2020–21 Rayo Vallecano season

Rayo Vallecano

2020–21 season
President	Raúl Martín Presa
Head coach	Andoni Iraola
Stadium	Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
Segunda División	6th (promoted via play-offs)
Play-offs	Winners
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Isi Palazón (9) All: Isi Palazón (10)
Home colours Away colours
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The 2020–21 Rayo Vallecano season was the club's 96th season in existence and the second consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Rayo Vallecano participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 21 July 2020 to 30 June 2021.

Players

First-team squad

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  FRA Luca Zidane 2 DF  URU Emiliano Velázquez 3 DF  ESP Iván Martos (on loan from Almería) 4 MF  ESP Mario Suárez (3rd captain) 5 DF  ESP Alejandro Catena 6 MF  ESP Santi Comesaña (vice-captain) 7 FW  ESP Isi Palazón 8 FW  ARG Óscar Trejo (captain) 9 FW  ARG Leonardo Ulloa 10 MF  POR Bebé 11 FW  ESP Andrés Martín 13 GK  MKD Stole Dimitrievski 14 FW  MAR Yacine Qasmi 15 FW  ESP Antoñín (on loan from Granada)

No. Pos. Nation Player 17 DF  PER Luis Advíncula 18 MF  ESP Álvaro García 19 FW  ESP Miguel Guerrero 20 MF  ESP Joni Montiel 22 MF  ESP José Ángel Pozo 23 MF  ESP Óscar Valentín 24 DF  MNE Esteban Saveljich 27 DF  ESP Martín Pascual 28 DF  ESP Mario Hernández 30 GK  ESP Miguel Morro 32 MF  ESP Sergio Arratia 33 DF  ESP Fran García (on loan from Real Madrid) 36 MF  ESP Dani Moreno — GK  ESP Alberto 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 31 FW  ESP Marc Echarri 38 DF  ESP Iker Recio

No. Pos. Nation Player 39 MF  ESP Manu Navarro 40 GK  ESP Roberto González

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 — FW  ESP Sergio Moreno (on loan to Mirandés until 30 June 2021) — FW  GUI Lass Bangoura (on loan to Emelec until 30 June 2021) — DF  ESP Jordi Amat (at Eupen until 30 June 2020) — DF  ESP Mario Hernández (at SS Reyes until 30 June 2020) — DF  SEN Abdoulaye Ba (at Deportivo de La Coruña until 30 June 2020)

No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ESP Adrián Carrasco (at Ebro until 30 June 2020) — FW  ESP Sergio Benito (at Cultural Leonesa until 30 June 2020)

Pre-season and friendlies

  Win   Draw   Loss

Rayo Vallecano v Eibar

28 August 2020 Friendly	Rayo Vallecano	0–1	Eibar	Madrid, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Mendia 70'	Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Attendance: 0

Leganés v Rayo Vallecano

2 September 2020 Friendly	Leganés	0–1	Rayo Vallecano	Leganés, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report	Montiel 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 0 Referee: Pedro Muñoz Piedra

Rayo Vallecano v Fuenlabrada

5 September 2020 Friendly	Rayo Vallecano	1–0	Fuenlabrada	Madrid, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Qasmi 10'	Report		Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva Attendance: 0

Real Madrid v Rayo Vallecano

9 September 2020 Friendly	Real Madrid	Cancelled	Rayo Vallecano	Madrid, Spain
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium
Note: The match was cancelled due to a not-conclusive COVID-19 test from a Rayo Vallecano player.[1]

Competitions

Overview

Segunda División

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 31 August 2020.^[3][4]

Promotion play-offs

Copa del Rey

Statistics

Appearances and goals

Last updated on 8 March 2021.

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Segunda División		Copa del Rey		Play-offs
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	FRA	Luca Zidane	14	0	13+1	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	MKD	Stole Dimitrievski	30	0	28	0	2	0	0	0
30	GK	ESP	Miguel Morro	6	0	4	0	2	0	0	0
	GK	ESP	Alberto García	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Defenders
2	DF	URU	Emiliano Velázquez	27	0	18+6	0	2+1	0	0	0
3	DF	ESP	Iván Martos	16	1	7+6	0	3	1	0	0
5	DF	ESP	Alejandro Catena	45	3	42	2	1+2	1	0	0
17	DF	PER	Luis Advíncula	41	1	33+5	1	2+1	0	0	0
24	DF	MNE	Esteban Saveljich	31	1	25+3	1	3	0	0	0
27	DF	ESP	Martín Pascual	8	0	4+2	0	2	0	0	0
28	DF	ESP	Mario Hernández	18	0	12+3	0	2+1	0	0	0
33	DF	ESP	Fran García	42	2	40	1	1+1	1	0	0
38	DF	ESP	Iker Recio	2	0	0	0	1+1	0	0	0
Midfielders
4	MF	ESP	Mario Suárez	33	2	11+18	2	3+1	0	0	0
6	MF	ESP	Santi Comesaña	42	3	27+11	3	4	0	0	0
10	MF	POR	Bebé	29	7	9+17	6	3	1	0	0
18	MF	ESP	Álvaro García	44	3	41+1	3	1+1	0	0	0
20	MF	ESP	Joni Montiel	26	1	2+21	1	3	0	0	0
22	MF	ESP	José Ángel Pozo	35	3	21+12	3	0+2	0	0	0
23	MF	ESP	Óscar Valentín	39	1	34+4	0	0+1	1	0	0
32	MF	ESP	Sergio Arratia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	MF	ESP	Dani Moreno	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
39	MF	ESP	Manu Navarro	2	0	0+1	0	0+1	0	0	0
Forwards
7	FW	ESP	Isi Palazón	46	10	31+11	10	1+3	0	0	0
8	FW	ARG	Óscar Trejo	44	4	35+6	4	2+1	0	0	0
9	FW	ARG	Leonardo Ulloa	13	0	1+11	0	1	0	0	0
11	FW	ESP	Andrés Martín	43	7	16+25	5	2	2	0	0
14	FW	MAR	Yacine Qasmi	42	5	19+20	4	3	1	0	0
15	FW	ESP	Antoñín	31	7	16+12	6	0+3	1	0	0
19	FW	ESP	Miguel Guerrero	15	1	6+9	1	0	0	0	0
31	FW	ESP	Marc Echarri	1	0	0	0	0+1	0	0	0
Players who have made an appearance this season but have left the club

Notes

References

External links

• Official website