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{{short description|Spanish football club}}
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| fullname = Real Sociedad de Fútbol, [[Sociedad Anónima Deportiva|S.A.D.]]
| nickname = ''Txuri-Urdin'' (The White and Blues)<br />''La Real / Realaren / Erreala'' (The Royal One)
| founded = {{Start date and age|7 September 1909}} as ''Sociedad de Foot-Ball de San Sebastián''
| ground = [[Reale Arena]]
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| chairman = [[:es:Jokin Aperribay|Jokin Aperribay]]
| chrtitle = President
| manager = [[Pellegrino Matarazzo]]
| mgrtitle = Head coach
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| current = 2025–26 Real Sociedad season
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'''Real Sociedad de Fútbol''', more commonly referred to as '''Real Sociedad''' ({{IPA|es|reˈal soθjeˈðað|pron}} {{IPA|es||lang|Forvo.com Pronunciation of Real Sociedad.ogg}};<ref>{{cite web | url=https://forvo.com/word/real_sociedad/ | title=Real Sociedad pronunciation: How to pronounce Real Sociedad in Spanish | access-date=2024-03-22 | archive-date=2024-03-22 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240322120824/https://forvo.com/word/real_sociedad/ | url-status=live }}</ref> ''Royal Society'') in English, and '''Erreala''' or '''Reala''' in [[Basque language|Basque]], is a Spanish professional [[sports club]] in the city of [[San Sebastián|Donostia / San Sebastián]], [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|Basque Country]], founded on 7 September 1909. They play their home matches at the [[Anoeta Stadium]].

Real Sociedad won the Liga title in [[1980–81 La Liga|1980–81]] and [[1981–82 La Liga|1981–82]], and finished runner-up in [[1979–80 La Liga|1979–80]], [[1987–88 La Liga|1987–88]], and [[2002–03 La Liga|2002–03]]. The club has also won the [[Copa del Rey]] three times, in [[1909 Copa del Rey|1909]], [[1986–87 Copa del Rey|1987]], and [[2019–20 Copa del Rey|2020]]. It contests the [[Basque derby]] against rivals [[Athletic Bilbao]]. Real Sociedad was a founding member of [[La Liga]] in 1929; its longest spell in the top flight was for 40 seasons, from 1967 to 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://free-elements.com/Spain/Goals/Res/Res5.html |title=Real Sociedad |work=free-elements.com |access-date=2011-12-22 |archive-date=2023-08-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813203507/http://free-elements.com/Spain/Goals/Res/Res5.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Traditionally the club followed a policy ([[Athletic Bilbao signing policy|similar to that of its rival Athletic]]) of signing only Basque players, before signing [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] forward [[John Aldridge]] in 1989. While a strong Basque contingent has been retained among its players, nowadays both non-Basque Spaniards and foreign players are represented at the club. Its [[Real Sociedad cantera|youth academy]] subsequent to the all-Basque era has still been very successful in developing internationally renowned players, such as World Cup winners [[Xabi Alonso]] and [[Antoine Griezmann]].<ref name=trust2020>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55405431 Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad: How La Real's trust in youth is paying off] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210425162303/https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/55405431 |date=2021-04-25 }}, Alex Bysouth, [[BBC Sport]], 29 December 2020</ref>

The club has competed in the [[UEFA Champions League]] five times. Their first appearance was in the [[1981–82 European Cup|1981–82 edition]], where the club lost in the first round against [[CSKA Sofia]]. In the following season, the team reached the semifinals, only to lose narrowly against eventual winners [[Hamburger SV]]. In the [[2003–04 UEFA Champions League|2003–04]] season, the club progressed to the round of 16 before losing to [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]. In the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|2013–14]] season, the team finished 4th place in the group stage. Their most recent appearance was in the [[2023–24 UEFA Champions League|2023–24 season]], where they progressed to the round of 16, losing 4–1 over two legs to [[Paris Saint-Germain|PSG]].

Aside from football (including a [[Real Sociedad Femenino|women's team]]), Real Sociedad also has several sections in athletics, including [[track and field]], [[field hockey]], and [[basque pelota]].

==History==

===Early history===
[[File:Real Sociedad 1912.png|thumb|Real Sociedad in 1912]]
[[File:REAL 1931.jpg|thumb|right|Real Sociedad squad in the 1930–31 league season]]
Football was introduced to [[San Sebastián]] in the early 1900s by students and workers returning from [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. In 1904, they formed [[San Sebastián Recreation Club]], the first football club in the city, and in 1905 the club competed in the [[Copa del Rey]].<ref name=Empezó>{{cite web |url=https://as.com/futbol/2009/08/15/mas_futbol/1250317621_850215.html |title=Todo empezó en el Club Ciclista San Sebastián |trans-title=It all started at the San Sebastián Cycling Club |language=es |website=as.com |date=15 August 2009 |access-date=23 July 2022 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402225146/https://as.com/futbol/2009/08/15/mas_futbol/1250317621_850215.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1907, a conflict between the club's members caused the team to split with several players (such as [[Alfonso Sena|Alfonso]] and [[Miguel Sena]] and Domingo Arrillaga) leaving to create a new team in 1908, the [[Club Ciclista de San Sebastián#Football section|San Sebastian Football Club]]. This team applied to enter the [[1909 Copa del Rey]], but complications over registration permits saw them compete as Club Ciclista de San Sebastián.<ref name=Empezó/> This team convincingly defeated the powerful [[Athletic Bilbao|Athletic Club]] 4–2 in the quarter-finals and then beat [[Club Español de Madrid]] 3–1 in the [[1909 Copa del Rey Final|final]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1909.html |title=Spain - Cup 1909 |date=13 January 2000 |website=[[RSSSF]] |accessdate=23 July 2022 |archive-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715211400/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1909.html |url-status=live }}</ref> A notable figure of this team was [[George McGuinness]], who netted 6 goals in the tournament including the opener in the final.

A few months after this victory, the players who had won the tournament founded the Sociedad de Futbol on 7 September 1909. Sociedad applied to enter the [[1910 Copa del Rey]], but once again had to compete under a different name, Vasconia de San Sebastián, and once again they reached the [[1910 UECF Copa del Rey Final|final (UECF)]], where they were beaten by Athletic (0–1).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1910.html |title=Spain - Cups 1910 |date=13 January 2000 |website=[[RSSSF]] |accessdate=23 July 2022 |archive-date=15 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715211412/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1910.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same year, King [[Alfonso XIII]] – who used San Sebastián as his [[summer capital]] – gave the club his patronage, where it subsequently became known as Real Sociedad de Fútbol. The first final the club played as ''Real Sociedad'' was in [[1913 UECF Copa del Rey Final|1913]], where [[FC Barcelona]] needed three games to beat them.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1913.html |title=Spain - Cups 1913 |date=13 January 2000 |accessdate=23 July 2022 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |website=[[RSSSF]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408092402/http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/spancup1913.html |url-status=live }}</ref> After a 15-year hiatus, Sociedad reached the [[1928 Copa del Rey Final|1928 final]], which was remarkably similar to their previous one since Barcelona again needed three games to beat them at [[Estadio El Sardinero (1913)|El Sardinero]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1928.html |title=Spain - Cup 1928 |date=12 February 2001 |website=[[RSSSF]] |accessdate=23 July 2022 |archive-date=20 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170620231909/http://www.rsssf.com/tabless/spancup1928.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Real Sociedad 1952an.jpg|thumb|left|Real Sociedad in 1952|219x219px]]
Real Sociedad was a founding member of [[La Liga]] in 1929. The team came fourth with Francisco "Paco" Bienzobas finishing as the top scorer. 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 generally fluctuated between the ''Primera'' and ''Segunda'' divisions, in one period (during the 1940s) managing 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 success of the 1980s===
The team finished as runners-up in La Liga for the first time in [[1979–80 La Liga|1979–80]], gaining 52 points compared to [[Real Madrid C.F.|Real Madrid]]'s 53, and 13 points clear of third-placed [[Sporting de Gijón]]. Real Sociedad won its first ever Primera División title at the end of the [[1980–81 La Liga|1980–81 season]], denying Real Madrid a fourth-consecutive title because although both clubs earned 45 points and Madrid had the superior goal difference Sociedad were better in the head-to-heads.<ref name="rsssf.com">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spanhist7989.html |title=Spain 1980/81 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=26 July 2021 }}</ref> This qualified La Real for the [[1981–82 European Cup]], where they were eliminated in the first round by [[PFC CSKA Sofia|CSKA Sofia]] of Bulgaria, who hosted and won the first leg 1–0. The second leg in Spain was a 0–0 draw.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1981/matches/round=1028/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111205161441/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=1981/matches/round=1028/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 5, 2011|title=UEFA Champions League 1981/82 - History - 1st – UEFA.com|work=[[UEFA]]}}</ref>

[[File:Real sociedad jarraitzaileak 0002.JPG|thumb|224x224px|Real Sociedad supporters at the streets of [[San Sebastián]]]]
The club retained the Liga title the [[1981–82 La Liga|following season]], beating Barcelona by 47 points to 45, under the management of [[Alberto Ormaetxea]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://footballcraze.contentcreatorz.com/performance-record-of-real-sociedad-football-club/|title=Performance record of Real Sociedad football Club|work=contentcreatorz.com|access-date=2011-12-21|archive-date=2011-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110417202831/http://footballcraze.contentcreatorz.com/performance-record-of-real-sociedad-football-club/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Forward [[Jesús María Satrústegui]] was the club's top scorer for 1980–81 with 16 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://free-elements.com/Spain/Goals/Res/Res1980.html|title=Real Sociedad 1980–1981|work=free-elements.com|access-date=2011-12-21|archive-date=2011-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225123751/http://free-elements.com/Spain/Goals/Res/Res1980.html|url-status=live}}</ref> He scored 13 the following season as [[Pedro Uralde]] was the top scorer, with 14.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://free-elements.com/Spain/Goals/Res/Res1981.html|title=Real Sociedad 1981–1982|work=free-elements.com|access-date=2011-12-21|archive-date=2011-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225083251/http://free-elements.com/Spain/Goals/Res/Res1981.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The club reached the semi-finals of the [[1982–83 European Cup]], defeating [[Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur|Víkingur]] of Iceland, [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] and [[Sporting Clube de Portugal]] before losing 3–2 on aggregate to eventual champions [[Hamburger SV]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63866--hamburg-vs-real-sociedad/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=2025-03-22 |archive-date=2024-02-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227082518/https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/match/63866--hamburg-vs-real-sociedad/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Real Sociedad won the [[Supercopa de España]] at the beginning of the [[1982–83 La Liga|1982–83 season]], overturning a 1–0 defeat 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 [[RCD Mallorca|Mallorca]] 10–1. In the semi-finals of the [[1986–87 Copa del Rey|same tournament]], it beat its [[Basque derby|Basque rivals]] [[Athletic Bilbao]] 1–0 over two legs. On 27 June 1987, Real Sociedad won its first Copa del Rey title, defeating [[Atlético Madrid]] 4–2 on penalties after drawing 2–2. The match was held at [[La Romareda]] in [[Zaragoza]], [[Aragon]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1987.html |title=Copa del Rey 1987 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=26 July 2021 }}</ref> In the following season's Copa del Rey, Real Sociedad defeated Atlético Madrid again after defeating them in the quarter-finals. It then beat Real Madrid 5–0 on aggregate in the semi-finals, but lost 1–0 in the final to [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] at Real Madrid's [[Santiago Bernabéu Stadium]] on 30 March 1988.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spancup1988.html |title=Copa del Rey 1988 |website=rssf.com |access-date=26 July 2021 }}</ref> In the [[1987–88 La Liga]], Real Sociedad were runners-up for the first time since its lost its title – with 51 points to Real Madrid's 62 – and three points clear of third-placed Atlético Madrid.<ref name="rsssf.com"/>

[[File:John Aldridge.JPG|thumb|left|144x144px|The Republic of Ireland international [[John Aldridge]] was Real Sociedad's first non-Basque player, and was the club's top scorer during both of his seasons from 1989 to 1991]]
For many years, Real Sociedad followed the practice of its Basque rivals Athletic Bilbao of [[Athletic Bilbao signing policy|signing only Basque players]]. It abandoned the policy in 1989 when it signed [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Irish international]] [[John Aldridge]] from [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/content/articles/2007/04/25/john_aldridge.shtml|title=BBC – Oxford – Oxford Inspires - John Aldridge|work=bbc.co.uk|access-date=2011-12-22|archive-date=2023-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813182124/https://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/content/articles/2007/04/25/john_aldridge.shtml|url-status=live}}</ref> Aldridge scored 16 goals in his first season to be the club's top scorer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://free-elements.com/Spain/Goals/Res/Res1989.html|title=Real Sociedad 1989–1990|work=free-elements.com|access-date=2011-12-22|archive-date=2011-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225131739/http://free-elements.com/Spain/Goals/Res/Res1989.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and fourth-highest scorer of the entire league as La Real finished fifth.<ref name="rsssf.com1">{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spanhist8999.html |title=Spain, Final Tables 1989-1999 |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=26 July 2021 |archive-date=23 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023191722/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/spanhist8999.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1990, La Real signed an English striker, [[Dalian Atkinson]] of [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.es/default.aspx?tabid=113&Controltype=plan&IDEquipo=32&IDTemporada=090&IDDivision=1&language=en-GB|title=Página web Oficial de la Liga de Fútbol Profesional – Liga de Fútbol Profesional|work=lfp.es|access-date=2011-12-22|archive-date=2011-06-06|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110606121543/http://www.lfp.es/default.aspx?tabid=113&Controltype=plan&IDEquipo=32&IDTemporada=090&IDDivision=1&language=en-GB|url-status=live}}</ref> who therefore became the club's first black player.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2021/feb/25/aldridge-richardson-and-atkinson-at-real-sociedad-goals-class-red-ferrari |title=Goals, class, a red Ferrari: Aldridge, Richardson and Atkinson at la Real |author-link=Sid Lowe |last=Lowe |first=Sid |work=The Guardian |date=25 February 2021 |access-date=25 February 2021 |archive-date=2 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202204158/https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2021/feb/25/aldridge-richardson-and-atkinson-at-real-sociedad-goals-class-red-ferrari |url-status=live }}</ref> He scored 12 goals in his first season, second at the club only to Aldridge's 17.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://free-elements.com/Spain/Goals/Res/Res1990.html|title=Real Sociedad 1990–1991|work=free-elements.com|access-date=2011-12-22|archive-date=2011-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111225073827/http://free-elements.com/Spain/Goals/Res/Res1990.html|url-status=live}}</ref> That was Aldridge's final season at La Real, and he left to play in the English 2nd tier at [[Tranmere Rovers]], while Atkinson left to join top-flight [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]].

In [[1997–98 La Liga|1997–98]], Real Sociedad finished third, its best finish since being runners-up for the first time since 1988. Its total of 63 points was 11 less than champions Barcelona but just two less than runners-up Athletic Bilbao. The club finished higher in the table than Real Madrid due to a superior goal differential.<ref name="rsssf.com1"/> Yugoslav striker [[Darko Kovačević]] scored 17 times that season, making him the fourth-highest scorer in the league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://free-elements.com/Spain/Seasons/E1997.html|title=La Liga Top Scorers – 1997–1998|work=free-elements.com}}</ref> The third-place finish qualified La Real for the [[1998–99 UEFA Cup]], where it beat [[AC Sparta Prague|Sparta Prague]] and [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] before being knocked out in the third round by Atlético Madrid.

===21st century===
[[File:Real Sociedad - Red Bull Salzburgo 60 (39408619355) (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[Mikel Oyarzabal]], Real Sociedad player and national Spanish team player.]]
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After finishing in 13th position for three consecutive seasons, Real Sociedad were runners-up in the [[2002–03 La Liga]], its best finish since 1988.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futbolme.com/com/equipo.asp?id_equipo=521|title=Resultados Fútbol y clasificaciones – Bienvenido a Futbolme|work=futbolme.com|access-date=2011-08-12|archive-date=2012-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023163202/http://www.futbolme.com/com/equipo.asp?id_equipo=521|url-status=live}}</ref> Its tally of 76 points was only beaten by Real Madrid's 78, and La Real had four more points than third-placed [[Deportivo de La Coruña]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.soccerpunter.com/soccer-statistics/spain/spain-la-liga-2002-2003|title=Human Check|work=soccerpunter.com|access-date=2011-12-22|archive-date=2011-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229182959/http://www.soccerpunter.com/soccer-statistics/spain/spain-la-liga-2002-2003|url-status=live}}</ref> The club was managed by Frenchman [[Raynald Denoueix]]. La Real's strikeforce combined the Turkish striker [[Nihat Kahveci]] with [[Serbia and Montenegro national football team|Yugoslav international]] [[Darko Kovačević]]. The two were third and fourth top scorer in the league respectively, with 23 and 20 goals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://free-elements.com/Spain/Seasons/E2002.html|title=La Liga Top Scorers – 2002–2003|work=free-elements.com|access-date=2011-12-22|archive-date=2011-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018050606/http://free-elements.com/Spain/Seasons/E2002.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The team also included [[Netherlands national football team|Dutch international]] 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 foreign player and Denoueix the best manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/spanpoy.html |title=Spain - Footballer of the Year |website=rssf.com |access-date=26 July 2021 |archive-date=8 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220808193808/https://rsssf.org/miscellaneous/spanpoy.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Key moments from that season came when Real Sociedad beat Real Madrid in April 4–2 at the [[Anoeta Stadium]]. It kept first place 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 meant 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 Athletic Bilbao to win the title.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.holdingmidfield.com/?p=396|title=Real Sociedad 2002/03|work=holdingmidfield.com|date=26 August 2011|access-date=22 December 2011|archive-date=16 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111116213334/http://www.holdingmidfield.com/?p=396|url-status=live}}</ref> The team qualified directly for the [[2003–04 UEFA Champions League]] after finishing second; it was unbeaten at home, 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 FC|Juventus]], [[Galatasaray S.K. (football)|Galatasaray]] and [[Olympiacos F.C.|Olympiacos]]. The team won two matches, drew three and lost away to Juventus to finish second and advance<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/standings/round=1712/group=1634/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111107181359/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/standings/round=1712/group=1634/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 7, 2011|title=UEFA Champions League 2003/04 - History - Standings – UEFA.com|work=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> to the last 16. It was knocked out after losing 1–0 in both games against [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]], hosting the first game.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1713/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002012132/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2003/matches/round=1713/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 2, 2011|title=UEFA Champions League 2003/04 - History - 1/8. – UEFA.com|work=[[UEFA]]}}</ref> The [[2003–04 La Liga]] saw a dramatic decline in the club's performance, slipping to 15th out of 20. Their tally of 46 points was only five more than relegated [[Real Valladolid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables/_/league/esp.1/season/2003/spanish-primera-division?cc=5739|title=Spanish Primera División Table – ESPN FC|work=go.com|access-date=2011-12-22|archive-date=2010-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202141248/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables/_/league/esp.1/season/2003/spanish-primera-division?cc=5739|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 9 September 2006, Real Sociedad played its 2,000th La Liga match. That same season, they were relegated from La Liga, finishing 19th and ended a 40-year streak there, their longest ever stay in the top flight. On 9 July 2007, former Welsh international and [[Fulham F.C.|Fulham]] manager [[Chris Coleman (footballer)|Chris Coleman]] was appointed as the new club coach, on the recommendation of former Real Sociedad manager [[John Toshack]], an important board member at the club.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2007-07-04|title=Coleman appointed Sociedad boss|language=en-GB|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6247584.stm|access-date=2021-10-25|archive-date=2021-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160831/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/6247584.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Coleman resigned on 16 January 2008.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2008-01-16|title=Coleman resigns as Sociedad boss|language=en-GB|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7192513.stm|access-date=2021-10-25|archive-date=2021-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160939/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/europe/7192513.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Ballesteros Griezmann.jpg|thumb|[[Antoine Griezmann]] playing a fixture against Levante in 2012]]
In the [[2012–13 La Liga|2012–13 season]], Real Sociedad finished in fourth place and qualified for the [[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|2013–14 Champions League]] for the first time since the 2003–04 season, but in the play-offs, this time. 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 just one point.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130903004654/http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2014/standings/round=2000479/group=2002724/index.html 2013–14 Uefa Champions league, Group A] Uefa.com</ref>
[[File:Deportivorealsociedad2.JPG|thumb|[[Deportivo de La Coruña]] vs. Real Sociedad.]]
On 10 November 2014, Real Sociedad announced [[David Moyes]] as the chosen manager to replace [[Jagoba Arrasate]], who was sacked following a series of poor results.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/managers/david-moyes/11222283/David-Moyes-confirmed-as-new-manager-of-Real-Sociedad.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/managers/david-moyes/11222283/David-Moyes-confirmed-as-new-manager-of-Real-Sociedad.html |archive-date=2022-01-11 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=David Moyes confirmed as new manager of Real Sociedad|work=Daily Telegraph|date=10 November 2014|access-date=20 December 2019|issn=0307-1235}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Moyes became the sixth British manager in the club's history, however he was sacked 9 November 2015 after falling to 16th in La Liga.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/09/david-moyes-sacked-real-sociedad|title=David Moyes sacked by Real Sociedad after a year in charge|last=Lowe|first=Sid|date=9 November 2015|work=The Guardian|access-date=20 December 2019|issn=0261-3077|archive-date=13 August 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813182147/https://www.theguardian.com/football/2015/nov/09/david-moyes-sacked-real-sociedad|url-status=live}}</ref> Later that day, he was replaced by [[Eusebio Sacristán]].

Sacristán signed an initial contract until 30 June 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/eusebio-sacristan-new-real-sociedad-manager|title=Eusebio Sacristan, new Real Sociedad manager|website=Eusebio Sacristan, new Real Sociedad manager|access-date=20 December 2019|archive-date=23 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023054132/https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/eusebio-sacristan-new-real-sociedad-manager|url-status=live}}</ref> His contract was renewed in 2017, but Sacristán was ultimately dismissed after a string of poor performances left that 15th in the table and drawn into a relegation battle.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37548411/real-sociedad-sack-coach-eusebio-sacristan-nine-games-left|title=Real Sociedad sack coach Sacristan|date=19 March 2018|website=ESPN.com|access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref> [[Asier Garitano|Aiser Garitano]] became the next head coach, having arrived from [[CD Leganés|Leganés]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Real hire Asier Garitano|url=https://www.realsociedad.eus/en/news/details/real-hire-asier-garitano|access-date=2021-10-25|website=www.realsociedad.eus|date=October 2016|language=en|archive-date=2021-10-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211018054230/https://www.realsociedad.eus/en/news/details/real-hire-asier-garitano|url-status=live}}</ref> He lasted only seven months before being dismissed, with the team also in 15th place, with only five wins in his seventeen league matches.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/90minutes/ct-90mins-real-sociedad-sack-manager-garitano-name-alguacil-in-his-place-20181226-story.html|title=Real Sociedad sack manager Garitano, name Alguacil in his place|website=Chicago Tribune|date=26 December 2018|access-date=20 December 2019|archive-date=20 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191220153337/https://www.chicagotribune.com/90minutes/ct-90mins-real-sociedad-sack-manager-garitano-name-alguacil-in-his-place-20181226-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Real Sociedad de Fútbol league performance 1929-present.svg|thumb|Chart of Real Sociedad league performance 1929-present]]
Garitano was succeeded by reserve team manager and local boy [[Imanol Alguacil]] on 26 December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/imanol-alguacil-named-new-real-sociedad-head-coach|title=Imanol Alguacil named new Real Sociedad head coach|website=La Liga|access-date=20 December 2019|archive-date=26 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226194705/https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/imanol-alguacil-named-new-real-sociedad-head-coach|url-status=live}}</ref> During his tenure, he oversaw an attacking style of play combining pace, precision, power, and exuberance.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2019/oct/21/real-sociedad-la-liga|title=Pace, precision, power, joy: Real Sociedad storming in La Liga |last=Lowe|first=Sid|date=21 December 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=20 December 2019|issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

In 2008, at Real Sociedad's annual general meeting, Iñaki Badiola, at the time the club's president, accused the preceding club management of buying doping substances. In 2013 Badiola gave an extended interview in which 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/9847272/Spanish-football-shaken-by-drug-claims-made-by-former-Real-Sociedad-president.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/la-liga/9847272/Spanish-football-shaken-by-drug-claims-made-by-former-Real-Sociedad-president.html |archive-date=2022-01-11 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Spanish football shaken by drug claims made by former Real Sociedad president - Telegraph.co.uk|work=Telegraph.co.uk|access-date=28 August 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2013/02/04/inenglish/1360007553_357525.html|title=Former Real Sociedad chief claims Puerto doctor supplied club with drugs ElPais.com|work=Rob Train|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com.sg/soccer/news/story/_/id/1327597/former-real-socidad-president-repeats-doping-claims|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702013831/https://www.espn.com.sg/soccer/news/story/_/id/1327597/former-real-socidad-president-repeats-doping-claims|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 2, 2020|title=Badiola stands by doping claims Espn.com|work=Dermot Corrigan|access-date=30 June 2020}}</ref> [[José Luis Astiazarán]], who was Real Sociedad's president between 2001 and 2005, denied the claims.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.eurosport.com/football/liga/2012-2013/sociedad-president-claims-doping-practices-in-la-liga_sto3607679/story.shtml|title=Real Sociedad president claims doping practices - eurosport.com|work=eurosport.com|access-date=28 August 2018}}</ref>

Real Sociedad won its third Copa del Rey on 3 April 2021, the nearly year-long delayed [[2020 Copa del Rey Final]] due to COVID-19, in a [[Basque derby]] against Athletic Bilbao.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Sociedad beat Bilbao to win Copa del Rey|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56627359|access-date=2021-10-25|archive-date=2021-10-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025160906/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56627359|url-status=live}}</ref> In the [[2022–23 La Liga|2022–23]] season, the club finished fourth in La Liga to qualify to the next season's [[2023–24 UEFA Champions League|Champions League]] for the first time in ten years.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.football-espana.net/2023/05/29/watch-real-sociedad-celebrations-as-they-secure-champions-league-football-this-is-madness |title=WATCH: Real Sociedad celebrations as they secure Champions League football – 'This is madness' |publisher=Football España |date=29 May 2023 |access-date=29 May 2023 |archive-date=29 May 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529215842/https://www.football-espana.net/2023/05/29/watch-real-sociedad-celebrations-as-they-secure-champions-league-football-this-is-madness |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Stadium and facility ==
{{Main|Anoeta Stadium}}
[[File:Anoeta estadioa 31, Donostia, Gipuzkoa, Euskal Herria.jpg|thumb|View of the Anoeta Stadium.]]
Real Sociedad plays home fixtures in the [[Anoeta Stadium]]. The venue is owned by the [[City Council of San Sebastián|San Sebastián Municipal Council]].<ref name="dv">{{Cite web|url=https://real-sociedad.diariovasco.com/anoeta-sede-mundial-20220617114210-nt.html|website=[[Diario Vasco]]|title=Donostia podría ser una de las sedes del Mundial 2030|first=Eneko P|last=Carrasco|date=17 June 2022|access-date=18 June 2022|archive-date=20 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620184031/https://real-sociedad.diariovasco.com/anoeta-sede-mundial-20220617114210-nt.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Name and colours==
The club's name means "Royal Society of Football" in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]. The club'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.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-03 |title=Real Madrid, Real Sociedad and more: Why are so many Spanish clubs called 'Real'? |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37625771/why-many-spanish-clubs-called-real |access-date=2025-02-14 |website=ESPN.com |language=en |archive-date=2024-02-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240204135059/https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37625771/why-many-spanish-clubs-called-real |url-status=live }}</ref> The club is nicknamed in [[Basque language|Basque]] as '''''Erreala''''' ("Royal") or the '''''txuri-urdin''''' ("white-blue" due to the colours of their kit). The colours stem from the flag of San Sebastián: a blue canton on a white field.

==Fanbase==
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 of an affinity for Real Sociedad than any other club, and 1.5% have more of an affinity for La Real than any other club apart from their favourite.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2700_2719/2705/Es2705mar_A.pdf |title=Barómetro de Mayo: Avance de Resultados |publisher=Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas |language=Spanish |date=May 2007 |access-date=26 July 2021 |archive-date=1 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181001214336/http://www.cis.es/cis/export/sites/default/-Archivos/Marginales/2700_2719/2705/Es2705mar_A.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

In appreciation of the value of the supporters to the club&nbsp;– in the words of club president Jokin Aperribay, "The fans are the soul, the nourishment and the reason for Real Sociedad"&nbsp;– the players each wore the name of a randomly selected club member on their shirt for the match against [[Sevilla FC|Sevilla]] in December 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.supporters-direct.org/news-article/real-sociedad-players-wear-supporters-names-on-their-shirts |title=Real Sociedad players wear supporters' names on their shirts |publisher=Supporters Direct |access-date=13 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514082953/http://www.supporters-direct.org/news-article/real-sociedad-players-wear-supporters-names-on-their-shirts |archive-date=14 May 2014 }}</ref>

==Honours==
===Domestic===
====League====
* '''[[La Liga]]'''
** '''Winners (2):''' [[1980–81 La Liga|1980–81]], [[1981–82 La Liga|1981–82]]
* '''[[Segunda División]]'''
** '''Winners (3):''' [[1948–49 Segunda División|1948–49]], [[1966–67 Segunda División|1966–67]], [[2009–10 Segunda División|2009–10]]

====Cup====
* '''[[Copa del Rey]]'''
** '''Winners (3):'''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://rfef.es/en/noticias/track-record-the-team-in-white-win-their-20th-copa-trophy |title=TRACK RECORD - The team in white win their 20th Copa trophy. - LIST OF WINNERS OF THE SPANISH CHAMPIONSHIP - COPA DE SM EL REY |website=RFEF.es (RFEF official website) |date=7 May 2023 |access-date=10 May 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507224626/https://rfef.es/en/noticias/track-record-the-team-in-white-win-their-20th-copa-trophy |archive-date=7 May 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.rfef.es/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/conferencia/REVISTA%20RFEF%20141%20OK.pdf#70|title=Historial|access-date=10 May 2023|author=Real Federación Española de Fútbol|date=March 2011|magazine=Revista Oficial de la R.F.E.F.|page=70|format=pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120718164817/http://www.rfef.es/FCKeditor/UserFiles/File/conferencia/REVISTA%20RFEF%20141%20OK.pdf|archive-date=18 July 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{efn|In [[1909 Copa del Rey|1909]] it was won by its forerunner, [[Club Ciclista de San Sebastián]]}} [[Copa del Rey 1909|1909]], [[1986–87 Copa del Rey|1986–87]], [[2019–20 Copa del Rey|2019–20]]
* '''[[Supercopa de España]]'''
** '''Winners (1):''' [[1982 Supercopa de España|1982]]

====Regional competition====
* '''[[Gipuzkoa Championship]]'''<ref name=rsssf>{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/span-nortechamp.html|title=Spain - List of Champions of Norte|date=21 January 2000|website=[[RSSSF]]|access-date=5 March 2018|archive-date=15 July 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715211400/https://www.rsssf.org/tabless/span-nortechamp.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
** '''Winners (6):''' 1918–19, 1922–23, 1924–25, 1926–27, 1928–29, 1932–33

===Notes===
{{notelist}}

==Players==
===Current squad===
{{updated|1 September 2025}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.realsociedad.eus/en/team/squad/Real-Sociedad|title=First team|publisher=Real Sociedad|access-date=1 September 2025|archive-date=5 September 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230905024900/https://www.realsociedad.eus/en/team/squad/Real-Sociedad|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=1|pos=GK|nat=ESP|name=[[Álex Remiro]]}}
{{Fs player|no=2|pos=DF|nat=VEN|name=[[Jon Aramburu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=3|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Aihen Muñoz]]}}
{{Fs player|no=4|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Jon Gorrotxategi]]}}
{{Fs player|no=5|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Igor Zubeldia]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|3rd captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=6|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Aritz Elustondo]]|other=[[Captain (association football)#Vice-captain|vice-captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=7|pos=FW|nat=ESP|name=[[Ander Barrenetxea (footballer)|Ander Barrenetxea]]}}
{{Fs player|no=8|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Beñat Turrientes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=9|pos=FW|nat=ISL|name=[[Orri Óskarsson]]}}
{{Fs player|no=10|pos=FW|nat=ESP|name=[[Mikel Oyarzabal]]|other=[[Captain (association football)|captain]]}}
{{Fs player|no=11|pos=FW|nat=POR|name=[[Gonçalo Guedes]]}}
{{Fs player|no=12|pos=MF|nat=VEN|name=[[Yangel Herrera]]}}
{{Fs player|no=13|pos=GK|nat=ESP|name=[[Unai Marrero]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=14|pos=MF|nat=JPN|name=[[Takefusa Kubo]]}}
{{Fs player|no=15|pos=FW|nat=NGA|name=[[Umar Sadiq]]}}
{{Fs player|no=16|pos=DF|nat=CRO|name=[[Duje Ćaleta-Car]]|other=on loan from [[Olympique Lyonnais|Lyon]]}}
{{Fs player|no=17|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Sergio Gómez (footballer, born 2000)|Sergio Gómez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=18|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Carlos Soler]]}}
{{Fs player|no=19|pos=FW|nat=ESP|name=[[Jon Karrikaburu]]}}
{{Fs player|no=20|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Álvaro Odriozola]]}}
{{Fs player|no=21|pos=MF|nat=RUS|name=[[Arsen Zakharyan]]}}
{{Fs player|no=22|pos=FW|nat=ESP|name=[[Mikel Goti]]}}
{{Fs player|no=23|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Brais Méndez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=24|pos=MF|nat=CRO|name=[[Luka Sučić]]}}
{{Fs player|no=28|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Pablo Marín (footballer, born 2003)|Pablo Marín]]}}
{{Fs player|no=31|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Jon Martín]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Reserve team===
{{main|Real Sociedad B}}
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=32|pos=GK|nat=ESP|name=[[Aitor Fraga]]}}
{{Fs player|no=33|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Iñaki Rupérez]]}}
{{Fs player|no=35|pos=GK|nat=ESP|name=[[Egoitz Arana]]}}
{{Fs player|no=36|pos=MF|nat=FRA|name=[[Alex Lebarbier]]}}
{{Fs player|no=38|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Luken Beitia]]}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=40|pos=FW|nat=ESP|name=[[Arkaitz Mariezkurrena]]}}
{{fs player|no=41|pos=GK|nat=FRA|name=[[Theo Mickael Kevin Folgado|Theo Folgado]]}}
{{Fs player|no=42|pos=FW|nat=ESP|name=[[Gorka Carrera]]}}
{{Fs player|no=43|pos=MF|nat=ESP|name=[[Tomy Carbonell]]}}
{{Fs end}}

===Out on loan===
{{Fs start}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Jon Pacheco]]|other=at [[Deportivo Alavés|Alavés]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=DF|nat=ESP|name=[[Javi López (footballer, born 2002)|Javi López]]|other=at [[Real Oviedo|Oviedo]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs mid}}
{{Fs player|no=|pos=FW|nat=ESP|name=[[Carlos Fernández (footballer, born 1996)|Carlos Fernández]]|other=at [[CD Mirandés|Mirandés]] until 30 June 2026}}
{{Fs end}}

==Seasons==

===Recent seasons===
[[File:Real Sociedad League Performance.svg|right|thumb|300px|La Real's finishing positions since the introduction of the [[Spanish football league system]]]]
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! Season
! Div.
! Pos.
! Pld
! W
! D
! L
! GF
! GA
! Pts
![[Copa del Rey|Cup]]
!colspan=2|[[UEFA#Competitions|Europe]]
!Notes
|-
|[[2013–14 Real Sociedad season|2013–14]]
|[[2013–14 La Liga|1D]]
|align=right |'''7th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|16||align=right|11||align=right|11
|align=right|62||align=right|55||align=right|'''59'''
||[[2013–14 Copa del Rey|Semi-final]]
|[[UEFA Champions League|UCL]]|||[[2013–14 UEFA Champions League|Group stage]]|||
|-
|[[2014–15 Real Sociedad season|2014–15]]
|[[2014–15 La Liga|1D]]
|align=right |'''12th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|11||align=right|13||align=right|14
|align=right|44||align=right|51||align=right|'''46'''
||[[2014–15 Copa del Rey|Round of 16]]
|[[UEFA Europa League|UEL]]|||[[2014–15 UEFA Europa League|Play-off round]]|||
|-
|[[2015–16 Real Sociedad season|2015–16]]
|[[2015–16 La Liga|1D]]
|align=right |'''9th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|13||align=right|9||align=right|16
|align=right|45||align=right|48||align=right|'''48'''
||[[2015–16 Copa del Rey|Round of 32]]
|||||
|-
|[[2016–17 Real Sociedad season|2016–17]]
|[[2016–17 La Liga|1D]]
|align=right |'''6th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|19||align=right|7||align=right|12
|align=right|59||align=right|53||align=right|'''64'''
||[[2016–17 Copa del Rey|Quarter-final]]
|||||
|-
|[[2017–18 Real Sociedad season|2017–18]]
|[[2017–18 La Liga|1D]]
|align=right |'''12th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|14||align=right|7||align=right|17
|align=right|66||align=right|59||align=right|'''49'''
||[[2017–18 Copa del Rey|Round of 32]]
|[[UEFA Europa League|UEL]]|||[[2017–18 UEFA Europa League|Round of 32]]|||
|-
|[[2018–19 Real Sociedad season|2018–19]]
|[[2018–19 La Liga|1D]]
|align=right |'''9th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|13||align=right|11||align=right|14
|align=right|45||align=right|46||align=right|'''50'''
||[[2018–19 Copa del Rey|Round of 16]]
||||||
|-
|[[2019–20 Real Sociedad season|2019–20]]
|[[2019–20 La Liga|1D]]
|align=right |'''6th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|16||align=right|8||align=right|14
|align=right|56||align=right|48||align=right|'''56'''
|bgcolor=gold|[[2019–20 Copa del Rey|'''Winners''']]
||||||
|-
|[[2020–21 Real Sociedad season|2020–21]]
|[[2020–21 La Liga|1D]]
|align=right |'''5th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|17||align=right|11||align=right|10
|align=right|59||align=right|38||align=right|'''62'''
||[[2020–21 Copa del Rey|Round of 16]]
|[[UEFA Europa League|UEL]]|||[[2020–21 UEFA Europa League|Round of 32]]|||
|-
|[[2021–22 Real Sociedad season|2021–22]]
|[[2021–22 La Liga|1D]]
|align=right |'''6th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|17||align=right|11||align=right|10
|align=right|40||align=right|37||align=right|'''62'''
||[[2021–22 Copa del Rey|Quarter-finals]]
|[[UEFA Europa League|UEL]]|||[[2021–22 UEFA Europa League|Knockout round play-offs]]|||
|-
|[[2022–23 Real Sociedad season|2022–23]]
|[[2022–23 La Liga|1D]]
|align=right |'''4th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|21||align=right|8||align=right|9
|align=right|51||align=right|35||align=right|'''71'''
||[[2022–23 Copa del Rey|Quarter-finals]]
|[[UEFA Europa League|UEL]]|||[[2022–23 UEFA Europa League|Round of 16]]|||
|-
|[[2023–24 Real Sociedad season|2023–24]]
|[[2023–24 La Liga|1D]]
|align=right |'''6th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|16||align=right|12||align=right|10
|align=right|51||align=right|39||align=right|'''60'''
||[[2023–24 Copa del Rey|Semi-final]]
|[[UEFA Champions League|UCL]]|||[[2023–24 UEFA Champions League|Round of 16]]|||
|-
|[[2024–25 Real Sociedad season|2024–25]]
|[[2024–25 La Liga|1D]]
|align=right |'''11th'''
|align=right|38||align=right|13||align=right|7||align=right|18
|align=right|35||align=right|46||align=right|'''46'''
||[[2024–25 Copa del Rey|Semi-final]]
|[[UEFA Europa League|UEL]]|||[[2024–25 UEFA Europa League|Round of 16]]|||
|}

===Season to season===
{| 
|valign="top" width=0%|
*''As Real Sociedad de Foot-ball''
{|  class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Tier
!Division
!Place
![[Copa del Rey]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1929 La Liga|1929]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1928–29 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1929–30 La Liga|1929–30]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1930 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1930–31 La Liga|1930–31]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1931 Copa del Rey#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
|}
|valign="top" width=0%|
*''As Donostia Football Club''
{|  class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Tier
!Division
!Place
![[Copa del Rey]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1931–32 La Liga|1931–32]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|8th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1932 Copa del Rey#Quarterfinals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1932–33 La Liga|1932–33]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1933 Copa del Presidente de la República#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1933–34 La Liga|1933–34]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|5th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1934 Copa del Presidente de la República#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1934–35 La Liga|1934–35]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|11th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1935 Copa del Presidente de la República#Fifth Round|Fifth round]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1935–36 Segunda División|1935–36]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1936 Copa del Presidente de la República#First Round|First round]]
|}
|}
*''As Real Sociedad de Fútbol''
{|
|-
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Tier
!Division
!Place
![[Copa del Rey]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1939–40 Segunda División|1939–40]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1940 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1940–41 Segunda División|1940–41]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1941 Copa del Generalísimo#Semifinals|Semi-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1941–42 La Liga|1941–42]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|14th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1942 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1942–43 Segunda División|1942–43]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1943 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1943–44 La Liga|1943–44]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|13th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1944 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1944–45 Segunda División|1944–45]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1944–45 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1945–46 Segunda División|1945–46]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1946 Copa del Generalísimo#First Round|First round]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1946–47 Segunda División|1946–47]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1947 Copa del Generalísimo#First Round|First round]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1947–48 La Liga|1947–48]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|13th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1947–48 Copa del Generalísimo#Semifinals|Semi-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1948–49 Segunda División|1948–49]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1948–49 Copa del Generalísimo#Quarterfinals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1949–50 La Liga|1949–50]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|8th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1949–50 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1950–51 La Liga|1950–51]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|5th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1951 Copa del Generalísimo Final|Runners-up]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1951–52 La Liga|1951–52]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|10th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1952 Copa del Generalísimo#Quarterfinals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1952–53 La Liga|1952–53]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|10th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1952–53 Copa del Generalísimo#Quarterfinals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1953–54 La Liga|1953–54]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|9th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1954 Copa del Generalísimo#Quarterfinals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1954–55 La Liga|1954–55]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|14th
!style="background:#efefef;"|Did not participate
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1955–56 La Liga|1955–56]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|8th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1956 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1956–57 La Liga|1956–57]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|12th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1957 Copa del Generalísimo#Semifinals|Semi-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1957–58 La Liga|1957–58]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|9th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1958 Copa del Generalísimo#Semifinals|Semi-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1958–59 La Liga|1958–59]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|10th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1958–59 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
|}
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Tier
!Division
!Place
![[Copa del Rey]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1959–60 La Liga|1959–60]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|14th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1959–60 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1960–61 La Liga|1960–61]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|8th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1960–61 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1961–62 La Liga|1961–62]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|15th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1961–62 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1962–63 Segunda División|1962–63]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1962–63 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1963–64 Segunda División|1963–64]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1963–64 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1964–65 Segunda División|1964–65]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1964–65 Copa del Generalísimo#Semifinals|Semi-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1965–66 Segunda División|1965–66]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|10th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1965–66 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[1966–67 Segunda División|1966–67]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1966–67 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1967–68 La Liga|1967–68]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|14th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1967–68 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1968–69 La Liga|1968–69]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1969 Copa del Generalísimo#Semifinals|Semi-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1969–70 La Liga|1969–70]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1969–70 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1970–71 La Liga|1970–71]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|8th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1970–71 Copa del Generalísimo#Quarterfinals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1971–72 La Liga|1971–72]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|8th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1971–72 Copa del Generalísimo#Quarterfinals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1972–73 La Liga|1972–73]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1972–73 Copa del Generalísimo#Fifth Round|Fifth round]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1973–74 La Liga|1973–74]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1973–74 Copa del Generalísimo#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1974–75 La Liga|1974–75]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1974–75 Copa del Generalísimo#Quarterfinals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1975–76 La Liga|1975–76]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|8th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1975–76 Copa del Generalísimo#Semifinals|Semi-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1976–77 La Liga|1976–77]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|8th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1976–77 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1977–78 La Liga|1977–78]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|11th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1977–78 Copa del Rey#Semifinals|Semi-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1978–79 La Liga|1978–79]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1978–79 Copa del Rey#Fourth Round|Fourth round]]
|}
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Tier
!Division
!Place
![[Copa del Rey]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1979–80 La Liga|1979–80]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1979–80 Copa del Rey#Quarter-Finals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1980–81 La Liga|1980–81]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1980–81 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1981–82 La Liga|1981–82]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1981–82 Copa del Rey#Semi-Finals|Semi-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1982–83 La Liga|1982–83]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1982–83 Copa del Rey#Semi-Finals|Semi-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1983–84 La Liga|1983–84]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1983–84 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1984–85 La Liga|1984–85]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1984–85 Copa del Rey#Quarterfinals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1985–86 La Liga|1985–86]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1985–86 Copa del Rey#3rd Round|Third round]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1986–87 La Liga|1986–87]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|10th
!style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1987 Copa del Rey Final|Winners]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1987–88 La Liga|1987–88]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1988 Copa del Rey Final|Runners-up]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1988–89 La Liga|1988–89]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|11th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1988–89 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1989–90 La Liga|1989–90]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|5th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1989–90 Copa del Rey#Quarterfinals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1990–91 La Liga|1990–91]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|13th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1990–91 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1991–92 La Liga|1991–92]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|5th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1991–92 Copa del Rey#Fifth round|Fifth round]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1992–93 La Liga|1992–93]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|13th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1992–93 Copa del Rey#Quarterfinals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1993–94 La Liga|1993–94]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|11th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1993–94 Copa del Rey#Fifth Round|Fifth found]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1994–95 La Liga|1994–95]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|11th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1994–95 Copa del Rey#Fourth Round|Fourth round]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1995–96 La Liga|1995–96]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1995–96 Copa del Rey#Second Round|Second round]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1996–97 La Liga|1996–97]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|8th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1996–97 Copa del Rey#Second Round of 16|Second round]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1997–98 La Liga|1997–98]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|3rd
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1997–98 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1998–99 La Liga|1998–99]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|10th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1998–99 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|}
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Tier
!Division
!Place
![[Copa del Rey]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[1999–2000 La Liga|1999–2000]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|13th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[1999–2000 Copa del Rey#1st Round|First round]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2000–01 La Liga|2000–01]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|13th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2000–01 Copa del Rey#Round of 64|Round of 64]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2001–02 La Liga|2001–02]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|13th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2001–02 Copa del Rey#Round of 64|Round of 64]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2002–03 La Liga|2002–03]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|2nd
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2002–03 Copa del Rey#Round of 64|Round of 64]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2003–04 La Liga|2003–04]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|15th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2003–04 Copa del Rey#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2004–05 La Liga|2004–05]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|14th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2004–05 Copa del Rey#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2005–06 La Liga|2005–06]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|16th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2005–06 Copa del Rey#Third round|Third round]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2006–07 La Liga|2006–07]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|19th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2006–07 Copa del Rey#Knock-out rounds|Round of 32]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[2007–08 Segunda División|2007–08]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2007–08 Copa del Rey#Second round|Second round]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[2008–09 Segunda División|2008–09]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2008–09 Copa del Rey#Third round|Third round]]
|-
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[2009–10 Segunda División|2009–10]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|2
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|[[Segunda División|2ª]]
|style="background:#D3D3D3;"|1st
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2009–10 Copa del Rey#Second round|Second round]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2010–11 La Liga|2010–11]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|15th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2010–11 Copa del Rey#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2011–12 La Liga|2011–12]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|12th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2011–12 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2012–13 La Liga|2012–13]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2012–13 Copa del Rey#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2013–14 La Liga|2013–14]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|7th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2013–14 Copa del Rey#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2014–15 La Liga|2014–15]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|12th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2014–15 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2015–16 La Liga|2015–16]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|9th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2015–16 Copa del Rey#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2016–17 La Liga|2016–17]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2016–17 Copa del Rey#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2017–18 La Liga|2017–18]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|12th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2017–18 Copa del Rey#Round of 32|Round of 32]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2018–19 La Liga|2018–19]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|9th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2018–19 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|}
|}
{|
| style="vertical-align:top;"|
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#f0f6fa;"
!Season
!Tier
!Division
!Place
![[Copa del Rey]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2019–20 La Liga|2019–20]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|6th
!style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2020 Copa del Rey Final|Winners]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2020–21 La Liga|2020–21]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|5th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2020–21 Copa del Rey#Round of 16|Round of 16]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2021–22 La Liga|2021–22]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2021–22 Copa del Rey#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2022–23 La Liga|2022–23]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|4th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2022–23 Copa del Rey#Quarter-finals|Quarter-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2023–24 La Liga|2023–24]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|6th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2023–24 Copa del Rey#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2024–25 La Liga|2024–25]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|11th
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2024–25 Copa del Rey#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|-
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[2025–26 La Liga|2025–26]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|1
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|[[La Liga|1ª]]
|style="background:#FFEA64;"|
!style="background:#efefef;"|[[2025–26 Copa del Rey#TBD|TBD]]
|}
|}
----
*'''79''' seasons in ''[[La Liga]]''
*'''16''' seasons in ''[[Segunda División]]''

==History in European competitions==
{{main|Real Sociedad in European football}}

===Overall record===
:''Accurate as of 14 February 2024''

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!Competition!!Pld!!W!!D!!L!!GF!!GA!!GD!!Win%
|-
|align=left|{{sort|1|[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup / Champions League]]}} (5)
{{WDL|33|11|9|13|for=31|against=33|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{sort|2|[[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]}} (1)
{{WDL|4|1|3|0|for=3|against=1|diff=yes}}
|-
|align=left|{{sort|3|[[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup / Europa League]]}} (13)
{{WDL|70|31|17|22|for=96|against=89|diff=yes}} 
|- class="sortbottom"
!{{sort|8|Total}}
{{WDLtot|107|43|29|35|for=130|against=123|diff=yes}}
|}

<small>Source: [https://web.archive.org/web/20130619214524/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/teams/club=50123/profile/history/index.html UEFA.com]<br />'''Pld''' = Matches played; '''W''' = Matches won; '''D''' = Matches drawn; '''L''' = Matches lost; '''GF''' = Goals for; '''GA''' = Goals against; '''GD''' = Goal Difference. </small>

==Coaching staff==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Position
!Staff
|-
| Director of football || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Roberto Olabe (footballer, born 1967)|Roberto Olabe]]
|-
| Head coach || {{flagicon|USA}} [[Pellegrino Matarazzo]] 
|-
| Assistant coach || {{flagicon|GER}} Michael Kammermeyer <br/> {{flagicon|ESP}} Felipe Sánchez Mateos <br/> {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Imanol Agirretxe]]
|-
| Fitness coach || {{flagicon|ESP}} David Casamichana <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Iñigo Almandoz
|-
| Chief analyst || {{flagicon|ESP}} Jose Rodriguez
|-
| Match analyst || {{flagicon|ESP}} Héctor Ibáñez
|-
| Mental coach || {{flagicon|ESP}} Imanol Ibarrondo
|-
| Goalkeeper coach || {{flagicon|ESP}} Jon Alemán
|-
|Scout || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Mikel Aranburu]]
|-
|Match delegate || {{flagicon|ESP}} Miguel Díaz
|-
|Material managers || {{flagicon|ESP}} José Luis Sánchez <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Pablo Marañón <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Ion Jabat
|-
|Doctor || {{flagicon|ESP}} Xabi Valencia
|-
|Physiotherapist || {{flagicon|ESP}} Imanol Soroa <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Iñaki Ayuela <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Jon Igarzabal <br /> {{flagicon|ESP}} Iñigo Murua
|-
|Nutritionist || {{flagicon|ESP}} Natalia Ibáñez
|-
|Rehab fitness coach || {{flagicon|ESP}} Alain Gandiaga
|-
|Delegate || {{flagicon|ESP}} Juantxo Trezet
|-
|Loan player manager || {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Gorka Larrea]]
|}

==Coach==
{{Main|List of Real Sociedad managers}}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{|
|-
|  style="vertical-align:top;"|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Dates
! Coach
|-
| 1918–23
| {{flagicon|Spain|1785}} [[José Berraondo]]
|-
| 1923–26
| {{flagicon|Hungary|1920}} [[Lippo Hertzka]]
|-
| 1926
| {{flagicon|Spain|1785}} Luis Ortiz de Urbina
|-
| 1926–30
| {{flagicon|Spain|1785}} [[Benito Díaz]]
|-
| 1930–35
| {{flagicon|England}} [[Harry Lowe (footballer born August 1886)|Harry Lowe]]
|-
| 1939–41
| {{flagicon|Spain|1938}} Gaspar Gurruchaga
|-
| 1941–42
| {{flagicon|Spain|1938}} Sebastián Silveti <br />{{flagicon|Spain|1938}} [[Francisco Gamborena|Patxi Gamborena]]
|-
| 1942–51
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[Benito Díaz]]
|-
| 1951–55
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} José Ignacio Urbieta
|-
| 1955–60
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[Salvador Artigas]]
|-
| 1960
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Joseba Elizondo
|-
| 1960–62
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[Baltasar Albéniz]]
|-
| 1962
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Joseba Elizondo
|-
| 1962–63
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Perico Torres
|-
| 1963–64
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[Antonio Barrios]]
|-
| 1964–66
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Román Galarraga
|-
| 1966–70
|{{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[Andoni Elizondo]]
|-
| 1970–70
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} Angel Segurola
|-
| 1970–72
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[Andoni Elizondo]]
|-
| 1972–74
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[Rafael Iriondo]]
|-
| 1974–76
| {{flagicon|Spain|1945}} [[Andoni Elizondo]]
|-
| 1976–78
| {{flagicon|Spain|1977}} [[José Antonio Irulegui]]
|-
| 1978–85
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Alberto Ormaetxea]]
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Dates
! Coach
|-
| 1 July 1985 – 8 May 1989
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[John Toshack]]
|-
| 9 May 1989 – 14 January 1991
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[:es:Marco Antonio Boronat|Marco Antonio Boronat]]
|-
| 15 January 1991 – 30 June 1991
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[:es:Javier Expósito|Javier Expósito]]
|-
| 1 July 1991 – 21 November 1994
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[John Toshack]]
|-
| 22 November 1994 – 27 November 1995
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Salva Iriarte]]
|-
| 28 November 1995 – 30 June 1997
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Javier Irureta]]
|-
| 1 July 1997 – 25 October 1999
| {{flagicon|Austria}} [[Bernd Krauss]]
|-
| 26 October 1999 – 23 October 2000
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Javier Clemente]]
|-
| 24 October 2000 – 21 December 2000
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Miguel Ángel Alonso|Perico Alonso]]
|-
| 22 December 2000 – 11 March 2002
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[John Toshack]]
|-
| 12 March 2002 – 30 June 2002
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Roberto Olabe (footballer, born 1967)|Roberto Olabe]]
|-
| 1 July 2002 – 30 June 2004
| {{flagicon|France}} [[Raynald Denoueix]]
|-
| 1 July 2004 – 30 January 2006
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[José María Amorrortu]]
|}
{{col-3}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Dates
! Coach
|-
| 31 January 2006 – 23 March 2006
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Gonzalo Arconada Echarri|Gonzalo Arconada]]
|-
| 23 March 2006 – 26 October 2006
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[José Mari Bakero]]
|-
| 26 October 2006 – 30 June 2007
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Miguel Ángel Lotina]]
|-
| 1 July 2007 – 16 January 2008
| {{flagicon|Wales}} [[Chris Coleman (footballer)|Chris Coleman]]
|-
| 15 January 2008 – 2 April 2008
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[José Ramón Eizmendi]]
|-
| 3 April 2008 – 30 June 2009
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Juan Manuel Lillo|Juanma Lillo]]
|-
| 1 July 2009 – 30 June 2011
| {{flagicon|Uruguay}} [[Martín Lasarte]]
|-
| 1 July 2011 – 30 June 2013
| {{flagicon|France|1974}} [[Philippe Montanier]]
|-
| 1 July 2013 – 3 November 2014
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jagoba Arrasate]]
|-
| 10 November 2014 – 9 November 2015
| {{flagicon|Scotland}} [[David Moyes]]
|-
| 9 November 2015 – 19 March 2018
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Eusebio (Spanish footballer)|Eusebio]]
|-
| 19 March 2018 – 24 May 2018
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Imanol Alguacil]]
|-
| 24 May 2018 – 26 December 2018
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Asier Garitano]]
|-
| 26 December 2018 – 24 May 2025
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Imanol Alguacil]]
|}
{{col-4}}
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Dates
! Coach
|-
| 24 May 2025 – 14 December 2025
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Sergio Francisco]] 
|-
| 14 December 2025 – 20 December 2025
| {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Ion Ansotegi]] (caretaker)
|-
| 20 December 2025 –
| {{flagicon|United States}} [[Pellegrino Matarazzo]] 
|}
|}
{{col-end}}

==Player statistics==
{{main|List of Real Sociedad players}} 
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

===Most appearances===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank !! Player !! Matches
|-
| '''1''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Alberto Górriz]] || 599
|-
| '''2''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Juan Antonio Larrañaga]] || 589
|-
| '''3''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jesús María Zamora]] || 588
|-
| '''4''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Luis Arconada]] || 551
|-
| '''5''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Xabi Prieto]] || 529
|-
| '''6''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Miguel Ángel Fuentes|Miguel Fuentes]] || 495
|-
| '''7''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Roberto López Ufarte]] || 474
|-
| '''8''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Agustín Gajate]] || 469
|-
| '''9''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Inaxio Kortabarria]] || 442
|-
| '''10''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Mikel Aranburu]] || 427
|}
{{col-2}}

===Top scorers===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Rank !! Player !! Goals
|-
| '''1''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Jesús María Satrústegui]] || 162
|-
| '''2''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Roberto López Ufarte]] || 129
|-
| '''3''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Cholín]] || 127
|-
| '''4''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} '''[[Mikel Oyarzabal]]''' || 117
|-
| '''5''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Sebastián Ontoria]] || 114
|- 
| '''6''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Paco Bienzobas]] || 107
|-
| '''7''' || {{flagicon|Serbia}} [[Darko Kovačević]] || 107
|- 
| rowspan=1|'''8''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Pedro Uralde]] || 100
|- 
| '''9''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[José Mari Bakero]] || 91
|-
| '''10''' || {{flagicon|Spain}} [[José María Pérez Medrano|José Mari Pérez]] || 84
|}
{{col-end}}

==Notable former players==
Note: this list includes players that have appeared in at least 100 league games or have reached international status.
{{columns-list|colwidth=13em|
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Domingo Arrillaga]]
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Juan Gómez (Argentine footballer)|Juan Gómez]]
*{{fbicon|ARG}} [[Gabriel Schürrer]]
*{{fbicon|AUT}} [[Dietmar Kühbauer]]
*{{fbicon|BIH}} [[Meho Kodro]]
*{{fbicon|Chile}} [[Claudio Bravo]]
*{{fbicon|Chile}} [[Mark González]]
*{{fbicon|ENG}} [[Dalian Atkinson]]
*{{fbicon|EQG}} [[Juan Cuyami]]
*{{fbicon|EQG}} [[Emilio Nsue]]
*{{fbicon|France}} [[Antoine Griezmann]]
*{{fbicon|Republic of Ireland}} [[John Aldridge]]
*{{fbicon|Lithuania}} [[Edgaras Jankauskas]]
*{{fbicon|Mexico}} [[Carlos Vela]]
*{{fbicon|Netherlands}} [[Sander Westerveld]]
*{{fbicon|Nigeria}} [[Mutiu Adepoju]]
*{{fbicon|NOR}} [[Bjørn Tore Kvarme]]
*{{fbicon|NOR}} [[Martin Ødegaard]]
*{{fbicon|POR}} [[Oceano da Cruz]]
*{{fbicon|POR}} [[Carlos Xavier]]
*{{fbicon|POR}} [[Ricardo Sá Pinto]]
*{{fbicon|Romania}} [[Gheorghe Craioveanu]]
*{{fbicon|Russia}} [[Valery Karpin]]
*{{fbicon|Russia}} [[Dmitri Khokhlov]]
*{{fbicon|Serbia}} [[Darko Kovačević]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Imanol Agirretxe]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Bittor Alkiza]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Miguel Ángel Alonso|Periko Alonso]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Xabi Alonso]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Xabier Prieto]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Mikel Aranburu]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Agustín Aranzábal]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[José Araquistáin]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Luis Arconada]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Pedro María Artola]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[José Mari Bakero]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Txiki Begiristain]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Paco Bienzobas]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Cholín]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[José Diego Álvarez (born 1954)|Diego]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Agustín Eizaguirre]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Ignacio Eizaguirre]] 
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Andoni Elizondo]] 
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Epifanio Fernández|Epi]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Joseba Etxeberria]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Miguel Ángel Fuentes]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Agustín Gajate]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Marcelino Gálatas]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Gaztelu (footballer)|Gaztelu]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Ion Andoni Goikoetxea]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Alberto Górriz]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Iñigo Idiakez]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Santiago Idígoras]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Silvestre Igoa]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Andoni Imaz]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Juan Antonio Ipiña]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Rafael Iriondo]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[José Antonio Irulegui]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Kiriki (footballer)|Kiriki]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Inaxio Kortabarria]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Juan Antonio Larrañaga]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Mikel Lasa]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Iñigo Martínez]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Aitor López Rekarte]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Luis López Rekarte]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Roberto López Ufarte]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[José María Lumbreras]] 
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Julio Olaizola]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[David Zurutuza]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Sebastián Ontoria]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Javier de Pedro]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Jesús María Satrústegui]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Silverio Izagirre|Silverio]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Pedro Uralde]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Javier Urruticoechea]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Mariano Yurrita]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Domingo Zaldúa]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[Jesús María Zamora]]
*{{fbicon|Spain}} [[David Silva]]
*{{fbicon|Sweden}} [[Håkan Mild]]
*{{fbicon|Sweden}} [[Agne Simonsson]]
*{{fbicon|Sweden}} [[Alexander Isak]]
*{{fbicon|Turkey}} [[Nihat Kahveci]]
*{{fbicon|Turkey}} [[Tayfun Korkut]]
*{{fbicon|Uruguay}} [[Sebastián Abreu]]
*{{fbicon|South Korea}} [[Lee Chun-soo]]
}}

== Presidents ==
{|
|width="10"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Period
!rowspan="1"|Presidentes
|-
|align=left|1909–1912
|align=left|[[Adolfo Sáenz]]
|-
|align=left|1912–1915
|align=left|[[Enrique Pardiñas]]
|-
|align=left|1915–1917
|align=left|[[Antonio Vega de Seoane]]
|-
|align=left|1917–1918
|align=left|Xabier Peña
|-
|align=left|1918–1919
|align=left|[[Mariano Lacort]]
|-
|align=left|1919–1921
|align=left|Camilo Rodríguez
|-
|align=left|1921–1922
|align=left|[[José Gaytán de Ayala]]
|-
|align=left|1922–1924
|align=left|[[Ramón Machimbarrena]] 
|-
|align=left|1924–1927
|align=left|[[Antonio Vega de Seoane]]
|-
|align=left|1927–1929
|align=left|Luis Pradera
|-
|}
|width="30"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Period
!rowspan="1"|Presidentes
|-
|align=left|1929–1930
|align=left|Vicente Prado
|-
|align=left|1930–1932
|align=left|Florentino Azqueta
|-
|align=left|1932–1935
|align=left|Javier Peña
|-
|align=left|1935–1937
|align=left|José María Gaztaminza
|-
|align=left|1937–1942
|align=left|Francisco Molíns
|-
|align=left|1942–1945
|align=left|[[Pedro Chillida]]
|-
|align=left|1945–1954
|align=left|[[Felipe de Arteche]]
|-
|align=left|1954–1956
|align=left|[[José María Gaztaminza]]
|-
|align=left|1956–1960
|align=left|Emilio de Zulueta
|-
|align=left|1960–1962
|align=left|Agustín Ciriza
|-
|}
|width="30"|&nbsp;
|valign="top"|
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="1"|Period
!rowspan="1"|Presidentes
|-
|align=left|1962–1967
|align=left|Antonio Vega de Seoane
|-
|align=left|1967–1983
|align=left|[[José Luis Orbegozo]]
|-
|align=left|1983–1992
|align=left|[[Iñaki Alkiza]]
|-
|align=left|1992–2001
|align=left|[[Luis Uranga]]
|-
|align=left|2001–2005
|align=left|[[José Luis Astiazarán]]
|-
|align=left|2005–2007
|align=left|[[Miguel Ángel Fuentes]]
|-
|align=left|2007
|align=left|[[María de la Peña]]
|-
|align=left|2007–2008
|align=left|[[Juan Larzábal]]
|-
|align=left|2008
|align=left|[[Iñaki Badiola]]
|-
|align=left|2008–present
|align=left|[[Jokin Aperribay]]
|}
|}

==See also==
* [[Real Sociedad B]] – 1st [[reserve team]] in [[Segunda División]] 
*[[Real Sociedad C]] – 2nd reserve team in ''[[Tercera División]]''
*[[Real Sociedad cantera]] – [[youth system]] up to 19 years, in leagues including ''[[División de Honor Juvenil de Fútbol|División de Honor Juvenil]]''
*[[Real Sociedad Femenino]] – [[Women's association football|women's team]] in the ''[[Primera División (women)|Primera División Femenino]]''

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{official website|https://www.realsociedad.eus//en}} {{in lang|es|en|eu|fr|zh}}
* [http://www.laliga.es/en/laliga-santander/real-sociedad Real Sociedad] at [[La Liga]] {{in lang|en|es}}
* [https://www.uefa.com/nationalassociations/teams/50123--real-sociedad/ Real Sociedad] at [[UEFA]] {{in lang|en|es}}

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