2021–22 Rayo Vallecano season

Rayo Vallecano
2021–22 season
Owner	Raúl Martín Presa
President	Raúl Martín Presa
Head coach	Andoni Iraola
Stadium	Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
La Liga	6th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: ; Radamel Falcao (5); All: ; Radamel Falcao (5)
Highest home attendance	9,340 vs Barcelona; (27 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance	583 vs Granada; (29 August 2021)
Biggest win	Rayo Vallecano 4-0 Granada
Biggest defeat	Sevilla 3-0 Rayo Vallecano
	All statistics correct as of 15 December 2021.

The 2021–22 season is the 98th season in the existence of Rayo Vallecano and the club's first season back in the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Rayo Vallecano are participating in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.

Players

First-team squad

As of 11 August 2021[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	FRA	Luca Zidane
4	MF	ESP	Mario Suárez (3rd captain)
5	DF	ESP	Alejandro Catena
6	MF	ESP	Santi Comesaña (vice-captain)
7	FW	ESP	Isi Palazón
8	FW	ARG	Óscar Trejo (captain)
9	MF	FRA	Randy Nteka
10	MF	POR	Bebé
11	FW	ESP	Andrés Martín
13	GK	MKD	Stole Dimitrievski
14	FW	MAR	Yacine Qasmi
3	FW	COL	Radamel Falcao


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
17	MF	ESP	Martín Merquelanz (on loan from Real Sociedad)
18	MF	ESP	Álvaro García
19	DF	POR	Kévin Rodrigues (on loan from Real Sociedad)
20	DF	ALB	Iván Balliu
21	MF	SEN	Pathé Ciss
22	MF	ESP	José Ángel Pozo
23	MF	ESP	Óscar Valentín
24	DF	MNE	Esteban Saveljich
30	GK	ESP	Miguel Morro
32	DF	ESP	Mario Hernández
33	DF	ESP	Fran García

Reserve team

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
27	DF	ESP	Iker Recio
28	DF	ESP	Jorge Moreno


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
29	FW	ESP	Sergio Moreno

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ESP	Martín Pascual (on loan to Villarreal B until 30 June 2022)
—	MF	ESP	Joni Montiel (on loan to Oviedo until 30 June 2022)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	GUI	Lass Bangoura (on loan to Emelec until 31 December 2021)

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref
30 June 2021	Sergio Moreno	Mirandés	Loan return		[2]
13 July 2021	Fran García	Real Madrid Castilla	Transfer	Undisclosed	[3]
14 July 2021	Iván Balliu	Almería	Transfer	Free	[4]
4 September 2021	Radamel Falcao	Galatasaray	Transfer	Free

Out

Date	Player	To	Type	Ref
30 June 2021	Antoñín	Granada	Loan return	[5]
30 June 2021	Fran García	Real Madrid Castilla	Loan return	[6]
30 June 2021	Iván Martos	Almería	Loan return	[7]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

18 July 2021 Friendly	Real Madrid	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Madrid, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Isco (pen.)		Chust (o.g.)	Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano Attendance: 0

24 July 2021 Friendly	Espanyol	0–2	Rayo Vallecano	Marbella, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Marbella Football Center

31 July 2021 Friendly	Getafe	0–0	Rayo Vallecano	Marbella, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Marbella Football Center

4 August 2021 Friendly	Valladolid	3–1	Rayo Vallecano	Valladolid, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: José Zorrilla

7 August 2021 Friendly	Leganés	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Leganés, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Butarque

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	15 August 2021	May 2022	Matchday 1	17	8	3	6	24	18	+6	047.06
Copa del Rey	2 December 2021		First round	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	050.00
Total				19	9	4	6	28	20	+8	047.37

Last updated: 15 December 2021
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Atlético Madrid	16	8	5	3	27	18	+9	29	Qualification to Champions League group stage
5	Real Sociedad	17	8	5	4	19	17	+2	29	Qualification to Europa League group stage
6	Rayo Vallecano	17	8	3	6	24	18	+6	27	Qualification to Europa Conference League play-off round
7	Valencia	17	6	7	4	26	23	+3	25
8	Barcelona	16	6	6	4	25	19	+6	24

Updated to match(es) played on 17 December 2021. Source: LaLiga Santander
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)[8]

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
17	8	3	6	24	18	+6	27	7	1	0	19	3	+16	1	2	6	5	15	−10

Last updated: 12 December 2021.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Ground	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	L	W	D	W	W	W	L	W	L	W	D	L	W	D	W	L
Position	20	20	10	12	10	6	5	6	6	7	5	6	6	6	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 12 December 2021. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[9][10]

15 August 2021 1	Sevilla	3–0	Rayo Vallecano	Seville
22:15 CEST (UTC+2)	En-Nesyri 19' (pen.) Idrissi 45+5' Lamela 55', 79'	Report		Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 13,962 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

22 August 2021 2	Real Sociedad	1–0	Rayo Vallecano	San Sebastián
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Oyarzabal 68' (pen.) Isak 86' Pacheco 90' Le Normand 90+5'	Report	Trejo 26' Comesaña 55' Balliu 66' F. García 90+1'	Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

29 August 2021 3	Rayo Vallecano	4–0	Granada	Madrid
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Á. García 3' Trejo 23' (pen.) Ciss 38' Nteka 43' Comesaña 58'	Report	Suárez 27' Puertas 33' Milla 33' Quini 90+2'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 583 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

11 September 2021 4	Levante	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Martínez 16' Roger 39' (pen.) Morales 45+1' Malsa 66'	Report	Ciss 43' Comesaña 45+4' Á. García 54' Balliu 82' Guardiola 90+2'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 12,974 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

18 September 2021 5	Rayo Vallecano	3–0	Getafe	Madrid
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Bébé 7' Trejo 9' (pen.) Saveljich 42' Comesaña 45+3' F. García 46' Ciss 78', 90+4' Falcao 81' Balliu 85'	Report	Djené 8' Chema 18' Suárez 38' Olivera 41' Aleñá 66' Ünal 83', 86' Macías 90+5'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 3,280 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

21 September 2021 6	Athletic Bilbao	1–2	Rayo Vallecano	Bilbao
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Núñez 16' Ciss 33' (o.g.) Muniain 56' Martínez 90+4'	Report	Á. García 5' Catena 7' Guardiola 42' Maraš 83' Falcao 90+6'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 16,236 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

26 September 2021 7	Rayo Vallecano	3–1	Cádiz	Madrid
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Á. García 9' Falcao 44' Palazón 50', 87' Balliu 59'	Report	Haroyan 23', 48' Bastida 45+1' Cala 56' Perea 90+3'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 5,903 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

2 October 2021 8	Osasuna	1–0	Rayo Vallecano	Pamplona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Torró 45' Martínez 76' Sánchez 90+1' Ávila 90+5'	Report	Balliu 5' Trejo 32' Falcao 41'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 19,238 Referee: Mario Melero López

17 October 2021 9	Rayo Vallecano	2–1	Elche	Madrid
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Hernández 26' Nteka 65' López 81' Á. García 90+1'	Report	Boyé 14' Gumbau 28' Casilla 90+4'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 6,989 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

24 October 2021 10	Real Betis	3–2	Rayo Vallecano	Seville
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Moreno 22' Juanmi 24' González 32' Willian José 75' (pen.)	Report	Á. García 32', 65' Nteka 45+1' Trejo 61'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 45,362 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

27 October 2021 11	Rayo Vallecano	1–0	Barcelona	Madrid
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Trejo 24' Falcao 30' Saveljich 83'	Report	Coutinho 53' Piqué 66' Depay 72'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 9,340 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

1 November 2021 12	Rayo Vallecano	0–0	Celta Vigo	Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Valentín 65' Palazón 69'	Report	Galán 45' Solari 51' Méndez 69' Fontán 70' Tapia 81'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

6 November 2021 13	Real Madrid	2–1	Rayo Vallecano	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Kroos 14', 29' Benzema 38'	Report	Balliu 45+2' Comesaña 69' Falcao 77'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 43,283 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

22 November 2021 14	Rayo Vallecano	3–1	Mallorca	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guardiola 16', 57' Á. García 20' Valentín 48' Trejo 63' (pen.), 65'	Report	Lee 28' Oliván 57' Abdón 89'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 6,708 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

27 November 2021 15	Valencia	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Valencia
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Soler 19' (pen.), 27' Diakhaby 45' Alderete 45+2' Gayà 55' Foulquier 62' Wass 68'	Report	Saveljich 18' Comesaña 54' Palazón 55', 64' Catena 73' Valentín 75'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 30,030 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

5 December 2021 16	Rayo Vallecano	1–0	Espanyol	Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Trejo 40' Cabrera 54' (o.g.) Nteka 90' Valentín 90+3'	Report	Puado 9' Vidal 70' Cabrera 90+1' Mérida 90+3'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

12 December 2021 17	Villarreal	2–0	Rayo Vallecano	Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Mandi 32' Gerard 36' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Referee: Mario Melero López

18 December 2021 18	Rayo Vallecano	v	Alavés	Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas

Copa del Rey

2 December 2021 First round	Guijuelo	1–1 (a.e.t.) (3–4 p)	Rayo Vallecano	Guijuelo
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Toti 19'		Pozo 5'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Guijuelo Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
	Penalties
	Rodríguez Caramelo Rubén Toti Cristóbal		Suárez Palazón Trejo Comesaña Guardiola

15 December 2021 Second round	Bergantiños	1–3	Rayo Vallecano	Carballo
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Cano 77'		Suárez 37' Ciss 67' Moreno 67'	Stadium: Estadio As Eiroas

5 January 2022 Round of 32	Mirandés	v	Rayo Vallecano	Miranda de Ebro
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Anduva

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 21 September 2021.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	FRA	Luca Zidane	1	0	1	0	0	0
13	GK	MKD	Stole Dimitrievski	6	0	5+1	0	0	0
25	GK	COL	Iván Arboleda	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	SRB	Nikola Maraš	1	0	1	0	0	0
5	DF	ESP	Alejandro Catena	6	0	6	0	0	0
19	DF	POR	Kévin Rodrigues	2	0	0+2	0	0	0
20	DF	ALB	Iván Balliu	6	0	6	0	0	0
24	DF	MNE	Esteban Saveljich	4	0	4	0	0	0
32	DF	ESP	Mario Hernández	0	0	0	0	0	0
33	DF	ESP	Fran García	6	0	6	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ESP	Mario Suárez	2	0	1+1	0	0	0
6	MF	ESP	Santi Comesaña	6	1	6	1	0	0
9	MF	FRA	Randy Nteka	6	1	4+2	1	0	0
10	MF	POR	Bebé	6	0	1+5	0	0	0
12	MF	ESP	Unai López	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
17	MF	ESP	Martín Merquelanz	4	0	3+1	0	0	0
18	MF	ESP	Álvaro García	6	2	5+1	2	0	0
21	MF	SEN	Pathé Ciss	6	1	4+2	1	0	0
22	MF	ESP	José Ángel Pozo	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	MF	ESP	Óscar Valentín	5	0	2+3	0	0	0
Forwards
3	FW	COL	Radamel Falcao	2	2	0+2	2	0	0
7	FW	ESP	Isi Palazón	6	0	3+3	0	0	0
8	FW	ARG	Óscar Trejo	5	2	5	2	0	0
11	FW	ESP	Andrés Martín	3	0	1+2	0	0	0
14	FW	MAR	Yacine Qasmi	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
16	FW	ESP	Sergi Guardiola	3	1	1+2	1	0	0
29	FW	ESP	Sergio Moreno	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club

Goalscorers

As of 22 November 2021

Rank	Player	La Liga	Total
1	Radamel Falcao	5	5
1	Álvaro García	5	5
3	Randy Nteka	3	3
3	Óscar Trejo	3	3
5	Sergi Guardiola	2	2
6	Mario Hernández	1	1
	Isi Palazón	1
	Pathé Ciss	1
	Santi Comesaña	1
Own goals		0
Total		22	22

References

"Plantilla Rayo Vallecano de Madrid - Rayo - Web Oficial". Plantilla Rayo Vallecano de Madrid - Rayo - Web Oficial. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
"Acuerdo para la cesión de Sergio Moreno al CD Mirandés" [Agreement for the loan of Sergio Moreno to CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
"Fran García jugador del Rayo las próximas cuatro temporadas". Rayo Vallecano. 13 July 2021.
"Balliu nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano". Rayo Vallecano. 14 July 2021.
"Antonio Cortés nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Ravo Vallecano. 2 October 2020.
"Fran García nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Fran García new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
"Iván Martos will join Madrid-based club Rayo Vallecano on loan". UD Almería. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
"Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
"Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo. 28 June 2021.
"Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". LaLiga. 30 June 2021.

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[1] "Plantilla Rayo Vallecano de Madrid - Rayo - Web Oficial". Plantilla Rayo Vallecano de Madrid - Rayo - Web Oficial. Archived from the original on 31 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2019.

[2] "Acuerdo para la cesión de Sergio Moreno al CD Mirandés" [Agreement for the loan of Sergio Moreno to CD Mirandés] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.

[3] "Fran García jugador del Rayo las próximas cuatro temporadas". Rayo Vallecano. 13 July 2021.

[4] "Balliu nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano". Rayo Vallecano. 14 July 2021.

[Antoñín-5] "Antonio Cortés nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Ravo Vallecano. 2 October 2020.

[6] "Fran García nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Fran García new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

[7] "Iván Martos will join Madrid-based club Rayo Vallecano on loan". UD Almería. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.

[8] "Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

[9] "Calendario LaLiga: el sorteo de Primera División 2021/2022 será el miércoles 30 de junio a las 17.30 horas". El Correo. 28 June 2021.

[10] "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". LaLiga. 30 June 2021.

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