Rayo Vallecano

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«Franjirrojos»

279 Matches

100 wins

79 draws

100 losses

341–342 Goals

−1 Difference

1.2 Scored per game

Form L L W L L D

The club first reached La Liga in 1977/78, promoted from the Second Division, and has been relegated and promoted in roughly equal measure since — down in 1980, 1992, 1996, 2003, 2016 and 2019, back up in 1989, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2011, 2018 and 2021. The best league finish came earlier, eighth place in 2012/13 under Paco Jémez. In 1991 the Ruiz-Mateos family turned the club into a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, the ownership structure it has carried since.

None of that prepared Vallecas for 2025/26. Rayo went through the season into the final of the UEFA Europa Conference League, its first European final of any kind, and lost 0-1 to Crystal Palace in Leipzig on 27 May 2026. It was the closest the club had come to a major trophy since finishing runner-up in the Copa Federación de España in 2021, beaten 0-1 by Betis Deportivo.

It began on 29 May 1924, when a group in Puente de Vallecas founded a club called Agrupación Deportiva El Rayo — the name it has carried, in one form or another, ever since.

Latest results

All matches

20 Aug	La Liga	Alavés H	1:1	D
15 Aug	La Liga	Sevilla FC A	1:2	L
8 Aug	Friendlies Clubs	Ipswich A	0:3	L
1 Aug	Friendlies Clubs	Charleroi A	3:2	W
26 Jul	Friendlies Clubs	Feyenoord A	1:2	L
17 Jul	Friendlies Clubs	Heart of Midlothian A	1:2	L

Standing

La Liga

#	Team	M	D	L	Goals	Pts
13	Deportivo La Coruña	2	2	0	2:2	2
14	Villarreal	3	2	1	4:5	2
15	Rayo Vallecano	2	1	1	2:3	1
16	Celta de Vigo	2	1	1	1:2	1
17	Valencia	2	1	1	0:1	1

Full table

Team statistics

matches counted: 279

279 Matches

100 wins

79 draws

100 losses

341–342 Goals

−1 Difference

1.2 Scored per game

Season results matches counted: 279

100 79 100

wins draws losses

Scored and conceded last matches

scored — above the line conceded — below the line

Metric	Total	Home	Away
Matches	279	115	164
Scored	341	153	188
Conceded	342	126	216
Scored per game	1.2	1.3	1.1
Conceded per game	1.2	1.1	1.3
Difference	−1	+27	−28

Key players

by appearances over the last year

Óscar Valentín Martín Luengo Midfielder 50 Matches

Florian Lejeune Defender 50 Matches

Augusto Martín Batalla Barga Goalkeeper 50 Matches

Jorge de Frutos Forward 49 Matches

Gerard Gumbau Midfielder 49 Matches

Iván Balliu Campeny Defender 48 Matches

Dani Cárdenas Goalkeeper 48 Matches

Andrei Rațiu Defender 48 Matches

Squad of Rayo Vallecano

by appearances over the last year

Number	Player	Position	Age	Matches
23	Óscar Valentín Martín Luengo	Midfielder		50
24	Florian Lejeune	Defender		50
13	Augusto Martín Batalla Barga	Goalkeeper		50
19	Jorge de Frutos	Forward		49
15	Gerard Gumbau	Midfielder		49
20	Iván Balliu Campeny	Defender		48
1	Dani Cárdenas	Goalkeeper		48
2	Andrei Rațiu	Defender		48
22	Pacha	Defender	23	47
3	Josep Chavarría	Defender		47
10	Sergio Camello	Forward		46
4	Pedro Díaz Fanjul	Midfielder		46
8	Unai López Cabrera	Midfielder		45
7	Isaac Palazón Camacho	Midfielder		45
18	Álvaro García Rivera	Midfielder		45
9	Alexandre Zurawski	Forward		44
8	Óscar Guido Trejo	Midfielder		42
6	Pathé Ismaël Ciss	Midfielder		41
21	Francisco Pérez Martínez	Forward		41
32	Nobel Mendy	Defender		38
33	Jozhua Vertrouwd	Defender		37
30	Adrian Mollà	Goalkeeper		26
5	Luiz Felipe Ramos Marchi	Defender		26
11	Randy Nteka	Midfielder		24
28	Samu Becerra	Midfielder		23
12	Ilias Akhomach Chakkour	Forward		19
14	Carlos Martín Domínguez	Forward		19
26	Marco de las Sias	Defender		12
16	Abdul Mumin	Defender		10
30	Juanpe	Goalkeeper		8
22	Pelayo Fernández Balboa	Defender		3
27	Sergio Lozano	Defender		2
34	Ivan Alonso Martin	Defender		2
14	Giorgi Tsitaishvili	Forward		1
31	Marco Román	Midfielder		1