Rayo OKC

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Rayo OKC
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Full nameRayo Oklahoma City
Founded2015
GroundMiller Stadium
Yukon, Oklahoma
Capacity6,500
OwnerRaúl Martín Presa, Sean Jones[1]
Managing partnersBrad Lund, DeBray Ayala
Head coachAlen Marcina
LeagueNorth American Soccer League
WebsiteClub website
Current season

Rayo OKC, also known as Rayo Oklahoma City, are an American professional soccer team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They joined the North American Soccer League (NASL) – Division II in the American soccer pyramid – beginning with the 2016 season. They play home games at Yukon High School's Miller Stadium in Yukon, Oklahoma.[2]

History

On November 10, 2015, the NASL announced that a new club called Rayo OKC would begin to play in the 2016 season.[3] The new team is majority-owned by Raúl Martín Presa, the owner of Rayo Vallecano of La Liga, who bought the majority of stock in Oklahoma City FC, with a minority stake owned by Oklahoma native Sean Jones. Rayo OKC is managed by the former owners of Oklahoma City FC franchise, Sold Out Strategies. Former San Antonio Scorpions head coach Alen Marcina was named Rayo head coach on January 7, 2016.[4]

League and cup history

Season NASL Overall U.S. Open Cup Top goalscorer Managers
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2016 Spring Third Round Canada Alen Marcina
Fall

Current roster

As of February 26, 2016[5]

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

No. Pos. Player Nation
1 GK Caleb Patterson-Sewell  United States
2 DF Rauwshan McKenzie  United States
3 DF Moises Hernandez (on loan from FC Dallas)  Guatemala
4 DF Juanan  Spain
5 DF Erick Norales  Honduras
6 MF Richard Menjivar  El Salvador
7 FW Billy Forbes  Turks and Caicos Islands
8 MF Tyler Gibson  United States
9 FW Georgios Samaras  Greece
10 MF Sebastián Velásquez  Colombia
11 MF Pecka  Brazil
13 DF Hugo Rhoads  United States
14 MF Jarad van Schaik  United States
18 MF Marvin Chávez  Honduras
19 DF Ian Svantesson  United States
20 MF Derek Boateng  Ghana
22 GK Daniel Fernandes  Portugal
24 MF Yuma  Spain
27 DF Kosuke Kimura  Japan
31 DF Michel  Brazil
55 FW Robbie Findley  United States
98 DF Futty Danso  Gambia

Individual records

Top goalscorers

As of Match played June 4, 2016
Name Years NASL U.S. Open Cup Total
1 Brazil Michel 2016– 5 (8) 00 0(1) 5 (9)
2 United States Robbie Findley 2016– 2 (6) 00 0(1) 2 (7)
2 Turks and Caicos Islands Billy Forbes 2016– 1 (8) 01 0(1) 2 (9)
4 Jamaica Ryan Johnson 2016– 1 (4) 00 0(0) 1 (4)
4 United States Tyler Gibson 2016– 1 (5) 00 0(1) 1 (6)

Managerial record

Information correct as of match played June 4, 2016. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Alen Marcina  Canada January 7, 2016[4] 10 3 2 5 11 13 030.00
  • Notes:

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won

Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).

References

  1. ^ "RAYO OKC CO-OWNER SEAN JONES' PASSION FOR SOCCER DRIVES SUCCESS". RayoOKC.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  2. ^ Brannick, Chris (November 10, 2015). "NASL to officially announce Oklahoma City franchise". The Oklahoman. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "NASL ANNOUNCES NEW CLUB IN OKLAHOMA CITY". NASL. November 10, 2015.
  4. ^ a b "RAYO OKC NAMES ALEN MARCINA HEAD COACH". Rayo OKC. January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  5. ^ "Roster". Retrieved August 4, 2015.

External links

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