The Blue and Whites, who finished 4^th in the LALIGA HYPERMOTION season, will face an island team that ended the campaign in 5^th place. Both teams finished with the same number of points (73).

Players in common UD Las Palmas-Málaga CF

Oti, Axier, Sandro, Agostinho, Schürrer, Gerardo Carrera, Apoño, Roberto Santamaría, Rondón, Peñaranda, Sadiku, Jairo, Sandro Ramírez, Rubén Castro and Cristian

(*) Aarón Escandell, former Atlético Malagueño goalkeeper, played for UD Las Palmas.

Coaches in common UD Las Palmas-Málaga CF

Pepe Mel

Players in common UD Las Palmas-CD Málaga

Cabrera, Elzo, Manolo Torres, Beneyto, Gutiérrez, Romero, Mújica, Ríos, Calixto, Catalá, Juani, Jaime Molina and Onofre

Coaches in common UD Las Palmas-CD Málaga

Juan Otxoa and Marcel Domingo

(*) Antonio Ruiz, CD Málaga player (1963/64), coached UD Las Palmas

Players who debuted with Málaga CF against UD Las Palmas on the island

•    Miguel Ángel (UD Las Palmas 0-0 Málaga CF, 22/09/2001)
•    ‘Chori’ Castro (UD Las Palmas 1-1 Málaga CF, 10/01/2016)
•    Success (UD Las Palmas 1-0 Málaga CF, 05/02/2018)
•    Ideye (UD Las Palmas 1-0 Málaga CF, 05/02/2018)
•    Álex Calvo (UD Las Palmas 2-2 Málaga CF, 11/03/2023)

Match info

• This is the second promotion playoff for Málaga to the First Division under its current format and as MCF. The only previous occasion dates back to the 2018/19 season, when they were eliminated in the semi-finals by RC Deportivo with a 5-2 aggregate score (4-2 in A Coruña and 0-1 in Málaga).

• Alfonso Herrero is the only Málaga CF player who has featured in all league matches (42) and played every minute of the season (3,780). The goalkeeper from Toledo ranked second in total saves (138), only behind UD Almería’s goalkeeper Andrés Fernández (154).

• Chupe was Málaga’s top scorer with 24 goals and the second-highest scorer in LALIGA HYPERMOTION, just one behind the league’s ‘pichichi’, Sergio Arribas (25). Jesé, with 10 goals, was the island team’s top scorer.

• David Larrubia was the best dribbler in LALIGA HYPERMOTION. The number 10 completed 110 successful dribbles, leading this statistic ahead of Córdoba’s Carracedo (94) and Deportivo’s Yeremay (90).

• As the away team in league matches, Málaga CF recorded nine wins, three draws, and nine defeats in 21 games (30 points), scoring 33 goals and conceding 28.

• UD Las Palmas, in 21 home matches, obtained 12 wins, six draws, and three defeats (42 points), scoring 33 goals and conceding 14.

Stats and facts

• This is the first time Málaga CF and UD Las Palmas have faced each other on island territory in a promotion playoff to the First Division.

• In the Second Division, there have been nine historical meetings in Gran Canaria. Málaga have won twice, the most recent (0-1, Rafa) coming this same 2025/26 season, along with four draws and three wins for the Canarian side. In addition, there have been five First Division matches in Las Palmas, resulting in two draws and three defeats for Málaga CF. Under the name Atlético Malagueño, there was also one more encounter in Segunda División B (1993/94 season), which ended in a 2-0 home win for the yellow side.

• CD Málaga played a total of 24 official matches against UD Las Palmas in the Canary Islands. Half of them, 12, were in the top flight, with three wins, two draws, and seven defeats for the Malaguistas. There were also six matches in the Second Division, with one win, two draws, and three defeats for the Blue and Whites. In the Copa de España, they met five times (all in the 1970s), with two Málaga wins and three Canarian victories. Additionally, there was one promotion playoff match to the First Division in the 1950/51 season, which ended in a 4-1 home win.

• The last historical meeting between UD Las Palmas and CD Málaga on island territory dates back to the 1991/92 season. It was a matchday 28 Second Division league match, ending in a 1-2 victory for Málaga, coached by Antonio Montero ‘Nene’. Quino scored both goals for the Blue and Whites.