2025–26 Real Madrid CF season

Real Madrid
2025–26 season
PresidentFlorentino Pérez
Head coachXabi Alonso
StadiumSantiago Bernabéu
La LigaPre-season
Copa del ReyRound of 32
Supercopa de EspañaSemi-finals
UEFA Champions LeagueLeague phase

The 2025–26 season will be Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 122nd season in existence and the club's 95th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Madrid will be participating in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey, the Supercopa de España and the UEFA Champions League.

This season will be the first since 2011–12 without Luka Modrić, who will depart as a free agent.[1]

Summary

Pre-season

On 17 May 2025, during the 2024–25 season, Madrid announced the signing of Dean Huijsen from Bournemouth, with the Spanish center-back joining the club on 1 June and signing a five-year contract.[2] On 22 May, Madrid announced the departure of the club captain Luka Modrić after 13 years in the club, who left as Real's most decorated player, having won 28 trophies.[3] On 23 May, Madrid and Carlo Ancelotti announced their mutual decision to part ways after the conclusion of the 2024–25 La Liga campaign, with the Italian coach leaving as the most decorated manager in the history of the club with 15 trophies.[4] On 25 May, Madrid announced the appointment of Xabi Alonso as their new manager for the next three seasons, starting from 1 June.[5] On 30 May, Madrid and Liverpool announced an agreement for the transfer of Trent Alexander-Arnold, with the Englishman joining the club on 1 June on a six-year deal.[6] On the same day, the club announced the departure of Jesús Vallejo upon the expiration of his contract.[7] On 13 June, Madrid announced that Franco Mastantuono would join the club from River Plate on 14 August, penning a six-year deal with the player.[8]

Kits

Home
Away
Goalkeeper 1
Goalkeeper 2

Players

As of 11 June 2025[9]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  BEL Thibaut Courtois
2 DF  ESP Dani Carvajal (captain)
3 DF  BRA Éder Militão
4 DF  AUT David Alaba
5 MF  ENG Jude Bellingham
6 MF  FRA Eduardo Camavinga
7 FW  BRA Vinícius Júnior
8 MF  URU Federico Valverde (vice-captain)
9 FW  FRA Kylian Mbappé
11 FW  BRA Rodrygo
12 DF  ENG Trent Alexander-Arnold
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 GK  UKR Andriy Lunin
14 MF  FRA Aurélien Tchouaméni
15 MF  TUR Arda Güler
16 FW  BRA Endrick
19 MF  ESP Dani Ceballos
20 DF  ESP Fran García
21 FW  MAR Brahim Díaz
22 DF  GER Antonio Rüdiger
23 DF  FRA Ferland Mendy
24 DF  ESP Dean Huijsen
MF  ARG Franco Mastantuono

Transfers

In

Date Pos. Player From Type Ref.
1 June 2025 DF Dean Huijsen Bournemouth Transfer [10]
DF Trent Alexander-Arnold Liverpool [11]
14 August 2025 MF Franco Mastantuono River Plate [12]

Out

Date Pos. Player To Type Ref.
1 June 2025 DF Jesús Vallejo End of contract [7]
18 July 2025 MF Luka Modrić [1]

Competitions

Overview

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 19 August 2025 24 May 2026 Matchday 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Copa del Rey January 2026 Round of 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Supercopa de España January 2026 January 2026 Semi-finals 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
UEFA Champions League 16–18 September 2025 League phase 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
13 Rayo Vallecano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Real Betis 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Real Madrid 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Real Oviedo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Real Sociedad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 17 August 2025. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[13]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0 0  0 0 0 0 0 0  0

Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
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Result
Position
First match(es) will be played on 17 August 2025. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 1 July 2025.[14]

19 August 2025 1 Real Madrid v Osasuna Madrid
21:00 UTC+2 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
24 August 2025 2 Real Oviedo v Real Madrid Oviedo
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Carlos Tartiere
31 August 2025 3 Real Madrid v Mallorca Madrid
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
14 September 2025 4 Real Sociedad v Real Madrid San Sebastián
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Reale Arena
21 September 2025 5 Real Madrid v Espanyol Madrid
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
24 September 2025 6 Levante v Real Madrid Valencia
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ciutat de València
28 September 2025 7 Atlético Madrid v Real Madrid Madrid
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Riyadh Air Metropolitano
5 October 2025 8 Real Madrid v Villarreal Madrid
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
19 October 2025 9 Getafe v Real Madrid Getafe
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Coliseum
26 October 2025 10 Real Madrid v Barcelona Madrid
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
2 November 2025 11 Real Madrid v Valencia Madrid
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
9 November 2025 12 Rayo Vallecano v Real Madrid Madrid
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Vallecas
23 November 2025 13 Elche v Real Madrid Elche
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Martínez Valero
30 November 2025 14 Girona v Real Madrid Girona
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Montilivi
7 December 2025 15 Real Madrid v Celta Vigo Madrid
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
14 December 2025 16 Alavés v Real Madrid Vitoria-Gasteiz
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Mendizorrotza
21 December 2025 17 Real Madrid v Sevilla Madrid
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
4 January 2026 18 Real Madrid v Real Betis Madrid
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
11 January 2026 19 Athletic Bilbao v Real Madrid Bilbao
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: San Mamés
18 January 2026 20 Real Madrid v Levante Madrid
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
25 January 2026 21 Villarreal v Real Madrid Villarreal
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: La Cerámica
1 February 2026 22 Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano Madrid
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
8 February 2026 23 Valencia v Real Madrid Valencia
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Mestalla
15 February 2026 24 Real Madrid v Real Sociedad Madrid
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
22 February 2026 25 Osasuna v Real Madrid Pamplona
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: El Sadar
1 March 2026 26 Real Madrid v Getafe Madrid
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
8 March 2026 27 Celta Vigo v Real Madrid Vigo
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: ABANCA Balaídos
15 March 2026 28 Real Madrid v Elche Madrid
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
22 March 2026 29 Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid Madrid
--:-- UTC+1 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
5 April 2026 30 Mallorca v Real Madrid Palma
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Mallorca Son Moix
12 April 2026 31 Real Madrid v Girona Madrid
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
19 April 2026 32 Real Betis v Real Madrid Seville
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Benito Villamarín
22 April 2026 33 Real Madrid v Alavés Madrid
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
3 May 2026 34 Espanyol v Real Madrid Cornellà de Llobregat
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: RCDE Stadium
10 May 2026 35 Barcelona v Real Madrid Barcelona
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Spotify Camp Nou
13 May 2026 36 Real Madrid v Real Oviedo Madrid
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
17 May 2026 37 Sevilla v Real Madrid Seville
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán
24 May 2026 38 Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao Madrid
--:-- UTC+2 Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

Copa del Rey

Madrid will enter the tournament in the round of 32, as they qualified for the 2026 Supercopa de España.

Supercopa de España

7 January 2026 Semi-finals Real Madrid v Atlético Madrid Saudi Arabia
--:-- UTC+3 Report

UEFA Champions League

League phase

The league phase draw will be held on 28 August 2025.[15]

Statistics

Squad statistics

No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey Champions League Supercopa de España
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1 GK Thibaut Courtois 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 DF Dani Carvajal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Éder Militão 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 DF David Alaba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 MF Jude Bellingham 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Eduardo Camavinga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 FW Vinícius Júnior 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Federico Valverde 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 FW Kylian Mbappé 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Rodrygo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 DF Trent Alexander-Arnold 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Andriy Lunin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 MF Aurélien Tchouaméni 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Arda Güler 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 FW Endrick 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 MF Dani Ceballos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Fran García 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 FW Brahim Díaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Antonio Rüdiger 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 DF Ferland Mendy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF Dean Huijsen 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MF Franco Mastantuono 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Source: FBREF

References

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