2021–22_Real_Sociedad_season

2021–22 Real Sociedad season

2021–22 Real Sociedad season

Real Sociedad 2021–22 football season


The 2021–22 season was the 112th season in the existence of Real Sociedad and the club's 12th 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 and the UEFA Europa League.

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Players

First-team squad

As of 1 January 2022[1]

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

Reserve team

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

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Out on loan

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

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Transfers

In

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Out

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Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

17 July 2021 Friendly Real Sociedad Spain 6–1 Spain Huesca Lasarte-Oria, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Zubieta Facilities
Attendance: 0
Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega
24 July 2021 Friendly Real Sociedad Spain 3–1 Spain Alavés San Sebastián, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Daniel Palencia Caballero
28 July 2021 Friendly Real Sociedad Spain 2–1 France Monaco San Sebastián, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Gorka Sagués Oskoz
31 July 2021 Friendly AZ Netherlands 1–0 Spain Real Sociedad Alkmaar, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: AFAS Stadion
Referee: Marc Nagtegaal
6 August 2021 Friendly Real Sociedad Spain 3–1 Spain Eibar Lasarte-Oria, Spain
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Zubieta Facilities
Referee: Ekaitz García Arriola
6 August 2021 Euskal Herriko Txapela Real Sociedad Spain 1–3 Spain Osasuna Lasarte-Oria, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Zubieta Facilities
Attendance: 1,000
Referee: Aimar Velasco Arbaiza

Competitions

Overall record

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Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

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Source: LaLiga Santander
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[16]
Notes:
  1. Since the winners of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Real Betis, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

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Source: La Liga

Results by round

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Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[17][18]

15 August 2021 1 Barcelona 4–2 Real Sociedad Barcelona
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 20,384
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
22 August 2021 2 Real Sociedad 1–0 Rayo Vallecano San Sebastián
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 7,652
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
28 August 2021 3 Real Sociedad 1–0 Levante San Sebastián
19:30 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 7,758
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
12 September 2021 4 Cádiz 0–2 Real Sociedad Cádiz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 11,826
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
19 September 2021 5 Real Sociedad 0–0 Sevilla San Sebastián
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 23,757
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
23 September 2021 6 Granada 2–3 Real Sociedad Granada
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 9,552
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
26 September 2021 7 Real Sociedad 1–0 Elche San Sebastián
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 23,941
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
3 October 2021 8 Getafe 1–1 Real Sociedad Getafe
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez
Attendance: 8,463
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
16 October 2021 9 Real Sociedad 1–0 Mallorca San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 30,831
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
24 October 2021 10 Atlético Madrid 2–2 Real Sociedad Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 50,032
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
28 October 2021 11 Celta Vigo 0–2 Real Sociedad Vigo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 8,726
Referee: Mario Melero López
31 October 2021 12 Real Sociedad 1–1 Athletic Bilbao San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 37,066
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
7 November 2021 13 Osasuna 0–2 Real Sociedad Pamplona
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 21,741
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
21 November 2021 14 Real Sociedad 0–0 Valencia San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 28,635
Referee: Mario Melero López
28 November 2021 15 Espanyol 1–0 Real Sociedad Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 19,935
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
4 December 2021 16 Real Sociedad 0–2 Real Madrid San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 35,765
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
12 December 2021 17 Real Betis 4–0 Real Sociedad Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 52,158
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
18 December 2021 18 Real Sociedad 1–3 Villarreal San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 29,679
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
2 January 2022 19 Alavés 1–1 Real Sociedad Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 13,498
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
8 January 2022 20 Real Sociedad 1–0 Celta Vigo San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 27,938
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
23 January 2022 22 Real Sociedad 0–0 Getafe San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 27,638
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
6 February 2022 23 Valencia 0–0 Real Sociedad Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 31,351
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
13 February 2022 24 Real Sociedad 2–0 Granada San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 29,847
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
20 February 2022 25 Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Real Sociedad Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 40,698
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
27 February 2022 26 Real Sociedad 1–0 Osasuna San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 7,457
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
2 March 2022 21 Mallorca 0–2 Real Sociedad Palma
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium
Attendance: 11,150
Referee: Mario Melero López
5 March 2022 27 Real Madrid 4–1 Real Sociedad Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 52,410
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
13 March 2022 28 Real Sociedad 1–0 Alavés San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 31,573
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
20 March 2022 29 Sevilla 0–0 Real Sociedad Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 24,861
Referee: César Soto Grado
4 April 2022 30 Real Sociedad 1–0 Espanyol San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 20,869
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
10 April 2022 31 Elche 1–2 Real Sociedad Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 17,011
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
15 April 2022 32 Real Sociedad 0–0 Real Betis San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 28,893
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
21 April 2022 33 Real Sociedad 0–1 Barcelona San Sebastián
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 35,128
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
1 May 2022 34 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Real Sociedad Madrid
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 9,395
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
6 May 2022 35 Levante 2–1 Real Sociedad Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 17,278
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
12 May 2022 36 Real Sociedad 3–0 Cádiz San Sebastián
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 29,014
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
15 May 2022 37 Villarreal 1–2 Real Sociedad Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 16,689
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
22 May 2022 38 Real Sociedad 1–2 Atlético Madrid San Sebastián
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 23,586
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Copa del Rey

1 December 2021 First round Panadería Pulido 0–4 Real Sociedad Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Gran Canaria[lower-alpha 1]
Attendance: 3,841
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
15 December 2021 Second round Zamora 0–3 Real Sociedad Zamora
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Ruta de la Plata
Attendance: 4,251
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
5 January 2022 Round of 32 Leganés 2–3 Real Sociedad Leganés
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Butarque
Attendance: 6,430
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
19 January 2022 Round of 16 Real Sociedad 2–0 Atlético Madrid San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 28,111
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
3 February 2022 Quarter-finals Real Sociedad 0–4 Real Betis San Sebastián
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 29,326
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

UEFA Europa League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.[19]

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Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
16 September 2021 1 PSV Eindhoven Netherlands 2–2 Spain Real Sociedad Eindhoven, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Philips Stadion
Attendance: 23,135
Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)
30 September 2021 2 Real Sociedad Spain 1–1 France Monaco San Sebastián, Spain
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 23,765
Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Russia)
21 October 2021 3 Sturm Graz Austria 0–1 Spain Real Sociedad Graz, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium
Attendance: 14,809
Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)
4 November 2021 4 Real Sociedad Spain 1–1 Austria Sturm Graz San Sebastián, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 25,010
Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)
25 November 2021 5 Monaco France 2–1 Spain Real Sociedad Monaco, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Stade Louis II
Attendance: 3,834
Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)
9 December 2021 6 Real Sociedad Spain 3–0 Netherlands PSV Eindhoven San Sebastián, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 24,940
Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Knockout phase

Knockout round play-offs

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 13 December 2021.[20]

17 February 2022 First leg RB Leipzig Germany 2–2 Spain Real Sociedad Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 21,113
Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)
24 February 2022 Second leg Real Sociedad Spain 1–3
(3–5 agg.)
Germany RB Leipzig San Sebastián, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 30,113
Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Statistics

Squad statistics

Last updated on 22 May 2022.
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Goalscorers

As of 25 November 2021
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Notes

  1. Panadería Pulido played its game at Gran Canaria, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria instead of their regular stadium San Mateo in Vega de San Mateo as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

References

  1. "Real Sociedad". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 1 Jan 2022.
  2. "Real and SD Eibar agree Kevin loan deal". Real Sociedad. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "Ryan leaves Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  4. "Agreement over the transfer of Alexander Sorloth". Real Sociedad. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  5. "Cedido al Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 8 August 2021.

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