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Full name Real Oviedo, S.A.D.
Nickname(s) Carbayones,
Los Azules (The Blues),
Oviedistas
Founded 26 March 1926; 98 years ago (1926-03-26)
Ground Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Ground Capacity 30,500
Owner Grupo Pachuca (51%)
Grupo Carso (20%)
Others (29%)
President Martín Peláez
Head coach Luis Miguel Carrión
League Segunda División
2022–23 Segunda División, 8th of 22
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Real Oviedo (Asturian: Real Uviéu) is a Spanish football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, the club plays in the Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system. The club plays at the Estadio Carlos Tartiere, opened on 30 September 2000, and is the largest sports stadium in Asturias. In the all-time league table for the Spanish top division (La Liga), Oviedo ranks in 18th place, as it has played 38 seasons on it.

The club has currently 21,517 season ticket holders (2023-2024 season) and their fans are called "carbayones". Its local rivals are Sporting Gijón on the sea coast to its north, with whom the club contests the Asturian derby.

Real Oviedo has also a women team, called Real Oviedo Femenino. It has played several times on the Spanish first division (Liga F) but now it competes on the third tier (Segunda Federación Femenina).

History

Founded in 1926 after a merger of Stadium Ovetense and Real Club Deportivo Oviedo. The first one was founded by young people who had studied in England, where the "foot-ball" was already popular. And the second club was founded a few years later by a split in the first. Oviedo first reached La Liga seven years later.

Their attacking quartet of Emilín, Galé, Herrerita and Isidro Lángara (all represented Spain in this period), as well as Casuco and Ricardo Gallart modernised the game with their pace and running off the ball tied with sharp passing and one-touch football, played in a style 30/40 years before its time, being dubbed Delanteras Eléctricas ("The electric forwards"); all this was connected with a rigid training and fitness regime started by a former manager of the club, Englishman Fred Pentland.

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Isidro Lángara won three consecutive Pichichi trophies from 1933–34 to 1935–36.

Lángara won the Pichichi Trophy three years in a row prior to the Spanish Civil War, as Oviedo broke all scoring records (174 goals in 62 league games). With the outbreak of the conflict, however, the team broke up: Lángara emigrated to South America, Herrerita and Emilín signed with FC Barcelona, Galé with Racing de Santander and Gallart with Racing de Ferrol.

When football in the country resumed in 1939, Oviedo could not play 1939–40 season, as their pitch was deemed unplayable – Francisco Franco's troops had used the stadium as an ammunition dump. During the following decades, the club bounced back between the first and second levels, the high point being a best-ever third position in 1962–63 (ranking joint-first with Real Madrid after the first 15 rounds), while the lowest was the side's first relegation to Segunda División B, in 1978 (for a single season).

With the FIFA World Cup to be held on home soil in 1982, the Carlos Tartiere Stadium was completely renewed, the first match being held with the Chile national team, 0–0. In 1984–85 Oviedo won the soon-to-be-defunct Spanish League Cup (second division), after successively defeating UD Salamanca, Bilbao Athletic, CF Lorca Deportiva, CE Sabadell FC and Atlético Madrileño (the latter with a 2–1 aggregate in the final).

In 1988 Oviedo returned to the top division, after ousting RCD Mallorca in the promotion playoffs (2–1 on aggregate, with striker Carlos, who would feature prominently for the club in the following years, scoring one of the goals), and remained in that level for 13 consecutive seasons – in 1990–91 it finished sixth, qualifying for the first time for Europe, and being knocked out in the first round by Genoa C.F.C. of Italy (2–3). Oviedo bounced back from that defeat immediately, with a 2–1 win at the Camp Nou over Barcelona.

Real Oviedo 1926
Real Oviedo first squad in 1926.

After that successful year, there were more brilliant seasons and others where relegation was narrowly dodged (in 1998 Real Oviedo succeeded in a relegation playoff to stay up after beating UD Las Palmas). In a nutshell, the Carbayones had an outstanding run in La Liga during the 1990s with a team which lined up top international players. In 1992 Real Oviedo as well as most Spanish football clubs was forced to become public limited sports company. The initial capital stock for Real Oviedo amounted to €3.6 million.

On 4 October 1995, Real Oviedo played its 1,000th game in La Liga.

In 2000, the new Carlos Tartiere Stadium with 30,500 seats became Real Oviedo's new ground. It was officially opened on 20 September 2000 with a match between Real Oviedo and Partizan Belgrade, where Real Oviedo lost 0–2 to the Serbian side. Three days before, Real Oviedo and UD Las Palmas had got a 2–2 draw on the first fixture in the 2000–01 season.

After being relegated two consecutive times, Real Oviedo suffered severe economic troubles, which, when coupled with a profound lack of institutional support from the city's government, resulted in the team's inability to pay its players. The club was then forced to drop all the way to the fourth division of Spanish football, for the 2003–04 season; at this point the team nearly folded but eventually recovered and regrouped, returning to level three in the following campaign.

Real Oviedo league performance 1929-2023
Chart of Real Oviedo league performance 1929-2023

Oviedo lasted two further campaigns before dropping down a level again. In another playoff against a Mallorca team – this time the reserves, the club returned again to the third division, after a penalty shootout; however, its survival remained at risk in the following years, due to continuing financial difficulties.

The financial dire straits continued into the 2012–13 season, when Oviedo called on supporters to buy shares in the club. A few footballers, notably Santi Cazorla, Juan Mata, Michu and Adrián who all started their careers there, offered their financial support in an attempt to save the club from bankruptcy – the club had until 17 November to raise 2 million in order to prevent closure.

On 17 November 2012, Carlos Slim, at the time the richest person in the world, invested $2.5 million in the club, therefore gaining a controlling stake.

On 31 May 2015, Oviedo confirmed their return to the Spanish Segunda División after a thirteen-year absence with a 2–1 aggregate victory over Cádiz in the 2015 Segunda División B play-offs.

Season to season

Estadio Carlos Tartiere
Carlos Tartiere Stadium
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1929 2 7th Round of 16
1929–30 2 5th Quarter-finals
1930–31 2 8th Round of 16
1931–32 2 2nd Round of 16
1932–33 2 1st Round of 16
1933–34 1 6th Semi-finals
1934–35 1 3rd Round of 16
1935–36 1 3rd Round of 16
1940–41 1 8th Quarter-finals
1941–42 1 11th Round of 16
1942–43 1 6th Round of 16
1943–44 1 4th Round of 16
1944–45 1 4th Quarter-finals
1945–46 1 5th Semi-finals
1946–47 1 8th Round of 16
1947–48 1 9th Round of 16
1948–49 1 5th Round of 16
1949–50 1 14th Quarter-finals
1950–51 2 6th DNP
1951–52 2 1st Quarter-finals
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1952–53 1 9th Round of 16
1953–54 1 15th DNP
1954–55 2 2nd DNP
1955–56 2 2nd DNP
1956–57 2 4th DNP
1957–58 2 1st DNP
1958–59 1 11th Round of 16
1959–60 1 6th Round of 16
1960–61 1 13th Round of 16
1961–62 1 10th Round of 16
1962–63 1 3rd Round of 16
1963–64 1 14th Round of 16
1964–65 1 15th Round of 16
1965–66 2 4th Round of 16
1966–67 2 5th Round of 32
1967–68 2 6th Round of 32
1968–69 2 11th DNP
1969–70 2 7th Round of 16
1970–71 2 14th Round of 16
1971–72 2 1st Round of 32
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1972–73 1 12th Round of 16
1973–74 1 18th Round of 16
1974–75 2 1st Round of 16
1975–76 1 16th Round of 16
1976–77 2 5th Round of 32
1977–78 2 17th Round of 16
1978–79 3 2ª B 2nd Round of 32
1979–80 2 11th Round of 16
1980–81 2 10th Round of 32
1981–82 2 16th Round of 32
1982–83 2 12th Round of 32
1983–84 2 13th Round of 32
1984–85 2 16th Round of 16
1985–86 2 8th Round of 16
1986–87 2 16th Round of 32
1987–88 2 4th Round of 32
1988–89 1 12th Round of 32
1989–90 1 11th Round of 16
1990–91 1 6th Round of 16
1991–92 1 11th Round of 16
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1992–93 1 16th Quarter-finals
1993–94 1 9th Quarter-finals
1994–95 1 9th Round of 32
1995–96 1 14th Round of 16
1996–97 1 17th Round of 16
1997–98 1 18th Round of 32
1998–99 1 14th Round of 32
1999–2000 1 16th Round of 16
2000–01 1 18th Round of 32
2001–02 2 7th Round of 32
2002–03 2 21st Round of 16
2003–04 4 1st Round of 32
2004–05 4 1st Second round
2005–06 3 2ª B 7th Second round
2006–07 3 2ª B 19th First round
2007–08 4 1st DNP
2008–09 4 1st Second round
2009–10 3 2ª B 2nd Second round
2010–11 3 2ª B 8th Second round
2011–12 3 2ª B 6th Round of 32
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2012–13 3 2ª B 3rd Second round
2013–14 3 2ª B 5th First round
2014–15 3 2ª B 1st Round of 32
2015–16 2 9th Third round
2016–17 2 8th Second round
2017–18 2 7th Second round
2018–19 2 8th Second round
2019–20 2 15th First round
2020–21 2 13th Second round
2021–22 2 7th First round
2022–23 2 8th Round of 32
2023–24 2 Second round

European history

Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.
1991–92 UEFA Cup R64 Italy Genoa 1–0 1–3 2–3

Current squad

The numbers are established according to the official website: www.realoviedo.es

No. Position Player
1 France GK Quentin Braat
2 Spain DF Mario Hernández
3 Spain DF Rodri Tarín
4 Spain DF David Costas
5 Spain MF Luismi Sánchez
6 Spain MF Jimmy Suárez
7 Spain MF Viti Rozada
8 Spain MF Santi Cazorla
9 Spain FW Borja Bastón (captain)
10 Spain MF Víctor Camarasa
11 Argentina MF Santiago Colombatto
12 Spain DF Dani Calvo
13 Uruguay MF Santiago Homenchenko (on loan from Peñarol)
No. Position Player
14 Brazil FW Alemão (on loan from Pachuca)
15 Spain DF Oier Luengo
16 Spain MF Jaime Seoane
17 Spain MF Sebas Moyano
18 Spain MF Paulino (on loan from Pachuca)
19 Spain FW Álex Millán
20 Portugal FW Masca
21 Spain DF Carlos Pomares
22 Belgium MF Jonathan Dubasin (on loan from Basel)
23 Spain DF Abel Bretones
24 Spain DF Lucas Ahijado
25 Spain MF Borja Sánchez
31 Spain GK Leo Román (on loan from Mallorca)

Reserve team

No. Position Player
26 Spain GK Marco Coronas
27 Spain FW Enol Rodríguez
28 Spain MF Mario Sesè
29 Dominican Republic DF Charbel Wehbe
30 Spain DF Marco Esteban
No. Position Player
33 Spain DF Aimar Collante
34 Spain MF Yayo González
35 Spain DF Jaime Vázquez
36 Spain MF Diego Menéndez

Out on loan

No. Position Player
Spain MF Mangel Prendes (at Ponferradina until 30 June 2024)
Spain MF Álex Cardero (at Arenteiro until 30 June 2024)
No. Position Player
Ghana FW Samuel Obeng (at Huesca until 30 June 2024)

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Head coach Spain Luis Miguel Carrión
Assistant coach Spain Domingo Cisma
Delegate Spain Dani Bautista
Rehab fitness coach Spain Víctor García Flores
Goalkeeping coach Spain Mauro de Ves
Kit man Spain Lito
Spain Silvino Aparicio
Chief of medical services Mexico César Gómez Durán
Doctor Spain David Bonilla
Head of physiotherapists Spain Gabriel Díaz Peláez
Physiotherapist Spain Jesús Carro Hevia
Spain Carlos Álvarez Fueyo
Nutritionist Spain Luis Frechoso
Psychologist Spain Carlos Cuello

Last updated: September 2022
Source: Real Oviedo

Honours

Winners (5): 1932–33, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1971–72, 1974–75
  • Copa de la Liga (Segunda División)
Winners: 1984–85
Winners: 2014–15
  • Tercera División
Winners (4): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09

Individual

Pichichi Trophy

  • La Liga: Isidro Lángara (3) (1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36), Marianín (1972–73)
  • Segunda División: Isidro Lángara (1932–33), Eduardo Gómez "Lalo" (1957–58), Galán (1971–72), Carlos (1987–88), Borja Bastón (2021–22)
  • Segunda División B: Miguel Linares (2014–15)
  • Tercera División: Diego Cervero (3) (2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09)

Zamora Trophy

  • Segunda División: Óscar Álvarez (2) (1931–32, 1932–33), Lombardía (1971–72)
  • Tercera División: Rafael Ponzo (2003–04), Oinatz Aulestia (2008–09)

Notable former players

Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

  • Argentina Juan José Borrelli
  • Argentina Fernando Gamboa
  • Argentina Roberto Pompei
  • Argentina Sánchez Lage
  • Belgium Gert Claessens
  • Croatia Janko Janković
  • Croatia Nikola Jerkan
  • Croatia Robert Prosinečki
  • Denmark Peter Møller
  • England Stan Collymore
  • Equatorial Guinea Kily Álvarez
  • Equatorial Guinea Yago Yao
  • Iceland Diego Johannesson
  • Italy Diego Fabbrini
  • Ivory Coast Idrissa Keita
  • Kenya McDonald Mariga
  • Madagascar Franck Rabarivony
  • Mexico Oswaldo Alanís
  • Mexico José Manuel de la Torre
  • North Macedonia Mitko Stojkovski
  • Panama Édgar Bárcenas
  • Panama Dely Valdés
  • Paraguay Florencio Amarilla
  • Paraguay Ramón Hicks
  • Portugal Abel Xavier
  • Portugal Paulo Bento
  • Portugal Carlos Gomes
  • Romania Marius Lăcătuș
  • Romania Nicolae Simatoc
  • Russia Viktor Onopko
  • Spain Carlos
  • Spain José Carrete
  • Spain Santi Cazorla
  • Spain César Martín
  • Spain Thomas Christiansen
  • Spain Cristóbal Parralo
  • Spain Emilín
  • Spain Vicente Engonga
  • Spain Esteban
  • Spain Enrique Galán
  • Spain Galé
  • Spain Chus Herrera
  • Spain Herrerita
  • Spain Isidro Lángara
  • Spain José María
  • Spain Luis Manuel
  • Spain Marianín
  • Spain Julio Marigil
  • Spain Juan Mata
  • Spain Michu
  • Spain Juan Luis Mora
  • Spain Oli
  • Spain Óscar Álvarez
  • Spain Paquito
  • Spain Antonio Rivas
  • Spain Enrique Soladrero
  • Spain Tensi
  • Spain Uría
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Milovan Đorić
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ratomir Dujković
  • Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nenad Gračan
  • Ukraine Andriy Lunin
  • Uruguay Juan González
  • Venezuela Rafael Ponzo
  • Mexico Marcelo Flores

Personnel

Management

Office Name
President Mexico Martín Peláez
Counselor Spain Jorge Menéndez Vallina
Counselor Spain Manuel Paredes González
Counselor Spain Fernando Corral Mestas
Institutional relations Spain César Martín Villar

Last updated: July 2022
Source: Real Oviedo Official Website: https://www.realoviedo.es/club/junta-directiva

Coaches

Luis Aragones
Luis Aragonés was player and manager of the club.
Dates Name
1926–27 England Fred Pentland
1927–28 England Frank Burton
1928–29 Czechoslovakia Antonín Fivébr
1929–31 Ireland Patrick O'Connell
1931–33 Spain Vicente Tonijuán
1933–35 Spain Emilio Sampere
1935–36 Spain José María Peña
1940–41 Spain Cristóbal Martí
1941–42 Spain Óscar Álvarez
1942–47 Spain Manuel Meana
1947–48 Spain Francisco Gamborena
1948–50 Spain Juan Urquizu
1950–51 Spain Patricio Caicedo
1951–54 Spain Luis Urquiri
1954–55 Spain Domènec Balmanya
1955 Spain Óscar Álvarez
1955–56 Spain Luis Pasarín
1956–57 Spain Eduardo Toba
1957 Spain Fernando Argila
1957–59 Argentina Abel Picabéa
1959 Spain Luis Pasarín
1959–60 Spain Fernando Argila
1960–61 Spain Sabino Barinaga
1961 Spain Fernando Argila
1961–62 Spain Álvaro Pérez
1962 Spain Antón
1962–63 Spain Juan Ochoantesana
1963–64 Spain Enrique Orizaola
1964 Spain Eduardo Toba
1964–65 Spain Enrique Martín
1965 Spain Luis Diestro
1965–66 Spain Francisco Antúnez
Dates Name
1966 Spain Antón
1966–67 Spain Juan Aretio
1967–68 Spain Juan Ochoantesana
1968 Spain Toni Cuervo
1968–69 Spain Ramón Cobo
1969 Spain Pedro Eguíluz
1969–70 Spain Enrique Casas
1970 Spain Horacio Leiva
1970–71 Spain José Mª García de Andoín
1971 Spain Toni Cuervo
1971–73 Spain Eduardo Toba
1973–74 Spain Sabino Barinaga
1974–76 Spain Vicente Miera
1976–77 Spain Toni Cuervo
1977–78 Spain Manuel Ruiz Sosa
1978 Spain Sabino Barinaga
1978–79 Spain Eduardo "Lalo" Gómez Gª-Barbón
1979 Spain José María
Spain Luis Diestro
1979–81 Spain Nando Yosu
1981–82 Spain José Víctor Rodríguez
1982–83 Spain José María
1983–84 Spain Luis Costa
1984–86 Spain José Luis Romero
1986 Spain Antonio Ruiz
1986–87 Spain José Carrete
1987–89 Spain Vicente Miera
1989–93 Spain Javier Irureta
1993–95 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radomir Antić
1995–96 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Ivica Brzić
1996–97 Spain Juan Manuel Lillo
1997 Spain José Antonio Novo
Dates Name
1997–98 Uruguay Óscar Tabárez
1998–99 Spain Fernando Vázquez
1999–00 Spain Luis Aragonés
2000–01 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Radomir Antić
2001–02 Spain Enrique Marigil
2002–03 Spain Vicente González-Villamil
2003 Spain Miguel Sánchez
2003–06 Spain Antonio Rivas
2006–07 Spain Toño Velázquez
2007 Spain Ramiro Solís
2007 Spain Ismael Díaz
2007–08 Spain Francisco José Carrasco
2008 Spain Fermín Álvarez
2008–09 Spain Raúl González
2009 Spain Fermín Álvarez
2009–10 Spain Pichi Lucas
2010–11 Spain José Manuel Martínez
2011–12 Spain Pacheta
2012–13 Spain Félix Sarriugarte
2013–14 Spain José Carlos Granero
2014 Spain Roberto Robles
2014–16 Argentina Sergio Egea
2016 Spain David Generelo
2016–17 Spain Fernando Hierro
2017–19 Spain Juan Antonio Anquela
2019 Argentina Sergio Egea
2019–20 Spain Javi Rozada
2020–2022 Spain José Ángel Ziganda
2022 Spain Bolo
2022–2023 Spain Álvaro Cervera
2023– Spain Luis Carrión

Rivalries

The Asturian derby has been closely contested throughout its history and the two teams have met 117 times in all competitions. Real Oviedo have won 49 times, while Sporting de Gijón have done so in 38 games; 30 draws have been produced.

Sporting won the first match ever played, a 2–1 win for the Regional Championships on 6 December 1926. The first top flight derby took place during the 1944–45 season, and honours were split over the two games: Oviedo won its home fixture 2–1, but lost by a record 0–6 at El Molinón.

The inaugural second level season, 1929, also brought two local derbies – Oviedo thrashed Sporting 6–2 at home, while Sporting won 3–2 in the return fixture. On 15 March 1998, the last contest in the top level took place, and Oviedo emerged victorious 2–1 at the Tartiere, eventually managing to stay afloat (only through the play-offs though) whilst the Rojiblancos suffered direct relegation as 20th and last.

Supporters

After the first relegation in its history to Tercera División, the historical record of the category was established in the 2003–04 season, with 10,759 season ticket holders, up to that time, the record was for Málaga CF in 1995 with 4,200. Oviedo fans have also established some other Spanish records, such as the record attendance for a Tercera División regular game (16,573 people vs Oviedo ACF) or the record attendance for a Segunda B promotion game (27,214 people vs Mallorca B).

Real Oviedo achieved its season ticket holders record in the 2023–24 season with 21,517 people. Their fans are gathered in more than 90 "peñas" (officially, club-affiliated supporters' groups), which are organized by APARO (Asociación de Peñas Azules del Real Oviedo). Oviedo's most notorious and hardcore "peña" is Symmachiarii, considered as the club "ultras".

Real Oviedo supporters maintain friendly relations with fans of Deportivo La Coruña, Real Valladolid and Sevilla and internationally with fans of Genoa and Žilina.

Sponsorships and manufacturers

Period Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor
1990–1991 Kelme CLAS
1991–1993 Cajastur
1993–1998 Joluvi
1998–2000 Erima
2000–2001 Puma
2001–2003 Principality of Asturias
2003–2008 Joluvi
2008–2012 Nike
2012–2014 Joma
2014–2015 ASAC Comunicaciones
2015–2016 Hummel GAM
2016–2017 Adidas Procoin
2017–2018 Huawei
2018–2019
2019–2020 Oviedo
2020–2021 NMR
2021-2024 DIGI

Real Oviedo B

The reserve team, which plays since 2022 in the fourth level (Segunda Federación), was formerly named Vetusta. Vetusta was also the original name of the team, before the Royal Spanish Football Federation decree which banned unique reserve club names in the early 1990s.

Real Oviedo (women)

On 28 August 2017, women's club Oviedo Moderno CF signed an agreement with Real Oviedo for using their name and their blue and white colors, instead of their classic black and green, since the 2017–18 season, with the aim to be completely integrated into the structure of the club for the 2018–19 season onwards. The club formerly used the blue and white colors for the 2016–17 promotion play-offs.

Oviedo currently plays in Segunda Federación, the Spanish third tier.

See also

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