Real Sociedad Femenino

Real Sociedad
Full nameReal Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Txuri-urdin (white-blue)
Erreala
La Real
Founded19 September 2004; 20 years ago (2004-09-19)
GroundInstalaciones Zubieta,
San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain
Capacity1,500
PresidentJokin Aperribay
Head coachJosé Luis Sánchez Vera
LeagueLiga F
2023–24Liga F, 8th

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 Spain ESP Elene Lete
2 DF Colombia COL Manuela Vanegas
3 DF Spain ESP Izarne Sarasola
4 DF Spain ESP Nahia Aparicio
5 DF Spain ESP Maria Valle
6 DF Spain ESP Ane Etxezarreta
7 FW Spain ESP Amaiur Sarriegi
8 MF Portugal POR Andreia Jacinto
9 FW Finland FIN Sanni Franssi
10 MF Spain ESP Nerea Eizagirre
11 FW Spain ESP Cecilia Marcos
12 DF Spain ESP Lucia Rodriguez Herrero
13 GK Spain ESP Olatz Santana
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Spain ESP Elene Viles
15 FW Spain ESP Violeta Quiles
16 MF Spain ESP Nora Sarriegi
17 MF Ghana GHA Jacqueline Owusu
18 FW Spain ESP Lucía Pardo
19 MF Spain ESP Lorena Navarro
20 FW Spain ESP Mirari Uria Gabilondo
21 DF Spain ESP Emma Ramírez
22 MF Czech Republic CZE Klára Cahynová
23 MF France FRA Claire Lavogez
25 GK Spain ESP Alazne Estensoro
26 MF Spain ESP Elene Guridi

Titles

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

Official

Invitational

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

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. ^ a b 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.