The 2025–26 season was the 102nd season in the history of Rayo Vallecano, and the club's fifth consecutive season in La Liga. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Conference League, reaching the final of the latter competition. The season covered the period from 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026.
Summary
Rayo Vallecano reached the final of the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League.
Players First team
Player Date of birth (age) Signed from Transfer fee Goals Since Goalkeepers1 GK Dani Cárdenas Levante €1.3M 15 0 202313 GK Augusto Batalla River Plate €1.6M 37 0 2025 Defenders2 DF Andrei Rațiu Huesca €5.5M 56 3 20233 DF Pep Chavarría Real Zaragoza €1.8M 70 0 20225 DF Luiz Felipe Marseille Free 3 0 202516 DF Abdul Mumin Vitória de Guimarães €1.5M 64 3 202220 DF Iván Balliu Almería Free 141 1 202122 DF Pacha Espino Cádiz Free 167 5 202324 DF Florian Lejeune Alavés €2.5M 113 9 2023 Midfielders4 MF Pedro Díaz Bordeaux Free 33 4 20246 MF Pathé Ciss Fuenlabrada €1M 139 9 20217 MF Isi Palazón (3rd captain) Ponferradina €600K 224 32 20208 MF Óscar Trejo (captain) Toulouse Free 321 44 201715 MF Gerard Gumbau Granada Loan 30 0 2025 17 MF Unai López Athletic Bilbao Free 183 8 202118 MF Álvaro García Cádiz €4.5M 272 40 201823 MF Óscar Valentín (vice-captain) Rayo Majadahonda Free 227 4 2019 Forwards9 FW Alemão Pachuca €4.5M 0 0 202510 FW Sergio Camello Atlético Madrid €5M 102 15 202311 FW Randy Nteka Fuenlabrada €1.3M 103 8 202119 FW Jorge de Frutos Levante €8M 102 14 202321 FW Fran Pérez Valencia €1M 4 1 2025
Reserve team
Transfers In PlayerTransferred fromFeeDateSourceSummerGK Augusto Batalla River PlateTransfer1 July 2025GK Miguel Morro VizelaLoan return1 July 2025DF Luiz Felipe MarseilleFree transfer7 July 2025MF Gerard GumbauGranadaLoan16 July 2025DF Andrei RațiuVillarrealTransfer7 August 2024DF Jozhua VertrouwdCastellónTransfer12 August 2025MF Fran PérezValenciaTransfer15 August 2025DF Nobel MendyReal BetisLoan20 August 2025FW Alemão PachucaTransfer1 September 2025Winter
Out PlayerTransferred toFeeDateSourceSummerGK Augusto Batalla River PlateLoan return30 June 2025MF Joni Montiel QarabağFree transfer30 June 2025FW Sergi GuardiolaCórdobaFree transfer30 June 2025DF Aridane HernándezAlmeríaEnd of contract30 June 2025GK Miguel Morro LeixõesLoan14 July 2025FW Raúl de Tomás Al-WakrahLoan20 July 2025FW Etienne Eto'oMirandésLoan1 September 2025DF Pelayo FernándezCádizLoan1 September 2025Winter
Pre-season and friendlies DateOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendance19 July 2025GenkA1–1García 80'26 July 2025ZwolleA5–0Trejo 11', Nteka 23', De Frutos 31', Díaz 46', Eto'o 73'3,8502 August 2025West Bromwich AlbionA2–3De Frutos 20', Gumbau 84'6 August 2025Atlético MadridN1–1De Frutos 8'10 August 2025SunderlandA3–0De Frutos 18', Pacha Espino 47', Isi 59'
Competitions Overall record
La Liga
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches Kickoff times are in CET.
RoundDateTimeOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceReferee115 August 202519:00GironaA3–1De Frutos 18', García 20', Isi 45' (pen.)12,403Javier Alberola Rojas225 August 202519:30Athletic BilbaoA0–148,073Juan Martínez Munuera331 August 202521:30BarcelonaH1–1Pérez 67'14,438Mateo Busquets Ferrer414 September 202518:30OsasunaA0–220,511César Soto Grado521 September 202514:00Celta VigoH1–1De Frutos 65'13,028Víctor García Verdura624 September 202521:30Atlético MadridA2–3Pep Chavarría 46', García 77'54,098Alejandro Hernández Hernández728 September 202514:00SevillaH0–113,080Jesús Gil Manzano85 October 202518:30Real SociedadA1–0Pacha Espino 84'31,189José Luis Guzmán Mansilla919 October 202518:30LevanteA3–0De Frutos (2) 12', 25', García 65'20,312Miguel Sesma Espinosa1026 October 202521:00AlavésH1–0Alemão 90+1'11,734Víctor García Verdura111 November 202514:00VillarrealA0–417,022Iosu Galech Apezteguía129 November 202516:15Real MadridH0–014,468Juan Martínez Munuera1323 November 202514:00Real OviedoA0–023,684Alejandro Quintero González141 December 202521:00ValenciaH1–1Mendy 37'11,267Javier Alberola Rojas157 December 202518:30EspanyolA0–128,110José María Sánchez Martínez1615 December 202521:00Real BetisH0–01721 December 202518:30ElcheA0–4184 January 2026GetafeH1911 January 2026MallorcaH2018 January 2026Celta VigoA2125 January 2026OsasunaH221 February 2026Real MadridA238 February 2026Real OviedoH2415 February 2026Atlético MadridH2522 February 2026Real BetisA261 March 2026Athletic BilbaoH278 March 2026SevillaA2815 March 2026LevanteH2922 March 2026 BarcelonaA1-0 56,812 305 April 2026ElcheH3112 April 2026MallorcaA3219 April 2026Real SociedadH3322 April 2026EspanyolH343 May 2026GetafeA3510 May 2026GironaH3613 May 2026ValenciaA3717 May 2026VillarrealH3824 May 2026AlavésA
Copa del Rey
Kickoff times are in CET.
RoundDateTimeOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceRefereeFirst round29 October 202521:00YuncosA6–1Pérez (3) 36', 38', 40', Gumbau 56', Óscar Trejo 79', Camello 82'José Luis Munuera MonteroSecond round4 December 202519:00ÁvilaA2–1 (a.e.t.)Isi 90+4', García 120'Adrián Cordero VegaRound of 326 January 202619:00GranadaA3–1García 49', Díaz 74', Flores 90+2 (o.g.)4,468César Soto GradoRound of 1613 January 202621:00AlavésA0–210,634Francisco José Hernández Maeso
UEFA Conference League
Kickoff times are in CET.
Play-off round
RoundDateTimeOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceRefereeFirst leg21 August 202520:00Neman GrodnoN1–0García 77'0Arda Kardeşler (Turkey)Second leg28 August 202520:00Neman GrodnoH4–0 (5–0 agg.)García (2) 64', 89', Camello 66', De Frutos 80'12,404Jérémie Pignard (France)
League phase
Results by round
Matches Kickoff times are in CET.
RoundDateTimeOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceRefereeRound 12 October 202518:45ShkëndijaH2–0López 28', Pérez 32'8,842Mohammad Al-Emara (Finland)Round 223 October 202518:45HäckenA2–2García 15', Rațiu 90+13' (pen.)6,408Antoni Bandić (Bosnia and Herzegovina)Round 36 November 202521:00Lech PoznańH3–2Isi 58', De Frutos 83', García 90+4'10,029Viktor Kopiyevskyi (Ukraine)Round 427 November 202518:45Slovan BratislavaA1–2Pérez 24'16,502Lawrence Visser (Belgium)Round 511 December 202518:45Jagiellonia BiałystokA2–1Camello 6', Espino 61'17,534Bulat Sariyev (Kazakhstan)Round 618 December 202521:00DritaH3–0Lejeune 33', Gumbau 66', Espino 83'9,300Urs Schnyder (Switzerland)
Knockout phase
RoundDateTimeOpponentsH / AResultF–AScorersAttendanceRefereeRound of 16 / First leg12 March 202618:45SamsunsporA3–1Alemão (2) 15', 78', García 40'18,095Marian Barbu (Romania)Second leg19 March 202621:00SamsunsporH0–110,351Sascha Stegemann (Germany)Quarter-finals / First leg9 April 202618:45AEK AthensH3–0Akhomach 2', López 45+2', Isi 74' (pen.)13,184Benoît Bastien (France)Second leg16 April 202621:00AEK AthensA1–3Isi 60'31,100Espen Eskås (Norway)Semi-finals / First leg30 April 202621:00StrasbourgH1–0Alemão 54'14,333Donatas Rumšas (Lithuania)Second leg7 May 2026 21:00StrasbourgA1–0Alemão 42'31,071Ivan Kružliak (Slovakia)Final27 May 202621:00Crystal PalaceN0–139,176Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Statistics Overall
PlayerTotalLa LigaCopa del ReyConference LeagueDisciplineNotesAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsGoalkeepers1GKDaniel Cárdenas000000000013GKAugusto Batalla1007000301030GKJuanpe Gil000000000040GKAdrián Molina0000000000Defenders2DFAndrei Rațiu7+1070000+10103DFPep Chavarría6+116+110000305DFLuiz Felipe404000001016DFAbdul Mumin000000000020DFIván Balliu4+101+1000301022DFPacha Espino5+302+3000300024DFFlorian Lejeune1007000301026DFMarco de las Sías000000000032DFNobel Mendy000000000033DFJozhua Vertrouwd4+101+10003010Midfielders4MFPedro Díaz6+306+10000+20006MFPathé Ciss6+206+10000+10207MFIsi7+3171000+30208MFÓscar Trejo4+201+2000301015MFGerard Gumbau3+400+4000301017MFUnai López7+315+20002+112018MFÁlvaro García7+356+12001+231023MFÓscar Valentín4+203+2000100028MFSamu Becerra0+400+30000+100029MFDiego Méndez0000000000Forwards9FWAlemão2+202+2000000010FWSergio Camello4+411+4000311111FWRandy Nteka2+200+2000200019FWJorge de Frutos6+3362000+310021FWFran Pérez4+321+31003100No longer with club27DFPelayo Fernández0+200+10000+1000
Goalscorers
RankPlayerLa LigaCopa del ReyConference LeagueTotal1 18 MF Álvaro García 3 1 5 92 19 FW Jorge de Frutos 4 — 2 6 21 MF Fran Pérez 1 3 26 4 7 MF Isi 1 1 1 3 5 10 FW Sergio Camello — 1 126 3 DF Pep Chavarría 1 — —1 17 MF Unai López — — 11 22 DF Pacha Espino 1 — — 1 9 FW Alemão 1 — — 1 15 MF Gerard Gumbau — 1 — 1 8 MF Óscar Trejo — 1 — 1 2 DF Andrei Rațiu — — 1 1 32 DF Nobel Mendy 1 — — 1Own goals (from the opponents) — — — 0Totals 1381334
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