Founded on 19 September 2004, Real Sociedad reached the
first division after two promotions in its two first seasons ever, and occupying the place of dissolved
Estudiantes de Huelva. After a ninth position in their first season, the club quickly consolidated in the top flight. In 2011, Real Sociedad reached the semifinals of the
Copa de la Reina for the first time. In February 2019, a Basque derby league fixture hosted by Real Sociedad against
Athletic Bilbao, which would usually be held at the club's
Zubieta training centre, was played at the
Anoeta Stadium, attracting an attendance of 21,234 (the result was a 2–2 draw). The following week, the same venue hosted a semi-final of the
Copa de la Reina in which Real defeated
Sevilla 3–1 in front of 18,731 fans to reach the final of the competition for the first time. On 11 May 2019, the club achieved their first ever major trophy by beating
Atlético Madrid 2–1 in the final of the Copa de la Reina, played in
Granada. The win granted entry to the newly-established
Supercopa de España Femenina, but after overcoming
Levante to reach its final, they suffered a humiliating 10–1 defeat to
Barcelona. Their first
UEFA Women's Champions League tie, after finishing second behind Barcelona in the
2021–22 Primera División, was against
FC Bayern of Germany and ended in elimination by a 4–1 aggregate score (
Synne Jensen had the distinction of scoring the first European goal). Another Copa de la Reina final was reached in
2024, but this resulted in another heavy loss (8–0) to Barcelona.
Reserves The club's
B-team, established in 2018, plays in the
Primera Nacional (3rd level) having gained promotion from the Gipuzkoa provincial league in their first year of operation and from the
Basque regional league a year later. A C-team was launched in 2021. ==Current squad==