2025–26 Real Betis season
Real Betis 2025–26 football season
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The 2025–26 season was the 119th season in the history of Real Betis, and the club's eleventh consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Europa League.
| 2025–26 season | ||||
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| President | Ángel Haro | |||
| Head coach | Manuel Pellegrini | |||
| Stadium | Estadio de La Cartuja[1] | |||
| La Liga | 5th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Quarter-finals | |||
| UEFA Europa League | Quarter-finals | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Cucho Hernández (11) All: Cucho Hernández (15) | |||
| Biggest win | Palma del Río 1–7 Real Betis | |||
| Biggest defeat | Atlético Madrid 5–0 Real Betis | |||
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Betis finished the league season in fifth place, securing a spot in the UEFA Champions League for the first time in 21 years.[2]
Players
First-team
- As of 10 November 2025[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
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Out on loan
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Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| La Liga | 18 August 2025 | 23 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 5th | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 39.47 |
| Copa del Rey | 30 October 2025 | 5 February 2026 | First round | Quarter-finals | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 80.00 |
| UEFA Europa League | 24 September 2025 | 16 April 2026 | League stage | Quarter-finals | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 50.00 |
| Total | 55 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 94 | 69 | +25 | 45.45 | ||||
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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| 3 | Villarreal | 38 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 72 | 46 | +26 | 72 | Qualification for the Champions League league phase[a] |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 62 | 44 | +18 | 69 | |
| 5 | Real Betis | 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 60 | |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 53 | 48 | +5 | 54 | Qualification for the Europa League league phase |
| 7 | Getafe | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 32 | 38 | −6 | 51 | Qualification for the Conference League play-off round |
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)[4]
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)[4]
Notes:
- La Liga gained an additional Champions League place as a result of Spain gaining one of the two European Performance Spots (EPS) awarded to the two associations with the highest UEFA coefficient points in 2025–26.
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 38 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 59 | 48 | +11 | 60 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 34 | 19 | +15 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 29 | −4 |
Source: La Liga
Results by round
Copa del Rey
| 30 October 2025 First round | Atlético Palma del Río | 1–7 | Real Betis | Palma del Río |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Sergio León |
| 3 December 2025 Second round | Torrent | 1–4 | Real Betis | Valencia[a] |
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Report | Stadium: Estadio Ciutat de València Attendance: 6,680 Referee: José María Sánchez Santos |
| 18 December 2025 Round of 32 | Murcia | 0–2 | Real Betis | Murcia |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: Nueva Condomina Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 14 January 2026 Round of 16 | Real Betis | 2–1 | Elche | Seville |
| 21:00 |
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Stadium: La Cartuja Attendance: 37,635 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano |
| 5 February 2026 Quarter-finals | Real Betis | 0–5 | Atlético Madrid | Seville |
| 21:00 | Report | Stadium: La Cartuja Attendance: 66,810 Referee: César Soto Grado |
UEFA Europa League
League phase
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 2 |  Aston Villa |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 21 | Advance to round of 16 (seeded) |
| 3 |  Midtjylland |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 19 | |
| 4 |  Real Betis |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 17[a] | |
| 5 |  Porto |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 17[a] | |
| 6 | Braga |
8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 17 |
- Away goals scored: Real Betis 5, Porto 3.
Results by round
| 24 September 2025 1 | Real Betis | 2–2 | Nottingham Forest | La Cartuja, Seville[note 1] |
| 21:00 | Report[8] |
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Attendance: 57,257[9] Referee: Sascha Stegemann (Germany) |
| 2 October 2025 2 | Ludogorets Razgrad  | 0–2 | Real Betis | Huvepharma Arena, Razgrad |
| 18:45 (19:45 UTC+3) | Report[10] | Attendance: 5,844[11] Referee: Julian Weinberger (Austria) |
| 23 October 2025 3 | Genk  | 0–0 | Real Betis | Cegeka Arena, Genk |
| 18:45 | Report[12] | Attendance: 16,780[13] Referee: Elchin Masiyev (Azerbaijan) |
| 6 November 2025 4 | Real Betis | 2–0 |  Lyon | La Cartuja, Seville[note 1] |
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Report[14] | Attendance: 55,836[15] Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
| 27 November 2025 5 | Real Betis | 2–1 |  Utrecht | La Cartuja, Seville[note 1] |
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Report[16] |
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Attendance: 46,170[17] Referee: Nenad Minaković (Serbia) |
| 11 December 2025 6 | Dinamo Zagreb  | 1–3 | Real Betis | Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb |
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Report[18] | Attendance: 11,437[19] Referee: Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia) |
| 22 January 2026 7 | PAOK  | 2–0 | Real Betis | Toumba Stadium, Thessaloniki |
| 18:45 (19:45 UTC+2) |
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Report[20] | Attendance: 22,221[21] Referee: Simone Sozza (Italy) |
| 29 January 2026 8 | Real Betis | 2–1 | Feyenoord | La Cartuja, Seville[note 1] |
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Report[22] |
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Attendance: 42,688[23] Referee: Nikola Dabanović (Montenegro) |
Knockout phase
Round of 16
| 12 March 2026 First leg | Panathinaikos | 1–0 | Real Betis | Olympic Stadium, Athens |
| 18:45 (19:45 UTC+2) | Report[24] | Attendance: 27,479[25] Referee: Szymon Marciniak (Poland) |
| 19 March 2026 Second leg | Real Betis | 4–0 (4–1 agg.) | Panathinaikos | La Cartuja, Seville[note 1] |
| 21:00 | Report[26] | Attendance: 60,207[27] Referee: Tobias Stieler (Germany) |
Quarter-finals
| 8 April 2026 First leg | Braga | 1–1 | Real Betis | Estádio Municipal, Braga |
| 18:45 (17:45 UTC+1) |
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Report[28] | Attendance: 20,847[29] Referee: Felix Zwayer (Germany) |
Notes
- Real Betis played their home matches at La Cartuja, Seville, instead of their regular stadium, Benito Villamarín, Seville, due to renovation works.[7]
