2021–22 Rayo Vallecano season

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Rayo Vallecano
2021–22 season
OwnerRaúl Martín Presa
PresidentRaúl Martín Presa
Head coachAndoni Iraola
StadiumCampo de Fútbol de Vallecas
La Liga13th
Copa del ReySemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
Radamel Falcao
Álvaro García
(5 each)

All:
Radamel Falcao
Álvaro García
(5 each)
Highest home attendance9,340 vs Barcelona
(27 October 2021)
Lowest home attendance583 vs Granada
(29 August 2021)
Biggest winRayo Vallecano 4–0 Granada
Biggest defeatSevilla 3–0 Rayo Vallecano
Away colours
Third colours
2022–23 →
All statistics correct as of 19 March 2022.

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 participated 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 France FRA Luca Zidane
4 MF Spain ESP Mario Suárez (3rd captain)
5 DF Spain ESP Alejandro Catena
6 MF Spain ESP Santi Comesaña (vice-captain)
7 FW Spain ESP Isi Palazón
8 FW Argentina ARG Óscar Trejo (captain)
9 MF France FRA Randy Nteka
10 MF Cape Verde CPV Bebé
11 FW Spain ESP Andrés Martín
13 GK North Macedonia MKD Stole Dimitrievski
14 FW Morocco MAR Yacine Qasmi
3 FW Colombia COL Radamel Falcao
No. Pos. Nation Player
17 MF Spain ESP Martín Merquelanz (on loan from Real Sociedad)
18 MF Spain ESP Álvaro García
19 DF Portugal POR Kévin Rodrigues (on loan from Real Sociedad)
20 DF Albania ALB Iván Balliu
21 MF Senegal SEN Pathé Ciss
22 MF Spain ESP José Ángel Pozo
23 MF Spain ESP Óscar Valentín
24 DF Montenegro MNE Esteban Saveljich
30 GK Spain ESP Miguel Morro
32 DF Spain ESP Mario Hernández
33 DF Spain 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 Spain ESP Iker Recio
28 DF Spain ESP
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 FW Spain 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 Spain ESP Martín Pascual (on loan to Villarreal B until 30 June 2022)
MF Spain ESP Joni Montiel (on loan to Oviedo until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
FW Guinea GUI Lass Bangoura (on loan to Emelec until 31 December 2021)

Transfers[]

In[]

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

Out[]

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

Pre-season and friendlies[]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 July 2021 Friendly Real Madrid Spain 1–1 Spain Rayo Vallecano Madrid, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
  • Isco (pen.)
Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano
Attendance: 0
24 July 2021 Friendly Espanyol Spain 0–2 Spain Rayo Vallecano Marbella, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Marbella Football Center
31 July 2021 Friendly Getafe Spain 0–0 Spain Rayo Vallecano Marbella, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Marbella Football Center
4 August 2021 Friendly Valladolid Spain 3–1 Spain Rayo Vallecano Valladolid, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: José Zorrilla
7 August 2021 Friendly Leganés Spain 1–1 Spain Rayo Vallecano Leganés, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Butarque

Competitions[]

Overall record[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 15 August 2021 May 2022 Matchday 1 28 9 5 14 29 34 −5 032.14
Copa del Rey 2 December 2021 3 March 2022 First round Semi-finals 7 4 2 1 10 6 +4 057.14
Total 35 13 7 15 39 40 −1 037.14

Last updated: 19 March 2022
Source: Soccerway

La Liga[]

League table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
11 Celta Vigo 29 9 9 11 33 32 +1 36
12 Espanyol 29 9 9 11 35 41 −6 36
13 Rayo Vallecano 28 9 5 14 29 34 −5 32
14 Elche 29 8 8 13 30 40 −10 32
15 Getafe 29 6 11 12 27 33 −6 29
Updated to match(es) played on 20 March 2022. 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
28 9 5 14 29 34  −5 32 8 3 4 23 11  +12 1 2 10 6 23  −17

Last updated: 19 March 2022.
Source: La Liga

Results by round[]

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundAAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA
ResultLLWDWWWLWLWDLWDWLWLDPLLLLLLDL
Position2020101210656675666665467889111112131313
Updated to match(es) played on 19 March 2022. 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 Yellow card 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)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
29 August 2021 3 Rayo Vallecano 4–0 Granada Madrid
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
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)
Report
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)
Report
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)
Report
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)
Report
  • Haroyan 23', Yellow card 48'
  • Bastida Yellow card 45+1'
  • Cala Yellow card 56'
  • Perea Yellow card 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)
Report
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)
Report
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)
Report
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 Yellow card 24'
  • Falcao 30'
  • Saveljich Yellow card 83'
Report
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)
Report
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', Yellow card 29'
  • Benzema 38'
Report
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)
Report
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.), Yellow card 27'
  • Diakhaby Yellow card 45'
  • Alderete Yellow card 45+2'
  • Gayà Yellow card 55'
  • Foulquier Yellow card 62'
  • Wass Yellow card 68'
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 30,030
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
5 December 2021 16 Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Espanyol Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 11,879
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
12 December 2021 17 Villarreal 2–0 Rayo Vallecano Villarreal
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica
Attendance: 13,133
Referee: Mario Melero López
18 December 2021 18 Rayo Vallecano 2–0 Alavés Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 7,911
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
2 January 2022 19 Atlético Madrid 2–0 Rayo Vallecano Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 43,029
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
9 January 2022 20 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Real Betis Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
23 January 2022 22 Rayo Vallecano 0–1 Athletic Bilbao Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 9,034
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
5 February 2022 23 Celta Vigo 2–0 Rayo Vallecano Vigo
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 12,546
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
12 February 2022 24 Rayo Vallecano 0–3 Osasuna Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 8,596
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
18 February 2022 25 Elche 2–1 Rayo Vallecano Elche
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Guti Yellow card 32'
  • Carrillo 76'
  • Ponce 84'
  • Mojica Yellow card 90+6'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Manuel Martínez Valero
Attendance: 14,742
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
26 February 2022 26 Rayo Vallecano 0–1 Real Madrid Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 9,952
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
6 March 2022 27 Cádiz 2–0 Rayo Vallecano Cádiz
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Mirandilla
Referee: César Soto Grado
13 March 2022 28 Rayo Vallecano 1–1 Sevilla Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 9,073
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera
19 March 2022 29 Rayo Vallecano 0–1 Atlético Madrid Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Attendance: 10,349
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
3 April 2022 30 Granada v Rayo Vallecano Granada
18:30 CEST (UTC+2) Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
24 April 2022 21 Barcelona v Rayo Vallecano Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2) Report Stadium: Camp Nou

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)
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Guijuelo
Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz
Penalties
15 December 2021 Second round Bergantiños 1–3 Rayo Vallecano Carballo
19:00 CET (UTC+1)
  • Yellow card 69'
  • 77'
Report
Stadium: Estadio As Eiroas
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
5 January 2022 Round of 32 Mirandés 0–1 Rayo Vallecano Miranda de Ebro
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anduva
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
15 January 2022 Round of 16 Girona 1–2 Rayo Vallecano Girona
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Montilivi
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
2 February 2022 Quarter-finals Rayo Vallecano 1–0 Mallorca Madrid
20:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Referee: César Soto Grado
9 February 2022 Semi-finals
First leg
Rayo Vallecano 1–2 Real Betis Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1) Report
Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
3 March 2022 Semi-finals
Second leg
Real Betis 1–1
(3–2 agg.)
Rayo Vallecano Seville
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Statistics[]

Appearances and goals[]

Last updated on 21 September 2021.
No. Pos Nat Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK France FRA Luca Zidane 1 0 1 0 0 0
13 GK North Macedonia MKD Stole Dimitrievski 6 0 5+1 0 0 0
25 GK Colombia COL Iván Arboleda 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Serbia SRB Nikola Maraš 1 0 1 0 0 0
5 DF Spain ESP Alejandro Catena 6 0 6 0 0 0
19 DF Portugal POR Kévin Rodrigues 2 0 0+2 0 0 0
20 DF Albania ALB Iván Balliu 6 0 6 0 0 0
24 DF Montenegro MNE Esteban Saveljich 4 0 4 0 0 0
32 DF Spain ESP Mario Hernández 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Spain ESP Fran García 6 0 6 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Spain ESP Mario Suárez 2 0 1+1 0 0 0
6 MF Spain ESP Santi Comesaña 6 1 6 1 0 0
9 MF France FRA Randy Nteka 6 1 4+2 1 0 0
10 MF Cape Verde CPV Bebé 6 0 1+5 0 0 0
12 MF Spain ESP Unai López 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
17 MF Spain ESP Martín Merquelanz 4 0 3+1 0 0 0
18 MF Spain ESP Álvaro García 6 2 5+1 2 0 0
21 MF Senegal SEN Pathé Ciss 6 1 4+2 1 0 0
22 MF Spain ESP José Ángel Pozo 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Spain ESP Óscar Valentín 5 0 2+3 0 0 0
Forwards
3 FW Colombia COL Radamel Falcao 2 2 0+2 2 0 0
7 FW Spain ESP Isi Palazón 6 0 3+3 0 0 0
8 FW Argentina ARG Óscar Trejo 5 2 5 2 0 0
11 FW Spain ESP Andrés Martín 3 0 1+2 0 0 0
14 FW Morocco MAR Yacine Qasmi 1 0 0+1 0 0 0
16 FW Spain ESP Sergi Guardiola 3 1 1+2 1 0 0
29 FW Spain 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 Copa del Rey Total
1 Colombia Radamel Falcao 5 0 5
Spain Álvaro García 5 0
3 France Randy Nteka 3 0 3
Argentina Óscar Trejo 3 0
5 Spain Sergi Guardiola 2 0 2
6 Spain Mario Hernández 1 0 1
Spain Isi Palazón 1 0
Senegal Pathé Ciss 1 0
Spain Santi Comesaña 1 0
Own goals 0 0
Total 22 0 22

References[]

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