It covered a period from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

Despite earning seven points in the first three games, a streak of five losses dropped Real Sporting to the relegation positions.

The club was unable to leave them during the rest of the season and finally was relegated to Segunda División despite winning 1–0 at Ipurua.

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply.

Source: Sporting de Gijón Official Website Source: [citation needed]Ordered by , and = Number of bookings; = Number of sending offs after a second yellow card; = Number of sending offs by a direct red card.