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Real Unión de Irún

Tier 3Primera Federación, Grupo 1Irun, País Vasco, SpainOn the globe

Founded
15 May 1915
Ground
Stadium Gal6,344 seats · opened 1926
Full name
Real Unión Club S. A. D
Website
realunionclub.com
Reserve side
Real Unión Club B

Who owns Real Unión de Irún

Real Unión de Irún is controlled by Unai Emery, who holds 55%.

Owned by investorsOwner based at home: Spain

From the pitch to the top

The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.

Fields the first teamReal Unión Club, S.A.D.Sociedad anónima, Spain, NIF A20196499
  • 55%controls
    Unai EmeryPerson, SpainSince July 2021, figure as of 20 December 20242Playbook: 'sobre un 55-56% en manos de la familia Emery'; The Guardian names Unai Emery as majority shareholder.Medium confidenceSources: 2Playbook, The Guardian
  • 25%minority
    V Sports S.C.S.Other, EnglandSince December 2024, figure as of 20 December 20242Playbook: 24–25% via €4.5m capital increase; Emery family keeps the majority (Wikipedia shows Unai Emery 75%).Medium confidenceSources: 2Playbook, Wikipedia
    • 21.3%minority
      AtairosInvestment firm, United StatesSince April 2024, figure as of 16 October 2025Through A-AV, LLC (held by Atairos Group, Inc.)20% on entry (agreement December 2023, closed April 2024); the FPF disclosure of 16 Oct 2025 lists A-AV, LLC at 21.3% of V Sports. May have changed in July 2026, when Sawiris and Edens ceased to be registered controllers of the UK holding chain.Medium confidenceSources: SportsPro, Paperjam / Delano, Liga Portugal
    • Stake not knownminority
      Nassef SawirisPerson, BelgiumSince 7 July 2026, figure as of 7 July 2026Ceased as 25–50% PSC of NSWE UK Limited on 7 July 2026; current stake undisclosed (≤25% indirect).Medium confidenceSource: Companies House
      What the source says
      no registrable person or registrable relevant legal entity
    • Stake not knownminority
      Wes EdensPerson, United StatesSince 7 July 2026, figure as of 7 July 2026Ceased as 25–50% PSC of NSWE UK Limited on 7 July 2026; current stake undisclosed (≤25% indirect).Medium confidenceSource: Companies House
      What the source says
      no registrable person or registrable relevant legal entity
Part of a multi-club groupV Sports6 clubs

Changes of control

  1. 15 October 2025

    A buyer invested in a capital increase.

    2Playbook reports that the increase brings in the holding of Aston Villa's owners (V Sports); the split between subscribers is not public. Registered on 15 October 2025.

    • Capital put in€4.50mreported
    • Capital put in€4.55mdisclosed

    High confidenceSources: Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil, 2Playbook

    What the source says
    REAL UNION CLUB SAD. Ampliación de capital. Capital: 4.545.410,00 Euros. Resultante Suscrito: 9.090.820,00 Euros.

Real Unión de Irún’s finances

From its published accounts and league records. Figures compare only with clubs at the tier it played that season.

Public money
€102k
awarded, 2025-26, 1 records

The accounts

Real Unión Club, S.A.D., the entity that fields the team · 2014-15 to 2025-26

2025-26Tier 4 · from filed accounts2024-25Tier 3 · from filed accounts2023-24Tier 3 · from filed accounts2022-23Tier 3 · from filed accounts2014-15from filed accounts
Profit and loss
Net result——−€1.69m1——
Balance sheet
Share capital€9.09m2€4.55m3—€3.03m4€1.83m5
Money from owners
Capital increase€4.55m6€1.52m6—€1.20m6€330k6
Notes on 6 figures, in the accounts’ own words
  1. Net result: The deficit the approved accounts show, as the club reported it.
  2. Share capital: Subscribed capital after the act published on 2025-10-24, not at the financial year end.
  3. Share capital: Subscribed capital after the act published on 2024-11-08, not at the financial year end.
  4. Share capital: Subscribed capital after the act published on 2023-05-26, not at the financial year end.
  5. Share capital: Subscribed capital after the act published on 2015-02-25, not at the financial year end.
  6. Capital increase: Sum of the season's registered nominal increases (acts in the record note); share premium not included.

2025-26: Source: Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil2024-25: Source: Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE)2023-24: Source: Real Unión Club2022-23: Source: Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE)2014-15: Source: Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE)

League figures, wage bills, budgets and public money 10 records
Budgets and other plansTierRevenueStaff costsNet resultEquityWhat it is
2024-253Budget filed with the federation
Source: Real Unión Club
Public money, season or yearTotalRecords
2025-26€102kawarded1
2025-26€20kmaximum1
2025€206kawarded2
2023-24€75kawarded1
2022€320kawarded3
2021-22€70kawarded1
  • 2025-26€102kawarded from Real Federación Española de Fútbol: Programa Futuro, Segunda y Tercera Federación, T. 2025/2026 (Segunda Federación section): profesionalización €55,000 + desplazamientos €2,076.80 + fomento de la base €45,000.. Source: Real Federación Española de Fútbol
  • 2025-26€20kmaximum from Real Federación Española de Fútbol: Programa Futuro, Segunda y Tercera Federación, T. 2025/2026 (Segunda Federación section): incentivo económico €10,000 + auditoría €7,500 + variable €2,500 (importe variable o condicionado).. Source: Real Federación Española de Fútbol
  • 22 October 2025€68.4kawarded from AYUNTAMIENTO DE IRUN: APROBAR la concesión de una subvención nominativa a favor Real Unión Club, S.A.D, año 2025.. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
  • 7 April 2025€138kawarded from AYUNTAMIENTO DE IRUN: Concesión subvención nominativa - Convenio de colaboración-con el Real Unión club S.A.D para la definición de las condiciones de ejecución contrato para el uso y la explotación del Stadium Gal. Ratificación de la vigencia año 2025.. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
  • 2023-24€75kawarded from Real Federación Española de Fútbol: Ayudas a clubes de Primera Federación, T. 2023/2024 (Primera Federación section): laboralidad €75,000; payment withheld until the club files the documents the resolution asks for.. Source: Real Federación Española de Fútbol
  • 23 November 2022€68.4kawarded from AYUNTAMIENTO DE IRUN: concesión de una subvención nominativa en concepto de FOMENTO DEL DEPORTE, a conceder al Real Unión Club, S.A.D., temporada 2022/2023 (periodo: 01-07-2022 al 30-06-2023).. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
  • 15 November 2022€1,839awarded from AYUNTAMIENTO DE IRUN: Convocatoria general de subvenciones 2022. Anexo nº 27: Subvenciones a entidades privadas para el fomento del euskera. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
  • 14 October 2022€250kawarded from AYUNTAMIENTO DE IRUN: subvención nominativa, en concepto de adquisición y colocación de asientos para el Stadium Gal, a conceder al Real Unión Club, S.A.D.. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)

Where Real Unión de Irún has played

3416-1718-1920-2122-2324-2526-27
Season by season
  1. 2026-273Primera Federación, Grupo 1
  2. 2025-264Segunda Federación, Grupo 2, promoted
  3. 2024-253Primera Federación, Grupo 1, relegated
  4. 2023-243Primera Federación, Grupo 1
  5. 2022-233Primera Federación, Grupo 2
  6. 2021-223Primera Federación, Grupo 1
  7. 2020-213Segunda División B, Grupo 2-A
  8. 2019-203Segunda División B, Grupo 2
  9. 2018-193Segunda División B, Grupo 2
  10. 2017-183Segunda División B, Grupo 2
  11. 2016-173Segunda División B, Grupo 2

Not yet established

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  • The club's accountsNo free accounts found for 2016-17 to 2024-25 (seasons played in tiers 1–3). Every request is redirected to a SiteGround CAPTCHA.
  • The terms of a dealSplit of the 2025 capital increase (€4,545,410 nominal) between subscribers, including Aston Villa's owners, not public.
Sources20

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