real Sporting	0–0	Rayo Vallecano	Gijón
	Monchu  66'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Navas Lasa

Logroñés v Real Sporting

21 March 1999 29	Logroñés	0–2	Real Sporting	Logroño
	Mario 28'	Summary	Cheryshev 78'   80'	Stadium: Estadio Las Gaunas Referee: Moreno Delgado

Real Sporting v Lleida

28 March 1999 30	Real Sporting	1–1	Lleida	Gijón
		Summary	Maqueda 42'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Muñoz Juste

Numancia v Real Sporting

4 April 1999 31	Numancia	1–1	Real Sporting	Soria
	Javi Moreno 75'	Summary	Óscar 58' (pen.) Hadda   77'	Stadium: Los Pajaritos Referee: Fernández Hinojosa

Real Sporting v Compostela

10 April 1999 32	Real Sporting	3–1	Compostela	Gijón
	José Manuel 49' Perović 58' Lediakhov 69'   75'	Summary	Fabiano 39' Viedma  85'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Montesinos Mariano

Sevilla v Real Sporting

18 April 1999 33	Sevilla	2–0	Real Sporting	Seville
	Tsartas 57' Juan Carlos 58'	Summary		Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Referee: Pinar Martínez

Real Sporting v Ourense

25 April 1999 34	Real Sporting	1–0	Ourense	Gijón
	Perović 73'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Llonch Andreu

Recreativo Huelva v Real Sporting

2 May 1999 35	Recreativo Huelva	0–0	Real Sporting	Huelva
		Summary		Stadium: Colombino Referee: González Vázquez

Real Sporting v Mérida

9 May 1999 36	Real Sporting	2–0	Mérida	Gijón
	Monchu 37' Cheryshev 76'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Eleicegui Uranga

Leganés v Real Sporting

16 May 1999 37	Leganés	0–1	Real Sporting	Leganés
		Summary	Cheryshev 50' Óscar  68'	Stadium: Butarque Referee: López de la Fuente

Real Sporting v Badajoz

23 May 1999 38	Real Sporting	1–0	Badajoz	Gijón
	Cheryshev 71'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Tristante Oliva

Osasuna v Real Sporting

30 May 1999 39	Osasuna	0–4	Real Sporting	Pamplona
		Summary	Cheryshev 12', 72', 77' Lediakhov 36'	Stadium: El Sadar Referee: González González

Real Sporting v Hércules

6 June 1999 40	Real Sporting	2–0	Hércules	Gijón
	Monchu 55' Lediakhov 89'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Turienzo Álvarez

Barcelona B v Real Sporting

12 June 1999 41	Barcelona B	4–0	Real Sporting	Barcelona
	Mario Rosas 6' Nano 9' Gabri 19' Babangida 37'	Summary		Stadium: Mini Estadi Referee: Valle Gil

Real Sporting v Albacete

20 June 1999 42	Real Sporting	4–2	Albacete	Gijón
	Cheryshev 4' Lediakhov 54' Monchu 65' Kaiku 83'	Summary	Dani Bouzas 11' Jesús Muñoz 47'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Román González

Copa del Rey

Main article: 1998–99 Copa del Rey

Matches

Lealtad v Real Sporting

2 September 1998 First round First leg	Lealtad	2–1	Real Sporting	Villaviciosa
	Vigón 19' Israel 33'	Report	Cheryshev 5' Óscar  42'	Stadium: Las Callejas Referee: Navas Lasa

Real Sporting v Lealtad

9 September 1998 First round Second leg	Real Sporting	3–0 (4–2 agg.)	Lealtad	Gijón
	Cheryshev 11', 65' Monchu   48' Sergio   52' Rubén 58'	Report	Israel   45'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: López de la Fuente

Ourense v Real Sporting

24 September 1998 Second round First leg	Ourense	0–0	Real Sporting	Ourense
		Report		Stadium: O Couto Referee: Valle Gil

Real Sporting v Ourense

7 October 1998 Second round Second leg	Real Sporting	0–0 (0–0 agg.) (4–3 p)	Ourense	Gijón
	Urbano   97'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Navas Lasa

Real Sporting v Zaragoza

28 October 1998 Third round First leg	Real Sporting	1–1	Zaragoza	Gijón
	David Cano 77'	Report	Gustavo López 43'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Brito Arceo

Zaragoza v Real Sporting

11 November 1998 Third round Second leg	Zaragoza	2–2 (3–3 agg.)	Real Sporting	Zaragoza
	Milošević 40' Jamelli 70'	Report	Cheryshev 74' Takis 91'	Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Losantos Omar

Deportivo La Coruña v Real Sporting

16 December 1998 Fourth round First leg	Deportivo La Coruña	1–1	Real Sporting	A Coruña
	Donato 37' (pen.)	Report	Hadda 14' Mario   45'	Stadium: Riazor Referee: Japón Sevilla

Real Sporting v Deportivo La Coruña

13 January 1999 Fourth round Second leg	Real Sporting	0–1 (1–2 agg.)	Deportivo La Coruña	Gijón
		Report	Donato 81'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Iturralde González

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Segunda División		Copa del Rey
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ESP	Juan Carlos Ablanedo	3	0	2+0	0	1+0	0
2	DF	ESP	Iván Otero	16	0	10+3	0	2+1	0
3	DF	ESP	Mingo	40	0	36+0	0	4+0	0
4	DF	ESP	Rubén Darío Acebal	4	0	2+0	0	2+0	0
5	DF	ESP	José Jesús Mesas	36	0	28+4	0	4+0	0
6	MF	ESP	Vicente	27	0	17+7	0	2+1	0
7	MF	ESP	Mario	36	3	23+7	3	4+2	0
8	MF	ESP	David Cano	20	1	10+4	0	4+2	1
9	FW	MAR	Abdeljalil Hadda	27	5	13+10	4	2+2	1
10	MF	GRE	Takis Gonias	15	2	6+5	1	3+1	1
11	MF	ESP	José Manuel	28	1	23+1	1	3+1	0
12	MF	YUG	Marko Perović	17	4	6+11	4	0+0	0
13	GK	ESP	Sergio Sánchez	32	0	25+1	0	6+0	0
14	MF	ESP	Fredi	8	0	2+6	0	0+0	0
15	MF	RUS	Igor Lediakhov	20	5	20+0	5	0+0	0
16	DF	BOL	Luis Cristaldo	13	1	7+1	1	3+2	0
17	FW	ESP	Monchu	40	5	28+6	5	5+1	0
18	MF	ESP	Óscar Arias	38	3	29+2	3	7+0	0
19	FW	ESP	Kaiku	14	1	1+8	1	1+4	0
20	DF	ESP	Isma	19	1	13+3	1	3+0	0
21	DF	ESP	Sergio	31	1	28+0	1	3+0	0
22	MF	ESP	Manolo	5	0	3+1	0	1+0	0
23	MF	ESP	Antonio Poyatos	17	0	4+10	0	3+0	0
24	FW	RUS	Dmitri Cheryshev	43	17	30+6	13	7+0	4
25	GK	ESP	Juanjo	16	0	15+0	0	1+0	0
26	DF	ESP	Urbano	25	0	15+5	0	5+0	0
27	MF	ESP	Miguel Cobas	10	1	8+0	1	2+0	0
28	DF	ESP	Yago	9	0	5+0	0	4+0	0
29	FW	ESP	Rubén Suárez	30	2	15+11	1	3+1	1
30	FW	ESP	Salvador Capín	20	0	16+0	0	3+1	0
31	DF	ESP	Borja Sánchez	2	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
32	DF	ESP	Nacho García	7	1	3+3	1	0+1	0
36	MF	ESP	Sergio Lara	7	0	6+1	0	0+0	0
37	FW	ESP	Miguel	5	1	2+3	1	0+0	0
38	FW	ESP	Alberto	11	0	10+1	0	0+0	0

References

External links

• Profile at BDFutbol
• Official website