| 1981–1982 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Jose Luis Orbegozo | 
| Manager | Alberto Ormaetxea | 
| La Liga | Winner | 
| Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | 
| Top goalscorer | Uralde | 
The 1981-82 season is Real Sociedad's last league trophy to date. The Basque were capable of defending the title they had won the year before, in a race that went to the last day of the season.
This article shows player statistics and all matches that the club played during the 1981-82 season.
Season summary
In 1981 league champion Real Sociedad took part in the European cup for the first time in its history. The European adventure would however turn to be a disappointment. A single goal was enough for CSKA Sofia to beat the Guipuscoans and advance to the second round.
In the league Real Sociedad started strongly, topping the league until late November, when FC Barcelona took over. From that moment on the Basque remained close to the top although rarely first. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Real Sociedad were the top three teams during most of the season. An away defeat to Hércules in March widened the gap to 5 points from the top. This was interpreted as the end of Real Sociedad's bid for the title. An unlikely succession of events would reverse this situation. FCB only picked 2 points in the last 6 games thanks to which Real Sociedad had a chance of winning the league on the last matchday. The Madrid-Barcelona Derby was disputed on the 33rd matchday. Madrid's victory contributed to Barcelona's catastrophic run. Both Madrid and Barcelona failed to win their respective matches on the last matchday while Real Sociedad beat Athletic in the basque derby. Thus Real Sociedad won the league for the second time in its history.
The Copa del Rey final was within Real Sociedad's reach too. The semifinals against Real Madrid were resolved with a penalty shootout which the Madrilians won. Prior to this the Guipuscoans had knocked out Valladolid, Athletic Bilbao, Osasuna and Athletic Bilbao B.
Start formations
- Starting XI
Lineup that started most of the club's competitive matches throughout the season.
Players
Squad information
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Player statistics
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| Player | Games played | Full games | Games starting | Used as sub | Minutes | Injuries | Cards | Sending-offs | Goals | Missed penalties | 
| Luis Arconada | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 3060 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Jose Maria Bakero | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Genaro Zelaieta | 28 | 22 | 25 | 3 | 2189 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Inaxio Kortabarria | 31 | 29 | 31 | 0 | 2779 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 
| Diego Alvarez | 31 | 21 | 29 | 2 | 2546 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| Eliseo Murillo | 31 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 1951 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Francisco Javier Eizmendi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Alberto Górriz | 34 | 34 | 34 | 0 | 3060 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Salva Iriarte | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 158 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Larrañaga | 34 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 2118 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 
| Roberto López Ufarte | 32 | 30 | 32 | 0 | 2863 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 
| Julio Olaizola | 25 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 1913 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 
| Tomas Orbegozo | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 164 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
| Periko Alonso | 31 | 22 | 31 | 0 | 2641 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 
| Satrústegui | 33 | 30 | 33 | 0 | 2943 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 
| Uralde | 28 | 24 | 27 | 1 | 2381 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 
| Jesús María Zamora | 31 | 23 | 31 | 0 | 2516 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 
| Javier Zubillaga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 184 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 
Transfers
In
| Player | From | Fee | 
|---|---|---|
|  Biurrun |  Real Sociedad B | Promoted academy player. | 
|  Tomas Orbegozo |  Real Sociedad B | Promoted academy player. | 
|  Javier Zubillaga |  Real Sociedad B | Promoted academy player. | 
|  Francisco Javier Eizmendi |  Real Sociedad B | Promoted academy player. | 
|  Salva Iriarte |  Real Sociedad B | Promoted academy player. | 
Out
| Player | New Team | Fee | 
|---|---|---|
|  Juan María Amiano | None | Retired | 
|  Santiago Idígoras |  Puebla F.C. | ? | 
|  Gaztelu | None | Retired | 
|  Manuel Cervantes | Real Murcia | ? | 
|  Luis Miguel Heras Burgos | ? | ? | 
Coaching staff
1981–82 European Cup
First round
| 16 September 1981 | CSKA Sofia | 1 – 0 | Real Sociedad | Sofia | 
| Yonchev  89' | (Report) |  Julio Olaizola  Jesús María Zamora | Stadium: Vasil Levski National Stadium Attendance: ? Referee: Bruno Galler | 
| 30 September 1981 | Real Sociedad | 0 – 0 | CSKA Sofia | Sofia | 
| Alberto Górriz  | (Report) |  Becinsky  kalvourov  Elliev  Velimov  Markov | Stadium: Atotxa Attendance: ? Referee: Luigi Agnolin | 
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Sociedad (C) | 34 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 58 | 33 | +25 | 47 | Qualification for the European Cup first round | 
| 2 | Barcelona | 34 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 75 | 40 | +35 | 45 | Qualification for the Cup Winners' Cup first round[lower-alpha 1] | 
| 3 | Real Madrid | 34 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 34 | +23 | 44 | |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 34 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 63 | 41 | +22 | 40 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round | 
| 5 | Valencia | 34 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 54 | 46 | +8 | 39 | 
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head results; 3) Goal difference; 4) Number of goals scored
(C) Champions
Notes:
- ↑ Real Madrid qualified for the European Cup Winners' Cup by winning the Copa del Rey, while Barcelona for the tournament as title holders.
Matches
| 20 September 1981 1 | Real Sociedad | 3–1 | Real Madrid | Donostia | 
| Roberto López Ufarte  20' Periko Alonso  64'  62' Zamora  72' | (Report) |  2' Ito  35' García Cortés  50' Navajas | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Sánchez Arminio | 
| 27 September 1981 2 | Real Betis | 0–1 | Real Sociedad | Seville | 
| Ortega  | (Report) |  81' Periko Alonso  Zamora | Stadium: Benito Villamarín Stadium Referee: Pes Pérez | 
| 4 October 1981 3 | Real Sociedad | 3–0 | Cádiz CF | Donostia | 
| Uralde  30' Inaxio Kortabarria  41' (pen.) Roberto López Ufarte  44' | (Report) | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Riera Marro | 
| 7 October 1981 4 | Las Palmas | 0–0 | Real Sociedad | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | 
| (Report) | Stadium: Estadio Insular Referee: García Carrión | 
| 11 October 1981 5 | Real Sociedad | 3–0 | Sporting Gijón | Donostia | 
| Uralde  11' Satrústegui  31' Periko Alonso  68' Olaizola  10' | (Report) |  60' Jiménez | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Enríquez Negreira | 
| 18 October 1981 6 | CD Castellón | 1–3 | Real Sociedad | Castelló de la Plana | 
| Oscar Ferrero  29' | (Report) |  40', 52' Roberto López Ufarte  62' Satrústegui | Stadium: Estadio Castalia Referee: Merino González | 
| 24 October 1981 7 | Real Sociedad | 1–1 | FC Barcelona | Donostia | 
| Diego Alvarez  3' | (Report) |  27' Quini  Schuster  Víctor | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Soriano Aladrén | 
| 1 November 1981 8 | Racing de Santander | 2–3 | Real Sociedad | Santander | 
| Juan Verón  4', 24' | (Report) |  13' (pen.) Inaxio Kortabarria  49' Satrústegui  62' Periko Alonso | Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Damin Rendón | 
| 8 November 1981 9 | Real Valladolid | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Valladolid | 
| Gail  12' Minguela  81' Fenoy  Pepín  | (Report) |  59' Periko Alonso  Inaxio Kortabarria | Stadium: José Zorrilla Referee: Diéz Frias | 
| 11 November 1981 10 | Real Sociedad | 1–0 | Atlético Madrid | Donostia | 
| Satrústegui  4' | (Report) | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Riera Morro | 
| 15 November 1981 11 | Sevilla FC | 2–2 | Real Sociedad | Seville | 
| Juan Carlos  44' Ruda  77' César Coelho  Yiyi  | (Report) |  20' Satrústegui  30' (pen.) Inaxio Kortabarria  Zamora  Genaro Zelaieta | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium Referee: Miguel Pérez | 
| 22 November 1981 12 | Real Sociedad | 2–1 | Hércules | Donostia | 
| Larrañaga  2' Inaxio Kortabarria  36' (pen.) | (Report) | Cobos  91' | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Ausocoa Sanz | 
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| 28 November 1981 13 | Real Zaragoza | 3–2 | Real Sociedad | Zaragoza | 
| Valdano  3', 36' Amarilla  13' | (Report) |  18' Roberto López Ufarte  30' Uralde  64' Periko Alonso | Stadium: La Romareda Referee: Sánchez Arminio | 
| 6 December 1981 14 | Real Sociedad | 4–1 | Valencia CF | Donostia | 
| Zamora  30' Roberto López Ufarte  49' Larrañaga  64' Satrústegui  73' Genaro Zelaieta  | (Report) |  51' Solsona  15' Castellanos | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Lamo Castillo | 
| 13 December 1981 15 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona | 
| Murua  17' Canito  86'  Giménez  32' Job  | (Report) |  24' (pen.) Inaxio Kortabarria | Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Referee: Pes Pérez | 
| 20 December 1981 16 | Real Sociedad | 1–0 | Osasuna | Donostia | 
| Roberto López Ufarte  72' Murillo  20' | (Report) |  20' Dioni  74' Patxi Irigibel | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Pinter Pastor | 
| 27 December 1981 17 | Athletic Bilbao | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao | 
| Urquiaga  65' Nuñez  51' | (Report) |  51' (pen.) Inaxio Kortabarria  Orbegozo | Stadium: San Mamés Stadium Referee: Franco Martínez | 
| 2 January 1982 18 | Real Madrid | 1–1 | Real Sociedad | Madrid | 
| Ito  70' Juanito  Ángel  | (Report) |  86'  Uralde  Gorriz  Satrústegui | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Referee: Enriquez Negreira | 
| 10 January 1982 19 | Real Sociedad | 1–0 | Real Betis | Donostia | 
| Satrústegui  71' Larrañaga  65' | (Report) |  29' Ortega | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Riera Morro | 
| 17 January 1982 20 | Cádiz CF | 2–1 | Real Sociedad | Cadiz | 
| Mejías  32' Mané  70' Hugo Vaca  | (Report) |  Uralde | Stadium: Estadio Ramón de Carranza Referee: García Carrión | 
| 24 January 1982 21 | Real Sociedad | 2–0 | Las Palmas | Donostia | 
| Satrústegui  18' Periko Alonso  63' | (Report) | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Alvarez Margüenda | 
| 31 January 1982 22 | Sporting Gijón | 2–3 | Real Sociedad | Gijón | 
| Uría  28' Abel  47' | (Report) |  37' Satrústegui  49' Uralde  59' Roberto López Ufarte | Stadium: El Molinón Referee: García de Loza | 
| 7 February 1982 23 | Real Sociedad | 3–1 | CD Castellón | Donostia | 
| Uralde  4' Periko Alonso  38' Satrústegui  53' | (Report) |  17' (pen.) Beltrán  56' Pulido | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: García de Loza | 
| 14 February 1982 24 | FC Barcelona | 2–0 | Real Sociedad | Barcelona | 
| Simonsen  33' Alexanko  51' | (Report) | Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Soriano Aladrén | 
| 21 February 1982 25 | Real Sociedad | 1–1 | Racing de Santander | Donostia | 
| Satrústegui  26'  26' | (Report) |  26'  26' Piru  26' Pereira  33' Mantilla | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Fandos Hernández | 
| 28 February 1982 26 | Real Sociedad | 4–0 | Real Valladolid | Donostia | 
| Satrústegui  30' Uralde  41', 73' Olaizola  72' | (Report) |  60' Sánchez Vallés | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Damín Rondón | 
| 7 March 1982 27 | Atlético Madrid | 2–0 | Real Sociedad | Madrid | 
| Arteche  70' Dirceu  72' | (Report) | Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Referee: García de Loza | 
| 14 March 1982 28 | Real Sociedad | 1–0 | Sevilla FC | Donostia | 
| Uralde  21' | (Report) | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Miguel Pérez | 
| 21 March 1982 29 | Hércules | 2–0 | Real Sociedad | Alicante | 
| Abad  18' Cabral  26'  Churruca  Vidal  | (Report) |  Gorriz  Luis Arconada  Roberto López Ufarte | Stadium: Estadio José Rico Pérez Referee: Andújar Oliver | 
| 27 March 1982 30 | Real Sociedad | 3–0 | Real Zaragoza | Donostia | 
| Uralde  35' Periko Alonso  42'  26' Roberto López Ufarte  46' | (Report) |  77' Pérez Aguerri | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Pinter Pastor | 
| 4 April 1982 31 | Valencia CF | 1–2 | Real Sociedad | Valencia | 
| Solsona  20' | (Report) |  5', 45' Uralde | Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Referee: Soriano Aladrén | 
| 11 April 1982 32 | Real Sociedad | 2–1 | Espanyol | Donostia | 
| Uralde  22' Satrústegui  73' Inaxio Kortabarria  12'  88' Genaro Zelaieta  42' Periko Alonso  85' | (Report) |  27' Urbano  18' Lauridssen  52' Escalza  53' Zúñiga | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Merino González | 
| 18 April 1982 33 | Osasuna | 0–0 | Real Sociedad | Iruña | 
| Bayona  | (Report) |  Roberto López Ufarte | Stadium: Sadar Stadium Referee: Damín Rendón | 
| 25 April 1982 34 | Real Sociedad | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao | Donostia | 
| Zamora  55' Roberto López Ufarte  78' | (Report) |  85'  55' Sarabia  52' Urquiaga | Stadium: Atotxa Stadium Referee: Soriano Aladrén | 
King's cup
2nd Round
| 21 Oct 1981 | Athletic Bilbao B | 1 - 3 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao | 
| Arrien  27' (pen.) | Report (in Spanish) |  15' López Ufarte  27' Larrañaga  (pen.) Satrústegui | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: — Referee: José Díez Frías | 
| 4 Nov 1981 | Real Sociedad | 1 – 0 | Athletic Bilbao B | Donostia | 
| Eizmendi  73' | Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: Atotxa Attendance: — Referee: José Ramón Gutiérrez | 
3rd Round
| 25 Nov 1981 | Osasuna | 1 - 1 | Real Sociedad | Iruña | 
| Martín  44' | Report (in Spanish) | Alonso  85' | Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: — Referee: Jose Luis Garcia Carrion | 
| 9 Dec 1981 | Real Sociedad | 3 – 1 | Osasuna | Donostia | 
| Uralde  41', 82' Satrústegui  58' | Report (in Spanish) |  Martín | Stadium: Atotxa Attendance: — Referee: Manuel Álvarez Margüenda | 
Round of 16
| 20 January 1982 | Real Sociedad | 3 – 3 | Real Valladolid Deportivo | San Sebastián | 
| 20:00 CET | Satrústegui  44' Periko Alonso  78' Diego  84' | Report (in Spanish) | Joaquín  18' Alí  41' Jorge  88' | Stadium: Atotxa Attendance: — Referee: Gutiérrez Fernández  | 
| 27 January 1982 | Real Valladolid Deportivo | 0 – 2 | Real Sociedad | Valladolid | 
| 20:30 CET | Report (in Spanish) | Diego  63' Periko Alonso  64' | Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: — Referee: Urízar Azpitarte  | 
Quarterfinals
| 3 February 1982 | Athletic Bilbao | 1 – 0 | Real Sociedad | Bilbao | 
| 20:00 CET | Dani  31' | Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 40,000 Referee: Andújar Oliver  | 
| 17 February 1982 | Real Sociedad | 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) (4 – 2 p) | Athletic Bilbao | San Sebastián | 
| 20:00 CET | Kortabarria  5' (pen.) Uralde  60' Satrústegui  70' | Report (in Spanish) | Sarabia  57' Dani  63' (pen.) | Stadium: Atotxa Attendance: — Referee: Lamo Castillo  | 
| Penalties | ||||
| Kortabarria   López Ufarte   Uralde   Larrañaga  |  Dani  Argote  Sola  Goikoetxea | |||
Semifinals
| 10 March 1982 | Real Sociedad | 1 – 0 | Real Madrid CF | San Sebastián | 
| 20:00 CET | Satrústegui  63' | Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: Atotxa Attendance: — Referee: Enríquez Negreira  | 
| 31 March 1982 | Real Madrid CF | 1 – 0 (a.e.t.) (4 – 3 p) | Real Sociedad | Madrid | 
| 21:00 CET | Juanito  89' | Report (in Spanish) | Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: — Referee: Enríquez Negreira  | |
| Penalties | ||||
| Camacho   Cunningham   García Hernández   Juanito   San José   Ito  |  Kortabarria  López Ufarte  Diego  Larrañaga  Periko Alonso  Murillo | |||
