2023–24 Real Sociedad season

Real Sociedad
2023–24 season
President	Jokin Aperribay
Head coach	Imanol Alguacil
Stadium	Reale Arena
La Liga	6th
Copa del Rey	Semi-finals
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Mikel Oyarzabal (9); All: ; Mikel Oyarzabal (14)
Highest home attendance	39,336 vs Paris Saint-Germain
Lowest home attendance	25,335 vs Granada
Average home league attendance	31,710
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 season was Real Sociedad's 114th season in existence and 14th consecutive season in La Liga. They also competed in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Champions League, returning to the top European club tournament after a nine-year absence.

This was the club's first season since 2014–15 without Asier Illarramendi, who departed to join American club FC Dallas.

Players

First-team squad

As of 19 January 2024^[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	Álvaro Odriozola
3	DF	ESP	Aihen Muñoz
4	MF	ESP	Martín Zubimendi
5	DF	ESP	Igor Zubeldia
6	DF	ESP	Aritz Elustondo (vice-captain)
7	FW	ESP	Ander Barrenetxea
8	MF	ESP	Mikel Merino (3rd captain)
9	FW	ESP	Carlos Fernández
10	FW	ESP	Mikel Oyarzabal (captain)
11	FW	SUR	Sheraldo Becker
12	MF	RUS	Arsen Zakharyan


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
13	GK	ESP	Unai Marrero
14	FW	JPN	Takefusa Kubo
15	MF	ESP	Urko González de Zárate
16	MF	ESP	Jon Ander Olasagasti
17	DF	SCO	Kieran Tierney (on loan from Arsenal)
18	DF	MLI	Hamari Traoré
19	FW	NGA	Umar Sadiq
20	DF	ESP	Jon Pacheco
21	FW	POR	André Silva (on loan from RB Leipzig)
22	MF	ESP	Beñat Turrientes
23	MF	ESP	Brais Méndez
24	DF	ESP	Robin Le Normand

Reserve team

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
28	MF	ESP	Jon Magunazelaia
29	MF	ESP	Pablo Marín
30	GK	ESP	Gaizka Ayesa
36	DF	ESP	Jon Martín


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
37	GK	ESP	Aitor Fraga
38	MF	ESP	Alberto Dadie
39	DF	VEN	Jon Aramburu
40	FW	NOR	Bryan Fiabema

Other players under contract

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	Martín Merquelanz

Out on loan

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	ESP	Álex Sola (at Alavés until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	ESP	Diego Rico (at Getafe until 30 June 2024)
—	DF	USA	Jonathan Gómez (at Mirandés until 30 June 2024)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	Robert Navarro (at Cádiz until 30 June 2024)
—	MF	ESP	Roberto López (at Tenerife until 30 June 2024)
—	FW	ESP	Jon Karrikaburu (at Andorra until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date	Source
DF	Hamari Traoré	Rennes	Free	1 July 2023	^[2]
FW	André Silva	RB Leipzig	Loan	2 August 2023	^[3]
MF	Arsen Zakharyan	Dynamo Moscow	€13,000,000	19 August 2023	^[4]
DF	Kieran Tierney	Arsenal	Loan	28 August 2023	^[5]
DF	Álvaro Odriozola	Real Madrid	€3,000,000	1 September 2023	^[6]
FW	Sheraldo Becker	Union Berlin	€3,000,000	18 January 2024	^[7]
DF	Javi Galán	Atlético Madrid	Loan	24 January 2024	^[8]

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date	Source
MF	Asier Illarramendi	FC Dallas	Free	1 July 2023	^[9]
DF	Modibo Sagnan	Utrecht	€2,900,000	1 July 2023	^[10]
MF	Portu	Getafe	€3,500,000	1 July 2023	^[11]
DF	Aritz Arambarri	Leganés	Free	1 July 2023	^[12]
MF	Roberto López	Tenerife	Loan	1 July 2023	^[13]
MF	Ander Guevara	Alavés	€1,800,000	9 July 2023	^[14]
MF	David Silva	Retired		28 July 2023	^[15]
DF	Andoni Gorosabel	Alavés	Undisclosed	11 August 2023	^[16]
FW	Jon Karrikaburu	Alavés	Loan	1 September 2023	^[17]
MF	Robert Navarro	Cádiz	Loan	1 September 2023	^[18]
DF	Álex Sola	Alavés	Loan	1 September 2023	^[19]
DF	Diego Rico	Getafe	Loan	1 September 2023	^[20]
FW	Jon Karrikaburu	Andorra	Loan	7 January 2024	^[21]
FW	Mohamed-Ali Cho	Nice	€12,000,000	8 January 2024	^[22]

New contracts

Position	Player	Until	Ref.
MF	Igor Zubeldia	June 2029	^[23]
FW	Ander Barrenetxea	June 2030	^[24]
FW	Takefusa Kubo	June 2029	^[25]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

21 July 2023 Euskal Herriko Futbol Txapelketa	Real Sociedad	1–3	Osasuna	Irun
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Cho 24' Zubeldia 27'	Report	Catena 9', 38', 43'	Stadium: Stadium Gal Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

25 July 2023 Friendly	Sporting CP	3–0	Real Sociedad	Faro/Loulé, Portugal
22:30 WEST (UTC+1)	Gyökeres 19' Esgaio 28' Gonçalves 55' Barroso 84'	Report		Stadium: Estádio do Algarve Referee: Gonçalo Neves (Portugal)

29 July 2023 Friendly	Real Sociedad	1–0	Bayer Leverkusen	San Sebastián
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Méndez 42'	Report	Puerta 37' Marsenic 90+1'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 17,143 Referee: Igor Galech Apezteguía (Spain)

2 August 2023 La Liga Summer Tour	Atlético Madrid	0–0	Real Sociedad	Guadalupe, Mexico
19:00 CDT (UTC−5)	Hermoso 33' Depay 79'	Report	Zubeldia 14' Le Normand 33' Pacheco 54'	Stadium: Estadio BBVA Attendance: 33,055 Referee: Fernando Hernández Gómez (Mexico)

5 August 2023 La Liga Summer Tour	Real Betis	0–1	Real Sociedad	San Francisco, United States
20:00 PDT (UTC−7)	Miranda 35' Guardado 45' Roca 63'		Muñoz 69' Oyarzabal 89'	Stadium: Oracle Park

29 May 2024 Friendly	Tokyo Verdy	0–2	Real Sociedad	Tokyo, Japan
19:30 JST (UTC+9)		Report	González 45' Zakharyan 90+1'	Stadium: Japan National Stadium Attendance: 40,050 Referee: Shu Kawamata

Competitions

Overall record

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	12 August 2023	25 May 2024	Matchday 1	6th	38	16	12	10	51	39	+12	042.11
Copa del Rey	1 November 2023	27 February 2024	First round	Semi-finals	7	5	2	0	8	2	+6	071.43
UEFA Champions League	20 September 2023	5 March 2024	Group stage	Round of 16	8	3	3	2	8	6	+2	037.50
Total					53	24	17	12	67	47	+20	045.28

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Atlético Madrid	38	24	4	10	70	43	+27	76	Qualification for the Champions League league phase
5	Athletic Bilbao	38	19	11	8	61	37	+24	68	Qualification for the Europa League league phase^[a]
6	Real Sociedad	38	16	12	10	51	39	+12	60	Qualification for the Europa League league phase^[a]
7	Real Betis	38	14	15	9	48	45	+3	57	Qualification for the Conference League play-off round^[a]
8	Villarreal	38	14	11	13	65	65	0	53

Source: LaLiga EA Sports
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)^[26]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Since the winners of the 2023–24 Copa del Rey, Athletic Bilbao, 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 Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

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	12	10	51	39	+12	60	8	6	5	26	20	+6	8	6	5	25	19	+6

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	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	D	D	W	L	W	W	W	L	W	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	L
Position	9	13	12	8	11	8	6	5	6	5	5	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6
Points	1	2	3	6	6	9	12	15	15	18	19	19	22	25	26	29	30	31	32	32	35	36	37	37	40	40	40	43	46	49	50	51	51	54	54	57	60	60

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

Matches

The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.^[27]

12 August 2023 1	Real Sociedad	1–1	Girona	San Sebastián
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kubo 5' Le Normand 45+3' Olasagasti 85'	Report	Martínez 9' Stuani 45+3' Dovbyk 72' Gutiérrez 79' López 90+1' Gazzaniga 90+2'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 30,848 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

19 August 2023 2	Real Sociedad	1–1	Celta Vigo	San Sebastián
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Barrenetxea 22' Zubimendi 40' Le Normand 69'	Report	Aspas 51' Mingueza 90+4'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 30,354 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

25 August 2023 3	Las Palmas	0–0	Real Sociedad	Las Palmas
18:30 WEST (UTC+1)	S. Cardona 45'	Report	Le Normand 44' Méndez 72' Zubeldia 82' Sadiq 90+1'	Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria Attendance: 25,335 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

2 September 2023 4	Real Sociedad	5–3	Granada	San Sebastián
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kubo 9', 44' Oyarzabal 54' Zubimendi 59' Barrenetxea 67' Bosch 76' (o.g.)	Report	Le Normand 35' Boyé 38', 83' Ruiz 53' Díaz 54' Zaragoza 86', 90+9'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 25,335 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

17 September 2023 5	Real Madrid	2–1	Real Sociedad	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tchouaméni 33' Valverde 46' Joselu 60' García 71' Alaba 90+4'	Report	Barrenetxea 5' Merino 68' Traoré 77'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 70,092 Referee: César Soto Grado

24 September 2023 6	Real Sociedad	4–3	Getafe	San Sebastián
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Kubo 2' Méndez 45+1', 66' Muñoz 45+3' Oyarzabal 61' (pen.), 88'	Report	Rico 19' Aleñá 39' Mayoral 45+5' (pen.) Suárez 49' Latasa 90+2'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 29,568 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

27 September 2023 7	Valencia	0–1	Real Sociedad	Valencia
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Amallah 42' 45' Guerra 45+3' Mosquera 79'	Report	González de Zárate 14' Pacheco 25' Fernández 32', 62' Traoré 45+2' Méndez 68' Merino 81' Zubeldia 89'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 44,200 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

30 September 2023 8	Real Sociedad	3–0	Athletic Bilbao	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Le Normand 30' Merino 44' Kubo 48' Oyarzabal 66' Zubeldia 77'	Report	Herrera 29' Vivian 44'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 38,229 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

8 October 2023 9	Atlético Madrid	2–1	Real Sociedad	Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Lino 22' Koke 48' Griezmann 89' (pen.), 90+6' Galán 90+7'	Report	Le Normand 15' Oyarzabal 73' Traoré 86' Fernández 87'	Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 65,607 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

21 October 2023 10	Real Sociedad	1–0	Mallorca	San Sebastián
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Zubeldia 47' Méndez 64', 90+3' Pacheco 71'	Report	Copete 15' Lato 41' Sánchez 43'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 31,279 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

29 October 2023 11	Rayo Vallecano	2–2	Real Sociedad	Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Lejeune 13' Mumin 31' García 66' Bebé 90+1', 90+2'	Report	Oyarzabal 41', 66' (pen.) Turrientes 72' Zubeldia 74'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 12,970 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

4 November 2023 12	Real Sociedad	0–1	Barcelona	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Méndez 49' Zubeldia 74' Zubimendi 84'	Report	Félix 49' Martínez 60' Gavi 86' Araújo 90+2'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 37,555 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

11 November 2023 13	Almería	1–3	Real Sociedad	Almería
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Robertone 27' Embarba 50' Arribas 76'	Report	Sadiq 32' Muñoz 45' Oyarzabal 62' Fernández 90+1' (pen.) Zubimendi 90+5'	Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 13,016 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

26 November 2023 14	Real Sociedad	2–1	Sevilla	San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Dmitrović 3' (o.g.) Sadiq 22' Merino 33' Traoré 78'	Report	En-Nesyri 60' Ramos 82', 88' Navas 88'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 33,879 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

2 December 2023 15	Osasuna	1–1	Real Sociedad	Pamplona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gómez 2' Catena 58' Budimir 61' Ra. García 86'	Report	Sadiq 41' Tierney 49' Kubo 65' Le Normand 84'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 20,859 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

9 December 2023 16	Villarreal	0–3	Real Sociedad	Villarreal
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Capoue 23' Pedraza 49'	Report	Merino 38' Zubimendi 41', 60' Kubo 45+4'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 19,344 Referee: Mario Melero López

17 December 2023 17	Real Sociedad	0–0	Real Betis	San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Olasagasti 85' Le Normand 86'	Report	Roca 43' Ruibal 68' Pérez 78' Isco 87'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 33,172 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

21 December 2023 18	Cádiz	0–0	Real Sociedad	Cádiz
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Alejo 32' Fali 55' Alcaraz 85'	Report	Remiro 85'	Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla Attendance: 17,693 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

3 January 2024 19	Real Sociedad	1–1	Alavés	San Sebastián
19:15 CET (UTC+1)	Remiro 36' Zubeldia 45+2' Fernández 74' Traoré 74' Zubimendi 90+6' Oyarzabal 90+8' Sadiq 90+11'	Report	Rebbach 50' Omorodion 59' Rioja 76' (pen.) Sivera 87' Kike 90+3'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 34,051 Referee: Víctor García Verdura

13 January 2024 20	Athletic Bilbao	2–1	Real Sociedad	Bilbao
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Berenguer 30', 42' Gómez 90+3'	Report	Barrenetxea 61' Oyarzabal 88' Merino 90' Le Normand 90+2' Elustondo 90+3'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 51,475 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

20 January 2024 21	Celta Vigo	0–1	Real Sociedad	Vigo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Rodríguez 15'	Report	Méndez 11' Aramburu 30' Merino 84'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 20,901 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

27 January 2024 22	Real Sociedad	0–0	Rayo Vallecano	San Sebastián
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Galán 70' Pacheco 90+4'	Report	Trejo 7' Balliu 19' López 57' Nteka 85'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 32,528 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

3 February 2024 23	Girona	0–0	Real Sociedad	Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Herrera 88' Blind 90+7'	Report	Turrientes 21' Méndez 45+1' Zubeldia 64'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 13,755 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

10 February 2024 24	Real Sociedad	0–1	Osasuna	San Sebastián
16:15 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Budimir 49'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 32,905 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

18 February 2024 25	Mallorca	1–2	Real Sociedad	Palma
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Sánchez 4', 31' Rajković 45+1' Raíllo 45+3' 45+4' Nastasić 82' S. Costa 90' Darder 90+6' Van der Heyden 90+7' Rodríguez 90+7' Muriqi 90+7'	Report	Kubo 38' Le Normand 41' Zubeldia 61' Pacheco 77' Merino 90+3', 90+6' Turrientes 90+6'	Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 18,153 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

23 February 2024 26	Real Sociedad	1–3	Villarreal	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Le Normand 51' Silva 62' Zakharyan 68' Merino 86'	Report	Comesaña 17', 47' Jörgensen 60' Mosquera 62' Albiol 63' Cuenca 88' Sørloth 90+5'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 30,609 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

2 March 2024 27	Sevilla	3–2	Real Sociedad	Seville
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	En-Nesyri 11', 13' Ramos 65' Nianzou 87'	Report	Silva 45+5' (pen.) Pacheco 67' Méndez 90+2' Zubeldia 90+7'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 35,884 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

9 March 2024 28	Granada	2–3	Real Sociedad	Granada
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Uzuni 21', 45+3' Ruiz 45+1'	Report	Traoré 23' Sadiq 33', 63' Le Normand 80' Silva 85'	Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes Attendance: 9,214 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

15 March 2024 29	Real Sociedad	2–0	Cádiz	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Merino 28' Galán 45' Zubimendi 45+2' Zakharyan 68' Le Normand 70'	Report	Ramos 70'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 31,000 Referee: César Soto Grado

31 March 2024 30	Alavés	0–1	Real Sociedad	Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Guevara 62' Abqar 86'	Report	Pacheco 59', 89' Merino 80'	Stadium: Mendizorrotza Attendance: 18,575 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

14 April 2024 31	Real Sociedad	2–2	Almería	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Becker 32' Oyarzabal 59' Le Normand 75' Zubeldia 86' Zubimendi 90+4'	Report	Embarba 30', 88' (pen.) Romero 36' Ramazani 90+4'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 26,520 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

21 April 2024 32	Getafe	1–1	Real Sociedad	Getafe
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Latasa 29'	Report	Barrenetxea 13' Merino 39' Elustondo 90+5'	Stadium: Coliseum Attendance: 12,228 Referee: Víctor García Verdura

26 April 2024 33	Real Sociedad	0–1	Real Madrid	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Le Normand 40' Zubeldia 70' Merino 87'	Report	Güler 15', 29' García 56' Tchouaméni 83' Nacho 88'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 37,109 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

4 May 2024 34	Real Sociedad	2–0	Las Palmas	San Sebastián
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Galán 17' Suárez 33' (o.g.) Le Normand 40' Becker 45+1'	Report	S. Cardona 67'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 29,330 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

13 May 2024 35	Barcelona	2–0	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Yamal 40' Gündoğan 51' Raphinha 90+3' (pen.), 90+4'	Report	Aramburu 57' Pacheco 64' Oyarzabal 90+2'	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Attendance: 35,829 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

16 May 2024 36	Real Sociedad	1–0	Valencia	San Sebastián
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Silva 3'	Report	Guillamón 29' Canós 90+4'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 25,067 Referee: César Soto Grado

19 May 2024 37	Real Betis	0–2	Real Sociedad	Seville
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sabaly 58' Ezzalzouli 66' Miranda 83' Fekir 90+1'	Report	Méndez 5' Merino 42' Turrientes 52' Traoré 74' Becker 78' Aramburu 90+1'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 58,036 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

25 May 2024 38	Real Sociedad	0–2	Atlético Madrid	San Sebastián
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Pacheco 45+2' Méndez 57' Olasagasti 90'	Report	Lino 9' Vermeeren 41' Koke 45' Saúl 80' 90+1' Mandava 87', 90+3'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 30,678 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Copa del Rey

1 November 2023 First round	Buñol	0–1	Real Sociedad	Requena
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	López 50' Ducó 59' Caballero 69'	Report	Fernández 67' Marrero 89' Pacheco 90+5'	Stadium: Tomás Berlanga Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández
Note: The match was played at the Tomás Berlanga in Requena, instead of Buñol's regular stadium, the Beltrán Báguena in Buñol, which did not meet the broadcasting requirements.

6 December 2023 Second round	Andratx	0–1	Real Sociedad	Andratx
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Aveldaño 85' Peñafort 90+4'	Report	Silva 56' Pacheco 90+4'	Stadium: Sa Plana Attendance: 1,233 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

7 January 2024 Round of 32	Málaga	0–1	Real Sociedad	Málaga
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Juanpe 48' Diarra 51'	Report	Galilea 49' (o.g.) Muñoz 62' Fernández 63'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 22,111 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

17 January 2024 Round of 16	Osasuna	0–2	Real Sociedad	Pamplona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Catena 56' Areso 57' Fernández 90+6'	Report	Oyarzabal 57' (pen.) Magunazelaia 75' Le Normand 88' Méndez 90+7' Merino 90+7'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 21,116 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

23 January 2024 Quarter-finals	Celta Vigo	1–2	Real Sociedad	Vigo
21:30 CET (UTC+1)	Douvikas 45+2' Núñez 74' De la Torre 90+2' Larsen 90+3' Ristić 90+4'	Report	Oyarzabal 2' Merino 65' Becker 66' Magunazelaia 90+5'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 20,903 Referee: César Soto Grado

6 February 2024 Semi-finals First leg	Mallorca	0–0	Real Sociedad	Palma
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Copete 47' Rodríguez 68' J. Costa 90+7'	Report	Zubeldia 55' Merino 81' Silva 90+5'	Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 22,051 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

27 February 2024 Semi-finals Second leg	Real Sociedad	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–1 agg.) (4–5 p)	Mallorca	San Sebastián
21:30 CET (UTC+1)	Méndez 45+1' Oyarzabal 71' Le Normand 113'	Report	Copete 21' González 50' J. Costa 88' Muriqi 105+4'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 35,781 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
	Penalties
	Oyarzabal Turrientes Olasagasti Zubimendi Becker		Muriqi Morlanes Mascarell Radonjić Darder

UEFA Champions League

Group stage

The draw for the group stage was held on 31 August 2023.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	RSO	INT	BEN	SAL
1	Real Sociedad	6	3	3	0	7	2	+5	12^[a]	Advance to knockout phase	—	1–1	3–1	0–0
2	Inter Milan	6	3	3	0	8	5	+3	12^[a]	Advance to knockout phase	0–0	—	1–0	2–1
3	Benfica	6	1	1	4	7	11	−4	4^[b]	Transfer to Europa League	0–1	3–3	—	0–2
4	Red Bull Salzburg	6	1	1	4	4	8	−4	4^[b]		0–2	0–1	1–3	—

Source: UEFA
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Tied on head-to-head points, goal difference, and goals scored. Goal difference in all matches: Real Sociedad +5, Inter Milan +3.
^ ^a ^b Tied on head-to-head points, goal difference, goals scored, and goal difference in all matches. Goals scored in all matches: Benfica 7, Red Bull Salzburg 4.

20 September 2023 1	Real Sociedad	1–1	Inter Milan	San Sebastián
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Méndez 4' Merino 70' Traoré 88' Zubeldia 90+5'	Report	Asllani 13' Mkhitaryan 60' Frattesi 70' Martínez 87'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 36,591 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

3 October 2023 2	Red Bull Salzburg	0–2	Real Sociedad	Salzburg, Austria
18:45 CEST (UTC+2)	Solet 41' Pavlović 76' Baidoo 88'	Report	Oyarzabal 7' Le Normand 15' Méndez 27', 59'	Stadium: Red Bull Arena Attendance: 28,227 Referee: Bartosz Frankowski (Poland)

24 October 2023 3	Benfica	0–1	Real Sociedad	Lisbon, Portugal
20:00 WEST (UTC+1)	Bernat 77'	Report	Méndez 63' Elustondo 71' Merino 75'	Stadium: Estádio da Luz Attendance: 56,002 Referee: Clément Turpin (France)

8 November 2023 4	Real Sociedad	3–1	Benfica	San Sebastián
18:45 CET (UTC+1)	Merino 6' Oyarzabal 11' Barrenetxea 21', 63' Méndez 29' Fernández 86'	Report	Florentino 20' R. Silva 49'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 36,815 Referee: Anthony Taylor (England)

29 November 2023 5	Real Sociedad	0–0	Red Bull Salzburg	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Elustondo 38'	Report	Dedić 90+1'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 34,419 Referee: Mykola Balakin (Ukraine)

12 December 2023 6	Inter Milan	0–0	Real Sociedad	Milan, Italy
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Martínez 75'	Report	Zubeldia 21' Zakharyan 44' Kubo 76' Elustondo 85'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 69,010 Referee: Sandro Schärer (Switzerland)

Knockout phase

Round of 16

The draw for the round of 16 was held on 18 December 2023.

14 February 2024 First leg	Paris Saint-Germain	2–0	Real Sociedad	Paris, France
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	K. Mbappé 58' Barcola 70'	Report	Le Normand 36' Traoré 90+2'	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 46,435 Referee: Marco Guida (Italy)

5 March 2024 Second leg	Real Sociedad	1–2 (1–4 agg.)	Paris Saint-Germain	San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kubo 42' Zubeldia 54' Merino 89'	Report	K. Mbappé 15', 56' Mendes 28' Hakimi 41' Dembélé 45+4'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 39,336 Referee: Michael Oliver (England)

Statistics

Squad statistics

Last updated on 25 May 2024.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		UEFA Champions League
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ESP	Álex Remiro	49	0	37	0	4	0	8	0
32	GK	ESP	Unai Marrero	5	0	1+1	0	3	0	0	0
37	GK	ESP	Aitor Fraga	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ESP	Álvaro Odriozola	15	0	6+3	0	3	0	1+2	0
3	DF	ESP	Aihen Muñoz	29	0	11+10	0	2	0	5+1	0
6	DF	ESP	Aritz Elustondo	25	0	7+8	0	2+3	0	2+3	0
17	DF	SCO	Kieran Tierney	26	0	14+6	0	2+2	0	1+1	0
18	DF	MLI	Hamari Traoré	40	0	27+4	0	2	0	6+1	0
20	DF	ESP	Jon Pacheco	31	1	16+7	1	2+1	0	0+5	0
24	DF	ESP	Robin Le Normand	43	2	28+1	2	6+1	0	7	0
25	DF	ESP	Javi Galán	18	0	13+1	0	2	0	2	0
26	DF	ESP	Urko González de Zárate	8	0	2+3	0	3	0	0	0
36	DF	ESP	Jon Martín	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
39	DF	VEN	Jon Aramburu	15	0	5+6	0	1+2	0	1	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ESP	Martín Zubimendi	45	4	29+2	4	4+2	0	8	0
5	MF	ESP	Igor Zubeldia	43	0	29+1	0	5	0	8	0
8	MF	ESP	Mikel Merino	45	8	27+5	5	5+1	1	7	2
12	MF	RUS	Arsen Zakharyan	40	1	15+14	1	5+1	0	2+3	0
14	MF	JPN	Takefusa Kubo	41	7	24+6	7	2+1	0	7+1	0
16	MF	ESP	Jon Ander Olasagasti	18	0	2+12	0	2+1	0	0+1	0
22	MF	ESP	Beñat Turrientes	41	0	19+10	0	2+4	0	1+5	0
23	MF	ESP	Brais Méndez	44	8	27+5	5	4+1	0	7	3
28	MF	ESP	Jon Magunazelaia	11	0	1+4	0	1+4	0	0+1	0
29	MF	ESP	Pablo Marín	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Ander Barrenetxea	39	5	20+9	4	3	0	5+2	1
9	FW	ESP	Carlos Fernández	16	3	5+5	2	0+2	1	0+4	0
10	FW	ESP	Mikel Oyarzabal	44	14	23+10	9	3+1	3	7	2
11	FW	SUR	Sheraldo Becker	18	3	8+7	2	1+1	1	1	0
19	FW	NGA	Umar Sadiq	36	3	12+14	3	2+4	0	1+3	0
21	FW	POR	André Silva	26	4	9+10	3	4+1	1	1+1	0
38	FW	ESP	Alberto Dadie	3	0	0+1	0	1+1	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
2	DF	ESP	Álex Sola	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
11	FW	FRA	Momo Cho	16	0	1+10	0	1	0	1+3	0
15	DF	ESP	Diego Rico	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Goalscorers

Position	Players	LaLiga	Copa del Rey	Champions League	Total
FW	Mikel Oyarzabal	9	3	2	14
MF	Brais Méndez	5	0	3	8
MF	Mikel Merino	5	1	2	8
MF	Takefusa Kubo	7	0	0	7
FW	Ander Barrenetxea	4	0	1	5
FW	André Silva	3	1	0	4
MF	Martín Zubimendi	4	0	0	4
FW	Sheraldo Becker	2	1	0	3
FW	Carlos Fernández	2	1	0	3
FW	Umar Sadiq	3	0	0	3
DF	Jon Pacheco	1	0	0	1
MF	Arsen Zakharyan	1	0	0	1

References

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^ "Hamari Traoré, first signing". Real Sociedad. 9 June 2023.
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^ "Path to the stars". Real Sociedad. 28 August 2023.
^ "Vuelve a casa". October 2016.
^ "Official | Sheraldo Becker leaves Union Berlin for Real Sociedad".
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External links

Official website

[table_note_res_ELLS0.073361946769693-26] Since the winners of the 2023–24 Copa del Rey, Athletic Bilbao, 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 Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

[table_hth_RSO0.7394112384596-29] Tied on head-to-head points, goal difference, and goals scored. Goal difference in all matches: Real Sociedad +5, Inter Milan +3.

[table_hth_BEN0.7394112384596-30] Tied on head-to-head points, goal difference, goals scored, and goal difference in all matches. Goals scored in all matches: Benfica 7, Red Bull Salzburg 4.

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[2] "Hamari Traoré, first signing". Real Sociedad. 9 June 2023.

[3] "André Silva joins Real on loan". Real Sociedad. 2 August 2023.

[4] "Level complete, the Russian talent arrives". Real Sociedad. 19 August 2023.

[5] "Path to the stars". Real Sociedad. 28 August 2023.

[6] "Vuelve a casa". October 2016.

[7] "Official | Sheraldo Becker leaves Union Berlin for Real Sociedad".

[8] "Agreement for the loan of Javi Galán - Real Sociedad de Football S.A.D." www.realsociedad.eus.

[9] "Farewell, captain". Real Sociedad. 24 May 2023.

[10] "FC Utrecht licht optie: Modibo Sagnan blijft in Domstad" (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 2 June 2023.

[11] "DONE DEAL: Getafe sign permanently Real Sociedad striker Portu". Tribal Football. 28 June 2023.

[12] "El C.D. Leganés refuerza su defensa con la llegada de Aritz Arambarri" (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 22 June 2023.

[13] "Cedido al CD Tenerife" (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. 26 June 2023.

[14] "La Real Sociedad traspasa a Ander Guevara al Deportivo Alavés". Marca (in Spanish). 9 July 2023.

[15] "Silva announces retirement". Real Sociedad. 28 July 2023.

[16] "Agreement for his transfer to Deportivo Alavés". www.realsociedad.eus. 11 August 2023.

[17] "Cedido al Deportivo Alavés". October 2016.

[18] "Robert Navarro llega cedido por la Real Sociedad".

[19] "Acuerdo para su cesión al Deportivo Alavés". October 2016.

[20] "Acuerdo para su cesión al Getafe CF". October 2016.

[21] "Cedido al FC Andorra". www.realsociedad.eus. 1 October 2016.

[22] "Nice : Mohamed-Ali Cho s'est engagé jusqu'en 2028 (off)". OneFootball. 8 January 2024.

[23] ""I have many dreams to fulfil"". Real Sociedad. 17 May 2023.

[24] Troyano, Imanol (28 January 2024). "Ander Barrenetxea renueva hasta 2030". El Diario Vasco.

[25] "Takefusa Kubo signs new Real Sociedad deal until 2029". www.besoccer.com.

[27] "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[28] "Calendario de partidos de la Real Sociedad de la Liga 23/24". Relevo (in Spanish). 22 June 2023.

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