Real Sociedad Femenino is the women's football section of Real Sociedad de Fútbol currently playing in Spain's top league Liga F.
History Founded on 19 September 2004, Real Sociedad reached the first division after two promotions in its two first seasons ever, and occupying the place of dissolved Estudiantes de Huelva.
After a ninth position in their first season, the club quickly consolidated in the top flight. In 2011, Real Sociedad reached the semifinals of the Copa de la Reina for the first time.
In February 2019, a Basque derby league fixture hosted by Real Sociedad against Athletic Bilbao, which would usually be held at the club's Zubieta training centre, was played at the Anoeta Stadium, attracting an attendance of 21,234 (the result was a 2–2 draw). The following week, the same venue hosted a semi-final of the Copa de la Reina in which Real defeated Sevilla 3–1 in front of 18,731 fans to reach the final of the competition for the first time. On 11 May 2019, the club achieved their first ever major trophy by beating Atlético Madrid 2–1 in the final of the Copa de la Reina, played in Granada.Real Sociedad make history as they stun Atletico to win Copa de la Reina , Sport, 11 May 2019 The win granted entry to the newly-established Supercopa de España Femenina, but after overcoming Levante to reach its final, they suffered a humiliating 10–1 defeat to Barcelona.Real Sociedad women bemoan gulf in class after 10-1 thrashing by Barcelona, The Guardian, 9 February 2020 Their first UEFA Women's Champions League tie, after finishing second behind Barcelona in the 2021–22 Primera División, was against FC Bayern of GermanyLa Real empieza su historia europea [Real begins its European history], Aimara G. Gil, Diario AS, 20 September 2022 (in Spanish) and ended in elimination by a 4–1 aggregate score (Synne Jensen had the distinction of scoring the first European goal). Another Copa de la Reina final was reached in 2024, but this resulted in another heavy loss (8–0) to Barcelona.
Reserves The club's B-team, established in 2018,Family Grows, Real Sociedad, 15 August 2018 plays in the Primera Nacional (3rd level) having gained promotion from the Gipuzkoa provincial league in their first year of operation and from the Basque regional league a year later.Trajectoria: Real Sociedad B, Txapeldunak (in Spanish) A C-team was launched in 2021.
Current squad
Titles
Official Copa de la Reina: 2019 Euskal Herria Cup: 2012, 2019, 2020, 2022
Invitational Sport Mundi Tournament: 2005, 2008
Season by season
SeasonDiv.Pos.Copa de la ReinaUWCL2004–05Reg.1st2005–062ª1st2006–071ª9th2007–081ª10th2008–091ª10th2009–101ª7thFirst round2010–111ª8thSemi-final2011–121ª7th2012–131ª10th2013–141ª7thQuarter-final2014–151ª11th2015–161ª5thQuarter-final2016–171ª8thQuarter-final2017–181ª7thQuarter-final2018–191ª7thWinners2019–201ª6thRound of 162020–211ª5thQuarter-final2021–221ª2ndQuarter-final2022–23Liga F8thRound of 16Round 22023–24Liga F8thRunners-up2024–25Liga F7thQuarter-final2025–26Liga F3rdQuarter-final
See also Women's Basque derby
References
External links Official website UEFA profile Real Sociedad at Txapeldunak