2016–17 Real Sociedad season

Real Sociedad
2016–17 season
PresidentJokin Aperribay
Head coachEusebio Sacristán
StadiumAnoeta
La Liga6th
Copa del ReyQuarter-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Willian José (12)

All:
Juanmi (15)

The 2016–17 Real Sociedad season was the club's 70th season in La Liga. This article shows player statistics and all matches (official and friendly) the club played during the 2016–17 season.

Squad

As of 31 July 2016[1][2]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ARG Gerónimo Rulli (on loan from Manchester City)
2 DF  ESP Carlos Martínez
3 DF  ESP Mikel González
4 MF  ESP Asier Illarramendi
5 MF  ESP Markel Bergara
6 DF  ESP Iñigo Martínez
7 FW  ESP Juanmi
8 MF  ESP Esteban Granero
9 FW  ESP Imanol Agirretxe
10 MF  ESP Xabi Prieto (captain)
11 FW  MEX Carlos Vela
12 FW  BRA Willian José
13 GK  ESP Ander Bardají
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  ESP Rubén Pardo
15 DF  ESP Aritz Elustondo
16 MF  ESP Sergio Canales
17 MF  ESP David Zurutuza
18 MF  ESP Mikel Oyarzabal
19 DF  ESP Yuri Berchiche
20 DF  ESP Joseba Zaldúa
21 DF  ESP Héctor
22 DF  ESP Raúl Navas
23 MF  ESP Jon Gaztañaga
24 MF  ESP David Concha
25 GK  ESP Toño

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF  SRB Srđan Babić (at Reus until 30 June 2017)
DF  ESP Alberto de la Bella (at Olympiacos until 30 June 2017)
MF  ESP Eneko Capilla (at Numancia until 30 June 2017)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF  ESP Pablo Hervías (at Elche until 30 June 2017)
MF  ESP Alain Oyarzun (at Mirandés until 30 June 2017)

Transfers

In

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving from
Type
Transfer
window
Ends
Transfer
fee
Source
7 FW Juanmi 23 EU Southampton Transfer Summer 2021 N/A Real Sociedad
25 GK Toño 29 EU AEK Larnaca Transfer Summer 2018 N/A Real Sociedad
12 FW Willian José 24 Deportivo Maldonado Transfer Summer 2021 N/A Real Sociedad

Out

No.
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
EU
Moving to
Type
Transfer
window
Transfer
fee
Source
24 DF Alberto de la Bella 30 EU Olympiacos Loan Summer none Real Sociedad
18 FW Alain Oyarzun 22 EU Mirandés Loan Summer none Real Sociedad
22 FW Jonathas 27 EU Rubin Kazan Transfer Summer none Real Sociedad
MF Pablo Hervías 23 EU Elche Loan Summer N/A Real Sociedad
14 MF Rubén Pardo 24 EU Betis Loan Winter N/A Real Sociedad
21 DF Héctor 25 EU Granada Loan Winter N/A Real Sociedad

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

18 July 2016 Friendly Tolosa 0–5 Real Sociedad Tolosa
Report Stadium: Berazubi
29 July 2016 Friendly NEC 0–2 Real Sociedad Nijmegen, Netherlands
Report Stadium: Stadion de Goffert
6 August 2016 Friendly Burnley 0–0 Real Sociedad Burnley, England
Report Stadium: Turf Moor
11 August 2016 Friendly Eibar 1–1 Real Sociedad Bergara
Report Stadium: Agorrosín
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) Friendly Bayer Leverkusen 2–0 Real Sociedad Leverkusen, Germany
14:30 CEST
  • Volland 35'
  • Hernández 38'
Report Stadium: BayArena
Attendance: 23,216

Competitions

Overall

Competition Started round Current
position / round
Final
position / round
First match Last match
La Liga Matchday 1 Matchday 21, 5th (H) v.s Real Madrid, 0–3 (L) (H) vs. Osasuna, 3–2 (W)
Copa del Rey Round of 32 Quarter Final Quarter Final (H) vs. Villarreal, 3–1 (W) (A) vs. Barcelona, 2–5 (L)

Updated to match played 10 Feb 2017
Source: Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
4 Sevilla 38 21 9 8 69 49 +20 72 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Villarreal 38 19 10 9 56 33 +23 67 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[a]
6 Real Sociedad 38 19 7 12 59 53 +6 64
7 Athletic Bilbao 38 19 6 13 53 43 +10 63 Qualification for the Europa League third qualifying round
8 Espanyol 38 15 11 12 49 50 −1 56
Source: La Liga, Soccerway
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; 7) Play-off.[3]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2016–17 Copa del Rey, Barcelona, qualified for European competition based on league position, the spot awarded to the cup winners (Europa League group stage) was passed to the sixth-placed team and the spot awarded to the sixth-placed team (Europa League third qualifying round) 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 19 7 12 59 53  +6 64 10 5 4 30 24  +6 9 2 8 29 29  0

source:[4]

Result round by round

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GroundHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
ResultLWDLWLWLWWWWDLWWLWWLWWLWDWLLDLWLWWWDDD
Position1991213811910766556556555545555665767777776
Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2017. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

  Win   Draw   Loss

21 August 2016 (2016-08-21) 1 Real Sociedad 0–3 Real Madrid San Sebastián
20:15 CEST Zaldúa  68'
Berchiche  87'
Report Bale 2', 90+4'
Asensio 40'
Casemiro  50'
Morata  54'
Ramos  87'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 27,720
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
27 August 2016 (2016-08-27) 2 Osasuna 0–2 Real Sociedad Pamplona
18:15 CEST Flaño  20'
U. García  23'
Report Juanmi 45+2'
González  66'
U. García 81' (o.g.)
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 16,610
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
9 September 2016 (2016-09-09) 3 Real Sociedad 1–1 Espanyol San Sebastián
20:45 CEST Illarramendi  44'
Zurutuza  75'
Willian José 78'
Ó. Duarte  14'
Piatti 62'
R. Duarte  77'
Fuego  88'  90+2'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 19,739
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
18 September 2016 (2016-09-18) 4 Villarreal 2–1 Real Sociedad Villarreal
18:30 CEST Ruiz  13'
Sansone 22', 25'
Bruno  80'
Report Rulli  15'
González  28'
Berchiche 35'
Zaldúa  45'  90+2'
Zurutuza  85'
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 18,692
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
21 September 2016 (2016-09-21) 5 Real Sociedad 4–1 Las Palmas San Sebastián
22:00 CEST Willian José 1', 53' (pen.)
Vela 22' (pen.)
Zurutuza 35'
I. Martínez  61'
Report Boateng  21'
David Simón  52'
Tana 56'
Araujo  80'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 10,927
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
24 September 2016 (2016-09-24) 6 Eibar 2–0 Real Sociedad Eibar
13:00 CEST Kike  30'
Gálvez  50'
Illarramendi 57' (o.g.)
Bebé 66'
Escalante  78'
García  90+1'
Report Elustondo  24'
I. Martínez  26'
Vela  29'
Stadium: Ipurua
Attendance: 4,798
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
30 September 2016 (2016-09-30) 7 Real Sociedad 1–0 Real Betis San Sebastián
20:45 CEST I. Martínez  44'
Illarramendi  60'
Vela 63'
Report Brašanac  46'
Bruno  54'
Joaquín  59'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 18,310
16 October 2016 8 Athletic Bilbao 3–2 Real Sociedad Bilbao
16:15 CEST Aduriz  6', 60'
García  11'
San José  41'
Muniain 51'
Williams 72'
Report I. Martínez  6', 83'
Zurutuza 16'
Illarramendi  28'
Rulli  39'
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 47,428
Referee: José González González
22 October 2016 (2016-10-22) 9 Real Sociedad 3–0 Alavés San Sebastián
18:30 CEST Prieto 22'
C. Martínez  33'
Berchiche  39'
Willian José  43', 57'
Vela 87'
Report Feddal  22'
Deyverson  38'
Katai  45+1'
Santos  54'
Édgar  89'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 24,224
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
28 October 2016 (2016-10-28) 10 Leganés 0–2 Real Sociedad Leganés
20:45 CEST Guerrero  15'
Pérez  18'
Timor  31'
Rico  55'
Medjani  84'
Report Willian José 29'
Prieto 59'
I. Martínez  62'
Zurutuza  75'
Stadium: Butarque
Attendance: 10,922
Referee: Alejandro José Hernández Hernández
5 November 2016 (2016-11-05) 11 Real Sociedad 2–0 Atlético Madrid San Sebastián
16:15 CET Godín  59'
Juanfran
Report Vela 54' (pen.),  65'
Willian José 75'
Canales  80'  68'
Torres  90'
Thomas  90+1'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 24,013
Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
20 November 2016 (2016-11-20) 12 Sporting Gijón 1–3 Real Sociedad Gijón
18:30 CET Douglas  25'
Čop 28'
Torres  77'
Report Prieto 19'
Zurutuza 51'
I. Martínez 56'
Willian José  86'
Stadium: El Molinón
Attendance: 25,059
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
28 November 2016 (2016-11-28) 13 Real Sociedad 1–1 Barcelona San Sebastián
21:45 CET Willian José 53'
C. Martínez  62'
Zurutuza  89'
Report Ter Stegen  22'
Mascherano  55'
Messi 59'
D. Suárez  84'
Alba  90+3'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 27,639
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
5 December 2016 (2016-12-05) 14 Deportivo La Coruña 5–1 Real Sociedad A Coruña
20:45 CET Sidnei 13'
I. Martínez 29' (o.g.)
Andone 42', 77'
Çolak  63'
Babel 64'
Report Berchiche 57',  66'
I. Martínez  62'
Granero  65'
Juanmi  86'
Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 20,548
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
10 December 2016 (2016-12-10) 15 Real Sociedad 3–2 Valencia San Sebastián
16:15 CET Willian José 1', 23'
Navas  35'
Vela  62'
Illarramendi  76'
Zurutuza  89'
Juanmi 90+1'
Report Parejo 33' (pen.),  67'
Cancelo  53'  82'
Montoya  62'
Abdennour  67'
Bakkali  78', 90+3'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 22,817
Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández
17 December 2016 (2016-12-17) 16 Granada 0–2 Real Sociedad Granada
18:30 CET Report Granero  53'
Bautista 56'
Juanmi 69'
Stadium: Los Cármenes
Attendance: 12,812
Referee: Daniel Ocón Arráiz
7 January 2017 (2017-01-07) 17 Real Sociedad 0–4 Sevilla San Sebastián
20:45 CET Willian José  44'
Berchiche  76'
Report Vázquez  10'
Ben Yedder 25', 29', 83'
Escudero  39'
Sarabia 73'
Vitolo  79'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 22,374
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
16 January 2017 (2017-01-16) 18 Málaga 0–2 Real Sociedad Málaga
20:45 CET Report I. Martínez 50'
Granero  55'
Juanmi 62'
Illarramendi  70'
Stadium: La Rosaleda
Attendance: 18,057
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
23 January 2017 (2017-01-23) 19 Real Sociedad 1–0 Celta Vigo San Sebastián
20:45 CET Berchiche  66'
Juanmi 72',  86'
Report Planas  28'
Rossi  79'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 19,845
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
29 January 2017 (2017-01-29) 20 Real Madrid 3–0 Real Sociedad Madrid
20:45 CET Kovačić 38'
Kroos  39'
Ronaldo 51'
Vázquez  77'
Morata 82'
Report I. Martínez  6'  74'
Rodrigues  71'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 62,462
Referee: Mario Melero López
5 February 2017 (2017-02-05) 21 Real Sociedad 3–2 Osasuna San Sebastián
18:30 CET Berchiche  5'
Navas 62'
Vela 72'
Illarramendi  75'
Juanmi 77'
Report Kodro 25'
Čaušić  50'
León 79'
Torres  90'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 21,893
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
10 February 2017 (2017-02-10) 22 Espanyol 1–2 Real Sociedad Cornellà de Llobregat
20:45 D. Reyes  30'
Pérez 35',  78'
J. Reyes  90+1'
Report Vela 26',  85'
Illarramendi 61'
Zurutuza  90'
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 17,849
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán
19 February 2017 (2017-02-19) 23 Real Sociedad 0–1 Villarreal San Sebastián
12:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 21,649
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
26 February 2017 (2017-02-26) 24 Las Palmas 0–1 Real Sociedad Las Palmas
20:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Gran Canaria
Attendance: 19,085
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
1 March 2017 (2017-03-01) 25 Real Sociedad 2–2 Eibar San Sebastián
19:30 CET
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 20,335
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
5 March 2017 (2017-03-05) 26 Real Betis 2–3 Real Sociedad Seville
20:45 CET
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 29,612
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva
12 March 2017 (2017-03-12) 27 Real Sociedad 0–2 Athletic Bilbao San Sebastián
12:00 CET Illarramendi  26'
I. Martínez  50'
Berchiche  77'
Report García 28' (pen.)
Muniain  39'
Laporte  50'
Williams 56'
San José  68'
Beñat  73'
Kepa  79'
Balenziaga  90'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 25,652
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
18 March 2017 (2017-03-18) 28 Alavés 1–0 Real Sociedad Vitoria-Gasteiz
18:30 CET Ely  40'
Deyverson 44',  56'
M. García  81'
Report Granero  59'  67'
Juanmi  70'
Vela  80'
Rulli  90+3'
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 17,284
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
1 April 2017 (2017-04-01) 29 Real Sociedad 1–1 Leganés San Sebastián
18:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 18,869
Referee: Mario Melero López
5 April 2017 (2017-04-05) 30 Atlético Madrid 1–0 Real Sociedad Madrid
21:30 CEST Report
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 43,130
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
9 April 2017 (2017-04-09) 31 Real Sociedad 3–1 Sporting Gijón San Sebastián
20:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 18,894
Referee: José González González
16 April 2017 (2017-04-16) 32 Barcelona 3–2 Real Sociedad Barcelona
20:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 81,704
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
23 April 2017 (2017-04-23) 33 Real Sociedad 1–0 Deportivo La Coruña San Sebastián
12:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Anoeta Stadium
Attendance: 19,851
Referee: Daniel Ocón Arráiz
26 April 2017 (2017-04-26) 34 Valencia 2–3 Real Sociedad Valencia
20:30 CEST
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 26,101
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
29 April 2017 (2017-04-29) 35 Real Sociedad 2–1 Granada San Sebastián
13:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 18,003
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
7 May 2017 (2017-05-07) 36 Sevilla 1–1 Real Sociedad Seville
21:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 28,607
Referee: José González González
14 May 2017 (2017-05-14) 37 Real Sociedad 2–2 Málaga San Sebastián
20:00 CEST
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 25,026
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
21 May 2017 (2017-05-21) 38 Celta Vigo 2–2 Real Sociedad Vigo
16:45 CEST
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 14,062
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Copa del Rey

Round of 32

1 December 2016 (2016-12-01) First leg Real Valladolid 1–3 Real Sociedad Valladolid
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: José Zorrilla
Attendance: 7,280
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
20 December 2016 (2016-12-20) Second leg Real Sociedad 1–1
(4–2 agg.)
Real Valladolid San Sebastián
20:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 13,161
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

Round of 16

4 January 2017 (2017-01-04) First leg Real Sociedad 3–1 Villarreal San Sebastián
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 16,414
Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez
11 January 2017 (2017-01-11) Second leg Villarreal 1–1
(2–4 agg.)
Real Sociedad Villarreal
19:00 CET
Report
Stadium: El Madrigal
Attendance: 14,298
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Quarter-finals

19 January 2017 (2017-01-19) First leg Real Sociedad 0–1 Barcelona San Sebastián
21:15 CET
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 28,461
Referee: José Luis González González
26 January 2017 (2017-01-26) Second leg Barcelona 5–2
(6–2 agg.)
Real Sociedad Barcelona
21:45 CET D. Suárez 17', 82'
Neymar  40'
Alba  40'
Messi 55' (pen.)
L. Suárez  51', 63'
Turan 80'
Report Vela  40'
Berchiche  43'
I. Martínez  54'
Juanmi 62'
Willian José 73'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 58,560
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 21 May 2017.
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK  ARG Gerónimo Rulli 44 0 38 0 6 0
13 GK  ESP Ander Bardají 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 GK  ESP Toño 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF  ESP Carlos Martínez 11 0 10 0 1 0
3 DF  ESP Mikel González 11 0 8+1 0 2 0
6 DF  ESP Iñigo Martínez 40 4 34 3 6 1
15 DF  ESP Aritz Elustondo 12 0 4+5 0 3 0
19 DF  ESP Yuri Berchiche 41 3 35 3 6 0
20 DF  ESP Joseba Zaldúa 17 0 12+2 0 3 0
22 DF  ESP Raúl Navas 35 1 31+1 1 3 0
29 DF  ESP Álvaro Odriozola 16 0 15 0 0+1 0
32 DF  POR Kévin Rodrigues 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF  ESP Asier Illarramendi 39 1 33+1 1 5 0
5 MF  ESP Markel Bergara 6 0 3+3 0 0 0
8 MF  ESP Esteban Granero 22 0 8+11 0 0+3 0
10 MF  ESP Xabi Prieto 43 8 32+6 8 5 0
16 MF  ESP Sergio Canales 37 0 7+24 0 2+4 0
17 MF  ESP David Zurutuza 37 3 29+2 3 6 0
18 MF  ESP Mikel Oyarzabal 43 4 30+8 2 5 2
23 MF  ESP Jon Gaztañaga 4 0 0+2 0 0+2 0
24 MF  ESP David Concha 11 0 1+7 0 0+3 0
27 MF  ESP Igor Zubeldia 4 0 3+1 0 0 0
33 MF  ESP Jon Guridi 1 0 1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW  ESP Juanmi 41 15 19+16 11 2+4 4
9 FW  ESP Imanol Agirretxe 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW  MEX Carlos Vela 39 10 31+4 9 4 1
12 FW  BRA Willian José 34 14 27+1 12 6 2
35 FW  ESP Jon Bautista 13 3 2+10 3 0+1 0
Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club
14 MF  ESP Rubén Pardo 4 0 2+1 0 1 0
21 DF  ESP Héctor 4 0 2+2 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Primer equipo" [First team] (in Spanish). Real Sociedad. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  2. ^ Dorsales definitivos para la temporada 16-17 Real Sociedad
  3. ^ "Primera División 2016/2017 - Season rules". Scoresway. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Soccer Teams, Scores, Stats, News, Fixtures, Results, Tables - ESPN".