2025–26 Real Sociedad season
Real Sociedad 2025–26 football season
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The 2025–26 season was the 116th season in the history of Real Sociedad, and the club's 16th consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Copa del Rey.
PresidentJokin Aperribay
Head coachSergio Francisco
(until 14 December)
Ion Ansotegi
(caretaker, from 14 to 20 December)
Pellegrino Matarazzo
(from 20 December)
(until 14 December)
Ion Ansotegi
(caretaker, from 14 to 20 December)
Pellegrino Matarazzo
(from 20 December)
StadiumReale Arena
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| President | Jokin Aperribay | |||
| Head coach | Sergio Francisco (until 14 December) Ion Ansotegi (caretaker, from 14 to 20 December) Pellegrino Matarazzo (from 20 December) | |||
| Stadium | Reale Arena | |||
| La Liga | 10th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Winners | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Mikel Oyarzabal (15) All: Mikel Oyarzabal (18) | |||
| Highest home attendance | 36,958 vs Real Madrid | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 22,442 vs Mallorca | |||
| Average home league attendance | 30,339 | |||
| Biggest win | 3–0 (A) | |||
| Biggest defeat | 1–4 (A) | |||
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Players
First-team squad
- As of 31 January 2026[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.
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Reserve team
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Out on loan
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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
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| 1 July 2025 | MF |  Mikel Goti |
Real Sociedad B |
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| 1 August 2025 | DF |  Duje Ćaleta-Car |
 Lyon |
Loan (Loan fee: €500k) |
[2] |
| 4 August 2025 | MF |  Gonçalo Guedes |
 Wolverhampton Wanderers |
€4,000,000 | [3] |
| 1 September 2025 | MF | Carlos Soler |
Paris Saint-Germain |
€6,000,000 | [4] |
| MF |  Yangel Herrera |
Girona |
€11,000,000 | [5] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
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| 1 July 2025 | MF | Jon Magunazelaia |
Eibar |
Free | [6] |
| 6 July 2025 | MF | Martin Zubimendi |
Arsenal |
€70,000,000 | [7] |
| 16 July 2025 | MF | Jon Ander Olasagasti |
Levante |
€500,000 | [8] |
| 19 August 2025 | FW | Carlos Fernández |
Mirandés |
Loan | [9] |
| 25 August 2025 | DF | Jon Pacheco |
Alavés |
Loan | [10] |
| 28 August 2025 | MF | Urko González de Zárate |
Espanyol |
€5,000,000 | [11] |
| 31 August 2025 | DF | Javi López |
Real Oviedo |
Loan | [12] |
| 1 September 2025 | FW |  Sheraldo Becker |
Osasuna |
Free | [13] |
| DF |  Hamari Traoré |
Paris FC |
€4,500,000 | [14][15] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 18 July 2025 Friendly | Real Sociedad | 2–0 | Pau | San Sebastián, Spain |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Campo José Luis Orbegozo |
| 21 July 2025 Friendly | V-Varen Nagasaki  | 1–0 | Real Sociedad | Nagasaki, Japan |
| 19:00 JST |
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Stadium: Peace Stadium connected by SoftBank Referee: Koichiro Fukushima (Japan) |
| 25 July 2025 Friendly | Yokohama FC | 1–2 | Real Sociedad | Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan |
| 19:00 JST |
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Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan) |
| 30 July 2025 Friendly | Real Sociedad | 4–1 | Osasuna | San Sebastián |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Anoeta |
| 2 August 2025 Friendly | Real Sociedad | 1–1 | Rennes | San Sebastián, Spain |
| 18:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Campo José Luis Orbegozo |
| 9 August 2025 Friendly | Bournemouth | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Bournemouth, England |
| 11:15 BST |
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Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall (England) |
| 9 August 2025 Friendly | Bournemouth | 0–0 | Real Sociedad | Bournemouth, England |
| 17:15 BST | Stadium: Vitality Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Thomas Bramall (England) |
| 9 October 2025 Friendly | Real Sociedad | 2–0 | Osasuna | San Sebastián |
| 10:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Zubieta Facilities |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 16 August 2025 | 23 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 10th | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 28.95 |
| Copa del Rey | 28 October 2025 | 18 April 2026 | First round | Winners | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 75.00 |
| Total | 46 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 75 | 68 | +7 | 36.96 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 41 | 44 | −3 | 50 | |
| 9 | Valencia | 38 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 46 | 55 | −9 | 49 | |
| 10 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 46[a] | Qualification for the Europa League league phase[b] |
| 11 | Espanyol | 38 | 12 | 10 | 16 | 43 | 55 | −12 | 46[a] | |
| 12 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 13 | 6 | 19 | 43 | 58 | −15 | 45 |
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)[16]
Notes:
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)[16]
Notes:
- Tied on head-to-head points and goal difference. Real Sociedad placed ahead of Espanyol on overall goal difference.
- Real Sociedad qualified for the Europa League league phase as the 2025–26 Copa del Rey winners.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 59 | 61 | −2 | 46 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 37 | 31 | +6 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 30 | −8 |
Source: La Liga
Results by round
Matches
The league schedule was released on 13 July 2025.
| 16 August 2025 1 | Valencia | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Valencia |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 45,333 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 24 August 2025 2 | Real Sociedad | 2–2 | Espanyol | San Sebastián |
| 19:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 31,616 Referee: Alejandro Quintero |
| 30 August 2025 3 | Oviedo | 1–0 | Real Sociedad | Oviedo |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 25,688 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 13 September 2025 4 | Real Sociedad | 1–2 | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 36,958 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 19 September 2025 5 | Real Betis | 3–1 | Real Sociedad | Seville |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: La Cartuja Attendance: 59,773 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer |
| 24 September 2025 6 | Real Sociedad | 1–0 | Mallorca | San Sebastián |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 22,442 Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía |
| 28 September 2025 7 | Barcelona | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 50,103 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 5 October 2025 8 | Real Sociedad | 0–1 | Rayo Vallecano | San Sebastián |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 31,189 Referee: José Luis Guzmán Mansilla |
| 19 October 2025 9 | Celta Vigo | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Vigo |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 19,102 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 24 October 2025 10 | Real Sociedad | 2–1 | Sevilla | San Sebastián |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 30,965 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 1 November 2025 11 | Real Sociedad | 3–2 | Athletic Bilbao | San Sebastián |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 37,685 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 7 November 2025 12 | Elche | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Elche |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 26,242 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
| 22 November 2025 13 | Osasuna | 1–3 | Real Sociedad | Osasuna |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 21,377 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer |
| 30 November 2025 14 | Real Sociedad | 2–3 | Villarreal | San Sebastián |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 30,140 Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 6 December 2025 15 | Alavés | 1–0 | Real Sociedad | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 18,132 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 12 December 2025 16 | Real Sociedad | 1–2 | Girona | San Sebastián |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 26,122 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| 20 December 2025 17 | Levante | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Valencia |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadi Ciutat de València Attendance: 17,346 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 4 January 2026 18 | Real Sociedad | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | San Sebastián |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 31,576 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 9 January 2026 19 | Getafe | 1–2 | Real Sociedad | Getafe |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Coliseum Attendance: 7,497 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso |
| 18 January 2026 20 | Real Sociedad | 2–1 | Barcelona | San Sebastián |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 36,346 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 25 January 2026 21 | Real Sociedad | 3–1 | Celta Vigo | San Sebastián |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 29,682 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 1 February 2026 22 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 48,020 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 7 February 2026 23 | Real Sociedad | 3–1 | Elche | San Sebastián |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 30,187 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 14 February 2026 24 | Real Madrid | 4–1 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| 16:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Bernabéu Attendance: 74,176 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso |
| 21 February 2026 25 | Real Sociedad | 3–3 | Oviedo | San Sebastián |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 30,917 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
| 28 February 2026 26 | Mallorca | 0–1 | Real Sociedad | Palma de Mallorca |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 17,120 Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa |
| 7 March 2026 27 | Atlético Madrid | 3–2 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Metropolitano Attendance: 60,788 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 15 March 2026 28 | Real Sociedad | 3–1 | Osasuna | San Sebastián |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 30,856 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández |
| 20 March 2026 29 | Villarreal | 3–1 | Real Sociedad | Villarreal |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 18,032 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias |
| 4 April 2026 30 | Real Sociedad | 2–0 | Levante | San Sebastián |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 27,000 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 11 April 2026 31 | Real Sociedad | 3–3 | Alavés | San Sebastián |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 31,024 Referee: Víctor García Verdura |
| 22 April 2026 32 | Real Sociedad | 0–1 | Getafe | San Sebastián |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 31,464 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer |
| 26 April 2026 33 | Rayo Vallecano | 3–3 | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 12,845 Referee: José Luis Guzmán Mansilla |
| 4 May 2026 34 | Sevilla | 1–0 | Real Sociedad | Seville |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán Attendance: 40,792 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 9 May 2026 35 | Real Sociedad | 2–2 | Betis | San Sebastián |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 28,617 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 14 May 2026 36 | Girona | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Girona |
| 20:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 12,519 Referee: Miguel Sesma Espinosa |
| 17 May 2026 37 | Real Sociedad | 3–4 | Valencia | San Sebastián |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 29,466 Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía |
| 23 May 2026 38 | Espanyol | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 28,012 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero |
Copa del Rey
| 28 October 2025 First round | Negreira | 0–3 | Real Sociedad | Negreira |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Jesús García Calvo Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos |
| 3 December 2025 Second round | Reus FCR | 0–2 | Real Sociedad | Reus |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Estadi Municipal de Reus Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 16 December 2025 Round of 32 | Eldense | 1–2 | Real Sociedad | Elda |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Report | Stadium: Nuevo Pepico Amat Attendance: 3,392 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso |
| 13 January 2026 Round of 16 | Real Sociedad | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Osasuna | San Sebastián |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report | Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 30,147 Referee: César Soto Grado | ||
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| 4 February 2026 Quarter-finals | Alavés | 2–3 | Real Sociedad | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium Attendance: 18,874 Referee: Alejandro Quintero González |
| 11 February 2026 Semi-finals first leg | Athletic Bilbao | 0–1 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 51,281 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez |
| 4 March 2026 Semi-finals second leg | Real Sociedad | 1–0 (2–0 agg.) | Athletic Bilbao | San Sebastián |
| 21:00 CET (UTC+1) | Report |
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Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 38,738 Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 18 April 2026 Final | Atlético Madrid | 2–2 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p) | Real Sociedad | Seville |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: La Cartuja Attendance: 70,000 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
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