Sporting de Gijón C

Sporting Gijón C

Full name	Real Sporting de Gijón "C"
Founded	1975 2023 (refounded)
Ground	Campo Pepe Ortiz, Gijón, Asturias, Spain
Capacity	1,600
President	Javier Fernández
Head coach	Samuel Baños
League	Primera Asturfútbol
2023–24	Primera Asturfútbol, 1st of 20 (champions)
Home colours Away colours

Real Sporting de Gijón "C" is a Spanish football club based in Gijón, in the autonomous community of Asturias. They are the second reserve team of Sporting de Gijón, and play in the Primera Asturfútbol.

History

Sporting Promesas (1975–1981)

The first time Real Sporting had a second reserve team was under the name of Sporting de Gijón Promesas. It was founded in 1975 and competed until 1981 achieving two promotions in its two first seasons.

Sporting C (2023–present)

On 25 July 2023, Real Sporting created again the second reserve team by absorbing local club Racing de La Guía, that achieved in that season promotion to Regional Preferente, today called Primera Asturfútbol.[1]

In its first season, the club achieved promotion to Tercera Federación and later ended the season as champion of the Primera Asturfútbol.[2] However, it finally did not promote due to Sporting Atlético, first reserve team, failed to promote to Segunda Federación.

Season to season

Sporting Promesas

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1975–76	6	2ª Reg.	2nd
1976–77	5	1ª Reg.	2nd
1977–78	5	Reg. Pref.	9th
1978–79	5	Reg. Pref.	10th
1979–80	5	Reg. Pref.	2nd
1980–81	5	Reg. Pref.	5th

Source: [3]

Sporting C

Season	Tier	Division	Place
2023–24	6	1ª Ast.	1st
2024–25	6	1ª Ast.

References

1. "El Sporting C, nuevo equipo en la estructura rojiblanca" (in Spanish). Real Sporting. 25 July 2023.
2. "El Sporting 'C' hace los deberes para jugar en Tercera" (in Spanish). Fútbol Asturiano. 19 May 2024.
3. Profile at Fútbol Regional Español (in Spanish)

External links

• Real Sporting Official website