2017–18 Rayo Vallecano season

Rayo Vallecano
2017–18 season
President	Raúl Martín Presa
Head coach	Michel
Stadium	Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Segunda División	1st (promoted)
Copa del Rey	Round 2
	Home colours
	Home colours
	← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 season is the 93rd season in Rayo Vallecano ’s history.

Squad

As of 2 September 2017^[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	ESP	Alberto García (on loan from Getafe)
2	DF	ESP	Ernesto Galán
4	DF	ESP	Antonio Amaya
5	DF	ESP	Chechu Dorado
6	MF	ARG	Francisco Cerro
7	MF	ESP	Álex Moreno
8	FW	ARG	Óscar Trejo
9	MF	ARG	Chori Domínguez
10	MF	ESP	Roberto Trashorras (Captain)
11	MF	ESP	Adri Embarba
12	DF	ESP	Sergio Akieme
13	GK	ESP	Toño
15	DF	SEN	Abdoulaye Ba


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	ESP	Fran Beltrán
17	MF	ESP	Unai López (on loan from Athletic Bilbao)
18	MF	ESP	Diego Aguirre
19	MF	GUI	Lass Bangoura
20	DF	URU	Emiliano Velázquez (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
21	MF	ESP	Santi Comesaña
22	FW	ESP	Raúl de Tomás (on loan from Real Madrid)
24	FW	ESP	Javi Guerra
25	GK	ESP	Mario Fernández
26	MF	ESP	Joni Montiel
30	GK	COL	Lucho García
—	DF	ROU	Răzvan Raț
—	DF	BRA	Baiano

Transfers

List of Spanish football transfers summer 2017#Rayo Vallecano

In

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref
21 June 2017	Óscar Trejo	Toulouse	Transfer	Free	^[2]
30 June 2017	Johan Mojica	Girona	Loan return	Free	^[3]
1 July 2017	Sergio Akieme	Rayo Vallecano B	Promoted		^[4]
13 July 2017	Alberto García	Getafe	Loan	Free	^[5]
18 July 2017	Francisco Cerro	Racing Club	Transfer	Free	^[6]
1 August 2017	Unai López	Athletic Bilbao	Loan	Free	^[7]
7 August 2017	Chori Domínguez	Olympiacos	Transfer	Free	^[8]

Out

Date	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref
29 June 2017	Quini	Granada	Transfer	Free	^[9]
30 June 2017	Paulo Gazzaniga	Southampton	Loan return	Free	^[10]
30 June 2017	Pablo Íñiguez	Villarreal	Loan return	Free	^[11]
30 June 2017	Tomás Mejías	Middlesbrough	Loan return	Free	^[12]
30 June 2017	Franco Cristaldo	Boca Juniors	Loan return	Free	^[13]
1 July 2017	Patrick Ebert	TBD		Free
1 July 2017	Manucho	TBD		Free
1 July 2017	Miku	TBD		Free
3 July 2017	Raúl Baena	Granada	Transfer	Free	^[14]
6 July 2017	Nacho	Valladolid	Transfer	Free	^[15]
6 July 2017	Jordi Gómez	Levski Sofia	Transfer	Free	^[16]
17 July 2017	Toni Dovale	Bengaluru	Transfer	Free	^[17]

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Final position
Segunda División	1st
Copa del Rey	2nd Round

Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
1	Rayo Vallecano (C, P)	42	21	13	8	67	48	+19	76	Promotion to La Liga
2	Huesca (P)	42	21	12	9	61	40	+21	75	Promotion to La Liga
3	Zaragoza	42	20	11	11	57	44	+13	71^[a]	Qualification for promotion play-offs
4	Sporting Gijón	42	21	8	13	60	40	+20	71^[a]
5	Valladolid (O, P)	42	19	10	13	69	55	+14	67

Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored^[18]
(C) Champions; (O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Zaragoza finished ahead of Sporting Gijón on head-to-head points: Sporting Gijón 0–1 Zaragoza, Zaragoza 2–1 Sporting Gijón

Matches

^[19] Kickoff times are in CET. Win Draw Loss

Match	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	Oviedo	A	2–3
2	Numancia	H	2–2
3	Lorca	A	0–0
4	Osasuna	H	0–3
5	Sevilla At.	A	0–0
6	Cultural	H	3–1
7	Huesca	A	2–1
8	Valladolid	H	4–1
9	Almería	H	1–0
10	Reus	A	0–2
11	Sporting	H	1–1
12	Cádiz	A	0–0
13	Albacete	H	1–1
14	Zaragoza	A	3–2
15	Barcelona B	H	1–0
16	Tenerife	A	2–2
17	Granada	H	1–0
18	Córdoba	A	2–2
19	Alcorcón	H	2–1
20	Lugo	A	1–2
21	Nàstic	H	2–3

Match	Opponent	Venue	Result
22	Oviedo	H	2–2
23	Numancia	A	0–0
24	Lorca	H	5–1
25	Osasuna	A	1–1
26	Sevilla At.	H	2–0
27	Cultural	A	2–3
28	Huesca	H	3–0
29	Valladolid	A	1–1
30	Almería	A	0–1
31	Reus	H	3–2
32	Sporting	A	1–0
33	Cádiz	H	1–1
34	Albacete	A	0–1
35	Zaragoza	H	2–1
36	Barcelona B	A	2–3
37	Tenerife	H	3–1
38	Granada	A	0–2
39	Córdoba	H	1–2
40	Alcorcón	A	4–0
41	Lugo	H	1–0
42	Nàstic	A	2–0

Copa del Rey

6 September 2017 Round 2	Rayo Vallecano	0-3	Tenerife	Madrid
22:00	Antonio Amaya 61' Domínguez 66' Ernesto Galán 70'	Summary	Juan Carlos 4' 8' 39' Aveldaño 14' Brian Martín 20'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Referee: Eduardo Prieto

Statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Segunda División		Copa del Rey
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	ESP	Alberto García	41	0	41	0	0	0
25	GK	ESP	Mario Fernández	2	0	1	0	1	0
30	GK	COL	Lucho García	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	ESP	Ernesto Galán	8	0	6+1	0	1	0
4	DF	ESP	Antonio Amaya	18	1	11+6	1	1	0
5	DF	ESP	Chechu Dorado	38	1	38	1	0	0
14	DF	BRA	Baiano	36	0	35+1	0	0	0
15	DF	SEN	Abdoulaye Ba	18	0	15+3	0	0	0
20	DF	URU	Emiliano Velázquez	26	2	21+4	2	1	0
28	DF	ESP	Sergio Akieme	4	0	3	0	1	0
Midfielders
6	MF	ESP	Gorka Elustondo	14	0	3+11	0	0	0
7	MF	ESP	Alex Moreno	40	3	39+1	3	0	0
9	MF	ARG	Chori Domínguez	20	2	9+10	2	1	0
10	MF	ESP	Roberto Trashorras	7	0	5+2	0	0	0
17	MF	ESP	Unai López	40	3	37+2	3	1	0
18	MF	ESP	Diego Aguirre	20	3	10+9	3	0+1	0
23	MF	ARG	Francisco Cerro	13	0	2+10	0	1	0
27	MF	ESP	Santi Comesaña	33	2	30+3	2	0	0
29	MF	ESP	Fran Beltrán	41	0	37+3	0	1	0
Forwards
3	FW	POR	Bebé	17	3	9+8	3	0	0
8	FW	ARG	Óscar Trejo	36	12	36	12	0	0
11	FW	ESP	Adri Embarba	42	8	41+1	8	0	0
22	FW	ESP	Raúl de Tomás	32	24	30+2	24	0	0
24	FW	ESP	Javi Guerra	19	3	2+16	3	1	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club
13	GK	ESP	Toño	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	MF	ARG	Emiliano Armenteros	11	0	0+11	0	0	0
26	MF	ESP	Joni Montiel	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0
19	FW	GUI	Lass Bangoura	10	0	1+8	0	1	0
-	DF	ROU	Răzvan Raț	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

[table_hth_ZAR0.7694832430079-18] Zaragoza finished ahead of Sporting Gijón on head-to-head points: Sporting Gijón 0–1 Zaragoza, Zaragoza 2–1 Sporting Gijón

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[2] ttp://www.fichajes.com/breves/oscar-trejo-confirma-su-llegada-al-rayo-vallecano_121255

[3] ttp://www.gironafc.cat/noticia/johan-mojica-nou-jugador-del-girona

[4] ttp://www.mundodeportivo.com/futbol/20170611/423333854705/el-canterano-sergio-akieme-tendra-ficha-del-primer-equipo-la-proxima-campana.html

[5] ttp://www.rayovallecano.es/noticia/alberto-garcia-nuevo-jugador-del-rayo-vallecano

[6] ttp://www.rayovallecano.es/noticia/francisco-cerro-nuevo-jugador-del-rayo

[7] ttp://athletic.elcorreo.com/unai-lopez-cedido-20170801163930-nt.html

[8] ttp://www.marca.com/futbol/rayo/2017/08/06/5987021322601d51738b45da.html

[9] ttp://www.fichajes.com/breves/oficial-nueva-incorporacion-para-el-granada_121585

[10] ttps://southamptonfc.com/news/2016-07-29/gazzaniga-joins-rayo-on-season-long-loan

[11] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-07-07. Retrieved 2017-09-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[12] ttp://www.rayovallecano.es/noticia/tomas-mejias-nuevo-jugador-del-rayo-vallecano

[13] ttps://futbol.as.com/futbol/2016/08/31/segunda/1472661738_523619.html

[14] ttp://www.marca.com/futbol/granada/2017/07/03/595a10a122601d527f8b45fe.html

[15] ttp://www.realvalladolid.es/noticias/actualidad/06072017/Nacho-fortalece-el-lateral-izquierdo/

[16] ttps://levski.bg/news/details/176221

[17] ttp://www.bengalurufc.com/bengaluru-fc-add-winger-antonio-dovale/

[19] "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos. (page 104)" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

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