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Real Sociedad
2020–21 season
PresidentJokin Aperribay
Head coachImanol Alguacil
StadiumAnoeta Stadium
La Liga6th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Supercopa de EspañaSemi-finals
UEFA Europa LeagueRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mikel Oyarzabal (8)

All:
Mikel Oyarzabal (10)
2021–22 →
All statistics correct as of 30 January 2021.

The 2020–21 season is the 111th season in the existence of Real Sociedad and the club's 11th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Sociedad participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey, the Supercopa de España, and are participating in the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

As of 24 January 2021[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Álex Remiro
2 DF Spain ESP Joseba Zaldúa
4 MF Spain ESP Asier Illarramendi (Captain)
5 MF Spain ESP Igor Zubeldia
6 DF Spain ESP Aritz Elustondo
7 MF Spain ESP Portu
8 MF Spain ESP Mikel Merino (3rd captain)
10 FW Spain ESP Mikel Oyarzabal (vice-captain)
11 MF Belgium BEL Adnan Januzaj
12 DF Spain ESP Aihen Muñoz
13 GK Spain ESP Miguel Ángel Moyá
14 MF Spain ESP Jon Guridi
15 DF France FRA Modibo Sagnan
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Spain ESP Ander Guevara
17 MF Spain ESP Martín Merquelanz
18 DF Spain ESP Andoni Gorosabel
19 FW Sweden SWE Alexander Isak
20 DF Spain ESP Nacho Monreal
21 MF Spain ESP David Silva (3rd captain)
22 FW Spain ESP Ander Barrenetxea
23 MF Spain ESP Luca Sangalli
24 DF France FRA Robin Le Normand
25 FW Spain ESP Jon Bautista
28 MF Spain ESP Roberto López
36 MF Spain ESP Martín Zubimendi
FW Spain ESP Carlos Fernández

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 DF Spain ESP Jon Pacheco
29 MF Spain ESP Robert Navarro
32 DF France FRA Jérémy Blasco
33 DF Spain ESP Aritz Arambarri
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK Spain ESP Gaizka Ayesa
35 FW Spain ESP Julen Lobete
37 DF Spain ESP Urko González de Zárate

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Spain ESP Andoni Zubiaurre (at Cultural Leonesa until 30 June 2021)
DF Portugal POR Kévin Rodrigues (at Eibar until 30 June 2021)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF France FRA Naïs Djouahra (at Mirandés until 30 June 2021)
FW Brazil BRA Willian José (at Wolverhampton until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

Date Player From Type Fee Ref
30 June 2020 Spain Jon Bautista Belgium Eupen Loan return [2]
30 June 2020 Argentina Gerónimo Rulli France Montpellier Loan return [3]
20 July 2020 Portugal Kévin Rodrigues Leganés Loan return [4]
21 July 2020 Spain Jon Guridi Mirandés Loan return [5]
21 July 2020 Spain Martín Merquelanz Albacete Loan return [6]
21 July 2020 France Modibo Sagnan Mirandés Loan return [7]
17 August 2020 Spain David Silva England Manchester City Transfer Free [8]
24 January 2021 Spain Carlos Fernández Sevilla Transfer €10M [9]

Out

Date Player To Type Fee Ref
20 July 2020 Norway Martin Ødegaard Real Madrid Loan return [10]
20 July 2020 Spain David Zurutuza Retired [11]
4 August 2020 Spain Raúl Navas Osasuna Buyout clause €250K [12]
4 September 2020 Argentina Gerónimo Rulli Villarreal Transfer €5M [13]
12 September 2020 Portugal Kévin Rodrigues Eibar Loan [14]
24 September 2020 Spain Diego Llorente England Leeds United Transfer €20M [15]
30 September 2020 France Naïs Djouahra Mirandés Loan [16]
1 October 2020 Spain Andoni Zubiaurre Cultural Leonesa Loan [17]
23 January 2021 Brazil Willian José England Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan [18]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

22 August 2020 Friendly Real Sociedad Spain 3–1 Spain UD Logroñés Zubieta, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo José Luis Orbegozo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rezola Etxeberria
28 August 2020 Friendly Rio Ave Portugal Cancelled Spain Real Sociedad Vila do Conde, Portugal
12:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos
29 August 2020 Friendly Famalicão Portugal Cancelled Spain Real Sociedad Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho
29 August 2020 Friendly Real Sociedad Spain 2–2 Spain Huesca Zubieta, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo José Luis Orbegozo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Rezola Etxeberria
2 September 2020 Friendly Villarreal Spain 2–0 Spain Real Sociedad Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva
Attendance: 0
Referee: Iván Caparrós Hernández
5 September 2020 Friendly Real Sociedad Spain 2–2 Spain Alavés Zubieta, Spain
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo José Luis Orbegozo
Attendance: 0
Referee: Palencia Caballero
5 September 2020 EH Txapela Real Sociedad Spain 1–0 Spain Osasuna San Sebastián, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0
Referee: Ibai Rezola Etxeberria

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 13 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 21 8 8 5 32 19 +13 038.10
Copa del Rey 20 January 2021 26 January 2021 Round of 32 Round of 16 2 1 0 1 3 3 +0 050.00
Supercopa de España 13 January 2021 Semi-finals Semi-finals 1 0 1 0 1 1 +0 000.00
UEFA Europa League 22 October 2020 Group stage 6 2 3 1 5 4 +1 033.33
Total 30 11 12 7 41 27 +14 036.67

Last updated: 30 January 2021
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Template:2020–21 La Liga table

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
21 8 8 5 32 19  +13 32 3 5 2 14 9  +5 5 3 3 18 10  +8

Last updated: 30 January 2021.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223
GroundAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA
ResultDDWLWWWWWWDDDLLWDLLDD
Position5931081111112133335566
Updated to match(es) played on 30 January 2021. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[19][20]

13 September 2020 1 Valladolid 1–1 Real Sociedad Valladolid
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: José Zorrilla
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Mario Melero López
20 September 2020 2 Real Sociedad 0–0 Real Madrid San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
26 September 2020 3 Elche 0–3 Real Sociedad Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos
29 September 2020 4 Real Sociedad 0–1 Valencia San Sebastián
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
3 October 2020 5 Real Sociedad 3–0 Getafe San Sebastián
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
18 October 2020 6 Real Betis 0–3 Real Sociedad Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
25 October 2020 7 Real Sociedad 4–1 Huesca San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
1 November 2020 8 Celta Vigo 1–4 Real Sociedad Vigo
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
8 November 2020 9 Real Sociedad 2–0 Granada San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
22 November 2020 10 Cádiz 0–1 Real Sociedad Cádiz
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
29 November 2020 11 Real Sociedad 1–1 Villarreal San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
6 December 2020 12 Alavés 0–0 Real Sociedad Vitoria-Gasteiz
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
13 December 2020 13 Real Sociedad 1–1 Eibar San Sebastián
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera
16 December 2020 19 Barcelona 2–1 Real Sociedad Barcelona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
Note: The match originally scheduled for 20 January 2021, but brought forward due to the teams involvement in the Supercopa de España.[22]
19 December 2020 14 Levante 2–1 Real Sociedad Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: César Soto Grado
22 December 2020 15 Real Sociedad 0–2 Atlético Madrid San Sebastián
19:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
31 December 2020 16 Athletic Bilbao 0–1 Real Sociedad Bilbao
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
3 January 2021 17 Real Sociedad 1–1 Osasuna San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
9 January 2021 18 Sevilla 3–2 Real Sociedad Seville
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
23 January 2021 20 Real Sociedad 2–2 Real Betis San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: César Soto Grado
30 January 2021 21 Villarreal 1–1 Real Sociedad Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 0[a]
Referee: Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos
7 February 2021 22 Real Sociedad v Cádiz San Sebastián
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Anoeta
14 February 2021 23 Getafe v Real Sociedad Getafe
14:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez

Copa del Rey

20 January 2021 Round of 32 Córdoba 0–2 Real Sociedad Córdoba
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
26 January 2021 Round of 16 Real Betis 3–1 (a.e.t.) Real Sociedad Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Supercopa de España

The draw was held on 17 December 2020.[23][24]

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.[25] Template:2020–21 UEFA Europa League group tables

22 October 2020 1 Rijeka Croatia 0–1 Spain Real Sociedad Rijeka, Croatia
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Stadion Rujevica
Attendance: 2,089
Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)
29 October 2020 2 Real Sociedad Spain 0–1 Italy Napoli San Sebastián, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0[b]
Referee: Craig Pawson (England)
5 November 2020 3 Real Sociedad Spain 1–0 Netherlands AZ San Sebastián, Spain
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0[b]
Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)
26 November 2020 4 AZ Netherlands 0–0 Spain Real Sociedad Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Attendance: 0[b]
Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)
3 December 2020 5 Real Sociedad Spain 2–2 Croatia Rijeka San Sebastián, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 0[b]
Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)
10 December 2020 6 Napoli Italy 1–1 Spain Real Sociedad Naples, Italy
18:55 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stadio San Paolo
Attendance: 0[b]
Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Knockout phase

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.[26]

18 February 2021 First leg Real Sociedad Spain v England Manchester United San Sebastián, Spain
18:55 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Anoeta
25 February 2021 Second leg Manchester United England v Spain Real Sociedad Manchester, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Old Trafford

Statistics

Squad statistics

Last updated on 30 January 2021.
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey Supercopa de España UEFA Europa League
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain ESP Álex Remiro 29 0 21 0 2 0 1 0 5 0
13 GK Spain ESP Miguel Ángel Moyá 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
30 GK Spain ESP Andoni Zubiaurre 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Spain ESP Joseba Zaldúa 12 0 4+3 0 1 0 0+1 0 3 0
6 DF Spain ESP Aritz Elustondo 17 0 11+1 0 2 0 0 0 3 0
12 DF Spain ESP Aihen Muñoz 14 0 11+1 0 1 0 0 0 0+1 0
15 DF France FRA Modibo Sagnan 14 0 6+4 0 1 0 0 0 2+1 0
18 DF Spain ESP Andoni Gorosabel 23 0 15+2 0 1 0 1 0 2+2 0
20 DF Spain ESP Nacho Monreal 20 2 10+2 1 1 0 1 0 6 1
24 DF France FRA Robin Le Normand 26 0 16+2 0 1 0 1 0 6 0
33 DF Spain ESP Aritz Arambarri 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Spain ESP Asier Illarramendi 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF Spain ESP Igor Zubeldia 17 0 11+2 0 0+1 0 1 0 2 0
7 MF Spain ESP Portu 29 6 15+6 5 1 0 1 0 5+1 1
8 MF Spain ESP Mikel Merino 28 1 19+1 1 1 0 1 0 6 0
11 MF Belgium BEL Adnan Januzaj 19 2 4+8 2 0+1 0 0+1 0 3+2 0
14 MF Spain ESP Jon Guridi 13 0 5+4 0 1+1 0 1 0 0+1 0
16 MF Spain ESP Ander Guevara 20 0 13+3 0 0 0 1 0 3 0
17 MF Spain ESP Martín Merquelanz 11 0 3+5 0 1+1 0 0 0 0+1 0
21 MF Spain ESP David Silva 15 1 9+2 1 0 0 0 0 4 0
23 MF Spain ESP Luca Sangalli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Spain ESP Roberto López 15 2 4+8 2 1 0 0 0 0+2 0
29 MF Spain ESP Robert Navarro 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
36 MF Spain ESP Martín Zubimendi 28 0 8+11 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 4+2 0
37 MF Spain ESP Urko González 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
9 FW Spain ESP Carlos Fernández 2 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0
10 FW Spain ESP Mikel Oyarzabal 22 10 13+2 8 1 1 1 1 5 0
19 FW Sweden SWE Alexander Isak 25 6 13+4 6 1 0 1 0 5+1 0
22 FW Spain ESP Ander Barrenetxea 24 2 9+8 2 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+4 0
25 FW Spain ESP Jon Bautista 15 2 0+11 0 0 0 0+1 0 0+3 2
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
3 DF Spain ESP Diego Llorente 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Brazil BRA Willian José 21 6 8+5 3 1 2 0+1 0 1+5 1

Goalscorers

As of 30 January 2021
Rank No. Pos Nat Name La Liga Copa del Rey Supercopa de España Europa League Total
1 10 MF Spain Mikel Oyarzabal 8 1 1 0 10
2 7 MF Spain Portu 5 0 0 1 6
9 FW Brazil Willian José 3 2 0 1 6
14 FW Sweden Alexander Isak 6 0 0 0 6
5 11 MF Belgium Adnan Januzaj 2 0 0 0 2
28 MF Spain Roberto López 2 0 0 0 2
25 FW Spain Jon Bautista 0 0 0 2 2
20 DF Spain Nacho Monreal 1 0 0 1 2
22 FW Spain Ander Barrenetxea 2 0 0 0 2
10 8 MF Spain Mikel Merino 1 0 0 0 1
21 MF Spain David Silva 1 0 0 0 1
Own goal 1 0 0 0 1
Totals 32 3 1 5 41

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.[21]
  2. ^ a b c d e Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

References

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  23. ^ "La RFEF celebra mañana Asamblea extraordinaria y los sorteos de las Supercopas masculina y femenina". rfef.es. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
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  26. ^ "Europa League round of 32 draw: all you need to know". uefa.com. 14 December 2020.

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