2017–18 Rayo Vallecano season explained

Club:	Rayo Vallecano
Season:	2017–18
Manager:	Michel
Mgrtitle:	Head coach
Chairman:	Raúl Martín Presa
Chrtitle:	President
League:	Segunda División
League Result:	1st (promoted)
Cup1:	Copa del Rey
Cup1 Result:	Round 2
Stadium:	Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Prevseason:	2016–17
Nextseason:	2018–19
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The 2017–18 season is the 93rd season in Rayo Vallecano ’s history.

Squad

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Transfers

• List of Spanish football transfers summer 2017#Rayo Vallecano

In

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref
21 June 2017			Transfer	Free	^[2]
30 June 2017			Loan return	Free	^[3]
1 July 2017			Promoted	^[4]
13 July 2017			Loan	Free	^[5]
18 July 2017			Transfer	Free	^[6]
1 August 2017			Loan	Free	^[7]
7 August 2017			Transfer	Free	^[8]

Out

Date	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref
29 June 2017			Transfer	Free	^[9]
30 June 2017			Loan return	Free	^[10]
30 June 2017			Loan return	Free	^[11]
30 June 2017			Loan return	Free	^[12]
30 June 2017			Loan return	Free	^[13]
1 July 2017		TBD	Free
1 July 2017		TBD	Free
1 July 2017		TBD	Free
3 July 2017			Transfer	Free	^[14]
6 July 2017			Transfer	Free	^[15]
6 July 2017			Transfer	Free	^[16]
17 July 2017			Transfer	Free	^[17]

Competitions

Overall

Competition	Final position
Segunda División	1st
Copa del Rey	2nd Round

Liga

See main article: article and 2017–18 Segunda División.

Matches

^[18] Kickoff times are in CET.

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Match Opponent Venue Result 1 Oviedo A 2–3 2 Numancia 2–2 3 Lorca A 0–0 4 Osasuna H 0–3 5 Sevilla At. A 0–0 6 Cultural H 3–1 7 Huesca A 2–1 8 Valladolid H 4–1 9 Almería H 1–0 10 Reus A 0–2 11 Sporting H 1–1 12 Cádiz A 0–0 13 Albacete H 1–1 14 Zaragoza A 3–2 15 Barcelona B H 1–0 16 Tenerife A 2–2 17 Granada H 1–0 18 Córdoba A 2–2 19 Alcorcón H 2–1 20 Lugo A 1–2 21 Nàstic H 2–3

Match Opponent Venue Result 22 Oviedo H 2–2 23 Numancia A 0–0 24 Lorca H 5–1 25 Osasuna A 1–1 26 Sevilla At. H 2–0 27 Cultural A 2–3 28 Huesca H 3–0 29 Valladolid A 1–1 30 Almería A 0–1 31 Reus H 3–2 32 Sporting A 1–0 33 Cádiz H 1–1 34 Albacete A 0–1 35 Zaragoza H 2–1 36 Barcelona B A 2–3 37 Tenerife H 3–1 38 Granada A 0–2 39 Córdoba H 1–2 40 Alcorcón A 4–0 41 Lugo H 1–0 42 Nàstic A 2–0

Copa del Rey

Statistics

Appearances and goals

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Plantilla Rayo Vallecano de Madrid | Rayo - Web Oficial .
2. Web site: Óscar Trejo confirma su llegada al Rayo Vallecano .
3. Web site: Johan Mojica, nou jugador del Girona | Girona - Web Oficial .
4. Web site: El canterano Sergio Akieme tendrá ficha del primer equipo la próxima campaña . 11 June 2017 .
5. Web site: Alberto García nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano | Rayo - Web Oficial .
6. Web site: Francisco Cerro nuevo jugador del Rayo | Rayo - Web Oficial .
7. Web site: Unai López, cedido al Rayo Vallecano . August 2017 .
8. Web site: Rayo Vallecano: 'Chori' Domínguez regresa a Vallecas, ya es oficial . 6 August 2017 .
9. Web site: Oficial | Nueva incorporación para el Granada .
10. Web site: Gazzaniga joins Rayo on season-long loan .
11. Web site: Web oficial del Villarreal CF - Pablo Íñiguez jugará cedido en el Rayo Vallecano . 2017-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160707174014/http://www.villarrealcf.es/noticias/indice-general/noticias-generales/item/14224-pablo-iniguez-jugara-cedido-en-el-rayo-vallecano . 2016-07-07 . dead .
12. Web site: Tomás Mejías nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano | Rayo - Web Oficial .
13. Web site: El medio Franco Cristaldo llega cedido al Rayo de Boca Juniors . 31 August 2016 .
14. Web site: Fichaje Granada: Raúl Baena firma por tres años con el Granada . 3 July 2017 .
15. Web site: Noticias | Real Valladolid - Web Oficial .
16. Web site: ПФК Левски София . levski.bg . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170802003250/https://levski.bg/news/details/176221 . 2017-08-02.
17. Web site: Bengaluru FC add winger Antonio Dovale . 17 July 2017 .
18. https://int.soccerway.com/teams/spain/rayo-vallecano/2054/matches/ soccerway - Matches