2022–23_Rayo_Vallecano_season

Rayo Vallecano
2022–23 season
Owner	Raúl Martín Presa
President	Raúl Martín Presa
Head coach	Andoni Iraola
Stadium	Vallecas
La Liga	11th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; Isi Palazón (9); All: ; Isi Palazón (9)
Highest home attendance	14,216 vs Real Madrid
Lowest home attendance	10,944 vs Mallorca
Biggest win	Rayo Vallecano 5–1 Cádiz
Biggest defeat	Elche 4–0 Rayo Vallecano
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2022–23 Rayo Vallecano season

Rayo Vallecano 2022–23 football season

The 2022–23 season was the 99th season in the history of Rayo Vallecano and their second consecutive season in the top flight. In addition to the league, the club participated in the Copa del Rey, losing in the round of 32 to second division side Sporting Gijón.

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[table_hth_GIR0.53785970785555-14] Head-to-head points: Girona 8, Rayo Vallecano 6, Sevilla 1.

[table_note_res_ELTH0.53785970785555-15] Sevilla qualified for the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League by winning the 2022–23 UEFA Europa League.

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"Salvi Sánchez nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano". rayovallecano.es (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 1 July 2022.

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"Diego López nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 2 July 2022.

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"Florian Lejeune nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 29 July 2022.

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"Sergio Camello nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 3 August 2022.

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"Pep Chavarría nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano". Rayo Vallecano (in Spanish). 31 August 2022.

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"Abdul Mumin assina pelo Rayo Vallecano". vitoriasc.pt (in Portuguese). 1 September 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2022.

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"RDT, TRASPASSAT AL RAYO VALLECANO" (in Catalan). RCD Espanyol. 13 September 2022.

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"Luca Zidane, décimo fichaje del Eibar" (in Spanish). 1 September 2022.

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Garzón, Jesús (1 June 2022). "Luca Zidane es el único jugador del Rayo Vallecano que finaliza contrato en 2022". Unionrayo.es. Retrieved 5 July 2022.

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"Martín jugará cedido en la UD Ibiza" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 3 July 2022.

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"Jorge Moreno jugará cedido en el Córdoba CF" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 7 July 2022.

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"Joni Montiel jugará cedido en el Levante UD" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 14 July 2022.

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"Sergio Moreno jugará cedido en Osasuna Promesas" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 30 August 2022.

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"Reglamento General – Art. 201" (PDF) (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 3 March 2021.

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"OFICIAL: Este es el CALENDARIO oficial de Primera División para la temporada 2022/2023". rfef.es (in Spanish). 23 June 2022.

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"These are the fixtures for the first Matchday of LaLiga Santander 2022/23". La Liga. 23 June 2022.

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Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2022	Salvi	Cádiz	Transfer	Free	^[1]
2 July 2022	Diego López	RCD Espanyol	Transfer	Free	^[2]
29 July 2022	Florian Lejeune	Alavés	Loan		^[3]
3 August 2022	Sergio Camello	Atlético Madrid	Loan		^[4]
31 August 2022	Pep Chavarría	Zaragoza	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[5]
1 September 2022	Abdul Mumin	Vitória de Guimarães	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[6]
13 September 2022	Raúl de Tomás	Espanyol	Transfer	Undisclosed	^[7]

Date	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref.
1 July 2022	Luca Zidane	Eibar	Transfer	Free	^[8]^[9]
3 July 2022	Martín Pascual	Ibiza	Loan		^[10]
7 July 2022	Jorge Moreno	Córdoba	Loan		^[11]
14 July 2022	Joni Montiel	Levante	Loan		^[12]
30 August 2022	Sergio Moreno	Osasuna B	Loan		^[13]

16 July 2022 Friendly	SC Freiburg	3–0	Rayo Vallecano	Freiburg, Germany
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Sallai 8' Siquet 17' Petersen 43' Ezekwem 55'	Report	F. García 69'	Stadium: Europa-Park Stadion

20 July 2022 Friendly	Sheffield Wednesday	0–2	Rayo Vallecano	Sheffield, England
19:00 BST (UTC+1)		Report	J. Hunt 29' (o.g.) Nteka 57'	Stadium: Hillsborough Attendance: 4,697 Referee: Craig Pawson (England)

23 July 2022 Friendly	Birmingham City	2–2	Rayo Vallecano	Birmingham, England
15:00 BST (UTC+1)	Płacheta 15' Bacuna 53'	Report	Palazón 29', 51'	Stadium: St Andrew's Attendance: 2,542 Referee: Josh Smith (England)

2022–23_Rayo_Vallecano_season

2022–23 Rayo Vallecano season

Players

First-team squad

Out on loan

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Competitions

Overall record

La Liga

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Copa del Rey

Statistics

Appearances and goals

References

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27 July 2022 Friendly	Leganés	1–2	Rayo Vallecano	Leganés, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Muñoz 79'	Report	Palazón 53' Falcao 84'	Stadium: Instalación Deportiva Butarque

31 July 2022 Friendly	Manchester United	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Manchester, England
16:00 BST (UTC+1)	Garner 23' Amad 47'	Report	U. López 18' A. García 57'	Stadium: Old Trafford Attendance: 68,663 Referee: Robert Jones (England)

5 August 2022 Friendly	Rayo Vallecano	0–0	Valladolid	Madrid, Spain
10:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Ciudad del Fútbol de Las Rozas Attendance: 600 Referee: Jaime Candil

22 September 2022 Trofeo Fiestas de Fuenlabrada	Fuenlabrada	1–0	Rayo Vallecano	Fuenlabrada, Spain
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Ruiz 45'			Stadium: Estadio Fernando Torres Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Bueno Prieto

30 November 2022 Friendly	Fenerbahçe	3–1	Rayo Vallecano	Istanbul, Turkey
20:00 TRT (UTC+3)	Osayi-Samuel 71' King 76' (pen.) Kadıoğlu 83'	Report	Trejo 21'	Stadium: Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium

3 December 2022 Friendly	Galatasaray	0–1	Rayo Vallecano	Istanbul, Turkey
16:00 TRT (UTC+3)		Report	Martín 32'	Stadium: Nef Stadium

10 December 2022 Friendly	Real Sociedad	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	San Sebastián, Spain
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Sørloth 8'	Report	Nteka 27' Abdul Mumin 57'	Stadium: Anoeta Referee: César Soto Grado

17 December 2022 Friendly	Newcastle United	2–1	Rayo Vallecano	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
12:30 GMT (UTC±0)	Longstaff 4' Wood 69' (pen.)		Targett 75' (o.g.)	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,956 Referee: Tom Bramall (England)

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
La Liga	13 August 2022	4 June 2023	Matchday 1	11th	38	13	10	15	45	53	−8	034.21
Copa del Rey	13 November 2022	3 January 2023	First round	Round of 32	3	1	1	1	3	3	+0	033.33
Total					41	14	11	16	48	56	−8	034.15

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
9	Mallorca	38	14	8	16	37	43	−6	50
10	Girona	38	13	10	15	58	55	+3	49^{[lower-alpha 1]}
11	Rayo Vallecano	38	13	10	15	45	53	−8	49^{[lower-alpha 1]}
12	Sevilla	38	13	10	15	47	54	−7	49^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Qualification for the Champions League group stage^{[lower-alpha 2]}
13	Celta Vigo	38	11	10	17	43	53	−10	43

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	L	W	L	W	L	D	D	W	W	W	D	D	L	W	L	W	W	D	D	L	D	L	D	D	L	W	L	W	L	W	L	L	L	W	L
Position	13	6	11	14	9	12	10	10	10	10	10	9	8	8	8	9	9	9	7	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	9	8	9	9	10	9	11	11	12	10	11

13 August 2022 1	Barcelona	0–0	Rayo Vallecano	Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Dembélé 14' Busquets 74' 90+3'	Report	Trejo 45' Catena 45+5' Lejeune 54' Falcao 69' Ciss 86' Dimitrievski 89'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 81,104 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

19 August 2022 2	Espanyol	0–2	Rayo Vallecano	Cornella de Llobregat
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Gil 7' Gómez 30' Oliván 45+3'	Report	Lejeune 14' 16' Dimitrievski 24' Trejo 36' Palazón 40' Ciss 59' Valentín 76'	Stadium: RCDE Stadium Attendance: 16,071 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

27 August 2022 3	Rayo Vallecano	0–2	Mallorca	Madrid
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Valentín 66'	Report	Muriqi 13' Grenier 63' Lee 64' Sánchez 73' Copete 79'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 10,944 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	13	10	15	45	53	−8	49	9	5	5	28	22	+6	4	5	10	17	31	−14

4 September 2022 4	Osasuna	2–1	Rayo Vallecano	Pamplona
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Cruz 41' Oroz 54' U. García 83' R. García 90'	Report	Ciss 48' A. García 60' Lejeune 75'	Stadium: El Sadar Attendance: 18,745 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

10 September 2022 5	Rayo Vallecano	2–1	Valencia	Madrid
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Palazón 5', 35' Balliu 21' González 52' (o.g.) Dimitrievski 62' Comesaña 63' Trejo 70'	Report	Musah 68' Diakhaby 90+3' Correia 90+4'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 12,085 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

17 September 2022 6	Athletic Bilbao	3–2	Rayo Vallecano	Bilbao
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	I. Williams 14' Sancet 28' N. Williams 33' D. García 45'	Report	Trejo 5' Valentín 21' Ciss 67' Falcao 80'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 43,484 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

3 October 2022 7	Rayo Vallecano	2–1	Elche	Madrid
15:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Trejo 34' Camello 40' U. López 90+5'	Report	González 23' Boyé 32', 69' Quina 47' Badía 65' Lirola 81' Ponce 83' Morente 89' Clerc 90+1'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 11,662 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

8 October 2022 8	Almería	3–1	Rayo Vallecano	Almería
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Robertone 8' Babić 17' Touré 39' Costa 66' Embarba 70' 87'	Report	Salvi 45+1' Valentín 57' Catena 81'	Stadium: Power Horse Stadium Attendance: 10,783 Referee: Pablo González Fuertes

14 October 2022 9	Rayo Vallecano	0–0	Getafe	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Trejo 53' Catena 81' Bebé 85'	Report	Angileri 24' Mitrović 42' Algobia 83'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 13,076 Referee: Mario Melero López

18 October 2022 10	Atlético Madrid	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Madrid
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Morata 20' Savić 47' Saúl 88' Giménez 90+1'	Report	Falcao 90+2' (pen.)	Stadium: Cívitas Metropolitano Attendance: 46,803 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

22 October 2022 11	Rayo Vallecano	5–1	Cádiz	Madrid
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Trejo 31' Palazón 44' (pen.) Á. García 45+1' Lejeune 63', 89' Camello 79' Nteka 87'	Report	Sobrino 37' Carcelén 42' Alcaraz 52' 61' Pérez 74' Balliu 82' (o.g.)	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 12,975 Referee: Alejandro Muñiz Ruiz

29 October 2022 12	Sevilla	0–1	Rayo Vallecano	Seville
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Isco 68' Bounou 76' Dmitrović 78' Suso 79' Navas 86' Marcão 90+3'	Report	Á. García 61' Catena 63'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 36,601 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

7 November 2022 13	Rayo Vallecano	3–2	Real Madrid	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Catena 2' Comesaña 5' Á. García 44' Trejo 48', 67' (pen.) Balliu 87' Chavarría 90+1'	Report	Vinícius 11' Modrić 37' (pen.), 60' Militão 41' Carvajal 65' Vázquez 90+9' Rodrygo 70'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 14,216 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

10 November 2022 14	Rayo Vallecano	0–0	Celta Vigo	Madrid
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Comesaña 25' A. García 40' Falcao 42' Lejeune 43' Valentín 54' Salvi 87' Catena 90+6'	Report	Paciência 53'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 12,419 Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero

29 December 2022 15	Girona	2–2	Rayo Vallecano	Girona
17:00 CET (UTC+1)	Martínez 13' Castellanos 34' (pen.) Sáiz 75' (pen.) Romeu 77' Stuani 79'	Report	Camello 2' Palazón 62', 75' Falcao 86'	Stadium: Estadi Montilivi Attendance: 11,451 Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez

8 January 2023 16	Rayo Vallecano	1–2	Real Betis	Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	Camello 20' Á. García 51' Trejo 57' Valentín 83'	Report	Balliu 7' (o.g.) Luiz Henrique 40', 82' Carvalho 53'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 13,119 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

14 January 2023 17	Valladolid	0–1	Rayo Vallecano	Valladolid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Monchu 32' Guardiola 45+4'	Report	Palazón 33', 65', 80' Camello 75'	Stadium: José Zorrilla Attendance: 19,969 Referee: Mario Melero López

21 January 2023 18	Rayo Vallecano	0–2	Real Sociedad	Madrid
14:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Sørloth 15' Barrenetxea 36'	Stadium: Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas Attendance: 12,874 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

30 January 2023 19	Villarreal	0–1	Rayo Vallecano	Villarreal
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Foyth 66' Baena 90+5'	Report	Ciss 35' Martín 52' Camello 70' U. López 87'	Stadium: Estadio de la Cerámica Attendance: 13,789 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

6 February 2023 20	Rayo Vallecano	2–0	Almería	Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)	Balliu 17' Trejo 25' Ely 54' (o.g.) Catena 57' Á. García 63'	Report	Baptistão 13' Akieme 31' Robertone 45+1'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 11,783 Referee: César Soto Grado

12 February 2023 21	Getafe	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Getafe
14:00 CET (UTC+1)	Aleñá 45+3' 54' Mayoral 51' Ünal 77' Álvarez 86' Arambarri 90'	Report	Comesaña 4' Arambarri 38' (o.g.) Valentín 43' A. García 45+1' Balliu 50' De Tomás 87'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 11,812 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera

19 February 2023 22	Rayo Vallecano	1–1	Sevilla	Madrid
16:15 CET (UTC+1)	F. García 38' Lejeune 49', 65' Palazón 69' Catena 90+4'	Report	Suso 29' En-Nesyri 85'	Stadium: Vallecas Attendance: 13,294 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano