2023–24 Real Sociedad season

Real Sociedad
2023–24 season
President	Jokin Aperribay
Head coach	Imanol Alguacil
Stadium	Reale Arena
La Liga	5th
Copa del Rey	First round
UEFA Champions League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Takefusa Kubo (5); All: ; Takefusa Kubo; Brais Méndez; Mikel Oyarzabal; (5 each)
Highest home attendance	38,229 vs Athletic Bilbao
Lowest home attendance	25,335 vs Granada
	All statistics correct as of 24 October 2023.

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

This is 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 1 September 2023[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
3	DF	ESP	Aihen Muñoz
4	MF	ESP	Martín Zubimendi
5	MF	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	FRA	Mohamed-Ali Cho
12	MF	RUS	Arsen Zakharyan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	JPN	Takefusa Kubo
15	DF	SCO	Kieran Tierney (on loan from Arsenal)
16	MF	ESP	Jon Ander Olasagasti
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
—	DF	ESP	Álvaro Odriozola

Reserve team

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
26	DF	ESP	Urko González de Zárate
29	MF	ESP	Pablo Marín


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
32	GK	ESP	Unai Marrero
37	GK	ESP	Aitor Fraga

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 Alavés 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]

Out

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

New contracts

Position	Player	Until	Ref.
MF	Igor Zubeldia	June 2029	[19]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

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

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)

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)

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)

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

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	12 August 2023	26 May 2024	Matchday 1	10	5	3	2	18	12	+6	050.00
Copa del Rey	1 November 2023		First round	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
UEFA Champions League	20 September 2023		Group stage	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	066.67
Total				13	7	4	2	22	13	+9	053.85

Last updated: 24 October 2023
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
3	Barcelona	10	7	3	0	22	10	+12	24	Qualification to the Champions League league stage
4	Atlético Madrid	9	7	1	1	23	8	+15	22	Qualification to the Champions League league stage
5	Real Sociedad	10	5	3	2	18	12	+6	18	Qualification to the Europa League league stage
6	Athletic Bilbao	10	5	2	3	16	10	+6	17	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
7	Rayo Vallecano	10	4	4	2	12	13	−1	16

Updated to match(es) played on 23 October 2023. 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)[20]

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
10	5	3	2	18	12	+6	18	4	2	0	15	8	+7	1	1	2	3	4	−1

Last updated: 21 October 2023.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Ground	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	W
Position	9	13	12	8	11	8	6	5	6	5
Points	1	2	3	6	6	9	12	15	15	18

Updated to match(es) played on 21 October 2023. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[21]

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

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

25 August 2023 3	Las Palmas	0–0	Real Sociedad	Las Palmas
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

29 October 2023 11	Rayo Vallecano	v	Real Sociedad	Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas

4 November 2023 12	Real Sociedad	v	Barcelona	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Reale Arena

26 November 2023 14	Real Sociedad	v	Sevilla	San Sebastián
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Reale Arena

17 December 2023 17	Real Sociedad	v	Real Betis	San Sebastián
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Reale Arena

3 January 2024 19	Real Sociedad	v	Alavés	San Sebastián
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Reale Arena

28 January 2024 22	Real Sociedad	v	Rayo Vallecano	San Sebastián
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Reale Arena

11 February 2024 24	Real Sociedad	v	Osasuna	San Sebastián
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Reale Arena

25 February 2024 26	Real Sociedad	v	Villarreal	San Sebastián
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Reale Arena

17 March 2024 29	Real Sociedad	v	Cádiz	San Sebastián
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Reale Arena

14 April 2024 31	Real Sociedad	v	Almería	San Sebastián
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Reale Arena

28 April 2024 33	Real Sociedad	v	Real Madrid	San Sebastián
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Reale Arena

5 May 2024 34	Real Sociedad	v	Las Palmas	San Sebastián
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Reale Arena

15 May 2024 36	Real Sociedad	v	Valencia	San Sebastián
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Reale Arena

26 May 2024 38	Real Sociedad	v	Atlético Madrid	San Sebastián
--:-- CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Reale Arena

Copa del Rey

1 November 2023 First round	Buñol	v	Real Sociedad	Buñol
18:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Beltrán Báguena

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RSO	INT	SAL	BEN
1	Real Sociedad	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–1	29 Nov	8 Nov
2	Inter Milan	3	2	1	0	4	2	+2	7	Advance to knockout phase	12 Dec	—	2–1	1–0
3	Red Bull Salzburg	3	1	0	2	3	4	−1	3	Transfer to Europa League	0–2	8 Nov	—	12 Dec
4	Benfica	3	0	0	3	0	4	−4	0		0–1	29 Nov	0–2	—

Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2023. Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

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)

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)

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)

8 November 2023 4	Real Sociedad	v	Benfica	San Sebastián
18:45 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Reale Arena

29 November 2023 5	Real Sociedad	v	Red Bull Salzburg	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: Reale Arena

12 December 2023 6	Inter Milan	v	Real Sociedad	Milan, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report		Stadium: San Siro

Statistics

Squad statistics

Last updated on 24 October 2023.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		UEFA Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ESP	Álex Remiro	11	0	8	0	0	0	3	0
32	GK	ESP	Unai Marrero	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
37	GK	ESP	Aitor Fraga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ESP	Álvaro Odriozola	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
3	DF	ESP	Aihen Muñoz	11	0	4+4	0	0	0	2+1	0
6	DF	ESP	Aritz Elustondo	3	0	1	0	0	0	0+2	0
17	DF	SCO	Kieran Tierney	5	0	4	0	0	0	1	0
18	DF	MLI	Hamari Traoré	11	0	8	0	0	0	3	0
20	DF	ESP	Jon Pacheco	6	0	1+3	0	0	0	0+2	0
24	DF	ESP	Robin Le Normand	10	1	7	1	0	0	3	0
26	DF	ESP	Urko González de Zárate	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ESP	Martín Zubimendi	11	1	6+2	1	0	0	3	0
5	MF	ESP	Igor Zubeldia	11	1	7+1	1	0	0	3	0
8	MF	ESP	Mikel Merino	9	0	5+1	0	0	0	3	0
12	MF	RUS	Arsen Zakharyan	4	0	0+3	0	0	0	0+1	0
14	MF	JPN	Takefusa Kubo	10	5	7	5	0	0	3	0
16	MF	ESP	Jon Ander Olasagasti	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
22	MF	ESP	Beñat Turrientes	7	0	4+2	0	0	0	0+1	0
23	MF	ESP	Brais Méndez	11	4	7+1	1	0	0	3	3
29	MF	ESP	Pablo Marín	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Ander Barrenetxea	10	3	6+1	3	0	0	3	0
9	FW	ESP	Carlos Fernández	6	1	4	1	0	0	0+2	0
10	FW	ESP	Mikel Oyarzabal	11	4	4+4	3	0	0	3	1
11	FW	FRA	Momo Cho	10	0	1+6	0	0	0	0+3	0
19	FW	NGA	Umar Sadiq	8	0	2+5	0	0	0	0+1	0
21	FW	POR	André Silva	1	0	0+1	0	0	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
15	DF	ESP	Diego Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

"First team". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
"Hamari Traoré, first signing". Real Sociedad. 9 June 2023.
"André Silva joins Real on loan". Real Sociedad. 2 August 2023.
"Level complete, the Russian talent arrives". Real Sociedad. 19 August 2023.
"Path to the stars". Real Sociedad. 28 August 2023.
"Vuelve a casa". October 2016.
"Farewell, captain". Real Sociedad. 24 May 2023.
"FC Utrecht licht optie: Modibo Sagnan blijft in Domstad" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 2 June 2023.
"DONE DEAL: Getafe sign permanently Real Sociedad striker Portu". Tribal Football. 28 June 2023.
"El C.D. Leganés refuerza su defensa con la llegada de Aritz Arambarri" (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 22 June 2023.
"Cedido al CD Tenerife" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 26 June 2023.
"La Real Sociedad traspasa a Ander Guevara al Deportivo Alavés". Marca (in Spanish). 9 July 2023.
"Silva announces retirement". Real Sociedad. 28 July 2023.
"Agreement for his transfer to Deportivo Alavés". www.realsociedad.eus. 11 August 2023.
"Cedido al Deportivo Alavés". October 2016.
"Robert Navarro llega cedido por la Real Sociedad".
"Acuerdo para su cesión al Deportivo Alavés". October 2016.
"Acuerdo para su cesión al Getafe CF". October 2016.
""I have many dreams to fulfil"". Real Sociedad. 17 May 2023.
"Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"Calendario de partidos de la Real Sociedad de la Liga 23/24". Relevo (in Spanish). 22 June 2023.

External links

Official website

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[1] "First team". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[2] "Hamari Traoré, first signing". Real Sociedad. 9 June 2023.

[3] "André Silva joins Real on loan". Real Sociedad. 2 August 2023.

[4] "Level complete, the Russian talent arrives". Real Sociedad. 19 August 2023.

[5] "Path to the stars". Real Sociedad. 28 August 2023.

[6] "Vuelve a casa". October 2016.

[7] "Farewell, captain". Real Sociedad. 24 May 2023.

[8] "FC Utrecht licht optie: Modibo Sagnan blijft in Domstad" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 2 June 2023.

[9] "DONE DEAL: Getafe sign permanently Real Sociedad striker Portu". Tribal Football. 28 June 2023.

[10] "El C.D. Leganés refuerza su defensa con la llegada de Aritz Arambarri" (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 22 June 2023.

[11] "Cedido al CD Tenerife" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 26 June 2023.

[12] "La Real Sociedad traspasa a Ander Guevara al Deportivo Alavés". Marca (in Spanish). 9 July 2023.

[13] "Silva announces retirement". Real Sociedad. 28 July 2023.

[14] "Agreement for his transfer to Deportivo Alavés". www.realsociedad.eus. 11 August 2023.

[15] "Cedido al Deportivo Alavés". October 2016.

[16] "Robert Navarro llega cedido por la Real Sociedad".

[17] "Acuerdo para su cesión al Deportivo Alavés". October 2016.

[18] "Acuerdo para su cesión al Getafe CF". October 2016.

[19] ""I have many dreams to fulfil"". Real Sociedad. 17 May 2023.

[20] "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[21] "Calendario de partidos de la Real Sociedad de la Liga 23/24". Relevo (in Spanish). 22 June 2023.