La Liga has officially confirmed the 20 referees who will officiate matches in the 2025/26 season, with newcomers Iosu Galech, José Luis Guzmán, and Miguel Sesma stepping up to the top tier.
In a bid to protect match officials and maintain fairness, referee appointments will now be disclosed just 24 hours before each game.
The league says this updated system is designed to boost transparency in officiating and shield referees from external pressure.
Below is the full list of referees for the season, with their commonly used two-initial identifiers in brackets:
1. Jesús Gil (Gil Manzano)
2. César Soto (Soto Grado)
3. Mateo Busquets (Busquets Ferrer)
4. Javier Alberola (Alberola Rojas)
5. Ricardo de Burgos (Burgos Bengoetxea)
6. Alejandro José Hernández (Hernández Hernández)
7. Alejandro Muñiz (Muñiz Ruiz)
8. José Luis Munuera (Munuera Montero)
9. José María Sánchez (Sánchez Martínez)
10. Adrian Cordero (Cordero Vega)
11. Guillermo Cuadra (Cuadra Fernández)
12. Isidro Díaz de Mera (Díaz de Mera Escuderos)
13. Iosu Galech (Galech Priest)
14. Victor Garcia (García Verdura)
15. José Luis Guzmán (Guzmán Mansilla)
16. Francisco Hernández (Hernández Maeso)
17. Juan Martínez (Martínez Munuera)
18. Miguel Ángel Ortiz (Ortiz Arias)
19. Alejandro Quintero (Quintero González)
20. Miguel Sesma (Sesma Espinosa)
The 2025/26 La Liga campaign begins today, August 15, 2025, with opening matches featuring Girona vs Rayo Vallecano and Villarreal vs Oviedo.