2001–02 Sporting de Gijón season

The 2001–02 Sporting de Gijón season was the fourth consecutive season of the club in Segunda División after its last relegation from La Liga.

Real Sporting

2001–02 season
Chairman	Juan Manuel Pérez Arango
Manager	Pepe Acebal
Stadium	El Molinón
Segunda División	6th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	David Villa (18)
Average home league attendance	11,586

Overview

After finishing the previous season, Pepe Acebal continued at the helm of the club. Real Sporting finished the season in the sixth position and was eliminated in the round of 16 by Villarreal of the Copa del Rey after beating previously Oviedo, in the first Asturian derby played in four years, and La Liga team Deportivo Alavés.

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	Juanjo
2	DF	ESP	Pablo Amo
3	DF	ESP	Borja
4	DF	ESP	Isma
5	MF	ESP	Raúl Lozano
6	FW	ESP	José Luis Soto
7	MF	ESP	Miguel Cobas
8	MF	ESP	Juan
9	FW	ESP	Míchel
10	MF	RUS	Igor Lediakhov
11	FW	ESP	Alberto
12	DF	ESP	Blin

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	ESP	David Pirri
15	DF	ESP	José Manuel Aira
16	FW	ESP	David Villa
17	FW	ESP	Rubén Suárez
18	MF	ESP	Pablo Álvarez
19	FW	ESP	Miguel
20	DF	ESP	Chus Bravo
21	MF	ESP	Samuel
22	DF	ESP	Rafel Sastre
23	MF	ESP	Dani Borreguero
24	MF	ESP	Javier Dorado
25	GK	ESP	Juanjo Valencia

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
28	DF	ESP	Jano
28	DF	ESP	Migue
30	GK	ESP	Daniel Lastra

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	MF	ESP	Gerardo
32	MF	ESP	Javi Fuego

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 2001–02 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	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	L	D	W	L	L	W	D	D	W	D	L	L	D	W	W	D	L	D	D	L	W	W	W	W	L	L	W	D	D	D	W	D	D	W	L	W	W	L	W	W
Position	20	6	14	14	10	11	16	13	13	14	11	11	13	15	17	14	12	12	13	13	13	15	12	11	7	6	8	10	7	9	8	10	6	8	8	7	7	7	6	6	6	6

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

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
4	Xerez	42	19	9	14	43	42	+1	66
5	Elche	42	17	14	11	52	39	+13	65
6	Sporting Gijón	42	17	13	12	57	47	+10	64
7	Oviedo	42	13	19	10	41	40	+1	58
8	Eibar	42	14	16	12	41	27	+14	58

Source: LFP - Liga Adelante
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
Notes:

Matches

Xerez v Real Sporting

26 August 2001 1	Xerez	1–0	Real Sporting	Jerez de la Frontera
	Mendoza 49'	Summary		Stadium: Chapín Referee: Segura García

Real Sporting v Badajoz

2 September 2001 2	Real Sporting	3–0	Badajoz	Gijón
	Juan 55', 66' Isma 89'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Teixeira Vitienes

Numancia v Real Sporting

9 September 2001 3	Numancia	3–1	Real Sporting	Soria
	Pacheta 15', 87' Ojeda 57'	Summary	Pablo Álvarez 49'	Stadium: Los Pajaritos Referee: Fernández Hinojosa

Real Sporting v Albacete

16 September 2001 4	Real Sporting	0–0	Albacete	Gijón
		Summary	Corona   67'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Bello Rebolo

Córdoba v Real Sporting

23 September 2001 7	Córdoba	1–2	Real Sporting	Córdoba
	Manolo 32'	Summary	Pablo Álvarez 18' Míchuel 28'	Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel Referee: Velasco Carballo

Real Sporting v Elche

29 September 2001 6	Real Sporting	0–1	Elche	Gijón
	Aira  84'	Report	Nino 50'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Paradas Romero

Murcia v Real Sporting

3 October 2001 7	Murcia	3–1	Real Sporting	Murcia
	Ismael 29' Largo 71' Godino 89'	Summary	David Pirri 64'	Stadium: La Condomina Referee: Román González

Real Sporting v Atlético Madrid

20 October 2001 8	Real Sporting	2–1	Atlético Madrid	Gijón
	Lozano 46' Lediakhov 89'	Summary	Correa 16'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Rodado Rodríguez

Polideportivo Ejido v Real Sporting

14 October 2001 9	Polideportivo Ejido	2–2	Real Sporting	El Ejido
	Arpón 46' Juan Jesús 53'	Report	Aira 23' Lozano 55'	Stadium: Santo Domingo Referee: Ayza Gámez

Real Sporting v Gimnàstic

21 October 2001 10	Real Sporting	1–1	Gimnàstic	Gijón
	Villa 19'	Report	Manolo Herrero 85'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Rubio Iniesta

Oviedo v Real Sporting

28 October 2001 11	Oviedo	0–2	Real Sporting	Oviedo
	Geni 39' Onopko   44'	Report	Lozano 7' Dorado  38' Villa 60' Juan   88'	Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Referee: Arcas Piqueres

Real Sporting v Extremadura

3 November 2001 12	Real Sporting	1–1	Extremadura	Gijón
	Villa 24'	Summary	Moreno 34'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Rebollo Soto

Racing Santander v Real Sporting

7 November 2001 13	Racing Santander	2–1	Real Sporting	Santander
	Juanma 11' Regueiro   37' Bodipo 62'	Report	Alberto 86'	Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Rubinos Pérez

Real Sporting v Burgos

10 November 2001 14	Real Sporting	0–1	Burgos	Gijón
		Report	Gálvez 82'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Valle Gil

Jaén v Real Sporting

17 November 2001 15	Jaén	3–3	Real Sporting	Jaén
	Pepelu 16', 50' Goran Milošević 39'	Summary	David Pirri 53' Soto 74' Míchel 82' Alberto   85'	Stadium: La Victoria Referee: Martínez Terrén

Real Sporting v Eibar

25 November 2001 16	Real Sporting	1–0	Eibar	Gijón
	Míchel 19'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Lizondo Cortés

Racing Ferrol v Real Sporting

2 December 2001 17	Racing Ferrol	1–2	Real Sporting	Ferrol
	Emery 35'	Summary	Lozano 4', 26'	Stadium: A Malata Referee: Jávega Jiménez

Real Sporting v Leganés

9 December 2001 18	Real Sporting	1–1	Leganés	Gijón
	Valencia  5' Dani Borreguero 32' Lozano  77'	Summary	Gámiz 8'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: García Delgado

Levante v Real Sporting

15 December 2001 19	Levante	4–3	Real Sporting	Valencia
	Ettien  30' Kaiku 49' Fúriga 59' Alberto Saavedra 85' Josemi 89'	Report	Villa 2' Lozano 27' Pablo Amo 65'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Referee: Rodado Rodríguez

Real Sporting v Salamanca

23 December 2001 20	Real Sporting	1–1	Salamanca	Gijón
	Dani Borreguero 38'	Report	Robert 47'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Moreno Delgado

Recreativo v Real Sporting

6 January 2002 21	Recreativo	0–0	Real Sporting	Huelva
		Summary	Juan   55'	Stadium: Nuevo Colombino Referee: Teixeira Vitienes

Real Sporting v Xerez

9 February 2002 22	Real Sporting	0–1	Xerez	Gijón
	David Pirri  61'	Summary	Pineda 76'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Clos Gómez

Badajoz v Real Sporting

20 January 2002 23	Badajoz	1–2	Real Sporting	Badajoz
	Jornet 22'	Summary	Villa 40', 49'	Stadium: Nuevo Vivero Referee: Pérez Lima

Real Sporting v Numancia

27 January 2002 24	Real Sporting	2–1	Numancia	Gijón
	Villa 16', 30'	Summary	Ojeda 89'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Valle Gil

Albacete v Real Sporting

3 February 2002 25	Albacete	1–2	Real Sporting	Albacete
	Simeón 23'	Summary	Villa 30', 75' Sastre   59'	Stadium: Carlos Belmonte Referee: Fernández Borbalán

Real Sporting v Córdoba

6 February 2002 26	Real Sporting	3–0	Córdoba	Gijón
	Villa 23' Míchel 25' Pablo Álvarez 89'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Tristante Oliva

Elche v Real Sporting

10 February 2002 27	Elche	1–0	Real Sporting	Elche
	Meca 85'	Summary		Stadium: Manuel Martínez Valero Referee: Segura García

Real Sporting v Murcia

17 February 2002 28	Real Sporting	0–1	Murcia	Gijón
		Summary	Loreto 23'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Pérez Izquierdo

Atlético Madrid v Real Sporting

24 February 2002 29	Atlético Madrid	0–1	Real Sporting	Madrid
	Hibić   86'	Summary	David Pirri 86'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Referee: Rebollo Soto

Real Sporting v Polideportivo Ejido

3 March 2002 30	Real Sporting	1–1	Polideportivo Ejido	Gijón
	Villa 40'	Summary	Changui 27'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Bello Rebolo

Gimnàstic v Real Sporting

10 March 2002 31	Gimnàstic	1–1	Real Sporting	Tarragona
	Cuéllar 13'	Summary	David Pirri 2'	Stadium: Nou Estadi Referee: Fernández Hinojosa

Real Sporting v Oviedo

17 March 2002 32	Real Sporting	0–0	Oviedo	Gijón
	Juan  77'	Summary		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Rodado Rodríguez

Extremadura v Real Sporting

24 March 2002 33	Extremadura	1–2	Real Sporting	Almendralejo
	Jesús Vázquez 12'	Summary	Soto 11' Villa 29'	Stadium: Francisco de la Hera Referee: Velasco Carballo

Real Sporting v Racing Santander

31 March 2002 34	Real Sporting	1–1	Racing Santander	Gijón
	Soto 75' Lozano   89'	Summary	Txiki 9'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Ayza Gámez

Burgos v Real Sporting

7 April 2002 35	Burgos	0–0	Real Sporting	Burgos
		Summary		Stadium: El Plantío Referee: Paradas Romero

Real Sporting v Jaén

14 April 2002 36	Real Sporting	3–2	Jaén	Gijón
	Curro Montoya 14' (o.g.) Dani Borreguero 42' Soto 59'	Summary	Rueda 22' Biscayzacú 84'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Jávega Jiménez

Eibar v Real Sporting

21 April 2002 37	Eibar	2–0	Real Sporting	Eibar
	Garitano 10' Jorge Sánchez 60'	Summary		Stadium: Ipurua Referee: García Delgado

Real Sporting v Racing Ferrol

28 April 2002 38	Real Sporting	5–3	Racing Ferrol	Gijón
	Villa 9' Jacob 29' (o.g.) Soto 43' Cobas  44' Dorado 47' Isma 70'	Summary	Diawara 23' Grozdić 53' Redondo 63'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Pérez Lima

Leganés v Real Sporting

4 May 2002 39	Leganés	0–2	Real Sporting	Leganés
		Summary	Chus Bravo 10' Míchel 90'	Stadium: Butarque Referee: Román González

Real Sporting v Levante

11 May 2002 40	Real Sporting	0–1	Levante	Gijón
		Summary	Roa 26' Juanra  52' Tabaré  73'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Fernández Hinojosa

Salamanca v Real Sporting

19 May 2002 41	Salamanca	1–2	Real Sporting	Salamanca
	Robert 47'	Summary	Villa 3', 28'	Stadium: El Helmántico Referee: Tristante Oliva

Real Sporting v Recreativo

25 May 2002 42	Real Sporting	3–1	Recreativo	Gijón
	Villa 70', 90' Soto 82'	Summary	Epitié 88'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Teixeira Vitienes

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2001–02 Copa del Rey

Matches

Real Sporting v Oviedo

10 October 2001 Round of 64	Real Sporting	4–2	Oviedo	Gijón
	Pablo Amo 1' David Pirri 16' Villa 42', 76'	Report	Óscar Álvarez 4' Geni 91'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Pérez Izquierdo

Real Sporting v Alavés

28 November 2001 Round of 32	Real Sporting	2–0	Alavés	Gijón
	Soto 61', 75'	Report		Stadium: El Molinón Referee: González Vázquez

Real Sporting v Villarreal

12 December 2001 Round of 16 First leg	Real Sporting	2–4	Villarreal	Gijón
	Juanjo  12' Pablo Álvarez 28', 90'	Report	Craioveanu 45' Jorge López 61', 76' Quique Martín 72'	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: Pérez Burrull

Villarreal v Real Sporting

19 December 2001 Round of 16 Second leg	Villarreal	3–1 (7–3 agg.)	Real Sporting	Villarreal
	Cagna 25' Quique Martín 79', 85'	Report	Soto 15' Isma	Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Téllez Sánchez

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Segunda División		Copa del Rey
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ESP	Juanjo	13	0	9+1	0	3+0	0
2	DF	ESP	Pablo Amo	41	2	37+0	1	3+1	1
3	DF	ESP	Borja	6	0	5+0	0	1+0	0
4	DF	ESP	Isma	27	2	24+1	2	2+0	0
5	MF	ESP	Raúl Lozano	41	6	30+8	6	2+1	0
6	FW	ESP	José Luis Soto	35	9	13+18	6	3+1	3
7	MF	ESP	Miguel Cobas	20	0	7+11	0	2+0	0
8	MF	ESP	Juan	38	2	36+0	2	2+0	0
9	FW	ESP	Míchel	34	5	16+17	5	1+0	0
10	MF	RUS	Igor Lediakhov	20	1	5+13	1	1+1	0
11	FW	ESP	Alberto	25	1	11+12	1	2+0	0
12	DF	ESP	Blin	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
14	MF	ESP	David Pirri	35	5	32+0	4	3+0	1
15	DF	ESP	José Manuel Aira	25	1	21+1	1	3+0	0
16	FW	ESP	David Villa	44	20	36+4	18	2+2	2
17	FW	ESP	Rubén Suárez	0	0	0+0	0	0+0	0
18	MF	ESP	Pablo Álvarez	39	5	29+6	3	3+1	2
19	DF	ESP	Miguel	2	0	0+2	0	0+0	0
20	DF	ESP	Chus Bravo	21	1	9+10	1	0+2	0
21	DF	ESP	Samuel	9	0	8+0	0	1+0	0
22	DF	ESP	Rafel Sastre	41	0	38+0	0	3+0	0
23	MF	ESP	Dani Borreguero	37	3	29+5	3	3+0	0
24	DF	ESP	Javier Dorado	38	1	34+0	1	3+1	0
25	GK	ESP	Juanjo Valencia	34	0	33+0	0	1+0	0
28	DF	ESP	Jano	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
29	DF	ESP	Migue	1	0	0+0	0	0+1	0
30	GK	ESP	Daniel Lastra	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
31	MF	ESP	Gerardo	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0
32	MF	ESP	Javi Fuego	1	0	0+1	0	0+0	0

External links

• Profile at BDFutbol
• Official website