Cadiz have dismissed Albert Celades after the 2-0 defeat to Granada CF at Los Cármenes, pushing the club into another coaching search before the first third of the 2026-27 season is done. The result itself was damaging enough. The bigger issue is that Cádiz have now sacked two coaches this season and are looking for a third, which turns a poor run into a full-blown stability problem.

Estadio Deportivo carried the club statement, translated from Spanish, confirming the move. "The Board of Directors of Cádiz Club de Fútbol has informed Albert Celades this Monday of his dismissal as coach of the first team. Along with the coach, Raúl Valbuena and Juan José del Ojo are also relieved of their duties. The club thanks them for their work and wishes them the best of luck in their professional future."

That final line on Valbuena and del Ojo matters in practical terms as well as symbolic ones. This is not a partial reshuffle or a warning shot. Cádiz have cleared out the staff around Celades too, and they now need another reset.

The slide from poor start to second dismissal

The sequence is straightforward enough. Cádiz opened the 2026-27 campaign badly, and the Granada defeat became the final trigger.

After ten matchdays they have seven points and sit third from bottom. Their record is one win, four draws and five defeats, with only three points separating them from the safety zone. Clubs can talk themselves into patience when results are mixed and the table is still congested. One win in ten leaves much less room for that argument.

Celades was therefore judged on more than one bad afternoon at Los Cármenes. The defeat to Granada landed on top of a run that had already dragged Cádiz into the relegation fight. Results like that will cost almost any coach his job in the second tier, but doing it for the second time in one season is what really stands out here.

The club are not changing direction for the first time. They are changing it again. That is why the story feels bigger than a standard Monday sacking.

Segunda's growing bench crisis

Cádiz are the sharpest example of the churn, but they are not alone. Relevo's tally puts LaLiga Hypermotion on six coaching changes in ten matchdays, including three dismissals in eight days. That should not be treated as an official league count, because the wider number is attributed to Relevo's reporting, but it still gives a fair sense of the instability around the division.

The same reporting also folds in changes at Leganes and Las Palmas, though there is some noise around the exact timing of those moves depending on which outlet you read. The date attached to Leganés's dismissal is one example where reports do not line up perfectly. Even with that caveat, the central point holds: Segunda benches are moving fast, and Cádiz have become the club pushing the trend furthest.

Three coaches in one campaign, if you include the appointment still to come, is a brutal number this early in the season. It can rescue a season now and then, but more often it reflects a club chasing an answer it has not found.

The next appointment at Cadiz

The next game gives the board very little breathing room. Relevo reported that Cádiz are set to face Ceuta at home next, with the new coach expected to make his debut in that match.

That raises the pressure on the appointment straight away. Whoever comes in inherits a side with seven points from ten matchdays, one win on the board and no time for a settling-in period. Cádiz have already decided once that a change was needed, then decided it again after Granada. By the time Ceuta arrive, the club will be asking a third coach of the 2026-27 season to halt a slide that has already become one of the early themes of the Segunda campaign.

FAQ

Why did Cadiz sack Albert Celades after the Granada game?

Cadiz dismissed Albert Celades after the 2-0 defeat to Granada CF at Los Cármenes. The wider backdrop was a poor start to the 2026-27 season, with seven points from ten matchdays and a record of one win, four draws and five defeats, leaving the club third from bottom.

How bad is the Cadiz managerial situation this season?

It is already severe. Cadiz have dismissed two coaches this season and are now looking for their third coach of the campaign. That makes this more than a single bad result, because the club has changed direction twice before the season has moved beyond its first ten matchdays.

Is there a wider Segunda coaching crisis beyond Cadiz?

Yes, at least by Relevo's count. Relevo reported six coaching changes in ten matchdays across LaLiga Hypermotion, including three dismissals in eight days. Other reports focused more narrowly on Cadiz, so the league-wide number should be treated as Relevo's tally rather than an official competition figure.

Who could take charge of Cadiz next?

The reports in this case focus on the dismissal rather than naming a replacement. What is established is that Cadiz are looking for a third coach of the season, and Relevo reported that the new coach is expected to debut at home against Ceuta.

Written by Daniel Hartley with AI-assisted research, cross-checked against 3 outlets. How we work →