2025–26 Real Sociedad season

Real Sociedad
2025–26 season
SD Negreira - Real Sociedad, Copa del Rey 2025-26
PresidentJokin Aperribay
Head coachSergio Francisco
StadiumReale Arena
La Liga10th
Copa del ReyThird round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Mikel Oyarzabal (5)

All:
Mikel Oyarzabal (5)
Highest home attendance36,958 vs Real Madrid
Lowest home attendance22,442 vs Mallorca
Average home league attendance30,339
Biggest win0–3 (A)
Biggest defeat3–1 (A)
All statistics correct as of 3 December 2025.

The 2025–26 season is 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 is participating in the Copa del Rey.

Players

First-team squad

As of 1 September 2025[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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ESP Álex Remiro
2 DF  VEN Jon Aramburu
3 DF  ESP Aihen Muñoz
4 MF  ESP Jon Gorrotxategi
5 DF  ESP Igor Zubeldia (3rd captain)
6 DF  ESP Aritz Elustondo (vice-captain)
7 FW  ESP Ander Barrenetxea
8 MF  ESP Beñat Turrientes
9 FW  ISL Orri Óskarsson
10 FW  ESP Mikel Oyarzabal (captain)
11 FW  POR Gonçalo Guedes
12 MF  VEN Yangel Herrera
13 GK  ESP Unai Marrero
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  JPN Takefusa Kubo
15 FW  NGA Umar Sadiq
16 DF  CRO Duje Ćaleta-Car (on loan from Lyon)
17 MF  ESP Sergio Gómez
18 MF  ESP Carlos Soler
19 FW  ESP Jon Karrikaburu
20 DF  ESP Álvaro Odriozola
21 MF  RUS Arsen Zakharyan
22 FW  ESP Mikel Goti
23 MF  ESP Brais Méndez
24 MF  CRO Luka Sučić
28 MF  ESP Pablo Marín
31 DF  ESP Jon Martín

Reserve team

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
32 GK  ESP Aitor Fraga
33 DF  ESP Iñaki Rupérez
35 GK  ESP Egoitz Arana
No. Pos. Nation Player
40 FW  ESP Arkaitz Mariezkurrena
41 GK  FRA Theo Folgado

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  ESP Jon Pacheco (at Alavés until 30 June 2026)
DF  ESP Javi López (at Oviedo until 30 June 2026)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW  ESP Carlos Fernández (at Mirandés until 30 June 2026)

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 MF Mikel Goti Real Sociedad B
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.
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 Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Pacheco 20'
  • Marin 30'
Stadium: Campo José Luis Orbegozo
21 July 2025 Friendly V-Varen Nagasaki 1–0 Real Sociedad Nagasaki, Japan
19:00 JST 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
Stadium: NHK Spring Mitsuzawa Football Stadium
Referee: Hiroyuki Kimura (Japan)
30 July 2025 Friendly Real Sociedad 4–1 Osasuna Donostia-San Sebastián
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Anoeta
2 August 2025 Friendly Real Sociedad 1–1 Rennes Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Stadium: Campo José Luis Orbegozo
9 August 2025 Friendly Bournemouth 1–1 Real Sociedad Bournemouth, England
11:15 BST 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)
Stadium: Zubieta Facilities

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 16 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 14 4 4 6 19 21 −2 028.57
Copa del Rey 28 October 2025 First round 2 2 0 0 5 0 +5 100.00
Total 16 6 4 6 24 21 +3 037.50

Last updated: 3 December 2025
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Rayo Vallecano 16 4 6 6 13 16 −3 18
14 Mallorca 16 4 5 7 18 23 −5 17
15 Real Sociedad 16 4 4 8 20 24 −4 16
16 Osasuna 16 4 3 9 14 20 −6 15
17 Valencia 16 3 6 7 15 25 −10 15
Updated to match(es) played on 15 December 2025. 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]

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
14 4 4 6 19 121  −102 16 3 1 3 11 111  −100 1 3 3 8 10  −2

Last updated: 30 November 2025.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

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Updated to match(es) played on 22 November 2025. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

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
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) Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 31,616
Referee: Alejandro Quintero
30 August 2025 3 Oviedo 1–0 Real Sociedad Oviedo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
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)
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
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)
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)
Report
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)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta Stadium
Attendance: 31,189
Referee: José Luis Guzmán
19 October 2025 9 Celta Vigo 1–1 Real Sociedad Vigo
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos Stadium
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 Stadium
Attendance: 30,965
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
1 November 2025 11 Real Sociedad 3–2 Athletic Bilbao San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta Stadium
Attendance: 37,685
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
7 November 2025 12 Elche 1–1 Real Sociedad Elche
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estadio 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
Stadium: El Sadar Stadium
Attendance: 21,377
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer
30 November 2025 14 Real Sociedad 2–3 Villarreal San Sebastián
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta Stadium
Attendance: 30,140
Referee: César Soto Grado

Copa del Rey

28 October 2025 First round Negreira 0–3 Real Sociedad Negreira
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Jesús García Calvo
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
3 December 2025 Second round Reus 0–2 Real Sociedad Reus
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Municipal de Reus
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

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