UD Las Palmas

Spain · LaLiga 2015/16 – 2024/25 · LaLiga 2 now · Manager: Albert Sánchez (#687 in the world) since Nov 2026

#129 World rank · club rating

1,841 Club rating

5th in LaLiga 2

UD Las Palmas played 5 LaLiga seasons (2015/16 – 2024/25) and are in LaLiga 2 now. Luis García Fernández (Aug 2025 – Jun 2026) had the best points per game of them (1.64 in 45 matches) and took the club rating from 1,806 to 1,880.

UD Las Palmas managers

22 spells since 2000 · newest first

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Albert Sánchez #687 now Nov 2026 – present · PPG 3.00 current Nov 2026 – present 2 2-0-0 3.00 1,804 → 1,854 +50 +10.0 +0.44

Juan Manuel Rodríguez Oct 2026 · PPG 1.33 caretaker Oct 2026 3 1-1-1 1.33 1,813 → 1,778 −35 −7.0 −0.21

Rubén de la Barrera #832 now Aug 2026 – Oct 2026 · PPG 1.22 caretaker Aug 2026 – Oct 2026 9 3-2-4 1.22 1,832 → 1,775 −57 −11.4 −0.11

Luis García Fernández #467 now Aug 2025 – Jun 2026 · PPG 1.64 Aug 2025 – Jun 2026 45 20-14-11 1.64 1,806 → 1,880 +74 +14.6 −0.01

Diego Martinez Oct 2024 – May 2025 · PPG 1.09 Oct 2024 – May 2025 32 10-5-17 1.09 1,832 → 1,789 −43 −11.9 −0.01

Luis Miguel Carrion #888 now Aug 2024 – Oct 2024 · PPG 0.33 caretaker Aug 2024 – Oct 2024 9 0-3-6 0.33 1,886 → 1,758 −129 −12.6 −0.10

Garcia Pimienta #223 now Jan 2022 – May 2024 · PPG 1.48 Jan 2022 – May 2024 105 40-35-30 1.48 1,757 → 1,848 +91 +22.4 +0.07

Pepe Mel Apr 2019 – Jan 2022 · PPG 1.38 Apr 2019 – Jan 2022 122 43-39-40 1.38 1,739 → 1,735 −4 +10.5 +0.01

Paco Herrera Nov 2018 – Apr 2019 · PPG 0.95 Nov 2018 – Apr 2019 19 3-9-7 0.95 1,820 → 1,693 −126 −23.8 −0.15

Manolo Jimenez #464 now Aug 2018 – Nov 2018 · PPG 1.47 Aug 2018 – Nov 2018 15 5-7-3 1.47 1,881 → 1,863 −18 −6.2 +0.02

Paco Jemez Jan 2018 – May 2018 · PPG 0.52 Jan 2018 – May 2018 23 2-6-15 0.52 1,808 → 1,700 −107 −23.9 −0.14

Paquito Ortiz Dec 2017 · PPG 0.33 caretaker Dec 2017 3 0-1-2 0.33 1,808 → 1,766 −42 −8.5 −0.29

Pako Ayestaran Oct 2017 – Dec 2017 · PPG 0.70 caretaker Oct 2017 – Dec 2017 10 2-1-7 0.70 1,841 → 1,756 −86 −16.2 −0.19

Manuel Marquez Aug 2017 – Sep 2017 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Aug 2017 – Sep 2017 6 2-0-4 1.00 1,865 → 1,872 +7 −0.5 +0.01

Quique Setién Nov 2015 – May 2017 · PPG 1.25 Nov 2015 – May 2017 76 26-17-33 1.25 1,745 → 1,741 −4 −3.6 +0.08

Paco Herrera Aug 2015 – Oct 2015 · PPG 0.60 caretaker Aug 2015 – Oct 2015 10 1-3-6 0.60 1,791 → 1,749 −42 −1.6 −0.02

Before 2015/16 · 6 spells, Sep 2000 – Sep 2013

Manager Period MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Club rating Coach ratingCoach Vs expected

Sergio Lobera Sep 2013 · PPG 3.00 caretaker Sep 2013 1 1-0-0 3.00 1,717 → 1,725 +7 +1.5 +0.15

Juan Manuel Rodríguez Sep 2011 · PPG 1.00 caretaker Sep 2011 1 0-1-0 1.00 1,624 → 1,631 +8 +1.5 +0.29

Paco Jemez Sep 2010 · PPG 0.00 caretaker Sep 2010 1 0-0-1 0.00 1,616 → 1,606 −10 −2.0 −0.18

Sergije Kresic Sep 2009 – Oct 2009 · PPG 1.50 caretaker Sep 2009 – Oct 2009 2 1-0-1 1.50 1,538 → 1,560 +22 +1.9 +0.10

Fernando Vazquez Aug 2001 – May 2002 · PPG 1.05 Aug 2001 – May 2002 38 9-13-16 1.05 1,605 → 1,602 −3 −4.2 +0.03

Sergije Kresic Sep 2000 – Jun 2001 · PPG 1.21 Sep 2000 – Jun 2001 38 13-7-18 1.21 1,565 → 1,631 +67 +19.6

Before 2015/16 the source names the manager on fewer matches, so these rows can miss games.

Pepe Mel is the longest-serving: 122 matches over 2 years (Apr 2019 – Jan 2022). Garcia Pimienta added the most coach rating: +22.4 over 105 matches.

Club rating - the club's rating at the manager's first rated match → after the last. Coach rating - what the spell added to the manager's coach rating. Vs expected - average result per match above what the club rating predicted. Every competition we hold, lower divisions included.

Club rating

since 2015/16 · line by manager

1,841Club ratingWeek 46, 2026

#129World rankof 943 active clubs

#5LaLiga 2of 33 clubs

1,990Peak since 2015/16Apr 2016 · low 1,714, Feb 2022

Colour changes with each manager (15 since 2015/16) · hover a point for the name

UD Las Palmas's club rating peaked at 1,990 in April 2016, under Quique Setién, its highest since 2015/16; the low was 1,714 in February 2022, under Garcia Pimienta.

One point per month: the club's rating before its last rated match of the month, the manager's part left out. World rank among the 943 clubs with a match in the last 12 months and 30+ rated matches. The rating describes results so far - it doesn't predict the next game. How the club rating works ›

Next matches

next 14 days

UD Las Palmas play in LaLiga 2 now - our fixture list covers the top 5 leagues and European games with a top-5 club.

Cards and corners

a game · by season

Season GP Cards Agst Lg 2nd half Corners Agst Lg

2024/25 38 3.03 2.53 2.35 67% 4.21 5.21 4.76

2023/24 38 2.29 2.68 2.51 66% 4.18 5.55 4.67

2017/18 38 2.39 2.97 2.58 63% 4.61 5.26 4.90

2016/17 38 2.92 3.05 2.73 74% 4.71 4.68 4.74

2015/16 38 2.71 2.95 2.94 60% 3.92 4.92 5.06

UD Las Palmas picked up 3.03 cards a game in 2024/25, their most in any season since 2015/16 and 29% above LaLiga's average side (2.35).

League matches only (LaLiga), from 2015/16 - European and cup games carry no card or corner data. Lg = the league's average side that season. Bold green / red = 15%+ above / below it. LaLiga cards table › · corners table ›

Half-time / full-time

190 league matches since 2015/16

FT winFT W FT drawFT D FT lossFT L

HT winHT W 2312% 95% 42%

HT drawHT D 1910% 2111% 4021%

HT lossHT L 32% 126% 5931%

Points won from behindPts from behind

losing at half-time in 74 matches

Points dropped from aheadPts dropped

winning at half-time in 36 matches

1st half · W 36 · D 80 · L 74 GD −65

2nd half · W 49 · D 61 · L 80 GD −49

League matches since 2015/16. Each half scored as its own match: 2nd half = goals after the break only.

Referees at UD Las Palmas

20 referees with 5+ matches · most matches first

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Mario Melero Lopez 15 4-3-8 1.00 3.00 2.67 +12%

Ricardo De Burgos Bengoetxea 12 2-1-9 0.58 2.42 2.67 −9%

José María Sánchez Martínez 10 3-2-5 1.10 4.00 2.76 +45%

José Luis Munuera Montero 9 3-2-4 1.22 2.67 2.54 +5%

David Fernandez Borbalan 8 0-4-4 0.50 3.13 2.68 +17%

Juan Martinez Munuera 8 0-2-6 0.25 3.25 2.66 +22%

Carlos Del Cerro Grande 7 3-1-3 1.43 2.43 2.68 −9%

Francisco Hernandez Maeso 7 2-2-3 1.14 2.29 2.66 −14%

Javier Estrada Fernandez 7 2-4-1 1.43 2.43 2.68 −9%

Santiago Jaime Latre 7 2-1-4 1.00 2.86 2.68 +7%

10 more referees with 5+ matches

Referee MatchesGP W-D-L PPG Cards/g Club avg +/−

Ignacio Iglesias Villanueva 6 0-2-4 0.33 3.50 2.68 +31%

Jose Luis Gonzalez Gonzalez 6 0-0-6 0.00 1.83 2.68 −31%

Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes 6 1-3-2 1.00 3.17 2.34 +35%

Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz 5 1-1-3 0.80 3.00 2.66 +13%

Inaki Vicandi Garrido 5 2-0-3 1.20 1.80 2.82 −36%

Jesus Gil Manzano 5 2-2-1 1.60 5.20 2.76 +88%

Mateo Busquets Ferrer 5 1-2-2 1.00 1.80 2.66 −32%

Miguel Angel Ortiz Arias 5 0-0-5 0.00 1.80 2.66 −32%

Pedro Jesus Perez Montero 5 2-3-0 1.80 1.80 2.71 −34%

Victor Garcia Verdura 5 1-1-3 0.80 2.00 2.66 −25%

Under José María Sánchez Martínez, UD Las Palmas picked up 4.00 cards a game, 45% above their own average in the same seasons (10 matches).

League matches since 2015/16 with the referee named (190). Cards = UD Las Palmas's own yellows and reds. Club avg = their cards a game in the same seasons with every referee. Under 10 matches the gap is grey: too few to call. Referees aren't drawn at random - the big games go to the senior ones - so a gap here describes, it doesn't prove a bias.

Quick answers

4 questions · from the tables on this page

Who is UD Las Palmas's manager?

Albert Sánchez, #687 in this week's coach world ranking, since November 2026 - 2 matches, 2 won (3.00 points per game).

How many managers has UD Las Palmas had since 2015?

15, counting 6 caretakers.

Who is UD Las Palmas's longest-serving manager?

Pepe Mel: 122 matches from April 2019 to January 2022.

How many cards a game do UD Las Palmas get?

3.03 a game in LaLiga in 2024/25, against 2.35 for the league's average side.

The coach rating describes, it doesn't predict. It measures what a manager's teams did against what was expected of them. Match chances come from the club rating, calibrated on 85,718 league matches. How the rating works ›

Source: spells, ratings and ranks from the weekly ranking (Week 46, 2026); season stats updated nightly; next matches refreshed every hour.