# 2015–16 Real Sociedad season

The 2015–16 season was Real Sociedad's 69th season in La Liga.

## Season summary

On 29 June, it was announced that Mediapro had been ordered by the Supreme Court of Spain to pay Real Sociedad €10 million. The Supreme Court considered that the broadcasting company had committed serious, repeated infringements in breach of their contractual agreement with Real Sociedad.
On 9 November, it was announced that David Moyes' contract had been rescinded following a poor start to the season. The same day, the club announced the appointment of Eusebio Sacristán as his replacement.

## Players

    As of 22 August 2015
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 | ARG | Gerónimo Rulli |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Carlos Martínez |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Mikel González (vice-captain) |
| 4 | MF | ESP | Asier Illarramendi |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Markel Bergara |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Iñigo Martínez |
| 7 | MF | POR | Bruma (on loan from Galatasaray) |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Esteban Granero |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Imanol Agirretxe |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Xabi Prieto (captain) |
| 11 | FW | MEX | Carlos Vela |
| 12 | MF | ESP | Alain Oyarzun |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Oier Olazábal (on loan from Granada) |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Rubén Pardo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Ion Ansotegi (vice-captain) |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Sergio Canales |
| 17 | MF | FRA | David Zurutuza |
| 18 | MF | URU | Chory Castro |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Yuri Berchiche |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Joseba Zaldúa |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Héctor Hernández |
| 22 | FW | BRA | Jonathas |
| 23 | DF | MEX | Diego Reyes (on loan from Porto) |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Alberto de la Bella |
| 25 | DF | ESP | Raúl Navas |
| 30 | DF | ESP | Aritz Elustondo |
| 31 | GK | ESP | Ander Bardají |

## Player transfers
### In

| No. | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving from | Type | Transfer window | Ends | Transfer fee | Source |
| * | FW | David Concha | 18 | EU | Racing Santander | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | N/A | Real Sociedad |
| 22 | FW | Jonathas | 26 | Non-EU | Elche | Transfer | Summer | 2020 | N/A | Real Sociedad |
| 4 | MF | Asier Illarramendi | 25 | EU | Real Madrid | Transfer | Summer | 2021 | N/A | Real Sociedad |
| 1 | GK | Gerónimo Rulli | 23 | Non-EU | Deportivo Maldonado | Loan | Summer | 2016 | N/A | Real Sociedad |
| 23 | DF | Diego Reyes | 22 | Non-EU | Porto | Loan | Summer | 2016 | N/A | Real Sociedad |
| 7 | MF | Bruma | 20 | EU | Galatasaray | Loan | Summer | 2016 | N/A | Real Sociedad |
| 13 | GK | Oier | 25 | EU | Granada | Loan | Summer | 2016 | N/A | Real Sociedad |
| * | DF | Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba | 27 | EU | Osasuna | Loan return | Summer | 2016 | N/A | Real Sociedad |
| * | MF | Pablo Hervías | 21 | EU | Osasuna | Loan return | Summer | 2016 | N/A | Real Sociedad |
| * | FW | Diego Ifrán | 28 | EU | CD Tenerife | Loan return | Summer | 2015 | N/A | Real Sociedad |
| 25 | DF | Raúl Navas | 27 | EU | Eibar | Loan return | Summer | 2018 | N/A | Real Sociedad |

### Out

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | EU | Moving to | Type | Transfer window | Transfer fee | Source |
| 4 | MF | Gorka Elustondo | 28 | EU | Athletic Bilbao | End of contract | Summer | none | Athletic Bilbao |
| * | MF | Marco Sangalli | 23 | EU | CD Mirandés | End of contract | Summer | none | CD Mirandés |
| 13 | GK | Eñaut Zubikarai | 31 | EU | | End of contract | Summer | none | Real Sociedad |
| 22 | DF | Daniel Estrada Agirrezabalaga | 28 | EU | Alavés | End of contract | Summer | none | CD Alavés |
| * | FW | Diego Ifrán | 28 | Non-EU | Peñarol | End of contract | Summer | none | Peñarol |
| | DF | Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba | 27 | EU | | Contract rescinded | Summer | N/A | Real Sociedad |
| 18 | MF | Chory Castro | 31 | EU | | Contract rescinded | Winter | N/A | Real Sociedad |
| 7 | FW | Alfreð Finnbogason | 26 | EU | Olympiacos | Loan | Summer | none | Olympiacos |
| 7 | FW | Alfreð Finnbogason | 27 | EU | FC Augsburg | Loan | Winter | none | Real Sociedad |
| | MF | Pablo Hervías | 22 | EU | Oviedo | Loan | Summer | N/A | Real Sociedad |
| | MF | David Concha | 18 | EU | Numancia | Loan | Summer | N/A | Real Sociedad |
| 12 | MF | Alain Oyarzun | 22 | EU | Mirandés | Loan | Winter | N/A | Real Sociedad |
| 15 | MF | Ion Ansotegi | 33 | EU | Eibar | Contract rescinded | Winter | N/A | Real Sociedad |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Win  Draw  Loss  Postponed

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| La Liga | – | | | |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | | | |
Updated to match played 16 September 2015 Source: Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 39 | 42 | −3 | 032.26 |
| Copa del Rey | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 33 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 45 | −4 | 030.30 |
Last updated: 4 April 2016 Source: Competitions

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Sevilla | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 51 | 50 | +1 | 52 | Qualification for the Champions League group stage |
| 8 | Málaga | 38 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 35 | +3 | 48 | |
| 9 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 45 | 48 | −3 | 48 | |
| 10 | Real Betis | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 34 | 52 | −18 | 45 | |
| 11 | Las Palmas | 38 | 12 | 8 | 18 | 45 | 53 | −8 | 44 | |
* ↑ Sevilla qualified for the Champions League group stage by winning the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League. Based on their league position (7th), they would have received the spot above to enter the Europa League third qualifying round. This spot was vacated without replacement as per UEFA regulations.
* 1 2 Málaga finished ahead of Real Sociedad on head-to-head record; Málaga 3–1 Real Sociedad, Real Sociedad 1–1 Málaga.
* ↑ Las Palmas finished ahead of Valencia on head-to-head record; Valencia 1–1 Las Palmas, Las Palmas 2–1 Valencia.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 May 2016. Source:

#### Result round 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 | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | D | D | L | L | W | D | L | L | W | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | D | W | D | L | W | W | W | W | D | L | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | D | L | W | W |
| Position | 11 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | | | 9 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss

##### League
### Copa del Rey
#### Round of 32
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

    Last updated on 15 May 2016.
| 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 | ARG | Gerónimo Rulli | 37 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Oier Olazábal | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | GK | ESP | Ander Bardají | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Carlos Martínez | 12 | 0 | 6+4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Mikel González | 19 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | ESP | Iñigo Martínez | 31 | 1 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Yuri Berchiche | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Joseba Zaldúa | 13 | 0 | 10+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | ESP | Héctor Hernández | 14 | 0 | 4+9 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | MEX | Diego Reyes | 28 | 2 | 26+1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Alberto de la Bella | 16 | 0 | 14+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | ESP | Raúl Navas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | DF | ESP | Aritz Elustondo | 31 | 1 | 30+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ESP | Asier Illarramendi | 35 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | MF | ESP | Markel Bergara | 20 | 1 | 15+5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | POR | Bruma | 33 | 3 | 14+18 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Esteban Granero | 15 | 0 | 9+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Xabi Prieto | 37 | 3 | 27+9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Rubén Pardo | 30 | 0 | 19+9 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Sergio Canales | 18 | 1 | 11+5 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 17 | MF | FRA | David Zurutuza | 16 | 1 | 14+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | URU | Chory Castro | 10 | 0 | 1+7 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ESP | Igor Zubeldia | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | MF | ESP | Eneko Capilla | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ESP | Imanol Agirretxe | 16 | 13 | 14+2 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | MEX | Carlos Vela | 36 | 5 | 32+3 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | BRA | Jonathas | 29 | 7 | 17+10 | 7 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 28 | FW | ESP | Mikel Oyarzabal | 24 | 6 | 16+6 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ESP | Jon Bautista | 4 | 1 | 1+3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club ||||||||||
| 12 | MF | ESP | Alain Oyarzun | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Ion Ansotegi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |