Rayo Vallecano Femenino

Rayo Vallecano Femenino
Full name	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Rayo
Founded	2000; 24 years ago
Ground	Ciudad Deportiva Fundación Rayo Vallecano ; Madrid, Spain
Capacity	2,000
Chairman	Raúl Martín Presa
Manager	Carlos Santiso
League	Primera Federación
2021–22	Primera División, 16th (relegated)
Website	http://www.rayovallecano.es/femenino/plantilla-femenino/rayo-femenino

Rayo Vallecano Femenino is the women's football section of Madrid-based club Rayo Vallecano, currently playing in the Primera Federación. Between 2008 and 2011 it won three national championships and one national cup.

History

Rayo Vallecano established its women's team in 2000, absorbing local club CD El Buen Retiro. In 2003 it earned promotion to the top league, and after two seasons in mid-table it established itself in the top positions from 2006. The team's golden era started in 2008, winning the national cup and narrowly missing a double, with Levante UD winning the championship on goal average.

This first trophy was followed by three championships in a row until 2011, becoming the second team to achieve this after Athletic Bilbao. Rayo Vallecano thus took part in the first three editions of the UEFA Women's Champions League after its relaunch in 2010. In its debut Rayo was knocked out in the first round by WFC Rossiyanka, while both in 2011 and 2012 it was defeated by Arsenal FC in the Round of 16 after overcoming Valur and PK-35 respectively.

Following the 2011 season the team had to cut down its budget, and it couldn't fight for the title in the next two seasons. In 2013 it was sixth, its worst result since 2005. In 2022, they relegated to Primera Federación for the first time after spending 19 years on the top league.

Honours

Titles

Official

Spanish women's football championship (3):
- 2009, 2010, 2011
Spanish women's cup (1):
- 2008

Invitational

Pyrénées Cup (1):
- 2009

Season by season

Season	Div.	Pos.	Copa de la Reina	UEFA
2001–02	2ª	1st
2002–03	2ª	1st
2003–04	1ª	9th
2004–05	1ª	7th	Semifinals
2005–06	1ª	4th	Semifinals
2006–07	1ª	4th	Semifinals
2007–08	1ª	2nd	Champion
2008–09	1ª	1st	Semifinals
2009–10	1ª	1st	Runner-up	Round of 32
2010–11	1ª	1st	Quarterfinals	Round of 16
2011–12	1ª	4th	Semifinals	Round of 16
2012–13	1ª	6th	Quarterfinals
2013–14	1ª	4th	Semifinals
2014–15	1ª	6th	Quarterfinals
2015–16	1ª	10th
2016–17	1ª	7th	Quarterfinals
2017–18	1ª	11th
2018–19	1ª	12th	Quarterfinals
2019–20	1ª	8th	Round of 16
2020–21	1ª	13th
2021–22	1ª	16th	Round of 16

UEFA competition record

Season	Competition	Round	Opponent	Result	Scorers
2009–10	Champions League	Round of 32	Rossiyanka	1–3 1–2	Adriana, Pablos
2010–11	Champions League	Round of 32	Valur	3–0 1–1	Adriana 2, Hermoso, Pablos
2010–11	Champions League	Round of 16	Arsenal	2–0 1–4	Adriana, Bermúdez, Pablos
2011–12	Champions League	Qualifying round	Peamount Pärnu Krka	1–0 4–1 4–0	Pablos Hermoso 2, Mellado, P. García Hermoso 3, P. García
		Round of 32	PK-35	3–0 4–1	Pablos 2, Boho, S. García, Hermoso, Pizarro, Vega
		Round of 16	Arsenal	1–1 1–5	Pablos 2

Players

Current squad

As of 16 July 2022.^[2]

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	ESP	Patricia Larqué
2	DF	USA	Danielle Hayden
3	DF	ESP	Laia Ballesté
4	MF	ESP	Pilar García
5	DF	ESP	Paula Andújar
6	MF	ESP	Paula Fernández
7	FW	ESP	Iris
8	MF	JPN	Yoko Tanaka
9	FW	BRA	Isadora Freitas
10	MF	CHI	Yanara Aedo
11	FW	MNE	Slađana Bulatović


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	ESP	Patri Hidalgo
13	GK	ESP	Yohana Gómez
14	MF	ESP	Pauleta
17	FW	BRA	Millene Cabral
18	DF	CHI	Camila Sáez
19	FW	ESP	Carla Bautista
22	DF	ESP	María Bores
27	MF	ESP	Claudia Cabezas
28	DF	ESP	Esther Calderón
—	FW	GIB	Charlyann Pizzarello