2020–21 Real Sociedad season

Real Sociedad

2020–21 season
President	Jokin Aperribay
Head coach	Imanol Alguacil
Stadium	Anoeta Stadium
La Liga	5th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Supercopa de España	Semi-finals
UEFA Europa League	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Alexander Isak (17) All: Alexander Isak (17)
Biggest win	Real Sociedad 4–0 Alavés
Biggest defeat	Real Sociedad 1–6 Barcelona
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2020–21 season was 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 also participated in the UEFA Europa League. The season covered the period from 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021, with the late start to the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

This season was the first since 2007–08 without fellow centre-back David Zurutuza who announced his retirement from football after the previous campaign had concluded.

Players

First-team squad

As of 24 January 2021^[1]

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 Álex Remiro 2 DF  ESP Joseba Zaldúa 4 MF  ESP Asier Illarramendi (Captain) 5 MF  ESP Igor Zubeldia 6 DF  ESP Aritz Elustondo (3rd captain) 7 MF  ESP Portu 8 MF  ESP Mikel Merino 9 FW  ESP Carlos Fernández 10 FW  ESP Mikel Oyarzabal (vice-captain) 11 MF  BEL Adnan Januzaj 12 DF  ESP Aihen Muñoz 13 GK  ESP Miguel Ángel Moyá 14 MF  ESP Jon Guridi

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF  FRA Modibo Sagnan 16 MF  ESP Ander Guevara 17 MF  ESP Martín Merquelanz 18 DF  ESP Andoni Gorosabel 19 FW  SWE Alexander Isak 20 DF  ESP Nacho Monreal 21 MF  ESP David Silva 22 FW  ESP Ander Barrenetxea 23 MF  ESP Luca Sangalli 24 DF  FRA Robin Le Normand 25 FW  ESP Jon Bautista 28 MF  ESP Roberto López 36 MF  ESP Martín Zubimendi

Reserve team

Main article: Real Sociedad B

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 26 DF  ESP Jon Pacheco 29 MF  ESP Robert Navarro 32 DF  FRA Jérémy Blasco 33 DF  ESP Aritz Arambarri

No. Pos. Nation Player 34 GK  ESP Gaizka Ayesa 35 FW  ESP Julen Lobete 37 DF  ESP Urko González de Zárate — DF  ESP Álex Sola

Out on loan

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 — GK  ESP Andoni Zubiaurre (at Cultural Leonesa until 30 June 2021) — DF  POR Kévin Rodrigues (at Eibar until 30 June 2021)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  FRA Naïs Djouahra (at Mirandés until 30 June 2021) — FW  BRA Willian José (at Wolverhampton Wanderers until 30 June 2021)

Transfers

In

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

Out

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

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Real Sociedad v UD Logroñés

22 August 2020 Friendly	Real Sociedad	3–1	UD Logroñés	Zubieta, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Willian José 4' Portu 39' (pen.), 40'	Report	Andy 52' (pen.)	Stadium: Campo José Luis Orbegozo Attendance: 0 Referee: Rezola Etxeberria

Rio Ave v Real Sociedad

28 August 2020 Friendly	Rio Ave	Cancelled	Real Sociedad	Vila do Conde, Portugal
12:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estádio dos Arcos

Famalicão v Real Sociedad

29 August 2020 Friendly	Famalicão	Cancelled	Real Sociedad	Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estádio Municipal 22 de Junho

Real Sociedad v Huesca

29 August 2020 Friendly	Real Sociedad	2–2	Huesca	Zubieta, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Merino 47' Bautista 88'	Report	Juan Carlos 33' Mir 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Campo José Luis Orbegozo Attendance: 0 Referee: Rezola Etxeberria

Villarreal v Real Sociedad

2 September 2020 Friendly	Villarreal	2–0	Real Sociedad	Villarreal, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Coquelin 2' Alcácer 30' (pen.)	Report	Elustondo  45+2'	Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Attendance: 0 Referee: Iván Caparrós Hernández

Real Sociedad v Alavés

5 September 2020 Friendly	Real Sociedad	2–2	Alavés	Zubieta, Spain
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bautista 57' (pen.) Aldasoro 64'	Report	Pérez 7' Joselu 75'	Stadium: Campo José Luis Orbegozo Attendance: 0 Referee: Palencia Caballero

Real Sociedad v Osasuna

5 September 2020 EH Txapela	Real Sociedad	1–0	Osasuna	San Sebastián, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Willian José 32' (pen.)	Report	Herrera  30' Roncaglia  73'	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	22 May 2021	Matchday 1	5th	38	17	11	10	59	38	+21	044.74
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	25 February 2021	Group stage	Round of 32	8	2	4	2	5	8	−3	025.00
Total					49	20	16	13	68	50	+18	040.82

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

Main article: 2020–21 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Barcelona	38	24	7	7	85	38	+47	79	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
4	Sevilla	38	24	5	9	53	33	+20	77
5	Real Sociedad	38	17	11	10	59	38	+21	62	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6	Real Betis	38	17	10	11	50	50	0	61
7	Villarreal	38	15	13	10	60	44	+16	58	Qualification for the Champions League group stage[b]

Source: La Liga
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)^[19]
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2020–21 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League play-off round) was passed to the seventh-placed team, Villarreal.
2. Villarreal qualified for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (7th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa Conference League play-off round. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.

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
38	17	11	10	59	38	+21	62	9	6	4	34	21	+13	8	5	6	25	17	+8

Source: La Liga

Results by round

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	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	D	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	D	D	W	W	W	D	W	L	L	D	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	W
Position	5	9	3	10	8	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.^[20][21]

Valladolid v Real Sociedad

13 September 2020 1	Valladolid	1–1	Real Sociedad	Valladolid
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Míchel 39',  44' Nacho  51' Rubio  65' Joaquín  69'	Report	López 60' Elustondo  62'	Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Mario Melero López

Real Sociedad v Real Madrid

20 September 2020 2	Real Sociedad	0–0	Real Madrid	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barrenetxea  24' Muñoz  33'	Report	Mendy  29' Carvajal  83'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Elche v Real Sociedad

26 September 2020 3	Elche	0–3	Real Sociedad	Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Mfulu  35' Verdú  70' Guti  87'	Report	Silva  43' Portu 55' Januzaj 77' (pen.) López 90+4'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Isidro Diaz de Mera Escuderos

Real Sociedad v Valencia

29 September 2020 4	Real Sociedad	0–1	Valencia	San Sebastián
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zubimendi  35'	Report	Kondogbia  17' Gómez  45+2', 75' Wass  60' Gayà  61' Correia  87'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Real Sociedad v Getafe

3 October 2020 5	Real Sociedad	3–0	Getafe	San Sebastián
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Oyarzabal 28' (pen.) Gorosabel  41' Merino  71', 79' Silva  73' Portu 81'	Report	Suárez  45+1' Hernández  56' Etxeita  66'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Real Betis v Real Sociedad

18 October 2020 6	Real Betis	0–3	Real Sociedad	Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sidnei  53' Bartra  72'	Report	Portu 43' Oyarzabal 74' (pen.) Isak  87' Januzaj 88'	Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

Real Sociedad v Huesca

25 October 2020 7	Real Sociedad	4–1	Huesca	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Elustondo  23' Oyarzabal 35' (pen.), 54',  64' Portu 68' Isak 75'	Report	Mir 46' Escriche  60'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad

1 November 2020 8	Celta Vigo	1–4	Real Sociedad	Vigo
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fontán  47'  90+3' Aspas 77' (pen.)	Report	Silva 24',  56' Oyarzabal 34' Guridi  38' Willian José 54', 81' Zubimendi  59' Muñoz  64' Le Normand  76'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

Real Sociedad v Granada

8 November 2020 9	Real Sociedad	2–0	Granada	San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Merino  19' Monreal 22' Oyarzabal 27' (pen.) Willian José 54' Le Normand  86' Silva  90+4'	Report	Barcia  80' Machís 90+5'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Cádiz v Real Sociedad

22 November 2020 10	Cádiz	0–1	Real Sociedad	Cádiz
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Garrido  13' Fali  17'	Report	Isak 66' Guevara  88'	Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

Real Sociedad v Villarreal

29 November 2020 11	Real Sociedad	1–1	Villarreal	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Elustondo  5' Oyarzabal 33' (pen.) Le Normand  37' Barrenetxea  53' Muñoz  75' Zubimendi  86'	Report	Gerard 6' (pen.) Torres  31' Albiol  32' Iborra  73'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Alavés v Real Sociedad

6 December 2020 12	Alavés	0–0	Real Sociedad	Vitoria-Gasteiz
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Lejeune  42' Battaglia  61'	Report		Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Real Sociedad v Eibar

13 December 2020 13	Real Sociedad	1–1	Eibar	San Sebastián
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sagnan  14' Barrenetxea 20' Muñoz  40' Zaldúa  84' Zubeldia  88'	Report	Expósito  7' Burgos  53' Enrich 65' Arbilla  80'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera

Barcelona v Real Sociedad

16 December 2020 19	Barcelona	2–1	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Alba 31' Busquets  41' De Jong 43' Trincão  88' Aleñá  90+3'	Report	Januzaj  20' Willian José 27' Barrenetxea  58' Le Normand  80'	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.[23]

Levante v Real Sociedad

19 December 2020 14	Levante	2–1	Real Sociedad	Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Rochina  21' Roger 28' Vukčević  47' De Frutos 87'	Report	Isak 22',  82'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 0[a] Referee: César Soto Grado

Real Sociedad v Atlético Madrid

22 December 2020 15	Real Sociedad	0–2	Atlético Madrid	San Sebastián
19:45 CET (UTC+1)	Le Normand  29' Elustondo  80' Isak  86'	Report	Savić  16' Hermoso  29', 49' Saúl  66' Llorente 74'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad

31 December 2020 16	Athletic Bilbao	0–1	Real Sociedad	Bilbao
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vencedor  23' Berchiche  55' Núñez  62' Martínez  81' Capa  84'	Report	Portu 5' Guevara  8' Barrenetxea  21' Merino  39' Zubeldia  67'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Real Sociedad v Osasuna

3 January 2021 17	Real Sociedad	1–1	Osasuna	San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Barrenetxea 46' Zubeldia  76'	Report	Calleri 20' Roncaglia  88'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

Sevilla v Real Sociedad

9 January 2021 18	Sevilla	3–2	Real Sociedad	Seville
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	En-Nesyri 4', 7', 46'	Report	Diego Carlos 5' (o.g.) Isak 14' Muñoz  34' Sagnan  39' Guridi  43'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Real Sociedad v Real Betis

23 January 2021 20	Real Sociedad	2–2	Real Betis	San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Isak 48' Oyarzabal 57' Merino  69' Zaldúa  86'	Report	Akouokou  51' Canales 85' Miranda  90+1' Joaquín 90+2'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: César Soto Grado

Villarreal v Real Sociedad

30 January 2021 21	Villarreal	1–1	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Parejo 3' Capoue  70'	Report	Illarramendi  32' Le Normand  49' Guevara  59' Isak 90+3'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Isidro Díaz De Mera Escuderos

Real Sociedad v Cádiz

7 February 2021 22	Real Sociedad	4–1	Cádiz	San Sebastián
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Oyarzabal 26' (pen.), 34' Isak 54', 59'	Report	Jairo  38', 65' Marcos Mauro  45+3' Sobrino  90'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

Getafe v Real Sociedad

14 February 2021 23	Getafe	0–1	Real Sociedad	Getafe
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Chakla  43' Hernández  71' Portillo  77'	Report	Isak 30' Portu  89' Fernández  90+1' Barrenetxea  90+2'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Real Sociedad v Alavés

21 February 2021 24	Real Sociedad	4–0	Alavés	San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Isak 41', 49', 62' Merino  51' Illarramendi  54' Portu 73' Bautista  85'	Report	García  52' Pina  61'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Real Madrid v Real Sociedad

1 March 2021 25	Real Madrid	1–1	Real Sociedad	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Vinícius 89'	Report	Portu 55' Gorosabel  76'	Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano[24] Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Real Sociedad v Levante

7 March 2021 26	Real Sociedad	1–0	Levante	San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Merino 10' Oyarzabal 22'	Report	Rochina  38' Gómez  40'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: César Soto Grado

Granada v Real Sociedad

14 March 2021 27	Granada	1–0	Real Sociedad	Granada
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Germán 51',  85' Kenedy  81'	Report	Portu  85' Guevara  88' Bautista  90+5'	Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Real Sociedad v Barcelona

21 March 2021 28	Real Sociedad	1–6	Barcelona	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zubimendi  9' Barrenetxea 77' Zubeldia  79' Fernández  90+4'	Report	Busquets  27' Griezmann 37' Dest 43', 53' Messi 56', 89' Dembélé 71' Braithwaite  88'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Real Sociedad v Athletic Bilbao

7 April 2021 29	Real Sociedad	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Muñoz  12' Zubeldia  38' Zubimendi  84' López 89'	Report	D. García  22' Villalibre 85'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Valencia v Real Sociedad

11 April 2021 30	Valencia	2–2	Real Sociedad	Valencia
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Soler 29' Cheryshev  42' Gabriel  47', 73' Wass 60' (pen.),  77' Musah  68' Gómez  78'  80'	Report	De Zárate  7' Guevara 33' Portu  45' Isak 45',  82' Fernández  58' Monreal  66'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

Real Sociedad v Sevilla

18 April 2021 33	Real Sociedad	1–2	Sevilla	San Sebastián
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Fernández 5',  59' Isak  63' Barrenetxea  74'	Report	Fernando 22' En-Nesyri 24' Diego Carlos  51' Jordán  71'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
Note: The match was originally scheduled for 28 April 2021, but was brought forward by La Liga.[25]

Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo

22 April 2021 31	Real Sociedad	2–1	Celta Vigo	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Elustondo  15' Portu 25' Isak 29' Januzaj 39' (pen.) Sagnan  90+1' Fernández  90+2' Barrenetxea  90+6'	Report	Mallo 22',  90+3' Murillo  38' Nolito  62' Suárez  90+3' Aspas  90+6'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Eibar v Real Sociedad

26 April 2021 32	Eibar	0–1	Real Sociedad	Eibar
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Recio  4' Oliveira  31' José Ángel  43' Gil  43' Muto  80'	Report	Isak 26' Zubimendi  81'	Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Huesca v Real Sociedad

1 May 2021 34	Huesca	1–0	Real Sociedad	Huesca
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Seoane  76' Sandro 86' Pulido  89'	Report	Gorosabel  52' Zaldúa  86'	Stadium: El Alcoraz Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Real Sociedad v Elche

7 May 2021 35	Real Sociedad	2–0	Elche	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Guevara  36' Elustondo 72' Oyarzabal 90+2'	Report	Guti  11' Gazzaniga  11' Fidel  12' Barragán  24'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

Atlético Madrid v Real Sociedad

12 May 2021 36	Atlético Madrid	2–1	Real Sociedad	Madrid
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Carrasco 16' Correa 28'	Report	Zubeldia 83'	Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Real Sociedad v Valladolid

16 May 2021 37	Real Sociedad	4–1	Valladolid	San Sebastián
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Isak 6', 16' Silva 28' Januzaj 35' (pen.),  59' Bautista  63'	Report	Olaza  34' Alcaraz  45+1' Pérez  57' Roberto  61' Marcos André  66', 82'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Osasuna v Real Sociedad

22 May 2021 38	Osasuna	0–1	Real Sociedad	Pamplona
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gallego  19'	Report	Isak 86'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 0[a] Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2020–21 Copa del Rey

Córdoba v Real Sociedad

20 January 2021 Round of 32	Córdoba	0–2	Real Sociedad	Córdoba
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Molina  45+1' Del Moral  57'  88'	Report	Illarramendi  36' Willian José 57', 84' Muñoz  81'	Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Real Betis v Real Sociedad

26 January 2021 Round of 16	Real Betis	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Real Sociedad	Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sanabria  13',  75' Lainez  30' Canales 78' Iglesias 96', 111' Ruiz  108'	Report	Oyarzabal 13' Illarramendi  26'  48' Merino  47' Le Normand  110'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Supercopa de España

Main article: 2020–21 Supercopa de España

The draw was held on 17 December 2020.^[26][27]

Real Sociedad v Barcelona

13 January 2021 Semi-finals	Real Sociedad	1–1 (a.e.t.) (2–3 p)	Barcelona	Córdoba
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Oyarzabal 51' (pen.) Le Normand  58'	Report	De Jong 39' Dembélé  54' Mingueza  97'	Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel Attendance: 0[a] Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
	Penalties
	Bautista Oyarzabal Willian José Merino Januzaj		De Jong Dembélé Pjanić Griezmann Puig

UEFA Europa League

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League

Group stage

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League group stage § Group F

The group stage draw was held on 2 October 2020.^[28]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		NAP	RSO	AZ	RJK
1	Napoli	6	3	2	1	7	4	+3	11	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–1	0–1	2–0
2	Real Sociedad	6	2	3	1	5	4	+1	9			0–1	—	1–0	2–2
3	AZ	6	2	2	2	7	5	+2	8			1–1	0–0	—	4–1
4	Rijeka	6	1	1	4	6	12	−6	4			1–2	0–1	2–1	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

Rijeka v Real Sociedad

22 October 2020 1	Rijeka	0–1	Real Sociedad	Rijeka, Croatia
18:55 CEST (UTC+2)	Andrijašević  1' Pavičić  36' Capan  90' Lepinjica  90+7'	Report	Merino  90' Bautista 90+3'	Stadium: Stadion Rujevica Attendance: 2,089 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Real Sociedad v Napoli

29 October 2020 2	Real Sociedad	0–1	Napoli	San Sebastián, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Le Normand  72'	Report	Lozano  45' Politano 56' Osimhen  81'  90+2'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[b] Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

Real Sociedad v AZ

5 November 2020 3	Real Sociedad	1–0	AZ	San Sebastián, Spain
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Silva  45+1' Portu 58'	Report	Guðmundsson  7' Druijf  72' Svensson  90+2'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[b] Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

AZ v Real Sociedad

26 November 2020 4	AZ	0–0	Real Sociedad	Alkmaar, Netherlands
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Midtsjø  26' Svensson  42' Martins Indi  75' Chatzidiakos  79' Boadu  90+3'	Report	Oyarzabal  75'	Stadium: AFAS Stadion Attendance: 0[b] Referee: Aleksandar Stavrev (North Macedonia)

Real Sociedad v Rijeka

3 December 2020 5	Real Sociedad	2–2	Rijeka	San Sebastián, Spain
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Merino  23' Bautista 69' Monreal 79'	Report	Velkovski 38' Andrijašević  41' Halilović  68' Lončar 73'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 0[b] Referee: João Pinheiro (Portugal)

Napoli v Real Sociedad

10 December 2020 6	Napoli	1–1	Real Sociedad	Naples, Italy
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Mertens  25' Zieliński 35' Lozano  41' Fabián  59'	Report	Zubimendi  39' Le Normand  68' Zubeldia  82' Willian José 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 0[b] Referee: Orel Grinfeld (Israel)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League knockout phase

Round of 32

The draw for the round of 32 was held on 14 December 2020.^[29]

Real Sociedad v Manchester United

18 February 2021 First leg	Real Sociedad	0–4	Manchester United	Turin, Italy
18:55 CET (UTC+1)	Le Normand  89'	Report	Wan-Bissaka  8' Fernandes 27', 57' Rashford 65' James 90'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 0[b] Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)
Note: The match, originally to be played at Anoeta in San Sebastián, was moved to Juventus Stadium in Turin, due to restrictions imposed by Spain on travelers from the United Kingdom out of concern of the COVID-19 variant B.1.1.7.[30][31]

Manchester United v Real Sociedad

25 February 2021 Second leg	Manchester United	0–0 (4–0 agg.)	Real Sociedad	Manchester, England
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Fred  41' Williams  50' Lindelöf  65'	Report	Oyarzabal 14'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 0[b] Referee: Lawrence Visser (Belgium)

Statistics

Squad statistics

Last updated on 22 May 2021. Does not include the 2020 Copa del Rey Final, delayed until April 2021 and counted in the 2020–21 season in some resources – these stats are recorded under the 2019–20 Real Sociedad season article.

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	ESP	Álex Remiro	48	0	38	0	2	0	1	0	7	0
13	GK	ESP	Miguel Ángel Moyá	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Defenders
2	DF	ESP	Joseba Zaldúa	18	0	6+6	0	1	0	0+1	0	4	0
6	DF	ESP	Aritz Elustondo	28	1	22+1	1	2	0	0	0	3	0
12	DF	ESP	Aihen Muñoz	19	0	14+2	0	1	0	0	0	1+1	0
15	DF	FRA	Modibo Sagnan	21	0	7+9	0	1	0	0	0	3+1	0
18	DF	ESP	Andoni Gorosabel	40	0	28+4	0	1	0	1	0	3+3	0
20	DF	ESP	Nacho Monreal	35	2	23+3	1	1	0	1	0	7	1
24	DF	FRA	Robin Le Normand	43	0	30+3	0	1+1	0	1	0	7	0
26	DF	ESP	Jon Pacheco	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	ESP	Aritz Arambarri	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ESP	Asier Illarramendi	9	0	6	0	2	0	0	0	1	0
5	MF	ESP	Igor Zubeldia	31	1	21+3	1	0+2	0	1	0	4	0
7	MF	ESP	Portu	47	9	24+13	8	1	0	1	0	5+3	1
8	MF	ESP	Mikel Merino	36	2	25+1	2	1	0	1	0	8	0
11	MF	BEL	Adnan Januzaj	36	4	12+15	4	0+1	0	0+1	0	5+2	0
14	MF	ESP	Jon Guridi	22	0	8+9	0	1+1	0	1	0	0+2	0
16	MF	ESP	Ander Guevara	38	1	25+6	1	0+1	0	1	0	4+1	0
17	MF	ESP	Martín Merquelanz	17	0	4+9	0	1+1	0	0	0	0+2	0
21	MF	ESP	David Silva	26	2	17+4	2	0	0	0	0	5	0
23	MF	ESP	Luca Sangalli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
28	MF	ESP	Roberto López	20	3	4+13	3	1	0	0	0	0+2	0
29	MF	ESP	Robert Navarro	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	ESP	Martín Zubimendi	41	0	17+14	0	1+1	0	0+1	0	5+2	0
37	MF	ESP	Urko González	2	0	1+1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	ESP	Carlos Fernández	12	1	4+7	1	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	ESP	Mikel Oyarzabal	43	13	30+3	11	1+1	1	1	1	7	0
19	FW	SWE	Alexander Isak	44	17	30+4	17	1	0	1	0	7+1	0
22	FW	ESP	Ander Barrenetxea	40	3	13+18	3	1+1	0	0+1	0	0+6	0
25	FW	ESP	Jon Bautista	27	2	0+21	0	0	0	0+1	0	0+5	2
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
3	DF	ESP	Diego Llorente	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	FW	BRA	Willian José	21	6	8+5	3	1	2	0+1	0	1+5	1
30	GK	ESP	Andoni Zubiaurre	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

As of 30 January 2021

Rank	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	La Liga	Copa del Rey	Supercopa de España	Europa League	Total
1	13	MF		Mikel Oyarzabal	11	1	1	0	13
2	7	MF		Portu	5	0	0	1	6
	9	FW		Willian José	3	2	0	1	6
	14	FW		Alexander Isak	6	0	0	0	6
5	11	MF		Adnan Januzaj	2	0	0	0	2
	28	MF		Roberto López	2	0	0	0	2
	25	FW		Jon Bautista	0	0	0	2	2
	20	DF		Nacho Monreal	1	0	0	1	2
	22	FW		Ander Barrenetxea	2	0	0	0	2
10	8	MF		Mikel Merino	1	0	0	0	1
	21	MF		David Silva	1	0	0	0	1
Own goal					1	0	0	0	1
Totals					32	3	1	5	41

Notes

1. The match was played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.^[22]
2. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe, the match was played behind closed doors.

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External links

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