Real Sociedad Femenino

Real Sociedad

Full name	Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Txuri-urdin (white-blue) Erreala La Real
Founded	19 September 2004; 20 years ago (2004-09-19)
Ground	Instalaciones Zubieta, San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain
Capacity	1,500
President	Jokin Aperribay
Head coach	José Luis Sánchez Vera
League	Liga F
2023–24	Liga F, 8th
Home colours Away colours

Real Sociedad Femenino is the women's football section of Real Sociedad de Fútbol currently playing in Spain's top league Liga F.

History

Founded on 19 September 2004,^[1] Real Sociedad reached the first division after two promotions in its two first seasons ever, and occupying the place of dissolved Estudiantes de Huelva.

After a ninth position in their first season, the club quickly consolidated in the top flight. In 2011, Real Sociedad reached the semifinals of the Copa de la Reina for the first time.

In February 2019, a Basque derby league fixture hosted by Real Sociedad against Athletic Bilbao, which would usually be held at the club's Zubieta training centre, was played at the Anoeta Stadium, attracting an attendance of 21,234 (the result was a 2–2 draw).^[2] The following week, the same venue hosted a semi-final of the Copa de la Reina in which Real defeated Sevilla 3–1 in front of 18,731 fans to reach the final of the competition for the first time.^[3] On 11 May 2019, the club achieved their first ever major trophy by beating Atlético Madrid 2–1 in the final of the Copa de la Reina, played in Granada.^[4] The win granted entry to the newly-established Supercopa de España Femenina, but after overcoming Levante to reach its final, they suffered a humiliating 10–1 defeat to Barcelona.^[5] Their first UEFA Women's Champions League tie, after finishing second behind Barcelona in the 2021–22 Primera División, was against FC Bayern of Germany^[6] and ended in elimination by a 4–1 aggregate score (Synne Jensen had the distinction of scoring the first European goal). Another Copa de la Reina final was reached in 2024, but this resulted in another heavy loss (8–0) to Barcelona.^[7]

Reserves

The club's B-team, established in 2018,^[8] plays in the Primera Nacional (3rd level) having gained promotion from the Gipuzkoa provincial league in their first year of operation^[9] and from the Basque regional league a year later.^[10] A C-team was launched in 2021.^[11]

Current squad

As of 13 August 2024

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ESP Elene Lete 2 DF  COL Manuela Vanegas 3 DF  ESP Izarne Sarasola 4 DF  ESP Nahia Aparicio 5 DF  ESP Maria Valle 6 DF  ESP Ane Etxezarreta 7 FW  ESP Amaiur Sarriegi 8 MF  POR Andreia Jacinto 9 FW  FIN Sanni Franssi 10 MF  ESP Nerea Eizagirre 11 FW  ESP Cecilia Marcos 12 DF  ESP Lucia Rodriguez Herrero 13 GK  ESP Olatz Santana

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  ESP Elene Viles 15 FW  ESP Violeta Quiles 16 MF  ESP Nora Sarriegi 17 MF  GHA Jacqueline Owusu 18 FW  ESP Lucía Pardo 19 MF  ESP Lorena Navarro 20 FW  ESP Mirari Uria Gabilondo 21 DF  ESP Emma Ramírez 22 MF  CZE Klára Cahynová 23 MF  FRA Claire Lavogez 25 GK  ESP Alazne Estensoro 26 MF  ESP Elene Guridi

Titles

Real Sociedad players celebrating the Copa de la Reina won in 2019.

Official

• Copa de la Reina: 2019^[4]
• Euskal Herria Cup: 2012, 2019,^[12] 2020,^[13] 2022

Invitational

• Sport Mundi Tournament: 2005, 2008

Season by season

Main article: List of Real Sociedad Femenino seasons

Season Div. Pos. Copa de la Reina 2004–05 Reg. 1st 2005–06 2ª 1st 2006–07 1ª 9th 2007–08 1ª 10th 2008–09 1ª 10th 2009–10 1ª 7th First round 2010–11 1ª 8th Semi-final 2011–12 1ª 7th 2012–13 1ª 10th 2013–14 1ª 7th Quarter-final 2014–15 1ª 11th 2015–16 1ª 5th Quarter-final 2016–17 1ª 8th Quarter-final 2017–18 1ª 7th Quarter-final 2018–19 1ª 7th Winners 2019–20 1ª 6th Round of 16 2020–21 1ª 5th Quarter-final 2021–22 1ª 2nd Quarter-final 2022–23 Liga F 8th Round of 16 2023–24 Liga F Runners-up

See also

• Women's Basque derby

References

1. "Real Sociedad femenino: 10 años entre las mejores" [Real Sociedad women's: ten years between the best teams.] (in Spanish). Vavel. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
2. "Anoeta también se vuelca con el fútbol femenino" [Anoeta also turns to women's football] (in Spanish). Marca. 10 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
3. "'Musha' Real Sociedad en Anoeta" ['Musha' Real Sociedad in Anoeta] (in Spanish). Marca. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
4. Real Sociedad make history as they stun Atletico to win Copa de la Reina, Sport, 11 May 2019
5. Real Sociedad women bemoan gulf in class after 10-1 thrashing by Barcelona, The Guardian, 9 February 2020
6. La Real empieza su historia europea [Real begins its European history], Aimara G. Gil, Diario AS, 20 September 2022 (in Spanish)
7. "Barcelona close in on quadruple with 8-0 Copa de la Reina triumph". ESPN. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
8. Family Grows, Real Sociedad, 15 August 2018
9. "La Real Sociedad B firma su ascenso a Liga Vasca" [Real Sociedad B confirms their promotion to the Basque League]. Reinas del Balón (in Spanish). 18 April 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
10. Trajectoria: Real Sociedad B, Txapeldunak (in Spanish)
11. "El proyecto de la Real Sociedad C arranca" [The project of Real Sociedad C begins]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 25 June 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
12. "La Real Sociedad se lleva el derbi veraniego ante el Athletic" [Real Sociedad takes the summer derby against Athletic] (in Spanish). Diario AS. 24 August 2019. Retrieved 25 August 2019.
13. "0-0: La Real reconquista la EH Kopa en los penaltis" [0-0: Real retains EH Kopa on penalties] (in Spanish). Mundo Deportivo. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.

External links

• Official website
• UEFA profile
• Real Sociedad at Txapeldunak