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| Full name | Real Sociedad de Fútbol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nickname(s) | Txuri-urdin (white-blue) Erreala |
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| Founded | 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ground | Anoeta, San Sebastián, Basque Country, Spain (Capacity 32,200) |
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| Chairman |  Iñaki Badiola |
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| Manager | Juanma Lillo |
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| League | Segunda División | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | La Liga, 19th (relegated) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Real Sociedad is a Spanish football club from the Basque city of San Sebastián/Donostia in Guipúzcoa/Gipuzkoa. Football club names are a part of the sport 's culture reflecting century-old traditions This is a of lists of the use of Nicknames in football (soccer. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Estadio Anoeta is a multi-use Stadium in Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain. Donostia-San Sebastián ( Basque: Donostia, IPA; Spanish: San Sebastián, known officially as Donostia-San Sebastián The Basque Country ( Basque Euskadi, Spanish País Vasco) is an autonomous community in northern Spain. Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The following is a list of Association football stadia. They are ordered by their capacity, that is the maximum number of spectators that the The Segunda División (Second Division is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams La Liga 2006-07 season the 76th since its establishment started on August 27, 2006 and finished on June 17, 2007. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Basque Country ( Basque Euskadi, Spanish País Vasco) is an autonomous community in northern Spain. Donostia-San Sebastián ( Basque: Donostia, IPA; Spanish: San Sebastián, known officially as Donostia-San Sebastián Guipúzcoa ( Spanish) or Gipuzkoa ( Basque and official is a province of the Basque Country, in Spain. Founded on September 17, 1909, it was relegated to Segunda División at the end of the 2006-2007 season. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Segunda División (Second Division is the lower tier of the two professional leagues in Spain consisting of 22 teams
The club is known in Basque as Erreala or the txuri-urdin (meaning "white-blue" in Basque), from their colours: blue with white vertical stripes and white shorts. The club name means Royal Society of Football. A blue quarter on white also appears in the flag of their home town. The home stadium is the Estadio Anoeta, which seats 32,000 spectators. Estadio Anoeta is a multi-use Stadium in Donostia/San Sebastián, Spain.
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History
Football was introduced to San Sebastián in the early 1900s by students and workers returning from Britain. Donostia-San Sebastián ( Basque: Donostia, IPA; Spanish: San Sebastián, known officially as Donostia-San Sebastián The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927 In 1904 they formed the San Sebastian Recreation Club and in 1905 they competed in the Copa del Rey. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams In May 1905 the San Sebastian Football Club was formed as a separate branch of the club. In 1909 they applied to enter the Copa del Rey but complications over registration permits saw them compete as Club Ciclista de San Sebastian. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams This team beat Club Español de Madrid 3-1 in the final. Club Español de Madrid, is a former Spanish football club based in Madrid. Out of the confusion the Sociedad de Futbol was formed on September 7th, 1909. In 1910 Spanish clubs played in two rival cup competitions and Sociedad de Futbol entered the Copa UECF as Vasconia de San Sebastian. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting In the same year Alfonso XIII, who used San Sebastián as his summer capital, gave the club his patronage. A summer capital is a city used as an administrative Capital during extended periods of particularly hot Summer weather They subsequently became known as Real Sociedad de Fútbol. Real Sociedad were founder members of La Liga in 1928. The Primera División of the es Liga de Fútbol Profesional ( Professional Football League) commonly known as La Liga or Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The team came fourth with Francisco "Cuqui" Bienzobas finishing as top scorer. The team's name was changed to Donostia Club de Futbol in 1931, with the advent of the Second Spanish Republic, but changed back to Real Sociedad after the Spanish Civil War in 1939. The Second Spanish Republic was the system of government in Spain between April 14 1931, when King Alfonso XIII left the country The Spanish Civil War was a major conflict in Spain that started after an attempted Coup d'état committed by parts of the army against the government of
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 1940s decade ran from 1940 to 1949 Events and trends The 1940s was a period between the radical 1930s and the conservative 1950s which also leads the period to be Around that time the sculptor Eduardo Chillida was the team's goalkeeper until injury put a stop to his football career. Eduardo Chillida Juantegui (1924&ndash2002 was a Spanish Basque sculptor. The best period of the team's history must be the early 1980s where they won the Primera two seasons running. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.
For many years, Real Sociedad followed the practice of their Basque rivals Athletic Bilbao of signing only Basque players. Athletic Club is a Spanish football club from Bilbao in Biscay, Basque Country, Spain. They abandoned the policy in 1989 when they signed Irish international John Aldridge from Liverpool. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in international football. John William Aldridge (born Liverpool, 18 September 1958) Aldridge is a British-born former Republic of Ireland international Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England. Real Sociedad's best league performance in recent years is their 2nd place finish in La Liga in 2002-03. Key contributors to that side included a Serb (Darko Kovacevic), a Turk (Nihat Kahveci), a Russian (Valeri Karpin), and a Dutch goalkeeper (Sander Westerveld). The Serbia national football team ( Serbian: Фудбалска репрезентација Србије / Fudbalska reprezentacija Srbije) represents Serbia Darko Kovačević ( Serbian Cyrillic: Дарко Ковачевић (born 18 November, 1973 in Kovin, Serbia, SFR Yugoslavia The Turkish national football team is the national football team of the Republic of Turkey and is controlled by the Turkish Football Federation. Nihat Kahveci (born 23 November 1979 in Istanbul He has also played in the Champions League with Real Sociedad and represented The Russia national football team (Сборная России по футболу is the national football team of Russia controlled by the Football Union of The Netherlands national football team is the national football team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Netherlands Football Association Sander Westerveld (born October 23 1974 in Enschede, Netherlands) is a Dutch professional football goalkeeper While they still attempt to keep a core of Basque players, whether coming from their own teams or signed from other clubs, they will also employ non-Basque Spanish players, as well as foreigners.
On 9 July 2007, former Welsh international and Fulham manager Chris Coleman was appointed as the new coach of the club, a recommendation by former Real Sociedad (and current Welsh National team) manager John Toshack, who remains a respected and influential figure at the club. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Wales national football team represents Wales in international men's football. Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. Christopher Patrick "Chris" Coleman (born 10 June 1970 in Swansea, Glamorgan) is a Welsh football manager John Benjamin Toshack OBE (born 22 March 1949) is a Welsh football manager and former player Coleman resigned on January 16, 2008. Events 27 BC - The title Augustus is bestowed upon Gaius Julius Caesar Octavian by the Roman Senate. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
Honours
- Copa del Rey: 2
- 1909 and 1987. The Copa del Rey is an annual cup competition for Spanish football teams Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
- Primera División: 2
- Spanish Super Cup: 1
- 1982. The Supercopa de España is a two-leg Spanish football championship contested by the winners of the La Liga and the Copa del Rey. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar)
- European Champions Cup
- Semi-Finalists 1982-83.
Current squad
The numbers are established according to the official website: www.realsociedad.com and www.lfp.es. The EU flags indicate players who, although foreign, are still members of the European Economic Community, thus the club is not restricted in player such foreigners. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in
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Famous players
see also Cat:Real Sociedad footballers
Famous coaches
see also Cat:Real Sociedad managers
External links
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