2026–27 Real Madrid CF season
Real Madrid 2026–27 football season
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The 2026–27 season is Real Madrid Club de Fútbol's 123rd season in existence and the club's 96th consecutive season in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Real Madrid is participating in this season's editions of the Copa del Rey, the Supercopa de España and the UEFA Champions League.
This season is the first since 2012–13 without youth graduate and captain Dani Carvajal, as well as the first since 2020–21 without David Alaba, both of whom departed as free agents.[1][2]
With the departure of Dani Carvajal, Real Madrid no longer have a player from the historical Champions League three-peat team that won the 2016, 2017, and 2018 finals respectively.
Summary
Pre-season
On 18 May 2026, Madrid announced an agreement with Dani Carvajal for the club captain to depart after 23 seasons in the club's structure, leaving with 27 senior trophies and as one of the five players in football history to have won six European Cups.[3] On 22 May, Madrid announced the departure of David Alaba, with the Austrian ending his time at Real with eleven titles in five seasons, including two Champions League trophies.[4] On 7 June, Florentino Pérez won the extraordinary presidential elections announced on 12 May, following the first member vote in twenty years.[5] On 9 June, Madrid announced an agreement with Álvaro Arbeloa to end his time as Real's first-team coach.[6] On 11 June, José Mourinho was named the new head coach, signing a contract until 30 June 2029, effective from 13 July.[7] On 15 June, Madrid announced the signing of Marc Cucurella from Chelsea, with the Spanish left-back joining the club after the 2026 FIFA World Cup and signing a six-year contract.[8] On 16 June, Antonio Rüdiger signed a one-year extension, staying at the club until 2027.[9] On 17 June, Madrid announced an agreement with Bernardo Silva for a free transfer from Manchester City, with the Portuguese midfielder joining the club after the World Cup on a two-year deal.[10] The next day, Madrid announced the arrival of Ibrahima Konaté on a free transfer from Liverpool, with the French center-back signing a four-year deal.[11] On 26 June, Dani Ceballos left the club after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement, ending his nine-year stint at Madrid and having won fifteen trophies.[12] On 5 July, Madrid announced the acquiring of Denzel Dumfries from Inter Milan, with the Dutchman agreeing a four-year deal.[13] On 8 July, Fran García joined Real Betis on a permanent basis.[14]
Players
- As of 8 July 2026[15]
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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Transfers
In
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 July 2026 | DF |  Marc Cucurella |  Chelsea | Transfer | [16] |
| DF |  Ibrahima Konaté | Liverpool | Free transfer | [17] | |
| MF |  Bernardo Silva | Manchester City | [18] | ||
| FW |  Endrick | Lyon | End of loan | [19] | |
| 5 July 2026 | DF |  Denzel Dumfries |  Inter Milan | Transfer | [20] |
Out
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Type | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2026 | MF | Dani Ceballos | Mutual agreement | [21] | |
| 1 July 2026 | DF |  David Alaba | End of contract | [2] | |
| DF | Dani Carvajal | [1] | |||
| 8 July 2026 | DF | Fran García | Real Betis | Transfer | [22] |
Contract renewals
| Date | Pos. | Player | Contract length | Contract ends | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2026 | DF |  Antonio Rüdiger | One year | 2027 | [23] |
Pre-season and friendlies
On 9 July 2026, Real Madrid announced they would play against Deportivo A Coruña for the Teresa Herrera Trophy.[24]
| 28 July 2026 1 | Leganés | v | Real Madrid | Valdebebas |
| 11:30 UTC+2 | Stadium: Ciudad Real Madrid |
| 1 August 2026 2 | Fiorentina | v | Real Madrid | Klagenfurt |
| 18:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion |
| 12 August 2026 3 | Deportivo A Coruña | v | Real Madrid | A Coruña |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: ABANCA-Riazor |
Competitions
Overview
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| La Liga | 22 August 2026 | 30 May 2027 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| Copa del Rey | 15–17 December 2026 | Round of 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| Supercopa de España | February 2027 | February 2027 | Semi-finals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — |
| UEFA Champions League | 8–10 September 2026 | 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 | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Rayo Vallecano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 | Real Betis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | Real Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 17 | Real Sociedad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18 | Sevilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Relegation to Segunda División |
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)[25]
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
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2026.[26]
| 22 August 2026 1 | Espanyol | v | Real Madrid | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 21:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: RCDE Stadium |
| 26 August 2026 2 | Real Madrid | v | Real Sociedad | Madrid |
| 21:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Bernabéu | ||
| Note: The match date was pushed back due to the club's player's involvement in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. | ||||
| 6 September 2026 4 | Real Betis | v | Real Madrid | Seville |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Benito Villamarín |
| 13 September 2026 5 | Real Madrid | v | Rayo Vallecano | Madrid |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Bernabéu |
| 16 September 2026 6 | Elche | v | Real Madrid | Elche |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Martínez Valero |
| 20 September 2026 7 | Atlético Madrid | v | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Riyadh Air Metropolitano |
| 11 October 2026 8 | Real Madrid | v | Villarreal | Madrid |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Bernabéu |
| 1 November 2026 11 | Racing Santander | v | Real Madrid | Santander |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: El Sardinero |
| 22 November 2026 13 | Real Madrid | v | Celta Vigo | Madrid |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Bernabéu |
| 20 December 2026 17 | Deportivo A Coruña | v | Real Madrid | A Coruña |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: ABANCA-Riazor |
| 17 January 2027 20 | Málaga | v | Real Madrid | Málaga |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: La Rosaleda |
| 24 January 2027 21 | Real Madrid | v | Real Betis | Madrid |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Bernabéu |
| 31 January 2027 22 | Rayo Vallecano | v | Real Madrid | Madrid |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Vallecas |
| 7 February 2027 23 | Real Sociedad | v | Real Madrid | San Sebastián |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Anoeta |
| 14 February 2027 24 | Real Madrid | v | Athletic Bilbao | Madrid |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Bernabéu |
| 21 February 2027 25 | Sevilla | v | Real Madrid | Seville |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán |
| 7 March 2027 27 | Villarreal | v | Real Madrid | Villarreal |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: La Cerámica |
| 21 March 2027 29 | Celta Vigo | v | Real Madrid | Vigo |
| --:-- UTC+1 | Report | Stadium: ABANCA Balaídos |
| 4 April 2027 30 | Real Madrid | v | Atlético Madrid | Madrid |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Bernabéu |
| 2 May 2027 34 | Levante | v | Real Madrid | Valencia |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Ciutat de València |
| 16 May 2027 36 | Real Madrid | v | Racing Santander | Madrid |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Bernabéu |
| 23 May 2027 37 | Alavés | v | Real Madrid | Vitoria-Gasteiz |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Mendizorrotza |
| 30 May 2027 38 | Real Madrid | v | Deportivo A Coruña | Madrid |
| --:-- UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Bernabéu |
Copa del Rey
Madrid will enter the tournament in the round of 32, as they qualified for the 2027 Supercopa de España.
Supercopa de España
| February 2027 Semi-finals | Real Sociedad | v | Real Madrid | |
| --:-- |
UEFA Champions League
League phase
The league phase draw will be held on 27 August 2026.[27]
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 |
| 3 | DF | |
Éder Militão | 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 |
| 10 | 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 | |
Gonzalo García | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | DF | |
Raúl Asencio | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | DF | |
Álvaro Carreras | 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 |
| 30 | FW |  |
Franco Mastantuono | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DF | |
Marc Cucurella | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Denzel Dumfries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| DF | |
Ibrahima Konaté | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| MF | |
Bernardo Silva | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| FW | |
Endrick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Source: FBREF