1984–85 Sporting de Gijón season

Sporting de Gijón

1984–85 season
Chairman	Manuel Vega-Arango
Manager	José Manuel Díaz Novoa
Stadium	El Molinón
La Liga	4th
Copa del Rey	Quarterfinals
Copa de la Liga	Semifinals
Top goalscorer	Eloy (9) Quini (9)

The 1984–85 Sporting de Gijón season was the 24th season of the club in La Liga, the 10th consecutive after its last promotion.

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Pedro Rodríguez — GK  ESP Jesús Castro — GK  ESP José Aurelio Rivero — GK  ESP Ablanedo II — DF  ESP Nicolás Pereda — DF  ESP José Antonio Redondo — DF  ESP Manolo Jiménez — DF  ESP Antonio Maceda — DF  ESP Mino — DF  ESP Cundi — DF  ESP José Manuel Espinosa — DF  ESP Fernando Tocornal — DF  ESP Esteban — DF  ESP Pedro Luis — DF  ESP César — DF  ESP José Manuel Gancedo — DF  ESP Eduardo Cobián — MF  ESP Manuel Mesa — MF  ESP David

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Orlando — DF  ESP Alberto Bernardo — MF  ESP Emilio — MF  ESP Tuto — MF  ESP Jaime — MF  ESP Joaquín — DF  ESP Tino — FW  ESP José Antonio Murias — FW  ESP Miguel Ángel Oliver — FW  ESP Luismi — FW  ESP Camuel — FW  ESP Eloy — FW  ESP Zurdi — FW  ESP Quini — FW  ARG Enzo Ferrero — FW  ESP Joaquín Villa — FW  ESP Nacho — FW  ESP Arnaldo Llabrés

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 1984–85 La Liga

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	L	D	L	W	D	W	D	D	W	W	D	D	D	D	L	W	D	D	D	L	D	W	D	W	W	W	D	W	W	W	L	L	W	W
Position	15	11	16	12	13	8	8	9	6	4	3	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	7	9	8	6	6	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4

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

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
2	Atlético Madrid	34	16	11	7	51	28	+23	43	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[a]
3	Athletic Bilbao	34	13	15	6	39	26	+13	41	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
4	Sporting Gijón	34	13	15	6	34	23	+11	41
5	Real Madrid	34	13	10	11	46	36	+10	36
6	Osasuna	34	13	8	13	38	38	0	34

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
Notes:

1. Atlético Madrid qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup as winners of the Copa del Rey.

Matches

Racing Santander v Real Sporting

2 September 1984 1	Racing Santander	1–0	Real Sporting	Santander
	Campbell 44'	Report		Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Peraita Ibáñez

Real Sporting v Real Madrid

9 September 1984 2	Real Sporting	1–1	Real Madrid	Gijón
	Eloy 16'	Report	Azcona 33'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Marín López
Note: The match was played with youth and amateur players due to an ongoing strike caused by professional players.[1]

Real Sporting v Elche

23 September 1984 4	Real Sporting	2–0	Elche	Gijón
	Eloy 24' Mesa 82'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Damín Rendón

Osasuna v Real Sporting

30 September 1984 5	Osasuna	0–0	Real Sporting	Pamplona
		Report	Mino  0'  51'	Stadium: El Sadar Referee: Miguel Pérez

Real Sporting v Español

7 October 1984 6	Real Sporting	1–0	Español	Gijón
	Tocornal 29'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Soriano Aladren

Real Sociedad v Real Sporting

12 October 1984 7	Real Sociedad	0–0	Real Sporting	San Sebastián
		Report		Stadium: Atocha Referee: Bayarri Ribelles

Real Sporting v Real Betis

19 October 1984 8	Real Sporting	1–1	Real Betis	Gijón
	Joaquín 42'	Report	Rincón 81'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Borrás del Barrio

Murcia v Real Sporting

28 October 1984 9	Murcia	0–3	Real Sporting	Murcia
	Higinio  24'	Report	Tino 35' Eloy 44', 65'	Stadium: La Condomina Referee: Socorro González

Zaragoza v Real Sporting

1 November 1984 3(*)	Zaragoza	2–0	Real Sporting	Zaragoza
	Señor 55' (pen.) Amarilla 77'	Report		Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Pérez Sánchez
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 16 September 1984, but was postponed due to a strike caused by professional players.[1]

Real Sporting v Atlético Madrid

4 November 1984 10	Real Sporting	2–1	Atlético Madrid	Gijón
	Maceda 31' Joaquín 44'	Report	Marina 56' Landáburu  89'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Benavente Garasa

Hércules v Real Sporting

18 November 1984 11	Hércules	1–1	Real Sporting	Alicante
	Sanabria 44'	Report	Eloy 37'	Stadium: José Rico Pérez Referee: Damín Rendón

Real Sporting v Valencia

21 November 1984 12	Real Sporting	1–1	Valencia	Gijón
	Eloy 6'	Report	Cabrera 45'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Franco Martínez

Málaga v Real Sporting

25 November 1984 13	Málaga	0–0	Real Sporting	Málaga
		Report		Stadium: La Rosaleda Referee: García de Loza

Real Sporting v Barcelona

2 December 1984 14	Real Sporting	2–2	Barcelona	Gijón
	Ferrero 40' Quini 41'	Report	Cundi 5' (o.g.) Archibald 26'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Valdés Sánchez

Real Sporting v Valladolid

9 December 1984 15	Real Sporting	1–3	Valladolid	Gijón
	Quini 58'	Report	Yáñez 1' Jorge Alonso 28' Fonseca 83' (pen.)	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Peraita Ibáñez

Sevilla v Real Sporting

16 December 1984 16	Sevilla	0–1	Real Sporting	Seville
		Report	Ferrero 84'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Referee: Guruceta Muro

Real Sporting v Athletic Bilbao

23 December 1984 17	Real Sporting	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	Gijón
	Quini 19'	Report	Sola 69'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Álvarez Margüenda

Real Sporting v Racing Santander

30 December 1984 18	Real Sporting	0–0	Racing Santander	Gijón
		Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Pérez Sánchez

Real Madrid v Real Sporting

6 January 1985 19	Real Madrid	0–0	Real Sporting	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Casajuana Rifà

Real Sporting v Zaragoza

13 January 1985 20	Real Sporting	0–2	Zaragoza	Gijón
		Report	Señor 23' (pen.) Maceda 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Ceballos Borrego

Elche v Real Sporting

20 January 1985 21	Elche	0–0	Real Sporting	Elche
		Report		Stadium: Nuevo Estadio Referee: Sánchez Arminio

Real Sporting v Osasuna

27 January 1985 22	Real Sporting	1–0	Osasuna	Gijón
	Quini 60' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Guruceta Muro

Español v Real Sporting

3 February 1985 23	Español	2–2	Real Sporting	Barcelona
	Giménez 55', 85' Márquez  80'	Report	Olaya 58' Quini 80' (pen.)	Stadium: Sarrià Referee: Martín Navarrete

Real Sporting v Real Sociedad

10 February 1985 24	Real Sporting	1–0	Real Sociedad	Gijón
	Zurdi 1'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Lamo Castillo

Real Betis v Real Sporting

17 February 1985 25	Real Betis	1–2	Real Sporting	Seville
	Mantilla 87'	Report	Tino 25' Mino 83'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Referee: Miguel Pérez

Real Sporting v Murcia

20 February 1985 26	Real Sporting	1–0	Murcia	Gijón
	Quini 65'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Crespo Aurre

Atlético Madrid v Real Sporting

3 March 1985 27	Atlético Madrid	0–0	Real Sporting	Madrid
		Report	Maceda  50'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Referee: Merino González

Real Sporting v Hércules

9 March 1985 28	Real Sporting	4–0	Hércules	Gijón
	Quini 13', 83' Mesa 45' Eloy 57'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Andújar Oliver

Valencia v Real Sporting

17 March 1985 29	Valencia	0–2	Real Sporting	Valencia
		Report	Maceda 53' Eloy 82'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Pérez Sánchez

Real Sporting v Málaga

24 March 1985 30	Real Sporting	2–0	Málaga	Gijón
	Maceda 9' Mino 55'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Sánchez Molina Soto

Barcelona v Real Sporting

30 March 1985 31	Barcelona	2–0	Real Sporting	Barcelona
	Rojo 15' Clos 27'	Report		Stadium: Nou Camp Referee: Bayarri Ribelles

Valladolid v Real Sporting

7 April 1985 32	Valladolid	0–0	Real Sporting	Valladolid
		Report		Stadium: José Zorrilla Referee: Peraita Ibáñez

Real Sporting v Sevilla

14 April 1985 33	Real Sporting	2–0	Sevilla	Gijón
	Quini 11' (pen.) Maceda 85'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Miguel Pérez

Athletic Bilbao v Real Sporting

21 April 1985 34	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Real Sporting	Gijón
	Julio Salinas 11' Dani 69'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Martín Navarrete

Copa del Rey

Main article: 1984–85 Copa del Rey

Matches

Siero v Real Sporting

3 October 1984 First round First leg	Siero	1–6	Real Sporting	Siero
	Mamel 74'	Report	Camuel 45', 56' Zurdi 49', 71' Eraña 67' Ferrero 77'	Stadium: Luis Miranda Referee: Benavente Garasa

Real Sporting v Siero

25 October 1984 First round Second leg	Real Sporting	12–0 (18–1 agg.)	Siero	Gijón
	Espinosa Luismi x2' Camuel x5' Zurdi Roberto x3'	Report	Cundo 3'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Fernández Sánchez

Oviedo Aficionados v Real Sporting

7 November 1984 Second round First leg	Oviedo Aficionados	0–1	Real Sporting	Oviedo
		Report	Redondo 25'	Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Referee: Urío Velázquez

Real Sporting v Oviedo Aficionados

13 November 1984 Second round Second leg	Real Sporting	5–0 (6–0 agg.)	Oviedo Aficionados	Gijón
	Tino 7' Camuel 20' Nacho 30' Ferrero 52', 54'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Sánchez Arminio

Constancia v Real Sporting

13 December 1984 Third round First leg	Constancia	0–0	Real Sporting	Inca
				Stadium: Nou Camp

Real Sporting v Constancia

8 January 1985 Third round Second leg	Real Sporting	3–0 (3–0 agg.)	Constancia	Gijón
	Tocornal 5' Quini 14', 49'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Eusebio Álvarez

Sestao v Real Sporting

30 January 1985 Fourth round First leg	Sestao	1–0	Real Sporting	Sestao
	Primi 35'			Stadium: Las Llanas Referee: Ramos Marcos

Real Sporting v Sestao

6 February 1985 Fourth round Second leg	Real Sporting	3–1 (3–2 agg.)	Sestao	Gijón
	Eloy 15' Quini 52', 89'	Report	Biota 40'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: García de Loza

Real Sporting v Valencia

13 March 1985 Round of 16 First leg	Real Sporting	0–0	Valencia	Valencia
		Report		Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Pes Pérez

Valencia v Real Sporting

3 April 1985 Round of 16 Second leg	Valencia	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (1–4 p)	Real Sporting	Valencia
	Urruti 97'	Report	Quini 118'	Stadium: Luis Casanova Referee: Guruceta Muro
	Penalties
	Ribes Urruti Sixto		Eloy Jiménez Zurdi Quini

Real Sporting v Atlético Madrid

17 April 1985 Quarterfinals First leg	Real Sporting	1–2	Atlético Madrid	Gijón
	Zurdi 58'	Report	Marina 2', 69'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Merino González

Atlético Madrid v Real Sporting

15 May 1985 Quarterfinals Second leg	Atlético Madrid	0–0 (2–1 agg.)	Real Sporting	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderón Referee: Marín López

Copa de la Liga

Main article: 1985 Copa de la Liga

Matches

Real Sporting v Sevilla

4 May 1985 Second round First leg	Real Sporting	1–1	Sevilla	Gijón
	Quini 85'	Report	López 13'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Casajuana Rifà

Sevilla v Real Sporting

1 May 1985 Second round Second leg	Sevilla	0–2 (1–3 agg.)	Real Sporting	Seville
		Report	Tocornal 72' Quini 85'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Referee: Crespo Aurre

Real Sporting v Zaragoza

12 May 1985 Quarterfinals First leg	Real Sporting	2–0	Zaragoza	Gijón
	Quini 21', 68'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Mayoral Cedenilla

Zaragoza v Real Sporting

19 May 1985 Quarterfinals Second leg	Zaragoza	2–1 (2–3 agg.)	Real Sporting	Zaragoza
	Ayneto 47' Amarilla 66'	Report	Mino 57'	Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Lamo Castillo

Real Sporting v Real Madrid

30 May 1985 Semifinals First leg	Real Sporting	3–1	Real Madrid	Gijón
	Quini 20' (pen.) Mino 51' Esteban 57'	Report	Míchel 36'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Sánchez Arminio

Real Madrid v Real Sporting

2 June 1985 Semifinals Second leg	Real Madrid	3–0 (4–3 agg.)	Real Sporting	Madrid
	Santillana 29', 36' Pineda 59' Juanito  0'  88'	Report		Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Referee: Enríquez Negreira

Friendly tournaments

Trofeo Costa Verde

Main article: Trofeo Villa de Gijón

Sporting de Gijón v FC Groningen

17 August 1984 (1984-08-17) Semifinals	Sporting de Gijón	2–1	FC Groningen	Gijón
	Eloy 70' Ferrero 73'	Report	Roossien 36'	Stadium: El Molinón

Sporting de Gijón v Real Sociedad

18 August 1984 (1984-08-18) Final	Sporting de Gijón	2–0	Real Sociedad	Gijón
	Eloy 17' Maceda 87'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón

Ramón de Carranza Trophy

Main article: Ramón de Carranza Trophy

Barcelona v Sporting de Gijón

25 August 1984 (1984-08-25) Semifinals	Barcelona	0–1	Sporting de Gijón	Cádiz
		Report	Mesa 33'	Stadium: Ramón de Carranza

Sporting de Gijón v Athletic Bilbao

26 August 1984 (1984-08-26) Final	Sporting de Gijón	1–0	Athletic Bilbao	Cádiz
	Tocornal 69'	Report		Stadium: Ramón de Carranza

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa de la Liga
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
	GK	ESP	Pedro Rodríguez	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ESP	Jesús Castro	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	GK	ESP	José Aurelio Rivero	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
	GK	ESP	Ablanedo II	39	0	33+0	0	6+0	0
	DF	ESP	Nicolás Pereda	6	0	5+1	0	0+0	0
	DF	ESP	José Antonio Redondo	6	0	4+2	0	0+0	0
	DF	ESP	Manolo Jiménez	39	0	33+0	0	6+0	0
	DF	ESP	Antonio Maceda	37	4	31+0	4	6+0	0
	DF	ESP	Mino	36	4	31+0	2	5+0	2
	DF	ESP	Cundi	32	0	25+1	0	6+0	0
	DF	ESP	José Manuel Espinosa	27	0	18+3	0	6+0	0
	DF	ESP	Fernando Tocornal	26	2	14+9	1	0+3	1
	DF	ESP	Esteban	15	1	7+2	0	6+0	1
	DF	ESP	Pedro Luis	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
	DF	ESP	César	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ESP	José Manuel Gancedo	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	DF	ESP	Eduardo Cobián	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ESP	Manuel Mesa	32	2	25+3	2	3+1	0
	MF	ESP	David	8	0	1+7	0	0+0	0
	MF	ESP	Orlando	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ESP	Alberto Bernardo	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ESP	Emilio	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ESP	Tuto	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ESP	Jaime	7	0	3+2	0	1+1	0
	MF	ESP	Joaquín	39	2	33+0	2	6+0	0
	MF	ESP	Tino	29	2	21+7	2	1+0	0
	MF	ESP	José Antonio Murias	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	MF	ESP	Miguel Ángel Oliver	1	0	1+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ESP	Luismi	2	0	1+0	0	0+1	0
	FW	ESP	Camuel	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
	FW	ESP	Eloy	37	9	33+0	9	4+0	0
	FW	ESP	Zurdi	29	1	17+6	1	5+1	0
	FW	ESP	Quini	27	14	15+6	9	5+1	5
	FW	ARG	Enzo Ferrero	15	2	10+4	2	0+1	0
	FW	ESP	Joaquín Villa	3	0	0+1	0	0+2	0
	FW	ESP	Nacho	8	0	5+3	0	0+0	0
	FW	ESP	Arnaldo Llabrés	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0

References

1. Luque, Xavier (21 November 2019). "La huelga de 1984, la jornada más insólita de la historia del fútbol español" [The strike of 1984, the most unusual matchweek in the history of spanish football]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). Barcelona. Retrieved 1 July 2023.

External links

• Profile at BDFutbol
• Official website