| Club: | Málaga |
| Season: | 2020–21 |
| Chrtitle: | President |
| Chairman: | José María Muñoz |
| Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
| Manager: | Sergio Pellicer |
| Stadium: | La Rosaleda |
| League: | Segunda División |
| League Result: | 12th |
| Cup1: | Copa del Rey |
| Cup1 Result: | Round of 32 |
| League Topscorer: | Yanis Rahmani Luis Muñoz (5 each) |
| Season Topscorer: | Yanis Rahmani (6) |
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| Prevseason: | 2019–20 |
| Nextseason: | 2021–22 |
The 2020–21 Málaga CF season was the club's 73rd season in existence and its third consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Málaga participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 20 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.
See main article: Atlético Malagueño.
| scope=col | Player | Transferred from | scope=col; style="width: 65px;" | Fee | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Free | [2] | ||||||||
| 7 |  Extremadura | Loan | [3] | |||||||
| 13 | Free | [4] | ||||||||
| 21 | Free | [5] | ||||||||
| 23 | Free | [6] | ||||||||
| 17 | Almería | Loan | [7] | |||||||
| 20 | Cádiz | Loan | [8] | |||||||
| 19 | Celta de Vigo | Loan | [9] | |||||||
| 18 | Cádiz | Loan | [10] |
| scope=col | Player | Transferred to | scope=col; style="width: 65px;" | Fee | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Levante | Loan return | [11] | |||||||
| 17 | Mallorca | Loan return | ||||||||
| – | GK |  Munir Mohamedi |  Hatayspor | Free | [12] | |||||
See main article: 2020–21 Segunda División.
The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[13] [14]
See main article: 2020–21 Copa del Rey.
Last updated on 30 May 2021|-! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Goalkeepers|-! colspan=10 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Defenders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Midfielders|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center|Forwards|-! colspan=14 style=background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center| Players who have made an appearance or had a squad number this season but have left the club|}