2019–20_Real_Sociedad_season

Real Sociedad
2019–20 season
President	Jokin Aperribay
Head coach	Imanol Alguacil
Stadium	Anoeta
La Liga	6th
Copa del Rey	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: ; Willian José (11); All: ; Alexander Isak (16)
Highest home attendance	36,730; (vs Athletic Bilbao, 9 February 2020)
Lowest home attendance	26,446; (vs Leganés, 8 November 2019)
Average home league attendance	30,675
Biggest win	Becerril 0–8 Real Sociedad
Biggest defeat	Real Betis 3–0 Real Sociedad
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2019–20 Real Sociedad season

Real Sociedad 2019–20 football season

The 2019–20 season was Real Sociedad's 73rd season (and the 10th consecutive) in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Sociedad participates in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

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[table_note_res_EL2Q0.37875464296842-19] The 2020 Copa del Rey Final was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain and could not be completed by the UEFA registration deadline of 3 August 2020, so the fifth- and sixth-placed teams in the 2019–20 La Liga, Villarreal and Real Sociedad, entered the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League at the group stage, and the seventh-placed team, Granada, entered at the second qualifying round.^[18]

[32] Becerril played at Nueva Balastera instead of their regular stadium Mariano Haro, in Becerril de Campos, after mutual agreement between both clubs and official approval from the Royal Spanish Football Federation.^[30]

[no21-34] Ødegaard wore the #21 but left the club at the end of the regular season; Silva then joined the club and took the number, wearing it in the delayed cup final.

[no9-35] Willian José wore the #9 but left the club at the end of the regular season; Fernández then joined the club and took the number, wearing it in the delayed cup final.

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Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref
30 June 2019	Modibo Sagnan	Lens	Loan return		^[2]
1 July 2019	Alexander Isak	Borussia Dortmund	Transfer	€8M	^[3]
1 July 2019	Álex Remiro	Athletic Bilbao	Transfer	Free	^[4]
1 July 2019	Portu	Girona	Transfer	€10M	^[5]
5 July 2019	Martin Ødegaard	Real Madrid	Loan		^[6]
31 August 2019	Nacho Monreal	Arsenal	Transfer	€250k	^[7]

Date	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref
30 June 2019	Théo Hernandez	Real Madrid	Loan return		^[8]
30 June 2019	Sandro Ramírez	Everton	Loan return		^[9]
1 July 2019	Juanmi	Real Betis	Transfer	€8M	^[10]
11 July 2019	Jon Bautista	Eupen	Loan		^[11]
12 July 2019	Eneko Capilla	Asteras Tripolis	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[12]
19 July 2019	Martín Merquelanz	Albacete	Loan		^[13]
29 July 2019	Héctor Moreno	Al-Gharafa	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[14]
14 August 2019	Raúl Navas	Osasuna	Loan		^[15]
14 August 2019	Gerónimo Rulli	Montpellier	Loan	€1.5M	^[16]
2 September 2019	Kévin Rodrigues	Leganés	Loan		^[17]

13 July 2019 Friendly	Lagun Onak	0–5	Real Sociedad	Azpeitia, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Muñoz 15' Januzaj 20' Isak 31' Portu 69' Willian José 90' (pen.)	Stadium: Estadio Garmendipe Referee: Díaz Méndez

20 July 2019 Friendly	Real Sociedad	0–1	Racing Santander	Zarautz, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Díaz 36'	Stadium: Estadio Asti Kirol Instalakuntzak

26 July 2019 Friendly	Nottingham Forest	2–2	Real Sociedad	West Bridgford, England
19:45 BST (UTC+1)	Worrall 4' Grabban 28'	Report	López 13' Djouahra 88'	Stadium: City Ground Attendance: 14,216 Referee: Jez Simpson

2019–20_Real_Sociedad_season

2019–20 Real Sociedad season

Players

Current squad

Reserve team

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overview

La Liga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Copa del Rey

Statistics

Squad statistics

Goalscorers

Clean sheets

Notes

References

External links

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27 July 2019 Friendly	Millwall	3–3	Real Sociedad	Bermondsey, England
14:00 BST (UTC+1)	Wallace 20' (pen.) Thompson 49' Mahoney 83'	Report	Isak 22', 53' Zurutuza 31'	Stadium: The Den Attendance: 3,554 Referee: Tim Robinson

31 July 2019 Friendly	Real Sociedad	1–0	Alavés	Lasarte-Oria, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rodrigues 18'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Zubieta XXI

3 August 2019 Friendly	Watford	2–1	Real Sociedad	Watford, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Gray 48', 88'	Report	Oyarzabal 27' (pen.)	Stadium: Vicarage Road

9 August 2019 Friendly	Real Sociedad	2–0	Osasuna	Irun, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Oyarzabal 48' Portu 70'	Report		Stadium: Stadium Gal

10 August 2019 Euskal Herriko Futbol Txapelketa	Real Sociedad	1–2	Eibar	Tolosa, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Isak 15'	Report	Oliveira 22' De Blasis 74'	Stadium: Estadio Berazubi Referee: Sagúes Oscoz

5 September 2019 Friendly	Real Sociedad	0–0	Alavés	Tafalla, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Campo San Francisco

10 October 2019 Friendly	Osasuna	0–0	Real Sociedad	Pamplona, Spain
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Tajonar Facilities Stadium Referee: Recio Moreno

14 November 2019 Friendly	Real Sociedad	0–1	Osasuna	Zubieta, Spain
11:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	I. Pérez 50'	Stadium: Campo José Luis Orbegozo Attendance: 700 Referee: Nacho Díaz

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	17 August 2019	19 July 2020	Matchday 1	6th	38	16	8	14	56	48	+8	042.11
Copa del Rey	19 December 2019	3 April 2021	First round	Winners	8	8	0	0	25	5	+20	100.00
Total					46	24	8	14	81	53	+28	052.17

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Sevilla	38	19	13	6	54	34	+20	70	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
5	Villarreal	38	18	6	14	63	49	+14	60	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6	Real Sociedad	38	16	8	14	56	48	+8	56	Qualification for the Europa League group stage
7	Granada	38	16	8	14	52	45	+7	56	Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round^{[lower-alpha 1]}
8	Getafe	38	14	12	12	43	37	+6	54

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	16	8	14	56	48	+8	56	9	4	6	33	20	+13	7	4	8	23	28	−5

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	L	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	L	L	W	D	L	W	D	D
Position	11	6	13	7	4	2	5	5	4	3	6	3	5	6	4	4	6	5	5	6	6	8	6	6	6	6	4	4	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6

17 August 2019 1	Valencia	1–1	Real Sociedad	Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gameiro 58' Coquelin 63' 90+10' Cheryshev 90+5' Garay 90+8'	Report	Ødegaard 29' Merino 36' Zaldúa 42' Le Normand 57' Oyarzabal 90+11' (pen.)	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 41,953 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

25 August 2019 2	Mallorca	0–1	Real Sociedad	Palma
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Raíllo 78'	Report	Merino 19' Le Normand 57' Ødegaard 83'	Stadium: Estadi de Son Moix Attendance: 17,257 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

30 August 2019 3	Athletic Bilbao	2–0	Real Sociedad	Bilbao
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Williams 11' R. García 28', 36' Córdoba 72'	Report	Zaldúa 13' Portu 45+3'	Stadium: San Mamés Stadium Attendance: 46,391 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

14 September 2019 4	Real Sociedad	2–0	Atlético Madrid	San Sebastián
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Zubeldia 45' Ødegaard 58' Monreal 61'	Report	Trippier 51' Llorente 60' Costa 69'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 33,374 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

22 September 2019 5	Espanyol	1–3	Real Sociedad	Cornellà de Llobregat
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Granero 27' Zaldúa 71' (o.g.)	Report	Willian José 18', 34' Isak 75'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 18,412 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

26 September 2019 6	Real Sociedad	3–0	Alavés	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Oyarzabal 19', 41' (pen.) Willian José 32' Portu 27'	Report	Wakaso 27' Pina 49' García 74' 85'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 28,414 Referee: David Medié Jiménez

29 September 2019 7	Sevilla	3–2	Real Sociedad	Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Nolito 18' Ocampos 47' Fernando 59' Vázquez 80'	Report	Oyarzabal 4' Ødegaard 57' Portu 87'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 37,458 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

6 October 2019 8	Real Sociedad	1–2	Getafe	San Sebastián
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Merino 5' Llorente 10' 53'	Report	Mata 32', 69' Suárez 44' Fajr 73' Cabrera 80' Maksimović 89'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 29,864 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

20 October 2019 9	Real Sociedad	3–1	Real Betis	San Sebastián
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	García 22' (o.g.) Guevara 28' Willian José 36' Portu 58' Le Normand 85' Zubeldia 86' Ødegaard 90+2'	Report	Loren 12' García 63' Joaquín 79'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 27,934 Referee: César Soto Grado

27 October 2019 10	Celta Vigo	0–1	Real Sociedad	Vigo
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mallo 56' Diop 60' 66' Aspas 77' Jorge 90+3'	Report	Zubeldia 71' Isak 82' Oyarzabal 87'	Stadium: Abanca-Balaídos Attendance: 18,002 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

30 October 2019 11	Real Sociedad	1–2	Levante	San Sebastián
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Willian José 48', 56' Zaldúa 90+6' Portu 90+6'	Report	Bardhi 24' Melero 37' Mayoral 40' Clerc 42' Postigo 89' Fernández 90+3'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 28,142 Referee: Mario Melero López

3 November 2019 12	Granada	1–2	Real Sociedad	Granada
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vadillo 36'	Report	Portu 21', 89' Le Normand 33' Willian José 35'	Stadium: Nuevo Estadio de Los Cármenes Attendance: 16,921 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

8 November 2019 13	Real Sociedad	1–1	Leganés	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Monreal 19' Merino 63', 90+6'	Report	Recio 2' Bustinza 38' Rodrigues 57' 90+7' En-Nesyri 78' Omeruo 86' Rosales 90+4'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 26,446 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

23 November 2019 14	Real Madrid	3–1	Real Sociedad	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Benzema 37' Valverde 47' Ramos 52' Modrić 74'	Report	Willian José 2' Zaldúa 84'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 69,305 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

30 November 2019 15	Real Sociedad	4–1	Eibar	San Sebastián
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Le Normand 25' Zaldúa 41' Oyarzabal 47' Willian José 57' Ødegaard 80'	Report	Ramis 24' Diop 35', 48' Oliveira 72' Escalante 76'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 28,612 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

8 December 2019 16	Valladolid	0–0	Real Sociedad	Valladolid
16:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Le Normand 20' Oyarzabal 68' Isak 76' Llorente 81'	Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 18,654 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

14 December 2019 17	Real Sociedad	2–2	Barcelona	San Sebastián
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Oyarzabal 12' (pen.) Isak 62'	Report	Griezmann 38' Suárez 49', 74'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 36,639 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

22 December 2019 18	Osasuna	3–4	Real Sociedad	Pamplona
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Estupiñán 34' Aridane 45+1', 90+5' Brašanac 46' Ávila 48', 84' Roncaglia 70' Herrera 71' Villar 88' Mérida 90+1'	Report	Zubeldia 5' Oyarzabal 15' Portu 18' Ødegaard 28' Willian José 71' Isak 79'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 16,197 Referee: David Medié Jiménez

5 January 2020 19	Real Sociedad	1–2	Villarreal	San Sebastián
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Willian José 22' Zubeldia 30' Zaldúa 70' Guevara 72' Januzaj 85' Portu 90+6'	Report	Torres 55' Trigueros 58' (pen.) Mario 61' Moreno 65' Cazorla 72' Albiol 77'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 31,486 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

19 January 2020 20	Real Betis	3–0	Real Sociedad	Seville
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guardado 23' Iglesias 27' Joaquín 44' Moreno 69' Emerson 90+1' Canales 90+5'	Report	Llorente 16'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 50,096 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

26 January 2020 21	Real Sociedad	3–0	Mallorca	San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Isak 46' Barrenetxea 58' Portu 81'	Report	Valjent 64' Lumor 90+3'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 29,785 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

2 February 2020 22	Leganés	2–1	Real Sociedad	Leganés
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Recio 18' Omeruo 49' Awaziem 69' Carrillo 78' Silva 80' Óscar 90+4'	Report	Isak 20' Zubeldia 39' Willian José 89' Guevara 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 10,913 Referee: Mario Melero López