| 2025–26 season | ||
|---|---|---|
| Owner(s) | Swansea Football LLC (majority) Nigel Morris (14.04%) Swansea City Supporters Society Ltd (7.59%) | |
| Chief executive | Tom Gorringe | |
| Head coach | Alan Sheehan (until 11 November)[1] Vítor Matos (from 24 November)[2] | |
| Stadium | Swansea.com Stadium | |
| Championship | 16th | |
| FA Cup | Third Round | |
| EFL Cup | Fourth Round | |
| Top goalscorer | League:Žan Vipotnik (6) All: Žan Vipotnik (8) | |
| Highest home attendance | 20,490 (v.Manchester City, EFL Cup, 29 October 2025) | |
| Lowest home attendance | 5,095 (v.Crawley Town, EFL Cup, 12 August 2025) | |
| Average home league attendance | 15,291 | |
| Biggest win | 3–1 (v. Crawley Town, EFL Cup, 12 August) 0–2 (v.Sheffield Wednesday, EFL Championship, 30 August 2025) | |
| Biggest defeat | 1–4 (v.Ipswich Town, EFL Championship, 8 November 2025) | |
The2025–26 season is the 114th season in the history ofSwansea City Association Football Club and their eighth consecutive season in theChampionship. In addition to thedomestic league, the club would also participate in theFA Cup, and theEFL Cup.
On 11 November,Alan Sheehan was sacked as head coach after 32 games in official charge and a win percentage of 40.63%.[1] Thirteen days later,Vítor Matos was appointed as the new head coach on a three-and-a-half-year contract fromMarítimo.[2]
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2025[a] | LW | Undisclosed | [3] | ||
| 1 June 2025[b] | CF | Compensation | [4] | ||
| 5 June 2025 | CB | Undisclosed | [5] | ||
| 1 July 2025[d] | Free | [6] | |||
| 1 July 2025[e] | [7] | ||||
| 4 July 2025 | CM | £1,500,000 | [8][9] | ||
| 10 July 2025 | CF | Undisclosed | [10] | ||
| 8 August 2025 | GK | Free | [11] | ||
| [12] | |||||
| 20 August 2025 | CDM | Undisclosed | [13] | ||
| 1 September 2025 | CF | £7,000,000 | [14][15] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2025 | CF | Undisclosed | [16] | ||
| 1 August 2025 | [17] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2025 | CB | 31 May 2026 | [18] | ||
| 14 August 2025 | CM | [19] | |||
| 2 September 2025 | RW | [20] | |||
| LB | [21] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2025[a] | GK | 31 May 2026 | [22] | ||
| 23 July 2025 | CB | 31 December 2025 | [23] | ||
| 28 July 2025 | CAM | 1 January 2026 | [24] | ||
| 31 July 2025 | RW | 31 May 2026 | [25] | ||
| 8 August 2025 | DM | [26] | |||
| 22 August 2025 | LM | [27] | |||
| 29 August 2025 | RW | [28] | |||
| 30 August 2025 | LW | 31 May 2026[b] | [29] | ||
| 1 September 2025 | CM | 31 May 2026 | [30] | ||
| CB | [31] | ||||
| 2 September 2025 | CM | [32] |
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | CB | 1 July 2025 | [33][34] | ||
| GK | [35][36] | ||||
| RB | 18 July 2025 | [35][37] | |||
| LB | 21 July 2025 | [38][39] | |||
| CF | 31 July 2025 | [35][40] | |||
| AM | 2 August 2025 | [35][41] | |||
| RB | 1 September 2025 | [42][43] | |||
| GK | [42][44] | ||||
| LB | 18 September 2025 | [42][45] | |||
| RW | 20 September 2025 | [35][46] | |||
| CB | [35][47] | ||||
| CB | July 2025 | [35][48] | |||
| GK | 7 August 2025 | [35][49] | |||
| CM | [50] | ||||
| RB | [51] | ||||
| 22 July 2025 | GK | 22 July 2025 | [52] | ||
| 2 September 2025 | LW | [53] | |||
| Date | Pos. | Player | Contract until | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 June 2025 | CB | 30 June 2026 | [54] | |
| 11 July 2025 | CM | 30 June 2027[a][b] | [55] | |
| 14 July 2025 | DM | 30 June 2026[a][b] | [56] | |
| 16 July 2025 | RB | Undisclosed[a] | [57] | |
| 19 July 2025 | RW | 30 June 2027[a][b] | [58] | |
| 25 July 2025 | CF | 30 June 2027[b] | [59] | |
| 28 July 2025 | CAM | 30 June 2027 | [24] | |
| 22 August 2025 | LM | 30 June 2028 | [27] | |
| 1 September 2025 | CM | 30 June 2027 | [30] | |
| 3 October 2025 | LB | 30 June 2029 | [60] | |
| GK | 30 June 2028 | [61] |
On 30 April, Swansea City announced they would faceExeter City in a pre-seasontestimonial forPierce Sweeney.[62] A week-long training camp inMurcia was also confirmed, along with a friendly againstStevenage.[63] A third friendly was later added, againstCheltenham Town.[64] On 19 June, a home friendly againstLigue 1 sideLorient was announced.[65]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 12 July 2025Friendly | Swansea City | 5–0 | Kidderminster Harriers | Fairwood |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Fairwood Training Ground Attendance: 0 (behind-closed-doors) |
| 19 July 2025Friendly | Swansea City | 3–2 | Stevenage | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
| 12:00CEST | Report |
| Stadium:Pinatar Arena |
| 23 July 2025Friendly | Cheltenham Town | 2–1 | Swansea City | Cheltenham |
| 19:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:Whaddon Road Attendance: 1,820(905 away) Referee: John Durkin |
| 26 July 2025Friendly | Exeter City | 1–0 | Swansea City | Exeter |
| 13:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:St James Park Attendance: 3,948(626 away) |
| 2 August 2025Friendly | Swansea City | 1–3 | Lorient | Landore |
| 15:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 6,063 Referee: Iwan Griffith |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Championship | 9 August 2025 | Matchday 1 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | +0 | 033.33 | |
| FA Cup | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | !— | ||
| EFL Cup | 12 August 2025 | First round | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 066.67 | |
| Total | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 040.00 | |||
Last updated: 22 October 2025
Source:Soccerway
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Promotion, qualification or relegation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 19 | |
| 19 | Portsmouth | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | −6 | 17 | |
| 20 | Swansea City | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 17 | |
| 21 | Oxford United | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 23 | −6 | 14 | |
| 22 | Sheffield United | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 13 | Relegation toEFL League One |
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 |
Last updated: 22 November 2025.
Source:Soccerway
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ground | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A |
| Result | L | W | D | W | D | L | D | W | L | D | L | W | D | L | L | L |
| Position | 21 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 |
| Points | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
On 26 June, theChampionship fixtures were released.[67]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 9 August 20251 | Middlesbrough | 1–0 | Swansea City | Middlesbrough |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Riverside Stadium Attendance: 26,036(685 away) Referee: Farai Hallam |
| 16 August 20252 | Swansea City | 1–0 | Sheffield United | Swansea |
| 15:00BST |
| Report | Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 15,816 Referee: Thomas Kirk |
| 23 August 20253 | Swansea City | 1–1 | Watford | Swansea |
| 12:30BST | Report | Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 15,543 Referee: Stephen Martin | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved liveSky Sports broadcasting.[68] | ||||
| 30 August 20254 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0–2 | Swansea City | Sheffield |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Hillsborough Stadium Attendance: 19,740 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 13 September 20255 | Swansea City | 2–2 | Hull City | Swansea |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 15,152 Referee: David Webb |
| 20 September 20256 | Birmingham City | 1–0 | Swansea City | Birmingham |
| 12:30BST | Report | Stadium:St. Andrew's Attendance: 27,441 Referee: John Busby | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved liveSky Sports broadcasting.[68] | ||||
| 27 September 20257 | Swansea City | 1–1 | Millwall | Swansea |
| 12:30BST | Report | Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 14,942 Referee: Dean Whitestone | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was moved liveSky Sports broadcasting.[68] | ||||
| 30 September 20258 | Blackburn Rovers | 1–2 | Swansea City | Blackburn |
| 19:45BST |
| Report | Stadium:Ewood Park Attendance: 11,013 Referee: Leigh Doughty |
| 4 October 20259 | Swansea City | 1–3 | Leicester City | Swansea |
| 15:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 16,601 Referee: David Webb |
| 18 October 202510 | Southampton | 0–0 | Swansea City | Southampton |
| 12:30BST | Report | Stadium:St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 27,256 Referee: Josh Smith | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was rescheduled for liveSky Sports broadcasting.[69] | ||||
| 22 October 202511 | Swansea City | 0–1 | Queens Park Rangers | Swansea |
| 19:45BST | Report | Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 14,254 Referee: John Busby |
| 25 October 202512 | Swansea City | 2–1 | Norwich City | Swansea |
| 15:00BST | Report | Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 14,729 Referee: Adam Herczeg |
| 1 November 202513 | Charlton Athletic | 1–1 | Swansea City | Swansea |
| 15:00BST |
| Report |
| Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 20,405 Referee: David Webb |
| 5 November 202514 | Preston North End | 2–1 | Swansea City | Preston |
| 19:45GMT | Report |
| Stadium:Deepdale Attendance: 15,911 Referee: Anthony Backhouse |
| 8 November 202515 | Swansea City | 1–4 | Ipswich Town | Swansea |
| 15:00GMT | Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium |
| 22 November 202516 | Bristol City | 3–0 | Swansea City | Bristol |
| 12:30GMT | Report | Stadium:Ashton Gate Attendance: 23,842 Referee: Josh Smith | ||
| Note: Fixture was originally scheduled for a 15:00 kick-off, but was following safety requests from both clubs.[68] | ||||
Swansea were drawn at home toCrawley Town in the first round,[70][71]Plymouth Argyle in the second round,[72][73]Nottingham Forest in the third round[74][75] andManchester City in the fourth round.[76][77]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| 12 August 2025First round | Swansea City | 3–1 | Crawley Town | Landore |
| 19:00BST | Report | Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 5,095 Referee: Benjamin Speedie |
| 26 August 2025Second round | Swansea City | 1–1 (5–3p) | Plymouth Argyle | Landore |
| 19:45BST |
| Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 7,279 Referee: Elliot Bell | ||
| Penalties | ||||
| 17 September 2025Third round | Swansea City | 3–2 | Nottingham Forest | Landore |
| 20:00BST | Report |
| Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 11,354 Referee:Bobby Madley |
| 29 October 2025Fourth round | Swansea City | 1–3 | Manchester City | Landore |
| 19:45GMT | Report | Stadium:Swansea.com Stadium Attendance: 20,490 Referee:Jarred Gillett |
Players with no appearances are not included on the list
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Championship | FA Cup | EFL Cup | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
| 1 | GK | Andy Fisher | 4 | 0 | 0 +0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| 2 | DF | Joshua Key | 19 | 0 | 15+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 4 | MF | Jay Fulton | 9 | 0 | 1 +6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 5 | DF | Ben Cabango | 16 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 6 | MF | Marko Stamenić | 11 | 0 | 9 +1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 7 | MF | Melker Widell | 15 | 0 | 2 +9 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| 8 | MF | Malick Yalcouyé | 11 | 0 | 5 +4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 9 | FW | Žan Vipotnik | 18 | 8 | 9 +5 | 6 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+2 | 2 | |
| 10 | FW | Eom Ji-sung | 18 | 1 | 8 +7 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 | |
| 14 | DF | Josh Tymon | 19 | 0 | 15+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 | |
| 15 | DF | Cameron Burgess | 20 | 2 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 2 | |
| 16 | DF | Ishé Samuels-Smith | 5 | 0 | 2 +1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 17 | MF | Gonçalo Franco | 18 | 3 | 13+2 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | |
| 20 | FW | Liam Cullen | 16 | 1 | 7 +6 | 1 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 | |
| 21 | FW | Manuel Benson | 7 | 0 | 1 +4 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | |
| 22 | GK | Lawrence Vigouroux | 16 | 0 | 16+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 23 | DF | Ricardo Santos | 1 | 0 | 0 +1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | |
| 24 | FW | Bobby Wales | 2 | 1 | 0 +1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 | |
| 26 | DF | Kaelan Casey | 10 | 0 | 3 +3 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 4+0 | 0 | |
| 27 | FW | Zeidane Inoussa | 17 | 0 | 8 +6 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+0 | 0 | |
| 30 | MF | Ethan Galbraith | 20 | 1 | 15+1 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 3+1 | 1 | |
| 31 | MF | Oli Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 +0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+0 | 0 | |
| 33 | FW | Adam Idah | 14 | 2 | 4 +8 | 2 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 35 | FW | Ronald | 19 | 4 | 12+4 | 3 | 0+0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 | |
| 41 | DF | Sam Parker | 2 | 0 | 0 +0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 2+0 | 0 | |
| 45 | MF | Cameron Congreve | 1 | 0 | 0 +0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |
| 46 | DF | Arthur Parker | 1 | 0 | 0 +0 | 0 | 0+0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | |