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2023–24 Rayo Vallecano season

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Rayo Vallecano
2023–24 season
PresidentRaúl Martín Presa
Head coachFrancisco
(until 13 February)
Iñigo Pérez
(from 14 February)
StadiumVallecas
La Liga17th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
Top goalscorerLeague:
Álvaro García (6)

All:
Álvaro García (6)

The 2023–24 season was Rayo Vallecano's 100th season in existence and third consecutive season in La Liga. They also competed in the Copa del Rey.

Players

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First-team squad

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As of 1 September 2023[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK North Macedonia MKD Stole Dimitrievski
2 DF Romania ROU Andrei Rațiu
3 DF Spain ESP Pep Chavarría
4 DF Spain ESP Martín Pascual
5 DF Spain ESP Aridane Hernández
6 MF Spain ESP José Ángel Pozo
7 MF Spain ESP Isi Palazón
8 MF Argentina ARG Óscar Trejo
9 FW Colombia COL Radamel Falcao
10 FW Cape Verde CPV Bebé
11 FW France FRA Randy Nteka
12 DF Uruguay URU Alfonso Espino
13 GK Spain ESP Dani Cárdenas
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Spain ESP Kike Pérez (on loan from Valladolid)
15 MF Portugal POR Miguel Crespo (on loan from Fenerbahçe)
16 DF Ghana GHA Abdul Mumin
17 MF Spain ESP Unai López
18 MF Spain ESP Álvaro García
19 FW Spain ESP Jorge de Frutos
20 DF Albania ALB Iván Balliu
21 MF Senegal SEN Pathé Ciss
22 FW Spain ESP Raúl de Tomás
23 MF Spain ESP Óscar Valentín (captain)
24 DF France FRA Florian Lejeune
29 MF Spain ESP Diego Méndez
34 FW Spain ESP Sergio Camello

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
GK Spain ESP Miguel Ángel Morro (at Villarreal B until 30 June 2024)
MF Spain ESP Joni Montiel (at Burgos until 30 June 2024)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Spain ESP Andrés Martín (at Racing Santander until 30 June 2024)

Transfers

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In

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Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Spain Aridane Unattached Free 5 July 2023 [2]
DF Uruguay Alfonso Espino Unattached Free 17 July 2023 [3]
DF France Florian Lejeune Spain Alavés €2,500,000 28 July 2023 [4]
MF Spain Jorge de Frutos Spain Levante €8,000,000 17 August 2023 [5]
GK Spain Daniel Cárdenas Spain Levante Undisclosed 18 August 2023 [6]
DF Romania Andrei Rațiu Spain Huesca €500,000 26 August 2023 [7]
MF Spain Joni Montiel Spain Real Valladolid Loan return 25 January 2024
MF Portugal Miguel Crespo Turkey Fenerbahçe Loan 31 January 2024 [8]

Out

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Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
DF Spain Mario Hernández Released 1 July 2023 [9]
DF Montenegro Esteban Saveljich Released 1 July 2023 [10]
DF Spain Mario Suárez Released 1 July 2023 [10]
MF Spain Santi Comesaña Spain Villarreal Free 1 July 2023 [11]
DF Spain Alejandro Catena Spain Osasuna Free 1 July 2023 [12]
DF Spain Fran García Spain Real Madrid €5,000,000 1 July 2023 [13]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 July 2023 Friendly Panathinaikos Greece 0–1 Rayo Vallecano Athens
21:00 UTC+3 Report
  • Álvaro 57'
Stadium: Leoforos Alexandras Stadium
22 July 2023 Friendly Charleroi Belgium 1–1 Rayo Vallecano Charleroi
19:00 UTC+2
Stadium: Stade du Pays de Charleroi
29 July 2023 Friendly Porto Portugal 1–1 Rayo Vallecano Porto
21:30 UTC+2
  • Yellow card 28'
  • Yellow card 30'
  • Yellow card 71'
  • Yellow card 79'
  • García 82'
  • Yellow card 86'
2 August 2023 Friendly Valladolid 3–2 Rayo Vallecano Valladolid
20:30 UTC+2
Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla
6 August 2023 Friendly Brighton & Hove Albion England 1–1 Rayo Vallecano Falmer
15:00 UTC+1
Stadium: Falmer Stadium
Attendance: 10,563
Referee: Peter Bankes
7 September 2023 Trofeo Puchero-Siena Alcorcón 2–2
(1–4 p)
Rayo Vallecano Alcorcón
20:30 UTC+2
Report
Stadium: Santo Domingo

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 11 August 2023 25 May 2024 Matchday 1 17th 38 8 14 16 29 48 −19 021.05
Copa del Rey 1 November 2023 17 January 2024 First round Round of 16 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 075.00
Total 42 11 14 17 40 51 −11 026.19

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
15 Mallorca 38 8 16 14 33 44 −11 40[a]
16 Las Palmas 38 10 10 18 33 47 −14 40[a]
17 Rayo Vallecano 38 8 14 16 29 48 −19 38
18 Cádiz (R) 38 6 15 17 26 55 −29 33 Relegation to Segunda División
19 Almería (R) 38 3 12 23 43 75 −32 21[b]
Source: LaLiga EA Sports
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points
(Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[14]
(R) Relegation
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Mallorca finished ahead of Las Palmas on head-to-head points: Las Palmas 1–1 Mallorca, Mallorca 1–0 Las Palmas.
  2. ^ Tied on head-to-head points. Almería finished ahead of Granada on overall goal difference.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 8 14 16 29 48  −19 38 4 7 6 18 24  −6 4 7 10 11 24  −13

Source: La Liga

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAAHAHHAHAAHAHHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
ResultWWLLWDDDDWDDLDLDLLWLLDLLDLDLWDDWLLDWLL
Position42812677877891010111011111111131313141414161615161615151616151617
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were unveiled on 22 June 2023.[15]

11 August 2023 1 Almería 0–2 Rayo Vallecano Almería
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Power Horse Stadium
Attendance: 14,837
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
21 August 2023 2 Granada 0–2 Rayo Vallecano Granada
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 17,338
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
28 August 2023 3 Rayo Vallecano 0–7 Atlético Madrid Madrid
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 13,966
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
2 September 2023 4 Real Betis 1–0 Rayo Vallecano Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 50,169
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
15 September 2023 5 Rayo Vallecano 2–0 Alavés Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 12,116
Referee: Víctor García Verdura
24 September 2023 6 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Villarreal Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 12,865
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
27 September 2023 7 Cádiz 0–0 Rayo Vallecano Cádiz
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Attendance: 18,505
Referee: José Hernández Maeso
30 September 2023 8 Rayo Vallecano 2–2 Mallorca Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 11,991
Referee: Mario Melero López
7 October 2023 9 Sevilla 2–2 Rayo Vallecano Seville
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 35,817
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
21 October 2023 10 Las Palmas 0–1 Rayo Vallecano Las Palmas
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Gran Canaria
Attendance: 24,548
Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva
29 October 2023 11 Rayo Vallecano 2–2 Real Sociedad Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 12,970
Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer
5 November 2023 12 Real Madrid 0–0 Rayo Vallecano Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 70,220
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
11 November 2023 13 Rayo Vallecano 1–2 Girona Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 13,177
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
25 November 2023 14 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Barcelona Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 14,148
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
2 December 2023 15 Athletic Bilbao 4–0 Rayo Vallecano Bilbao
16:15 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: San Mamés
Attendance: 44,689
Referee: José Hernández Maeso
11 December 2023 16 Rayo Vallecano 0–0 Celta Vigo Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 11,796
Referee: Víctor García Verdura
15 December 2023 17 Osasuna 1–0 Rayo Vallecano Pamplona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 18,586
Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva
19 December 2023 18 Rayo Vallecano 0–1 Valencia Madrid
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 12,290
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
2 January 2024 19 Getafe 0–2 Rayo Vallecano Getafe
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Coliseum
Attendance: 11,204
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
Note: Suárez was sent off after being substituted out of the match.
20 January 2024 21 Rayo Vallecano 0–2 Las Palmas Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 12,477
Referee: Mario Melero López
27 January 2024 22 Real Sociedad 0–0 Rayo Vallecano San Sebastián
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Reale Arena
Attendance: 32,528
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
31 January 2024 20 Atlético Madrid 2–1 Rayo Vallecano Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano
Attendance: 47,003
Referee: César Soto Grado
Note: The match date was pushed back due to Atlético Madrid's involvement in the Supercopa de España.[16]
5 February 2024 23 Rayo Vallecano 1–2 Sevilla Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 12,546
Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso
11 February 2024 24 Mallorca 2–1 Rayo Vallecano Palma
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix
Attendance: 16,735
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
18 February 2024 25 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Real Madrid Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 14,354
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
26 February 2024 26 Girona 3–0 Rayo Vallecano Girona
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Montilivi
Attendance: 8,923
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
2 March 2024 27 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Cádiz Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 12,272
Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas
10 March 2024 28 Alavés 1–0 Rayo Vallecano Vitoria-Gasteiz
15:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza Stadium
Attendance: 16,519
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
17 March 2024 29 Rayo Vallecano 2–0 Real Betis Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 13,264
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
31 March 2024 30 Celta Vigo 0–0 Rayo Vallecano Vigo
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 21,505
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
13 April 2024 31 Rayo Vallecano 0–0 Getafe Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 12,868
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
20 April 2024 32 Rayo Vallecano 2–1 Osasuna Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 12,617
Referee: Mario Melero López
28 April 2024 33 Villarreal 3–0 Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 17,869
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
5 May 2024 34 Rayo Vallecano 0–1 Almería Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 10,864
Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso
12 May 2024 35 Valencia 0–0 Rayo Vallecano Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 42,642
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
15 May 2024 36 Rayo Vallecano 2–1 Granada Madrid
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 12,738
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
19 May 2024 37 Barcelona 3–0 Rayo Vallecano Barcelona
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys
Attendance: 35,823
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
25 May 2024 38 Rayo Vallecano 0–1 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 13,090
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Copa del Rey

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1 November 2023 First round Atlético Lugones 0–6 Rayo Vallecano Lugones
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Santa Bárbara
Attendance: 1,800
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
6 December 2023 Second round Yeclano 0–2 Rayo Vallecano Yecla
12:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Constitución
Attendance: 4,700
Referee: Mario Melero López
6 January 2024 Round of 32 Huesca 0–2 (a.e.t.) Rayo Vallecano Huesca
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Alcoraz
Attendance: 2,629
Referee: César Soto Grado
17 January 2024 Round of 16 Girona 3–1 Rayo Vallecano Girona
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Montilivi
Attendance: 7,911
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

Statistics

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Appearances and goals

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Last updated on 7 October 2023.'
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK North Macedonia MKD Stole Dimitrievski 9 0 9 0 0 0
13 GK Spain ESP Daniel Cárdenas 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Romania ROU Andrei Rațiu 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Spain ESP Pep Chavarría 3 0 0+3 0 0 0
4 DF Spain ESP Martín Pascual 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Spain ESP Aridane Hernández 8 0 8 0 0 0
12 DF Uruguay URU Alfonso Espino 9 0 9 0 0 0
16 DF Ghana GHA Abdul Mumin 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
20 DF Albania ALB Iván Balliu 9 0 9 0 0 0
24 DF France FRA Florian Lejeune 9 0 9 0 0 0
Midfielders
6 MF Spain ESP José Ángel Pozo 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 MF France FRA Randy Nteka 4 1 3+1 1 0 0
14 MF Spain ESP Kike Pérez 6 1 3+3 1 0 0
17 MF Spain ESP Unai López 7 0 6+1 0 0 0
18 MF Spain ESP Álvaro García 9 3 9 3 0 0
19 MF Spain ESP Jorge de Frutos 8 1 1+7 1 0 0
21 MF Senegal SEN Pathé Ciss 9 1 4+5 1 0 0
23 MF Spain ESP Óscar Valentín 9 1 8+1 1 0 0
29 MF Spain ESP Diego Méndez 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
Forwards
7 FW Spain ESP Isi Palazón 9 2 8+1 2 0 0
8 FW Argentina ARG Óscar Trejo 8 0 3+5 0 0 0
9 MF Colombia COL Radamel Falcao 3 1 0+3 1 0 0
10 MF Cape Verde CPV Bebé 5 0 0+5 0 0 0
22 FW Spain ESP Raúl de Tomás 8 0 4+4 0 0 0
34 FW Spain ESP Sergio Camello 7 0 3+4 0 0 0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club

References

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  1. ^ "Plantilla Rayo Vallecano de Madrid" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Aridane nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano". www.rayovallecano.es.
  3. ^ "Rayo Vallecano fichó a Alfonso Espino por tres temporadas". ESPNdeportes.com. July 17, 2023.
  4. ^ Martín, Maite (July 28, 2023). "Oficial: Lejeune firma con el Rayo hasta 2027". Diario AS.
  5. ^ "De Frutos, nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano". www.rayovallecano.es.
  6. ^ "Dani Cárdenas, séptimo fichaje del Rayo Vallecano". MARCA. August 18, 2023.
  7. ^ "Andrei Ratiu ya es oficialmente jugador del Rayo Vallecano". MARCA. August 26, 2023.
  8. ^ "Bilgilendirme - Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübü".
  9. ^ "Mario Hernández confirma su marcha del Rayo: "Seguiré apoyando a la Franja desde donde haga falta"". MARCA. July 3, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Jugadores que finalizan contrato el 30 de junio y no han renovado de forma oficial". www.futbolfantasy.com.
  11. ^ "Comesaña refuerza la poblada medular del Villarreal". MARCA. June 29, 2023.
  12. ^ "Osasuna signs defender Alejandro Catena on a five-year deal | CA Osasuna - Web Oficial". Osasuna signs defender Alejandro Catena on a five-year deal | CA Osasuna - Web Oficial.
  13. ^ "Fran Garcia signs for Real Madrid and gets a first call-up on same day". Reuters. June 12, 2023 – via www.reuters.com.
  14. ^ "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  15. ^ "Calendario de Liga 2023-24: primera jornada, fechas clave, los Clásicos, los derbis." Marca (in Spanish). 22 June 2023.
  16. ^ "Horarios de la jornada 20 de LALIGA EA SPORTS" [Schedules of the 20th matchday of LALIGA EA SPORTS] (in Spanish). La Liga. 18 December 2023. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
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