2009–10 Real Sociedad season

The 2009–10 season is Real Sociedad's last season to date in the second division. After three seasons in the second division the club obtained promotion on the 41st match day.

Real Sociedad
2009–10 season
President Jokin Aperribay
Head coach Martín Lasarte
StadiumAnoeta
Segunda División1st (promoted)
Copa del ReyRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Carlos Bueno (12)
All: Carlos Bueno (12)

Season summary

The season began with the appointment of Martín Lasarte as new coach. The Uruguayan, with no experience in European football, was chosen by Jokin Aperribay as a replacement for Juan Manuel Lillo.[1] The preceding season under Lillo was one of the worst in the club's history, as the club never challenged for promotion.[2]

During the transfer window, the club hired several players on loan, who would prove to be key to the club’s promotion. By September, the club had reached promotion spots, a place they would not leave for the rest of the season. The winter break was preceded by a home win against Real Betis.[3] Real Sociedad topped the table with 35 points by Christmas, two points above second-placed Hércules. After losing on the 21st matchday, Real Sociedad temporarily lost their first place.[4]

Towards the end of the season, Real Betis began challenging for promotion and beat Real Sociedad in Seville.[5] In late May, they joined Levante, Hércules and Real Sociedad in a tight promotion race. However, the Andalusians would fall short and fail to obtain promotion. Real Sociedad bounced back after their defeat against Betis and won three games in a row. A home win against Celta de Vigo, the last of those three, sealed promotion.[6]

In the Copa del Rey, Real Sociedad were knocked out in the first round by Rayo Vallecano, who disposed of the Guipuscoan club with ease.[7]

Squad information

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 Mikel Labaka
7 MF  CMR Franck Songo'o
8 FW  EQG Emilio Nsue
9 FW  ESP Imanol Agirretxe
10 MF  ESP Xabi Prieto
11 MF  ESP Mikel Aranburu
13 GK  ESP Eñaut Zubikarai
14 DF  ESP Iosu Esnaola
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF  ESP Ion Ansotegi
16 DF  ESP Iñigo Sarasola
17 MF  FRA David Zurutuza
18 FW  ESP Borja Viguera
19 MF  ESP Diego Rivas
20 FW  URU Carlos Bueno
21 FW  COL Jonathan Estrada
22 DF  ESP Dani Estrada
23 MF  ESP Sergio Rodríguez
24 DF  ESP Alberto de la Bella
25 GK  ESP Asier Riesgo
27 MF  FRA Antoine Griezmann

League
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Real Sociedad (C, P) 42 20 14 8 53 37 +16 74 Promotion to La Liga
2 Hércules (P) 42 19 14 9 61 34 +27 71[lower-alpha 1]
3 Levante (P) 42 19 14 9 63 45 +18 71[lower-alpha 1]
4 Betis 42 19 14 9 61 38 +23 71[lower-alpha 1]
5 Cartagena 42 18 11 13 58 49 +9 65
Source: LFP - Liga Adelante
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champion; (P) Promoted.
Notes:
  1. HÉR: 7 pts; LEV: 6 pts; BET: 4 pts
29 August 2009 1Las Palmas1–1Real SociedadLas Palmas de Gran Canaria
Cejudo  44'
García
González  		 (Report)  27' Agirretxe
Bravo
Prieto
Rivas
Estrada
Bergara		 Stadium: Estadio de Gran Canaria
Referee: Lesma López
6 September 2009 2Real Sociedad0–0Real MurciaDonostia
De la Bella
Agirretxe 		(Report) Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Lizondo Cortés
12 September 2009 3Gimnàstic de Tarragona1–2Real SociedadTarragona
Roberto  66'
Morán
José Mari
Fachan 		(Report)  61' Agirretxe
 89', Buena
De la Bella		 Stadium: Nou Estadi de Tarragona
Referee: Hevia Obras
20 September 2009 4Real Sociedad2–2GironaDonostia
Agirretxe  53', 80'
Rivas
Estrada
Aranburu 		(Report)  20' Ratón
 73', Peragón
Bernaus
Tortolero
Galán
Matamala		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Ceballos Silva
27 September 2009 5Real Sociedad2–0HuescaDonostia
Griezmann  39'
Bueno  89'
Ansotegi
Sarasola
Estrada 		(Report) Rico Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Trujillo Suárez
4 October 2009 6Numancia1–3Real SociedadSoria
Goiria  51'
Jaio
Nagore
Álvaro 		(Report)  7' Zurutuza
 26', 52', Prieto
Elustondo
Aranburu
Estrada		 Stadium: Nuevo Los Pajaritos
Referee: Miranda Torres
11 October 2009 7Real Sociedad2–0SalamancaDonostia
Griezmann  53'
Ansotegi  56'
González
Labaka
Rivas 		(Report) Gañán
Jurado
 89' Despotović		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes
18 October 2009 8Levante1–0Real SociedadValencia
(Report) González
Labaka
Ansotegi
Zurutuza
De la Bella
Nsue		 Stadium: Ciudad de Valencia
Referee: Amoedo Chas
24 October 2009 9Real Sociedad1–0CórdobaDonostia
Nsue  48'
Aranburu
Zurutuza
Estrada
Griezmann
Bergara 		(Report) Vega
Díaz
Juanjo		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Piñeiro Crespo
1 November 2009 10Hércules5–1Real SociedadAlicante
(Report)  80' Griezmann
González
Rodríguez		 Stadium: José Rico Pérez
Referee: Mariscal Sánchez
7 November 2009 11Real Sociedad1–0Recreativo HuelvaDonostia
Griezmann  75'
González 		(Report) Peña
Fuego
Colunga
Vázquez		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Lesma López
14 November 2009 12Albacete0–0Real SociedadAlbacete
Ortiz
López
Isma 		(Report) Aranburu
De la Bella		 Stadium: Carlos Belmonte
Referee: Lizondo Cortés
22 November 2009 13Real Sociedad1–0CartagenaDonostia
Agirretxe  88'
Ansotegi
Bueno 		(Report)   Cygan
Expósito
Sánchez		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Hernández Hernández
29 November 2009 14Rayo Vallecano3–3Real SociedadVallecas
Susaeta  6'
García  18',
Salva  		 (Report)  16' Prieto
 29', Bueno
 64' Zurutuza
Rivas
González		 Stadium: Teresa Rivero
Referee: Pérez Montero
5 December 2009 15Real Sociedad4–1Real UniónDonostia
Bueno  8'
Ansotegi  32', 40'
Nsue  73'
Mikel Labaka
Prieto
Griezmann 		(Report)  45', Domínguez
Gurrutxaga
Larraínzar
  Alcalá
Beobide		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Melero López
12 December 2009 16Castellón0–1Real SociedadCastellón
Rafita
Mantecón
Uranga 		(Report)  19' Labaka
González
Elustondo
Estrada
Bueno		 Stadium: Nou Estadi Castalia
Referee: Pino Zamorano
20 December 2009 17Real Sociedad2–0Real BetisDonostia
Bueno  29',  29'
Prieto  85',
Rivas 		(Report) Emana
García
Rodri		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Hevia Obras
3 January 2010 18Villarreal B1–1Real SociedadVillarreal
Ruben  77'
Musacchio  
Matilla
Pérez 		(Report)  75', Zurutuza
Prieto
  Estrada		 Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva
Referee: Ceballos Silva
9 January 2010 19Real Sociedad4–1CádizDonostia
Aranburu  11',
Agirretxe  46'
Elustondo  76'
Griezmann  90'
Rivas 		(Report)  6' Tristán
Mansilla
Cristian
Enrique		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Ontanaya López
16 January 2010 20Celta Vigo0–1Real SociedadVigo
Mallo
Figueras
López Garai
Aspas  
Joselu 		(Report)  58' Nsue
Labaka
Ansotegi		 Stadium: Balaídos
Referee: Bernabé García
24 January 2010 21Real Sociedad0–1ElcheDonostia
Bravo  9'
Aranburu
Rivas
Zurutuza 		(Report)  11' (pen.) Molina
  Juli
Crespí
Rubio
Esteban
Gómez		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Gil Manzano
30 January 2010 22Real Sociedad2–2Las PalmasDonostia
Bueno  49'
Aranburu 		(Report)  65' Rondón
 68' Darino
 89' (o.g.) Juanpa
Pindado
León
Suárez		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Jaime Latre
6 February 2010 23Real Murcia1–1Real SociedadMurcia
Mejia
Bea 		(Report)  50' Bueno
 58' (o.g.) Labaka
Elustondo
Aranburu		 Stadium: Nueva Condomina
Referee: Del Cerro Grande
14 February 2010 24Real Sociedad1–0Gimnàstic de TarragonaDonostia
Bravo  44'
Labaka
Songo'o 		(Report) García
Fachan
  Medina
  Miguel Ángel		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Amoedo Chas
21 February 2010 25Girona1–0Real SociedadGirona
Calle  (pen.)
Matamala 		(Report) Ansotegi
Nsue		 Stadium: Municipal de Montilivi
Referee: Lesma López
27 February 2010 26Huesca1–1Real SociedadHuesca
Moises  58'
Dorado
Juanma
Camacho
Gomes
Rico 		(Report)  80' Labaka
Songo'o		 Stadium: El Alcoraz
Referee: Ontanaya López
7 March 2010 27Real Sociedad2–1NumanciaDonostia
Griezmann  29',
De la Bella  56'
Rivas 		(Report)  39' Goiria
Nagore		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Miranda Torres
14 March 2010 28Salamanca0–0Real SociedadSalamanca
Ribas
Jurado 		(Report) Labaka Stadium: Helmántico
Referee: Melero López
21 March 2010 29Real Sociedad3–1LevanteDonostia
Bueno  30'
Ansotegi  89'
Zurutuza  90'
Rivas 		(Report)  72', Juanlu
  Ballesteros
Pallardó
Iborra
Samuel		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Pino Zamorano
27 March 2010 30Córdoba2–0Real SociedadCórdoba
(Report)   Prieto
Bueno		 Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel
Referee: Trujillo Suárez
4 April 2010 31Real Sociedad1–0HérculesDonostia
Nsue  33'
Elustondo
Songo'o
Estrada 		(Report) Rodri
Farinos
Tote		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Ontanaya López
12 April 2010 32Recreativo Huelva2–0Real SociedadHuelva
Braulio  65'
Vázquez  90' (pen.)
Guaita
Peña
Cámara 		(Report)  90' Zubikarai Stadium: Nuevo Colombino
Referee: Iglesias Villanueva
17 April 2010 33Real Sociedad0–0AlbaceteDonostia
Prieto
Aranburu 		(Report) López Ramos
Verza
Stuani
Altobelli
Núñez		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Pérez Montero
25 April 2010 34Cartagena1–1Real SociedadCartagena
Herrero  17'
Signorino
Etxeita
Expósito
Sánchez 		(Report) ,   Aranburu
Martínez
Rivas		 Stadium: Cartagonova
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes
1 May 2010 35Real Sociedad1–0Rayo VallecanoDonostia
Prieto  30' (Report) Coke
Susaeta		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Melero López
8 May 2010 36Real Unión0–0Real SociedadIrun
Descarga
Robles
Durán
Beobide 		(Report) Martínez
Rivas
Viguera		 Stadium: Stadium Gal
Referee: Pino Zamorano
14 May 2010 37Real Sociedad0–0CastellónDonostia
Prieto
Griezmann 		(Report) Baigorri
  Mantecón
  Rafita
  Pendín		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Piñeiro Crespo
23 May 2010 38Real Betis1–0Real SociedadSeville
Emaná  (pen.)
Vega
García
Aurélio 		(Report)   Martínez
  González
Ansotegi
Rivas		 Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Referee: Lizondo Cortés
29 May 2010 39Real Sociedad2–1Villarreal BDonostia
Prieto  17' (pen.)
González  57',
Aranburu
Rivas
Bueno 		(Report)  33' (pen.) Ruben
Musacchio
Cristóbal
Montero		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Del Cerro Grande
5 June 2010 40Cádiz1–3Real SociedadCádiz
Ogbeche  88'
López
Cristian
Costa 		(Report)  12', 50', 60',  12' Bueno
Aranburu
Rivas		 Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Referee: Lesma López
13 June 2010 41Real Sociedad2–0Celta VigoDonostia
Prieto  52' (pen.)
Bueno  63',
Griezmann 		(Report) Papadopoulos
Tuñez		 Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes
19 June 2010 42Elche4–1Real SociedadElche
Molina  39', 48', 62', 88' (Report)  60' Nsue
Rodríguez		 Stadium: Manuel Martínez Valero
Referee: Melero López

References
  1. La Real Sociedad ficha al entrenador uruguayo Martín Lasarte (Real Sociedad sign Uruguayan coach Martín Lasarte); El Mundo Deportivo (newspaper) 5 June 2009
  2. 2008-2009 Spanish second division; bdfutbol.com
  3. Real Sociedad 2 Real Betis 0; bdfutbol.com 20 December 2009
  4. Real Sociedad 0 Elche 1; El Mundo Deportivo 25 January 2010
  5. Real Betis 1 Real Sociedad 0; bdfutbol.com 23 May 2009
  6. Real Sociedad 2 Celta 0 Archived 16 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine; Marca 13 June 2010
  7. Real Sociedad 0 - Rayo Vallecano 2; footballdatabase.com 2 September 2009
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