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'''Real Sociedad''' are a [[Basque Country|Basque]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club from [[San Sebastián|San Sebastián/Donostia]] in [[Guipúzcoa|Guipúzcoa/Gipuzkoa]]. Founded on [[September 17]] [[1909]], it currently plays in the ''Primera División''.
'''Real Sociedad''' are a [[Basque Country|Basque]] [[football (soccer)|football]] club from [[San Sebastián|San Sebastián/Donostia]] in [[Guipúzcoa|Guipúzcoa/Gipuzkoa]]. Founded on [[September 17]] [[1909]], it currently plays in the ''[[Primera División]]''.


Known as the ''txuri-urdin'' ("white-blue" in Guipuzcoan Basque), from their colors: blue with white vertical stripes and white shorts. A blue quarter on white also appears in the flag of their home town. The home stadium is the ''Anoeta'' that seats 32,000 spectators.
Known as the ''txuri-urdin'' ("white-blue" in Guipuzcoan Basque), from their colors: blue with white vertical stripes and white shorts. A blue quarter on white also appears in the flag of their home town. The home stadium is the ''Anoeta'' that seats 32,000 spectators.
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==Honours==
==Honours==
*''[[Copa del Rey]]'' winners in 1909 and 1987 and runners-up four times (in 1928 in a triple replay).
*''[[Copa del Rey]]'' winners in 1909 and 1987 and runners-up four times (in 1928 in a triple replay).
*''Primera División'' champions 1980-81 and 1981-82. Runners-up 1979-80, 1987-88 and 2002-2003.
*''[[Primera División]]'' champions 1980-81 and 1981-82. Runners-up 1979-80, 1987-88 and 2002-2003.
*Super Cup winners 1983.
*Super Cup winners 1983.


Revision as of 00:25, 29 May 2005

Real Sociedad
logo
Full nameReal Sociedad de Fútbol
Nickname(s)txuri-urdin
Founded1909
GroundAnoeta, San Sebastián
Capacity32,000
ChairmanJosé Luís Astiazaran
ManagerJosé Maria Amorrortu
LeagueLa Liga
2003-04La Liga, 15th

Real Sociedad are a Basque football club from San Sebastián/Donostia in Guipúzcoa/Gipuzkoa. Founded on September 17 1909, it currently plays in the Primera División.

Known as the txuri-urdin ("white-blue" in Guipuzcoan Basque), from their colors: blue with white vertical stripes and white shorts. A blue quarter on white also appears in the flag of their home town. The home stadium is the Anoeta that seats 32,000 spectators.

Given the Real ("royal") title by King Alfonso XIII when San Sebastián was summer capital of Spain (see also Real Madrid and Real Betis), Real Sociedad were one of the founder members of the National Championship league in 1928-29. That season, the team finished fourth, with Benzobas being the highest scorer of the Championship. The team's name changed to Donostia Football Club in 1931, with the advent of the Second Spanish Republic, but changed back to Real Sociedad after the Civil War in 1939.

The team has generally fluctuated between the Primera and Segunda divisions, in one period (during the 1940s) managing to be relegated and promoted seven times. The best period of the team's history must be the early 1980s where they won the Primera two seasons running.

For many years, Real Sociedad followed the practice of their Basque rival Athletic Bilbao of signing only Basque players. They abandoned the policy in 1989 when they signed Irish international John Aldridge from Liverpool. The team that finished a surprising second in La Liga in 2002-03 dramatically illustrated this change. Key contributors to that side included a Serb (Darko Kovacevic), a Turk (Nihat Kahveci), a Russian (Valeri Karpin), and a Dutch goalkeeper (Sander Westerveld).

Honours

  • Copa del Rey winners in 1909 and 1987 and runners-up four times (in 1928 in a triple replay).
  • Primera División champions 1980-81 and 1981-82. Runners-up 1979-80, 1987-88 and 2002-2003.
  • Super Cup winners 1983.

Famous Players

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