2023–24 Real Sociedad season

Real Sociedad

2023–24 season
President	Jokin Aperribay
Head coach	Imanol Alguacil
Stadium	Reale Arena
La Liga	6th
Copa del Rey	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Mikel Oyarzabal (9) All: Mikel Oyarzabal (14)
Highest home attendance	39,336 vs Paris Saint-Germain
Lowest home attendance	25,335 vs Granada
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2023–24 season was Real Sociedad's 114th season in existence and 14th consecutive season in La Liga. They also competed in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League, returning to the top European club tournament after a nine-year absence.

This was the club's first season since 2014–15 without Asier Illarramendi, who departed to join American club FC Dallas.

Players

First-team squad

As of 19 January 2024^[1]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ESP Álex Remiro 2 DF  ESP Álvaro Odriozola 3 DF  ESP Aihen Muñoz 4 MF  ESP Martín Zubimendi 5 DF  ESP Igor Zubeldia 6 DF  ESP Aritz Elustondo (vice-captain) 7 FW  ESP Ander Barrenetxea 8 MF  ESP Mikel Merino (3rd captain) 9 FW  ESP Carlos Fernández 10 FW  ESP Mikel Oyarzabal (captain) 11 FW  SUR Sheraldo Becker 12 MF  RUS Arsen Zakharyan

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 GK  ESP Unai Marrero 14 FW  JPN Takefusa Kubo 15 MF  ESP Urko González de Zárate 16 MF  ESP Jon Ander Olasagasti 17 DF  SCO Kieran Tierney (on loan from Arsenal) 18 DF  MLI Hamari Traoré 19 FW  NGA Umar Sadiq 20 DF  ESP Jon Pacheco 21 FW  POR André Silva (on loan from RB Leipzig) 22 MF  ESP Beñat Turrientes 23 MF  ESP Brais Méndez 24 DF  ESP Robin Le Normand

Reserve team

Main article: Real Sociedad B

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 MF  ESP Jon Magunazelaia 29 MF  ESP Pablo Marín 30 GK  ESP Gaizka Ayesa 36 DF  ESP Jon Martín

No. Pos. Nation Player 37 GK  ESP Aitor Fraga 38 MF  ESP Alberto Dadie 39 DF  VEN Jon Aramburu 40 FW  NOR Bryan Fiabema

Other players under contract

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Martín Merquelanz

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ESP Álex Sola (at Alavés until 30 June 2024) — DF  ESP Diego Rico (at Getafe until 30 June 2024) — DF  USA Jonathan Gómez (at Mirandés until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Robert Navarro (at Cádiz until 30 June 2024) — MF  ESP Roberto López (at Tenerife until 30 June 2024) — FW  ESP Jon Karrikaburu (at Andorra until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Hamari Traoré	Rennes	Free	1 July 2023	[2]
FW	André Silva	RB Leipzig	Loan	2 August 2023	[3]
MF	Arsen Zakharyan	Dynamo Moscow	€13,000,000	19 August 2023	[4]
DF	Kieran Tierney	Arsenal	Loan	28 August 2023	[5]
DF	Álvaro Odriozola	Real Madrid	€3,000,000	1 September 2023	[6]
FW	Sheraldo Becker	Union Berlin	€3,000,000	18 January 2024	[7]
DF	Javi Galán	Atlético Madrid	Loan	24 January 2024	[8]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Asier Illarramendi	FC Dallas	Free	1 July 2023	[9]
DF	Modibo Sagnan	Utrecht	€2,900,000	1 July 2023	[10]
MF	Portu	Getafe	€3,500,000	1 July 2023	[11]
DF	Aritz Arambarri	Leganés	Free	1 July 2023	[12]
MF	Roberto López	Tenerife	Loan	1 July 2023	[13]
MF	Ander Guevara	Alavés	€1,800,000	9 July 2023	[14]
MF	David Silva	Retired		28 July 2023	[15]
DF	Andoni Gorosabel	Alavés	Undisclosed	11 August 2023	[16]
FW	Jon Karrikaburu	Alavés	Loan	1 September 2023	[17]
MF	Robert Navarro	Cádiz	Loan	1 September 2023	[18]
DF	Álex Sola	Alavés	Loan	1 September 2023	[19]
DF	Diego Rico	Getafe	Loan	1 September 2023	[20]
FW	Jon Karrikaburu	Andorra	Loan	7 January 2024	[21]
FW	Mohamed-Ali Cho	Nice	€12,000,000	8 January 2024	[22]

New contracts

Position	Player	Until	Ref.
MF	Igor Zubeldia	June 2029	[23]
FW	Ander Barrenetxea	June 2030	[24]
FW	Takefusa Kubo	June 2029	[25]

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Real Sociedad v Osasuna

21 July 2023 Euskal Herriko Futbol Txapelketa	Real Sociedad	1–3	Osasuna	Irun
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Cho 24' Zubeldia  27'	Report	Catena 9', 38', 43'	Stadium: Stadium Gal Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Sporting CP v Real Sociedad

25 July 2023 Friendly	Sporting CP	3–0	Real Sociedad	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
22:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Gyökeres 19' Esgaio 28' Gonçalves 55' Barroso  84'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Algarve Referee: Gonçalo Neves (Portugal)

Real Sociedad v Bayer Leverkusen

29 July 2023 Friendly	Real Sociedad	1–0	Bayer Leverkusen	San Sebastián
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Méndez 42'	Report	Puerta  37' Marsenic  90+1'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 17,143 Referee: Igor Galech Apezteguía (Spain)

Atlético Madrid v Real Sociedad

2 August 2023 La Liga Summer Tour	Atlético Madrid	0–0	Real Sociedad	Guadalupe, Mexico
19:00 CDT (UTC−5)	Hermoso  33' Depay 79'	Report	Zubeldia  14' Le Normand  33' Pacheco  54'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 33,055 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

Real Betis v Real Sociedad

5 August 2023 La Liga Summer Tour	Real Betis	0–1	Real Sociedad	San Francisco, United States
20:00 PDT (UTC−7)	Miranda  35' Guardado  45' Roca  63'		Muñoz 69' Oyarzabal  89'	Stadium: Oracle Park

Tokyo Verdy v Real Sociedad

29 May 2024 Friendly	Tokyo Verdy	0–2	Real Sociedad	Tokyo, Japan
19:30 JST (UTC+9)		Report	González 45' Zakharyan 90+1'	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 40,050 Referee: Shu Kawamata

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
					Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	12 August 2023	25 May 2024	Matchday 1	6th	38	16	12	10	51	39	+12	042.11
Copa del Rey	1 November 2023	27 February 2024	First round	Semi-finals	7	5	2	0	8	2	+6	071.43
UEFA Champions League	20 September 2023	5 March 2024	Group stage	Round of 16	8	3	3	2	8	6	+2	037.50
Total					53	24	17	12	67	47	+20	045.28

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

Main article: 2023–24 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Atlético Madrid	38	24	4	10	70	43	+27	76	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
5	Athletic Bilbao	38	19	11	8	61	37	+24	68	Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
6	Real Sociedad	38	16	12	10	51	39	+12	60
7	Real Betis	38	14	15	9	48	45	+3	57	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round[a]
8	Villarreal	38	14	11	13	65	65	0	53

Source: LaLiga EA Sports
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)^[26]
Notes:

1. Since the winners of the 2023–24 Copa del Rey, Athletic Bilbao, 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 Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

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	16	12	10	51	39	+12	60	8	6	5	26	20	+6	8	6	5	25	19	+6

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	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	L
Position	9	13	12	8	11	8	6	5	6	5	5	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6
Points	1	2	3	6	6	9	12	15	15	18	19	19	22	25	26	29	30	31	32	32	35	36	37	37	40	40	40	43	46	49	50	51	51	54	54	57	60	60

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

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.^[27]

Real Sociedad v Girona

12 August 2023 1	Real Sociedad	1–1	Girona	San Sebastián
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kubo 5' Le Normand  45+3' Olasagasti  85'	Report	Martínez  9' Stuani  45+3' Dovbyk 72' Gutiérrez  79' López  90+1' Gazzaniga  90+2'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 30,848 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo

19 August 2023 2	Real Sociedad	1–1	Celta Vigo	San Sebastián
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barrenetxea 22' Zubimendi  40' Le Normand  69'	Report	Aspas  51' Mingueza 90+4'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 30,354 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Las Palmas v Real Sociedad

25 August 2023 3	Las Palmas	0–0	Real Sociedad	Las Palmas
18:30 WEST (UTC+1)	S. Cardona  45'	Report	Le Normand  44' Méndez  72' Zubeldia  82' Sadiq  90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 25,335 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Real Sociedad v Granada

2 September 2023 4	Real Sociedad	5–3	Granada	San Sebastián
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kubo 9', 44' Oyarzabal  54' Zubimendi 59' Barrenetxea 67' Bosch 76' (o.g.)	Report	Le Normand  35' Boyé  38', 83' Ruiz  53' Díaz  54' Zaragoza  86', 90+9'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 25,335 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Real Madrid v Real Sociedad

17 September 2023 5	Real Madrid	2–1	Real Sociedad	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tchouaméni  33' Valverde 46' Joselu 60' García  71' Alaba  90+4'	Report	Barrenetxea 5' Merino  68' Traoré  77'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 70,092 Referee: César Soto Grado

Real Sociedad v Getafe

24 September 2023 6	Real Sociedad	4–3	Getafe	San Sebastián
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kubo 2' Méndez  45+1', 66' Muñoz  45+3' Oyarzabal 61' (pen.), 88'	Report	Rico  19' Aleñá 39' Mayoral 45+5' (pen.) Suárez  49' Latasa 90+2'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 29,568 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Valencia v Real Sociedad

27 September 2023 7	Valencia	0–1	Real Sociedad	Valencia
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Amallah  42'  45' Guerra  45+3' Mosquera  79'	Report	González de Zárate  14' Pacheco  25' Fernández 32',  62' Traoré  45+2' Méndez  68' Merino  81' Zubeldia  89'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 44,200 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Real Sociedad v Athletic Bilbao

30 September 2023 8	Real Sociedad	3–0	Athletic Bilbao	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Le Normand 30' Merino  44' Kubo 48' Oyarzabal 66' Zubeldia  77'	Report	Herrera  29' Vivian  44'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 38,229 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Atlético Madrid v Real Sociedad

8 October 2023 9	Atlético Madrid	2–1	Real Sociedad	Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Lino 22' Koke  48' Griezmann 89' (pen.),  90+6' Galán  90+7'	Report	Le Normand  15' Oyarzabal 73' Traoré  86' Fernández  87'	Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 65,607 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Real Sociedad v Mallorca

21 October 2023 10	Real Sociedad	1–0	Mallorca	San Sebastián
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zubeldia  47' Méndez 64',  90+3' Pacheco  71'	Report	Copete  15' Lato  41' Sánchez  43'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 31,279 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Rayo Vallecano v Real Sociedad

29 October 2023 11	Rayo Vallecano	2–2	Real Sociedad	Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Lejeune  13' Mumin 31' García  66' Bebé 90+1',  90+2'	Report	Oyarzabal 41', 66' (pen.) Turrientes  72' Zubeldia  74'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 12,970 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

Real Sociedad v Barcelona

4 November 2023 12	Real Sociedad	0–1	Barcelona	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Méndez  49' Zubeldia  74' Zubimendi  84'	Report	Félix  49' Martínez  60' Gavi  86' Araújo 90+2'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 37,555 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Almería v Real Sociedad

11 November 2023 13	Almería	1–3	Real Sociedad	Almería
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Robertone  27' Embarba  50' Arribas 76'	Report	Sadiq  32' Muñoz  45' Oyarzabal 62' Fernández 90+1' (pen.) Zubimendi 90+5'	Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 13,016 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Real Sociedad v Sevilla

26 November 2023 14	Real Sociedad	2–1	Sevilla	San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Dmitrović 3' (o.g.) Sadiq 22' Merino  33' Traoré  78'	Report	En-Nesyri 60' Ramos  82',  88' Navas  88'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 33,879 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Osasuna v Real Sociedad

2 December 2023 15	Osasuna	1–1	Real Sociedad	Pamplona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gómez 2' Catena  58' Budimir  61' Ra. García  86'	Report	Sadiq 41' Tierney  49' Kubo  65' Le Normand  84'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 20,859 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

Villarreal v Real Sociedad

9 December 2023 16	Villarreal	0–3	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Capoue  23' Pedraza  49'	Report	Merino 38' Zubimendi 41',  60' Kubo 45+4'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,344 Referee: Mario Melero López

Real Sociedad v Real Betis

17 December 2023 17	Real Sociedad	0–0	Real Betis	San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Olasagasti  85' Le Normand  86'	Report	Roca  43' Ruibal  68' Pérez  78' Isco  87'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 33,172 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

Cádiz v Real Sociedad

21 December 2023 18	Cádiz	0–0	Real Sociedad	Cádiz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Alejo  32' Fali  55' Alcaraz  85'	Report	Remiro  85'	Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 17,693 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Real Sociedad v Alavés

3 January 2024 19	Real Sociedad	1–1	Alavés	San Sebastián
19:15 CET (UTC+1)	Remiro  36' Zubeldia  45+2' Fernández  74' Traoré  74' Zubimendi 90+6' Oyarzabal  90+8' Sadiq  90+11'	Report	Rebbach  50' Omorodion  59' Rioja 76' (pen.) Sivera  87' Kike  90+3'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 34,051 Referee: Víctor García Verdura

Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad

13 January 2024 20	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Real Sociedad	Bilbao
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Berenguer 30', 42' Gómez  90+3'	Report	Barrenetxea  61' Oyarzabal 88' Merino  90' Le Normand  90+2' Elustondo  90+3'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 51,475 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad

20 January 2024 21	Celta Vigo	0–1	Real Sociedad	Vigo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rodríguez  15'	Report	Méndez 11' Aramburu  30' Merino  84'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 20,901 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Real Sociedad v Rayo Vallecano

27 January 2024 22	Real Sociedad	0–0	Rayo Vallecano	San Sebastián
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Galán  70' Pacheco  90+4'	Report	Trejo  7' Balliu  19' López  57' Nteka  85'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 32,528 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Girona v Real Sociedad

3 February 2024 23	Girona	0–0	Real Sociedad	Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Herrera  88' Blind  90+7'	Report	Turrientes  21' Méndez  45+1' Zubeldia  64'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 13,755 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Real Sociedad v Osasuna

10 February 2024 24	Real Sociedad	0–1	Osasuna	San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Budimir 49'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 32,905 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Mallorca v Real Sociedad

18 February 2024 25	Mallorca	1–2	Real Sociedad	Palma
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sánchez 4',  31' Rajković  45+1' Raíllo  45+3'  45+4' Nastasić  82' S. Costa  90' Darder  90+6' Van der Heyden  90+7' Rodríguez  90+7' Muriqi  90+7'	Report	Kubo 38' Le Normand  41' Zubeldia  61' Pacheco  77' Merino 90+3',  90+6' Turrientes  90+6'	Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 18,153 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Real Sociedad v Villarreal

23 February 2024 26	Real Sociedad	1–3	Villarreal	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Le Normand  51' Silva  62' Zakharyan  68' Merino 86'	Report	Comesaña 17', 47' Jörgensen  60' Mosquera  62' Albiol  63' Cuenca  88' Sørloth 90+5'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 30,609 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

Sevilla v Real Sociedad

2 March 2024 27	Sevilla	3–2	Real Sociedad	Seville
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	En-Nesyri 11', 13' Ramos 65' Nianzou  87'	Report	Silva 45+5' (pen.) Pacheco  67' Méndez 90+2' Zubeldia  90+7'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 35,884 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

Granada v Real Sociedad

9 March 2024 28	Granada	2–3	Real Sociedad	Granada
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Uzuni 21', 45+3' Ruiz  45+1'	Report	Traoré  23' Sadiq 33',  63' Le Normand 80' Silva 85'	Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 9,214 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Real Sociedad v Cádiz

15 March 2024 29	Real Sociedad	2–0	Cádiz	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Merino 28' Galán  45' Zubimendi  45+2' Zakharyan 68' Le Normand  70'	Report	Ramos  70'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 31,000 Referee: César Soto Grado

Alavés v Real Sociedad

31 March 2024 30	Alavés	0–1	Real Sociedad	Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Guevara  62' Abqar  86'	Report	Pacheco 59',  89' Merino  80'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 18,575 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

Real Sociedad v Almería

14 April 2024 31	Real Sociedad	2–2	Almería	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Becker 32' Oyarzabal 59' Le Normand  75' Zubeldia  86' Zubimendi  90+4'	Report	Embarba 30', 88' (pen.) Romero  36' Ramazani  90+4'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 26,520 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Getafe v Real Sociedad

21 April 2024 32	Getafe	1–1	Real Sociedad	Getafe
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Latasa 29'	Report	Barrenetxea 13' Merino  39' Elustondo  90+5'	Stadium: Coliseum Attendance: 12,228 Referee: Víctor García Verdura

Real Sociedad v Real Madrid

26 April 2024 33	Real Sociedad	0–1	Real Madrid	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Le Normand  40' Zubeldia  70' Merino  87'	Report	Güler  15', 29' García  56' Tchouaméni  83' Nacho  88'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 37,109 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Real Sociedad v Las Palmas

4 May 2024 34	Real Sociedad	2–0	Las Palmas	San Sebastián
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Galán  17' Suárez 33' (o.g.) Le Normand  40' Becker 45+1'	Report	S. Cardona  67'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 29,330 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

Barcelona v Real Sociedad

13 May 2024 35	Barcelona	2–0	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Yamal 40' Gündoğan  51' Raphinha 90+3' (pen.),  90+4'	Report	Aramburu  57' Pacheco  64' Oyarzabal  90+2'	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 35,829 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Real Sociedad v Valencia

16 May 2024 36	Real Sociedad	1–0	Valencia	San Sebastián
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Silva 3'	Report	Guillamón  29' Canós  90+4'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 25,067 Referee: César Soto Grado

Real Betis v Real Sociedad

19 May 2024 37	Real Betis	0–2	Real Sociedad	Seville
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sabaly  58' Ezzalzouli 66' Miranda  83' Fekir  90+1'	Report	Méndez 5' Merino 42' Turrientes  52' Traoré  74' Becker  78' Aramburu  90+1'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 58,036 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Real Sociedad v Atlético Madrid

25 May 2024 38	Real Sociedad	0–2	Atlético Madrid	San Sebastián
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Pacheco  45+2' Méndez  57' Olasagasti  90'	Report	Lino 9' Vermeeren  41' Koke  45' Saúl  80'  90+1' Mandava  87', 90+3'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 30,678 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2023–24 Copa del Rey

Buñol v Real Sociedad

1 November 2023 First round	Buñol	0–1	Real Sociedad	Requena
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	López  50' Ducó  59' Caballero  69'	Report	Fernández 67' Marrero  89' Pacheco  90+5'	Stadium: Tomás Berlanga Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Note: The match was played at the Tomás Berlanga in Requena, instead of Buñol's regular stadium, the Beltrán Báguena in Buñol, which did not meet the broadcasting requirements.

Andratx v Real Sociedad

6 December 2023 Second round	Andratx	0–1	Real Sociedad	Andratx
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Aveldaño  85' Peñafort  90+4'	Report	Silva 56' Pacheco  90+4'	Stadium: Sa Plana Attendance: 1,233 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Málaga v Real Sociedad

7 January 2024 Round of 32	Málaga	0–1	Real Sociedad	Málaga
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Juanpe  48' Diarra  51'	Report	Galilea 49' (o.g.) Muñoz  62' Fernández  63'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 22,111 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Osasuna v Real Sociedad

17 January 2024 Round of 16	Osasuna	0–2	Real Sociedad	Pamplona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Catena  56' Areso  57' Fernández  90+6'	Report	Oyarzabal 57' (pen.) Magunazelaia  75' Le Normand  88' Méndez 90+7' Merino 90+7'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 21,116 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad

23 January 2024 Quarter-finals	Celta Vigo	1–2	Real Sociedad	Vigo
21:30 CET (UTC+1)	Douvikas  45+2' Núñez  74' De la Torre 90+2' Larsen  90+3' Ristić  90+4'	Report	Oyarzabal 2' Merino  65' Becker 66' Magunazelaia  90+5'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 20,903 Referee: César Soto Grado

Mallorca v Real Sociedad

6 February 2024 Semi-finals First leg	Mallorca	0–0	Real Sociedad	Palma
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Copete  47' Rodríguez  68' J. Costa  90+7'	Report	Zubeldia  55' Merino  81' Silva  90+5'	Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 22,051 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Real Sociedad v Mallorca

27 February 2024 Semi-finals Second leg	Real Sociedad	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (4–5 p)	Mallorca	San Sebastián
21:30 CET (UTC+1)	Méndez 45+1' Oyarzabal 71' Le Normand  113'	Report	Copete  21' González 50' J. Costa  88' Muriqi  105+4'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 35,781 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
	Penalties
	Oyarzabal Turrientes Olasagasti Zubimendi Becker		Muriqi Morlanes Mascarell Radonjić Darder

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League

Group stage

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group D

The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		RSO	INT	BEN	SAL
1	Real Sociedad	6	3	3	0	7	2	+5	12[a]	Advance to knockout phase		—	1–1	3–1	0–0
2	Inter Milan	6	3	3	0	8	5	+3	12[a]			0–0	—	1–0	2–1
3	Benfica	6	1	1	4	7	11	−4	4[b]	Transfer to Europa League		0–1	3–3	—	0–2
4	Red Bull Salzburg	6	1	1	4	4	8	−4	4[b]			0–2	0–1	1–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

1. Tied on head-to-head points, goal difference, and goals scored. Goal difference in all matches: Real Sociedad +5, Inter Milan +3.
2. Tied on head-to-head points, goal difference, goals scored, and goal difference in all matches. Goals scored in all matches: Benfica 7, Red Bull Salzburg 4.

Real Sociedad v Inter Milan

20 September 2023 1	Real Sociedad	1–1	Inter Milan	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Méndez 4' Merino  70' Traoré  88' Zubeldia  90+5'	Report	Asllani  13' Mkhitaryan  60' Frattesi  70' Martínez 87'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 36,591 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Red Bull Salzburg v Real Sociedad

3 October 2023 2	Red Bull Salzburg	0–2	Real Sociedad	Salzburg, Austria
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Solet  41' Pavlović  76' Baidoo  88'	Report	Oyarzabal 7' Le Normand  15' Méndez 27',  59'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 28,227 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

Benfica v Real Sociedad

24 October 2023 3	Benfica	0–1	Real Sociedad	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Bernat  77'	Report	Méndez 63' Elustondo  71' Merino  75'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,002 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

Real Sociedad v Benfica

8 November 2023 4	Real Sociedad	3–1	Benfica	San Sebastián
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Merino 6' Oyarzabal 11' Barrenetxea 21',  63' Méndez 29' Fernández  86'	Report	Florentino  20' R. Silva 49'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 36,815 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Real Sociedad v Red Bull Salzburg

29 November 2023 5	Real Sociedad	0–0	Red Bull Salzburg	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Elustondo  38'	Report	Dedić  90+1'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 34,419 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)

Inter Milan v Real Sociedad

12 December 2023 6	Inter Milan	0–0	Real Sociedad	Milan, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Martínez  75'	Report	Zubeldia  21' Zakharyan  44' Kubo  76' Elustondo  85'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 69,010 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2023–24 UEFA Champions League knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 18 December 2023.

Paris Saint-Germain v Real Sociedad

14 February 2024 First leg	Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	Real Sociedad	Paris, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	K. Mbappé 58' Barcola 70'	Report	Le Normand  36' Traoré  90+2'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 46,435 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

Real Sociedad v Paris Saint-Germain

5 March 2024 Second leg	Real Sociedad	1–2 (1–4 agg.)	Paris Saint-Germain	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kubo  42' Zubeldia  54' Merino 89'	Report	K. Mbappé 15', 56' Mendes  28' Hakimi  41' Dembélé  45+4'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 39,336 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Statistics

Squad statistics

Last updated on 25 May 2024.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		UEFA Champions League
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ESP	Álex Remiro	49	0	37	0	4	0	8	0
32	GK	ESP	Unai Marrero	5	0	1+1	0	3	0	0	0
37	GK	ESP	Aitor Fraga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ESP	Álvaro Odriozola	15	0	6+3	0	3	0	1+2	0
3	DF	ESP	Aihen Muñoz	29	0	11+10	0	2	0	5+1	0
6	DF	ESP	Aritz Elustondo	25	0	7+8	0	2+3	0	2+3	0
17	DF	SCO	Kieran Tierney	26	0	14+6	0	2+2	0	1+1	0
18	DF	MLI	Hamari Traoré	40	0	27+4	0	2	0	6+1	0
20	DF	ESP	Jon Pacheco	31	1	16+7	1	2+1	0	0+5	0
24	DF	ESP	Robin Le Normand	43	2	28+1	2	6+1	0	7	0
25	DF	ESP	Javi Galán	18	0	13+1	0	2	0	2	0
26	DF	ESP	Urko González de Zárate	8	0	2+3	0	3	0	0	0
36	DF	ESP	Jon Martín	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
39	DF	VEN	Jon Aramburu	15	0	5+6	0	1+2	0	1	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ESP	Martín Zubimendi	45	4	29+2	4	4+2	0	8	0
5	MF	ESP	Igor Zubeldia	43	0	29+1	0	5	0	8	0
8	MF	ESP	Mikel Merino	45	8	27+5	5	5+1	1	7	2
12	MF	RUS	Arsen Zakharyan	40	1	15+14	1	5+1	0	2+3	0
14	MF	JPN	Takefusa Kubo	41	7	24+6	7	2+1	0	7+1	0
16	MF	ESP	Jon Ander Olasagasti	18	0	2+12	0	2+1	0	0+1	0
22	MF	ESP	Beñat Turrientes	41	0	19+10	0	2+4	0	1+5	0
23	MF	ESP	Brais Méndez	44	8	27+5	5	4+1	0	7	3
28	MF	ESP	Jon Magunazelaia	11	0	1+4	0	1+4	0	0+1	0
29	MF	ESP	Pablo Marín	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Ander Barrenetxea	39	5	20+9	4	3	0	5+2	1
9	FW	ESP	Carlos Fernández	16	3	5+5	2	0+2	1	0+4	0
10	FW	ESP	Mikel Oyarzabal	44	14	23+10	9	3+1	3	7	2
11	FW	SUR	Sheraldo Becker	18	3	8+7	2	1+1	1	1	0
19	FW	NGA	Umar Sadiq	36	3	12+14	3	2+4	0	1+3	0
21	FW	POR	André Silva	26	4	9+10	3	4+1	1	1+1	0
38	FW	ESP	Alberto Dadie	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
2	DF	ESP	Álex Sola	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	FRA	Momo Cho	16	0	1+10	0	1	0	1+3	0
15	DF	ESP	Diego Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Position	Players	LaLiga	Copa del Rey	Champions League	Total
FW	Mikel Oyarzabal	9	3	2	14
MF	Brais Méndez	5	0	3	8
MF	Mikel Merino	5	1	2	8
MF	Takefusa Kubo	7	0	0	7
FW	Ander Barrenetxea	4	0	1	5
FW	André Silva	3	1	0	4
MF	Martín Zubimendi	4	0	0	4
FW	Sheraldo Becker	2	1	0	3
FW	Carlos Fernández	2	1	0	3
FW	Umar Sadiq	3	0	0	3
DF	Jon Pacheco	1	0	0	1
MF	Arsen Zakharyan	1	0	0	1

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External links

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