title: 2009–10 Sporting de Gijón season
text: # 2009–10 Sporting de Gijón season
  
  The 2009–10 Sporting de Gijón season was the second successive season that the club played in La Liga, the highest tier of football in Spain.
  
  ## Overview
  
  On 11 January 2010, Míchel was sold to Birmingham City for £3 million, becoming one of the highest transfers in the history of the Asturian club.
  
  The club finally avoided relegation after achieving a 1–1 draw against Atlético Madrid at El Molinón in the 37th matchday.
  
  ## 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 | Juan Pablo |
  | 2 | DF | ESP | Alberto Botía |
  | 3 | DF | ESP | José Ángel |
  | 4 | DF | ESP | Andreu |
  | 5 | MF | ESP | Alberto Rivera |
  | 6 | MF | ESP | Carmelo |
  | 7 | MF | ESP | Pedro |
  | 8 | MF | SRB | Milan Smiljanić |
  | 9 | FW | CRO | Mate Bilić |
  | 10 | FW | ESP | Tati Maldonado |
  | 11 | MF | ESP | Alberto Lora |
  | 12 | DF | FRA | Grégory Arnolin |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 13 | GK | ESP | Iván Cuéllar |
  | 14 | DF | ESP | Iván Hernández |
  | 15 | DF | ESP | Roberto Canella (vice-captain) |
  | 16 | DF | ESP | Gerard |
  | 17 | FW | ESP | Diego Castro |
  | 18 | FW | ESP | Luis Morán |
  | 19 | MF | ESP | Diego Camacho |
  | 20 | MF | ESP | Miguel de las Cuevas |
  | 21 | FW | ESP | Kike Mateo |
  | 22 | DF | ESP | Rafel Sastre (captain) |
  | 23 | FW | ESP | David Barral |
  | 24 | MF | ESP | Sergio Matabuena |
  
  ### 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 | DF | ESP | Alain |
  | 28 | MF | ESP | Marcos Landeira |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 30 | DF | ESP | Pedro Orfila |
  | 31 | MF | ESP | Cristian Portilla |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### La Liga
  
  **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 |
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  | Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
  | Result | L | W | D | D | L | W | W | D | D | W | D | W | L | L | L | D | W | L | L | L | L | D | W | W | L | D | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | D | L |
  | Position | 20 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 13 | Almería | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 42 |
  | 14 | Zaragoza | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 46 | 64 | −18 | 41 |
  | 15 | Sporting Gijón | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 36 | 51 | −15 | 40 |
  | 16 | Racing Santander | 38 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 59 | −17 | 39 |
  | 17 | Málaga | 38 | 7 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 48 | −6 | 37 |
  
  ## Squad statistics
  
  ### Appearances and goals
  
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
  | 1 | GK | ESP | Juan Pablo | 38 | 0 | 38+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 2 | DF | ESP | Alberto Botía | 27 | 0 | 26+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 3 | DF | ESP | José Ángel | 15 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 4 | DF | ESP | Andreu | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 5 | MF | ESP | Alberto Rivera | 35 | 1 | 34+0 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 6 | MF | ESP | Carmelo | 29 | 0 | 11+16 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | ESP | Pedro | 7 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 8 | MF | SRB | Milan Smiljanić | 6 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | CRO | Mate Bilić | 32 | 6 | 17+14 | 5 | 1+0 | 1 |
  | 10 | FW | ESP | Tati Maldonado | 17 | 0 | 6+9 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
  | 11 | MF | ESP | Alberto Lora | 32 | 0 | 31+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 12 | DF | FRA | Grégory Arnolin | 35 | 2 | 35+0 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 13 | GK | ESP | Iván Cuéllar | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 14 | DF | ESP | Iván Hernández | 12 | 0 | 7+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 15 | DF | ESP | Roberto Canella | 28 | 1 | 28+0 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 16 | DF | POR | Gerard | 9 | 0 | 8+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 17 | FW | ESP | Diego Castro | 35 | 10 | 31+4 | 10 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 18 | FW | ESP | Luis Morán | 29 | 4 | 21+7 | 4 | 0+1 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | ESP | Diego Camacho | 24 | 0 | 16+7 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 20 | MF | ESP | Miguel de las Cuevas | 39 | 8 | 32+5 | 8 | 0+2 | 0 |
  | 21 | MF | ESP | Kike Mateo | 18 | 0 | 2+14 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 22 | DF | ESP | Rafel Sastre | 16 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 |
  | 23 | FW | ESP | David Barral | 34 | 5 | 23+10 | 4 | 1+0 | 1 |
  | 24 | MF | ESP | Sergio Matabuena | 15 | 0 | 5+9 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 28 | MF | ESP | Marcos Landeira | 1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  | 31 | MF | ESP | Cristian Portilla | 5 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 37 | MF | ESP | Sergio Álvarez | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
  | 38 | MF | ESP | Juan Muñiz | 2 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
  | Players who appeared for Sporting de Gijón no longer at the club: ||||||||||
  | 8 | MF | ESP | Míchel | 13 | 0 | 12+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
  