Real Sociedad C

Real Sociedad C
Full nameReal Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. "C"
Founded1998 (as CD Berio FT)
2016 (as Real Sociedad "C")
GroundZubieta Facilities, San Sebastián,
Basque Country, Spain
Capacity2,500[1]
PresidentJokin Aperribay
Head coachMikel Llorente
LeagueSegunda Federación – Group 2
2023–24Segunda Federación – Group 2, 9th of 18

Real Sociedad de Fútbol "C" is a Spanish football team based in San Sebastián, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. It is the second reserve team of Real Sociedad and plays in Segunda Federación – Group 2.

History

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Founded in 1998 as Club Deportivo Berio Futbol Taldea, in 2016 the team was integrated fully into the structure of Real Sociedad, becoming its second reserve squad. In the previous two seasons, after gaining promotion to the Tercera División, Berio operated as a farm team for Real Sociedad but still played at their own stadium wearing their traditional green kit.[2] From then on, they would play at Zubieta and wear Real Sociedad blue-and-white colours.

In general, the Real C squad consists graduates from the club's youth system aged between 17 and 20, and successful players will move up to Real Sociedad B (Sanse) after one or two seasons. The Real Sociedad C team must play at least one division below Sanse, who must themselves play one division lower than the main Real Sociedad team. Neither reserve team can enter the Copa del Rey.

In 2021, the team achieved a promotion of sorts, finishing second in their Tercera group to move to the Segunda División RFEF, one of only three teams in the Basque group to do so – as this was part of a nationwide restructuring they would remain in the fourth level, though now with a regional rather than a local profile.[3] In the same season, the Real B-team gained promotion to the second tier.[4]

Season to season

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As CD Berio FT

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1998–99 6 1ª Reg. 8th
1999–2000 6 1ª Reg. 3rd
2000–01 6 1ª Reg. 2nd
2001–02 5 Reg. Pref. 9th
2002–03 5 Reg. Pref. 5th
2003–04 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
2004–05 4 19th
2005–06 5 Reg. Pref. 13th
2006–07 5 Reg. Pref. 6th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2007–08 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
2008–09 5 Reg. Pref. 9th
2009–10 5 Div. Hon. 11th
2010–11 5 Div. Hon. 10th
2011–12 5 Div. Hon. 7th
2012–13 5 Div. Hon. 5th
2013–14 5 Div. Hon. 1st
2014–15 4 8th
2015–16 4 13th

As Real Sociedad "C"

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Season Tier Division Place
2016–17 4 15th
2017–18 4 6th
2018–19 4 7th
2019–20 4 13th
2020–21 4 2nd
2021–22 4 2ª RFEF 3rd
2022–23 4 2ª Fed. 7th
2023–24 4 2ª Fed. 9th
2024–25 4 2ª Fed.

Current squad

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As of 8 September 2022[5]

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 Spain ESP Aitor Fraga
2 DF Spain ESP Jon Merino
3 FW Spain ESP Cristian Canales
4 DF Spain ESP Aitor Larrañaga
5 DF Spain ESP Luken Beitia
6 MF Spain ESP Manex Gibelalde
7 FW Spain ESP Juan Carlos Pontones
8 MF Spain ESP Martín Arruti
9 FW Spain ESP Jakes Gorosabel
10 FW Spain ESP Arkaitz Mariezkurrena
11 FW Spain ESP Darío Ramirez
12 DF Spain ESP Ekain Díaz
13 GK Spain ESP Lander Olasagasti
14 FW Spain ESP Eñaut Lete
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF Spain ESP Julen Zubelzu (captain)
16 MF Spain ESP Jon Eceizabarrena
18 MF Spain ESP Hugo Martín
19 MF Spain ESP Jon Garro
20 DF Spain ESP Aimar Olarra
21 FW Spain ESP Ekain Orobengoa
22 GK Spain ESP Iker Galindo
25 GK France FRA Theo Folgado
29 DF Spain ESP Iker Ropero
35 DF Spain ESP Domenic Torres
DF Spain ESP Gorka Gastesi
MF Spain ESP Iker Otadui
FW Spain ESP Pablo Zubizarreta

Reserve team

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF Spain ESP Eneko Behobide
28 FW Spain ESP Pablo Arenzana
30 MF Spain ESP Gorka Gorosabel
31 DF Spain ESP Alejandro Nores
32 GK Spain ESP Adrián Zango
No. Pos. Nation Player
33 GK Spain ESP Alain Velarde
34 DF Spain ESP Anartz Segurola
36 GK Spain ESP Javier Jiménez
37 MF Spain ESP Lander Astiazaran

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Spain ESP Aimar Álvarez (at Spain Pasaia KE until 30 June 2024)
DF Spain ESP Markel Peral (at Spain Pasaia KE until 30 June 2024)
DF Spain ESP Alex Fernandorena (at Spain Añorga KKE until 30 June 2024)
MF Spain ESP Eneko Lizaso (at Spain Beasain until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Spain ESP Xabier Garzón (at Spain Gernika until 30 June 2024)
MF Spain ESP Jokin Zeziaga (at Spain Pasaia KE until 30 June 2024)
FW Spain ESP Javier Soroeta (at Spain Pasaia KE until 30 June 2024)
FW Spain ESP Gorka Carrera (at Spain Touring until 30 June 2024)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Real Sociedad C - Tercera División G 4". resultados-futbol.com. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  2. ^ "Real Sociedad y Berio FT se fusion an" [Real Sociedad and Berio FT merge]. realsociedad.com. Real Sociedad. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 14 August 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  3. ^ La Real C logra el ascenso [Real C achieves promotion], Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish), 15 May 2021
  4. ^ El ascenso del Sanse ofrecerá beneficios deportivos, económicos y sociales a la Real [The promotion of Sanse will offer sporting, economic and social benefits to the Real], Naiz (in Spanish), 23 May 2021
  5. ^ "Real Sociedad website: Real C squad 22/23" (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 September 2022.
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