Real Oviedo (; ) is a Spanish professional football club based in Oviedo, Asturias. Founded on 26 March 1926, the club plays in the Segunda División, the second level 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 La Liga all-time league table, Real Oviedo ranks 19th, having played 39 seasons in the top flight.
The club's local rivals are Sporting de Gijón on the sea coast to its north, with whom the club contests the Asturian derby.
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. Carlos Tartiere served as the inaugural president when the club was established. 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. 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 1957–58 Segunda División campaign saw them promoted to La Liga. The club high point was a best-ever third position in 1962–63 (ranking joint-first with Real Madrid after the first 15 rounds). However, the club had been experiencing financial difficulties and, under Enrique Orizaola, had to sell key players Sánchez Lage, Paquito García and José María. It finished the next season facing Relegation play-offs. Real Oviedo were Play-off winners but were subsequently relegated in 1964–65.
The first phase of El Requexón training centre was opened in 1969 by the efforts of then-club president Enrique Rubio Sanudo. Later in the 1980s, the second phase of the construction was completed by the efforts of then-president José Manuel Bango.El Requexón
The lowest point was the side's first relegation to Segunda División B, in 1978 (for a single season).
With the FIFA World Cup to be held in Spain 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.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.
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. Zohran Mamdani, who would later be elected mayor of New York City in 2025, also bought a share.
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. In the 2023–24 Segunda División, Oviedo finished sixth, earning a spot in the promotion play-offs, where they reached the final, winning the first leg 1–0, but lost 2–1 on aggregate to Espanyol.
On 21 June 2025, Oviedo secured promotion to the top division for the first time in 24 years, defeating Mirandés 3–1 after extra time in the second leg of the promotion play-off final. However, they were relegated at the conclusion of the 2025–26 La Liga season.
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39 seasons in La Liga 43 seasons in Segunda División 9 seasons in Segunda División B 4 seasons in Tercera División
European history Season Competition Round Opponent Home Away Agg.1991–92 UEFA Cup R64 Genoa1–0 1–3 2–3
Current squad
Reserve team
Out on loan
Current technical staff
Honours
Segunda División Winners (5): 1932–33, 1951–52, 1957–58, 1971–72, 1974–75 Copa de la Liga Segunda División Winners (1): 1984–85 Segunda División B Winners (1): 2014–15 Tercera División Winners (4): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2007–08, 2008–09 Galician Championship (Campeonato Regional Mancomunado Galáico-Astur) Winners (2): 1934–35, 1935–36
Individual
Pichichi Trophy La Liga: Isidro Lángara (3) (1933–34, 1934–35, 1935–36), Marianín (1972–73) Segunda División: Isidro Lángara (1932–33), 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.
David Carmo Juan José Borrelli Fernando Gamboa Roberto Pompei José Sánchez Lage Gert Claessens Leander Dendoncker Marcelo Flores Josip Brekalo Nenad Gračan Janko Janković Nikola Jerkan Robert Prosinečki Peter Møller Haissem Hassan Stan Collymore Kily Álvarez Yago Yao Kwasi Sibo Owusu Kwabena Yaw Yeboah Diego Johannesson Diego Fabbrini Eric Bailly Idrissa Keita McDonald Mariga Franck Rabarivony Oswaldo Alanís José Manuel de la Torre Rahim Alhassane Mitko Stojkovski Édgar Bárcenas Dely Valdés Florencio Amarilla Ramón Hicks Abel Xavier Paulo Bento Carlos Gomes Marius Lăcătuș Horațiu Moldovan Daniel Paraschiv Nicolae Simatoc Viktor Onopko Ibrahima Baldé Luka Ilić Slaviša Jokanović Albert Nađ Veljko Paunović Đorđe Tomić Erik Jirka Peter Dubovský Adrián López Antón Argila Armando Álvarez Iván Ania Luis Aragonés Bango Berto Carlos José Carrete Santi Cazorla César Martín Thomas Christiansen Cristóbal Parralo Emilín Vicente Engonga Esteban Enrique Galán Galé Chus Herrera Herrerita Isidro Lángara José María Luis Manuel Marianín Julio Marigil Juan Mata Michu Juan Luis Mora Oli Óscar Álvarez Paquito Antonio Rivas Enrique Soladrero Tensi Francisco Uría José Luis Zabala Milovan Đorić