2025–26 CD Castellón season

CD Castellón
2025–26 season
PresidentHaralabos Voulgaris
ManagerJohan Plat
(until 16 September)
Pablo Hernández
(from 16 September)
StadiumEstadi Castàlia
Segunda División16th
Copa del ReyTBD
Top goalscorerLeague:
Brian Cipenga (2)
All:
Brian Cipenga (2)
Highest home attendance12,255 vs Zaragoza
Lowest home attendance11,370 vs Valladolid
Biggest winCultural Leonesa 1–3 Castellón
Biggest defeatRacing 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 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 27 2025
22 Jérémy Mellot DF 31 2025
17 Salva Ruiz DF 30 2021
14 Óscar Gil DF 30 2022
20 Nick Markanich MF 25 2024
23 Kenneth Mamah MF 27 2024
10 Israel Suero MF 31 2023
7 Awer Mabil MF 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 União de Leiria 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
2 August 2025 Huesca 1–1 Castellón Teruel
19:00
8 August 2025 Levante 0–2 Castellón Buñol
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 −2 016.67
Copa del Rey 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 016.67

Last updated: 20 September 2025
Source: Competitions

Segunda División

Main article: 2025–26 Segunda División

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
3 Deportivo La Coruña 19 9 5 5 32 21 +11 32 Qualification for promotion playoffs
4 Almería 18 9 5 4 34 24 +10 32
5 Castellón 18 9 4 5 30 22 +8 31
6 Sporting Gijón 19 9 3 7 23 23 0 30
7 Burgos 18 8 4 6 23 17 +6 28
Updated to match(es) played on 20 December 2025. 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]

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

Round123456
GroundAHHAHA
ResultLLDLDW
Position1918171920
Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 2025. Source:
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

Main article: 2025–26 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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