2025–26 Racing de Santander season
Racing de Santander 2025–26 football season
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The 2025–26 season was the 113th season in the history of Real Racing Club and the fourth season consecutively in the Segunda División. In addition, the team participated in the Copa del Rey. In the 40th round, the Cantabrian team ascended to the Premier League after an absence since 2012.
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Manolo Higuera |
| Manager | José Alberto |
| Stadium | Campos de Sport de El Sardinero |
| Segunda División | 1st (promoted) |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 16 |
| Top goalscorer | League: Andrés Martín (23) All: Andrés Martín (23) |
Transferrs
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Yeray Cabanzón |
Ponferradina |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| GK |  Plamen Andreev |
 Feyenoord |
Loan | 29 July 2025 | [1] |
| FW | Asier Villalibre |
Alavés |
Loan | 9 August 2025 | [2] |
| MF | Peio Canales |
Athletic Bilbao |
Loan | 15 August 2025 | [3] |
| DF | Pablo Ramón |
Espanyol |
Loan | 28 August 2025 | |
| DF |  Facundo González |
 Juventus |
Loan | 1 September 2025 | [4] |
| MF |  Gustavo Puerta |
 Bayer Leverkusen |
€3,500,000 | 1 September 2025 | |
| MF | Damián Rodríguez |
Celta Vigo |
Loan | 6 January 2026 | |
| FW |  Giorgi Guliashvili |
 FK Sarajevo |
€3,000,000 | 9 January 2026 | |
| MF | Manex Lozano |
Basconia |
Loan | 10 January 2026 | |
| GK |  Simon Eriksson |
IF Elfsborg |
€2,000,000 | 19 January 2026 | |
| FW | Jaime Mata |
Unattached | 9 February 2026 |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Rober González |
NEC Nijmegen |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| FW | Jon Karrikaburu |
Real Sociedad |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Víctor Meseguer |
Real Valladolid |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Pablo Rodríguez |
Lecce |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| MF | Unai Vencedor |
Athletic Bilbao |
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| GK | Miquel Parera |
Racing de Ferrol |
10 July 2025 | ||
| FW | Ekain Zenitagoia |
Real Murcia |
19 July 2025 | ||
| MF |  Lago Junior |
Lugo |
22 July 2025 | ||
| DF | Pol Moreno |
 FC Goa |
24 July 2025 | ||
| DF | Javi Montero |
Málaga |
4 August 2025 | ||
| DF | Saúl García |
Racing de Ferrol |
1 September 2025 | ||
| FW |  Jeremy Arévalo |
VfB Stuttgart |
€7,500,000 | 2 January 2026 | |
| GK | Plamen Andreev |
Feyenoord |
Loan return (early) | 8 January 2026 | |
| MF | Yeray Cabanzón |
 FC Andorra |
Loan | 9 January 2026 | |
| DF |  Clément Michelin |
Real Valladolid |
Loan | 2 February 2026 | [5] |
Pre-season and friendlies
| 19 July 2025 | Racing Santander  | 2–0 |  Eibar |
| 23 July 2025 | Racing Santander | 2–1 |  Real Avilés Industrial |
| 26 July 2025 | Racing Santander | 2–0 | Sporting Gijón |
| 30 July 2025 | Racing Santander | 2–1 | Athletic Bilbao |
| 2 August 2025 | Osasuna  | 0–1 | Racing Santander |
| 9 August 2025 | Racing Santander | 0–0 | Cagliari |
| 9 August 2025 | Racing Santander | 1–1 | Cagliari |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Segunda División | 16 August 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | Winners | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 90 | 61 | +29 | 59.52 |
| Copa del Rey | 28 October 2025 | 15 January 2026 | First round | Round of 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 75.00 |
| Total | 46 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 98 | 65 | +33 | 60.87 | ||||
Source: Competitions
Segunda División
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Racing Santander (C, P) | 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 90 | 61 | +29 | 82 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Deportivo La Coruña (P) | 42 | 22 | 11 | 9 | 65 | 44 | +21 | 77 | |
| 3 | Almería (A) | 42 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 81 | 63 | +18 | 74 | Qualification for promotion play-offs |
| 4 | Málaga (A) | 42 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 75 | 52 | +23 | 73[a] | |
| 5 | Las Palmas (E) | 42 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 57 | 40 | +17 | 73[a] |
Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2026. Source: LaLiga Hypermotion
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)[6]
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (P) Promoted
Notes:
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)[6]
(A) Advance to a further round; (C) Champions; (E) Eliminated; (P) Promoted
Notes:
- Málaga finished ahead of Las Palmas on head-to-head points: Málaga 2–0 Las Palmas, Las Palmas 0–1 Málaga.
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 |
| 42 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 90 | 61 | +29 | 82 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 55 | 29 | +26 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 32 | +3 |
Last updated: 31 May 2026.
Source: LALIGA HYPERMOTION
Results by round
Matches
| 16 August 2025 1 | Racing Santander | 3–1 | Castellón | Santander |
| Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero |
| 25 August 2025 2 | Albacete | 2–3 | Racing Santander |
| 30 August 2025 3 | Racing Santander | 4–1 | Ceuta | Santander |
| Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero |
| 7 September 2025 4 | Almería | 2–3 | Racing Santander |
| 14 September 2025 5 | Racing Santander | 2–4 | Cultural Leonesa | Santander |
| Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero |
| 21 September 2025 6 | Córdoba | 2–2 | Racing Santander |
| 27 September 2025 7 | Racing Santander | 1–2 | Andorra | Santander |
| Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero |
| 5 October 2025 8 | Racing Santander | 3–0 | Málaga | Santander |
| Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero |
| 12 October 2025 9 | Sporting Gijón | 2–1 | Racing Santander |
| 19 October 2025 10 | Racing Santander | 2–1 | Deportivo de La Coruña | Santander |
| Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero |
| 25 October 2025 11 | Mirandés | 1–3 | Racing Santander |
| 31 October 2025 12 | Racing Santander | 1–0 | Real Sociedad B | Santander |
| Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero |
| 9 November 2025 13 | Las Palmas | 3–1 | Racing Santander |
| 15 November 2025 14 | Racing Santander | 2–2 | Granada | Santander |
| Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero |
| 23 November 2025 15 | Burgos | 0–2 | Racing Santander |
| 30 November 2025 16 | Racing Santander | 4–0 | Eibar | Santander |
| Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero |
| 7 December 2025 17 | Cádiz | 2–3 | Racing Santander |
| 13 December 2025 18 | Racing Santander | 1–1 | Leganés | Santander |
| Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero |
| 20 December 2025 19 | Huesca | 1–1 | Racing Santander |
| 3 January 2026 20 | Valladolid | 1–1 | Racing Santander |
| 10 January 2026 21 | Racing Santander | 2–3 | Zaragoza | Santander |
| Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero |
| 18 January 2026 22 | Racing Santander | 4–1 | Las Palmas |
| 25 January 2026 23 | Deportivo de La Coruña | 0–1 | Racing Santander |
| 1 February 2026 24 | Granada | 1–0 | Racing Santander |
| 9 February 2026 25 | Racing Santander | 1–0 | Mirandés |
| 15 February 2026 26 | Eibar | 2–1 | Racing Santander |
| 22 February 2026 27 | Racing Santander | 1–0 | Burgos |
| 28 February 2026 28 | Castellón | 1–3 | Racing Santander |
| 8 March 2026 29 | Racing Santander | 4–3 | Córdoba |
| 14 March 2026 30 | Cultural Leonesa | 1–2 | Racing Santander |
| 21 March 2026 31 | Racing Santander | 0–4 | Albacete |
| 29 March 2026 32 | Zaragoza | 2–0 | Racing Santander |
| 1 April 2026 33 | Racing Santander | 3–1 | Sporting Gijón |
| 5 April 2026 34 | Andorra | 6–2 | Racing Santander |
| 12 April 2026 35 | Racing Santander | 5–1 | Almería |
| 17 April 2026 36 | Real Sociedad B | 1–3 | Racing Santander |
| 26 April 2026 37 | Ceuta | 0–0 | Racing Santander |
| 3 May 2026 38 | Racing Santander | 4–2 | Huesca |
| 10 May 2026 39 | Leganés | 1–2 | Racing Santander |
| 16 May 2026 40 | Racing Santander | 4–1 | Valladolid |
| 24 May 2026 41 | Málaga | 1–1 | Racing Santander |
| 31 May 2026 42 | Racing Santander | 4–1 | Cádiz |
Copa del Rey
| 28 October 2025 First round | SD Logroñés | 0–4 | Racing Santander | Logroño |
| 4 December 2025 Second round | Ponferradina | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Racing Santander | Ponferrada |
| 17 December 2025 Round of 32 | Racing Santander | 2–1 | Villarreal | Santander |
| Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero |
| 15 January 2026 Round of 16 | Racing Santander | 0–2 | Barcelona | Santander |
| Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero |