2019–20 Real Sociedad season explained

The 2019–20 season was Real Sociedad's 73rd season (and the 10th consecutive) in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Sociedad participates in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

Players

Current squad

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Reserve team

See main article: Real Sociedad B.

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref
30 June 2019			align=center colspan=2	Loan return	[2]
1 July 2019			Transfer	€8M	[3]
1 July 2019			Transfer	Free	[4]
1 July 2019			Transfer	€10M	[5]
5 July 2019			align=center colspan=2	Loan	[6]
31 August 2019			Transfer	€250k	[7]

Out

Date	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref
30 June 2019			align=center colspan=2	Loan return	[8]
30 June 2019			align=center colspan=2	Loan return	[9]
1 July 2019			Transfer	€8M	[10]
11 July 2019			align=center colspan=2	Loan	[11]
12 July 2019			Transfer	Undisclosed	[12]
19 July 2019			align=center colspan=2	Loan	[13]
29 July 2019			Transfer	Undisclosed	[14]
14 August 2019			align=center colspan=2	Loan	[15]
14 August 2019			Loan	€1.5M	[16]
2 September 2019			align=center colspan=2	Loan	[17]

Competitions

La Liga

See main article: 2019–20 La Liga.

Matches

The La Liga schedule was announced on 4 July 2019.^[18]

Copa del Rey

See main article: 2019–20 Copa del Rey.

Statistics

Squad statistics

• Includes the 2020 Copa del Rey Final, delayed until April 2021 and counted in the 2020–21 season in some resources – the match article has specifics of each player's involvement.

|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Goalkeepers|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Defenders|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Midfielders|-! colspan="14" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center"|Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Players who made an appearance this season but left the club (including loaned out)|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Players who joined the club after the end of the regular season
(i.e. involved only in the delayed 2020 Copa del Rey Final)|-|}

Goalscorers

width=10		width=10		width=10		width=200	Player	width=50	La Liga	width=50	Copa del Rey	width=50	Total
1	19	FW	Alexander Isak	9	7	16
2	10	FW	Mikel Oyarzabal	10	3	13
3	9	FW	Willian José	11	0	11
4	7	FW	Portu	7	0	7
	22	MF	Martin Ødegaard	4	3	7
	11	FW	Adnan Januzaj	3	4	7
7	8	MF	Mikel Merino	5	1	6
8	22	FW	Ander Barrenetxea	1	3	4
9	24	DF	Robin Le Normand	1	1	2
	20	DF	Nacho Monreal	2	0	2
	23	MF	Luca Sangalli	0	2	2
12	3	DF	Diego Llorente	1	0	1
	14	MF	Rubén Pardo	0	1	1
Own goals				1	0	1
TOTAL				55	25	80

Clean sheets

Rank	Name	La Liga	Copa del Rey	Total
1	Álex Remiro	6	4	10
2	Miguel Ángel Moyá	3	1	4
Total		9	5	14

Notes and References

1. Web site: First team numbers and shirt names. Real Sociedad. 14 August 2018.
2. Web site: Modibo Sagnan (Lens) part à la Real Sociedad. L'Équipe. 30 January 2019. 30 January 2019.
3. Web site: La Real Sociedad ficha a Alexander Isak. 12 June 2019. 12 June 2019. es.
4. News: Álex Remiro jugará en la Real Sociedad. Diario Vasco. es. 13 May 2019.
5. Web site: Girona's Portu signs for Real Sociedad. 19 June 2019. 24 August 2019. BeSoccer.
6. News: Agreement over the transfer of Martin Odegaard. 5 July 2019. Real Sociedad. 5 July 2019.
7. News: Agreement over the transfer of Nacho Monreal. 31 August 2019. Real Sociedad. 31 August 2019.
8. Web site: Agreement for Theo Hernández to play on loan. Real Sociedad. 10 August 2018. 10 August 2018.
9. Web site: Agreement for Sandro Ramírez to play on loan. Real Sociedad. 30 August 2018. 30 August 2018.
10. Web site: Oficial: Juanmi, nuevo jugador del Betis. June 14, 2019. Marca. es. June 14, 2019.
11. Web site: La Real Sociedad confirma la cesión de Jon Bautista al KAS Eupen belga. EiTB Radio. 11 July 2019.
12. Web site: Acuerdo para su traspaso al Asteras Tripolis. Agreement for his transfer to Asteras Tripolis. Real Sociedad. es. 12 July 2019. 12 July 2019.
13. Web site: Oficial: Merquelanz y Guridi, cedidos un año al Mirandés. Mundo Deportivo. es. 19 July 2019.
14. Web site: Héctor Moreno ya es jugador del Al-Gharafa de Qatar, portará el número 15. Medio Tiempo. es. 29 July 2019.
15. https://www.osasuna.es/noticia/_/13204/14-08-2019-osasuna-se-hace-con-los-servicios-de-raul-navas.html Osasuna se hace con los servicios de Raúl Navas (Osasuna get the services of Raúl Navas)
16. Web site: Le MHSC tient son nouveau gardien: Gerónimo Rulli. MHSC has its new keeper: Gerónimo Rulli. Montpellier HSC's official website. fr. 14 August 2019. 14 August 2019.
17. Web site: Acuerdo para su cesión al CD Leganés. Agreement for his loan to CD Leganés. CD Leganés. es. 2 September 2019. 3 September 2019.
18. Web site: Barcelona at Bilbao on opening day as La Liga fixtures announced. www.iol.co.za. 4 July 2019.