Albacete is a Spanish football club founded in 1940, representing the city of Albacete and the wider Castile–La Mancha region. Known as Alba, it combines a strong regional identity with a long professional history and a recognisable black-and-white visual tradition. Its home at Estadio Carlos Belmonte anchors a football culture shaped by community, resilience and the ambition to compete on Spain’s national stage. Its story connects local pride with the demands of modern Spanish football.
Albacete Upcoming matches by league
Segunda División
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- Regular Season - 6
Albacete
Cordoba
Estadio Carlos Belmonte -
- Regular Season - 7
Girona
Albacete
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- Regular Season - 8
AlbaceteNo H2HEibar
Estadio Carlos Belmonte -
- Regular Season - 9
ValladolidNo H2HAlbacete
Albacete Last matches by league
Segunda División
Friendlies Clubs
Copa del Rey
Albacete Team Roster
The recorded 36-player roster is balanced across 10 attackers, 10 defenders, 13 midfielders and three goalkeepers. The attacking group includes Mario Soberón, Róber, Marcos Moreno and S. Obeng, with Víctor Valverde and Alberto Morientes also listed. Defensive options include Lluís López, Lorenzo Aguado, Pepe Sánchez and Vallejo. Midfield depth features Agus Medina, Antonio Pacheco, Antonio Puertas, Carlos Neva, José Corpas and Sergio Ortu. The goalkeeping group comprises Carlos Marín, Diego Mariño and Mario Ramos Fernández. Together, these groups provide clear representation across every main positional unit.
position Goalkeeper
position Defender
Javier Moreno Arrones Gil
Francisco Gámez López
Carlos Neva Tey
Lluís López Mármol
José Sánchez Martínez
Jesús Vallejo Lázaro
D. Bernabeu
A. Velilla
V. Vidal
Jota Domingo
position Midfielder
Lorenzo Aguado Herrera
Agustín Medina Delgado
Antonio Pacheco Ruiz
Javier Villar del Fraile
Víctor San Bartolomé Prieto
José Corpas Serna
Sergio Ortuño Díaz
Hugo Martínez González
Agustín Albarracín Basil
D. Rodriguez
Antonio David
position Attacker
José Antonio Rodríguez Díaz
Mario Soberón Gutiérrez
Roberto González Bayón
Víctor Valverde da Silva
Higinio Marín Escavy
Munir El Haddadi Mohamed
Alex Rubio Roldán
Samuel Obeng Gyabaa
J. P. Gomez F.
Tomás Inglés Navarro
F. Garcia
Last Albacete Coachs
Alberto González has been Albacete’s head coach since 1 March 2024 and is the current coach. The timeline places Rubén Albés before him, from June 2022 to March 2024. Earlier spells were led by Rubén de la Barrera from June 2021 to June 2022, Alejandro Menéndez from December 2020 to May 2021 and Aritz López Garai from October to December 2020. This sequence gives the club a clearly documented Spanish coaching succession across the period.
Alberto González Fernández
History
| Coach | Coach country | Coach since | Coach until |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberto González Fernández | Spain | 1 March 2024 | |
| Rubén Albés Yáñez | Spain | 1 June 2022 | 1 March 2024 |
| Rubén de la Barrera Fernández | Spain | 1 June 2021 | 1 June 2022 |
| Alejandro Menéndez García | Spain | 1 December 2020 | 1 May 2021 |
| Aritz López Garai | Spain | 1 October 2020 | 1 December 2020 |
| Luis Lucas Alcaraz González | Spain | 1 February 2020 | 1 October 2020 |
| Luis Miguel Ramis Monfort | Spain | 1 June 2018 | 1 February 2020 |
| Francisco Antonio Noguerol Freijedo | Spain | 1 October 2017 | 1 January 2018 |
| Enrique Martín Monreal Lizarraga | Spain | 1 October 2017 | 1 June 2018 |
| José Manuel Aira Lindoso | Spain | 1 June 2016 | 1 October 2017 |
| César Ferrando Giménez | Spain | 1 March 2016 | 1 June 2016 |
| Luis Ángel César Sampedro | Spain | 1 March 2013 | 1 March 2016 |
| Antonio Calderón Burgos | Spain | 1 June 2010 | 1 February 2011 |
| Juan Ignacio Martínez Jiménez | Spain | 1 July 2008 | 1 April 2009 |
| José Manuel González López | Spain | 1 August 2004 | 1 February 2005 |
| César Ferrando Giménez | Spain | 1 August 2002 | 1 May 2004 |
Albacete Transfers
Albacete’s recent arrivals include free-agent additions Róber, Sergio Ortu, José Corpas, Mario Soberón, Lluís López, T. Ingles, S. Obeng, Carlos Neva and Lorenzo Aguado. Carlos Marín, A. Rubio and V. San Bartolome are recorded as transfers, while M. Fernández and E. Cedeño arrived on loan. J. Bolívar and Marcos Moreno are listed as returns from loan. Vallejo is marked as a free transfer. The listed movements form a selected recent sample rather than a complete window total, and no fees are recorded for these moves.
Latest player transfers from
| Player | Team from | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. El Haddadi |
Esteghlal FC
|
Free agent | 19 August 2026 |
| Hugo Busto |
Celta Vigo
|
Free agent | 11 August 2026 |
| Róber |
NEC Nijmegen
|
Free agent | 1 August 2026 |
| Carlos Marín |
Cordoba
|
Transfer | 25 July 2026 |
| M. El Haddadi |
Esteghlal FC
|
Free agent | 12 July 2026 |
| J. Bolívar |
UCV
|
Return from loan | 11 July 2026 |
| Sergio Ortu |
Cadiz
|
Free agent | 1 July 2026 |
| Mario Soberón |
Zaragoza
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| José Corpas |
Eibar
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| Antonio David |
Real Murcia
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Róber |
NEC Nijmegen
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| Marcos Moreno |
CF Talavera
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Alex Rubio |
Villarreal
|
Transfer | 1 February 2026 |
| San Bartolomé |
Barakaldo
|
Transfer | 1 February 2026 |
| V. San Bartolome |
Barakaldo
|
Transfer | 1 February 2026 |
Recent departures include free-agent exits for Raúl Lizoain, Álex Meléndez, Jon García and A. Madi, alongside transfers involving Riki Rodríguez, Dani Escriche and Jon Morcillo. Several temporary or returning moves are also listed: M. Fernández, E. Cedeño, Jefté Betancor and J. Gómez returned to their parent clubs, while J. Bolívar moved on loan to UCV. Other recorded free-transfer departures include Joan Pulpón, Eduardo de la Casa, Juanma García, Álvaro Rodríguez and Zoubdi. The listed movements form a selected recent sample rather than a complete departures total.
Latest player transfers to
| Player | Team to | Transfer type | Transfer date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marcos Moreno |
FC Cartagena
|
- | 11 August 2026 |
| José Carlos Lazo |
Ibiza
|
Free agent | 7 August 2026 |
| Raúl Lizoain |
Granada CF
|
Free agent | 16 July 2026 |
Illescas
|
Free agent | 14 July 2026 | |
| J. Salas |
Xerez
|
Free agent | 8 July 2026 |
| Álex Meléndez |
AD Ceuta FC
|
Free agent | 30 June 2026 |
| José Carlos Lazo |
Ibiza
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| J. Gómez |
PAOK
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Jefté Betancor |
Olympiakos Piraeus
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| E. Cedeño |
Las Palmas
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| Álex Meléndez |
AD Ceuta FC
|
Free agent | 29 June 2026 |
| M. Fernández |
Newells Old Boys
|
Return from loan | 29 June 2026 |
| J. Bolívar |
Caracas FC
|
- | 20 February 2026 |
| Jon García |
Real Murcia
|
Free agent | 1 February 2026 |
| Riki Rodríguez |
Deportivo La Coruna
|
Transfer | 1 February 2026 |
Transfers Synthesis
The available recent movement picture shows activity on both sides of the squad. Arrivals combine free-agent additions with permanent transfers, loans and several returns from loan, while departures include free-agent exits, permanent transfers, loan movements and returns to parent clubs. This mix indicates changing squad composition from mid-2025 through 2026, although the listed movements are limited and cannot establish a complete window balance. Several players appear in more than one movement entry, including loan returns or successive registrations, so individual entries should not be treated as unique net additions or losses. No fee figures are recorded for these movements. The named arrivals that appear in the squad dated 20 August include Róber, Carlos Marín, Sergio Ortu, José Corpas, Mario Soberón, Carlos Neva, Lorenzo Aguado, Vallejo and V. San Bartolome, while the departures show turnover across the same period.
Leagues Albacete has participated in
Albacete’s recorded league participation includes Segunda División from 2017 through 2025, providing its recent and active league context. The Copa del Rey is recorded from 2018 to 2025, while Friendlies Clubs appears from 2020 to 2025, with both entries marked as recently active. A shorter historical entry covers Primera División RFEF - Group 2 in 2021 only and is not presented as a current competition. Together, these entries show a mix of second-tier league football, national cup fixtures and friendly preparation matches.
More about Albacete
Albacete is the common name of Albacete Balompié, S.A.D., a Spanish football club founded in 1940 and based in the city of Albacete, Castile–La Mancha. The club is closely identified with the region and has served as one of its most visible representatives in professional football. It operates as a Spanish public limited sports company, with governance and ownership organised through a corporate institutional model and executive administration.
Home matches are played at Estadio Carlos Belmonte, a stadium named after the city’s former mayor and architect. The ground holds roughly 17,500 spectators and provides the setting for a club culture built around local identification and sustained professional competition. Albacete’s traditional visual language is led by white and black, with red used as a contrasting accent in parts of its kit history. Its crest reflects municipal symbolism through a black bat above a white-and-red pennant, with castle imagery and the letters AB.
The club’s best-known historical breakthrough came in the early 1990s, when it reached Spain’s top division and helped establish top-flight football in Castile–La Mancha. That era also shaped the affectionate nickname The Clockwork Cheese, a reference to the team’s energetic and coordinated style. Albacete has additionally been associated with a Copa del Rey semi-final run, an important marker in its national cup history.
In the modern Spanish football ecosystem, Albacete’s profile is tied to the demands of the professional second tier. Its squad-building tradition has combined experienced Spanish players, regional development and selected international profiles, creating a practical bridge between local roots and the wider national game. The club’s identity therefore rests on continuity: a 1940 foundation, a distinctive home, strong regional symbolism and a history of competing beyond its immediate territory.
Last matches statistics for Albacete
| match | shots | Poss. | Pass % | Fouls | Cards | Saves |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Leganes
0 - 0
Albacete
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Albacete
1 - 2
Real Madrid II
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Levante
2 - 1
Albacete
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Albacete
1 - 0
Eldense
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Albacete
1 - 1
Real Murcia
|
0 / 0 |
|
0% | 0 | - | 0 |
|
Las Palmas
2 - 1
Albacete
|
4 / 12 |
|
78 | 16 | 2 | 2 |
|
Albacete
1 - 2
Real Sociedad II
|
7 / 17 |
|
82 | 7 | 2 | 4 |
|
Albacete
0 - 1
Oviedo
|
2 / 9 |
|
82 | 10 | 3 | 4 |
|
Castellón
2 - 0
Albacete
|
3 / 6 |
|
78 | 13 | 1 | 5 |
|
Granada CF
1 - 1
Albacete
|
4 / 6 |
|
0% | 14 | 1 | 2 |
Detailed statistics Albacete
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Last rating points (most recent matches).
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Granada CF vs Albacete
Segunda División 2026 - 1569922
Castellón vs Albacete
Segunda División 2026 - 1569905
Albacete vs Oviedo
Segunda División 2026 - 1569893
Albacete vs Real Sociedad II
Segunda División 2026 - 1569882
Las Palmas vs Albacete
Segunda División 2026 - 1569878
AD Ceuta FC vs Albacete
Segunda División 2025 - 1392223
2026-2027
1st shirt
2023-2024
1st shirt
2022-2023
1st shirt
2022-2023
2nd shirt