2012–13 Real Sociedad season

The 2012–13 season was Real Sociedad's 67th season in La Liga. The club's league campaign surpassed all expectations as 4th spot was achieved and the team qualified for the Champions league play-off round.

Real Sociedad
2012–13 season
PresidentJokin Aperribay
Head coachPhilippe Montanier
StadiumAnoeta
La Liga4th
Copa del ReyRound of 32
Top goalscorerLeague:
Carlos Vela (14)

All:
Carlos Vela (14)
Imanol Agirretxe (14)

Season summary

Real Sociedad's progression during the 2012-13 season.

The season began with mixed results. A series of home wins and away defeats were reminiscent of previous season's frustration. A convincing win in the Basque derby was the only exception during this disappointing period. Early in November, the club suffered a Copa del Rey defeat away to Segunda División side Córdoba. This was followed by a league defeat at home against 19th-ranked team Espanyol. With the match still in play, fans at the stadium called for Montanier's resignation.

In the Copa del Rey, the team was incapable of overturning the first leg's deficit and exited the competition.

An exceptional run

With an away victory to Málaga, Real Sociedad began a run that stretched from mid-November to the end of the season where the team suffered only two defeats. The team found stability with a 4–2–3–1 formation comprising Asier Illarramendi and Markel Bergara in the double 6 and Xabi Prieto just ahead of them as an attacking midfielder.

Race for fourth

In April, it became clear that either Real Sociedad or Valencia would capture the fourth-place spot. On 28 April, a decisive match between these two took place at Anoeta. Real Sociedad was capable of coming back and won the match, thus opening a five-point gap with Valencia. In the following weeks, however, Valencia won three-straight games while Real Sociedad dropped points. Before the last matchday, Real Sociedad were two points behind Valencia and had to travel to relegation-threatened Deportivo de La Coruña. Real Sociedad won their match and Valencia lost theirs, sending the Basque team to fourth place and securing a spot at the UEFA Champions League play-off round.

Real Sociedad scored 70 goals that season, more than any other club bar Real Madrid and Barcelona and had the fourth-best defence.

Towards the end of the season, when it seemed like Philippe Montanier was about to renew his contract, he signed a contract with Rennes instead.[1] Montanier was awarded the Ramón Cobo trophy, given to the best manager, by the Royal Spanish Football Federation's coaches committee.[2]

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
2 Real Madrid 38 26 7 5 103 42 +61 85 Qualification for the Champions League group stage
3 Atlético Madrid 38 23 7 8 65 31 +34 76
4 Real Sociedad 38 18 12 8 70 49 +21 66 Qualification for the Champions League play-off round
5 Valencia 38 19 8 11 67 54 +13 65 Qualification for the Europa League group stage[lower-alpha 1]
6 Málaga 38 16 9 13 53 50 +3 57 Excluded from European competitions[lower-alpha 2]
Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th goal difference; 5th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
  1. Since the 2012–13 Copa del Rey champions Atlético Madrid and runners-up Real Madrid qualified for the 2013–14 UEFA Champions League, the 5th, 6th and 7th placed teams qualified for the group stage, play-off round, and third qualifying round of the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League respectively.[3]
  2. Málaga was excluded from participating in any UEFA club competition in 2013–14 season.[4] Málaga appealed against this UEFA ban, but the Court of Arbitration for Sport confirmed the decision of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body.[5]

Dispute over TV broadcasting rights

Early in 2012, Real Sociedad filed lawsuit against Mediapro on the grounds that payments were not in time or were incomplete.[6] This escalated to a legal case that was eventually won by Real Sociedad. The media group was told to pay what had been established in the contract and €7 million as compensation. Real Sociedad was in addition declared free to sign a broadcasting contract with whoever they wanted to.[7] Weeks before the start of the new season Real Sociedad agreed a 3-year deal with Canal +.[8] Mediapro appealed this decision and in May a provincial court declared that the infringement was not serious enough to justify the €7 million compensation. Real Sociedad had to refund this amount. [9]

Transfers

Players leaving the club (summer)

Player New Team Fee
Mikel Aranburu Retired End of contract
Borja Viguera Alavés End of contract
Toño Ramírez Guadalajara End of contract
Vadim Demidov Eintracht Frankfurt[10] €500,000 [11]

Loan out

Player Team
Joseba Llorente Osasuna[12][13]
Jeffrey Sarpong Hércules

Loan end

Player To
Carlos Vela Arsenal

Players leaving the club (winter)

Player New Team Fee
Jeffrey Sarpong Contract rescinded [14]

Signings

Player From Fee
Chory Castro Mallorca Free agent
Carlos Vela Arsenal[15]

Loan in

Player From
José Ángel Roma[16]

Loan return

Player From
Jeffrey Sarpong NAC Breda

Squad

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 Iñigo Martínez
7 MF  FRA Antoine Griezmann
8 MF  ESP Asier Illarramendi
9 FW  ESP Imanol Agirretxe
10 MF  ESP Xabi Prieto
11 FW  MEX Carlos Vela
13 GK  ESP Eñaut Zubikarai
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF  ESP Rubén Pardo
15 DF  ESP Ion Ansotegi
16 MF  NED Jeffrey Sarpong
17 MF  FRA David Zurutuza
18 MF  URU Chory Castro
19 DF  ALG Liassine Cadamuro-Bentaïba
20 DF  ESP José Ángel
21 FW  URU Diego Ifrán
22 DF  ESP Dani Estrada
23 MF  ESP Javi Ros
24 DF  ESP Alberto de la Bella

[17]

Start formations

Starting XI

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

Matches

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Pre-season

14 July 2012 Friendly Les Eglatins 0 15 Real Sociedad Hendaye
19:00 CET (Report)  4', 35', 40' Ifrán
 23', 27', 44' Agirretxe
 51', 64', 66', 77' Llorente
 60' C. Martínez
 63', 88' Pardo
 73' Ros
 86' Hernández
Stadium: Stade Bixente Lizarazu
18 July 2012 Friendly SD Eibar 0 3 Real Sociedad Azpeitia
18:30 CET (Report)  19' Llorente
 73' Griezmann
 83' Prieto
Stadium: Garmendipe
20 July 2012 Friendly Lyon 1 1 Real Sociedad Saint-Jean-de-Luz
18:00 CET Briand  77' (Report)  66' Griezmann Stadium: Stade municipal St Jean de Luz
Referee: Maxim Thual
28 July 2012 Friendly Bordeaux 1 0 Real Sociedad Irún
19:00 CET Gouffran  89' (Report) Stadium: Stadium Gal
31 July 2012 Friendly Real Zaragoza 1 2 Real Sociedad Bergara
19:00 CET González  50' (Report)  10', 69' Agirretxe Stadium: Agorrosin
5 August 2012 Friendly Modena 0 1 Real Sociedad Modena
21:00 CET (Report)  83' Ifrán Stadium: Stadio Alberto Braglia
Referee: Peruzzo
9 August 2012 Friendly Parma 2 0 Real Sociedad Parma
20:45 CET Lucarelli  33'
Morrone  90'
(Report) Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini
Referee: De Marco
10 August 2012 Friendly Varese 2 4 Real Sociedad Varese
20:45 CET Momentè  54', 78' (pen) (Report)  6', 28' Griezmann
 34' Agirretxe
 78' Zurutuza
Stadium: Stadio Franco Ossola
Referee: De Marco
11 August 2012 Friendly Siena 1 0 Real Sociedad Siena
20:45 CET Calaiò  54'
Paci  52'
(Report) Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena
Referee: Daniele Doveri

La Liga

19 August 2012 1 Barcelona 5 – 1 Real Sociedad Barcelona
21:00 CET Puyol  3'
Messi  10', 15'
Mascherano  38'
Pedro  40'
Villa  83',  84'
Report Castro  8'
Prieto  34'
De la Bella  70'
Ansotegi  82'
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 57,721
Referee: González González (Castille and León)
25 August 2012 2 Real Sociedad 2 1 Celta Vigo Donostia
19:00 CET Agirretxe  54', 61'
Ansotegi  30'
Illarramendi  38'
Vela  62'
Griezmann  87'
Bergara  87'
Report De Lucas  49'
Mallo  64'
López  79'
Stadium: Anoeta
1 September 2012 3 Mallorca 1 0 Real Sociedad Palma
22:00 CET Pereira  28'
López  73'
Víctor  75',  76'
Márquez  80'
Martí  89'
Report Bergara  30'
Ansotegi  71'
Stadium: Iberostar
16 September 2012 4 Real Sociedad 2 – 0 Real Zaragoza Donostia
19:50 CET De la Bella  38'
I. Martínez  55'
Bergara  57'
Vela  61' (pen.),  68'
Griezmann  90'
Report Paredes  37'
Abraham  90+1'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias
23 September 2012 5 Levante 2 1 Real Sociedad Valencia
16:00 CET Barkero  70' (pen.)
Martins  86'
Juanfran  51'
Navarro  60'
Report  23' Zurutuza
 63' Estrada
 69' I. Martínez
 75' Illarramendi
 90+3' Vela
Stadium: Ciutat de València
6 October 2012 7 Real Betis 2 – 0 Real Sociedad Seville
22:00 CET Paulão  18'
Castro  81'
Martínez  25'
Beñat  42'
Mario  54'  88'
Agra  77'
Pérez  90'
Report Griezmann  26'
Estrada  80'
Stadium: Estadio Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 30,886
Referee: José Antonio Teixeira Vitienes
21 October 2012 8 Real Sociedad 0 – 1 Atlético Madrid Donostia
21:30 CET Bergara  23'
De la Bella  33'
I. Martínez  53'
Estrada  81'
Illarramendi  89'
Report Filipe Luís  67'
Godín  77'
Falcao  90'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Ayza Gámez (Valencian Community)
29 October 2012 9 Real Valladolid 2 – 2 Real Sociedad Valladolid
21:30 CET Rueda  15'
Ebert  39',  42'
Rubio  63'
Óscar  74'
(Report) Griezmann  36', 56'
González  72'
C. Martínez  76'
Pardo  90+3'
Stadium: Nuevo José Zorrilla
Attendance: 12,574
Referee: Álvarez Izquierdo
4 November 2012 10 Real Sociedad 0 – 1 Espanyol Donostia
12:00 CET González  29' Report  77' Colotto
 33' Mubarak
 42' Gómez
 75' Longo
 83' Baena
 90+2' Stuani
 90' C. Álvarez
Stadium: Anoeta
11 November 2012 11 Málaga 1 – 2 Real Sociedad Málaga
22:00 CEST Saviola  37' Report Vela  1'
Prieto  58'
Stadium: La Rosaleda Stadium
Attendance: 27,000
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
19 November 2012 12 Real Sociedad 4 – 0 Rayo Vallecano Donostia
15:30 CEST Ifrán  2'
Vela  31', 53'
Mikel  61'
Castro  77'
Report Tito  7'
Casado  10'
Gálvez  67'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 22,600
25 November 2012 13 Real Sociedad 0 – 0 Osasuna Donostia
21:30 CEST González  22'
Illarramendi  27'
De la Bella  37'
Report Nano  7'
Sola  38'
Arribas  44'
Armenteros  53'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 20500
1 December 2012 14 Valencia 2 – 5 Real Sociedad Valencia
18:00 (CET) Soldado  2', 73'
Ruiz  16'
Jonas  41'
Banega  77'
Report C. Martínez  33'
De la Bella  43'
González  56'
Ifrán  64'
Vela  67',  89' (pen.)
Agirretxe  83'
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Clos Gómez
9 December 2012 15 Real Sociedad 1 – 1 Getafe Donostia
16:00 (CET) Pardo  61'
González  63' C. Martínez  90+1'
Report Lopo  29'
Barrada  46'
Mané  59'
Alexis  65'
Míchel  77'
Lafita  86'
Gavilán  90+3'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 23,000
16 December 2012 16 Granada 0 – 0 Real Sociedad Granada
20:00 (CET) Nyom  29'
Ighalo  78'
Romero  87'
Report C. Martínez  44'
Prieto  61'
Vela  90'
Stadium: Los Cármenes
20 December 2012 17 Real Sociedad 2 – 1 Sevilla Donostia
22:00 CET Vela  18'
I. Martínez  37'
De la Bella  69'
Illarramendi  82'
Report Spahić  23'
Medel  49'
Coke  71'  74'
Botía  76'
Navarro  80'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Álvarez Izquierdo
6 January 2013 18 Real Madrid 4 – 3 Real Sociedad Madrid
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Benzema  2'
Adán  6'
Khedira  35'
Ronaldo  44',  68', 70'
Alonso  70'
Report Prieto  9' (pen.), 40', 76'
González  15'
Estrada  26'  79'
I. Martínez  41'
Zurutuza  51'
José Ángel  90+1'
Elustondo  90+2'
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva (Galicia)
13 January 2013 19 Real Sociedad 1 – 1 Deportivo La Coruña Donostia
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Vela  45'
Illarramendi  54'
Ansotegi  67'
Castro  85'
Report Pizzi  27'
Evaldo  2'
Manuel Pablo  55'
Assunção  69'
Castro  71'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 22,500
19 January 2013 20 Real Sociedad 3 – 2 Barcelona Donostia
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00) I. Martínez  36'
Castro  41', 63'
Illarramendi  79'
Agirretxe  90+1'
Griezmann  90+3'
Report Messi  7'
Pedro  25'
Piqué  33'  56'
Iniesta  58'
Busquets  74'
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Undiano Mallenco (Navarre)
26 January 2013 21 Celta Vigo 1 – 1 Real Sociedad Vigo
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Krohn-Dehli  18',  32'
Cabral  30'
Fernández  42'  50'
Lago  76'
Park  86'
Report Elustondo  20',  59'
De la Bella  65'
Bergara  84'
Stadium: Balaídos
3 February 2013 22 Real Sociedad 3 – 0 Mallorca Donostia
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Castro  55'
Vela  70'
José Ángel  39'
Ifrán  88'  89'
Report Hemed  6'
Márquez  25'  29'
López  89'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 19,000
10 February 2013 23 Real Zaragoza 1 – 2 Real Sociedad Zaragoza
17:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Héctor  13'  22'
Álvaro  25'
Săpunaru  31'
Postiga  68'
Apoño  90+2' (pen.)
Report Griezmann  11'
Agirretxe  32'
Stadium: La Romareda
17 February 2013 24 Real Sociedad 1 – 1 Levante Donostia
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Vela  18' (pen.)
Pardo  86'
Castro  90+3'
Report Karabelas  18'  57'
Míchel  37',  57' (pen.)
Iborra  45'
Valdo  86'
Diop  90+3'
Stadium: Anoeta
3 March 2013 26 Real Sociedad 3 – 3 Real Betis Donostia
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) C. Martínez  36'
Vela  51'
I. Martínez  56'
Prieto  62' (pen.)
Report  29' Molina
Beñat  42'
Pabón  49', 66'

Ángel  61'
Cañas  72'
Chica  90+1'
Stadium: Anoeta
10 March 2013 27 Atlético Madrid 0 – 1 Real Sociedad Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Turan  38'
Juanfran  47'
Godín  59'
Costa  86'
Falcao  90'
Summary Vela  11'
Mikel  16'
Prieto  53'
Stadium: Vicente Calderón
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: Miguel Ayza Gámez
17 March 2013 28 Real Sociedad 4 – 1 Real Valladolid Donostia
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Griezmann  33', 44'
Agirretxe  39'
Prieto  48'
Report Balenziaga  33'
Guerra  87'
Stadium: Anoeta
31 March 2013 29 Espanyol 2 – 2 Real Sociedad Cornellà de Llobregat
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) García  9'
Stuani  39'
Forlín  25'
Sánchez  68'
Report  24' Zurutuza
 76' (o.g.) López
 51' I. Martínez
 75' Agirretxe
 78' González
 88' De la Bella
Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat
Attendance: 22,323
Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero
Assistant referees: José Matías
Jorge Canelo
Fourth official: Alexandre Alemán
6 April 2013 30 Real Sociedad 4 – 2 Málaga Donostia
16:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Vela  21'
De la Bella  24',  56'
Griezmann  30'
I. Martínez  51'
Pardo  59'
Report  40' Morales
 70' Santa Cruz
 47' Camacho
 47' Fernández
Stadium: Anoeta
14 April 2013 31 Rayo Vallecano 0 – 2 Real Sociedad Vallecas
12:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Figueras  30'
Piti  45'
Gálvez  55'
Domínguez  60'
Fuego  71'
Report  6', 14' Agirretxe
 9' Vela
 74' Illarramendi
 88' Castro
Stadium: Campo de Vallecas
21 April 2013 32 Osasuna 0 – 0 Real Sociedad Pamplona
19:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Armenteros  11'
Nano  23'
Arribas  47'
Oier  84'
Report  10' González
 18' Griezmann
 28' Cadamuro
 44' Vela
Stadium: El Sadar
Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz
28 April 2013 33 Real Sociedad 4 – 2 Valencia Donostia
21:00 CET (UTC+01:00) I. Martínez  20',  34'
Castro  73'
Agirretxe  86', 90'
Bergara  72'
Illarramendi  82'
Report  25' Soldado
 90' Jonas
 14' Cissokho
 37' Mathieu
 47' Banega
 66' Albelda
Stadium: Anoeta
5 May 2013 34 Getafe 2 – 1 Real Sociedad Getafe
22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Pedro León  18'
Barrada  39',  51'
Castro  37'
Fernández  60'
Report  4' Vela
 56' Griezmann
 90' I. Martínez
Stadium: Alfonso Pérez
Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco
12 May 2013 35 Real Sociedad 2 – 2 Granada Donostia
22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Castro  9'
Agirretxe  45'
González  90+1'
Griezmann  90+3'
Report  14',  15' El-Arabi
 19' Siqueira
 70' Nolito
 82' Buonanotte
 89' Toño
Recio  90+3'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Javier Estrada Fernández
19 May 2013 36 Sevilla 1 – 2 Real Sociedad Sevilla
22:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Rakitić  10'
Kondogbia  15'
Navarro  41'
Reyes  58'
Moreno  63'
Diawara  90+1'
Report  16' (o.g.) Rakitić
 24',  55' Agirretxe
 19' Vela
 78' Cadamuro
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
26 May 2013 37 Real Sociedad 3 – 3 Real Madrid Donostia
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00) Prieto  64' (pen.), 90+3'
Griezmann  78'
Bergara  25'
Report  6' Higuaín
 57' Callejón
 80',  63' Khedira
 45' Essien
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 30,586
Referee: González González
1 June 2013 38 Deportivo La Coruña 0 – 1 Real Sociedad A Coruña
21:00 CEST Sílvio  38'
Aythami  41'
J. Domínguez  67'
Aranzubia  82'
Aguilar  85'
Oliveira  89'
Riki  90'
Report  22',  89' Griezmann
 30'  84' Bergara
 82' Zurutuza
Stadium: Riazor
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

Copa del Rey

1 November 2012 Córdoba 2 – 0 Real Sociedad Córdoba
19:00 CET Patiño  42'
Rennella  77' (pen.)
Report Stadium: Nuevo Arcángel
Attendance: 15,790[18]
Referee: José Luis González González
27 November 2012 Real Sociedad2 – 2
(2 – 4 agg.)
Córdoba Donostia
19:30 CET Griezmann  21'
Agirretxe  85'
Report Patiño  65'
Dubarbier  72'
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 16,918[19]
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ayza Gámez

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