Real Oviedo relegated from La Liga after one season back in the top flight

Real Oviedo, the Asturian club from northern Spain, went down from La Liga at the end of the 2025-26 season. They had won promotion through the Segunda División play-offs in June 2025, returning to the top flight for the first time since 2000-01.

The return proved difficult. Oviedo spent most of the campaign in the bottom places and could not close the gap on the sides above them. Their relegation was mathematically confirmed in May 2026, with several matches still to play, and they finished the season at the foot of the table. Mallorca and Girona also went down.

The drop mattered because the club's promotion had been celebrated as the end of a 24-year absence from the top division, with veteran midfielder Santi Cazorla a symbol of the revival. Relegation left the club needing to rebuild for the second tier, a task that led to the appointment of a new coach, Raúl González, ahead of the next season.