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| Full name | Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. | ||
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| Nicknames | Txuri-urdin (white-blue) Erreala La Real | ||
| Founded | 19 September 2004; 21 years ago (2004-09-19) | ||
| Ground | Instalaciones Zubieta, San Sebastián,Basque Country,Spain | ||
| Capacity | 1,500 | ||
| President | Jokin Aperribay | ||
| Head coach | José Luis Sánchez Vera | ||
| League | Liga F | ||
| 2024–25 | Liga F,6th | ||
| Website | realsociedad.eus/femenino | ||
Real Sociedad Femenino is thewomen'sfootball section ofReal Sociedad de Fútbol currently playing in Spain's top leagueLiga F.
Founded on 19 September 2004,[1] Real Sociedad reached thefirst division after two promotions in its two first seasons ever, and occupying the place of dissolvedEstudiantes de Huelva.
After a ninth position in their first season, the club quickly consolidated in the top flight. In 2011, Real Sociedad reached the semifinals of theCopa de la Reina for the first time.
In February 2019, a Basque derby league fixture hosted by Real Sociedad againstAthletic Bilbao, which would usually be held at the club'sZubieta training centre, was played at theAnoeta Stadium, attracting an attendance of 21,234 (the result was a 2–2 draw).[2] The following week, the same venue hosted a semi-final of theCopa de la Reina in which Real defeatedSevilla 3–1 in front of 18,731 fans to reach the final of the competition for the first time.[3] On 11 May 2019, the club achieved their first ever major trophy by beatingAtlético Madrid 2–1 in the final of the Copa de la Reina, played inGranada.[4] The win granted entry to the newly-establishedSupercopa de España Femenina, but after overcomingLevante to reach its final, they suffered a humiliating 10–1 defeat toBarcelona.[5] Their firstUEFA Women's Champions League tie, after finishing second behind Barcelona in the2021–22 Primera División, was againstFC Bayern of Germany[6] and ended in elimination by a 4–1 aggregate score (Synne Jensen had the distinction of scoring the first European goal). Another Copa de la Reina final was reached in2024, but this resulted in another heavy loss (8–0) to Barcelona.[7]
The club'sB-team, established in 2018,[8] plays in thePrimera Nacional (3rd level) having gained promotion from the Gipuzkoa provincial league in their first year of operation[9] and from theBasque regional league a year later.[10] A C-team was launched in 2021.[11]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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