2025–26 Rayo Vallecano season

Rayo Vallecano
2025–26 season
OwnerRaúl Martín Presa
Head coachIñigo Pérez
StadiumVallecas Stadium
La LigaPre-season
Copa del ReyFirst round
UEFA Conference LeaguePlay-off round

The 2025–26 Rayo Vallecano season is the club's 5th consecutive season in the top flight. In addition to the domestic league, Rayo Vallecano will participate in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey, and the UEFA Conference League, respectively. The season covers the period from 1 July 2025 until 30 June 2026.

Current squad

First team

As of 18 August 2025[1][2]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Dani Cárdenas
2 DF Romania ROU Andrei Rațiu
3 DF Spain ESP Pep Chavarría
4 MF Spain ESP Pedro Díaz
5 DF Italy ITA Luiz Felipe
6 MF Senegal SEN Pathé Ciss
7 MF Spain ESP Isi Palazón (3rd captain)
8 MF Argentina ARG Óscar Trejo (captain)
10 FW Spain ESP Sergio Camello
11 FW Angola ANG Randy Nteka
13 GK Argentina ARG Augusto Batalla
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 MF Spain ESP Gerard Gumbau (on loan from Granada)
16 DF Ghana GHA Abdul Mumin
17 MF Spain ESP Unai López
18 MF Spain ESP Álvaro García
19 FW Spain ESP Jorge de Frutos
20 DF Albania ALB Iván Balliu
21 MF Spain ESP Fran Pérez
22 DF Uruguay URU Alfonso Espino
23 MF Spain ESP Óscar Valentín (vice-captain)
24 DF France FRA Florian Lejeune

Reserve team

Main article: Rayo Vallecano B

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 DF Spain ESP Pelayo Fernández
28 MF Spain ESP Samu Becerra
No. Pos. Nation Player
29 DF Spain ESP Diego Méndez
33 DF Netherlands NED Jozhua Vertrouwd

Transfers

In

Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
GK Argentina Augusto Batalla Argentina River Plate Transfer 1 July 2025 [3]
GK Spain Miguel Morro Portugal Vizela Loan return [4]
DF Italy Luiz Felipe France Marseille Free transfer 7 July 2025 [5]
MF Spain Gerard Gumbau Granada Loan 16 July 2025 [6]
DF Albania Iván Balliu Villarreal Transfer[a] 7 August 2024 [7]
DF Netherlands Jozhua Vertrouwd Castellón Transfer 12 August 2025 [8]
MF Spain Fran Pérez Valencia Transfer 15 August 2025 [9]

Out

Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
GK Argentina Augusto Batalla Argentina River Plate Loan return 30 June 2025 [3]
MF Spain Joni Montiel Azerbaijan Qarabağ Free transfer [10]
FW Spain Sergi Guardiola Córdoba Free transfer [11]
DF Spain Aridane Hernández End of contract
GK Spain Miguel Morro Portugal Leixões Loan 14 July 2025 [12]
FW Spain Raúl de Tomás Qatar Al-Wakrah Loan 20 July 2025 [13]
  1. ^ Rayo Vallecano purchased 50% remaining player rights.

Pre-season and friendlies

Date Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
19 July 2025 Genk A 1–1 García 80'
26 July 2025 Zwolle A 5–0 Trejo 11', Nteka 23', de Frutos 31', Díaz 46', Eto'o 73' 3,850
2 August 2025 West Bromwich Albion A 2–3 de Frutos 20', Gumbau 84'
6 August 2025 Atlético Madrid N 1–1 de Frutos 8'
10 August 2025 Sunderland A 3–0 de Frutos 18', Pacha Espino 47', Isi 59'

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 15 August 2025 Matchday 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00
Copa del Rey 29 October 2025 First round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
UEFA Conference League 21 August 2025 Play-off round 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
Total 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 100.00

Last updated: 13 August 2025
Source: Rayo Vallecano

La Liga

Main article: 2025–26 La Liga

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Barcelona 1 1 0 0 3 0 +3 3 Qualification for the Champions League league phase
2 Rayo Vallecano 1 1 0 0 3 1 +2 3
3 Getafe 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
4 Villarreal 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3
5 Athletic Bilbao 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 3 Qualification for the Europa League league phase[a]
Updated to match(es) played on 19 August 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)[14]
Notes:
  1. ^ The 2025–26 Copa del Rey winners also qualify for the Europa League league phase. If the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top five of La Liga, the Europa League spot will be passed to the sixth-placed team. If the Copa del Rey winners finish in the top six of La Liga, the Conference League spot will be passed to the seventh-placed team.

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
1 1 0 0 3 1  +2 3 0 0 0 0 0  0 1 0 0 3 1  +2

Last updated: 15 August 2025.
Source: La Liga

Results by round

Round1
GroundA
ResultW
Position
Updated to match(es) played on 15 August 2025. Source: Rayo Vallecano
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Kickoff times are in CET.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round Date Time Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
1 15 August 2025 19:00 Girona A 3–1 de Frutos 18', García 20', Isi 45' (pen.) 12,403
2 25 August 2025 19:30 Athletic Bilbao A
3 31 August 2025 21:30 Barcelona H
4 14 September 2025 18:30 Osasuna A
5 21 September 2025 Celta Vigo H
6 24 September 2025 Atlético Madrid A
7 24 September 2025 Sevilla H
8 5 October 2025 Real Sociedad A
9 19 October 2025 Levante A
10 26 October 2025 Alavés H
11 2 November 2025 Villarreal A
12 9 November 2025 Real Madrid H
13 23 November 2025 Oviedo A
14 30 November 2025 Valencia H
15 7 December 2025 Espanyol A
16 14 December 2025 Real Betis H
17 21 December 2025 Elche A
18 4 January 2026 Getafe H
19 11 January 2026 Mallorca H
20 18 January 2026 Celta Vigo A
21 25 January 2026 Osasuna H
22 1 February 2026 Real Madrid A
23 8 February 2026 Oviedo H
24 15 February 2026 Atlético Madrid H
25 22 February 2026 Real Betis A
26 1 March 2026 Athletic Bilbao H
27 8 March 2026 Sevilla A
28 15 March 2026 Levante H
29 22 March 2026 Barcelona A
30 5 April 2026 Elche H
31 12 April 2026 Mallorca A
32 19 April 2026 Real Sociedad H
33 22 April 2026 Espanyol H
34 3 May 2026 Getafe A
35 10 May 2026 Girona H
36 13 May 2026 Valencia A
37 17 May 2026 Villarreal H
38 24 May 2026 Alavés A

Copa del Rey

Main article: 2025–26 Copa del Rey

Kickoff times are in CET.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round Date Time Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
First round 29 October 2025

UEFA Conference League

Main article: 2025–26 UEFA Conference League

Kickoff times are in CET.

  Win   Draw   Loss

Round Date Time Opponents H / A Result
F–A 		Scorers Attendance
Play-off round
First leg 21 August 2025 20:00 Belarus Neman Grodno N 0[a]
Second leg 28 August 2025 20:00 H
  1. ^ Due to the country's involvement in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Belarusian teams were required to play their home matches at neutral venues and behind closed doors until further notice.[15]

Statistics

Overall

No. Pos. Nat. Player Total La Liga Copa del Rey UEFA Conference
League 		Discipline Notes
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain Daniel Cárdenas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 GK Argentina Augusto Batalla 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Defenders
2 DF Romania Andrei Rațiu 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 DF Spain Pep Chavarría 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 DF Italy Luiz Felipe 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
16 DF Ghana Abdul Mumin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 DF Albania Iván Balliu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 DF Uruguay Alfonso Espino 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 DF France Florian Lejeune 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27 DF Spain Pelayo Fernández 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
33 DF Netherlands Jozhua Vertrouwd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Midfielders
4 MF Spain Pedro Díaz 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 MF Senegal Pathé Ciss 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 MF Spain Isi 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 MF Argentina Óscar Trejo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 MF Spain Gerard Gumbau 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 MF Spain Unai López 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 MF Spain Álvaro García 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 MF Spain Fran Pérez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 MF Spain Óscar Valentín 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 MF Spain Samu Becerra 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 MF Spain Diego Méndez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Forwards
10 FW Spain Sergio Camello 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 FW Angola Randy Nteka 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 FW Spain Jorge de Frutos 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Goalscorers

Rank No. Pos. Nat. Player La Liga Copa del Rey UEFA Conference League Total
1 19 FW Spain Jorge de Frutos 1 — — 1
18 MF Spain Álvaro García 1 — — 1
7 MF Spain Isi 1 — — 1
Own goals (from the opponents) — — — 0
Totals 3 0 0 3

References

  1. ^ "Plantilla Rayo Vallecano de Madrid" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Official Rayo Vallecano Squad 2025/26". La Liga. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Batalla makes permanent move to rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 20 March 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Miguel Morro returns from loan to Vizela" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  5. ^ "Luiz Felipe joins Rayo Vallecano" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Gumbau to Rayo on loan" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 16 July 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Sporting agrees to purchase remaining 50% rights of Balliu". FC Barcelona. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  8. ^ "Jozhua Vertrouwd new Rayo Vallecano player" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 12 August 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Valencia and Rayo Vallecano agree to the transfer of Fran Pérez" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 15 August 2025. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
  10. ^ "Joni Montiel joins Qarabağ". qarabagh.com. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  11. ^ "Sergi joins Córdoba" (in Spanish). Córdoba. 1 July 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  12. ^ "Miguel Morro loaned to Leixões" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 14 July 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  13. ^ "RDT on loan to Qatari club Al-Wakrah" (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 20 July 2025. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  14. ^ "Reglamento General de LaLiga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional" [General Regulations of the National Professional Football League] (PDF) (in Spanish). La Liga. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Belarus teams to play on neutral ground in UEFA competitions". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
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