Rayo Majadahonda
Full nameClub de Fútbol
Rayo Majadahonda
Nickname(s)Majariegos
Founded1976; 48 years ago (1976)
GroundEstadio Cerro del Espino, Majadahonda, Madrid
Capacity3,800[1]
PresidentJosé María Sanz
Head coachArmando de la Morena
LeaguePrimera Federación – Group 1
2022–23Primera Federación – Group 1, 14th of 20
WebsiteClub website

Club de Fútbol Rayo Majadahonda (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈraʝo maxaðaˈonda]) is a Spanish professional football club based in Majadahonda, in the autonomous community of Madrid. Founded in 1976 it plays in Primera Federación – Group 1, holding home games at Estadio Cerro del Espino, with a capacity of 3,800 seats.[2]

History

Deportivo de La Coruña vs. Rayo Majadahonda.

Rayo Majadahonda was founded in 1976, being immediately registered in the Madrid Football Federation. It played in the regional divisions until 1987 when it achieved promotion to Tercera División. The club entered this new period with the new president Enrique Vedia, starting from 30 June 1987.[3]

The club established themselves in the fourth division until the 1996–97 campaign, when it achieved a first-ever promotion to Segunda División B. Two consecutive relegations followed, but the club immediately regained their national status in 2000. Then, it subsequently remained in the fourth level until 2015 (only split by a one-season spell in the third division), when it achieved promotion with club legend Antonio Iriondo as manager.

On 27 May 2018, Rayo Majadahonda promoted for the first time ever to Segunda División by beating FC Cartagena with a last-minute own goal from Míchel Zabaco, with Iriondo still in charge of the first team.[4] A year later, after suffering instant relegation, he resigned.[5] In the second tier, the club played its home games at Atlético Madrid's Wanda Metropolitano due to the insufficient facilities at the Estadio Cerro del Espino.[6]

As part of the conditions of playing in the fully professional second division, Rayo Majadahonda had a year to establish a Sociedad Anónima Deportiva, a form of public limited company that all its teams must be. The initial majority shareholder in September 2019 was Alejandro Arribas, a player formed at the club who was still playing professionally for Real Oviedo at the time.[7]

Also in September, 2019 José María Sanz became club's new president.[8]

Season to season

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1976–77 8 3ª Reg. 1st
1977–78 8 3ª Reg. P. 12th
1978–79 8 3ª Reg. P. 17th
1979–80 9 3ª Reg. 1st
1980–81 8 3ª Reg. P. 3rd
1981–82 8 3ª Reg. P. 1st
1982–83 7 2ª Reg. 1st
1983–84 6 1ª Reg. 2nd
1984–85 5 Reg. Pref. 6th
1985–86 5 Reg. Pref. 4th
1986–87 5 Reg. Pref. 2nd
1987–88 4 3ª 5th
1988–89 4 3ª 15th
1989–90 4 3ª 14th
1990–91 4 3ª 11th
1991–92 4 3ª 5th
1992–93 4 3ª 8th First round
1993–94 4 3ª 11th
1994–95 4 3ª 2nd
1995–96 4 3ª 1st
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1996–97 4 3ª 1st
1997–98 3 2ª B 18th
1998–99 4 3ª 20th
1999–2000 5 Reg. Pref. 1st
2000–01 4 3ª 1st
2001–02 4 3ª 14th Preliminary
2002–03 4 3ª 4th
2003–04 3 2ª B 20th
2004–05 4 3ª 8th
2005–06 4 3ª 9th
2006–07 4 3ª 10th
2007–08 4 3ª 12th
2008–09 4 3ª 3rd
2009–10 4 3ª 9th
2010–11 4 3ª 10th
2011–12 4 3ª 11th
2012–13 4 3ª 8th
2013–14 4 3ª 7th
2014–15 4 3ª 1st
2015–16 3 2ª B 14th First round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2016–17 3 2ª B 4th
2017–18 3 2ª B 1st First round
2018–19 2 2ª 19th Third round
2019–20 3 2ª B 6th Second round
2020–21 3 2ª B 4th / 1st First round
2021–22 3 1ª RFEF 4th Round of 32
2022–23 3 1ª Fed. 14th First round
2023–24 3 1ª Fed.

Current squad

As of 13 February 2024.[9]

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 Spain ESP Dani Martín
2 DF Spain ESP Diego Ceballos
3 DF Spain ESP Jorge Casado (captain)
4 DF Spain ESP Pelayo Suárez
5 MF Portugal POR Filipe Sissé
6 MF Spain ESP Álvaro Arnedo
7 FW Spain ESP Rubén Enri
9 FW Spain ESP José Luis Cortés
10 MF Spain ESP Pablo Pérez
11 FW Peru PER Jeisson Martínez
12 FW Spain ESP Sergio Navarro (on loan from Leganés)
13 GK Senegal SEN Cheikh Kane Sarr
14 FW Spain ESP Pablo Hervías
15 DF Spain ESP Kike Hermoso
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Japan JPN Pipi Nakai (on loan from Real Madrid Castilla)
17 DF Spain ESP Rodrigo Abajas (on loan from Leganés)
18 MF Spain ESP Raúl Tavares
19 FW Spain ESP Alberto Fernández
20 MF Spain ESP Sergi García
21 MF Spain ESP Francisco Reguera
22 DF Spain ESP Guillem Rodríguez
23 DF Spain ESP Sergio Camacho
34 DF Portugal POR João Dias
36 MF Spain ESP Guille Berzal
37 MF Spain ESP Samu Expósito (on loan from Real Madrid C)
— FW Spain ESP Rubén Torres
— MF Spain ESP Javi Ros

Reserve team

Main article: CU Collado Villalba

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
27 MF Ukraine UKR Roman Pliushch
29 DF Spain ESP Jaime Heras

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
— MF Venezuela VEN Carlos Faya (at Navalcarnero until 30 June 2024)

Current technical staff

Position Staff
Manager Spain Carlos Cura
Assistant manager Spain Santiago Cortes
Fitness coach Spain Luis Muñoz
Goalkeeping coach Spain Alfonso Lacasa

Last updated: July 2018
Source: Rayo Majadahonda

Notable players

Note: This list contains players that have played at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.

Notable coaches

Reserve team

Founded in 1997, Rayo Majadahonda's reserve team started playing in the Regional Preferente (fifth tier) from 2000 to 2010. It was dissolved in 2011, after a third position in the Primera Regional.

On 4 July 2018, the club reached an agreement with CDF Tres Cantos to become its reserve team.[10] The deal ended in April 2020, when the club announced a link with Alcobendas Sport; the club was renamed CD Paracuellos Antamira.[11]

In 2021, Rayo Majadahonda's B-team returned to an active status, but now as a second reserve team behind Paracuellos. On 30 May 2023, Rayo Majadahonda's affiliation with Paracuellos ended, with the club choosing CU Collado Villalba as their new reserve team.[12]

References

  1. ^ "El Cerro del Espino, el actual estadio del Rayo, es el más pequeño del fútbol profesional". Ideal (in Spanish). 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
  2. ^ "El Cerro del Espino, el actual estadio del Rayo, es el más pequeño del fútbol profesional". Ideal (in Spanish). 2019-03-01. Retrieved 2019-11-17.
  3. ^ "Club de Fútbol Rayo Majadahonda :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
  4. ^ Griñán, Marta (27 May 2018). "Rayo Majadahonda 1–0 Cartagena: así vivimos el ascenso a Segunda" [Rayo Majadahonda 1–0 Cartagena: How we saw promotion to Segunda]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Antonio Iriondo ha presentado su dimisión a la Junta Directiva" [Antonio Iriondo presented his resignation to the Board] (in Spanish). CF Rayo Majadahonda. 11 June 2019. Archived from the original on 19 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. ^ "El Rayo Majadahonda jugará hasta enero en el Wanda Metropolitano" [Rayo Majadahonda will play until January in the Wanda Metropolitano]. ABC (in Spanish). 30 June 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Arribas, jugador del Oviedo, se convierte en el máximo accionista del Rayo Majadahonda" [Arribas, Oviedo player, becomes the largest shareholder in Rayo Majadahonda]. Marca (in Spanish). 12 September 2019. Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  8. ^ ""Chema" Sanz, nuevo presidente del Rayo Majadahonda: "Vamos a profesionalizar el club" | Marcagoles" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2019-11-16. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  9. ^ "Listado de dorsales de la temporada 2023/2024". CF Rayo Majadahonda (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  10. ^ "El C.F. Rayo Majadahonda y el C.D. Fútbol Tres Cantos unen sus fuerzas para afrontar esta ilusionante temporada" [C.F. Rayo Majadahonda and C.D. Fútbol Tres Cantos join their forces to face this exciting season] (in Spanish). CF Rayo Majadahonda. 4 July 2018. Archived from the original on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  11. ^ "El Alcobendas Sport pasará a llamarse Paracuellos Antamira y será filial del Rayo Majadahonda a partir de la temporada 2020/21" [Alcobendas Sport will be called Paracuellos Antamira and will be the reserve team of Rayo Majadahonda starting from the 2020/21 season] (in Spanish). FutMadrid. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  12. ^ "El CUC Villalba se convierte en el filial del Rayo Majadahonda" [CUC Villalba become the reserve team of Rayo Majadahonda] (in Spanish). CF Rayo Majadahonda. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.

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