The 2025–26 season was the 103rd season in the history of Elche Club de Fútbol, and the club's first season back in La Liga since the 2022–23 season, following promotion from the Segunda División in the previous campaign. In addition to the domestic league, the club also participated in the Copa del Rey.
On 10 June 2025, manager Eder Sarabia extended his contract with Elche until 2027.
Squad
No. Player Position Nationality Date of birth (age) Signed from Since Goalkeepers 1 Matías Dituro (3rd captain) GK Fatih Karagümrük 2024 13 Iñaki Peña GK Barcelona (on loan) 2025 45 Alejandro Iturbe GK Atlético Madrid B 2025 Defenders 3 Adrià Pedrosa LB Sevilla (on loan) 2025 6 Pedro Bigas (captain) CB Eibar 2021 18 John Donald CB Villarreal C 2020 21 Léo Pétrot LB Saint-Étienne 2025 22 David Affengruber (5th captain) CB Sturm Graz 2024 23 Víctor Chust CB Cádiz (on loan) 2025 39 Héctor Fort RB Barcelona (on loan) 2025 42 Buba Sangaré RB Roma (on loan) 2026 Midfielders 5 Federico Redondo DM Inter Miami 2025 7 Yago Santiago LM Tottenham Hotspur 2024 8 Marc Aguado DM Zaragoza 2025 11 Germán Valera RM Valencia 2025 12 Gonzalo Villar CM Dinamo Zagreb (on loan) 2026 14 Aleix Febas (4th captain) CM Málaga 2023 16 Martim Neto CM Benfica 2025 17 Josan (vice-captain) RM Albacete 2018 19 Grady Diangana RM West Bromwich Albion 2025 32 Adam Boayar AM Elche Ilicitano 2023 Forwards 9 André Silva CF RB Leipzig 2025 10 Rafa Mir CF Sevilla (on loan) 2025 15 Tete Morente LW Lecce 2026 20 Álvaro Rodríguez CF Real Madrid 2025 24 Lucas Cepeda LW Colo-Colo 2026
Transfers and contracts In Date Pos. No. Player From Fee Ref. 3 July 2025 RM 11 Germán Valera Valencia Free transfer 11 July 2025 LB 21 Léo Pétrot Saint-Étienne Free transfer 16 July 2025 GK 45 Alejandro Iturbe Atlético Madrid B Free transfer 22 July 2025 CF 20 Álvaro Rodríguez Real Madrid €2,000,000 30 July 2025 CM 16 Martim Neto Benfica €1,500,000 14 August 2025 DM 5 Federico Redondo Inter Miami €2,150,000 18 August 2025 CF 9 André Silva RB Leipzig €1,000,000 30 August 2025 RM 19 Grady Diangana West Bromwich Albion Free transfer 11 January 2026 CF – Abiel Osorio Defensa y Justicia Free transfer 26 January 2026 LW 24 Lucas Cepeda Colo-Colo €1,850,000 2 February 2026 LW 15 Tete Morente Lecce Free transfer Spending: €6,650,000
Out Date Pos. No. Player To Fee Ref. 24 June 2025 AM – Daniel Fitzgerald Atlético Madrid Juvenil €150,000 26 June 2025 AM 21 Nicolás Castro Toluca €5,000,000 30 June 2025 GK 1 Miguel San Román Leganés Free transfer 30 June 2025 CB 2 Mario Gaspar Free agent Free transfer 30 June 2025 AM 7 Óscar Plano Leganés Free transfer 30 June 2025 LW 11 Elbasan Rashani Melbourne City Free transfer 30 June 2025 LB 12 José Salinas Espanyol Free transfer 30 June 2025 CB 16 Álex Martín Córdoba Free transfer 11 July 2025 AM 10 Nicolás Fernández New York City €8,000,000 1 September 2025 LB 3 Jairo Izquierdo AEK Larnaca Free transfer 9 September 2025 CF 19 Mourad El Ghezouani Tijuana €1,500,000 2 February 2026 CB 15 Álvaro Núñez Celta Vigo €1,000,000 2 February 2026 CM 30 Rodri Mendoza Atlético Madrid €16,000,000 Income: €31,650,000
Loans in Date Pos. No. Player From Date until Ref. 7 August 2025 CB 23 Víctor Chust Cádiz End of season 17 August 2025 CF 10 Rafa Mir Sevilla End of season 27 August 2025 GK 13 Iñaki Peña Barcelona End of season 1 September 2025 LB 3 Adrià Pedrosa Sevilla End of season 1 September 2025 RB 39 Héctor Fort Barcelona End of season 31 January 2026 CM 12 Gonzalo Villar Dinamo Zagreb End of season 2 January 2026 RB 42 Buba Sangaré Roma End of season
Loans out Date Pos. No. Player To Date until Ref. 6 August 2025 LW 33 Bakary Traoré Tarazona End of season 15 August 2025 CB 26 Matía Barzic Cultural Leonesa End of season 18 August 2025 CM 29 Luis Roldán Unionistas End of season 1 September 2025 LW 36 Rafael Núñez Eldense End of season 11 January 2026 CF – Abiel Osorio Defensa y Justicia End of season 22 January 2026 AM 35 Ali Houary Mirandés End of season 29 January 2026 CB 4 Bambo Diaby Granada End of season
New contracts Date Pos. No. Player Until Ref. 4 July 2025 GK 1 Matías Dituro 2026 4 July 2025 RM 17 Josan 2026 6 August 2025 LW 33 Bakary Traoré 2027 20 August 2025 CM 30 Rodri Mendoza 2028
Pre-season and friendlies On 2 July 2025, Elche announced they will be playing against Getafe in Torre-Pacheco as their pre-season programme. Five days later, a second friendly was confirmed against Blackburn Rovers in San Pedro del Pinatar. Two extra friendlies against Millwall and Almería were later announced on 8 July 2025. A week later, another friendly match and the 64th edition of the Festa d'Elx Trophy were confirmed to be both against Hércules. On 24 July 2025, the final two friendly matches against Al-Ahli and Al Ain were added to their pre-season fixtures. On 21 August 2025, Elche announced their participation in the Enrique Roca Trophy against Murcia on 4 September during the international break. An additional friendly against Premier League club Aston Villa was organised for the March 2026 international break.
Competitions Overall record
La Liga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The league fixtures were released on 1 July 2025.
Copa del Rey
As a La Liga side not competing in the Supercopa de España, Elche entered the Copa del Rey in the first round, and were drawn away against sixth-tier Preferente Autonómica de Murcia club Los Garres. In the second round, they were drawn away to fourth-tier Segunda Federación club Quintanar del Rey. They were then drawn away to Segunda División side Eibar in the round of 32, and away to La Liga club Real Betis in the round of 16.
Statistics
Appearances Players with no appearances are not included on the list, italics indicate a loaned in player.
| colspan="10" | Player(s) who featured but departed the club on loan during the season:
| colspan="10" | Player(s) who featured but departed the club permanently during the season:
Goals Rank Pos. No. Player La Liga Copa del Rey Total 1 FW 9 André Silva 9 0 9 2 FW 10 Rafa Mir 8 0 8 3 FW 20 Álvaro Rodríguez 5 0 5 4 MF 11 Germán Valera 4 0 4 5 MF 16 Martim Neto 2 1 3 MF 32 Adam Boayar 1 2 3 7 MF 14 Aleix Febas 2 0 2 MF 30 Rodri Mendoza 1 1 2 DF 39 Héctor Fort 1 1 2 10 DF 3 Adrià Pedrosa 1 0 1 MF 5 Federico Redondo 0 1 1 MF 8 Marc Aguado 1 0 1 FW 15 Tete Morente 1 0 1 DF 18 John Donald 1 0 1 MF 19 Grady Diangana 1 0 1 DF 21 Léo Pétrot 0 1 1 DF 22 David Affengruber 1 0 1 FW 24 Lucas Cepeda 1 0 1 MF 35 Ali Houary 0 1 1 Own goals 2 0 2 Total 41 8 49
Clean sheets Rank No. Player La Liga Copa del Rey Total 1 1 Matías Dituro 2 2 4 13 Iñaki Peña 4 0 4 Total 6 2 8
Disciplinary record No. Pos. Player La Liga Copa del Rey Total 1 GK Matías Dituro 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 3 DF Adrià Pedrosa 4 0 0 2 0 0 6 0 0 4 DF Bambo Diaby 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 DF Pedro Bigas 3 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 7 MF Yago Santiago 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 MF Marc Aguado 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 9 FW André Silva 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 10 FW Rafa Mir 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 11 MF Germán Valera 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 12 MF Gonzalo Villar 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14 MF Aleix Febas 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 15 DF Álvaro Núñez 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 15 FW Tete Morente 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 MF Martim Neto 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17 MF Josan 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 DF John Donald 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 19 MF Grady Diangana 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 20 FW Álvaro Rodríguez 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 21 DF Léo Pétrot 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 22 DF David Affengruber 6 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 1 23 DF Víctor Chust 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 24 FW Lucas Cepeda 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 30 MF Rodri Mendoza 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 35 MF Ali Houary 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 42 DF Buba Sangaré 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Total 62 2 1 6 0 0 68 2 1
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