Real Sporting de Gijón, S.A.D. ( Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal esˈpoɾtin de xiˈxon] ), commonly known as Real Sporting , Sporting Gijón , or simply Sporting is a Spanish professional football club from Gijón , Principality of Asturias . Founded on 1 July 1905, it plays in the Segunda Division . Known as Los Rojiblancos because of their red and white striped jerseys, their home ground is El Molinón stadium, the oldest professional football ground in Spain , in use since at least 1908. Traditionally their red and white shirts are accompanied by blue shorts with the socks also being blue. Its Asturian name is Real Sporting de Xixón .


Club information
  • Full name: Sporting de Gijón
  • League: Segunda División (Spain)
  • Division level: 2
  • Founded: 1905
  • City: Gijón
  • Manager: Nicolás Larcamón
  • Avg. attendance: 20146
Current stadium
El Molinón - Enrique Castro 'Quini'
El Molinón - Enrique Castro 'Quini'

City: Gijón

Capacity: 29371

Built: 1908

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