2005–06 Sporting de Gijón season
# 2005–06 Sporting de Gijón season

The 2005–06 Sporting de Gijón season was the eighth consecutive season of the club in Segunda División after its last relegation from La Liga.

## Overview

Real Sporting finished the season in the ninth position, repeating the performance of the previous season in League and Cup.

On 7 January 2006, the match against Racing de Ferrol, played in A Malata, became the first broadcasting ever of Radio Televisión del Principado de Asturias, the new regional public television of Asturias.

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Blin |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Chus Bravo |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Miguel Carmena |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Carlos Casquero |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Javi Fuego |
| 7 | FW | ESP | David Karanka |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Juan |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Pablo Calandria |
| 10 | FW | ARG | Leonardo Biagini |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Pablo Lago |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | MF | ESP | Joaquín Enguix |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Roberto |
| 14 | DF | NED | Jeffrey |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Varela |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Pablo Álvarez |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Gerardo Noriega |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Juanmi |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Rafel Sastre (captain) |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Javier Dorado |

### 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 | MF | ESP | Míchel |
| 27 | DF | ESP | Raúl Cámara |
| 28 | DF | ESP | Manuel Lucena |
| 29 | MF | ESP | Pedro |
| 30 | GK | ESP | Alejandro |
| 32 | MF | ESP | Pablo de Lucas |
| 34 | GK | ESP | Manu |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 35 | DF | ESP | Moisés |
| 36 | DF | ESP | Jorge |
| 37 | DF | ESP | Noel Alonso |
| 39 | DF | ESP | José Ángel |
| 40 | MF | ESP | Marcos Landeira |
| 41 | DF | ESP | Iván Guardado |

## Competitions

### 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | W | D | L | D | L | W | L | D | L | D | W | W | D | W | W | D | D | D | D | L | L | L | D | D | D | W | L | W | D | D | L | D | W | W | D | L | L | L | W | D | W |
| Position | 4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 9 |

**League table**

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7 | Xerez | 42 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 60 | 46 | +14 | 67 |
| 8 | Numancia | 42 | 18 | 9 | 15 | 50 | 55 | −5 | 63 |
| 9 | Sporting Gijón | 42 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 41 | 34 | +7 | 56 |
| 10 | Valladolid | 42 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 55 |
| 11 | Real Madrid Castilla | 42 | 16 | 7 | 19 | 55 | 50 | +5 | 55 |

* ↑ ALM 3–0 XER; XER 0–0 ALM
* 1 2 RMC 2–3 VLD; VLD 1–0 RMC

## Squad statistics

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | Segunda División | Segunda División | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Blin | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Chus Bravo | 7 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Miguel Carmena | 6 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | Carlos Casquero | 0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Javi Fuego | 36 | 0 | 32+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ESP | David Karanka | 22 | 1 | 7+14 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Juan | 37 | 1 | 34+2 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ARG | Pablo Calandria | 39 | 12 | 31+8 | 12 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ARG | Leonardo Biagini | 35 | 11 | 19+15 | 11 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Pablo Lago | 27 | 0 | 11+15 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | ESP | Joaquín Enguix | 35 | 0 | 34+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Roberto | 39 | 0 | 38+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | NED | Jeffrey | 25 | 0 | 17+8 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Álvaro Varela | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Pablo Álvarez | 27 | 8 | 27+0 | 8 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | ESP | Gerardo Noriega | 36 | 4 | 29+7 | 4 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Juanmi | 34 | 0 | 29+4 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Rafel Sastre | 38 | 0 | 37+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Javier Dorado | 38 | 1 | 33+4 | 1 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ESP | Míchel | 24 | 1 | 15+9 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 27 | DF | ESP | Raúl Cámara | 23 | 0 | 15+7 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ESP | Manuel Lucena | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ESP | Pedro Santa Cecilia | 4 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ESP | Alejandro | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ESP | Pablo de Lucas | 6 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 34 | GK | ESP | Manu | 2 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | ESP | Moisés Blanco | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 36 | DF | ESP | Jorge | 39 | 1 | 37+1 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | ESP | Noel Alonso | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | ESP | José Ángel | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 40 | MF | ESP | Marcos Landeira | 4 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 41 | DF | ESP | Iván Guardado | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
