2013–14 Real Sociedad season

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Real Sociedad
2013–14 season
PresidentJokin Aperribay
Head coachJagoba Arrasate
StadiumAnoeta
La Liga7th
Copa del ReySemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueGroup stage (4th)
Top goalscorerLeague:
Antoine Griezmann (16)
Carlos Vela (16)

All:
Antoine Griezmann (19)
Carlos Vela (19)

The 2013–14 season was Real Sociedad's 67th season in La Liga. Real Sociedad finished 7th in the league and reached the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. The Basque failed to make it out of the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.

Season summary

Philippe Montanier, who left for Rennes, was replaced by Jagoba Arrasate, his assistant manager.[1] The club's pre-season was marked by the shock sale of Asier Illarramendi to Real Madrid.[2] Real Sociedad lost the player that had been its most influential midfielder during the previous season. The club signed Haris Seferovic,[3] Esteban Granero[4] and José Ángel[5] on loan.

Participation in the UEFA Champions League

In the Champions League preliminary round draw, Real Sociedad were not seeded and were to face seeded opponents from Europe's biggest leagues.[6] They were drawn against Lyon, with the second leg to be played in Anoeta. Preparations for the Champions league play-off round were marked by the long-term injuries of Mikel González, Imanol Agirretxe and Diego Ifrán. Pre-season consisted of matches against lower division Basque clubs, Sporting CP and English clubs. These matches were disappointing for Real Sociedad in both results and quality of play. The first official game of the season was played at home against Getafe. The Madrilians were easily beaten[7] a few days before travelling to Lyon. At the Stade Gerland, Real Sociedad inflicted the hosts a shock defeat with a 0–2 result. After an unremarkable draw at Elche that weekend, Real Sociedad welcomed Lyon. Once again, the French were convincingly beaten with a 2–0 scoreline, thus securing progression to the 2013–14 Champions League group stage for the Basques.[8] With no European participations in its five preceding seasons, Real Sociedad were seeded in pot 4. In the draw, they grouped with Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk and Bayer Leverkusen, the first two clubs being holding champions of their respective leagues. The Champions League had a bitter outcome for Real Sociedad. The first two matches were fairly balanced, but late goals in both games meant being bottom right before a double confrontation with Manchester United. As expected, Real Sociedad was comprehensively outplayed in both matches against the Red Devils. However, they only conceded one goal, in Manchester. With a single point after four matches, their chances of surviving this stage looked slim, eventually losing their last two matches.[9]

Copa del rey

Thanks to being in the Champions League Real Sociedad entered the second pot in the Copa del Rey. This meant they faced an opponent from Segunda División B or Tercera División in the round of 32. Algeciras was easily beaten on a 5–1 aggregate while resting some of the main players. In the quarterfinals Real Sociedad faced Villarreal. Both sides played with many substitutes in their starting lineups. Real Sociedad went through on a 0–1 aggregate score. A bizarre tie against Racing de Santander followed. The Cantabrians refused to play the second leg unless their club's governing body resigned. The match wasn't played and Real sociedad advanced to the next round. Barcelona awaited in the semi-finals, in a prestigious tie that was eventually won by the Catalans. Refereeing in the first leg was surrounded by controversy. Reaching the semifinals was the best performance in the cup since 1988.

League

In the league Real Sociedad started slowly but stabilized in the sixth position in late November. Exiting European competition only helped the club, focusing efforts on domestic duties. The last game played in 2013 was the derby against Athletic Bilbao. Real Sociedad emerged victorious from a very physical battle. At that point it seemed like Real Sociedad would fight for fourth spot with Athletic Bilbao. An emphatic 5–1 demolition at the hands of Villarreal right after the derby created doubts.

January and February

January and February were very positive and fourth spot still appeared attainable. The highlight of this period was the convincing 3–1 victory over Barcelona in Anoeta. This happened after Barcelona's controversial victory in the Copa del Rey and was seen by many as a revenge.

March and onwards

In March, the team's performances worsened drastically and the Basques unexpectedly lost to Rayo Vallecano at home (2–3) and Almería away (4–3). Athletic Bilbao comfortably ensured fourth place and Real Sociedad found itself in a fight to avoid seventh place against Villarreal and Sevilla. Defeat to Villarreal on the last matchday meant Real Sociedad finished seventh and had to play third qualifying round of the UEFA Europa League in July 2014. During this season, Real Sociedad played more matches than ever in its history. This and the early preparations for the Champions League preliminary round were suggested to be behind the drop in stamina that happened from March onwards. The performances of Carlos Vela and Antoine Griezmann were the highlight of the season. These two ended up as joint top goal scorers and made the difference in many matches.

Others

In November 2013, Real Sociedad and Kazakh club Astana signed a cooperation agreement.[10][11] On 20 January 2014, it was announced that Carlos Vela had won the La Liga Player of the Month for December and Arrasate the La Liga Manager of the Month.[12] In April 2014, Arrasate had his contract renewed until 2016.[13] In 2014, Real Sociedad were awarded the 2013–14 Liga BBVA Fair Play Club prize at the 2014 LFP Awards Ceremony.[14]

Annual general meeting

In December 2013, the annual general meeting took place. In addition to approving the new budget and the previous year's accounts a governing body had to be voted. This has to be done every five years and Jokin Aperribay had been voted in during 2008. As expected, Aperribay and the rest of the governing body were comfortably re-elected.[15][16]

Squad

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 Chile CHI Claudio Bravo
2 DF Spain ESP Carlos Martínez
3 DF Spain ESP Mikel González
4 MF Spain ESP Gorka Elustondo
5 MF Spain ESP Markel Bergara
6 DF Spain ESP Iñigo Martínez
7 MF France FRA Antoine Griezmann
8 FW Switzerland SUI Haris Seferovic
9 FW Spain ESP Imanol Agirretxe
10 MF Spain ESP Xabi Prieto
11 FW Mexico MEX Carlos Vela
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK Spain ESP Eñaut Zubikarai
14 MF Spain ESP Rubén Pardo
15 DF Spain ESP Ion Ansotegi
17 MF France FRA David Zurutuza
18 MF Uruguay URU Chory Castro
19 DF Algeria ALG Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba
20 DF Spain ESP José Ángel
21 FW Uruguay URU Diego Ifrán
22 DF Spain ESP Dani Estrada
23 MF Spain ESP Javier Ros
24 DF Spain ESP Alberto de la Bella

Start formations

Starting XI

Lineup that started most of the club's competitive matches throughout the season.

Player transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
12 FW Spain Joseba Llorente 33 EU Osasuna Loan return Summer N/A
20 LB Spain José Ángel 23 EU Roma Italy Loan Summer 2014 N/A Real Sociedad
17 FW Switzerland Haris Seferovic 21 EU Fiorentina Italy Transfer Summer 2017 €2M Real Sociedad
25 CM Spain Esteban Granero 26 EU Queens Park Rangers England Loan Summer 2014 N/A Real Sociedad
? AM Spain Sergio Canales 22 EU Valencia Transfer Winter 2018 N/A Real Sociedad

Total expenditure: €2 million

Out

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
20 LB Spain José Ángel 23 EU Roma Italy Loan end Summer N/A
FW Spain Joseba Llorente 33 EU Contract rescinded Summer N/A Real Sociedad
8 CM Spain Asier Illarramendi 23 EU Real Madrid Transfer Summer €38.9M Real Sociedad
19 DF Algeria Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba 25 EU RCD Mallorca Loan Winter N/A Real Sociedad
21 FW Uruguay Diego Ifrán 26 Non-EU Deportivo La Coruña Loan Winter N/A Real Sociedad

Total revenue: €38.9 million Net income: Increase €36.9 million

Technical staff

Position Name
First team manager Jagoba Arrasate
1st Assistant coach José María "Txema" Lumbreras
2nd Assistant coach Bittor Alkiza
Goalkeeping coach Roberto Navajas
Physical trainer Karla Larburu

[17][18]

Competitions

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season and friendlies

20 July 2013 Friendly Toulouse France 1 – 1 Spain Real Sociedad Beasain
19:00 CET Griezmann File:Soccerball shade.svg 10' Report File:Soccerball shade.svg 78' Sylla Stadium: Loinatz
Referee: Sagués Oscoz (Spain)
31 July 2013 Friendly Eibar Spain 0 – 2 Spain Real Sociedad Zarautz
19:00 CET Report File:Soccerball shade.svg 39' Castro
File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Agirretxe
Stadium: Asti
Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández Ortega (Spain)

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
5 Sevilla 38 18 9 11 69 52 +17 63 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Villarreal 38 17 8 13 60 44 +16 59[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for the Europa League play-off round[lower-alpha 3]
7 Real Sociedad 38 16 11 11 62 55 +7 59[lower-alpha 2] Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round[lower-alpha 3]
8 Valencia 38 13 10 15 51 53 −2 49
9 Celta Vigo 38 14 7 17 49 54 −5 49
Source: La Liga, ESPN
Rules for classification: [21] 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points;
Notes:
  1. Sevilla automatically qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League group stage as the defending champions; the berth through their league position was vacated.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Villarreal finished ahead of Real Sociedad on head-to-head points: Villarreal 5–1 Real Sociedad, Real Sociedad 1–2 Villarreal.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Since both the 2013–14 Copa del Rey champions (Real Madrid) and runners-up (Barcelona) qualified for the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League, the 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams qualified for the group stage, play-off round and third qualifying round of the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League respectively.[20]

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 11 11 62 55  +7 59 11 4 4 38 19  +19 5 7 7 24 36  −12

Last updated: 13 July 2014.
Source: League matches

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDLDDLDLWWDWLWWWWWLDWLDWWLLWLWDLDWWDDL
Position478771213151299776665566666666656666766667
Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

14 September 2013 4 Levante 0 – 0 Real Sociedad Valencia
18:00 (CEST) Vyntra Yellow card 37'
Rodas Yellow card 64'
Pinto Yellow card 91'
Report Yellow card 81' González Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
21 September 2013 5 Real Sociedad 0 – 0 Málaga San Sebastián
16:00 (CEST) I. Martínez Yellow card 19'
Prieto Yellow card 41'
Pardo Yellow card 46'
Report Yellow card 48' Angeleri
Yellow card 73' Sánchez
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 25,265
Referee: José Teixeira Vitienes
6 October 2013 8 Rayo Vallecano 1 – 0 Real Sociedad Vallecas
18:00 (CEST) Viera File:Soccerball shade.svg 89' (pen.) Yellow card 90+4'
Adrián Yellow card 70'
Report Yellow card 57' Zurutuza
Yellow card 88' Bravo
Stadium: Campo de Vallecas
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández
26 January 2014 21 Real Sociedad 4 – 0 Elche San Sebastián
22:00 (CEST) Suárez File:Soccerball shade.svg 2' (o.g.)
Griezmann File:Soccerball shade.svg 12', 74'
Vela File:Soccerball shade.svg 50'
Gaztañaga Yellow card 90'
Report Yellow card 23' Botía
Yellow card 70' Pérez
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 10,492
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
2 March 2014 26 Sevilla 1 – 0 Real Sociedad Seville
19:00 (CEST) Fazio Yellow card 53'
Gameiro File:Soccerball shade.svg 77'
Moreno Yellow card 90'
Report Zaldúa Yellow card 7'
José Ángel Yellow card 56'
I. Martínez Yellow card 60'
Griezmann Yellow card 66'
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 29,618
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández
26 April 2014 35 Real Betis 0 – 1 Real Sociedad Seville
22:00 (CEST) Juan Carlos Yellow card 30'
Rodríguez Yellow card 38'
Report Vela File:Soccerball shade.svg 48' (pen.) Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 20,600
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

6 December 2013 Algeciras 1 – 1 Real Sociedad Algeciras
18:00 Alfaro File:Soccerball shade.svg 64' Griezmann File:Soccerball shade.svg 58' Stadium: Nuevo Mirador
Attendance: 6,000
Referee: Ayza Gámez

Round of 16

16 January 2014 Villarreal0 – 1
(0–1 agg.)
Real Sociedad Villarreal
13:00 Report Ros File:Soccerball shade.svg 32' Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 15000
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

Quarter-finals

30 January 2014 Racing SantanderSuspended Real Sociedad Santander
20:00 Stadium: El Sardinero
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
Note: Match suspended in 1st minute at 0–0 due to Racing Santander's refusal to play.

Semi-finals

5 February 2014 Barcelona 2–0 Real Sociedad Barcelona
22:00 Busquets File:Soccerball shade.svg 44'
Zubikarai File:Soccerball shade.svg 60' (o.g.)
Report Stadium: Camp Nou
Referee: José Luis González González

UEFA Champions League

Play-off round

Group stage

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification MUN LEV SHK RSO
1 England Manchester United 6 4 2 0 12 3 +9 14 Advance to knockout phase 4–2 1–0 1–0
2 Germany Bayer Leverkusen 6 3 1 2 9 10 −1 10 0–5 4–0 2–1
3 Ukraine Shakhtar Donetsk 6 2 2 2 7 6 +1 8 Transfer to Europa League 1–1 0–0 4–0
4 Spain Real Sociedad 6 0 1 5 1 10 −9 1 0–0 0–1 0–2
Source: UEFA

Statistics

Goals

Assists

Discipline

See also

Sources

  1. "Arrasate appointed at Sociedad". FOX Sports. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
  2. Real Madrid trigger Illarramendi's buyout clause ; Realsociedad.com
  3. "La Real Sociedad ficha a Haris Seferovic" (in Spanish). Realsociedad.com. 11 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  4. Esteban Granero loaned to Real Sociedad ; Realsociedad.com
  5. José Angel loaned again to Real Sociedad ; Realsociedad.com
  6. 5 posibles rivales para la Real Sociedad (5 possible opponents for Real Sociedad) ; Marca
  7. Real Sociedad 2 Getafe 0; [[Fox Sports ]] 17 August 2013
  8. Uefa Champions League Play-offs; UEFA
  9. Uefa Champions’ League Group stage; UEFA
  10. Real Sociedad and FC Astana signc cooperation agreement
  11. "Астана" подписывает меморандум с "Реал Сосьедадом"
  12. Premios BBVA a los mejores de diciembre; LFP.es 20 January 2014 (in Spanish)
  13. "La Real Sociedad renueva a Jagoba Arrasate (Real Sociedad renew Jagoba Arrasate's contract)". Realsociedad.com. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  14. Real Sociedad, the '2013-14 Liga BBVA Fair Play Club' lfp.es 27 October 2014
  15. Hasta 2018; El Mundo Deportivo (newspaper) 18 December 2013
  16. Definido el Consejo de Administración de la Real Sociedad Archived 2014-01-08 at the Wayback Machine; Realsociedad.com 3 January 2014
  17. 2013-14 Real Sociedad Technical Staff; RealSociedad.com
  18. Txema Lumbreras and Bittor Alkiza will be Arrasate´s assistants; Realsociedad.com
  19. The London club withdrew from the friendly in the last minute and a new friendly against Histon was hastily arranged ; Realsociedad.com
  20. "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2013/14, article 2.04" (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. March 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  21. "Reglamento General RFEF – Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos. (page 104)" (PDF). RFEF. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  22. El juego y el acierto de la Real doblegan a un Valencia sin fútbol mundodeportivo.com October 2013
  23. Full-time report; Uefa.com, 21 August 2013
  24. "Full-time report – Real Sociedad v Lyon" (PDF). UEFA.com. 28 August 2013.
  25. "Full Time Summary – Matchday 5 – Wednesday 27 November 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 27 November 2013.
  26. "Full Time Summary – Matchday 6 – Tuesday 10 December 2013" (PDF). UEFA.com. 10 December 2013.

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