Real Sociedad in European football explained

Continent:Europe
Real Sociedad in European football
Club:Real Sociedad
European Cup:0 (Best: Semi-finals)
Uefa Cup:0 (Best: Quarter-finals)
Cup Winners' Cup:0 (Best: Second round)
Seasons Played:20
First Entry:1974–75 UEFA Cup
Last Entry:2024–25 UEFA Europa League

Real Sociedad is a football club from San Sebastián, Basque Country. They have entered European competitions representing Spain's La Liga on 20 occasions.

Summary

The club have never appeared in a European final. Their best performance was in the 1982–83 European Cup when they reached the semi-finals, losing narrowly to eventual winners Hamburger SV.[1] [2] [3]

La Real have thrice competed in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League. In 2003–04, they qualified directly as runners-up in the previous season's domestic league, and progressed from the group before being beaten by Lyon in the first knockout round.[4] Ten years later, in 2013–14 – having played no other European football and spent three years in the second division in the interim – they were again paired with Lyon, this time in the playoff round, and gained revenge by eliminating them,[5] [6] but subsequently finished bottom of the section.[7] They returned to the competition after a decade in 2023–24, and progressed past the group stage for the second time.

In 2017, the club competed in the UEFA Europa League groups for the first time after gaining entry directly to that stage, having fallen in the last qualification round three years earlier.[8]

In 2020, La Real appeared to be heading out of the competition at the group stage in the 90th minute of the last matchday, before a goal in stoppage time against SSC Napoli earned them a point, while a goal at almost the same moment in the other fixture meant defeat and elimination for AZ Alkmaar who had been set to go through.[9]

Overall record

Accurate as of 5 March 2024

CompetitionPldWDLGFGAGDWin%
(5)
(1)
(13)

Source: UEFA.com
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference.

Results

Key

Matches

SeasonCompetitionRoundOpponentHomeAwayAggregate
1974–75UEFA Cup1R Baník Ostrava0–10–40–5
1975–76UEFA Cup1R Grasshopper1–13–34–4
2R Liverpool1–30–61–9
1979–80UEFA Cup1R Internazionale2–00–32–3
1980–81UEFA Cup1R Újpest1–01–12–1
2R Zbrojovka Brno2–11–13–2
3R Lokeren2–20–12–3
1981–82European Cup1R CSKA Sofia0–00–10–1
1982–83European Cup1R Víkingur Reykjavík3–21–04–2
2R Celtic2–01–23–2
QF Sporting CP2–00–12–1
SF Hamburger SV1–11–22–3
1987–88Cup Winner's Cup1R Śląsk Wrocław0–02–02–0
2R Dinamo Minsk1–10–01–1
1988–89UEFA Cup1R Dukla Prague2–12–34–4
2R Sporting CP0–02–12–1
3R 1. FC Köln1–02–23–2
QF VfB Stuttgart1–00–1
1–1
(2–4 pen.)
1990–91UEFA Cup1R Lausanne Sports1–02–33–3
2R Partizan1–00–1
1–1
(3–4 pen.)
1992–93UEFA Cup1R Vitória de Guimarães2–00–32–3
1998–99UEFA Cup1R Sparta Prague1–04–25–2
2R Dynamo Moscow3–03–26–2
3R Atlético Madrid2–11–43–5
2003–04Champions LeagueGroup D Juventus0–02–42nd
Galatasaray1–12–1
Olympiacos1–02–2
Round of 16 Lyon0–10–10–2
2013–14Champions LeaguePO Lyon2–02–04–0
Group A Manchester United0–00–14th
Bayer Leverkusen0–11–2
Shakhtar Donetsk0–20–4
2014–15Europa League3Q Aberdeen2–03–25–2
PO Krasnodar1–00–31–3
2017–18Europa LeagueGroup L1–31–32nd
Rosenborg4–01–0
6–03–0
Round of 32 Red Bull Salzburg2–21–23–4
2020–21Europa LeagueGroup F Napoli0–11–12nd
AZ1–00–0
Rijeka2–21–0
Round of 32 Manchester United0–40–00–4
2021–22Europa LeagueGroup B Monaco1–11–22nd
PSV Eindhoven3–02–2
Sturm Graz1–11–0
Knockout play-offs RB Leipzig1–32–23–5
2022–23Europa LeagueGroup E Manchester United0–11–01st
Omonia2–12–0
Sheriff Tiraspol3–02–0
Round of 16 Roma0–00–20–2
2023–24Champions LeagueGroup D Internazionale1–10–01st
Red Bull Salzburg0–02–0
Benfica3–11–0
Round of 16 Paris Saint-Germain1–20–21–4

Notes

References

  1. Web site: Memorable European Confrontations, Part 10: 1983–SV Hamburg vs. Real Sociedad. Soccer Nostalgia . 15 June 2013. 28 August 2017.
  2. Web site: La Real Sociedad apeada de la final de la Copa de Europa por un error arbitral. Real Sociedad misses out on the European Cup final due to a refereeing error. Europa en juego. Spanish. 19 October 2008. 27 August 2017.
  3. Web site: El día que la Real Sociedad tocó el cielo con las manos. The day Real Sociedad touched the sky with their hands. Mis Futboladas. Spanish. 20 April 2013. 27 August 2017.
  4. News: Lyon 1–0 Real Sociedad. . 9 March 2004. 28 August 2017.
  5. News: Antoine Griezmann, Real Sociedad Start Champions-League Goal Fest With Stunning Strikes (GIFs). . 21 August 2013. 28 August 2017.
  6. News: Vela continues hot streak with two goals against Lyon. Goal.com . 28 August 2013. 28 August 2017.
  7. News: Shakhtar forge on as La Real hopes end. UEFA.com . 27 November 2013. 28 August 2017.
  8. News: La Real Sociedad se olvida del fútbol y de Europa. Real Sociedad forgets football and can forget Europe. Marca. Spanish. 28 August 2014. 27 August 2017.
  9. https://www.football-espana.net/2020/12/10/real-sociedad-progress-in-europa-league-with-last-minute-drama-at-napoli Real Sociedad progress in Europa League with last minute drama at Napoli

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