
Elche already knows the calendar of the 2025-2026 season, that of its return to the First Division, in which it will be the 25th in the history of the entity in the highest category. The set directed by Eder Sarabia The competition will begin, on the weekend of August 17, against the Betis In Martínez Valero, one of the clubs where the Basque coach worked as a Quique Setién assistant; While he will conclude, on the weekend of May 24, before the Girona I am not Monilivi.
In between, Elche is waiting for the usual hard season of every newly promotedin which to settle in the category. In red, several dates have been marked, especially duels against the two greats of Spanish football. Elche will be measured to Barcelonain force champion of the League, in Day 11 (November 2, Camp Nou) and 22 (February 1, Martínez Valero); while he will face Real Madrid on Day 13 (November 23, Martínez Valero) and 28 (March 15, Santiago Bernabéu)
In other interesting parties, Elche will face the Atlético de Madridhis executioner in the last edition of the Copa del Rey, on day 2, first at home, paying visit to the Metropolitan. The regional derby at home against the Valencia It will be on day 31 and, finally, the reunion with Salinas, signed by the Espanyolat the Martínez Valero stadium, it will take place on day 26.
Dates without league
As usual in recent years, the league calendar is asymmetric, so the days of the first and second round do not coincide. There will be four stops for selections matches (September 1-9, October 6-14, November 10-18 and March 23-31), at Christmas there will be no football between December 21 and January 4 and the dates reserved by the Federation for the Cup and Supercopa finals are April 25 and January 11, respectively.

Barcelona and Real Madrid, Elche rivals this season / Enric Fontcuberta / EFE
The event to public San Juan de la Navaof just 500 inhabitants, such as tribute and strengthening of emptied Spain. Once the Elche rivals, which returns to work this Saturday, just wait for the beginning of the competition and know the future of the competition until the end of May, in which the objective of the franjiverdes will be the permanence in First.