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currently playing in Spain's top league

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History

Founded on 19 September 2004, Real Sociedad reached the first division after two promotions in its two first seasons ever, and occupying the place of dissolved Estudiantes de Huelva. After a ninth position in their first season, the club quickly consolidated in the top flight. In 2011, Real Sociedad reached the semifinals of the

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for the first time. In February 2019, a Basque derby league fixture hosted by Real Sociedad against

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, which would usually be held at the club's Zubieta training centre, was played at the

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, attracting an attendance of 21,234 (the result was a 2–2 draw). The following week, the same venue hosted a semi-final of the

in which Real defeated

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3–1 in front of 18,731 fans to reach the final of the competition for the first time. On 11 May 2019, the club achieved their first ever major trophy by beating

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2–1 in the final of the Copa de la Reina, played in

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.Real Sociedad make history as they stun Atletico to win Copa de la Reina
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, but after overcoming Levante to reach its final, they suffered a humiliating 1–10 defeat to

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Reserves

The club's B-team, established in 2018, plays in the

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(3rd level) having gained promotion from the Gipuzkoa provincial league in their first year of operation and from the Basque regional league a year later. A C-team was launched in 2021.

Current squad

:''As of 18 December 2022''

Titles

Real Sociedad Final Copa de la Reina 2018-19

Official

: 2019 * Euskal Herria Cup: 2012, 2019, 2020,2022

Invitational

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: 2005, 2008

Season by season

References

External links

Official website

Real Sociedad
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