1981–82 Real Sociedad season

Real Sociedad
1981–1982 season
President	Jose Luis Orbegozo
Manager	Alberto Ormaetxea
La Liga	Winner
Copa del Rey	Quarter-finals
European Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	Uralde
	← 1980–81 1982–83 →

Last updated April 13, 2025

The 1981-82 season is Real Sociedad's last league trophy to date. The Basque were capable of defending the title they had won the year before, in a race that went to the last day of the season.

Season summary

In 1981 league champion Real Sociedad took part in the European cup for the first time in its history. The European adventure would however turn to be a disappointment. A single goal was enough for CSKA Sofia to beat the Guipuscoans and advance to the second round.

In the league Real Sociedad started strongly, topping the league until late November, when FC Barcelona took over. From that moment on the Basque remained close to the top although rarely first. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Real Sociedad were the top three teams during most of the season. An away defeat to Hércules in March widened the gap to 5 points from the top. This was interpreted as the end of Real Sociedad's bid for the title. An unlikely succession of events would reverse this situation. FCB only picked 2 points in the last 6 games thanks to which Real Sociedad had a chance of winning the league on the last matchday. The Madrid-Barcelona Derby was disputed on the 33rd matchday. Madrid's victory contributed to Barcelona's catastrophic run. Both Madrid and Barcelona failed to win their respective matches on the last matchday while Real Sociedad beat Athletic in the basque derby. Thus Real Sociedad won the league for the second time in its history.

The Copa del Rey final was within Real Sociedad's reach too. The semifinals against Real Madrid were resolved with a penalty shootout which the Madrilians won. Prior to this the Guipuscoans had knocked out Valladolid, Athletic Bilbao, Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao B.

Start formations

Starting XI

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

Pos.	Name	MS
GK	Arconada	34
RB	Zelayeta	25
CB	Gorriz	34
CB	Kortabarria	34
LB	Olaizola	22
MF	Alonso	31
MF	Alvarez	29
AM	Zamora	31
AM	Uralde	27
LW	López Ufarte	32
FW	Satrustegi	33

Arconada

Zelayeta

Kortabarria

Gorriz

Olaizola

Alonso

Alvarez

López Ufarte

Uralde

Satrustegi

Zamora

Players

Squad information

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
—	GK	ESP	Luis Arconada
—	DF	ESP	Genaro Zelaieta
—	DF	ESP	Inaxio Kortabarria
—	MF	ESP	Jose Maria Bakero
—	MF	ESP	Diego Alvarez
—	DF	ESP	Alberto Górriz
—	FW	ESP	Uralde
—	FW	ESP	Roberto López Ufarte
—	MF	ESP	Periko Alonso
—	MF	ESP	Jesús María Zamora
—	GK	ESP	Pedro Otxotorena


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ESP	Larrañaga
—	FW	ESP	Satrústegui
—	DF	ESP	Eliseo Murillo
—	DF	ESP	Julio Olaizola
—	DF	ESP	Tomas Orbegozo
—	GK	BRA	Biurrun
—	DF	ESP	Gajate
—	MF	ESP	Javier Zubillaga
—	MF	ESP	Salva Iriarte
—	FW	ESP	Francisco Javier Eizmendi

Player statistics

Squad stats
Player	Games played	Full games	Games starting	Used as sub	Minutes	Injuries	Cards	Sending-offs	Goals	Missed penalties
Luis Arconada	34	34	34	0	3060	0	1	0	0	0
Jose Maria Bakero	2	1	2	0	168	0	0	0	0	0
Genaro Zelaieta	28	22	25	3	2189	1	3	0	0	0
Inaxio Kortabarria	31	29	31	0	2779	0	3	1	6	1
Diego Alvarez	31	21	29	2	2546	1	1	0	1	0
Eliseo Murillo	31	16	21	10	1951	0	1	0	0	0
Francisco Javier Eizmendi	1	0	0	1	25	0	0	0	0	0
Alberto Górriz	34	34	34	0	3060	0	2	0	0	0
Salva Iriarte	8	0	0	8	158	0	0	0	0	0
Larrañaga	34	17	20	14	2118	0	2	0	2	0
Roberto López Ufarte	32	30	32	0	2863	1	3	0	11	0
Julio Olaizola	25	15	22	3	1913	0	1	0	1	0
Tomas Orbegozo	6	1	1	5	164	0	1	0	0	0
Periko Alonso	31	22	31	0	2641	1	4	0	7	0
Satrústegui	33	30	33	0	2943	0	3	0	13	0
Uralde	28	24	27	1	2381	1	1	0	14	0
Jesús María Zamora	31	23	31	0	2516	2	1	0	3	0
Javier Zubillaga	8	0	1	7	184	0	0	0	0	0

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Transfers

In

Player	From	Fee
Biurrun	Real Sociedad B	Promoted academy player.
Tomas Orbegozo	Real Sociedad B	Promoted academy player.
Javier Zubillaga	Real Sociedad B	Promoted academy player.
Francisco Javier Eizmendi	Real Sociedad B	Promoted academy player.
Salva Iriarte	Real Sociedad B	Promoted academy player.

Out

Player	New Team	Fee
Juan María Amiano	None	Retired
Santiago Idígoras	Puebla F.C.	?
Gaztelu	None	Retired
Manuel Cervantes	Real Murcia	?
Luis Miguel Heras Burgos	?	?

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Coaching staff

Alberto Ormaetxea

1981–82 European Cup

First round

16 September 1981	CSKA Sofia	1 – 0	Real Sociedad	Sofia
	Yonchev 89'	(Report)	Julio Olaizola Jesús María Zamora	Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: ? Referee: Bruno Galler

30 September 1981	Real Sociedad	0 – 0	CSKA Sofia	Sofia
	Alberto Górriz	(Report)	Becinsky kalvourov Elliev Velimov Markov	Stadium: Atotxa Attendance: ? Referee: Luigi Agnolin

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Real Sociedad (C)	34	20	7	7	58	33	+25	47	Qualification for the European Cup first round
2	Barcelona	34	19	7	8	75	40	+35	45	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round ^[a]
3	Real Madrid	34	18	8	8	57	34	+23	44	Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round ^[a]
4	Athletic Bilbao	34	18	4	12	63	41	+22	40	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
5	Valencia	34	17	5	12	54	46	+8	39	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round

Source: BDFútbol
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:

↑ Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the Copa del Rey, while Barcelona for the tournament as title holders.

Matches

20 September 19811	Real Sociedad	3–1	Real Madrid	Donostia
	Roberto López Ufarte 20' Periko Alonso 64' 62' Zamora 72'	(Report)	2' Ito 35' García Cortés 50' Navajas	Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Sánchez Arminio

27 September 19812	Real Betis	0–1	Real Sociedad	Seville
	Ortega	(Report)	81' Periko Alonso Zamora	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Stadium Referee: Pes Pérez

4 October 19813	Real Sociedad	3–0	Cádiz CF	Donostia
	Uralde 30' Inaxio Kortabarria 41' (pen.) Roberto López Ufarte 44'	(Report)		Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Riera Marro

7 October 19814	Las Palmas	0–0	Real Sociedad	Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
		(Report)		Stadium: Estadio Insular Referee: García Carrión

11 October 19815	Real Sociedad	3–0	Sporting Gijón	Donostia
	Uralde 11' Satrústegui 31' Periko Alonso 68' Olaizola 10'	(Report)	60' Jiménez	Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Enríquez Negreira

18 October 19816	CD Castellón	1–3	Real Sociedad	Castelló de la Plana
	Oscar Ferrero 29'	(Report)	40', 52' Roberto López Ufarte 62' Satrústegui	Stadium: Estadio Castalia Referee: Merino González

24 October 19817	Real Sociedad	1–1	FC Barcelona	Donostia
	Diego Alvarez 3'	(Report)	27' Quini Schuster Víctor	Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Soriano Aladrén

1 November 19818	Racing de Santander	2–3	Real Sociedad	Santander
	Juan Verón 4', 24'	(Report)	13' (pen.) Inaxio Kortabarria 49' Satrústegui 62' Periko Alonso	Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Damin Rendón

8 November 19819	Real Valladolid	2–1	Real Sociedad	Valladolid
	Gail 12' Minguela 81' Fenoy Pepín	(Report)	59' Periko Alonso Inaxio Kortabarria	Stadium: José Zorrilla Referee: Diéz Frias

11 November 198110	Real Sociedad	1–0	Atlético Madrid	Donostia
	Satrústegui 4'	(Report)		Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Riera Morro

15 November 198111	Sevilla FC	2–2	Real Sociedad	Seville
	Juan Carlos 44' Ruda 77' César Coelho Yiyi	(Report)	20' Satrústegui 30' (pen.) Inaxio Kortabarria Zamora Genaro Zelaieta	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium Referee: Miguel Pérez

22 November 198112	Real Sociedad	2–1	Hércules	Donostia
	Larrañaga 2' Inaxio Kortabarria 36' (pen.)	(Report)	Cobos 91'	Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Ausocoa Sanz

28 November 198113	Real Zaragoza	3–2	Real Sociedad	Zaragoza
	Valdano 3', 36' Amarilla 13'	(Report)	18' Roberto López Ufarte 30' Uralde 64' Periko Alonso	Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Sánchez Arminio

6 December 198114	Real Sociedad	4–1	Valencia CF	Donostia
	Zamora 30' Roberto López Ufarte 49' Larrañaga 64' Satrústegui 73' Genaro Zelaieta	(Report)	51' Solsona 15' Castellanos	Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Lamo Castillo

13 December 198115	Espanyol	2–1	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
	Murua 17' Canito 86' Giménez 32' Job	(Report)	24' (pen.) Inaxio Kortabarria	Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Referee: Pes Pérez

20 December 198116	Real Sociedad	1–0	Osasuna	Donostia
	Roberto López Ufarte 72' Murillo 20'	(Report)	20' Dioni 74' Patxi Irigibel	Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Pinter Pastor

27 December 198117	Athletic Bilbao	1–1	Real Sociedad	Bilbao
	Urquiaga 65' Nuñez 51'	(Report)	51' (pen.) Inaxio Kortabarria Orbegozo	Stadium: San Mamés Stadium Referee: Franco Martínez

2 January 198218	Real Madrid	1–1	Real Sociedad	Madrid
	Ito 70' Juanito Ángel	(Report)	86' Uralde Gorriz Satrústegui	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Referee: Enriquez Negreira

10 January 198219	Real Sociedad	1–0	Real Betis	Donostia
	Satrústegui 71' Larrañaga 65'	(Report)	29' Ortega	Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Riera Morro

17 January 198220	Cádiz CF	2–1	Real Sociedad	Cadiz
	Mejías 32' Mané 70' Hugo Vaca	(Report)	Uralde	Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza Referee: García Carrión

24 January 198221	Real Sociedad	2–0	Las Palmas	Donostia
	Satrústegui 18' Periko Alonso 63'	(Report)		Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Alvarez Margüenda

31 January 198222	Sporting Gijón	2–3	Real Sociedad	Gijón
	Uría 28' Abel 47'	(Report)	37' Satrústegui 49' Uralde 59' Roberto López Ufarte	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: García de Loza

7 February 198223	Real Sociedad	3–1	CD Castellón	Donostia
	Uralde 4' Periko Alonso 38' Satrústegui 53'	(Report)	17' (pen.) Beltrán 56' Pulido	Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: García de Loza

14 February 198224	FC Barcelona	2–0	Real Sociedad	Barcelona
	Simonsen 33' Alexanko 51'	(Report)		Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Soriano Aladrén

21 February 198225	Real Sociedad	1–1	Racing de Santander	Donostia
	Satrústegui 26' 26'	(Report)	26' 26' Piru 26' Pereira 33' Mantilla	Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Fandos Hernández

28 February 198226	Real Sociedad	4–0	Real Valladolid	Donostia
	Satrústegui 30' Uralde 41', 73' Olaizola 72'	(Report)	60' Sánchez Vallés	Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Damín Rondón

7 March 198227	Atlético Madrid	2–0	Real Sociedad	Madrid
	Arteche 70' Dirceu 72'	(Report)		Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Referee: García de Loza

14 March 198228	Real Sociedad	1–0	Sevilla FC	Donostia
	Uralde 21'	(Report)		Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Miguel Pérez

21 March 198229	Hércules	2–0	Real Sociedad	Alicante
	Abad 18' Cabral 26' Churruca Vidal	(Report)	Gorriz Luis Arconada Roberto López Ufarte	Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez Referee: Andújar Oliver

27 March 198230	Real Sociedad	3–0	Real Zaragoza	Donostia
	Uralde 35' Periko Alonso 42' 26' Roberto López Ufarte 46'	(Report)	77' Pérez Aguerri	Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Pinter Pastor

4 April 198231	Valencia CF	1–2	Real Sociedad	Valencia
	Solsona 20'	(Report)	5', 45' Uralde	Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Referee: Soriano Aladrén

11 April 198232	Real Sociedad	2–1	Espanyol	Donostia
	Uralde 22' Satrústegui 73' Inaxio Kortabarria 12' 88' Genaro Zelaieta 42' Periko Alonso 85'	(Report)	27' Urbano 18' Lauridssen 52' Escalza 53' Zúñiga	Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Merino González

18 April 198233	Osasuna	0–0	Real Sociedad	Iruña
	Bayona	(Report)	Roberto López Ufarte	Stadium: Sadar Stadium Referee: Damín Rendón

25 April 198234	Real Sociedad	2–1	Athletic Bilbao	Donostia
	Zamora 55' Roberto López Ufarte 78'	(Report)	85' 55' Sarabia 52' Urquiaga	Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Soriano Aladrén

King's cup

2nd Round

21 Oct 1981	Athletic Bilbao B	1 - 3	Real Sociedad	Bilbao
	Arrien 27' (pen.)	Report (in Spanish)	15' López Ufarte 27' Larrañaga (pen.) Satrústegui	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: — Referee: José Díez Frías

4 Nov 1981	Real Sociedad	1 – 0	Athletic Bilbao B	Donostia
	Eizmendi 73'	Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: Atotxa Attendance: — Referee: José Ramón Gutiérrez

3rd Round

25 Nov 1981	Osasuna	1 - 1	Real Sociedad	Iruña
	Martín 44'	Report (in Spanish)	Alonso 85'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: — Referee: Jose Luis Garcia Carrion

9 Dec 1981	Real Sociedad	3 – 1	Osasuna	Donostia
	Uralde 41', 82' Satrústegui 58'	Report (in Spanish)	Martín	Stadium: Atotxa Attendance: — Referee: Manuel Álvarez Margüenda

Round of 16

20 January 1982	Real Sociedad	3 – 3	Real Valladolid Deportivo	San Sebastián
20:00 CET	Satrústegui 44' Periko Alonso 78' Diego 84'	Report (in Spanish)	Joaquín 18' Alí 41' Jorge 88'	Stadium: Atotxa Attendance: — Referee: Gutiérrez Fernández

27 January 1982	Real Valladolid Deportivo	0 – 2	Real Sociedad	Valladolid
20:30 CET		Report (in Spanish)	Diego 63' Periko Alonso 64'	Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: — Referee: Urízar Azpitarte

Quarterfinals

3 February 1982	Athletic Bilbao	1 – 0	Real Sociedad	Bilbao
20:00 CET	Dani 31'	Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Andújar Oliver

17 February 1982	Real Sociedad	3 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p)	Athletic Bilbao	San Sebastián
20:00 CET	Kortabarria 5' (pen.) Uralde 60' Satrústegui 70'	Report (in Spanish)	Sarabia 57' Dani 63' (pen.)	Stadium: Atotxa Attendance: — Referee: Lamo Castillo
	Penalties
	Kortabarria López Ufarte Uralde Larrañaga		Dani Argote Sola Goikoetxea

Semifinals

10 March 1982	Real Sociedad	1 – 0	Real Madrid CF	San Sebastián
20:00 CET	Satrústegui 63'	Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: Atotxa Attendance: — Referee: Enríquez Negreira

31 March 1982	Real Madrid CF	1 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 p)	Real Sociedad	Madrid
21:00 CET	Juanito 89'	Report (in Spanish)		Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: — Referee: Enríquez Negreira
	Penalties
	Camacho Cunningham García Hernández Juanito San José Ito		Kortabarria López Ufarte Diego Larrañaga Periko Alonso Murillo

References

External links

Squad and stats at bdfutbol.com

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[table_note_res_CWC10.6982142998363-3] Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the Copa del Rey, while Barcelona for the tournament as title holders.

[1] Impresion

[2] Squad of Real Sociedad 1981-82 - BDFutbol

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