2020–21 Rayo Vallecano season

The 2020–21 Rayo Vallecano season is the club's 96th season in existence and the second consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Rayo Vallecano participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covers the period from 21 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Rayo Vallecano
2020–21 season
PresidentRaúl Martín Presa
Head coachAndoni Iraola
StadiumCampo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Segunda División5th
Copa del ReyRound of 16
All statistics correct as of 27 January 2021.

Players

First-team squad
As of 15 March 2020[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 (captain)
2 DF  ESP Tito
3 DF  ESP Saúl García (on loan from Alavés)
4 MF  ESP Mario Suárez
5 DF  ESP Alejandro Catena
6 MF  ESP Santi Comesaña
7 FW  ARG Leonardo Ulloa
8 FW  ARG Óscar Trejo (vice-captain)
9 FW  ESP Andrés Martín
10 FW  POR Bebé
11 MF  ESP Isi Palazón
12 FW  ESP Jorge de Frutos (on loan from Real Madrid)
13 GK  MKD Stole Dimitrievski
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 FW  MAR Yacine Qasmi
15 FW  ESP Juan Villar (on loan from Osasuna)
16 DF  CRO Antonio Milić (on loan from Anderlecht)
17 DF  PER Luis Advíncula
18 MF  ESP Álvaro García
19 DF  ESP Antonio Luna (on loan from Levante)
20 DF  URU Emiliano Velázquez
22 MF  ESP José Ángel Pozo
23 MF  ESP Óscar Valentín
24 DF  MNE Esteban Saveljich
25 GK  ESP Roberto Santamaría
28 MF  ESP Joni Montiel

Reserve team
Main article: Rayo Vallecano B

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 Martín Pascual
29 MF  ESP Javi Rubio
30 GK  ESP Miguel Morro
32 MF  ESP Ángel Algobia
33 FW  ESP Marc Echarri
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 MF  ESP Alberto Bernardo
35 GK  ESP Dani Merino
36 MF  ESP Dani Moreno
37 FW  ESP Fabián Luzzi

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 Jordi Amat (at Eupen until 30 June 2020)
— DF  ESP Mario Hernández (at SS Reyes until 30 June 2020)
- DF  SEN Abdoulaye Ba (at Deportivo de La Coruña until 30 June 2020)
— MF  GUI Lass Bangoura (at Lugo until 30 June 2020)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ESP Adrián Carrasco (at Ebro until 30 June 2020)
— FW  ESP Sergio Benito (at Cultural Leonesa until 30 June 2020)
— FW  ESP Sergio Moreno (at Valencia Mestalla until 30 June 2020)

Transfers

In
No. Pos Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2020

Out
No. Pos Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
15 TBD 1 July 2020

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

28 August 2020 Friendly Rayo Vallecano 0–1 Eibar Madrid, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva
Attendance: 0
2 September 2020 Friendly Leganés 0–1 Rayo Vallecano Leganés, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pedro Muñoz Piedra
5 September 2020 Friendly Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Fuenlabrada Madrid, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva
Attendance: 0
9 September 2020 Friendly Real Madrid Cancelled Rayo Vallecano Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium
Note: The match was cancelled due to a not-conclusive COVID-19 test from a Rayo Vallecano player.[2]

Competitions

Overview
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Segunda División 13 September 2020 23 May 2021 Matchday 1 23 12 4 7 28 20 +8 052.17
Copa del Rey 17 December 2020 27 January 2021 First round Round of 16 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 075.00
Total 27 15 4 8 37 25 +12 055.56

Last updated: 31 January 2021

Source: Soccerway

Segunda División
Main article: 2020–21 Segunda División

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Promotion, qualification or relegation
2 Espanyol 23 14 3 6 34 14 +20 45 Promotion to La Liga
3 Almería 22 14 3 5 33 18 +15 45 Qualification to promotion play-offs
4 Rayo Vallecano 23 12 4 7 28 20 +8 40
5 Sporting Gijón 24 11 7 6 25 17 +8 40
6 Leganés 22 11 4 7 23 18 +5 37
Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2021. Source: LaLiga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored[3]

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
23 12 4 7 28 20  +8 40 8 1 2 18 8  +10 4 3 5 10 12  −2

Last updated: 31 January 2021.
Source: La Liga

Results by round
Round1
Ground
Result
Position
First match(es) will be played on 13 September 2020. Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.[4][5]

3 October 2020 4 Rayo Vallecano 4–0 Málaga Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Vallecas
29 October 2020 9 Rayo Vallecano 2–0 Fuenlabrada Madrid
21:30 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Vallecas
Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana
8 November 2020 11 Rayo Vallecano 0–1 Almería Madrid
16:00 CET (UTC+1) Stadium: Vallecas
Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva
14 December 2020 18 Girona 0–0 Rayo Vallecano Girona
19:00 CET (UTC+1) Report Stadium: Montilivi
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
31 January 2021 23 Espanyol 2–3 Rayo Vallecano Cornellà de Llobregat
16:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: RCDE Stadium
Attendance: 0
Referee: Jon Ander González Esteban

Copa del Rey
Main article: 2020–21 Copa del Rey
17 December 2020 First round Teruel 2–3 (a.e.t.) Rayo Vallecano Teruel
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Otín  90+4'
  • Hualde  103'
 Report
Stadium: La Pinilla
Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias
6 January 2021 Second round Haro 1–3 Rayo Vallecano Haro
17:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: El Mazo
Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo
16 January 2021 Round of 32 Rayo Vallecano 2–0 Elche Las Rozas[lower-alpha 1]
22:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: La Ciudad del Fútbol
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
27 January 2021 Round of 16 Rayo Vallecano 1–2 Barcelona Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Vallecas
Referee: Guillermo Cuadra Fernández

Statistics

Notes
  1. Given the impossibility of being able to play the match at the Vallecas stadium in Madrid due to the consequences of the “Filomena” storm.

References
  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. "Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano cancelled due to coronavirus". marca.com (in Spanish). Marca. 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  3. "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  4. "Este será el calendario de Segunda División para la temporada 2020/21". rfef.es (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
  5. "Calendario de LaLiga Smartbank 2020/21". laliga.com (in Spanish). 31 August 2020.
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