2013–14 Real Sociedad season

The 2013–14 season was Real Sociedad's 67th season in La Liga. Real Sociedad finished 7th in the league and reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. The Basque failed to make it out of the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.

Real Sociedad

2013–14 season
President	Jokin Aperribay
Head coach	Jagoba Arrasate
Stadium	Anoeta
La Liga	7th
Copa del Rey	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Group stage (4th)
Top goalscorer	League: Antoine Griezmann (16) Carlos Vela (16) All: Antoine Griezmann (19) Carlos Vela (19)
Home colours Away colours

Season summary

Philippe Montanier, who left for Rennes, was replaced by Jagoba Arrasate, his assistant manager.[1] The club's pre-season was marked by the shock sale of Asier Illarramendi to Real Madrid.[2] Real Sociedad lost the player that had been its most influential midfielder during the previous season. The club signed Haris Seferović,[3] Esteban Granero[4] and José Ángel [5] on loan.

Participation in the UEFA Champions League

In the Champions League preliminary round draw, Real Sociedad were not seeded and were to face seeded opponents from Europe's biggest leagues.[6] They were drawn against Lyon, with the second leg to be played in Anoeta. Preparations for the Champions league play-off round were marked by the long-term injuries of Mikel González, Imanol Agirretxe and Diego Ifrán.

Pre-season consisted of matches against lower division Basque clubs, Sporting CP and English clubs. These matches were disappointing for Real Sociedad in both results and quality of play.

The first official game of the season was played at home against Getafe. The Madrilians were easily beaten[7] a few days before travelling to Lyon. At the Stade Gerland, Real Sociedad inflicted the hosts a shock defeat with a 0–2 result. After an unremarkable draw at Elche that weekend, Real Sociedad welcomed Lyon. Once again, the French were convincingly beaten with a 2–0 scoreline, thus securing progression to the 2013–14 Champions League group stage for the Basques.[8]

With no European participations in its five preceding seasons, Real Sociedad were seeded in pot 4. In the draw, they grouped with Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk and Bayer Leverkusen, the first two clubs being holding champions of their respective leagues.

The Champions League had a bitter outcome for Real Sociedad. The first two matches were fairly balanced, but late goals in both games meant being bottom right before a double confrontation with Manchester United. As expected, Real Sociedad was comprehensively outplayed in both matches against the Red Devils. However, they only conceded one goal, in Manchester. With a single point after four matches, their chances of surviving this stage looked slim, eventually losing their last two matches.[9]

Copa del rey

Thanks to being in the Champions League Real Sociedad entered the second pot in the Copa del Rey. This meant they faced an opponent from Segunda División B or Tercera División in the round of 32. Algeciras was easily beaten on a 5–1 aggregate while resting some of the main players. In the quarterfinals Real Sociedad faced Villareal. Both sides played with many substitutes in their starting lineups. Real Sociedad went through on a 0–1 aggregate score. A bizarre tie against Racing de Santander followed. The Cantabrians refused to play the second leg unless their club’s governing body resigned. The match wasn’t played and Real sociedad advanced to the next round. Barcelona awaited in the semi-finals, in a prestigious tie that was eventually won by the Catalans. Refereeing in the first leg was surrounded by controversy.

Reaching the semifinals was the best performance in the cup since 1988.

League

In the league Real Sociedad started slowly but stabilized in the sixth position in late November. Exiting European competition only helped the club, focusing efforts on domestic duties. The last game played in 2013 was the derby against Athletic Bilbao. Real Sociedad emerged victorious from a very physical battle. At that point it seemed like Real Sociedad would fight for fourth spot with Athletic Bilbao. An emphatic 5–1 demolition at the hands of Villarreal right after the derby created doubts.

January and February

January and February were very positive and fourth spot still appeared attainable. The highlight of this period was the convincing 3–1 victory over Barcelona in Anoeta. This happened after Barcelona's controversial victory in the Copa del Rey and was seen by many as a revenge.

March and onwards

In March, the team's performances worsened drastically and the Basques unexpectedly lost to Rayo Vallecano at home (2–3) and Almería away (4–3). Athletic Bilbao comfortably ensured fourth place and Real Sociedad found itself in a fight to avoid seventh place against Villareal and Sevilla. Defeat to Villareal on the last matchday meant Real Sociedad finished seventh and had to play third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League in July 2014.

During this season, Real Sociedad played more matches than ever in its history. This and the early preparations for the Champions League preliminary round were suggested to be behind the drop in stamina that happened from March onwards.

The performances of Carlos Vela and Antoine Griezmann were the highlight of the season. These two ended up as joint top goal scorers and made the difference in many matches.

Others

In November 2013, Real Sociedad and Kazakh club Astana signed a cooperation agreement.[10][11]

On 20 January 2014, it was announced that Carlos Vela had won the La Liga Player of the Month for December and Arrasate the La Liga Manager of the Month.[12] In April 2014, Arrasate had his contract renewed until 2016.[13]

In 2014, Real Sociedad were awarded the 2013–14 Liga BBVA Fair Play Club prize at the 2014 LFP Awards Ceremony.[14]

Annual general meeting

In December 2013, the annual general meeting took place. In addition to approving the new budget and the previous year's accounts a governing body had to be voted. This has to be done every five years and Jokin Aperribay had been voted in during 2008. As expected, Aperribay and the rest of the governing body were comfortably re-elected.[15][16]

Squad

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  CHI Claudio Bravo 2 DF  ESP Carlos Martínez 3 DF  ESP Mikel González 4 MF  ESP Gorka Elustondo 5 MF  ESP Markel Bergara 6 DF  ESP Iñigo Martínez 7 MF  FRA Antoine Griezmann 8 FW   SUI Haris Seferović 9 FW  ESP Imanol Agirretxe 10 MF  ESP Xabi Prieto 11 FW  MEX Carlos Vela

No. Pos. Nation Player 13 GK  ESP Eñaut Zubikarai 14 MF  ESP Rubén Pardo 15 DF  ESP Ion Ansotegi 17 MF  FRA David Zurutuza 18 MF  URU Chory Castro 19 DF  ALG Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba 20 DF  ESP José Ángel 21 FW  URU Diego Ifrán 22 DF  ESP Dani Estrada 23 MF  ESP Javier Ros 24 DF  ESP Alberto de la Bella

Start formations

Starting XI

Lineup that started most of the club's competitive matches throughout the season.

No. Pos. Nat. Name MS Notes 1 GK Claudio Bravo 42 2 RB C. Martínez 28 6 CB I. Martínez 46 3 CB González 25 24 LB De la Bella 22 8 MF Pardo 25 5 MF Markel 38 10 AM Prieto 27 11 AM Vela 45 7 AM Griezmann 41 9 FW Agirretxe 23

Bravo C. Martínez Mikel I. Martínez De la Bella Pardo Markel Griezmann Vela Agirretxe Prieto(C)

Player transfers

In

No.	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving from	Type	Transfer window	Ends	Transfer fee	Source
12	FW		Joseba Llorente	33	EU	Osasuna	Loan return	Summer		N/A
20	LB		José Ángel	23	EU	Roma	Loan	Summer	2014	N/A	Real Sociedad
17	FW		Haris Seferović	21	EU	Fiorentina	Transfer	Summer	2017	€2M	Real Sociedad
25	CM		Esteban Granero	26	EU	Queens Park Rangers	Loan	Summer	2014	N/A	Real Sociedad
?	AM		Sergio Canales	22	EU	Valencia	Transfer	Winter	2018	N/A	Real Sociedad

Total expenditure: €2 million

Out

N	Pos.	Nat.	Name	Age	EU	Moving to	Type	Transfer window	Transfer fee	Source
20	LB		José Ángel	23	EU	Roma	Loan end	Summer	N/A
	FW		Joseba Llorente	33	EU		Contract rescinded	Summer	N/A	Real Sociedad
8	CM		Asier Illarramendi	23	EU	Real Madrid	Transfer	Summer	€38.9M	Real Sociedad
19	DF		Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba	25	EU	RCD Mallorca	Loan	Winter	N/A	Real Sociedad
21	FW		Diego Ifrán	26	Non-EU	Deportivo La Coruña	Loan	Winter	N/A	Real Sociedad

Total revenue: €38.9 million

Net income: €36.9 million

Technical staff

Position	Name
First team manager	Jagoba Arrasate
1st Assistant coach	José María "Txema" Lumbreras
2nd Assistant coach	Bittor Alkiza
Goalkeeping coach	Roberto Navajas
Physical trainer	Karla Larburu

[17][18]

Competitions

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

Mondragón CF v Real Sociedad

12 July 2013 Friendly	Mondragón CF	0 – 12	Real Sociedad	Arrasate
19:00 CET		Report	20', 24', 28' Vela  37' Pardo  44' Zurutuza  47', 89' Agirretxe  65', 67' Prieto  79' Ros  81' De la Bella  86' Sangalli	Stadium: Mojategi

Toulouse v Real Sociedad

20 July 2013 Friendly	Toulouse	1 – 1	Real Sociedad	Beasain
19:00 CET	Griezmann  10'	Report	78' Sylla	Stadium: Loinatz Referee: Sagués Oscoz (Spain)

Real Unión v Real Sociedad

24 July 2013 Friendly	Real Unión	1 – 7	Real Sociedad	Irun
19:30 CET	Valín  19'	Report	31' Ansotegi  41' Agirretxe  58' Griezmann  70', 72', 80' (pen.), 89' Seferović	Stadium: Stadium Gal Referee: Azpilikueta Saldias (Spain)

Sporting CP v Real Sociedad

27 July 2013 Friendly	Sporting CP	2 – 0	Real Sociedad	Lisbon
20:45 CET	Maurício  22' A. Silva  55'	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 28,394 Referee: Hugo Miguel (Portugal)

Eibar v Real Sociedad

31 July 2013 Friendly	Eibar	0 – 2	Real Sociedad	Zarautz
19:00 CET		Report	39' Castro  58' Agirretxe	Stadium: Asti Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández Ortega (Spain)

Tottenham Hotspur Reserves v Real Sociedad

3 August 2013 Friendly

Tottenham Hotspur Reserves

Cancelled[19]

Real Sociedad

London

Histon v Real Sociedad

3 August 2013 Friendly	Histon	1 – 8	Real Sociedad	Impington
19:00 CET	Beckles  85'	Report	34', 84' Seferović  42' Vela  63', 66' Castro  76' Elustondo  87' Sangalli  88' Pardo	Stadium: Bridge Road Referee: Alan Young (England)

Norwich City v Real Sociedad

6 August 2013 Friendly	Norwich City	1 – 1	Real Sociedad	Norwich
20:45 CET	Van Wolfswinkel  12' Turner  13' Ferl  58'	Report	66' Vela  56' José Ángel	Stadium: Carrow Road Attendance: 14,433 Referee: Martin Atkinson (England)

Southampton v Real Sociedad

10 August 2013 Friendly	Southampton	4 – 3	Real Sociedad	Southampton
	Lallana  7' Schneiderlin  33' Hooiveld  40' Puncheon  83' Lambert  45'	Report	29' Elustondo  38' Vela  59' Seferović  45' De la Bella	Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 8,434 Referee: Darren Sheldrake (England)

La Liga

Main article: 2013–14 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
5	Sevilla	38	18	9	11	69	52	+17	63	Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6	Villarreal	38	17	8	13	60	44	+16	59[lower-alpha 2]	Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 3]
7	Real Sociedad	38	16	11	11	62	55	+7	59[lower-alpha 2]	Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 3]
8	Valencia	38	13	10	15	51	53	−2	49[lower-alpha 4]
9	Celta Vigo	38	14	7	17	49	54	−5	49[lower-alpha 4]

Source: La Liga, ESPN
Rules for classification: [21] 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points;
Notes:

1. Sevilla automatically qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage as the defending champions, the berth through their league position was vacated.
2. VIL 5–1 RSO; RSO 1–2 VIL
3. Since both the 2013–14 Copa del Rey champions (Real Madrid) and runners-up (Barcelona) qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams will qualify for the group stage, play-off round and third qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League respectively.[20]
4. VAL 2–1 CEL; CEL 2–1 VAL

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
38	16	11	11	62	55	+7	59	11	4	4	38	19	+19	5	7	7	24	36	−12

Last updated: 13 July 2014.
Source: League matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	W	D	L	D	D	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	L	W	W	W	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	W	W	L	L	W	L	W	D	L	D	W	W	D	D	L
Position	4	7	8	7	7	12	13	15	12	9	9	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	6	7

Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Real Sociedad v Getafe

17 August 2013 1	Real Sociedad	2 – 0	Getafe	San Sebastián
19:00 CET	Vela  42' Seferović  70' Ros  81'	Report	Escudero  52'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 24,466 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)

Elche v Real Sociedad

24 August 2013 2	Elche	1 – 1	Real Sociedad	Elche
19:00 CET	Coro  2' Botía  7' Lombán  55' Săpunaru  87'	Report	Vela  20',  74' De la Bella  25' I. Martínez  33'	Stadium: Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 23,859 Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero (Andalusia)

Real Sociedad v Atlético Madrid

31 August 2013 3	Real Sociedad	1 – 2	Atlético Madrid	San Sebastián
19:00 CET	Prieto  69' Zurutuza  65' Bravo  92'	Report	27' Villa  56' Koke  25' Turan  54' Suárez  73' Gabi  79' Filipe Luís	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 27,604

Levante v Real Sociedad

14 September 2013 4	Levante	0 – 0	Real Sociedad	Valencia
18:00 (CEST)	Vyntra  37' Rodas  64' Pinto  91'	Report	81' González	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

Real Sociedad v Málaga

21 September 2013 5	Real Sociedad	0 – 0	Málaga	San Sebastián
16:00 (CEST)	I. Martínez  19' Prieto  41' Pardo  46'	Report	48' Angeleri  73' Sánchez	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 25,265 Referee: José Teixeira Vitienes

Barcelona v Real Sociedad

24 September 2013 6	Barcelona	4 – 1	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
20:00 (CEST)	Neymar  5' Messi  8' Busquets  23' Bartra  77'	Report	Agirretxe  55' De la Bella  64'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 70,066 Referee: Gil Manzano

Real Sociedad v Sevilla

28 September 2013 7	Real Sociedad	1 – 1	Sevilla	San Sebastián
20:00 (CEST)	Griezmann  66'	Report	18' Jairo  15' Figueiras  55' Rakitić  69'  85' Cala  72' Cristóforo  74' Moreno	Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Velasco Carballo

Rayo Vallecano v Real Sociedad

6 October 2013 8	Rayo Vallecano	1 – 0	Real Sociedad	Vallecas
18:00 (CEST)	Viera  89' (pen.)  90+4' Adrián  70'	Report	57' Zurutuza  88' Bravo	Stadium: Campo de Vallecas Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández

Valencia v Real Sociedad

20 October 2013 9	Valencia	1 – 2	Real Sociedad	Valencia
18:00 (CEST)	Pabón  89' Fuego  40' Banega  40' Ruiz  75'	Report	40' Griezmann  58' Pardo  3' De la Bella	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 35,000[22] Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Real Sociedad v Almería

27 October 2013 10	Real Sociedad	3 – 0	Almería	Anoeta
19:00 (CEST)	Griezmann  12'  49' José Ángel  55' Pardo  35'	Report	4' Rodri  48' Torsiglieri  53' Rafita	Attendance: 24,300 Referee: Teixeira Vitienes

Real Valladolid v Real Sociedad

30 October 2013 11	Real Valladolid	2 – 2	Real Sociedad	Valladolid
20:00 (CEST)	Larsson  76' Guerra  79' Rueda  30' Ebert  45' Rossi  49' Rubio  60'	Report	15', 53' Griezmann  90' González	Stadium: Nuevo José Zorrilla Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Real Sociedad v Osasuna

3 November 2013 12	Real Sociedad	5 – 0	Osasuna	San Sebastián
16:00 (CEST)	Ansotegi  33' I. Martínez  47' Griezmann  33',  56' Castro  81' Seferović  88' Elustondo  53'	Report	49' Jordan Lotiès	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Real Madrid v Real Sociedad

9 November 2013 13	Real Madrid	5 – 1	Real Sociedad	Madrid
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Ronaldo  12', 26' (pen.), 76' Benzema  18' Pepe  36' Khedira  29' Arbeloa  53'	Report	61' Griezmann  76' González	Stadium: Estadio Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 77,427 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera (Valencian Community)

Real Sociedad v Celta Vigo

24 November 2013 14	Real Sociedad	4 – 3	Celta Vigo	San Sebastián
18:00 (CEST)	Vela  6', 61', 78', 81' Prieto  68' Bergara  70'	Report	23', 56' Rafinha  28' López  24' Cabral  31'  65' Fontàs  69' Yoel	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 21,000 Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

Espanyol v Real Sociedad

1 December 2013 15	Espanyol	1 – 2	Real Sociedad	Cornellà de Llobregat
22:00 (CEST)	Córdoba  7',  31' Stuani  42' Fuentes  59' López  79'	Report	I. Martínez  53' Griezmann  69' González  80' Stuani  88' (o.g.) Seferović  89'	Stadium: Cornellà El-Prat Attendance: 14,575 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Real Sociedad v Real Betis

15 December 2013 16	Real Sociedad	5 – 1	Real Betis	San Sebastián
17:00 (CEST)	Agirretxe  6', 62' Ansotegi  55',  48' Griezmann  62',  66' Prieto  85',  39' I. Martínez  7'	Report	Molina  19',  60' Amaya  44'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

Granada v Real Sociedad

22 December 2013 17	Granada	1 – 3	Real Sociedad	Granada
22:00 (CEST)	Piti  37' Brahimi  44' Recio  51' Riki  77'	Report	29', 64' Vela  42' Griezmann  72' Prieto	Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 11,500 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Real Sociedad v Athletic Bilbao

5 January 2014 18	Real Sociedad	2 – 0	Athletic Bilbao	San Sebastián
20:00 (CEST)	Griezmann  43' Pardo  90+3'	Report		Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Pedro Jesús Pérez Montero (Andalusia)

Villarreal v Real Sociedad

12 January 2014 19	Villarreal	5 – 1	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
22:00 (CEST)	Costa  7' Dos Santos  17', 33' Bruno  20' Uche  27', 55' Gómez  58'	Report	2' José Ángel  60' Agirretxe  72' Zurutuza  73' Ros  76' C. Martínez	Stadium: El Madrigal Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Getafe v Real Sociedad

19 January 2014 20	Getafe	2 – 2	Real Sociedad	Getafe
20:00 (CEST)	Marica  28' Míchel  35' Borja  42' Rafa  48'  62' Pedro León  53' D. Castro  62'	Report	4', 16' Agirretxe  38' José Ángel  54' Vela	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Real Sociedad v Elche

26 January 2014 21	Real Sociedad	4 – 0	Elche	San Sebastián
22:00 (CEST)	Suárez  2' (o.g.) Griezmann  12', 74' Vela  50' Gaztañaga  90'	Report	23' Botía  70' Pérez	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 10,492 Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva

Atlético Madrid v Real Sociedad

2 February 2014 22	Atlético Madrid	4 – 0	Real Sociedad	Madrid
19:00 (CEST)	Miranda  22',  74' Villa  38' Koke  39' García  69' Costa  72' Diego  87'	Report	Zurutuza  17' I. Martínez  84'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 51,800 Referee: Javier Estrada

Real Sociedad v Levante

9 February 2014 23	Real Sociedad	0 – 0	Levante	San Sebastián
19:00 (CEST)	I. Martínez  90+2' C. Martínez  90+3'	Report	18' Vyntra  75' Nagore  87' Ivanschitz	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 23,788 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

Málaga v Real Sociedad

16 February 2014 24	Málaga	0 – 1	Real Sociedad	Málaga
22:00 (CEST)	Antunes  39' Ferreira  90' Duda  90+3'	Report	Vela  10'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 19,500 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Real Sociedad v Barcelona

23 February 2014 25	Real Sociedad	3 – 1	Barcelona	San Sebastián
20:00 (CEST)	Song  32' (o.g.) Griezmann  54' Zurutuza  59' José Ángel  23' Canales  69'	Report	Busquets  22' Messi  36' Bartra  39' Piqué  52'	Stadium: Anoeta Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Sevilla v Real Sociedad

2 March 2014 26	Sevilla	1 – 0	Real Sociedad	Seville
19:00 (CEST)	Fazio  53' Gameiro  77' Moreno  90'	Report	Zaldúa  7' José Ángel  56' I. Martínez  60' Griezmann  66'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 29,618 Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández

Real Sociedad v Rayo Vallecano

10 March 2014 27	Real Sociedad	2 – 3	Rayo Vallecano	San Sebastián
22:00 (CEST)	I. Martínez  2' Pardo  46'	Report	4' (pen.) Larrivey  47' Bueno  67' Rochina  34' Gálvez  55' Saúl  77' Arbilla	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Alfonso Javier Álvarez Izquierdo

Real Sociedad v Valencia

16 March 2014 28	Real Sociedad	1 – 0	Valencia	San Sebastián
21:00 (CEST)	Agirretxe  61' Bravo  92' José Ángel  93'	Report	41' Barragán  64' Bernat  87' Míchel  92' Senderos	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 28000 Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández

Almería v Real Sociedad

24 March 2014 29	Almería	4 – 3	Real Sociedad	Almería
22:00 (CEST)	Díaz  29' 63' Verza  66' (pen.), 71' (pen.),  73' Khaloua  90+1' Trujillo  21' Soriano  72'	Report	66' (pen.) Vela  61' Agirretxe  85' Bergara  65' C. Martínez  70' González  87' De la Bella	Stadium: Los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 9,600 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez

Real Sociedad v Real Valladolid

27 March 2014 30	Real Sociedad	1 – 0	Real Valladolid	San Sebastián
20:00 (CEST)	Vela  23' Pardo  36' Griezmann  89' Prieto  90'	Report	43' Óscar  66' Mitrović  75' Guerra  88' Pérez  90+2' Rossi	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 21,125 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Osasuna v Real Sociedad

30 March 2014 31	Osasuna	1 – 1	Real Sociedad	Pamplona
17:00 (CEST)	Armenteros  36' De las Cuevas  37' Loé  56' Riera  59' Lotiès  74' Arribas  81'	Summary	Castro  8'  57' Vela  32' De la Bella  59' González  90+1' Canales  90+2'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 14,137 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Real Sociedad v Real Madrid

5 April 2014 32	Real Sociedad	0 – 4	Real Madrid	San Sebastián
20:00 (CEST)	González  48' I. Martínez  56' Bergara  71'	Summary	Alonso  40' Illarramendi  45',  50' Bale  66' Pepe  85' Morata  88' Carvajal  90+1'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 30,016 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Celta Vigo v Real Sociedad

12 April 2014 33	Celta Vigo	2 – 2	Real Sociedad	Vigo
16:00 (CEST)	Nolito  37' (pen.) Mina  82' Mallo  18' Aurtenetxe  48' Bermejo  53' Cabral  67'	Report	8',  53' Canales  43'  72' Griezmann  29' I. Martínez  64' Zaldúa  80' Pardo	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 21,500 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

Real Sociedad v Espanyol

19 April 2014 34	Real Sociedad	2 – 1	Espanyol	San Sebastián
20:00 (CEST)	Canales  31' Vela  90+1' Pardo  90+3'	Report	23' Córdoba  39' Sánchez	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 20,382 Referee: Velasco Carballo

Real Betis v Real Sociedad

26 April 2014 35	Real Betis	0 – 1	Real Sociedad	Seville
22:00 (CEST)	Juan Carlos  30' Rodríguez  38'	Report	Vela  48' (pen.)	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 20,600 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez

Real Sociedad v Granada

5 May 2014 36	Real Sociedad	1 – 1	Granada	San Sebastián
22:00 (CEST)	Seferović  30' González  57' Vela  78'	Report	90+3',  90+5' Ighalo  43' Riki  48'  54' Recio  58' Murillo	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 13,813 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

Athletic Bilbao v Real Sociedad

10 May 2014 37	Athletic Bilbao	1 – 1	Real Sociedad	Bilbao
17:00 (CEST)	San José  12' Muniain  50',  90+4' Toquero  90+1'	Report	75' Agirretxe  26' I. Martínez  55' Prieto  90' Zurutuza	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

Real Sociedad v Villarreal

17 May 2014 38	Real Sociedad	1 – 2	Villarreal	San Sebastián
12:00 (CEST)	Vela  90+3' Bergara  68' Granero  87'	Report	26' Dos Santos  69' Uche  44' Jokić  44' Musacchio  89' Costa	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 21,140 Referee: Velasco Carballo

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2013–14 Copa del Rey

Round of 32

Algeciras v Real Sociedad

6 December 2013	Algeciras	1 – 1	Real Sociedad	Algeciras
18:00	Alfaro  64'		Griezmann  58'	Stadium: Nuevo Mirador Attendance: 6,000 Referee: Ayza Gámez

Real Sociedad v Algeciras

18 December 2013	Real Sociedad	4 – 0 (5–1 agg.)	Algeciras	San Sebastián
19:30	Ros  40' Seferović  66' Griezmann  70' Vela  74'			Stadium: Anoeta Referee: César Muñiz Fernández

Round of 16

Real Sociedad v Villarreal

9 January 2014	Real Sociedad	0 – 0	Villarreal	San Sebastián
19:30		Report		Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Villarreal v Real Sociedad

16 January 2014	Villarreal	0 – 1 (0–1 agg.)	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
13:00		Report	Ros  32'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 15000 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

Quarter-finals

Real Sociedad v Racing Santander

22 January 2014	Real Sociedad	3 – 1	Racing Santander	San Sebastián
20:00	González  4', 33' Vela  62'	Report	Koné  83'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 18911 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

Racing Santander v Real Sociedad

30 January 2014	Racing Santander	Suspended	Real Sociedad	Santander
20:00				Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Note: Match suspended in 1st minute at 0–0 due to Racing Santander's refusal to play.

Semi-finals

Barcelona v Real Sociedad

5 February 2014	Barcelona	2–0	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
22:00	Busquets  44' Zubikarai  60' (o.g.)	Report		Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: José Luis González González

Real Sociedad v Barcelona

12 February 2014	Real Sociedad	1 – 1 (1–3 agg.)	Barcelona	San Sebastián
22:00	Griezmann  87'	Report	Messi  27'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 28,153 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes

UEFA Champions League

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase and play-off round § Play-off round

Lyon v Real Sociedad

20 August 2013 First leg	Lyon	0 – 2	Real Sociedad	Lyon, France
20:45 CEST	Lopes  43' Biševac  37'  75'	Report	17' Griezmann  50' Seferović  7' I. Martínez  70' Zurutuza  80' Prieto  86' Cadamuro	Stadium: Stade de Gerland Attendance: 38,156[23] Referee: Milorad Mažić (Serbia)

Real Sociedad v Lyon

28 August 2013 Second leg	Real Sociedad	2 – 0 (4 – 0 agg.)	Lyon	San Sebastián, Spain
20:45 CEST	Vela  67', 90+1'	Report		Stadium: Anoeta Stadium Attendance: 28,955[24] Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Group stage

Main article: 2013–14 UEFA Champions League group stage § Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester United	6	4	2	0	12	3	+9	14	Advance to knockout phase
2	Bayer Leverkusen	6	3	1	2	9	10	−1	10
3	Shakhtar Donetsk	6	2	2	2	7	6	+1	8	Transfer to Europa League
4	Real Sociedad	6	0	1	5	1	10	−9	1

Source:

Real Sociedad v Shakhtar Donetsk

17 September 2013 1	Real Sociedad	0 – 2	Shakhtar Donetsk	Anoeta, San Sebastián
20:45		Report	Teixeira  65', 87'	Referee: Ovidiu Hațegan (Romania)

Bayer Leverkusen v Real Sociedad

2 October 2013 2	Bayer Leverkusen	2 – 1	Real Sociedad	BayArena, Leverkusen
20:45	Rolfes  45+1' Hegeler  90+2'	Report	Vela  52' (pen.)	Attendance: 27,462 Referee: Sergei Karasev (Russia)

Manchester United v Real Sociedad

23 October 2013 3	Manchester United	1 – 0	Real Sociedad	Manchester, England
20:45 CEST				Stadium: Old Trafford Referee: Nicola Rizzoli (Italy

Real Sociedad v Manchester United

5 November 2013 4	Real Sociedad	0 – 0	Manchester United	San Sebastián, Spain
20:45 CET				Stadium: Anoeta

Shakhtar Donetsk v Real Sociedad

27 November 2013 5	Shakhtar Donetsk	4–0	Real Sociedad	Donbass Arena, Donetsk
20:45	Luiz Adriano  37' Teixeira  48' Douglas Costa  68', 87'	Report		Attendance: 44,348[25] Referee: Olegário Benquerença (Portugal)

Real Sociedad v Bayer Leverkusen

10 December 2013 6	Real Sociedad	0–1	Bayer Leverkusen	Anoeta, San Sebastián
20:45		Report	Toprak  49'	Attendance: 23,408[26] Referee: Tom Harald Hagen (Norway)

Statistics

Goals

Assists

Discipline

See also

• 2013–14 Copa del Rey
• 2013–14 La Liga
• 2013–14 UEFA Champions League

Sources

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2. Real Madrid trigger Illarramendi's buyout clause ; Realsociedad.com
3. "La Real Sociedad ficha a Haris Seferovic" (in Spanish). Realsociedad.com. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
4. Esteban Granero loaned to Real Sociedad ; Realsociedad.com
5. José Angel loaned again to Real Sociedad ; Realsociedad.com
6. 5 posibles rivales para la Real Sociedad (5 possible opponents for Real Sociedad) ; Marca
7. Real Sociedad 2 Getafe 0; Fox Sports 17 August 2013
8. Uefa Champions League Play-offs; UEFA
9. Uefa Champions’ League Group stage; UEFA
10. Real Sociedad and FC Astana signc cooperation agreement
11. "Астана" подписывает меморандум с "Реал Сосьедадом"
12. Premios BBVA a los mejores de diciembre; LFP.es 20 January 2014 (in Spanish)
13. "La Real Sociedad renueva a Jagoba Arrasate (Real Sociedad renew Jagoba Arrasate's contract)". Realsociedad.com. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
14. Real Sociedad, the '2013-14 Liga BBVA Fair Play Club' lfp.es 27 October 2014
15. Hasta 2018; El Mundo Deportivo (newspaper) 18 December 2013
16. Definido el Consejo de Administración de la Real Sociedad Archived 2014-01-08 at the Wayback Machine; Realsociedad.com 3 January 2014
17. 2013-14 Real Sociedad Technical Staff; RealSociedad.com
18. Txema Lumbreras and Bittor Alkiza will be Arrasate´s assistants; Realsociedad.com
19. The London club withdrew from the friendly in the last minute and a new friendly against Histon was hastily arranged ; Realsociedad.com
20. "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2013/14, article 2.04" (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. March 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
21. "Reglamento General RFEF – Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos. (page 104)" (PDF). RFEF. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
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23. Full-time report; Uefa.com, 21 August 2013
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25. "Full Time Summary – Matchday 5 – Wednesday 27 November 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 27 November 2013.
26. "Full Time Summary – Matchday 6 – Tuesday 10 December 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 10 December 2013.

External links

• Official website