| 2012–13 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| President | Jokin Aperribay | ||
| Head coach | Philippe Montanier | ||
| Stadium | Anoeta | ||
| La Liga | 4th | ||
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | ||
| Top goalscorer | League: Carlos Vela (14) All: Carlos Vela (14) Imanol Agirretxe (14) | ||
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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.
Season summary

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] | 
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:
- ↑ 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]
- ↑ Málaga was excluded from participating in any UEFA club competition in 2013–14 season as a punishment for not complying with UEFA Financial Fair Play Regulations.[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] | 
Players joining the club (summer)
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.
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Start formations
- Starting XI
Lineup that started most of the club's competitive matches throughout the season.
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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 | 
| 30 September 2012 6 | Real Sociedad | 2 – 0 | Athletic Bilbao | Donostia | 
| 20:00 CET | Illarramendi  48' Griezmann  62' Vela  71' (pen.) | Report | Iturraspe  9' San José  24' Amorebieta  2' Susaeta  71' | Stadium: Anoeta | 
| 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 | 
| 24 February 2013 25 | Athletic Bilbao | 1 – 3 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao | 
| 21:30 CET (UTC+01:00) | Ibai  30' Laporte  38' Iturraspe  45' Muniain  84' | Report |  34' Griezmann Illarramendi  49'  66' Agirretxe  76' Vela | Stadium: San Mamés | 
| 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 | 
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- ↑ "Philippe Montanier, prochain entraîneur du Stade Rennais F.C." (in French). staderennais.com/. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ↑ "Philippe Montanier, galardonado con el 'Premio Ramón Cobo' como mejor entrenador de Primera en 2012-13" (in Spanish). europapress.es. 8 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
- ↑ "Regulations of the UEFA Europa League 2013/14" (PDF). Nyon: UEFA. March 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ↑ "Malaga have second year of European ban waived by Uefa". BBC. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
- ↑ "UEFA welcomes CAS decision on Málaga". UEFA. 11 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2013.
- ↑ "La Real Sociedad demanda a Mediapro por impagos" (in Spanish). Realsociedad.com. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ "La Real Sociedad demanda a Mediapro por impagos" (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. 30 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ "Acuerdo con el operador DTS para la cesión de los derechos audiovisuales" (in Spanish). Realsociedad.com. 1 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ "La Audiencia Provincial se pronuncia sobre el conflicto entre Mediapro y la Real Sociedad" (in Spanish). Realsociedad.com. 17 May 2013. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- ↑ "Transfer perfekt: Demidov wechselt zur Eintracht" (in German). Eintracht Frankfurt. 23 July 2012. Archived from the original on 12 November 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
- ↑ "La Real cierra el traspaso de Demidov al Eintracht por medio millón de euros" (in Spanish). El Diario Vasco. 24 July 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2012.
- ↑ Joseba Llorente loaned to Osasuna ; Realsociedad.com
- ↑ Joseba Llorente will play for Osasuna this season Archived 2012-08-03 at the Wayback Machine ; osasuna.es
- ↑ "Acuerdo para la rescisión del contrato de Sarpong" (in Spanish). Realsociedad.com. January 7, 2012.
- ↑ http://www.arsenal.com/news/news-archive/carlos-vela-finalises-real-sociedad-switch Archived 2012-08-12 at the Wayback Machine: "Carlos Vela finalises Real Sociedad switch." Arsenal.com. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ↑ José Angel loaned to Real Sociedad ; Realsociedad.com
- ↑ Definite shirt numbers for the 2012-13 season announced ; realsociedad.com
- ↑ El Córdoba aprovecha el mal de la Real Sociedad fuera de casa (in Spanish)
- ↑ Fuera de la Copa (Real Sociedad 2-2 Córdoba) (in Spanish)













