2025/26 Atletico Madrid schedule – Key dates

The Atletico Madrid schedule for the 2025/26 season has been confirmed, meaning fans of the club can now start planning for the new campaign. Diego Simeone’s squad are currently on their summer break following an early exit at the Club World Cup, but they’ll be back in competitive action in August.

Here’s a look at everything the 2025/26 campaign has in store for Los Rojiblancos. Visitors to the Spanish capital looking to catch a piece of the action usually won’t have much trouble securing tickets for Atletico Madrid matches, although some of the bigger games on their schedule may sell out.

2025/26 Atletico Madrid schedule – Month by month

August 2025 – LaLiga begins with a trip to the RCDE Stadium

Atletico Madrid are one of a number of Spanish clubs playing pre-season games in England. They will be at St James’ Park on the second Saturday in August to take on Newcastle United in what is currently their only pre-season fixture given their late return to training following the Club World Cup.

LaLiga kicks off the following week. Atleti begin with a trip to Espanyol and while we don’t have confirmed kick-off dates or times for any LaLiga matches at the time of writing, it’s likely to be one of the later games scheduled on the opening matchday, with both Atletico and Real Madrid keen to start as late as possible following their commitments in the US earlier this summer.

The first match at the Estadio Metropolitano will be the visit of newly-promoted Elche, while Simeone takes his team to Vitoria to round off the month.

September 2025 – Los Blancos visit the Metropolitano

September will see the first of three confirmed Madrid derbies in the 2025/26 season. It’ll take place at the Metropolitano at the end of a month which will also see Atleti play three other games in LaLiga.

The Champions League also kicks off this month. Atleti will be in pot two when the league phase draw takes place in Monaco and that will determine their eight opponents in the first part of the competition which runs from September to January.

October 2025 – Two tricky away games

There are only four games scheduled for Atletico Madrid in October due to the international break, but that includes two tough away games in LaLiga. They travel to Balaidos to take on Celta Vigo at the start of the month, and round it off with a match at La Cartuja against Real Betis.

November 2025 – UCL league phase passes the halfway mark

November is one of the more favourable months on the Atletico Madrid calendar, with three very winnable home fixtures in LaLiga, although they do also head to the Coliseum where they suffered a damaging defeat against Getafe last season.

Atleti will also play two more Champions League matches this month as the league phase passes the halfway point.

December 2025 – The finale of a very busy year

While there was ultimately disappointment in every competition, 2025 has been one of the busiest in the club’s history, and the Atletico Madrid squad will likely be looking forward to a short winter break by December.

First they’ll need to negotiate five more matches, including a tough trip to San Mames in LaLiga, another Champions League fixture and the start of their Copa del Rey campaign which will see Los Rojiblancos travel away to a lower-league club.

January 2026 – A trip to Saudi and action on four fronts

Assuming they don’t fall at the first hurdle in the Copa del Rey, Atleti will play football in four different competitions in January, including the Supercopa in Saudi Arabia which will see them take on city rivals Real in a semi-final.

There’s also a testing trip to Real Sociedad in LaLiga to start 2026, while the league phase of the Champions League concludes with the final two matchdays taking place in successive weeks in late January. Atleti will be hungry for another top-eight finish which would ensure they don’t have to play the play-off round in February.

They are also provisionally scheduled to play Barcelona in LaLiga on the weekend of January 10th/11th, but that fixture will be moved to another date due to the Supercopa.

February 2026 – Up to four cup fixtures possible

The European and Spanish football schedule allows little room for a breather in 2026 for the top clubs, although their February fixture list will depend largely on how Atletico are going in the Champions League and Copa del Rey.

Aside from their regular league commitments, they’d need to play four matches across those competitions this month if they end up progressing in the Copa and finish between 9th and 24th in the league phase of the Champions League.

March 2026 – A crucial month

This is about the time when Atletico’s promising 2024/25 campaign started to unravel and March 2026 will again see them play some key matches including the second Madrid derby of the season in LaLiga at the Bernabeu.

There’s also the likelihood of a two-legged tie in the Champions League round-of-16, the stage of their controversial exit against Real Madrid last season.

If they progress in the Copa del Rey, Atleti could also have a semi-final 2nd leg at the beginning of the month in that competition as they bid to secure a trip to Seville where the final will again be held in April.

April 2026 – Barca visit the Metropolitano

Atletico play Real Madrid and Barcelona in back-to-back LaLiga matchdays in the spring, although the fixtures will be separated by a fortnight due to the international break. Those games will have a big say in whether they are still involved in the title race heading into the final eight matches.

It’s possible they could have no cup distractions left by this point, but should they keep progressing, Atleti would play three Champions League fixtures in April, while the Copa del Rey final will take place at La Cartuja on Saturday April 25th.

May 2026 – Atleti’s LaLiga campaign ends at the Ceramica

The Atletico Madrid key dates in May could include two huge Champions League nights if they are still in that competition, but it’s perhaps more likely that they will only have LaLiga commitments to worry about by this point.

The month starts with a trip to Mestalla, while Celta Vigo and Girona are the final two visitors to the Metropolitano. Their final league game is a difficult one, away to Villarreal.

Anyone planning to travel to Spain to catch Atletico Madrid in action during the 2025/26 season should be aware that regular weekend LaLiga fixtures can in theory take place at any point between Friday and Monday nights. Atleti are normally scheduled to play on Saturdays or Sundays, but confirmation of kick-off times from LaLiga only tends to come a few weeks in advance.

Tickets for their home games can be purchased via Atletico Madrid’s official website. More advanced ticket-and-hotel package bookings are also possible via providers such as sportsbreaks.com and footballtravel.com.