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Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more normally referred to as Real Sociedad ( pronounced [ reˈal soθjeˈðað ] ; Royal Society ) or La Real, is a spanish master sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909. It plays its home matches at the Anoeta Stadium. Real Sociedad won the Liga style in 1980–81 and 1981–82, and last finish runner-up in 2002–03. The club has besides won the Copa del Rey three times, in 1909, 1987 and 2020. It contests the Basque bowler hat against rivals acrobatic Bilbao. Real Sociedad was a founder member of La Liga in 1929 ; its longest spell in the top flight was for 40 seasons, from 1967 to 2007. [ 2 ]

traditionally the club followed a policy ( similar to that of its rival Athletic ) of signing alone Basque players, before signing Republic of Ireland forward John Aldridge in 1989. While a potent Basque contingent has been retained among its players, nowadays both non-Basque Spaniards and extraneous players are represented at the club. Its youth section subsequent to the all-Basque era has inactive been very successful in developing internationally renowned players, such as World Cup winners Xabi Alonso and Antoine Griezmann. [ 3 ] The golf club has competed in the UEFA Champions League doubly. In the 2003–04 season, the club progressed to the round of 16 before losing to Lyon. apart from football, Real Sociedad besides has respective sections in athletics, including women ‘s football, track and field, field field hockey and basque jai alai .

history [edit ]

early history [edit ]

real Sociedad in 1912 real Sociedad team in the 1930–31 league temper football was introduced to San Sebastián in the early 1900s by students and workers returning from Britain. In 1904, they formed the San Sebastian Recreation Club and in 1905 the club competed in the Copa del Rey. In May 1905, the San Sebastian Football Club was formed as a separate branch of the club. In 1909, it applied to enter the Copa del Rey but complications over registration permits saw them compete as Club Ciclista de San Sebastián. This team defeated Club Español de Madrid 3–1 in the final examination. Out of the confusion, the Sociedad de Futbol was formed on 7 September 1909. In 1910, spanish clubs played in two equal cup competitions and Sociedad de Futbol entered the Copa UECF as Vasconia de San Sebastián. In the lapp year, King Alfonso XIII – who used San Sebastián as his summer capital – gave the club his backing, where it subsequently became known as real Sociedad de Fútbol .
real Sociedad in 1952 real Sociedad was a fall through member of La Liga in 1929. The team came fourthly with Francisco “ Paco ” Bienzobas finish as top scorekeeper. The team ‘s name was changed to Donostia Club de Futbol in 1931 with the advent of the Second Spanish Republic, but changed back to Real Sociedad after the spanish Civil War in 1939. The team has broadly fluctuated between the Primera and Segunda divisions, in one period ( during the 1940s ) cope to be relegated and promoted seven times. Around that time, the sculptor Eduardo Chillida was the team ‘s goalkeeper until injury put a stop to his football career .

The achiever of the 1980s [edit ]

The team finished as runner-up in La Liga for the first base time in 1979–80, gaining 52 points compared to Real Madrid ‘s 53, and 13 points clear of third-placed Sporting de Gijón. Real Sociedad won its beginning ever Primera División title at the end of the 1980–81 season, denying real Madrid a fourth-consecutive title because although both clubs earned 45 points and Madrid had the superior finish difference Sociedad were better in the head-to-heads. [ 4 ] This qualified La Real for the 1981–82 european Cup, where they were eliminated in the first circle by CSKA Sofia of Bulgaria, who hosted and won the first leg 1–0. The second leg in Spain was a 0–0 draw. [ 5 ]
real Sociedad supporters at the streets of San Sebastián The club retained the Liga title the come season, beating Barcelona by 47 points to 45, under the management of Alberto Ormaetxea. [ 6 ] Forward Jesús María Satrústegui was the club ‘s top scorer for 1980–81 with 16 goals. [ 7 ] He scored 13 the following season as Pedro Uralde was the top scorer, with 14. [ 8 ] The club reached the semi-finals of the 1982–83 european Cup, defeating Víkingur of Iceland, Celtic and Sporting Clube de Portugal before losing 3–2 on aggregate to eventual champions Hamburger SV. [ 9 ] Real Sociedad won the Supercopa de España at the begin of the 1982–83 temper, overturning a 1–0 frustration in the first leg to defeat real Madrid 4–1 on aggregate. On 11 March 1987, Real Sociedad set a record for most goals in a quarter-final of the Copa del Rey after defeating Mallorca 10–1. In the semi-finals of the lapp tournament, it beat its Basque rivals Athletic Bilbao 1–0 over two legs. On 27 June 1987, Real Sociedad won its only Copa del Rey deed, defeating Atlético Madrid 4–2 on penalties after drawing 2–2. The match was held at La Romareda in Zaragoza, Aragon. [ 10 ] In the follow temper ‘s Copa del Rey, Real Sociedad defeated Atlético Madrid again after defeating them in the quarter-finals. It then beat actual Madrid 5–0 on aggregate in the semi-finals, but lost 1–0 in the concluding to Barcelona at Real Madrid ‘s Santiago Bernabéu Stadium on 30 March 1988. [ 11 ] In the 1987–88 La Liga, Real Sociedad were runner-up for the first base clock since its lost its championship – with 51 points to Real Madrid ‘s 62 – and three points clear up of third-placed Atlético Madrid. [ 4 ]
The Republic of Ireland international John Aldridge was Real Sociedad ‘s first gear non-Basque musician, and was the clubhouse ‘s top scorer during both of his seasons from 1989 to 1991 For many years, Real Sociedad followed the rehearse of its Basque rivals Athletic Bilbao of signing only Basque players. It abandoned the policy in 1989 when it signed Irish international John Aldridge from Liverpool. [ 12 ] Aldridge scored 16 goals in his first season to be the clubhouse ‘s top scorekeeper, [ 13 ] and fourth-highest scorer of the integral league as La Real finished fifth. [ 14 ] In 1990, La Real signed an english striker, Dalian Atkinson of Sheffield Wednesday, [ 15 ] who therefore became the clubhouse ‘s first black actor. [ 16 ] He scored 12 goals in his first season, second gear at the golf club only to Aldridge ‘s 17. [ 17 ] That was Aldridge ‘s final season at La Real, and he left to play in the lower english leagues at Tranmere Rovers, while Atkinson left to top-flight Aston Villa. In 1997–98, Real Sociedad finished third, its best finish since being runner-up for the inaugural time since 1988. Its total of 63 points was 11 less than champions Barcelona but fair two less than runner-up Athletic Bilbao. The golf club finished higher in the table than real Madrid due to a victor goal differential. [ 14 ] Yugoslav striker Darko Kovačević scored 17 times that season, making him the fourth-highest scorer in the league. [ 18 ] The third-place finish qualified La Real for the 1998–99 UEFA Cup, where it beat Sparta Prague and Dynamo Moscow before being knocked out in the third base round by Atlético Madrid .

twenty-first hundred [edit ]

Darko Kovačević Nihat KahveciXabi Prieto was a key player as the top goalscorer as Real Sociedad finished in the 21st century Xabi Prieto was a key player as the top goalscorer as Real Sociedad finished in the 21st century After finishing in 13th position for three back-to-back seasons, very Sociedad were runner-up in the 2002–03 La Liga, its best finish since 1988. [ 19 ] Its total of 76 points was alone beaten by Real Madrid ‘s 78, and La Real had four more points than third-placed Deportivo de La Coruña. [ 20 ] The club was managed by Frenchman Raynald Denoueix. La Real ‘s strikeforce combined the turkish striker Nihat Kahveci with Yugoslav international Darko Kovačević. The two were third base and fourth top scorer in the league respectively, with 23 and 20 goals. [ 21 ] The team besides included Dutch external goalkeeper Sander Westerveld and Xabi Alonso in midfield. Alonso was the winner of the 2003 Don Balón award for the best spanish player in the league, while Kahveci was voted the best alien musician and Denoueix the best coach. [ 22 ] key moments from that temper came when real Sociedad beat Real Madrid in April 4–2 at the Anoeta Stadium. It kept beginning stead in La Liga until the penultimate game of 38, when it lost 3–2 away to Celta de Vigo, while real Madrid beat Atlético Madrid 4–0. This mean that Real Madrid secured first place two points clear of Real Sociedad for the last game, where La Real defeated Atlético Madrid 3–0 and Real Madrid beat acrobatic Bilbao to win the entitle. [ 23 ] The team qualified directly for the 2003–04 UEFA Champions League after finishing second ; it was unbeaten at base, scored 71 goals in total and lost just six times. real Sociedad were placed in Group D of the 2003–04 Champions League with Juventus, Galatasaray and Olympiacos. The team won two matches, drew three and lost away to Juventus to finish second and advance [ 24 ] to the last 16. It was knocked out after losing 1–0 in both games against Lyon, hosting the first game. [ 25 ] The 2003–04 La Liga saw a dramatic decline in the club ‘s performance, slipping to 15th out of 20. Its tally of 46 points was entirely five more than relegated Real Valladolid. [ 26 ] On 9 September 2006, Real Sociedad played its 2,000th La Liga catch. veridical Sociedad was relegated from La Liga in 2006–07, finishing 19th and ended 40 years streak in La Liga, their longest always stay in the top-flight. On 9 July 2007, early Welsh international and Fulham coach Chris Coleman was appointed as the new cabaret coach, on the recommendation of former Real Sociedad director John Toshack, an crucial board member at the club. [ 27 ] Coleman resigned on 16 January 2008. [ 28 ]
In the 2012–13 season, Real Sociedad finished in fourth place and qualified for the 2013–14 Champions League for the first clock time since the 2003–04 season, but in the play-offs, this fourth dimension. In the play-offs, the club defeated Lyon 2–0 in both legs to qualify for the group stage. real Sociedad, however, did not make it out of the group, earning merely one point. [ 29 ] On 10 November 2014, Real Sociedad announced David Moyes as the chosen coach to replace Jagoba Arrasate, who was sacked following a series of inadequate results. [ 30 ] Moyes became the sixth british coach in the clubhouse ‘s history, however he was sacked 9 November 2015 after falling to 16th in La Liga. [ 31 ] Later that day, he was replaced by Eusebio Sacristán. Sacristán signed an initial sign until 30 June 2017. [ 32 ] His contract was renewed in 2017, but Sacristán was ultimately dismissed after a string of hapless performances left that 15th in the table and draw into a relegation conflict. [ 33 ] Aiser Garitano became the future head coach, having arrived from Leganes. [ 34 ] He lasted only seven months before being dismissed, with the team besides in 15th invest, with only five wins in his seventeen league matches. [ 35 ] Garitano was succeeded by modesty team coach and local male child Imanol Alguacil on 26 December 2018. [ 36 ] During his tenure, he oversaw an attack style of play combining footstep, preciseness, power, and exuberance. [ 37 ] In 2008, at Real Sociedad ‘s annual cosmopolitan merging, Iñaki Badiola, at the time the club ‘s president of the united states, accused the preceding club management of buying doping substances. In 2013 Badiola gave an extensive consultation were he accused José Luis Astiazarán ‘s presidency of paying up to €300,000 to Eufemiano Fuentes to dope players on the team between 2001 and 2007. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] [ 40 ] José Luis Astiazarán, who was Real Sociedad ‘s president between 2001 and 2005, denied the claims. [ 41 ] real Sociedad won its third Copa del Rey on 3 April 2021, the closely year-long delayed 2020 Copa del Rey Final ascribable to COVID-19, in a Basque bowler hat against Athletic Bilbao. [ 42 ]

name and colours [edit ]

The club ‘s name means “ Royal Society of Football ” in spanish. The club ‘s name was changed to Donostia Club de Futbol in 1931 with the advent of the Second Spanish Republic, but changed rear to Real Sociedad after the spanish Civil War in 1939. The club is nicknamed in Basque as Erreala or the txuri-urdin ( “ white-blue ” due to the colours of their kit out ). The color stem from the flag of San Sebastián : a blue sky quarter on a white field .

Fanbase [edit ]

The spanish Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas ( Centre of Sociological Investigations ) found out that of 2,473 adults interviewed in 49 provinces in 2007, 1.3 % of the spanish population have more feelings for Real Sociedad than any other club, and 1.5 % have more feelings for La Real than any other club apart from their favorite. [ 43 ] In appreciation of the value of the supporters to the club – in the words of cabaret president of the united states Jokin Aperribay, “ The fans are the soul, the nourishment and the cause for real Sociedad ” – the players each wore the name of a randomly selected club member on their shirt for the equal against Sevilla in December 2012. [ 44 ]

Honours [edit ]

domestic [edit ]

league [edit ]

Cups [edit ]

regional competitions [edit ]

Players [edit ]

stream team [edit ]

As of 31 August 2021[46]

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Reserve team [edit ]

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Out on loanword [edit ]

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Seasons [edit ]

late seasons [edit ]

Season to season [edit ]

  • As Real Sociedad de Fútbol
  • 75 seasons in La Liga
  • 16 seasons in Segunda División

history in european competitions [edit ]

Accurate as of 25 February 2021
Competition Played Won Drew Lost GF GA GD Win%
European Cup / Champions League 26

8 6 12 24 29 −5 0 30.77
UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup 4 1 3 0 3 1 +2 0 25.00
UEFA Cup / Europa League 54 24 12 18 74 74 +0 0 44.44
total 84 33 21 30 101 104 −3 0 39.29

generator : UEFA.com
Pld = Matches played ; W = Matches won ; D = Matches draw ; L = Matches lost ; GF = Goals for ; GA = Goals against ; GD = Goal Difference .

Coaches [edit ]

Statistics [edit ]

celebrated former players [edit ]

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

See besides [edit ]

References [edit ]