2011–12_Real_Sociedad_season
2011–12 Real Sociedad season
Real Sociedad 2011–12 football season
The 2011–12 season was Real Sociedad's 66th season in La Liga. After managing to stay up in the previous season the Basque club sacked Martín Lasarte and appointed Philippe Montanier as a new coach.
| 2011–12 season | |||
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| President | Jokin Aperribay | ||
| Head coach | Philippe Montanier | ||
| Stadium | Anoeta | ||
| La Liga | 12th | ||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 16 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Carlos Vela (12) All: Vela-Agirretxe (12) | ||
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This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) that the club played during the 2011–12 season.
The Season started with the appointment of Philippe Montanier as a coach, and promises from the local media of a new ball-playing approach. The new campaign got off to a good start as Real Sociedad won its first game, away to Sporting Gijón. This optimism would not last, as the club found itself bottom of the table by late November. Talk of Montanier's imminent dismissal became overwhelming but two unexpected victories kept the Frenchman in the job. The first, away against Real Betis, was sealed in extra time when Iñigo Martínez shot from midfield, surprising the goalkeeper. This goal became a hit throughout Europe and was nominated as one of the goals of the season. The second victory, against Malaga, was obtained in extra-time too. It is widely accepted that without these two wins Montanier would have been sacked.
Towards the end of 2011 the Basque club stabilized in higher positions and relegation looked unlikely as Sporting Gijon, Racing Santander and Real Zaragoza looked already doomed. On the 36th round Real Sociedad mathematically avoided an unlikely relegation after defeating Racing Santander at home. The club finished in 12th position, with 47 points. Despite the improvement from the previous season and acceptable point tally, criticism of Montanier was widespread. Sections of the media and fans were disappointed in the style of play and Montanier's alleged lack of ambition. During a home game against Real Betis, a number of fans called for Montanier's resignation while the game was in play, and the score was 1–1.
Copa del Rey
In the cup the club met Granada. A home win was enough to knock the Andalusians out, despite being beaten and thoroughly outplayed in the second leg. Similarly, Mallorca were beaten at Anoeta, but a catastrophic second leg sent Real Sociedad out the competition after being defeated 6–1.
Others
Real Sociedad reached an agreement with Nike, who became the official suppliers of the team's kit and training clothing. Thus Real Sociedad ended a 17-year relationship with basque kit providers Astore [1]
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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- Starting XI
Lineup that started most of the club's competitive matches throughout the season.
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The formation above is not the standard lineup during the season. It is unclear whether the team played 4–3–3 or 4–2–3–1. Griezmann and Prieto often switched sides. Carlos Vela played in different attacking positions: wide left, off the striker and as a false nine. Cadamuro-Bentaïba was used as left-back instead of De la Bella as the latter was absent for a long period due to technical decisions and injuries.
The season was marked by the lack of a defined best 11, with constant changes that were not always understood by the local media and fans.
| Squad stats | ||||||||||||||||
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| Nr. | Player | Games played | Starting | Sub | Subbed | Mins played | Goals | Pens. Won | Pens. Comm. | Fouls suff. | Fouls comm. | Yellow C | Red c | Assists | Passes | Good passes |
| 27 | Griezmann | 35 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 2739 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 37 | 5 | 0 | 37 | 1051 | 709 |
| 17 | Zurutuza | 33 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 2618 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 58 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 1467 | 1145 |
| Carlos Vela | 35 | 28 | 7 | 15 | 2573 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 1009 | 730 | |
| 10 | Xabi Prieto | 34 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 2411 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 1311 | 949 |
| 22 | Estrada | 29 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2356 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1363 | 985 |
| 3 | Mikel González | 28 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2311 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 905 | 738 |
| Iñigo Martínez | 26 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 2310 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 38 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 1086 | 840 | |
| 9 | Agirretxe | 36 | 27 | 9 | 20 | 2287 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 625 | 389 |
| 11 | Aranburu | 29 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 2239 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 910 | 702 |
| Demidov | 23 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 1922 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 653 | 508 | |
| 24 | De la Bella | 21 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1906 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1019 | 776 |
| 2 | Carlos Martínez | 21 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1763 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 972 | 683 |
| 4 | Elustondo | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 1461 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 691 | 528 |
| Illarramendi | 18 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 1456 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 779 | 608 | |
| Cadamuro-Bentaïba | 19 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1294 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 622 | 453 | |
| Mariga | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 999 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 444 | 356 | |
| 15 | Ansotegi | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 776 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 258 | 199 |
| 5 | Bergara | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 728 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 309 | 242 |
| 21 | Diego Ifrán | 16 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 526 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 105 | 59 |
| Rubén Pardo | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 390 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 188 | 141 | |
| 8 | Joseba Llorente | 17 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 336 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 49 |
| Sarpong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 43 | 29 | |
| Javi Ros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Goalkeepers
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| Dorsal | Jugadores | Games played | Starting | Sub. | Substituted | Minutes played | Goals | Saves | Penalties committed | Fouls received | Fouls committed | Yellow cards | Red cards |
| 1 | Bravo | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 3487 | 51 | 134 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | Zubikarai | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Toño | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Martín Lasarte had his contract rescinded by the club almost immediately after the end of the season, being paid €50,000 for it.[3] After some speculation Philippe Montanier was appointed as new coach, for which Valenciennes received €500,000 from Real Sociedad.[4]
Controversially Diego Rivas was not offered a new contract and abandoned the club. Similarly Raul Tamudo left the club after a successful one-year stay. Experienced centre-half Mikel Labaka signed for Rayo Vallecano on a free transfer, ending a 14-year-long relationship with the club. Sutil was let go to Real Murcia after a season spent mostly on the bench.
Young prospects Borja Viguera, Alex Albistegi and Iñigo Sarasola returned to the club at the end of their loan spells. Iosu Esnaola signed for Noja and Sarasola and Albistegi had their contracts rescinded. Albistegi signed for Logroñes later that summer.
Out
| Player | New Team | Fee |
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 Diego Rivas |
Hércules CF |
Free, end of contract. |
| Raúl Tamudo |
Rayo Vallecano[5] |
Free, end of contract. |
| Iñigo Sarasola |
Contract rescinded [6] | |
| Iosu Esnaola |
SD Noja[7] |
Free[8] |
| Francisco Sutil |
Real Murcia |
Free, contract rescided[9] |
| Alex Albistegi |
Logroñés |
Free, contract rescided [10] |
| Mikel Labaka |
Rayo Vallecano[11] |
Free, contract rescinded |
Loan out
Jeffrey Sarpong was loaned to Dutch club NAC Breda in the winter transfer window.
Loan return
| Player | From |
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| Borja Viguera |
Gimnàstic de Tarragona, (who rescinded Viguera's contract in January) |
| Iñigo Sarasola |
Real Unión |
| Iosu Esnaola |
Real Unión, UD Lanzarote (April onwards) |
| Alex Albistegi |
Eibar |
Loan in
| Player | From |
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 Carlos Vela |
 Arsenal[14][15] |
 McDonald Mariga |
 Internazionale[16] |
Loan end
McDonald Mariga, who had been signed on loan for a season from Inter Milan, returned to Italy during the winter window after a series of disappointing performances for Real Sociedad. Inter Milan loaned the Kenian again, this time to Parma.[17]
v Real Sociedad
| 16 July 2011 Friendly | Beasain | 0–3 | Real Sociedad | Beasain |
| 18:00 CET | (Report) |  14' Ifrán 58', 74' Agirretxe |
Stadium: Loinaz Stadium Referee: Andoni Labaka |
Ajaccio
| 23 July 2011 Friendly | Real Sociedad | 4–0 | Ajaccio | Azpeitia, Spain |
| 18:00 CEST | Labaka 38' Agirretxe 45' (pen.) Sutil 66', 89' (pen.) |
(Report) | Stadium: Garmendipe Referee: Pérez Lasa |
v Real Sociedad
| 30 July 2011 Friendly | Toulouse | 1–0 | Real Sociedad | Dax, Landes, France |
| 19:00 CEST | Tabanou 71' Fofana  60' |
(Report) | 70' Cadamuro-Bentaïba |
Stadium: Stade Maurice Boyau Referee: Dos Santos |
v Real Sociedad
| 7 August 2011 Friendly | Pescara | 2–2 | Real Sociedad | Pescara, Italy |
| 20:45 CEST | Insigne 6' Soddimo 68' |
(Report) | 9' Zurutuza 76' Sarpong |
Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Referee: Danilo Giannocaro |
v Real Sociedad
| 9 August 2011 Friendly | A.S. Bari | 1–0 | Real Sociedad | Verona, Italy |
| 17:30 CEST | Marotta 70' Borghese 80' |
(Report) | Llorente 80' |
Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Referee: Guida de Torrenunziata |
v Real Sociedad
| 11 August 2011 Friendly | Lazio | 2–0 | Real Sociedad | Rome, Italy |
| 21:00 CEST | Cissé 3' Sculli 70' Hernanes 84' Kozák 86' |
(report) | 77' Illarramendi |
Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Referee: Luca Banti |
v Real Sociedad
| 13 August 2011 Friendly | Catania | 1–2 | Real Sociedad | Catania |
| --:-- CEST | Potenza 36' |
(Report) | 30' (o.g.) Spolli 80' Sarpong |
Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Daniele Doveri |
Win Draw Loss Postponed
| 27 August 2011 2 | Sporting Gijón | 1–2 | Real Sociedad | Gijón |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) | De las Cuevas 68' (pen), 51' Lora 44'  90'Barral 90' |
(Report) | 35', 65' Agirretxe 68' C. Martínez 85' Aranburu |
Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Jose Luis Paradas Romero |
| 10 September 2011 3 | Real Sociedad | 2–2 | Barcelona | Donostia |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Agirretxe 59' Griezmann 60' Zurutuza 61'Cadamuro-Bentaïba 82' |
(Report) | 10' Xavi 11' Fàbregas 90' Messi |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz |
| 17 September 2011 4 | Sevilla | 1–0 | Real Sociedad | Seville |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Kanouté 53' Coke 30'Escudé 45'Spahić 88' |
(Report) | 6' Mariga 66' De la Bella |
Stadium: Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Referee: José Antonio Teixeira |
| 21 September 2011 5 | Real Sociedad | 1–0 | Granada | Donostia |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Estrada 64' 58' Agirretxe 17'Griezmann 77'Illarramendi 78' I. Martínez 78' |
(Report) | 32' Siqueira 54' Jara |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Alfonso Alvarez Izquierdo |
| 25 September 2011 6 | Mallorca | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Palma, Majorca |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Víctor 20' Castro 50' Cáceres 4' Pina 59' |
(Report) | 15' Agirretxe |
Stadium: Son Moix Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez |
| 2 October 2011 7 | Real Sociedad | 1–2 | Athletic Bilbao | Donostia |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+02) | I. Martínez 61' Illarramendi 68' |
(Report) | 34', 70' Llorente 49' Amorebieta 72' Iraola 75' Gurpegui 84' Susaeta |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: David Fernández Borbalán |
| 16 October 2011 8 | Real Zaragoza | 2–0 | Real Sociedad | Zaragoza |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Postiga 11', 49' García 16'Ponzio 26'Lafita 65' |
(Report) | 23' I. Martínez 57' C. Martínez 58' Aranburu |
Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero |
| 23 October 2011 9 | Real Sociedad | 0–0 | Getafe | Donostia |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Ifrán 23' Zurutuza 83' |
(Report) | 60' Torres |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández |
| 26 October 2011 10 | Levante | 3–2 | Real Sociedad | Valencia, Spain |
| Nano 56' Valdo 61', 38'Rubén 90', 90'Koné 19'Juanfran 90'Munúa 90' |
(Report) | 4' Estrada 86' I. Martínez 77' De la Bella |
Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva |
| 29 October 2011 11 | Real Sociedad | 0–1 | Real Madrid | Donostia |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Cadamuro-Bentaïba 47' Griezmann 69'C. Martínez 84'Bergara 86'I. Martínez 90' |
(Report) | 9' Higuaín 11' Arbeloa 82' Ramos |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 6 November 2011 12 | Rayo Vallecano | 4–0 | Real Sociedad | Vallecas |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Piti 12' (pen) Michu 49', 62'Trashorras 72'Jordi 57' |
(Report) | 12' I. Martínez 57' Estrada |
Stadium: Estadio Teresa Rivero Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
| 20 November 13 | Real Sociedad | 0–0 | Espanyol | Donostia |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Llorente 42' Cadamuro-Bentaïba 46'Ansotegi 57'Illarramendi 64' |
(Report) | 30' Dídac |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande |
| 27 November 2011 14 | Real Betis | 2–3 | Real Sociedad | Seville |
| 12:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Pereira 81', 85' Casto 22'Beñat 28'Iriney 74' |
(Report) | 56' Agirretxe 76' Vela 90', 90' I. Martínez 56' González 58' Griezmann |
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Referee: Alfonso Alvarez Izquierdo |
| 4 December 2011 15 | Real Sociedad | 3–2 | Málaga | Donostia |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Demichelis 10' (o.g.) Vela 89'Ifrán 90', 90'Griezmann 76' |
(Report) | 20' Rondón 59' Fernández 24' Isco 38' Monreal 63' Sánchez |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
| 11 December 2011 16 | Villarreal | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Villarreal |
| 16:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Ruben 72' Zapata 58'Oriol 61' |
(Report) | 52' Aranburu 2' González 11' Zurutuza 34' 62' Elustondo |
Stadium: Estadio El Madrigal Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco |
| 18 December 2011 17 | Racing Santander | 0–0 | Real Sociedad | Santander |
| 19:45 CEST (UTC+02) | Adrián 26' Colsa 29'Bernando 32'Stuani 45'Cisma 59' |
(Report) | 45' Demidov 45' 54' I. Martínez 90' Bravo |
Stadium: Estadio El Sardinero Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo |
| 7 January 2012 18 | Real Sociedad | 0–0 | Osasuna | Donostia |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+02) | (Report) | 21' Puñal 69' Satrustegi |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 14 January 2012 19 | Valencia | 0–1 | Real Sociedad | Valencia |
| 22:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Alba 54' |
(Report) | 56' Griezmann |
Stadium: Mestalla |
| 21 January 2012 1 | Real Sociedad | 0–4 | Atlético Madrid | Donostia |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+02) | Demidov 2' Aranburu 12'Zubikarai 13'González 71' |
(Report) | 3', 83', 90', 88' Falcao 25' Miranda 29' Suárez 59' Gabi 62' Filipe Luís 67' Juanfran 71' Diego |
Stadium: Anoeta Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
| 29 January 2012 21 | Real Sociedad | 5–1 | Sporting Gijón | Donostia |
| 5–1 | Zurutuza 2', 3' Elustondo 75'Aranburu 90+2'Griezmann 90+3' |
Summary | 32' Rivera 46' De las Cuevas 52' Carmelo 56' Botía 69' Gálvez |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 22,081 Referee: José Luis González González |
| 4 February 2012 22 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona |
| 22:00 CET (UTC+01) | Tello 9' Messi 72' |
Summary | 34' I. Martínez 73' Vela 88' Llorente |
Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 92,000 Referee: Carlos Clos Gomez |
| 13 February 2012 23 | Real Sociedad | 2–0 | Sevilla | Donostia |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01) | I. Martínez 56' Vela 65'Pardo 69' |
Summary | 58' Manu 88' Trochowski |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias |
| 19 February 2012 24 | Granada | 4–1 | Real Sociedad | Granada |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+01) | López 12' 45+2' Rico 45+1'Siqueira 49' 86'Jara 57'Uche 62', 87' |
Report | 10' González 14' Lorente 15' I. Martínez 45' Illarramendi 77' Cadamuro-Bentaïba 78' Ifrán |
Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes |
| 26 February 2012 25 | Real Sociedad | 1–0 | Mallorca | Donostia |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01) | Bergara 59' Agirretxe 79'Llorente 90+2' |
Summary | 53' Tissone 60' Martí 60' Pereira 90' Ramis |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 25,000 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero |
| 4 March 2012 26 | Athletic Bilbao | 2–0 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01) | Martínez 22' Susaeta 25', 81', 73'Amorebieta 62'San José 66' |
Report | 34' Zurutuza 38' Bergara 73' Vela 77' Cadamuro-Bentaïba 80' González 84' Estrada |
Stadium: San Mamés Stadium Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz |
| 10 March 2012 27 | Real Sociedad | 3–0 | Real Zaragoza | Donostia |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01) | Agirretxe 19', 40' Vela 22'González 24'Estrada 62' |
Report | 6' 84' Lanzaro 64' Álvarez |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 23,550 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo |
| 17 March 2012 28 | Getafe | 1–0 | Real Sociedad | Getafe |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01) | Rafa 34' Míchel 45'Valera 80'I. Martínez 81' (o.g.)Castro 90' |
Report | 11' Bergara 54' Griezmann 90' Demidov 90+2' Cadamuro-Bentaïba |
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 11,000 Referee: David Fernandez Borbalan |
| 21 March 2012 29 | Real Sociedad | 1–3 | Levante | Donostia |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01) | Vela 6' Elustondo 28' 57'Estrada 53'González 90+1' |
Report | 12' (pen.), 85' Barkero 41' Navarro 45' Koné 54' Farinós 59' Botelho 76' López 77' Juanfran 90+4' Torres |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 20,722 Referee: Alfonso Alvarez Izquierdo |
| 24 March 2012 30 | Real Madrid | 5–1 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01) | Higuaín 6' Ronaldo 33', 56'Benzema 41', 49'Alonso 45+1' |
Report | 23' I. Martínez 38' González 40' De la Bella 42' Prieto 85' Demidov |
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Attendance: 76,000 Referee: Javier Turienzo Álvarez |
| 1 April 2012 31 | Real Sociedad | 4–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Donostia |
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01) | Agirretxe 6' Zurutuza 31'Griezmann 51'Vela 53'Ansotegi 69' |
Report | 13' Diamanka 65' Costa 75' Casado |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero |
| 7 April 2012 32 | Espanyol | 2–2 | Real Sociedad | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01) | Rodríguez 20' García 41'Demidov 45+1' (o.g.)Weiss 47', 90+4'Moreno 87' |
Report | 12', 15' Vela 32' Estrada 57' Prieto 68' De la Bella 90+3' Bravo |
Stadium: Estadi Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 18,000 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández |
| 10 April 2012 33 | Real Sociedad | 1–1 | Real Betis | Donostia |
| 20:00 CET (UTC+01) | Vela 56' |
Report | 39' Cañas 50', 70' Castro 61' Chica |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz |
| 15 April 2012 34 | Málaga | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Málaga |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+01) | Isco 19' Mathijsen 89'Demichelis 90+1' |
Report | 26' 45' González 49' Prieto |
Stadium: Estadio La Rosaleda Attendance: 28,000 Referee: José Luis González González |
| 22 April 2012 35 | Real Sociedad | 1–1 | Villarreal | Donostia |
| 12:00 CET (UTC+01) | Vela 86' Estrada 57'Demidov 64' Elustondo 64' |
Report | 42' Senna 23' Catalá 70' Cani |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 18,000 Referee: David Fernandez Borbalan |
| 28 April 2012 36 | Real Sociedad | 3–0 | Racing Santander | Donostia |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01) | Griezmann 47', 70' Agirretxe 83'Ifrán 89' |
Report | Acosta 38' Torrejón 49'Adrián 70'Munitis 74'Álvaro 79' |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 20,000 Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández |
| 2 May 2012 20 | Atlético Madrid | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| 18:00 CET (UTC+01) | Suárez 23' Gabi 54', 58' 73'Falcao 83' |
Report | Zurutuza 50' Vela 90+1' |
Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias |
| 5 May 2012 37 | Osasuna | 1–0 | Real Sociedad | Iruña |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+01) | Baldé 14' García 27'Bertrán 67'Flaño 76'Puñal 81'Satrústegui 90' |
Report | Elustondo 39' |
Stadium: Reyno de Navarra Attendance: 17,394 Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes |
Round of 32
| 13 December 2011 Round of 32 | Real Sociedad | 4–1 | Granada | Donostia |
| 21:00 CET | Griezmann 4' Prieto 7', 63'Ifrán 90' |
(Report) | Geijo 72' |
Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez |
| 21 December 2011 Round of 32 | Granada | 2–1 (3–5 agg.) | Real Sociedad | Granada |
| 21:00 CET | Siqueira 19' (pen.) Geijo 66' |
(Report) | Agirretxe 83' |
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Antonio Miguel Mateu Lahoz |
Round of 16
| 4 January 2012 Round of 16 | Real Sociedad | 2–0 | Mallorca | Donostia |
| 20:00 CET | Aranburu 17' Agirretxe 55' |
(Report) | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 23,000 Referee: José Luis Paradas Romero |
| 10 January 2012 Round of 16 | Mallorca | 6–1 (6–3 agg.) | Real Sociedad | Palma de Mallorca |
| 20:00 CET | Castro 34', 41' Hemed 36', 59'Nunes 38'Alfaro 53' |
(Report) | Ifrán 16' |
Stadium: Iberostar Stadium Attendance: 6,500 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez |
- NIKE VESTIRÁ A LA REAL SOCIEDAD (Nike will dress Real Sociedad) Realsociedad.com 5 March 2011
- Squad numbers announced; Realsociedad.com
- Rescinding Lasarte's contract will cost €50,000; Diariovasco.com
- Montanier named Real Sociedad boss ; ESPN Soccernet, 4 June 2011
- Tamudo, already a Rayo vallecano player Archived 10 September 2012 at archive.today ; Rayovallecano.es
- Iosu Esnaola and Alvaro peña, new Noja players Archived 28 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine ; Sdnoja.es
- Iosu Esnaola's contract expires ; Realsociedad.com
- Paco Sutil has contract rescinded ; Realsociedad.com
- Alex Albistegi has contract rescinded ; Realsociedad.com
- Mikel Labaka, new Rayo vallecano player Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine ; Rayovallecano.es
- Gimnastica Tarragona and Real Sociedad reach agreement on Viguera loan ; Realsociedad.com
- NAC Breda snatch Jeffrey Sarpong on loan ; Ghana Soccernet
- Vela and Botelho go on loan to Spain Archived 18 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine ; Arsenal.com
- Carlos Vela loan deal agreed ; Realsociedad.com
- Mariga prêté à Parme (off.); France Football 31 January 2012