2025–26 CD Castellón season
| 2025–26 season | |
|---|---|
| President | Haralabos Voulgaris |
| Manager | Johan Plat (until 16 September) Pablo Hernández (from 16 September) |
| Stadium | Estadi Castàlia |
| Segunda División | 16th |
| Copa del Rey | TBD |
| Top goalscorer | League: Brian Cipenga (2) All: Brian Cipenga (2) |
| Highest home attendance | 12,255 vs Zaragoza |
| Lowest home attendance | 11,370 vs Valladolid |
| Biggest win | Cultural Leonesa 1–3 Castellón |
| Biggest defeat | Racing Santander 3–1 Castellón |
The 2025–26 season is the 104th in the history of Club Deportivo Castellón and the club's second consecutive season in LaLiga 2, following promotion from the third tier, Primera Federación. The season also includes participation in the Copa del Rey. Competitive fixtures began on 16 August.
Squad
| No. | Name | Position | Nationality | Age | Joined |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amir Abedzadeh | GK |  |
32 | 2024 |
| 13 | Romain Matthys | GK | .svg.png){kind=small} |
27 | 2025 |
| 4 | Agustín Sienra | DF |  |
26 | 2025 |
| 12 | Lucas Alcázar | DF |  |
23 | 2025 |
| 26 | Tincho Conde | DF | |
22 | 2025 |
| 5 | Alberto Jiménez | DF | |
33 | 2023 |
| 55 | Michał Willmann | DF |  |
21 | 2025 |
| 3 | Fabrizio Brignani | DF |  |
28 | 2025 |
| 22 | Jérémy Mellot | DF |  |
31 | 2025 |
| 17 | Salva Ruiz | DF | |
30 | 2021 |
| 14 | Óscar Gil | DF | |
30 | 2022 |
| 20 | Nick Markanich | MF |  |
26 | 2024 |
| 23 | Kenneth Mamah | MF |  |
27 | 2024 |
| 10 | Israel Suero | MF | |
31 | 2023 |
| 7 | Awer Mabil | MF | .svg.png){kind=small} |
30 | 2025 |
| 8 | Diego Barri | MF | |
30 | 2025 |
| 15 | Beñat Gerenabarrena | MF | |
22 | 2025 |
| 6 | Marc-Olivier Doué | MF | |
25 | 2025 |
| 18 | Pablo Santiago | MF | |
25 | 2025 |
| 25 | Ronaldo Pompeu | MF |  |
35 | 2025 |
| 29 | Tommaso De Nipoti | MF | |
22 | 2025 |
| 21 | Álex Calatrava | FW | |
25 | 2024 |
| 9 | Ousmane Camara | FW |  |
24 | 2024 |
| 16 | Brian Cipenga | FW |  |
27 | 2024 |
| 19 | Adam Jakobsen | FW |  |
26 | 2025 |
| 24 | Serpeta | FW | |
25 | 2025 |
Transfers In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FW |  David Flakus Bosilj
|
Real Murcia
|
Loan return | 30 June 2025 | |
| GK | Romain Matthys
|
 MVV Maastricht
|
Free | 1 July 2025 | [1] |
| MF | Pablo Santiago
|
Barakaldo
|
Free | 1 July 2025 | [2] |
| MF | Beñat Gerenabarrena
|
Athletic Bilbao
|
Loan | 1 July 2025 | [3] |
| DF | Lucas Alcázar
|
Betis Deportivo
|
Free | 5 July 2025 | [4] |
| DF | Jérémy Mellot
|
Tenerife
|
Free | 6 July 2025 | [5] |
| DF | Agustín Sienra
|
Defensa y Justicia
|
Free | 7 July 2025 | [6] |
| DF | Fabrizio Brignani
|
Mantova
|
Undisclosed | 15 July 2025 | [7] |
| MF | Ronaldo Pompeu
|
Vicenza
|
Free | 16 July 2025 | [8] |
| DF | Michał Willmann
|
Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
|
Undisclosed | 21 July 2025 | [9] |
| DF | Tincho Conde
|
Celta Fortuna
|
€300,000 | 12 August 2025 | [10] |
| MF | Tommaso De Nipoti
|
Atalanta U23
|
Loan | 1 September 2025 | [11] |
| FW | Adam Jakobsen
|
 IF Brommapojkarna
|
€2,600,000 | 1 September 2025 | [12] |
Transfers Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF | Sergio Moyita
|
Real Murcia
|
End of contract | 1 July 2025 | [13] |
| DF |  Juan Escobar
|
Godoy Cruz
|
End of contract | 1 July 2025 | [14] |
| MF |  Giovanni Zarfino
|
CD Extremadura
|
End of contract | 1 July 2025 | [15] |
| MF |  Miloš Jojić
|
 Borac Banja Luka
|
End of contract | 1 July 2025 | [15] |
| DF | Daijiro Chirino
|
Almería
|
€2,000,000 | 6 July 2025 | [16] |
| FW | Jesús de Miguel
|
Tenerife
|
Undisclosed | 8 July 2025 | |
| FW | Pere Marco
|
Unionistas
|
Loan | 25 July 2025 | |
| DF | Jozhua Vertrouwd
|
Rayo Vallecano
|
€1,500,000 | 11 August 2025 | [17] |
| MF | Albert Lottin
|
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|
Loan | 22 August 2025 | [18] |
| FW |  Mamadou Traoré
|
Teruel
|
Loan | 31 August 2025 | [19] |
| FW | David Flakus Bosilj
|
Real Murcia
|
Undisclosed | 31 August 2025 | [20] |
Friendlies
Castellón began their pre-season programme with an initial training camp held in Olot, Girona Province, starting on 8 July.[21]
| 12 July 2025 | Castellón | 6–0 |  Queens Park Rangers | Olot |
| 11:00 |
|
| 19 July 2025 | Valencia | 1–2 | Castellón | Paterna |
| 20:00 | Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna |
| 23 July 2025 | Castellón | 1–1 | Southampton | Olot |
| 11:00 |
|
Report | Stadium: Estadi Municipal d’Olot |
| 26 July 2025 | Alavés | 2–1 | Castellón | Olot |
| 11:00 |
|
|
Stadium: Estadi Municipal d’Olot |
| 30 July 2025 | Castellón | 2–0 |  Al-Riyadh | Alzira |
| 19:00 |
|
| 9 August 2025 | Albacete | 0–1 | Castellón | Albacete |
| 19:30 |
|
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Andrés Iniesta |
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Segunda División | 16 August 2025 | 31 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 16.67 |
| Copa del Rey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |||
| Total | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 16.67 | |||
Last updated: 20 September 2025
Source: Competitions
Segunda División
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Castellón | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 25 | +19 | 48 | Promotion to La Liga |
| 2 | Racing Santander | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 52 | 35 | +17 | 47 | |
| 3 | Almería | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 38 | +12 | 45 | Qualification for promotion playoffs |
| 4 | Deportivo La Coruña | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 29 | +11 | 43 | |
| 5 | Málaga | 25 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 29 | +9 | 41 |
Updated to match(es) played on 15 February 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)[22]
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)[22]
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 |
| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 |
Last updated: 20 September 2025.
Source:
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2025. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
| 16 August 2025 1 | Racing Santander | 3–1 | Castellón | Santander |
| 17:00 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Campos de Sport de El Sardinero Attendance: 21,796 Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo |
| 22 August 2025 2 | Castellón | 0–1 | Valladolid | Castellón de la Plana |
| 21:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia Attendance: 11,370 Referee: Manuel Jesús Orellana |
| 30 August 2025 3 | Castellón | 1–1 | Zaragoza | Castellón de la Plana |
| 21:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia Attendance: 12,255 Referee: Germán Cid Camacho |
| 5 September 2025 4 | Córdoba | 2–1 | Castellón | Córdoba |
| 21:30 UTC+2 | Report |
|
Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban |
| 14 September 2025 5 | Castellón | 3–3 | Ceuta | Castellón de la Plana |
| 18:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Nou Estadi Castàlia Attendance: 11,801 Referee: Álvaro Moreno Aragón |
| 20 September 2025 6 | Cultural Leonesa | 1–3 | Castellón | León |
| 16:15 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Reino de León Attendance: 9,068 Referee: Marta Huerta de Aza |
| 29 September 2025 7 | Leganés | v | Castellón | Leganés |
| 20:30 UTC+2 | Report | Stadium: Butarque Stadium |
Copa del Rey
Statistics
| Rank | Pos. | Player | LaLiga 2 | Copa del Rey | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MF | Álex Calatrava |
2 | 0 | 2 |
| MF | Brian Cipenga |
2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | MF | Diego Barri |
1 | 0 | 1 |
| FW | Ousmane Camara |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Kenneth Mamah |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| MF | Israel Suero |
1 | 0 | 1 | |
| DF | Agustín Sienra |
1 | 0 | 1 |
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