Real Sociedad de Fútbol "B" (also known as Sanse) is a Spanish football team based in San Sebastián, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1955, it is the reserve team of Real Sociedad and plays in , holding home games at Campo José Luis Orbegozo holding 2,500 spectators of the Zubieta Facilities.

Unlike in nations such as England, reserve teams in Spain play in the same football pyramid as their senior team rather than a separate league. However, reserve teams cannot play in the same division as their senior team. Therefore, the team is ineligible for promotion to La Liga, the division in which the main side plays. Reserve teams are also no longer permitted to enter the Copa del Rey.

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.El Sanse cumple medio siglo [Sanse turns half a century], El Diario Vasco (in Spanish), 15 September 2007 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.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 2021El 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 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 SeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1955–5652ª Reg.1956–5741ª Reg.1957–5833ª5th1958–5933ª3rd1959–6033ª1960–6122ª9thFirst round1961–6222ªRound of 321962–6333ª9th1963–6433ª5th1964–6533ª13th1965–6633ª8th1966–6733ª11th1967–6833ª5th1968–6933ª4th1969–7033ª3rdThird round1970–7133ª8thFirst round1971–7233ª6th1972–7333ª8thSeasonTierDivisionPlaceCopa del Rey1973–7433ª10th1974–7533ª6th1975–7633ª7th1976–7733ª12th1977–7843ª3rd1978–7943ª3rd1979–8043ª1980–8132ª B8th1981–8232ª B11thFirst round1982–8332ª B6th1983–8432ª B9th1984–8532ª B17th1985–8632ª B8th1986–8732ª B15thFourth round1987–8832ª B6thSecond round1988–8932ª B3rdThird round1989–9032ª B5th1990–9132ª B4th Merged with Real Sociedad SeasonTierDivisionPlace1991–9232ª B8th1992–9332ª B9th1993–9432ª B7th1994–9532ª B10th1995–9632ª B13th1996–9732ª B1997–9843ª3rd1998–9943ª1st1999–200043ª1st2000–0143ª2001–0232ª B2002–0343ª2003–0432ª B10th2004–0532ª B5th2005–0632ª B2nd2006–0732ª B7th2007–0832ª B12th2008–0932ª B2009–1043ª2010–1132ª B11thSeasonTierDivisionPlace2011–1232ª B12th2012–1332ª B11th2013–1432ª B12th2014–1532ª B14th2015–1632ª B7th2016–1732ª B10th2017–1832ª B3rd2018–1932ª B12th2019–2032ª B5th2020–2132ª B2021–2222ª20th2022–2331ª Fed.5th2023–2431ª Fed.9th2024–2531ª Fed.3rd2025–2622ª15th2026–2722ª

5 seasons in Segunda División 3 seasons in Primera Federación 35 seasons in Segunda División B 27 seasons in Tercera División

Current squad

Reserve team

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

See also :Category:Real Sociedad B footballers Real Sociedad Real Sociedad C Real Sociedad cantera – youth section

References

External links

Futbolme team profile La Preferente team profile