C.D. Real Sociedad

Real Sociedad

Full name	Club Deportivo Real Sociedad
Nickname(s)	El Gigante del Aguán" (The Giant of Aguán) La Realeza (The Royalty) Los Aceiteros (The Palm Oilers)
Founded	1986; 38 years ago (1986)
Ground	Estadio Francisco Martínez Durón Tocoa, Colón
Capacity	6,000
Owner	Ricardo Elencoff
Manager	Jhon Jairo López
League	Liga Nacional
2019 Apertura	Liga Nacional, 9th (regular season) DNQ (postseason)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Club Deportivo Real Sociedad, commonly known as Real Sociedad (pronounced [ˈkluβ ðepoɾˈtiβo reˈal sosjeˈðað]), is a Honduran football club based on Tocoa, Colón, Honduras.

Real Sociedad reached the Liga Nacional de Ascenso (the Honduran second flight) in 1988, and played there until the 2011–2012 season. Their success in that season saw them earn promotion to the top flight. In their first season, the 2012 Apertura (first season), they finished dead last and were in serious danger of instant relegation. The team's board of directors began replenishing the team with a host of signings. First came Julio César de León, an attacking midfielder and free kick specialist then playing in Italy. Next came midfielder Elkin González, forward Juan Cárcamo, and keeper Sandro Carcamo. All these players were on the older side, but their experience steeled the team. They then secured young striker Rony Martínez on loan and played him alongside quick center forward Diego Reyes. Suddenly, Real Sociedad was a team to be reckoned with.

The clausura tournament saw the Tocoeños surge to the opposite end of the table. Not only were they well clear of relegation, they finished second and earned an automatic berth in the Clausura semi-finals. There, they beat 5–2 on aggregate and earned the right to face Olimpia in the championship finals. No Honduran club has been quite as successful as Olimpia, but Real Sociedad took them to the limit, winning the first leg of the tie 1–0. It wasn't enough, as Olimpia ultimately prevailed 2–1, but Real Sociedad had secured themselves in the top flight.

The suddenly well-stocked team continued to compete, finishing top of the table in the 2013 Apertura regular season. They reached the finals again, only to lose on penalties to Real España. They also qualified for the 2014 Clausura playoffs, losing in the semi-finals. Overall, Real Sociedad's 17 wins in 36 matches made them the most successful team in the 2013–2014 season (although they did not win any championships.

Over the next several years, Sociedad was a regular playoff participant and reached the finals in both the 2014 Apertura and 2016 Clausura. However, the 2017–2018 season saw their form collapse. They finished 7th in the Apertura and dead last in the Clausura. A late season surge by Honduras Progreso doomed them to relegation, ending their first stint in the top flight.

Real Sociedad qualified to their first final just after one year of being promoted into the first division. They defeated Victoria 5–2 aggregate and later faced Olimpia, giving Colón its first final in history.

• Liga Nacional

Runners-up (4): 2012–13 C, 2013–14 A, 2014–15 A, 2015–16 C

• Segunda División / Liga de Ascenso

Winners (2): 2011–12 A, 2018–19 A

Runners-up (3): 1997–98, 2010–11 C, 2011–12 C

Season	League										Post Season			Honduran Cup	Top goalscorer		Manager
	Div.	Stg.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Pos.	GS	GA		Name	League
2012–13	1st	Apertura	10th	18	4	5	9	13	21	17	N/A			-	Rony Martínez	12	Raúl Martínez Sambulá Jairo Ríos
		Clausura	2nd	18	8	6	4	23	13	30	Runner-up	6	4
2013–14	1st	Apertura	1st	18	8	6	4	29	21	30	Runner-up	6	6	-	Rony Martínez	24	Héctor Castellón Mauro Reyes
		Clausura	2nd	18	9	4	5	32	21	31	Semi-final	0	1
2014–15	1st	Apertura	5th	18	7	6	5	25	18	27	Runner-up	7	7	Round of 16	Osman Melgares	7	Mauro Reyes Horacio Londoño
		Clausura	5th	18	4	10	4	14	16	22	Play-offs	0	2

As of 22 July 2023^[1]

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  COL Jefferson Sánchez 2 DF  HON Deyron Martínez 3 DF  HON Marel Álvarez 7 FW  HON Diego Reyes 9 FW  HON Marco Tulio Vega 11 FW  HON Rony Martínez (captain) 12 MF  URU Álvaro Torres 13 DF  COL Luis Ortiz 14 MF  HON Jorge Cardona 15 DF  HON Michael Osorio 17 MF  HON Kelvin Matute 18 DF  HON Wilmer Crisanto 23 MF  HON Edder Delgado

No. Pos. Nation Player 25 MF  HON Samuel Pozantes 26 MF  HON Henry Güity 28 DF  HON César Oseguera 30 MF  HON Daniel Rocha 31 DF  HON Klifox Bernárdez 34 FW  HON Brayan Nuñez 35 GK  HON José García - GK  HON José Pineda - DF  HON Elder Ramos - MF  HON Shalton Arzú - MF  HON Joshua Nieto - FW  HON Roney Bernárdez

• Raúl Martínez Sambulá (2012 – Nov 12)^[2]
• Jairo Ríos (Jan 2013 – May 13)^[3]
• Héctor Castellón (June 2013–1?)^[4]
• Mauro Reyes (201?–Sept 14)
• Horacio Londoño (2014–2015)
• Mauro Reyes (2015–2016)
• Mauro Reyes (2015–2016)
• Marvin Solano (2016)
• Douglas Munguía (2016)
• Carlos Martínez (2016–2017)
• Héctor "Figura" Medina (2017)
• Carlos Martínez (2017)
• Douglas Munguía (2017–2018)
• Santiago Fúnez (2018)
• David Fúnez (2018)
• José Maley (2018)
• Horacio Londoño (2019)
• Carlos Martínez (2019)
• Mauro Reyes (2019)
• Carlos Tábora (2019–2020)
• Mauro Reyes (2020)
• Carlos Martínez (2020)
• Adrián García Padilla (2020)
• Carlos Tábora (2020–2022)
• Orlando Restrepo (2022)
• David Fúnez (2022)
• Luis Scatolaro (2022)
• Mauro Reyes (2022–2023)
• Ramón Maradiaga (2023)
• Jhon Jairo López (2023 - Present)

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