2023–24 UD Las Palmas season

The 2023–24 Unión Deportiva Las Palmas season was the club's 75th season in existence and their first season in La Liga since the 2017–18 season, following promotion from the Segunda División in their previous campaign. In addition to the domestic league, Las Palmas participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covers the period from 1 July 2023 until 30 June 2024.

Kits

 * Supplier: Hummel
 * Sponsors: Gran Canaria (front)


 * Notes

Pre-season
On 10 June 2023, Las Palmas announced that the pre-season would start with the players' medical examinations on 6 July before training commenced on 10 July in Ciudad Deportiva, Las Palmas.

August
On 12 August, Las Palmas played their first La Liga game since the 2017–18 season, being held 1–1 against Mallorca in their opening league match at Estadio Gran Canaria. Jonathan Viera scored the first goal for the club as he opened the score from a penalty before Antonio Raíllo equalised for Mallorca in the second half. On 17 August, Las Palmas announced the signing of Sory Kaba for an initial fee of €1,500,000 with additional payments of another €1,500,000 to be paid to FC Midtjylland. The following day, Las Palmas announced the signing of returning loanee Marvin Park, on loan from Real Madrid; the club refused to pay a reported fee of €2,000,000 to make the signing permanent so instead agreed on a loan signing with an option to buy.

On the same day, Las Palmas fell to defeat in their second league match against Valencia after a 1–0 loss at the Mestalla. Both Mármol and Araujo played their first competitive match for the club. On 23 August, Las Palmas announced the signing of Máximo Perrone on a year-loan from Manchester City. Perrone replaced Fabio González's place as the number 8 for the squad due to González's injury with the right ankle.

On 25 August, Las Palmas played their second home match of the season in a goalless draw against Real Sociedad with Enzo Loiodice hitting the crossbar twice during the game. Kaba made his competitive debut whilst Araujo made his starting debut for the club. Prior to the match, Las Palmas gave a 1-minute silence in respects for former president José de Aguilar after his passing on 24 August 2023. de Aguilar was president of Las Palmas in 1983, having been a board member since 1968, and served two terms for the club.

September
On 2 September 2023, Las Palmas suffered a 1–0 defeat to Girona at Montilivi. Perrone made his competitive debut on the day. On 8 September 2023, Las Palmas played a friendly match against Atlético Paso during international break. Las Palmas lost 1–0 to the La Palma side by full-time. On 17 September 2023, Las Palmas fell to a second consecutive loss to Sevilla after succumbing to a 1–0 result at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium. On 24 September 2023, Las Palmas got their first win of the season, winning 1–0 against Granada with the winner coming from Kirian Rodríguez in the 92nd minute of the match. Cristian Herrera made his debut for the club while Mika Mármol was sent off in the second half after accumulating two yellow cards. On 27 September 2023, Las Palmas fell to a 2–0 defeat against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu. Eric Curbelo made his First Division debut for the club, and Daley Sinkgraven returned to the starting line-up from injury.

October
On 2 October 2023, Las Palmas completed a late comeback in a 2–1 victory over Celta Vigo. Jonathan Viera equalised from the penalty spot, cancelling out Anastasios Douvikas's 66th-minute goal, before Marc Cardona scored the winner, and his first league goal, in the 7th minute of additional time, giving Las Palmas the lead before full-time. On 8 October 2023, Las Palmas won their first away match of La Liga after a 2–1 victory against Villarreal. A goal each from set pieces by Saúl Coco and Marc Cardona, who scored in his second consecutive game, earned the win for Las Palmas. Going into international break, Saúl Coco was called up to the Equatorial Guinea national team for a friendly on 13 October 2023. On 17 October 2023, manager García Pimienta extended his contract with Las Palmas until June 2025.

On 22 October 2023, Las Palmas fell to their first defeat at home after losing 1–0 to Rayo Vallecano, following a late penalty goal by Bebé. On 28 October 2023, Las Palmas won 2–1 away against Almería. Munir El Haddadi opened the score, assisted by Marvin Park, before Sory Kaba scored the winning goal in additional time. On 31 October 2023, Las Palmas progressed through to the second round of the Copa del Rey after a 3–0 win against Manacor. Aarón Escandell made his debut while Julián Araujo, Alberto Moleiro and Pau Ferrer scored a goal each to seal the match.

November
On 3 November 2023, Las Palmas defeated Atlético Madrid in a 2–1 upset in front of a crowd of 30,080 fans. Both Kirian Rodríguez and Benito Ramírez scored a goal each. It was the first time Las Palmas had defeated Atleti since January 1987 with the same scoreline.

Management team
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! style="background:#ffe400; color:#004b9d; " |Position ! style="background:#ffe400; color:#004b9d; " |Name
 * align=center|Head coach
 * align=left|🇪🇸 García Pimienta
 * align=center|Assistant coach
 * align=left|🇪🇸 Álex García
 * align=center|Fitness coach
 * align=left|🇪🇸 David Gómez
 * align=center|Goalkeeping coach
 * align=left|🇪🇸 José Yepes
 * align=center|Technical assistant
 * align=left|🇪🇸 Momo
 * align=center|Goalkeeping coach
 * align=left|🇪🇸 José Yepes
 * align=center|Technical assistant
 * align=left|🇪🇸 Momo
 * align=left|🇪🇸 Momo

First team
!colspan="12"style="background:#ffe400; color:#004b9d; " | Goalkeepers

!colspan="12"style="background:#ffe400; color:#004b9d; " | Defenders

!colspan="12"style="background:#ffe400; color:#004b9d; " | Midfielders

!colspan="12"style="background:#ffe400; color:#004b9d; " | Forwards

!colspan="12"style="background:#ffe400; color:#004b9d; " | Unregistered players

Pre-season and friendlies
On 29 June 2023, Las Palmas announced they would play their five friendly matches at the Marbella Football Center in Málaga, against Orlando Pirates on 19 July, Al-Wakrah on 22 July, Almería on 23 July, Espanyol on 26 July and Cádiz on 28 July.

On 22 July, Las Palmas announced they would face RB Leipzig on 5 August, in part of the latter side's presentation game of the season at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig.

Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 22 June 2023.

Copa del Rey
Las Palmas entered the tournament in the first round against Manacor, who played in the Tercera Federación.