Real Sociedad B

History

The team's origin dates from 1952 when the Real Sociedad youth team were runners-up in the Copa del Rey Juvenil and the club's board sought to bridge the gap between the talented teenagers and the senior team: the concept of Real Sociedad de Fútbol Junior was introduced, but economic problems delayed its first official match until 1955, immediately after the youth team won the Copa Juvenil. After quickly gaining promotion to the third tier to become part of the national football pyramid, a name change was required to differentiate them from the senior team, and San Sebastián Club de Fútbol was chosen. They first reached the second division in 1959–60, and achieved a best ever classification in the category after finishing fifth two years later; however, as the main squad was relegated from La Liga, San Sebastián was ineligible for promotion, being relegated instead.

In 1980, Sanse was promoted to the newly created Segunda División B, remaining in that category for 17 consecutive seasons. Afterwards they fluctuated between the third and fourth tiers, reaching the promotion playoffs of the former in 1991 and 2006 but subsequently falling short. In 1991, the club was renamed Real Sociedad de Fútbol B, due to Liga de Fútbol Profesional's rules prohibiting B clubs from having different names from their parent club, the exceptions being Real Madrid Castilla and Sevilla Atlético. Upon celebrating its 50-year anniversary in 2007, the team had used 486 players, preparing dozens to represent the first team including the vast majority of the squad that won the Spanish championship twice in succession (1980–81 and 1981–82).

A change in the club structure from 2016 meant that most Sanse players would be promoted from a new subsidiary, Real Sociedad C (previously known as Berio), who would play in Tercera División with under-20 graduates of the club's youth system. The Real Sociedad C team must play at least one division below Real Sociedad B.

In the 2017–18 season, the team finished third in Segunda División B. In 2020–21, Sanse won the Segunda Division B and gained promotion to the Segunda Division, 59 years since their last appearance, after defeating Algeciras in the promotion play-off finals. On 22 May 2022, Sanse was relegated back to the third tier after only one season in the second tier.

Club names

• Real Sociedad de Fútbol Junior – (1955–57)
• San Sebastián Club de Fútbol – (1957–91)
• Real Sociedad de Fútbol "B" – (1991–92)
• Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D. "B" – (1992–)

Season to season

• As a reserve team of Real Sociedad

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• Merged with Real Sociedad

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• 4 seasons in Segunda División
• 3 seasons in Primera Federación
• 35 seasons in Segunda División B
• 27 seasons in Tercera División

Current squad

Reserve team

Main article: Real Sociedad C

Out on loan

Current technical staff

Honours

• Segunda División B:
  • Winners: 2020–21
• Tercera División:
  • Winners: 1959–60
  • Winners: 1979–80, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2009–10

Notes

Stadium

Real Sociedad B hold home games at Instalaciones de Zubieta, which holds 2,500 spectators.

Players of both the first and the second teams train in these facilities, with Sanse's players being nicknamed "Potrillos" ("Colts") as the grounds are located near the city's horse racetrack.

Former coaches

• Xabi Alonso
• Imanol Alguacil
• Periko Alonso
• José Ramón Eizmendi
• Imanol Idiakez
• Meho Kodro
• Asier Santana

References

References

1. (8 September 2019). "Anoeta: bienvenido el fútbol en color". El Diario Vasco.
2. "Spain - Real Sociedad de Fútbol - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news".
3. [https://www.diariovasco.com/20070915/deportes/mas-futbol/sanse-cumple-medio-siglo-20070915.html El Sanse cumple medio siglo] [Sanse turns half a century], El Diario Vasco (in Spanish), 15 September 2007
4. "Histórico R. Sociedad B - Segunda División B G 2 2017/2018".
5. [https://www.rfef.es/noticias/cronica-real-sociedad-b-regresa-segunda-division-sesenta-anos-despues-1-2 La Real Sociedad 'B' regresa a Segunda División sesenta años después (1-2)] [Real Sociedad 'B' returns to the Second Division sixty years later (1-2)], [[RFEF]] (in Spanish), 22 May 2021
6. [https://www.naiz.eus/es/info/noticia/20210523/el-ascenso-del-sanse-ofrecera-beneficios-deportivos-economicos-y-sociales-a-la-real 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
7. "Sanse".