2024–25 Rayo Vallecano season

Rayo Vallecano 2024–25 football season

Rayo Vallecano

2024–25 season

Head coach

Stadium

12th

Round of 16

Top goalscorer

League:
Jorge de Frutos (3)
All:
Jorge de Frutos (5)

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

← 2023–24

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

In

Pos.	Player	Transferred from	Fee	Date
DF	Pelayo Fernández	Barcelona Atlètic	Free	2 July 2024
MF	Gerard Gumbau	Granada	Loan	16 July 2024
MF	Adri Embarba	Almería	Loan	26 July 2024
MF	James Rodríguez	Unattached	Free	26 August 2024
FW	Sergi Guardiola	Unattached	Free	4 September 2024

Out

Pos.	Player	Transferred to	Fee	Date
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
MF	José Ángel Pozo	Karmiotissa FC	End of contract	1 July 2024
FW	Bebé	Racing de Ferrol	Contract terminated	30 August 2024
MF	James Rodríguez		Contract terminated	6 January 2025

Friendlies

Pre-season

Braga

Rayo Vallecano

18 July 2024 Friendly	Braga	2–2	Rayo Vallecano	Portugal
20:15 UTC+1	Martínez 24' Horta 43'		Fernández 13' De las Sías 88'

Vitória de Guimarães

Rayo Vallecano

20 July 2024 Friendly	Vitória de Guimarães	2–0	Rayo Vallecano	Portugal
19:30 UTC+1	Jota 54' Marco Cruz 68'

SC Heerenveen

Rayo Vallecano

26 July 2024 Friendly	SC Heerenveen	5–0	Rayo Vallecano	Heerenveen, Netherlands
19:00 UTC+2				Stadium: Abe Lenstra Stadion

Córdoba CF

Rayo Vallecano

31 July 2024 Friendly	Córdoba CF	1–1	Rayo Vallecano
21:00 UTC+2

Córdoba

Rayo Vallecano

31 July 2024 Trofeo Puertas de Córdoba	Córdoba	1–1 (4–2 p)	Rayo Vallecano	Córdoba
21:00				Stadium: Estadio Nuevo Arcángel

AFC Bournemouth

Rayo Vallecano

4 August 2024 Friendly	AFC Bournemouth	1–0	Rayo Vallecano	Bournemouth, England
15:00	Sinisterra 32'			Stadium: Dean Court

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	18 August 2024	23–25 May 2025	Matchday 1	18	5	7	6	20	21	−1	027.78
Copa del Rey	29 October 2024		First round	3	3	0	0	11	3	+8	100.00
Total				21	8	7	6	31	24	+7	038.10

Last updated: 3 January 2025
Source: Soccerway

La Liga

Main article: 2024–25 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Osasuna	18	6	7	5	23	27	−4	25
11	Celta Vigo	18	7	3	8	27	28	−1	24
12	Rayo Vallecano	18	5	7	6	20	21	−1	22
13	Las Palmas	18	6	4	8	23	27	−4	22
14	Sevilla	18	6	4	8	20	27	−7	22

Updated to match(es) played on 3 January 2025. 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)

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
15	5	4	6	15	16	−1	19	2	2	3	9	10	−1	3	2	3	6	6	0

Last updated: 7 December 2024.
Source:

Results by round

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

Updated to match(es) played on 7 December 2024. Source:
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league schedule was released on 18 June 2024.

Real Sociedad v Rayo Vallecano

18 August 2024 1	Real Sociedad	1–2	Rayo Vallecano	San Sebastián
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	González de Zárate 27' Aramburu 90+4' Zubimendi 90+8'	Report	López 32' Lejeune 53' Nteka 56' Embarba 57' De Frutos 67' Camello 84'	Stadium: Reale Arena Attendance: 31,763 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

Getafe v Rayo Vallecano

24 August 2024 2	Getafe	0–0	Rayo Vallecano	Getafe
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Uche 41'	Report	Ciss 54' Espino 82'	Stadium: Coliseum Attendance: 9,529 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Rayo Vallecano v Barcelona

27 August 2024 3	Rayo Vallecano	1–2	Barcelona	Madrid
21:30 CEST (UTC+2)	López 9' Palazón 45+2' Mumin 71' Ciss 88'	Report	Pedri 60' Olmo 82' Bernal 90+4'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 14,031 Referee: César Soto Grado

Espanyol v Rayo Vallecano

31 August 2024 4	Espanyol	2–1	Rayo Vallecano	Cornellà de Llobregat
19:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Romero 8' Kumbulla 81' Aguado 85' Véliz 90+6', 90+7'	Report	García 4', 82' Mumin 90+3'	Stadium: Stage Front Stadium Attendance: 22,405 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

Rayo Vallecano v Osasuna

16 September 2024 5	Rayo Vallecano	3–1	Osasuna	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Mumin 50', 78' Camello 59' Rațiu 66' López 88', 90+5'	Report	Zaragoza 19' García 27' Moncayola 42'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 13,073 Referee: Alejandro Quintero González

Rayo Vallecano v Atlético Madrid

22 September 2024 6	Rayo Vallecano	1–1	Atlético Madrid	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Palazón 35'	Report	Gallagher 49'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 13,646 Referee: Mario Melero López

Girona v Rayo Vallecano

25 September 2024 7	Girona	0–0	Rayo Vallecano	Girona
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Tsyhankov 20' Ruiz 58' Herrera 83'	Report	Díaz 45' López 64' Balliu 89' Rațiu 90+3'	Stadium: Montilivi Attendance: 12,272 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Rayo Vallecano v Leganés

28 September 2024 8	Rayo Vallecano	1–1	Leganés	Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Camello 8' Rodríguez 57' Embarba 90+4'	Report	Tapia 27' Cruz 55'	Stadium: Vallecas Stadium Attendance: 13,186 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Valladolid v Rayo Vallecano

5 October 2024 9	Valladolid	1–2	Rayo Vallecano	Valladolid
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Cömert 20' Latasa 32' Rosa 49' Amallah 51' Torres 62'	Report	de Frutos 57', 80' López 82' Balliu 90+6'	Stadium: Estadio José Zorrilla Attendance: 21,112 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

Mallorca v Rayo Vallecano

20 October 2024 10	Mallorca	1–0	Rayo Vallecano	Palma
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Morlanes 38' Muriqi 75'	Report	Mumin 37'	Stadium: Estadi Mallorca Son Moix Attendance: 18,316 Referee: Javier Alberola Rojas

Rayo Vallecano v Alavés

26 October 2024 11	Rayo Vallecano	1–0	Alavés	Madrid
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Mumin 22' López 49' Sivera 80' (o.g.) Chavarría 90+3'	Report	Sánchez 50' Diarra 67' Guridi 77' Jordán 88'	Stadium: Vallecas Stadium Attendance: 13,010 Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega

Rayo Vallecano v Las Palmas

8 November 2024 13	Rayo Vallecano	1–3	Las Palmas	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gumbau 34' McKenna 90+2' (o.g.)	Report	Silva 6' McKenna 10' Muñoz 45+2' Essugo 49' Aridane 62' (o.g.) Fuster 67'	Stadium: Vallecas Stadium Attendance: 12,978 Referee: Francisco José Hernández Maeso

Sevilla v Rayo Vallecano

24 November 2024 14	Sevilla	1–0	Rayo Vallecano	Seville
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Sow 28' Badé 40' Salas 46'	Report	de Frutos 9' Lejeune 20' Valentín 31' García 37' López 45+1' Batalla 90+2'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium Attendance: 35,125 Referee: Mateo Busquets Ferrer

Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Bilbao

1 December 2024 15	Rayo Vallecano	1–2	Athletic Bilbao	Madrid
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Nteka 14' Ciss 69' Gumbau 76' García 90+5'	Report	Sancet 65', 78'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 13,639 Referee: Mario Melero López

Valencia v Rayo Vallecano

7 December 2024 16	Valencia	0–1	Rayo Vallecano	Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)	Mamardashvili 52' Gąsiorowski 72'	Report	Ciss 7' Nteka 52' Palazón 71'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium Attendance: 40,968 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

Rayo Vallecano v Real Madrid

14 December 2024 17	Rayo Vallecano	3–3	Real Madrid	Madrid
21:00 UTC+1	López 4' Batalla 27' Nteka 34' Mumin 36' Palazón 44', 64' Camello 90+2'	Report	Valverde 39' Bellingham 45' Rodrygo 56' Modrić 62' Vinícius Júnior 74'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 14,168 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

Real Betis v Rayo Vallecano

22 December 2024 18	Real Betis	v	Rayo Vallecano	Seville
--:-- CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Benito Villamarín

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2024–25 Copa del Rey CD Villamuriel v Rayo Vallecano

29 October 2024 First round	CD Villamuriel	0–5	Rayo Vallecano	Palencia
19:00 UTC+1			De Tomás 43' (pen.), 48' Trejo 45' Guardiola 68' Eto'o 88'	Stadium: Estadio La Nueva Balastera Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

Unionistas de Salamanca CF v Rayo Vallecano

4 December 2024 Second round	Unionistas de Salamanca CF	2–3	Rayo Vallecano	Salamanca
19:00 UTC+1	Martin 15' Baz 19'		Trejo 36' Díaz 54' Embarba 84'	Stadium: Reina Sofía Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

Racing Ferrol v Rayo Vallecano

3 January 2025 Round of 32	Racing Ferrol	1–3	Rayo Vallecano	Ferrol
19:00 UTC+1				Stadium: Estadio Municipal da Malata

References

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"OFFICIAL: Former Real Madrid player James Rodríguez joins Vallecano| All Football". AllfootballOfficial.
"El fichaje de Sergi Guardiola, oficial". Estadio Deportivo. 4 September 2024.
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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.

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History Players Managers Seasons Europe Statistics Honours
Teams	Rayo Vallecano Rayo B Rayo (women)
Home stadium	Estadio de Vallecas Ciudad Deportiva
Seasons	1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

2024–25 in Spanish football

Domestic leagues

Domestic cups

European competitions

Related to
national teams

Men	UEFA Nations League (League A) 2026 FIFA World Cup (Qualifying)
Women	UEFA Women's Nations League (League A) UEFA Women's Euro 2025 (Qualifying)
Youth men	2025 UEFA U21 Championship 2025 UEFA U19 Championship (Qualifying) 2025 UEFA U17 Championship (Qualifying)
Youth women	2025 UEFA U19 Championship (Qualifying) 2025 UEFA U17 Championship (Qualifying)

Women's football

Youth football

UEFA Youth League

Club seasons
Primera División	Alavés Athletic Bilbao Atlético Madrid Barcelona Celta Vigo Espanyol Getafe Girona Las Palmas Leganés Mallorca Osasuna Rayo Vallecano Real Betis Real Madrid Real Sociedad Sevilla Valladolid Valencia Villarreal
Segunda División	Albacete Almería Burgos Cádiz Cartagena Castellón Córdoba Deportivo La Coruña Eibar Elche Eldense Granada Huesca Levante Málaga Mirandés Oviedo Racing Ferrol Racing Santander Sporting Gijón Tenerife Zaragoza
Liga F	Barcelona Femení Real Madrid Femenino

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