Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad in English, Erreala or Reala in Basque, La Real in Spanish, is a Basque professional sports club in the city of Donostia-San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 September 1909. It plays its home matches at the Anoeta Stadium.
José Ángel Iribar Kortajarena, nicknamed El Chopo, is a Spanish retired football goalkeeper and manager.
Javier Iruretagoyena Amiano, Irureta for short, is a Spanish retired football attacking midfielder and manager.
Luis Miguel Arconada Etxarri is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Aitor "Txiki" Begiristain Mujika is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a left winger but also as a forward, currently director of football of English club Manchester City.
Jesús María Zamora Ansorena is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Alberto Górriz Echarte is a Spanish former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender.
Miguel Ángel 'Periko' Alonso Oyarbide is a Spanish former football midfielder and manager.
Atotxa was a football stadium in San Sebastián, Spain. It was the home ground of Real Sociedad until 1993 when it was replaced by Anoeta Stadium. It had superseded Ondarreta Stadium 80 years earlier. It had a capacity of 17,000 spectators.
José Diego Álvarez Álvarez, known as José Diego, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
Francisco "Paco" Bienzobas Ocáriz was a Spanish footballer who played as a forward. Having spent most of his 16-year career with Real Sociedad – 196 official games and 109 goals – he was the first player to be top scorer in La Liga, with 17 goals in 1929.
Juan Antonio Larrañaga Gurruchaga is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a defender.
The Basque derby is the name of the football local derby between Real Sociedad and Athletic Bilbao. It embodies the inter-city rivalry between Bilbao and Donostia-San Sebastián, capitals of the neighbouring provinces of Gipuzkoa and Biscay (Bizkaia) in the Basque Country region of Spain. It is also occasionally referred to as the AP-8 derby, referring to the name of the highway which connects the cities.
Real Sociedad Femenino is the women's football section of Real Sociedad de Fútbol currently playing in Spain's top league Liga F.
José Antonio Irulegui Garmendia is a Spanish former football defender and manager.
Alberto Ormaetxea Ibarlucea was a Spanish football defender and coach.
José Agustín Aranzábal Askasibar, known as Gaztelu, was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.
Sebastián Ontoria Escolaza was a Spanish footballer who played as a midfielder.
The 2000–01 season was Deportivo de La Coruña's 30th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. They also competed in the Copa del Rey, the UEFA Champions League and the Supercopa de España.
Alberto Albístegui Zamacola is a Spanish retired footballer who could play as a centre back, libero or midfielder. His career was most associated with Real Sociedad, for whom he played 115 La Liga matches in six and a half seasons across two spells, scoring six goals. He also earned promotion to the top flight on three occasions: with Mallorca in 1988–89, Deportivo La Coruña in 1990–91, and Deportivo Alavés in 1997–98. He made a further 84 first division appearances in a combined four seasons with these three clubs, during which he scored three goals.
