The 1997–98

Sporting de Gijón Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. (), commonly known as Real Sporting, Sporting Gijón, or simply Sporting (although in an international context this can lead to confusion with Sporting Clube de Portugal) is a Spanish football club from Gijón, P ...

season was the 36th season of the club in

La Liga The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Primera División, commonly known simply as Primera División in Spain, and as La Liga in English-speaking countries and officially as LaLiga Santander for sponsorship reasons, stylized as LaLiga, is the men's ...

, the 22nd consecutive after its last promotion. The club ended the season as 20th qualified with only 13 points.

Overview

After avoiding the relegation in the previous season, Miguel Montes continued at the helm of the team, but he was quickly sacked after the first four rounds, where Real Sporting did not win any point, scored only three goals and received 14 against.

Antonio Maceda Antonio Maceda Francés (born 16 May 1957) is a Spanish retired footballer. Though a central defender, he was known for his goal-scoring ability.

replaced him, but he was sacked after the 15th round, earning only two points in nine games. Maceda was replaced by

José Manuel Díaz Novoa José Manuel Díaz Novoa (born 1 January 1944), known as Novoa, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward, and a manager. Novoa spent the most of his playing and managerial career linked with Sporting Gijón, but also managed oth ...

. Novoa achieved the first win in the league, ending with 23 rounds without winning any game, the worst streak in the history of La Liga. He resigned after the 31st round, being substituted by José Antonio Redondo, who only could win another game in his first match as head coach. Real Sporting was relegated in March and ended the season with the lowest points in the history of the La Liga. After the end of the season, the Player of the Season award was given to the supporters.

Squad

From the youth squad

Competitions

La Liga

Results by round

League table

Matches

Copa del Rey

Matches

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

References

External links

Profile at BDFutbolOfficial website
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