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 Segunda Federación – Group 5, holding home games at Estadio Cerro del Espino, with a capacity of 3,800 seats.[2]
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| Full name | Club de Fútbol Rayo Majadahonda | ||
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| Nickname(s) | Majariegos | ||
| Founded | 1976 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Cerro del Espino, Majadahonda, Madrid | ||
| Capacity | 3,800[1] | ||
| President | José María Sanz | ||
| Head coach | Jesús Arribas | ||
| League | Segunda Federación – Group 5 | ||
| 2023–24 | Primera Federación – Group 1, 20th of 20 (relegated) | ||
| Website | https://www.rayomajadahonda.com/ | ||
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History
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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
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- 1 season in Segunda División
- 3 seasons in Primera Federación/Primera División RFEF
- 7 seasons in Segunda División B
- 1 season in Segunda Federación
- 25 seasons in Tercera División
Current squad
edit- As of 27 September 2024[9]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
editOut on loan
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Current technical staff
edit| Position | Staff |
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| Manager |  Carlos Cura
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| Assistant manager | Santiago Cortes
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| Fitness coach | Luis Muñoz
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| Goalkeeping coach | Alfonso Lacasa
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Last updated: July 2018
Source: Rayo Majadahonda
Notable players
editNote: This list contains players that have played at least 100 league games and/or have reached international status.
Lucas Mugni
Lucas Hernandez (youth)- Théo Hernandez (youth)
Marcos Llorente (youth)- Giovanni Simeone (youth)
- Asen
- Dani García
Munir (youth)- Rodri (youth)
- Jorge de Frutos
Notable coaches
editReserve team
editFounded 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
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Club de Fútbol Rayo Majadahonda :: La Futbolteca. Enciclopedia del Fútbol Español" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ ""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.
- ^ "Listado de dorsales de la temporada 2023/2024". CF Rayo Majadahonda (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Official website. Archived 2021-05-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish).
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
- Unofficial website (in Spanish) (archived)