# 2019–20 Real Sociedad season

The 2019–20 season was Real Sociedad's 73rd season (and the 10th consecutive) in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Sociedad participates in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

## Players
### Current squad

    As of 1 February 2020
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 | ESP | Joseba Zaldúa |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Diego Llorente |
| 4 | MF | ESP | Asier Illarramendi (Captain) |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Igor Zubeldia |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Aritz Elustondo |
| 7 | MF | ESP | Portu |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Mikel Merino |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Willian José |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Mikel Oyarzabal (Vice-captain) |
| 11 | MF | BEL | Adnan Januzaj |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Aihen Muñoz |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Miguel Ángel Moyá |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Ander Guevara |
| 17 | MF | ESP | David Zurutuza (3rd captain) |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Andoni Gorosabel |
| 19 | FW | SWE | Alexander Isak |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Nacho Monreal |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Martin Ødegaard (on loan from Real Madrid) |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Ander Barrenetxea |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Luca Sangalli |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Robin Le Normand |
| 30 | GK | ESP | Andoni Zubiaurre |

### 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 |
| 33 | DF | ESP | Aritz Arambarri |

### 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 |
| — | GK | ARG | Gerónimo Rulli (at Montpellier until 30 June 2020) |
| — | DF | ESP | Raúl Navas (at Osasuna until 30 June 2020) |
| — | DF | POR | Kévin Rodrigues (at Leganés until 30 June 2020) |
| — | DF | ESP | Álex Sola (at Numancia until 30 June 2020) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | DF | FRA | Modibo Sagnan (at Mirandés until 30 June 2020) |
| — | MF | ESP | Jon Guridi (at Mirandés until 30 June 2020) |
| — | MF | ESP | Martín Merquelanz (at Mirandés until 30 June 2020) |
| — | FW | ESP | Jon Bautista (at Eupen until 30 June 2020) |

## Transfers
### In

| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee |
| 30 June 2019 | Modibo Sagnan | Lens | Loan return | Loan return |
| 1 July 2019 | Alexander Isak | Borussia Dortmund | Transfer | €8M |
| 1 July 2019 | Álex Remiro | Athletic Bilbao | Transfer | Free |
| 1 July 2019 | Portu | Girona | Transfer | €10M |
| 5 July 2019 | Martin Ødegaard | Real Madrid | Loan | Loan |
| 31 August 2019 | Nacho Monreal | Arsenal | Transfer | €250k |

### Out

| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee |
| 30 June 2019 | Théo Hernandez | Real Madrid | Loan return | Loan return |
| 30 June 2019 | Sandro Ramírez | Everton | Loan return | Loan return |
| 1 July 2019 | Juanmi | Real Betis | Transfer | €8M |
| 11 July 2019 | Jon Bautista | Eupen | Loan | Loan |
| 12 July 2019 | Eneko Capilla | Asteras Tripolis | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 19 July 2019 | Martín Merquelanz | Albacete | Loan | Loan |
| 29 July 2019 | Héctor Moreno | Al-Gharafa | Transfer | Undisclosed |
| 14 August 2019 | Raúl Navas | Osasuna | Loan | Loan |
| 14 August 2019 | Gerónimo Rulli | Montpellier | Loan | €1.5M |
| 2 September 2019 | Kévin Rodrigues | Leganés | Loan | Loan |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss

## Competitions
### Overview

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 17 August 2019 | 19 July 2020 | Matchday 1 | 6th | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 042.11 |
| Copa del Rey | 19 December 2019 | 3 April 2021 | First round | Winners | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 100.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 46 | 24 | 8 | 14 | 81 | 53 | +28 | 052.17 |
Source: Soccerway

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 4 | Sevilla | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 54 | 34 | +20 | 70 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 63 | 49 | +14 | 60 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 56 | 48 | +8 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League group stage |
| 7 | Granada | 38 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 52 | 45 | +7 | 56 | Qualification for the Europa League second qualifying round |
| 8 | Getafe | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 43 | 37 | +6 | 54 | |
* ↑ The 2020 Copa del Rey Final was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain and could not be completed by the UEFA registration deadline of 3 August 2020, so the fifth- and sixth-placed teams in the 2019–20 La Liga, Villarreal and Real Sociedad, entered the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League at the group stage, and the seventh-placed team, Granada, entered at the second qualifying round.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Source: La Liga

#### 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 | A | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A |
| Result | D | W | L | W | W | W | L | L | W | W | L | W | D | L | W | D | D | W | L | L | W | L | W | W | W | W | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | D | L | W | D | D |
| Position | 11 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |

#### Matches

The La Liga schedule was announced on 4 July 2019.

### Copa del Rey
## Statistics
### Squad statistics

* Includes the 2020 Copa del Rey Final, delayed until April 2021 and counted in the 2020–21 season in some resources – the match article has specifics of each player's involvement.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Álex Remiro | 32 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Miguel Ángel Moyá | 14 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ESP | Andoni Zubiaurre | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Joseba Zaldúa | 33 | 0 | 29+1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Diego Llorente | 30 | 1 | 27+2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Aritz Elustondo | 27 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | ESP | Aihen Muñoz | 20 | 0 | 11+4 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | ESP | Andoni Gorosabel | 19 | 0 | 8+6 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Nacho Monreal | 34 | 2 | 27+2 | 2 | 4+1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | FRA | Robin Le Normand | 39 | 2 | 25+6 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 26 | DF | ESP | Jon Pacheco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ESP | Asier Illarramendi | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Igor Zubeldia | 41 | 0 | 29+4 | 0 | 7+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Mikel Merino | 43 | 6 | 35+1 | 5 | 6+1 | 1 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Ander Guevara | 21 | 0 | 11+3 | 0 | 3+4 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ESP | David Zurutuza | 5 | 0 | 2+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | NOR | Martin Ødegaard | 36 | 7 | 29+2 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Luca Sangalli | 14 | 2 | 5+6 | 0 | 2+1 | 2 |
| 31 | MF | FRA | Naïs Djouahra | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | MF | ESP | Martín Zubimendi | 10 | 0 | 6+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 7 | FW | ESP | Portu | 41 | 7 | 25+10 | 7 | 2+4 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | BRA | Willian José | 41 | 11 | 24+13 | 11 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Mikel Oyarzabal | 45 | 13 | 36+1 | 10 | 7+1 | 3 |
| 11 | FW | BEL | Adnan Januzaj | 29 | 7 | 13+11 | 3 | 4+1 | 4 |
| 19 | FW | SWE | Alexander Isak | 45 | 16 | 14+23 | 9 | 6+2 | 7 |
| 22 | FW | ESP | Ander Barrenetxea | 24 | 4 | 3+14 | 1 | 4+3 | 3 |
| 28 | FW | ESP | Roberto López | 3 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who made an appearance this season but left the club (including loaned out) ||||||||||
| 14 | MF | ESP | Rubén Pardo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | DF | FRA | Modibo Sagnan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | POR | Kévin Rodrigues | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who joined the club after the end of the regular season (i.e. involved only in the delayed 2020 Copa del Rey Final) ||||||||||
| 21 | MF | ESP | David Silva | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Carlos Fernández | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |

### Goalscorers

| Rank | No. | Pos. | Player | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
| 1 | 19 | FW | Alexander Isak | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | 10 | FW | Mikel Oyarzabal | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| 3 | 9 | FW | Willian José | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | 7 | FW | Portu | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 4 | 22 | MF | Martin Ødegaard | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 11 | FW | Adnan Januzaj | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 7 | 8 | MF | Mikel Merino | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | 22 | FW | Ander Barrenetxea | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | 24 | DF | Robin Le Normand | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | 20 | DF | Nacho Monreal | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | 23 | MF | Luca Sangalli | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 12 | 3 | DF | Diego Llorente | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 14 | MF | Rubén Pardo | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | Own goals | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL | 55 | 25 | 80 |

### Clean sheets

| Rank | Name | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Total |
| 1 | Álex Remiro | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2 | Miguel Ángel Moyá | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Total | Total | 9 | 5 | 14 |