2024–25 Rayo Vallecano season
| 2024–25 season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | Iñigo Pérez | |||
| Stadium | Estadio de Vallecas | |||
| La Liga | 9th | |||
| Copa del Rey | Second round | |||
| Top goalscorer | League: Jorge de Frutos (3) All: Jorge de Frutos (3) | |||
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| All statistics correct as of 29 October 2024. | ||||
The 2024–25 season is the 121st season in the history of the Rayo Vallecano and the club's fourth consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the team is scheduled to participate in the Copa del Rey.
Transfers
[edit]In
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF |  Pelayo Fernández
|
Barcelona Atlètic
|
Free | 2 July 2024 | [1] |
| MF | Gerard Gumbau
|
Granada
|
Loan | 16 July 2024 | [2] |
| MF | Adri Embarba
|
Almería
|
Loan | 26 July 2024 | [3] |
| MF |  James Rodríguez
|
Unattached | Free | 26 August 2024 | [4] |
| FW | Sergi Guardiola
|
Unattached | Free | 4 September 2024 | [5] |
Out
[edit]| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Miguel Crespo
|
 Fenerbahçe
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| MF | Kike Pérez
|
Real Valladolid
|
Loan return | 30 June 2024 | |
| FW | Radamel Falcao
|
Millonarios
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [6] |
| MF | José Ángel Pozo
|
 Karmiotissa FC
|
End of contract | 1 July 2024 | [7] |
| FW |  Bebé
|
Racing de Ferrol
|
Contract termination | 30 August 2024 | [8] |
Friendlies
[edit]Pre-season
[edit]| 18 July 2024 Friendly | Braga | 2–2 | Rayo Vallecano | Portugal |
| 20:15 UTC+1 |
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| 20 July 2024 Friendly | Vitória de Guimarães | 2–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Portugal |
| 19:30 UTC+1 |
|
| 26 July 2024 Friendly | SC Heerenveen  | 5–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Heerenveen, Netherlands |
| 19:00 UTC+2 | Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion |
| 31 July 2024 Friendly | Córdoba CF | 1–1 | Rayo Vallecano | |
| 21:00 UTC+2 |
| 31 July 2024 Trofeo Puertas de Córdoba | Córdoba | 1–1 (4–2 p) | Rayo Vallecano | Córdoba |
| 21:00 | Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel |
| 4 August 2024 Friendly | AFC Bournemouth  | 1–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Bournemouth, England |
| 15:00 |
|
Stadium: Dean Court |
Competitions
[edit]Overall record
[edit]| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| La Liga | 18 August 2024 | 23–25 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 36.36 |
| Copa del Rey | 29 October 2024 | First round | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 100.00 | |
| Total | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 41.67 | |||
Last updated: 29 October 2024
Source: Soccerway
La Liga
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Real Betis | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 19 |
| 8 | Mallorca | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 18 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Celta Vigo | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | 20 | −2 | 16 |
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 |
Updated to match(es) played on 9 November 2024. Source: LaLiga EA Sports
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)[9]
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)[9]
Results summary
[edit]| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Last updated: 26 October 2024.
Source: [citation needed]
Results by round
[edit]Updated to match(es) played on 26 October 2024. Source: [citation needed]
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
[edit]The league schedule was released on 18 June 2024.[10]
| 18 August 2024 1 | Real Sociedad | 1–2 | Rayo Vallecano | San Sebastián |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 31,763 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández |
| 24 August 2024 2 | Getafe | 0–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Getafe |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
|
Report | Stadium: Coliseum Attendance: 9,529 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 27 August 2024 3 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–2 | Barcelona | Madrid |
| 21:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 14,031 Referee: César Soto Grado |
| 31 August 2024 4 | Espanyol | 2–1 | Rayo Vallecano | Cornellà de Llobregat |
| 19:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 22,405 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 16 September 2024 5 | Rayo Vallecano | 3–1 | Osasuna | Madrid |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 13,073 Referee: Alejandro Quintero González |
| 22 September 2024 6 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–1 | Atlético Madrid | Madrid |
| 21:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Report |
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Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 13,646 Referee: Mario Melero López |
| 25 September 2024 7 | Girona | 0–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Girona |
| 19:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 12,272 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera |
| 28 September 2024 8 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–1 | Leganés | Madrid |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Vallecas Stadium Attendance: 13,186 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz |
| 5 October 2024 9 | Valladolid | 1–2 | Rayo Vallecano | Valladolid |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Attendance: 21,112 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes |
| 20 October 2024 10 | Mallorca | 1–0 | Rayo Vallecano | Palma |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) | Report |
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Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 18,316 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas |
| 26 October 2024 11 | Rayo Vallecano | 1–0 | Alavés | Madrid |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) | Report | Stadium: Vallecas Stadium Attendance: 13,010 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega |
| 22 December 2024 18 | Real Betis | v | Rayo Vallecano | Seville |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Benito Villamarín |
| 14 May 2025 36 | Rayo Vallecano | v | Real Betis | Madrid |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Vallecas Stadium |
| 25 May 2025 38 | Rayo Vallecano | v | Mallorca | Madrid |
| --:-- CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Vallecas Stadium |
Copa del Rey
[edit]| 29 October 2024 First round | CD Villamuriel | 0–5 | Rayo Vallecano | Palencia |
| 19:00 UTC+1 | Stadium: Estadio La Nueva Balastera Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea |
References
[edit]- ^ "Pelayo Fernández joins Rayo Vallecano for the long haul, inking deal until 2028". Mundo Deportivo USA. 2 July 2024.
- ^ "Gerard Gumbau fecha acordo com o Rayo Vallecano". VAVEL. 15 July 2024.
- ^ "Embarba, nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano". www.rayovallecano.es. 26 July 2024.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Former Real Madrid player James Rodríguez joins Vallecano| All Football". AllfootballOfficial.
- ^ "El fichaje de Sergi Guardiola, oficial". Estadio Deportivo. 4 September 2024.
- ^ Brennan, Feargal (24 May 2024). "Radamel Falcao confirms La Liga exit after Copa America squad omission". Football España.
- ^ Martín, Maite (2 June 2024). "Pozo dice adiós a Vallecas: "Siempre seré un rayista más"". Diario AS.
- ^ "Bebé deja de ser jugador del Rayo Vallecano". www.rayovallecano.es.
- ^ "Reglamento General de LaLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional" (PDF) (in Spanish). La Liga. Retrieved 27 May 2024.
- ^ "El sorteo del calendario de la temporada 2024-25 de LaLiga EA Sports será el 18 de junio" [The draw for the 2024-25 LaLiga EA Sports season calendar will be on June 18]. MARCA (in Spanish). 14 June 2024.