Real Sociedad B

Football club infobox
clubname = Real Sociedad B
fullname = Real Sociedad de Fútbol B


nickname =
founded = 1951
ground = Zubietako Kirol Instalazioetako, San Sebastián, Basque Country,
Spain
capacity = 2500
chairman = flagicon|Spain María de la Peña
manager = flagicon|Spain José Ramón Eizmendi
league = 2ªB - Group 1
season = 2007-08
position = 12th
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Real Sociedad de Fútbol B (also known as Sanse) is the reserve team of Real Sociedad de Fútbol and one of the top teams of the Spanish Segunda División league. It was founded on 1951 under the name San Sebastián Club de Fútbol (hence the Sanse nickname).

Unlike the English football league system, reserve teams in the Spanish football league system 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 the Segunda División.

As reserve team of Real Sociedad, its main function is to train and prepare young players who will then become part of its senior team, at the expense of good results in the league. Sanse has been home to plenty of players who subsequently achieved renown in Real Sociedad and elsewhere and has provided most of the current Real Sociedad players.

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History

Sanse reached the Spanish Segunda Division in 1960. In the next season (1961-62), it got its best ranking (5th place) on this league. Paradoxically, Real Sociedad did not perform as well as its reserve team and was relegated to the Segunda Division, dragging Sanse to Tercera División. Sanse would provide the players who got Real Sociedad back to Primera División five years later.

Since then, Sanse has remained in the Spanish Tercera Division or Segunda Division B and has never again been part of Segunda Division. In 1991 and 2006, Sanse qualified for the play-offs which determined entrance to Segunda Division, but its campaigns were unsuccessful.

In 1992, a change in the rules forced the team to change its name and it is now officially known as Real Sociedad de Futbol B, but its nickname remains in use. The team is known as Sanse in the club's official promotion and website, but LFP rules prohibit B clubs from having different names from their parent club, except Real Madrid B and Sevilla B.

ummary

* 1951-57: Regional leagues
* 1957-60: Tercera división
* 1960-62: Segunda división
* 1962-80: Tercera división.
* 1980-97: Segunda división B.
* 1997-01: Tercera división.
* 2001-02: Segunda división B.
* 2002-03: Tercera división.
* 2003 to date: Segunda división B.--------------
*2 seasons in "Segunda División"
*23 seasons in "Segunda División B"
*26 seasons in "Tercera División"

Real Sociedad B names

*"San Sebastián Club de Fútbol" - "(1951–1991)"
*"Real Sociedad de Fútbol B" - "(1991–)"

Achievements

* Spanish Tercera División Champion: 1960, 1980, 1999 and 2000.

Ground

The games are played at the Z-7 field in Zubieta’s sporting facilities; which can hold up to 2,500 spectators.

Players of Real Sociedad de Fútbol and its subsidiary teams train at the Ciudad deportiva de Zubieta. Sanse’s players have been nicknamed "Potrillos" ("Colts") due to the fact that these facilities are located near the San Sebastian horse racetrack.

General Information

* Manager: José Ramón Eizmendi
* Seasons in Segunda Division: 2
* Seasons in Segunda Division B: 20
* Seasons in Tercera Division: 26
* Debut in Segunda Division: 60-61
* Best league ranking: 5º (Segunda División season 61-62)
* Worst league ranking: 9º (Segunda División season 60-61)

Former players

Former Coaches

*flagicon|Spain Miguel Ángel Alonso

External links

* [http://www.realsociedad.com Official site]