2017–18 Rayo Vallecano season

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

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 Away colours Third colours
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Squad

As of 2 September 2017^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Main article: 2017–18 Segunda División

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
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:

1. 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

Rayo Vallecano v Tenerife

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
				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