0 1 2 – 1 3 ▁season ▁was ▁Real ▁Soci edad ' s ▁ 6 7 th ▁season ▁in ▁La ▁Liga . ▁The ▁club ' s ▁league ▁campaign ▁sur pass ed ▁all ▁expect ations ▁as ▁ 4 th ▁spot ▁was ▁achieved ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁qualified ▁for ▁the ▁Champions ▁league ▁play - off ▁round . ▁ ▁Season ▁summary ▁ ▁The ▁season ▁began ▁with ▁mixed ▁results . ▁A ▁series ▁of ▁home ▁wins ▁and ▁away ▁defe ats ▁were ▁rem in is cent ▁of ▁previous ▁season ' s ▁fr ustration . ▁A ▁convin cing ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁Bas que ▁der by ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁exception ▁during ▁this ▁disappoint ing ▁period . ▁Early ▁in ▁November , ▁the ▁club ▁suffered ▁a ▁Copa ▁del ▁Rey ▁defeat ▁away ▁to ▁Segunda ▁División ▁side ▁C ór dob a . ▁This ▁was ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁league ▁defeat ▁at ▁home ▁against ▁ 1 9 th - rank ed ▁team ▁Esp any ol . ▁With ▁the ▁match ▁still ▁in ▁play , ▁fans ▁at ▁the ▁stad ium ▁called ▁for ▁Mont an ier ' s ▁res ignation . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Copa ▁del ▁Rey , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁in cap able ▁of ▁over turn ing ▁the ▁first ▁leg ' s ▁def ic it ▁and ▁ex ited ▁the ▁competition . ▁ ▁An ▁exception al ▁run ▁With ▁an ▁away ▁victory ▁to ▁M ál aga , ▁Real ▁Soci edad ▁began ▁a ▁run ▁that ▁stretch ed ▁from ▁mid - Nov ember ▁to ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁where ▁the ▁team ▁suffered ▁only ▁two ▁defe ats . ▁The ▁team ▁found ▁stability ▁with ▁a