# 1995–96 Sporting de Gijón season

The 1995–96 Sporting de Gijón season was the 34th season of the club in La Liga, the 20th consecutive after its last promotion.

## Overview

Ricardo Rezza, who saved the team in the relegation playoffs the previous season, was sacked after round 19, when the club earned five consecutive losses. Ramiro Solís took the helm one week before José Manuel Díaz Novoa signed until the end of the season.
After scoring 18 goals in La Liga and four more in the Copa del Rey, Julio Salinas was called up with the Spanish national team to play the UEFA Euro 1996.

## 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 Carlos Ablanedo |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Marcelino |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Juan Ramón López Muñiz |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Hugo Pérez |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Fernando Giner |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Iván Iglesias |
| 7 | FW | ESP | José Luis Morales |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Tomás |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Eloy |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Igor Lediakhov |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 11 | MF | ROU | Marcel Sabou |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Ramón |
| 14 | FW | ESP | Dani Bouzas |
| 15 | FW | ESP | Julio Salinas |
| 16 | FW | ESP | Marcos Vales |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Pablo |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Avelino |
| 20 | FW | NGA | Rashidi Yekini |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Jesús Enrique Velasco |
| 22 | MF | ESP | Ricardo Bango |

### 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 |
| 23 | DF | ESP | Tino |
| 24 | MF | ESP | David Cano |
| 26 | MF | ESP | Mario |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Aitor |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Álex |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 30 | DF | ESP | Rubén Darío Acebal |
| 31 | DF | ESP | Rogelio |
| 32 | MF | ESP | José Manuel |
| 33 | DF | ESP | Sergio |
| — | MF | ESP | Rafa Navarro |

## 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 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H |
| Result | W | L | W | L | L | W | D | W | L | W | L | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | D | L | L | L | L | D | D | L | W | D | W | W | L | W | L | L | W | L | L |
| Position | 5 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 |

#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Valladolid | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 57 | 62 | −5 | 47 | |
| 17 | Racing Santander | 42 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 47 | 69 | −22 | 47 | |
| 18 | Sporting Gijón | 42 | 13 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 60 | −9 | 46 | |
| 19 | Rayo Vallecano (O) | 42 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 47 | 75 | −28 | 44 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
| 20 | Albacete (R) | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 81 | −26 | 42 | Qualification for the relegation playoffs |
* 1 2 RAC 0–0 VLD; VLD 3–1 RAC
* ↑ MÉR 1–1 ALB; ALB 2–0 MÉR

#### Matches
### Copa del Rey
#### Matches
## 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 Carlos Ablanedo | 39 | 0 | 36+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Marcelino Elena | 7 | 1 | 3+1 | 0 | 3+0 | 1 |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Juan Ramón López Muñiz | 31 | 0 | 25+1 | 0 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ARG | Hugo Pérez | 42 | 5 | 26+11 | 4 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Fernando Giner | 24 | 0 | 24+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Iván Iglesias | 18 | 0 | 14+4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | ESP | José Luis Morales | 4 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Tomás | 40 | 2 | 21+14 | 2 | 5+0 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Eloy Olaya | 29 | 5 | 21+2 | 3 | 5+1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | RUS | Igor Lediakhov | 33 | 8 | 29+1 | 8 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 11 | MF | ROU | Marcel Sabou | 16 | 2 | 8+7 | 2 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Ramón | 11 | 0 | 6+2 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 14 | FW | ESP | Dani Bouzas | 35 | 2 | 13+18 | 1 | 3+1 | 1 |
| 15 | FW | ESP | Julio Salinas | 42 | 22 | 36+2 | 18 | 3+1 | 4 |
| 16 | FW | ESP | Marcos Vales | 13 | 0 | 2+7 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Pablo | 40 | 0 | 37+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Avelino | 33 | 1 | 22+7 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | NGA | Rashidi Yekini | 13 | 3 | 4+6 | 3 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Jesús Enrique Velasco | 39 | 2 | 29+4 | 1 | 3+3 | 1 |
| 22 | MF | ESP | Ricardo Bango | 42 | 1 | 37+1 | 1 | 4+0 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ESP | Tino | 12 | 0 | 9+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | ESP | David Cano | 36 | 2 | 25+6 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | ESP | Mario | 24 | 2 | 14+9 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | ESP | Aitor | 3 | 2 | 1+0 | 1 | 0+2 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Álex | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ESP | Rubén Darío Acebal | 13 | 0 | 13+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 |
| 31 | DF | ESP | Rogelio | 2 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| 32 | MF | ESP | José Manuel | 6 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 33 | DF | ESP | Sergio | 3 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Rafa Navarro | 2 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |