CF Rayo Majadahonda

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

Rayo Majadahonda

Full name	Club de Fútbol Rayo Majadahonda
Nickname(s)	Majariegos
Founded	1976
Ground	Cerro del Espino, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
Capacity	3,800 [1]
President	José María Sanz
Head coach	Julián Calero
League	2ªB – Group 1
2018–19	Segunda División, 19th (relegated)
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours

History

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 June 30, 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, an 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 Cat. 1st 1977/78 8 3ª Cat. 12th 1978/79 8 3ª Cat. 17th 1979/80 9 3ª Cat. 1st 1980/81 8 3ª Cat. 3rd 1981/82 8 3ª Cat. 1st 1982/83 7 2ª Cat. 1st 1983/84 6 1ª Cat. 2nd 1984/85 5 Pref. 6th 1985/86 5 Pref. 4th 1986/87 5 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 2ªB 18th 1998/99 4 3ª 20th 1999/00 5 Pref. 1st 2000/01 4 3ª 1st 2001/02 4 3ª 14th Preliminary 2002/03 4 3ª 4th 2003/04 3 2ªB 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 2ªB 14th First round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2016/17 3 2ªB 4th 2017/18 3 2ªB 1st First round 2018/19 2 2ª 19th Third round 2019/20 3 2ªB 6th Second round

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• 1 seasons in Segunda División
• 6 seasons in Segunda División B
• 25 seasons in Tercera División

Current squad

As of 29 July 2019

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — GK  ESP Basilio Sancho — GK  ESP Jagoba Zárraga (on loan from Racing Santander) — DF  ESP Adrián Jiménez — DF  ESP Jesús Valentín — DF  ESP Pere Martínez — DF  ESP Rubén Pulido (on loan from Real Madrid) — DF  BRA Pablo Andrade (on loan from Ourense CF) — DF  ENG Charlie I'Anson — MF  ESP Borja Díaz — MF  ESP Carlitos

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF  ESP Jorge Escobar — MF  ESP Fernando Llorente — MF  ESP Marc Caballé — MF  CMR Jean Jules Mvondo (on loan from Albacete) — MF  ESP Jesús Tamayo — FW  ESP David Martín — FW  ESP Iago Díaz — FW  ESP Rubén Mesa — FW  BRA Laerte Polydoro — FW  ESP Alberto Ródenas (on loan from Atlético Madrid)

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

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Julián Calero
Assistant manager	José Cuevas
Analyst	Antonio Carmona
Fitness coach	Álex Velasco
Goalkeeping coach	Martín Ragg

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.

• Lucas Mugni
• Lucas Hernandez (youth)
• Theo Hernandez (youth)
• Marcos Llorente (youth)
• Giovanni Simeone (youth)
• Asen
• Dani García
• Munir (youth)
• Rodri (youth)

Notable coaches

• Antonio Iriondo
• Manolo

Reserve team

Main article: CDF Tres Cantos

Founded in 1997, Rayo Majdahonda'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.[9]

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 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. 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). Retrieved 2019-11-16.
9. "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.

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
• Unofficial website (in Spanish)