2009–10 Real Sociedad season

The 2009–10 season is Real Sociedad's last season to date in the second division. After three seasons in the second division the club obtained promotion on the 41st match day.

Real Sociedad
2009–10 season
PresidentSpain Jokin Aperribay
Head coachUruguay Martín Lasarte
StadiumAnoeta
Segunda División1st (promoted)
Copa del ReyRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague: Carlos Bueno (12)
All: Carlos Bueno (12)

Season summary

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The season began with the appointment of Martín Lasarte as new coach. The Uruguayan, with no experience in European football, was chosen by Jokin Aperribay as a replacement for Juan Manuel Lillo.[1] The preceding season under Lillo was one of the worst in the club's history, as the club never challenged for promotion.[2]

During the transfer window, the club hired several players on loan, who would prove to be key to the club’s promotion. By September, the club had reached promotion spots, a place they would not leave for the rest of the season. The winter break was preceded by a home win against Real Betis.[3] Real Sociedad topped the table with 35 points by Christmas, two points above second-placed Hércules. After losing on the 21st matchday, Real Sociedad temporarily lost their first place.[4]

Towards the end of the season, Real Betis began challenging for promotion and beat Real Sociedad in Seville.[5] In late May, they joined Levante, Hércules and Real Sociedad in a tight promotion race. However, the Andalusians would fall short and fail to obtain promotion. Real Sociedad bounced back after their defeat against Betis and won three games in a row. A home win against Celta de Vigo, the last of those three, sealed promotion.[6]

In the Copa del Rey, Real Sociedad were knocked out in the first round by Rayo Vallecano, who disposed of the Guipuscoan club with ease.[7]

Squad information

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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   CHI Claudio Bravo
2 DF   ESP Carlos Martínez
3 DF   ESP Mikel González
4 MF   ESP Gorka Elustondo
5 MF   ESP Markel Bergara
6 DF   ESP Mikel Labaka
7 MF   CMR Franck Songo'o
8 FW   EQG Emilio Nsue
9 FW   ESP Imanol Agirretxe
10 MF   ESP Xabi Prieto
11 MF   ESP Mikel Aranburu
13 GK   ESP Eñaut Zubikarai
14 DF   ESP Iosu Esnaola
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   ESP Ion Ansotegi
16 DF   ESP Iñigo Sarasola
17 MF   FRA David Zurutuza
18 FW   ESP Borja Viguera
19 MF   ESP Diego Rivas
20 FW   URU Carlos Bueno
21 FW   COL Jonathan Estrada
22 DF   ESP Dani Estrada
23 MF   ESP Sergio Rodríguez
24 DF   ESP Alberto de la Bella
25 GK   ESP Asier Riesgo
27 MF   FRA Antoine Griezmann

League

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion or relegation
1 Real Sociedad (C, P) 42 20 14 8 53 37 +16 74 Promotion to La Liga
2 Hércules (P) 42 19 14 9 61 34 +27 71[a]
3 Levante (P) 42 19 14 9 63 45 +18 71[a]
4 Betis 42 19 14 9 61 38 +23 71[a]
5 Cartagena 42 18 11 13 58 49 +9 65
Source: LFP – Liga Adelante
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
(C) Champions; (P) Promoted
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c HÉR: 7 pts; LEV: 6 pts; BET: 4 pts
29 August 2009 1 Las Palmas 1–1 Real Sociedad Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Cejudo   44'
García  
González    
(Report)   27' Agirretxe
  Bravo
  Prieto
  Rivas
  Estrada
  Bergara
Stadium: Estadio de Gran Canaria
Referee: Lesma López
6 September 2009 2 Real Sociedad 0–0 Real Murcia Donostia
De la Bella  
Agirretxe  
(Report) Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Lizondo Cortés
20 September 2009 4 Real Sociedad 2–2 Girona Donostia
Agirretxe   53', 80'
Rivas  
Estrada  
Aranburu  
(Report)   20' Ratón
  73',   Peragón
  Bernaus
  Tortolero
  Galán
  Matamala
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Ceballos Silva
27 September 2009 5 Real Sociedad 2–0 Huesca Donostia
Griezmann   39'
Bueno   89'
Ansotegi  
Sarasola  
Estrada  
(Report)   Rico Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Trujillo Suárez
4 October 2009 6 Numancia 1–3 Real Sociedad Soria
Goiria   51'
Jaio  
Nagore  
Álvaro  
(Report)   7' Zurutuza
  26', 52',   Prieto
  Elustondo
  Aranburu
  Estrada
Stadium: Nuevo Los Pajaritos
Referee: Miranda Torres
11 October 2009 7 Real Sociedad 2–0 Salamanca Donostia
Griezmann   53'
Ansotegi   56'
González  
Labaka  
Rivas  
(Report)   Gañán
  Jurado
  89' Despotović
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes
18 October 2009 8 Levante 1–0 Real Sociedad Valencia
(Report)   González
  Labaka
  Ansotegi
  Zurutuza
  De la Bella
  Nsue
Stadium: Ciudad de Valencia
Referee: Amoedo Chas
24 October 2009 9 Real Sociedad 1–0 Córdoba Donostia
Nsue   48'
Aranburu  
Zurutuza  
Estrada  
Griezmann  
Bergara  
(Report)   Vega
  Díaz
  Juanjo
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Piñeiro Crespo
1 November 2009 10 Hércules 5–1 Real Sociedad Alicante
(Report)   80' Griezmann
  González
Rodríguez
Stadium: José Rico Pérez
Referee: Mariscal Sánchez
7 November 2009 11 Real Sociedad 1–0 Recreativo Huelva Donostia
Griezmann   75'
González  
(Report)   Peña
  Fuego
  Colunga
  Vázquez
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Lesma López
14 November 2009 12 Albacete 0–0 Real Sociedad Albacete
Ortiz  
López  
Isma  
(Report)   Aranburu
  De la Bella
Stadium: Carlos Belmonte
Referee: Lizondo Cortés
22 November 2009 13 Real Sociedad 1–0 Cartagena Donostia
Agirretxe   88'
Ansotegi  
Bueno  
(Report)     Cygan
  Expósito
  Sánchez
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Hernández Hernández
29 November 2009 14 Rayo Vallecano 3–3 Real Sociedad Vallecas
Susaeta   6'
García   18',  
Salva    
(Report)   16' Prieto
  29',   Bueno
  64' Zurutuza
  Rivas
  González
Stadium: Teresa Rivero
Referee: Pérez Montero
5 December 2009 15 Real Sociedad 4–1 Real Unión Donostia
Bueno   8'
Ansotegi   32', 40'
Nsue   73'
Mikel Labaka  
Prieto  
Griezmann  
(Report)   45',   Domínguez
  Gurrutxaga
  Larraínzar
    Alcalá
  Beobide
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Melero López
12 December 2009 16 Castellón 0–1 Real Sociedad Castellón
Rafita  
Mantecón  
Uranga  
(Report)   19' Labaka
  González
  Elustondo
  Estrada
  Bueno
Stadium: Nou Estadi Castalia
Referee: Pino Zamorano
20 December 2009 17 Real Sociedad 2–0 Real Betis Donostia
Bueno   29',   29'
Prieto   85',  
Rivas  
(Report)   Emana
  García
  Rodri
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Hevia Obras
3 January 2010 18 Villarreal B 1–1 Real Sociedad Villarreal
Ruben   77'
Musacchio    
Matilla  
Pérez  
(Report)   75',   Zurutuza
  Prieto
    Estrada
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva
Referee: Ceballos Silva
9 January 2010 19 Real Sociedad 4–1 Cádiz Donostia
Aranburu   11',  
Agirretxe   46'
Elustondo   76'
Griezmann   90'
Rivas  
(Report)   6' Tristán
  Mansilla
  Cristian
  Enrique
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Ontanaya López
16 January 2010 20 Celta Vigo 0–1 Real Sociedad Vigo
Mallo  
Figueras  
López Garai  
Aspas    
Joselu  
(Report)   58' Nsue
  Labaka
  Ansotegi
Stadium: Balaídos
Referee: Bernabé García
24 January 2010 21 Real Sociedad 0–1 Elche Donostia
Bravo   9'
Aranburu  
Rivas  
Zurutuza  
(Report)   11' (pen.) Molina
    Juli
  Crespí
  Rubio
  Esteban
  Gómez
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Gil Manzano
30 January 2010 22 Real Sociedad 2–2 Las Palmas Donostia
Bueno   49'
Aranburu  
(Report)   65' Rondón
  68' Darino
  89' (o.g.) Juanpa
  Pindado
  León
  Suárez
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Jaime Latre
6 February 2010 23 Real Murcia 1–1 Real Sociedad Murcia
Mejia  
Bea  
(Report)   50' Bueno
  58' (o.g.) Labaka
  Elustondo
  Aranburu
Stadium: Nueva Condomina
Referee: Del Cerro Grande
14 February 2010 24 Real Sociedad 1–0 Gimnàstic de Tarragona Donostia
Bravo   44'
Labaka  
Songo'o  
(Report)   García
  Fachan
    Medina
    Miguel Ángel
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Amoedo Chas
21 February 2010 25 Girona 1–0 Real Sociedad Girona
Calle   (pen.)
Matamala  
(Report)   Ansotegi
  Nsue
Stadium: Municipal de Montilivi
Referee: Lesma López
27 February 2010 26 Huesca 1–1 Real Sociedad Huesca
Moises   58'
Dorado  
Juanma  
Camacho  
Gomes  
Rico  
(Report)   80' Labaka
  Songo'o
Stadium: El Alcoraz
Referee: Ontanaya López
7 March 2010 27 Real Sociedad 2–1 Numancia Donostia
Griezmann   29',  
De la Bella   56'
Rivas  
(Report)   39' Goiria
  Nagore
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Miranda Torres
14 March 2010 28 Salamanca 0–0 Real Sociedad Salamanca
Ribas  
Jurado  
(Report)   Labaka Stadium: Helmántico
Referee: Melero López
21 March 2010 29 Real Sociedad 3–1 Levante Donostia
Bueno   30'
Ansotegi   89'
Zurutuza   90'
Rivas  
(Report)   72',   Juanlu
    Ballesteros
  Pallardó
  Iborra
  Samuel
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Pino Zamorano
27 March 2010 30 Córdoba 2–0 Real Sociedad Córdoba
(Report)     Prieto
  Bueno
Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel
Referee: Trujillo Suárez
4 April 2010 31 Real Sociedad 1–0 Hércules Donostia
Nsue   33'
Elustondo  
Songo'o  
Estrada  
(Report)   Rodri
  Farinos
  Tote
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Ontanaya López
12 April 2010 32 Recreativo Huelva 2–0 Real Sociedad Huelva
Braulio   65'
Vázquez   90' (pen.)
Guaita  
Peña  
Cámara  
(Report)   90' Zubikarai Stadium: Nuevo Colombino
Referee: Iglesias Villanueva
17 April 2010 33 Real Sociedad 0–0 Albacete Donostia
Prieto  
Aranburu  
(Report)   López Ramos
  Verza
  Stuani
  Altobelli
  Núñez
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Pérez Montero
25 April 2010 34 Cartagena 1–1 Real Sociedad Cartagena
Herrero   17'
Signorino  
Etxeita  
Expósito  
Sánchez  
(Report)  ,     Aranburu
  Martínez
  Rivas
Stadium: Cartagonova
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes
1 May 2010 35 Real Sociedad 1–0 Rayo Vallecano Donostia
Prieto   30' (Report)   Coke
  Susaeta
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Melero López
8 May 2010 36 Real Unión 0–0 Real Sociedad Irun
Descarga  
Robles  
Durán  
Beobide  
(Report)   Martínez
  Rivas
  Viguera
Stadium: Stadium Gal
Referee: Pino Zamorano
14 May 2010 37 Real Sociedad 0–0 Castellón Donostia
Prieto  
Griezmann  
(Report)   Baigorri
    Mantecón
    Rafita
    Pendín
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Piñeiro Crespo
23 May 2010 38 Real Betis 1–0 Real Sociedad Seville
Emaná   (pen.)
Vega  
García  
Aurélio  
(Report)     Martínez
    González
  Ansotegi
  Rivas
Stadium: Manuel Ruiz de Lopera
Referee: Lizondo Cortés
29 May 2010 39 Real Sociedad 2–1 Villarreal B Donostia
Prieto   17' (pen.)
González   57',  
Aranburu  
Rivas  
Bueno  
(Report)   33' (pen.) Ruben
  Musacchio
  Cristóbal
  Montero
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Del Cerro Grande
5 June 2010 40 Cádiz 1–3 Real Sociedad Cádiz
Ogbeche   88'
López  
Cristian  
Costa  
(Report)   12', 50', 60',   12' Bueno
  Aranburu
  Rivas
Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Referee: Lesma López
13 June 2010 41 Real Sociedad 2–0 Celta Vigo Donostia
Prieto   52' (pen.)
Bueno   63',  
Griezmann  
(Report)   Papadopoulos
  Tuñez
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Teixeira Vitienes
19 June 2010 42 Elche 4–1 Real Sociedad Elche
Molina   39', 48', 62', 88' (Report)   60' Nsue
  Rodríguez
Stadium: Manuel Martínez Valero
Referee: Melero López

References

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