2021–22 Real Sociedad season

Real Sociedad
2021–22 season
President	Jokin Aperribay
Head coach	Imanol Alguacil
Stadium	Anoeta Stadium
La Liga	6th
Copa del Rey	Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa League	Knockout round play-offs
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mikel Oyarzabal (9); All: ; Mikel Oyarzabal (15)
Highest home attendance	37,066 vs Athletic Bilbao
Lowest home attendance	7,652 vs Rayo Vallecano
Biggest win	Real Sociedad 3–0 PSV Eindhoven; Zamora 0–3 Real Sociedad
Biggest defeat	Real Betis 4–0 Real Sociedad; Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Real Sociedad
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 season was the 112th season in the existence of Real Sociedad and the club's 12th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Sociedad participated in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League.

Players[edit]

First-team squad[edit]

As of 1 January 2022^[1]

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	ESP	Álex Remiro
2	DF	ESP	Joseba Zaldúa
3	MF	ESP	Martín Zubimendi
4	MF	ESP	Asier Illarramendi (Captain)
5	MF	ESP	Igor Zubeldia
6	DF	ESP	Aritz Elustondo (3rd captain)
7	MF	ESP	Portu
8	MF	ESP	Mikel Merino
9	FW	ESP	Carlos Fernández
10	FW	ESP	Mikel Oyarzabal (vice-captain)
11	MF	BEL	Adnan Januzaj
12	DF	ESP	Aihen Muñoz
13	GK	AUS	Mathew Ryan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	ESP	Jon Guridi
15	DF	ESP	Diego Rico
16	MF	ESP	Ander Guevara
17	MF	BRA	Rafinha (on loan from Paris Saint-Germain)
18	DF	ESP	Andoni Gorosabel
19	FW	SWE	Alexander Isak
20	DF	ESP	Nacho Monreal
21	MF	ESP	David Silva
22	FW	ESP	Ander Barrenetxea
23	FW	NOR	Alexander Sørloth (on loan from RB Leipzig)
24	DF	FRA	Robin Le Normand
26	DF	ESP	Jon Pacheco
29	MF	ESP	Robert Navarro

Reserve team[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	MF	ESP	Beñat Turrientes
28	MF	ESP	Roberto López
30	MF	SVK	Peter Pokorný


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
33	DF	ESP	Aritz Arambarri
34	GK	ESP	Gaizka Ayesa
35	FW	ESP	Julen Lobete

Out on loan[edit]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	POR	Kévin Rodrigues (at Rayo Vallecano until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ESP	Martín Merquelanz (at Rayo Vallecano until 30 June 2022)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ESP	Peru Ruiz (at Örgryte IS until 31 December 2021)

Transfers[edit]

In[edit]

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref
30 June 2021	Naïs Djouahra	Mirandés	Loan return		^[2]
30 June 2021	Willian José	Wolverhampton Wanderers	Loan return		^[3]
30 June 2021	Kévin Rodrigues	Eibar	Loan return		^[4]
30 June 2021	Peter Pokorný	Red Bull Salzburg	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[5]
30 June 2021	Andoni Zubiaurre	Cultural Leonesa	Loan return		^[6]
12 July 2021	Mathew Ryan	Brighton & Hove Albion	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[7]
25 August 2021	Alexander Sørloth	RB Leipzig	Loan		^[8]
26 July 2021	Diego Rico	Bournemouth	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[9]
27 December 2021	Rafinha	Paris Saint-Germain F.C.	Loan		^[10]

Out[edit]

Date	Player	To	Type	Ref
8 August 2021	Kévin Rodrigues	Rayo Vallecano	Loan	^[11]
10 August 2021	Martín Merquelanz	Rayo Vallecano	Loan	^[12]
26 August 2021	Jon Bautista	Leganés	Loan	^[13]
26 August 2021	Willian José	Real Betis	Loan	^[14]
31 August 2021	Modibo Sagnan	Tondela	Loan	^[15]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

17 July 2021 Friendly	Real Sociedad	6–1	Huesca	Lasarte-Oria, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Guridi 2' Januzaj 7' Fernández 33' Willian José 72' Navarro 83' Le Normand 87'	Report	Escriche 35'	Stadium: Zubieta Facilities Attendance: 0 Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega

24 July 2021 Friendly	Real Sociedad	3–1	Alavés	San Sebastián, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Januzaj 8' Pacheco 43' Zubeldia 69'	Report	Pérez 16' (pen.)	Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Daniel Palencia Caballero

28 July 2021 Friendly	Real Sociedad	2–1	Monaco	San Sebastián, Spain
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Januzaj 5' Willian José 69'	Report	Golovin 42'	Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Gorka Sagués Oskoz

31 July 2021 Friendly	AZ	1–0	Real Sociedad	Alkmaar, Netherlands
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aboukhlal 33'	Report		Stadium: AFAS Stadion Referee: Marc Nagtegaal

6 August 2021 Friendly	Real Sociedad	3–1	Eibar	Lasarte-Oria, Spain
11:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Isak 38' Illarramendi 41' Januzaj 67' Zaldúa 89'	Report	Corpas 31'	Stadium: Zubieta Facilities Referee: Ekaitz García Arriola

6 August 2021 Euskal Herriko Txapela	Real Sociedad	1–3	Osasuna	Lasarte-Oria, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Willian José 55'	Report	Budimir 32', 65' Grau 78'	Stadium: Zubieta Facilities Attendance: 1,000 Referee: Aimar Velasco Arbaiza

Competitions[edit]

Overall record[edit]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	15 August 2021	22 May 2022	Matchday 1	6th	38	17	11	10	40	37	+3	044.74
Copa del Rey	1 December 2021	3 February 2022	First round	Quarter-finals	5	4	0	1	12	6	+6	080.00
UEFA Europa League	16 September 2021	24 February 2022	Group stage	Knockout round play-offs	8	2	4	2	12	11	+1	025.00
Total					51	23	15	13	64	54	+10	045.10

Source: Soccerway

La Liga[edit]

League table[edit]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Sevilla	38	18	16	4	53	30	+23	70	Qualification for the Champions League group stage
5	Real Betis	38	19	8	11	62	40	+22	65	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
6	Real Sociedad	38	17	11	10	40	37	+3	62	Qualification for the Europa League group stage^[a]
7	Villarreal	38	16	11	11	63	37	+26	59	Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round^[a]
8	Athletic Bilbao	38	14	13	11	43	36	+7	55

Source: LaLiga Santander
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]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the winners of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Real Betis, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary[edit]


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	17	11	10	40	37	+3	62	10	5	4	16	9	+7	7	6	6	24	28	−4

Source: La Liga

Results by round[edit]

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	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H
Result	L	W	W	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	W	W	D	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	W	W	D	L	D	L	W	W	L
Position	18	7	7	4	4	3	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	5	6	6	7	5	5	5	7	6	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

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

Matches[edit]

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.^[17]^[18]

15 August 2021 1	Barcelona	4–2	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Piqué 19' Braithwaite 45+2', 59' Busquets 57' González 84' Roberto 90+1'	Report	Zubimendi 37' Elustondo 61' Muñoz 62' Le Normand 78' Lobete 82' Oyarzabal 85'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 20,384 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

22 August 2021 2	Real Sociedad	1–0	Rayo Vallecano	San Sebastián
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Oyarzabal 68' (pen.) Isak 86' Pacheco 90' Le Normand 90+5'	Report	Trejo 26' Comesaña 55' Balliu 66' F. García 90+1'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 7,652 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

28 August 2021 3	Real Sociedad	1–0	Levante	San Sebastián
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Barrenetxea 42' Gorosabel 84'	Report	Cantero 18'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 7,758 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

12 September 2021 4	Cádiz	0–2	Real Sociedad	Cádiz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Negredo 17' Espino 42' Cala 55' 83'	Report	Oyarzabal 71', 84' (pen.)	Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 11,826 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

19 September 2021 5	Real Sociedad	0–0	Sevilla	San Sebastián
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Oyarzabal 27' Muñoz 61' Januzaj 72'	Report	Rakitić 20' Lamela 45+2' Óscar 82'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 23,757 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

23 September 2021 6	Granada	2–3	Real Sociedad	Granada
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Germán 9', 72' Suárez 28' Rochina 36' Duarte 50' Arias 64' Milla 70' (pen.)	Report	Elustondo 52', 82' Merino 60' Le Normand 72'	Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 9,552 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

26 September 2021 7	Real Sociedad	1–0	Elche	San Sebastián
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Portu 78' Oyarzabal 81'	Report	Casilla 57' Mojica 63' Mascarell 64'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 23,941 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

3 October 2021 8	Getafe	1–1	Real Sociedad	Getafe
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Djené 37' Sandro 40' Soria 66' Aleñá 72' Ünal 86'	Report	Merino 43' Oyarzabal 68' Gorosabel 74'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 8,463 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

16 October 2021 9	Real Sociedad	1–0	Mallorca	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Muñoz 14' 45+1' Portu 45+3' Lobete 90'	Report	Battaglia 42' Ángel 45+3' Rodríguez 85'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 30,831 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

24 October 2021 10	Atlético Madrid	2–2	Real Sociedad	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Felipe 31' Suárez 61', 77' (pen.)	Report	Sørloth 7' Zaldúa 41' Isak 48' Elustondo 68' Merino 76'	Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano Attendance: 50,032 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

28 October 2021 11	Celta Vigo	0–2	Real Sociedad	Vigo
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Beltrán 45'	Report	Isak 54' Elustondo 79'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 8,726 Referee: Mario Melero López

31 October 2021 12	Real Sociedad	1–1	Athletic Bilbao	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Isak 58' (pen.), 71' Januzaj 74' Merino 78' Guevara 90+3'	Report	Martínez 56' 84' De Marcos 59' Muniain 90+1'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 37,066 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

7 November 2021 13	Osasuna	0–2	Real Sociedad	Pamplona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Rico 28' Merino 72' Januzaj 82' (pen.) Zubimendi 90+1'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 21,741 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

21 November 2021 14	Real Sociedad	0–0	Valencia	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guevara 50' Elustondo 76' Rico 87' Turrientes 90+2' Gorosabel 90+6'	Report	Gayà 57' Foulquier 70' Wass 76' Musah 84' Koindredi 87' Costa 90' Alderete 90+4'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 28,635 Referee: Mario Melero López

28 November 2021 15	Espanyol	1–0	Real Sociedad	Cornellà de Llobregat
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Vidal 47' Herrera 77'	Report	Sørloth 43'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 19,935 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

4 December 2021 16	Real Sociedad	0–2	Real Madrid	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zubeldia 26' Januzaj 60'	Report	Vinícius 47' Jović 57'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 35,765 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

12 December 2021 17	Real Betis	4–0	Real Sociedad	Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Moreno 14', 79', 56' Rodríguez 36' Juanmi 57' Fekir 62', 66'	Report	Zubeldia 59'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 52,158 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

18 December 2021 18	Real Sociedad	1–3	Villarreal	San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Isak 32' Merino 43' Oyarzabal 49' Zaldúa 88'	Report	Estupiñán 26' Gerard 38', 68' Torres 44' Parejo 81' Chukwueze 90+6'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 29,679 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

2 January 2022 19	Alavés	1–1	Real Sociedad	Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Laguardia 54' Joselu 58' (pen.) Méndez 60' Rioja 90'	Report	Januzaj 14', 85' Zubeldia 56' Silva 67'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 13,498 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

8 January 2022 20	Real Sociedad	1–0	Celta Vigo	San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Oyarzabal 13' Portu 43' Elustondo 64' Merino 90+1'	Report	Mina 30' Aspas 72'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 27,938 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

23 January 2022 22	Real Sociedad	0–0	Getafe	San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Zubeldia 51'	Report	Cuenca 90'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 27,638 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

6 February 2022 23	Valencia	0–0	Real Sociedad	Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mosquera 26' Moriba 37' Guillamón 79' Račić 90'	Report	Zubimendi 31' Zubeldia 50'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 31,351 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

13 February 2022 24	Real Sociedad	2–0	Granada	San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Oyarzabal 37' (pen.) Rafinha 74'	Report	Escudero 22' Uzuni 26'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 29,847 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

20 February 2022 25	Athletic Bilbao	4–0	Real Sociedad	Bilbao
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	R. García 5' Muniain 32', 89' Martínez 37' D. García 55' Vivian 68' Sancet 72' I. Williams 80' Berenguer 90+4'	Report	Silva 30'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,698 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

27 February 2022 26	Real Sociedad	1–0	Osasuna	San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Elustondo 52'	Report	Cruz 8' Vidal 90+1' José Ángel 90+6' Torres 90+7'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 7,457 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

2 March 2022 21	Mallorca	0–2	Real Sociedad	Palma
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Silva 35' Merino 52', 62' Remiro 76'	Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium Attendance: 11,150 Referee: Mario Melero López

5 March 2022 27	Real Madrid	4–1	Real Sociedad	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Camavinga 40' Modrić 43' Benzema 76' (pen.) Asensio 79'	Report	Oyarzabal 10' (pen.) Zaldúa 58' Merino 81'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 52,410 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

13 March 2022 28	Real Sociedad	1–0	Alavés	San Sebastián
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Illarramendi 21' Zubimendi 70'	Report	Laguardia 27'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 31,573 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

20 March 2022 29	Sevilla	0–0	Real Sociedad	Seville
18:30 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Zaldúa 32' Januzaj 82' Gorosabel 89'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 24,861 Referee: César Soto Grado

4 April 2022 30	Real Sociedad	1–0	Espanyol	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rico 73' Isak 90+1', 90+6' (pen.)	Report	Herrera 55' Darder 76' Vidal 90+5' Pedrosa 90+7'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 20,869 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

10 April 2022 31	Elche	1–2	Real Sociedad	Elche
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Carrillo 3', 34' Palacios 21' Gumbau 24'	Report	Isak 19', 19' Sørloth 31' Zubimendi 37' Le Normand 39' Zaldúa 82'	Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero Attendance: 17,011 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

15 April 2022 32	Real Sociedad	0–0	Real Betis	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Rafinha 60' Silva 90+1' 90+3' Sørloth 90+2'	Report	Carvalho 37' Rodríguez 75' Bravo 90+1' Bartra 90+2'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 28,893 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

21 April 2022 33	Real Sociedad	0–1	Barcelona	San Sebastián
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Le Normand 90+2'	Report	Aubameyang 11' Araújo 33' Gavi 85'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 35,128 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

1 May 2022 34	Rayo Vallecano	1–1	Real Sociedad	Madrid
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	López 56' Valentín 73' Falcao 77'	Report	Sørloth 33' Zubeldia 38'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 9,395 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

6 May 2022 35	Levante	2–1	Real Sociedad	Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Pier 52' Miramón 53' Postigo 89' Melero 90' (pen.)	Report	Isak 38' Silva 66' Rico 87' Le Normand 89'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 17,278 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

12 May 2022 36	Real Sociedad	3–0	Cádiz	San Sebastián
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sørloth 19' Januzaj 53' (pen.) Rafinha 60' Silva 63' Zubeldia 66' Portu 90+8' (pen.), 90+8'	Report	José Mari 4' Alcaraz 82'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 29,014 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

15 May 2022 37	Villarreal	1–2	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Coquelin 43' Foyth 68' Albiol 77' Lo Celso 90+6' Jackson 90+11'	Report	Zaldúa 2' Isak 56', 82' Zubimendi 73'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 16,689 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

22 May 2022 38	Real Sociedad	1–2	Atlético Madrid	San Sebastián
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Le Normand 13' Rafinha 36' Merino 54' Portu 76' Guridi 90+3'	Report	Griezmann 45+2' De Paul 50' Correa 69' Savić 90+2'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 23,586 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

Copa del Rey[edit]

1 December 2021 First round	Panadería Pulido	0–4	Real Sociedad	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
21:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Portu 6' Muñoz 7' Sørloth 60' Djouahra 71'	Stadium: Gran Canaria^[a] Attendance: 3,841 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

15 December 2021 Second round	Zamora	0–3	Real Sociedad	Zamora
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Campos 33'	Report	Guridi 47' Turrientes 70' Oyarzabal 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Ruta de la Plata Attendance: 4,251 Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez

5 January 2022 Round of 32	Leganés	2–3	Real Sociedad	Leganés
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Merino 21' Bustinza 32' Muñoz 60', 70' Garcés 86' Quintillà 90'	Report	Isak 8' Oyarzabal 43', 74' (pen.)	Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 6,430 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

19 January 2022 Round of 16	Real Sociedad	2–0	Atlético Madrid	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Muñoz 28' Januzaj 33' Sørloth 47' Silva 59'	Report	Hermoso 31' Felipe 39' Cunha 90+2'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 28,111 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

3 February 2022 Quarter-finals	Real Sociedad	0–4	Real Betis	San Sebastián
20:00 CET (UTC+1)	Zaldúa 82'	Report	Juanmi 12', 57' Bartra 38' Willian José 83' (pen.) Ruibal 87'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 29,326 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

UEFA Europa League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021.^[19]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	MON	RSO	PSV	STU
1	Monaco	6	3	3	0	7	4	+3	12	Advance to round of 16	—	2–1	0–0	1–0
2	Real Sociedad	6	2	3	1	9	6	+3	9	Advance to knockout round play-offs	1–1	—	3–0	1–1
3	PSV Eindhoven	6	2	2	2	9	8	+1	8	Transfer to Europa Conference League	1–2	2–2	—	2–0
4	Sturm Graz	6	0	2	4	3	10	−7	2		1–1	0–1	1–4	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

16 September 2021 1	PSV Eindhoven	2–2	Real Sociedad	Eindhoven, Netherlands
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Götze 32' Gakpo 54' Van Ginkel 59' Carlos Vinícius 79'	Report	Januzaj 34' Isak 39' Muñoz 42' Guevara 70' Oyarzabal 77' Elustondo 84' Zubeldia 90+1'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 23,135 Referee: Willie Collum (Scotland)

30 September 2021 2	Real Sociedad	1–1	Monaco	San Sebastián, Spain
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Merino 53' Elustondo 90+2'	Report	Disasi 16', 90+2' Maripán 87' Volland 90+2'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 23,765 Referee: Sergey Ivanov (Russia)

21 October 2021 3	Sturm Graz	0–1	Real Sociedad	Graz, Austria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Stanković 59' 87'	Report	Gorosabel 24' Merino 26' Zubeldia 60' Guevara 65' Isak 69'	Stadium: Liebenauer Stadium Attendance: 14,809 Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany)

4 November 2021 4	Real Sociedad	1–1	Sturm Graz	San Sebastián, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Sørloth 53' Zubimendi 74'	Report	Jantscher 38' Wüthrich 58' Kuen 78' Siebenhandl 90+1'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 25,010 Referee: Andris Treimanis (Latvia)

25 November 2021 5	Monaco	2–1	Real Sociedad	Monaco, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Maripán 15' Volland 28' Golovin 33' Fofana 38', 89' Nübel 90+5'	Report	Isak 35' Zaldúa 44' Januzaj 58' Zubimendi 75'	Stadium: Stade Louis II Attendance: 3,834 Referee: Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)

9 December 2021 6	Real Sociedad	3–0	PSV Eindhoven	San Sebastián, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Oyarzabal 43' (pen.), 62' Zubimendi 45+2' Isak 82' Sørloth 90+3'	Report	Sangaré 40' 75' Mwene 42' Boscagli 60' Carlos Vinícius 81' Götze 87' Bruma 90+2'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 24,940 Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Knockout phase[edit]

Knockout round play-offs[edit]

The draw for the knockout round play-offs was held on 13 December 2021.^[20]

17 February 2022 First leg	RB Leipzig	2–2	Real Sociedad	Leipzig, Germany
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Nkunku 30' Forsberg 81' (pen.)	Report	Le Normand 8' Oyarzabal 64' (pen.)	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 21,113 Referee: Cüneyt Çakır (Turkey)

24 February 2022 Second leg	Real Sociedad	1–3 (3–5 agg.)	RB Leipzig	San Sebastián, Spain
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Zubimendi 67' Januzaj 90'	Report	Silva 39', 59', 63' Orbán 39', 72' Kampl 85' Forsberg 89' (pen.)	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 30,113 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

Statistics[edit]

Squad statistics[edit]

Last updated on 22 May 2022.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		UEFA Europa League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ESP	Álex Remiro	42	0	35	0	2	0	5	0
13	GK	AUS	Mathew Ryan	9	0	3	0	3	0	3	0
32	GK	ESP	Unai Marrero	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ESP	Joseba Zaldúa	35	0	14+10	0	4	0	6+1	0
6	DF	ESP	Aritz Elustondo	40	4	22+8	4	3+1	0	6	0
12	DF	ESP	Aihen Muñoz	31	1	15+5	0	3	1	7+1	0
15	DF	ESP	Diego Rico	26	0	19+2	0	2+1	0	1+1	0
18	DF	ESP	Andoni Gorosabel	40	0	25+7	0	1+1	0	2+4	0
20	DF	ESP	Nacho Monreal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
24	DF	FRA	Robin Le Normand	48	2	37	1	4	0	7	1
26	DF	ESP	Jon Pacheco	16	0	4+6	0	3	0	0+3	0
31	DF	ESP	Álex Sola	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0+0	0
42	DF	ESP	Cristo	2	0	0+1	0	0	0	0+1	0
Midfielders
3	MF	ESP	Martín Zubimendi	47	3	26+10	2	1+3	0	7	1
4	MF	ESP	Asier Illarramendi	10	0	6+2	0	1	0	0+1	0
5	MF	ESP	Igor Zubeldia	34	0	19+7	0	0+1	0	6+1	0
7	MF	ESP	Portu	49	2	17+20	1	1+4	1	6+1	0
8	MF	ESP	Mikel Merino	43	4	33+1	3	3	0	6	1
11	MF	BEL	Adnan Januzaj	44	5	17+16	3	4	1	6+1	1
14	MF	ESP	Jon Guridi	9	2	1+7	1	1	1	0	0
16	MF	ESP	Ander Guevara	24	0	11+6	0	4	0	2+1	0
17	MF	BRA	Rafinha	21	1	13+4	1	0+2	0	2	0
21	MF	ESP	David Silva	32	2	22+3	2	2+1	0	3+1	0
27	MF	ESP	Beñat Turrientes	13	1	1+7	0	0+1	1	0+4	0
29	MF	ESP	Robert Navarro	7	0	3+3	0	1	0	0	0
46	MF	ESP	Jon Ander Olasagasti	2	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Forwards
9	FW	ESP	Carlos Fernández	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	FW	ESP	Mikel Oyarzabal	33	15	19+3	9	3+2	3	6	3
19	FW	SWE	Alexander Isak	41	10	26+6	6	2+1	1	5+1	3
22	FW	ESP	Ander Barrenetxea	16	1	6+5	1	1	0	0+4	0
23	FW	NOR	Alexander Sørloth	44	8	20+13	4	3+1	2	2+5	2
33	FW	ESP	Jon Karrikaburu	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0
35	FW	ESP	Julen Lobete	14	2	2+11	2	0	0	0+1	0
37	FW	FRA	Naïs Djouahra	11	1	1+6	0	1+2	1	0+1	0
41	FW	ESP	Germán Valera	3	0	0+3	0	0	0	0	0
47	FW	ESP	Ander Martín	6	0	1+4	0	0	0	0+1	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
25	FW	ESP	Jon Bautista	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers[edit]

As of 25 November 2021

Rank	Player	La Liga	Europa League	Total
1	Mikel Oyarzabal	6	0	6
1	Alexander Isak	3	3	6
3	Aritz Elustondo	3	0	3
3	Mikel Merino	2	1	3
5	Julen Lobete	2	0	2
	Adnan Januzaj	1	1	2
	Alexander Sørloth	1	1	2
8	Ander Barrenetxea	1	0	1
Own goals		0	0	0
Total		19	6	25

Notes[edit]

^ Panadería Pulido played its game at Gran Canaria, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria instead of their regular stadium San Mateo in Vega de San Mateo as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

References[edit]

^ "Real Sociedad". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 1 Jan 2022.
^ "Oficial: Nais Djouahra jugará cedido en el Mirandés esta temporada" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 30 September 2020.
^ "Willian Jose: Wolves sign Real Sociedad striker on loan". BBC Sport. 23 January 2021.
^ "Real and SD Eibar agree Kevin loan deal". Real Sociedad. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
^ "La Real Sociedad ficha a Peter Pokorný para el Sanse". Real Sociedad. 16 June 2021.
^ "Oficial: Zubiaurre se marcha a la Cultural LeonesaLanguage=es". El Desmarque. 1 October 2020.
^ "Ryan leaves Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
^ "Agreement over the transfer of Alexander Sorloth". Real Sociedad. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
^ "Diego Rico: Full-back leaves AFC Bournemouth to join Real Sociedad". BBC Sport. 26 July 2021.
^ "Rafinha joins Real Sociedad on loan until end of season".
^ "Cedido al Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 8 August 2021.
^ "Martín Merquelanz, new Rayo Vallecano player". cvbj. 10 August 2021.
^ "Jon Bautista refuerza la delantera del C.D. Leganés" (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 26 August 2021.
^ "El Real Betis incorpora a Willian José" (in Spanish). Real Betis Balompie. 26 August 2021.
^ "SAGNAN É AURIVERDE". C.D. Tondela. 31 August 2021.
^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
^ "Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo (in Spanish). 28 June 2021.
^ "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". La Liga. 30 June 2021.
^ "UEFA Europa League group stage draw". UEFA. 27 August 2021.
^ "Knockout round play-offs draw". UEFA.com.

[table_note_res_ELGS0.21267300528133-16] Since the winners of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Real Betis, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

[20] Panadería Pulido played its game at Gran Canaria, in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria instead of their regular stadium San Mateo in Vega de San Mateo as it does not meet the requirements established by the Royal Spanish Football Federation.

[1] "Real Sociedad". Real Sociedad. Retrieved 1 Jan 2022.

[2] "Oficial: Nais Djouahra jugará cedido en el Mirandés esta temporada" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 30 September 2020.

[3] "Willian Jose: Wolves sign Real Sociedad striker on loan". BBC Sport. 23 January 2021.

[4] "Real and SD Eibar agree Kevin loan deal". Real Sociedad. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.

[5] "La Real Sociedad ficha a Peter Pokorný para el Sanse". Real Sociedad. 16 June 2021.

[6] "Oficial: Zubiaurre se marcha a la Cultural LeonesaLanguage=es". El Desmarque. 1 October 2020.

[7] "Ryan leaves Albion". www.brightonandhovealbion.com. Retrieved 2021-07-12.

[8] "Agreement over the transfer of Alexander Sorloth". Real Sociedad. 25 August 2021. Retrieved 25 August 2021.

[9] "Diego Rico: Full-back leaves AFC Bournemouth to join Real Sociedad". BBC Sport. 26 July 2021.

[10] "Rafinha joins Real Sociedad on loan until end of season".

[11] "Cedido al Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 8 August 2021.

[12] "Martín Merquelanz, new Rayo Vallecano player". cvbj. 10 August 2021.

[13] "Jon Bautista refuerza la delantera del C.D. Leganés" (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 26 August 2021.

[14] "El Real Betis incorpora a Willian José" (in Spanish). Real Betis Balompie. 26 August 2021.

[15] "SAGNAN É AURIVERDE". C.D. Tondela. 31 August 2021.

[17] "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[18] "Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo (in Spanish). 28 June 2021.

[19] "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". La Liga. 30 June 2021.

[21] "UEFA Europa League group stage draw". UEFA. 27 August 2021.

[KRP_draw-22] "Knockout round play-offs draw". UEFA.com.

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