Sporting de Gijón is a Spanish professional association football club, based in Gijón, Asturias.
Sporting de Gijón started playing the Regional Championship of Asturias until La Liga was created in 1929.
The club played its first league season in Segunda División.
The club promoted to the top tier for the first time in 1944.
To date Sporting de Gijón has competed 42 seasons in La Liga and 42 in Segunda División, never being relegated to lower divisions.