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Real Unión Club, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Irun, in the autonomous community of the Basque Country, in the province of Gipuzkoa, near the border with France. Founded on 15 May 1915 it currently plays in Primera División RFEF – Group 2, holding home matches at the 5,000-seater Stadium Gal.[2] Real Unión was one of the founding members of La Liga in 1929. The club spent four seasons in the Spanish elite, suffering relegation in 1932. Real is yet to return to the top tier, spending the rest of its history bouncing between the second and fourth tiers of Spanish football.

Real Unión

Full name	Real Unión Club, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Txuri-beltz (White-black)
Founded	15 May 1915; 107 years ago (1915-05-15)
Ground	Gal, Irun, Basque Country, Spain
Capacity	5,000[1]
Owner	Unai Emery
President	Ricardo García
Head coach	Aitor Zulaika
League	1ª RFEF – Group 2
2021–22	1ª RFEF – Group 1, 8th of 20
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

Real Unión were among the early pioneering Spanish football teams and, along with fellow Basque clubs Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad and Arenas Club de Getxo were founding members of La Liga, in 1928. The club was formed in 1915 following the merger of Irún Sporting Club and Racing Club de Irún. The former was founded in 1902 as Irún Foot-Ball Club, changing its name in 1907. The latter, formed in 1908, had already won the 1913 Copa del Rey, beating Athletic Bilbao 1–0 in a replayed final. The club was briefly known as Unión Club Irún before Alfonso XIII gave the club royal approval, but during the Second Spanish Republic the club reverted to this name.

Real Unión then won the Copa del Rey a further three times, beating Real Madrid in 1918[3] and again in 1924 (with former Derby County and England striker Steve Bloomer acting as their coach). In 1927 they defeated Arenas Getxo in the first all-Basque final. The latter two finals both ended in 1–0 victories, with José Echeveste netting the winner on both occasions. In 1922 they were runners-up, losing 5–1 to FC Barcelona. In 1930 they participated in the Coupe des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, a predecessor of the UEFA Champions League since the champions of all major European football nations were invited, although it has never been entirely clear why Unión was invited as they had finished 6th in the 1929–30 La Liga. Nonetheless, they were eliminated in the quarter-finals by Slavia Prague.[4] The club was relegated from La Liga in 1932.

In 1920, when Spain made their international debut at the Olympic Games, the club provided the squad with two players—Eguiazábal and Patricio, the latter scoring Spain's first-ever goal in international football in a 1–0 victory over Denmark on 28 August 1920.[5] Another Real Unión player, René Petit, took part in the same Olympic Games with France. In the 70s and 80s, Spanish internationals Javier Irureta and Roberto López Ufarte began their career with the club.

On 11 November 2008, in the 2008–09 Copa del Rey against Real Madrid, Real Unión lost 3–4 at the Santiago Bernabéu, but secured a famous aggregate victory following a 3–2 home victory in the first leg (away goals rule). It was the first time in history that Real Madrid were eliminated by a Segunda División B team at home.[6]

The club finally returned to the Segunda División in 2009 after a 44-year absence, successively defeating CE Sabadell FC (2–1 aggregate) and AD Alcorcón (3–1) in the 2008–09 promotion play-offs. However, it would be a short-lived return, as the team was immediately relegated, after ranking 21st.

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1929 1 1ª 9th 1929–30 1 1ª 6th 1930–31 1 1ª 7th 1931–32 1 1ª 10th 1932–33 2 2ª 10th 1933–34 2 2ª 8th 1934–35 2 2ª 5th 1935–36 2 2ª 8th 1939–40 2 2ª 3rd 1940–41 2 2ª 9th 1941–42 2 2ª 8th 1942–43 3 1ª Reg. 7th 1943–44 3 3ª 10th 1944–45 3 3ª 9th 1945–46 3 3ª 10th 1946–47 3 3ª 5th 1947–48 3 3ª 5th 1948–49 3 3ª 10th 1949–50 3 3ª 17th 1950–51 3 3ª 17th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1951–52 4 1ª Reg. 12th 1952–53 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1953–54 4 1ª Reg. 6th 1954–55 4 1ª Reg. 5th 1955–56 4 1ª Reg. 4th 1956–57 3 3ª 12th 1957–58 3 3ª 1st 1958–59 2 2ª 16th 1959–60 3 3ª 2nd 1960–61 3 3ª 5th 1961–62 3 3ª 4th 1962–63 3 3ª 2nd 1963–64 3 3ª 1st 1964–65 2 2ª 16th 1965–66 3 3ª 7th 1966–67 3 3ª 2nd 1967–68 3 3ª 4th 1968–69 3 3ª 2nd 1969–70 3 3ª 6th 1970–71 3 3ª 14th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1971–72 3 3ª 19th 1972–73 4 1ª Reg. 2nd 1973–74 4 1ª Reg. 3rd 1974–75 3 3ª 12th 1975–76 3 3ª 4th 1976–77 3 3ª 7th 1977–78 3 2ª B 10th 1978–79 3 2ª B 17th 1979–80 4 3ª 14th 1980–81 4 3ª 9th 1981–82 4 3ª 6th 1982–83 4 3ª 8th 1983–84 4 3ª 4th 1984–85 4 3ª 8th 1985–86 4 3ª 12th 1986–87 4 3ª 8th 1987–88 4 3ª 5th 1988–89 4 3ª 6th 1989–90 4 3ª 5th 1990–91 4 3ª 16th

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1991–92 4 3ª 1st 1992–93 4 3ª 1st 1993–94 3 2ª B 14th 1994–95 3 2ª B 5th 1995–96 3 2ª B 5th 1996–97 3 2ª B 11th 1997–98 3 2ª B 18th 1998–99 4 3ª 3rd 1999–2000 3 2ª B 16th 2000–01 3 2ª B 9th 2001–02 3 2ª B 6th 2002–03 3 2ª B 1st 2003–04 3 2ª B 12th Second round 2004–05 3 2ª B 2nd 2005–06 3 2ª B 5th Third round 2006–07 3 2ª B 4th Second round 2007–08 3 2ª B 5th Round of 32 2008–09 3 2ª B 1st Round of 16 2009–10 2 2ª 21st 2010–11 3 2ª B 4th Round of 32

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2011–12 3 2ª B 14th First round 2012–13 3 2ª B 8th 2013–14 3 2ª B 15th 2014–15 3 2ª B 4th 2015–16 3 2ª B 5th First round 2016–17 3 2ª B 7th First round 2017–18 3 2ª B 13th First round 2018–19 3 2ª B 16th 2019–20 3 2ª B 17th 2020–21 3 2ª B 5th / 1st 2021–22 3 1ª RFEF 8th 2022–23 3 1ª RFEF

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• 4 seasons in La Liga
• 10 seasons in Segunda División
• 2 seasons in Primera División RFEF
• 27 seasons in Segunda División B
• 40 seasons in Tercera División
• 7 seasons in Categorías Regionales

Current squad

As of 15 October 2022.[7]

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  ESP Jon Irazusta (captain) 2 DF  ESP Antxón Jaso 3 DF  ESP Gorka Kijera 4 DF  ESP Antonio Montoro 5 DF  ESP Iván Pérez 6 MF  ESP Jagoba Beobide 7 FW  ESP Mario Capelete 8 MF  ESP Aitor Seguín 9 FW  ESP Jon Ander Pérez 10 MF  ESP Quique Rivero 11 FW  ESP Alain Oyarzun 12 DF  HKG Shinichi Chan (on loan from Kitchee) 13 GK  ESP Joel Jiménez (on loan from Sporting Gijón)

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 DF  ESP Victor Parada (on loan from Alavés B) 15 MF  ESP Julen Azkue 16 DF  VEN Jon Aramburu 17 DF  ESP Antonio Espigares (on loan from Villarreal B) 18 DF  ESP Miguel Santos 19 FW  GEO Giorgi Gagua (on loan from Alavés) 20 MF  ESP Julián Luque 21 MF  ESP Chema Núñez 22 FW  ESP Carlos Bravo 23 MF  ESP Nacho Sánchez 25 GK  ESP Iker Iza 28 MF  ESP Julen Agirre

Reserve team

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 26 MF  ESP Ander Herrero 27 MF  ESP Erik Arregi

No. Pos. Nation Player 29 FW  ESP Aimar Blanco

Honours

• Copa del Rey: Winners (4) 1913,[lower-alpha 1] 1918, 1924, 1927
  • Runners-up: 1922
• Copa Federación de España: Winners 2014–15
• Segunda División B: Winners:[lower-alpha 2] 2002–03,[lower-alpha 3] 2008–09[lower-alpha 4]
• Tercera División: Winners1957–58,[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6] 1963–64;[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 7] 1991–92,[lower-alpha 8][lower-alpha 9] 1992–93[lower-alpha 8][lower-alpha 10]
• North Regional Championship: Winners 1917–18[3][8]
• Gipuzkoa Championship: Winners (8) 1919–20, 1920–21, 1921–22, 1923–24, 1925–26, 1927–28, 1929–30, 1930–31[9]
• RFEF Basque tournament: Winners 1998–99, 2014–15

International

• Tournoi de Pâques de l'Olympique de Pantin

Winners: 1922[10]

• Tournoi de Pentecôte de Paris Football Latin

Winners: 1923[10]

• Tournoi "Stade Buffalo" de Paris

Runners-up: 1930[11]

Notes

Famous players

Note: players that have reached international status.

Juan Legarreta Manuel Anatol René Petit Juan Ángel Seguro Patricio Arabolaza Manuel Carrasco Ramón Eguiazábal Julio Elícegui Román Emery

Juan Errazquin Iker Gabarain Francisco Gamborena Javier Irureta Roberto López Ufarte Luis Regueiro Pedro Regueiro Manuel Sagarzazu Alberto Villaverde

Category:Real Unión footballers

Former coaches

• Steve Bloomer
• Javier Zubillaga

References

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)

На других языках

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[de] Real Unión Irún

Real Unión Club ist ein spanischer Fußballverein aus der baskischen Stadt Irun. Die Mannschaft gehörte 1928 zu den Gründungsmitgliedern der Primera División, in der er vier Jahre lang spielte, und spielt gegenwärtig in der drittklassigen Primera División RFEF. Real Unión hat insgesamt viermal den spanischen Pokal (zu jener Zeit die einzige gesamtspanische Meisterschaft) gewonnen.

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- [en] Real Unión

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[es] Real Unión Club

El Real Unión Club es un club de fútbol español de la ciudad de Irún, Guipúzcoa, que milita en la Primera RFEF Footers, tercera categoría del fútbol nacional. Fue fundado en 1902 con la denominación de «Irún Football Club». En 1908, ya como «Irún Sporting Club» sufre una escisión, de la que surge el «Racing Club de Irún». La división duró apenas seis años, hasta que en 1915 se zanjan las diferencias, y se alcanza la reunificación, adoptándose , como resultado de esta fusión, la denominación de «Unión Club», con el título de “Real” , concedido por Alfonso XIII dos años antes. Su primer equipo disputa sus partidos como local en el Stadium Gal, con capacidad de 6.344 espectadores.

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[ru] Реал Унион

«Реа́л Унио́н» (баск. и исп. Real Unión) — баскский футбольный клуб из города Ирун, в провинции Гипускоа. Клуб основан в 1915 году, гостей принимает на стадионе Галь, вмещающем 5 000 зрителей. «Реал Унион» является четырёхкратным обладателем Кубка Испании.

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