# 2026–27 Sevilla FC season
The 2026–27 season is Sevilla Fútbol Club's competitive campaign in LaLiga EA Sports, the [Copa del Rey](https://www.edgepedia.org/copa-del-rey), and pre-season friendlies, played under head coach Luis García Plaza from 15 August 2026 onward. The club enters the season after surviving relegation in 2025–26, with a rebuilt squad assembled under salary-cap constraints and a restructured sporting direction.[1](https://as.com/futbol/primera/arranco-el-sevilla-2026-27-f202607-n/) • [2](https://sevillafc.es/actualidad/noticias/reestructuracion-direccion-deportiva-sevilla-fc-2627)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Luis García Plaza, in his first full season after taking over in 2026[3](https://prod.sevillafc.es/el-club/historia/entrenadores) |
| League opener | Sevilla 2–1 Rayo Vallecano, 15 August 2026, Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán[4](https://sevillafc.es/en) |
| League form (matchdays 1–8) | 4 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses; 13 points from the first 7 matches, the club's best start in five years[5](https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/clubs/sevilla-fc/results) • [6](https://as.com/futbol/los-intocables-de-lgp-f202609-n/) |
| Summer signings | Jon Guridi (free, from Alavés), Juan Iglesias (free, from Getafe), Arouna Sangante (from Le Havre), Odysseas Vlachodimos (loan, from Newcastle)[7](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2026/07/21/consulta-todos-los-fichajes-de-los-20-equipos-de-primera-division-para-la-temporada-202627-cadena-ser/) • [1](https://as.com/futbol/primera/arranco-el-sevilla-2026-27-f202607-n/) |
| Notable departures | Tanguy Nianzou (to Lille, free); Nyland, Gudelj, Januzaj, and Alexis Sánchez left without a club[7](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2026/07/21/consulta-todos-los-fichajes-de-los-20-equipos-de-primera-division-para-la-temporada-202627-cadena-ser/) |
| Copa del Rey | First-round tie on 29 October 2026 against Sporting de Hortaleza or Atlético Unión Güímar[8](https://sevillafc.es/?seccion=plantilla) |
| Seville derby | 22 November 2026 (away at Betis) and 7 February 2027 (return)[9](https://elpais.com/deportes/futbol/2026-08-13/cuando-empieza-la-liga-202627-fechas-claves-y-calendario-de-la-nueva-temporada-de-la-primera-division.html) |
## Pre-season
Training began on 6 July 2026 at the Ciudad Deportiva José Ramón Cisneros Palacios, after medical examinations on 4 July, with the first four signings already in the squad: Juan Iglesias, Jon Guridi, Arouna Sangante, and Odysseas Vlachodimos, the Greek goalkeeper returning on loan from Newcastle after contributing to the previous season's survival.[1](https://as.com/futbol/primera/arranco-el-sevilla-2026-27-f202607-n/) The club planned seven friendlies and travel to Poland, the Netherlands, and Germany.[10](https://sevillafc.hiwaymedia.io/en/actualidad/noticias/2026-27-pre-season-will-feature-seven-friendly-matches-and-the-team-will-travel-to-poland-the-netherlands-and-germany) The played schedule was Juventud Torremolinos (won 1–0), [KS Cracovia](https://www.edgepedia.org/ks-cracovia) (lost 0–1), [Córdoba CF](https://www.edgepedia.org/cordoba-cf) (0–0, losing 4–5 on penalties), AD Ceuta FC (won 2–1), [NEC Nijmegen](https://www.edgepedia.org/nec-nijmegen) (won 2–1), FC Utrecht (won 1–0), and Bayer Leverkusen (lost 1–2).[8](https://sevillafc.es/?seccion=plantilla)
**Financial constraints shaped the squad.** In early July the club had no salary-cap headroom to register any of its signings and needed several player sales to make room; Akor Adams, Ejuke, and Rubén Vargas were among the players considered for sale, and academy players such as Oso, Juanlu, Kike Salas, and Carmona were also potential sources of income.[1](https://as.com/futbol/primera/arranco-el-sevilla-2026-27-f202607-n/) The club also had to move on players not in the coach's plans, including [Rafa Mir](https://www.edgepedia.org/rafa-mir), Cardoso, Gattoni, Nianzou, and Marcao, and sought a creative midfielder after the departures of Sow, Gudelj, and Mendy.[1](https://as.com/futbol/primera/arranco-el-sevilla-2026-27-f202607-n/) • [11](https://as.com/futbol/primera/un-estreno-de-minimos-f202608-n/) Sporting director José Ignacio Navarro led the recruitment effort.[11](https://as.com/futbol/primera/un-estreno-de-minimos-f202608-n/)
## LaLiga campaign
Sevilla opened at home against [Rayo Vallecano](https://www.edgepedia.org/rayo-vallecano) on Saturday 15 August at 21:30, winning 2–1 with a 24-man squad named by Luis García Plaza.[12](https://sevillafc.es/actualidad/noticias/squad-list-sevilla-fc-rayo-laliga-2026-2027) • [4](https://sevillafc.es/en) The first eight matchdays produced wins over Rayo Vallecano (2–1), Athletic Club (3–1 away), [Valencia CF](https://www.edgepedia.org/valencia-cf) (1–0), and Deportivo de [A Coruña](https://www.edgepedia.org/a-coruna) (1–0 away), draws with RCD Espanyol (1–1) and Levante UD (3–3), and home defeats to Atlético de Madrid (1–3) and FC Barcelona (1–3).[5](https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/clubs/sevilla-fc/results) • [4](https://sevillafc.es/en)
Thirteen points from the first seven matches represented the club's best start to a season in five years.[6](https://as.com/futbol/los-intocables-de-lgp-f202609-n/) Four players, goalkeeper Vlachodimos, right-back Juan Iglesias, left-back and captain Gabriel Suazo, and midfielder Agoumé, played every one of the team's 630 minutes in that stretch, with Agoumé's continuity linked to the arrival of Fofana.[6](https://as.com/futbol/los-intocables-de-lgp-f202609-n/)
**Goals came from many sources.** By mid-October the club counted eleven different goalscorers, which it described as the most of any team in the five major European leagues; against Levante, Robbie Ure and Félix both scored their first goals for the club, Félix converting a header assist from Ure after a cross from academy graduate Miguel Sierra.[13](https://sevillafc.es/en/actualidad/noticias/once-goleadores-distintos-temporada-2026-2027)
## Squad and club context
Academy players Andrés Castrín and Manu Bueno received first-team squad numbers for the first time, taking 5 and 14 respectively, while Nico Guillén and Miguel Sierra kept 27 and 30 after featuring the previous course.[14](https://prod.sevillafc.es/actualidad/noticias/relacion-dorsales-primer-equipo-temporada-2026-2027) The club restructured its technical secretariat ahead of the season as part of changes to the sporting direction.[2](https://sevillafc.es/actualidad/noticias/reestructuracion-direccion-deportiva-sevilla-fc-2627) The team plays its home matches at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez-Pizjuán, and the club's president is José María Del Nido Carrasco.[5](https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/clubs/sevilla-fc/results)
The LaLiga season runs from 15 August 2026 to 30 May 2027, with a winter break from 22 December to 2 January and only two midweek matchdays (6 and 33).[15](https://as.com/futbol/primera/calendario-de-laliga-2026-27-fechas-y-jornadas-de-primera-division-y-partidos-aplazados-de-la-jornada-1-f202607-n/) Sevilla's final league fixture is away to Málaga.[15](https://as.com/futbol/primera/calendario-de-laliga-2026-27-fechas-y-jornadas-de-primera-division-y-partidos-aplazados-de-la-jornada-1-f202607-n/)
## References
1. [Arrancó el Sevilla 2026-27, AS.com](https://as.com/futbol/primera/arranco-el-sevilla-2026-27-f202607-n/)
2. [Reestructuración en la dirección deportiva del Sevilla FC, Sevilla FC](https://sevillafc.es/actualidad/noticias/reestructuracion-direccion-deportiva-sevilla-fc-2627)
3. [Entrenadores, Sevilla FC](https://prod.sevillafc.es/el-club/historia/entrenadores)
4. [Sevilla FC official website (English)](https://sevillafc.es/en)
5. [Latest Sevilla FC results in Primera División, LALIGA](https://www.laliga.com/en-GB/clubs/sevilla-fc/results)
6. [Los intocables de LGP, AS.com](https://as.com/futbol/los-intocables-de-lgp-f202609-n/)
7. [Consulta todos los fichajes de los 20 equipos de Primera División para la temporada 2026/27, Cadena SER](https://cadenaser.com/nacional/2026/07/21/consulta-todos-los-fichajes-de-los-20-equipos-de-primera-division-para-la-temporada-202627-cadena-ser/)
8. [Sevilla FC official website, matches and squad](https://sevillafc.es/?seccion=plantilla)
9. [Cuándo empieza La Liga 2026/27, El País](https://elpais.com/deportes/futbol/2026-08-13/cuando-empieza-la-liga-202627-fechas-claves-y-calendario-de-la-nueva-temporada-de-la-primera-division.html)
10. [2026/27 pre-season will feature seven friendly matches, Sevilla FC](https://sevillafc.hiwaymedia.io/en/actualidad/noticias/2026-27-pre-season-will-feature-seven-friendly-matches-and-the-team-will-travel-to-poland-the-netherlands-and-germany)
11. [Un estreno de mínimos, AS.com](https://as.com/futbol/primera/un-estreno-de-minimos-f202608-n/)
12. [24 players named in the squad to face Rayo Vallecano, Sevilla FC](https://sevillafc.es/actualidad/noticias/squad-list-sevilla-fc-rayo-laliga-2026-2027)
13. [El estreno de Robbie Ure y Félix consolida al Sevilla FC como el equipo con más goleadores, Sevilla FC](https://sevillafc.es/en/actualidad/noticias/once-goleadores-distintos-temporada-2026-2027)
14. [Confirmados los dorsales del primer equipo para la temporada 2026-2027, Sevilla FC](https://prod.sevillafc.es/actualidad/noticias/relacion-dorsales-primer-equipo-temporada-2026-2027)
15. [Calendario de LaLiga 2026-27, AS.com](https://as.com/futbol/primera/calendario-de-laliga-2026-27-fechas-y-jornadas-de-primera-division-y-partidos-aplazados-de-la-jornada-1-f202607-n/)
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