Rayo Vallecano Femenino is the women's football section of

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-based club

Rayo Vallecano Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. (), often abbreviated to Rayo (Spanish for "thunderbolt"), is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid, in the neighbourhood of Vallecas. Rayo was founded on 29 May 1924, and currently compete in La Li ...

, currently playing in the

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. Between 2008 and 2011 it won three national championships and one

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History

Rayo Vallecano established its women's team in 2000, absorbing local club CD El Buen Retiro. In 2003 it earned promotion to the

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, 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

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

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after its relaunch in 2010. In its debut Rayo was knocked out in the first round by

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, while both in 2011 and 2012 it was defeated by

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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

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

UEFA competition record

Players

Current squad

Former internationals

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: Maripaz Azagra,

Saray García Saray García García (born 5 September 1984) is a Spanish footballer who plays as a midfielder. She was previously a founding member of AD Torrejón CF. She was a member of the Spain women's national team during the 2007 World Cup and the 2 ...

Sonia Bermúdez Sonia Bermúdez Tribano (born 15 November 1984), commonly known as Sonia or Soni, is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a forward. She was a member of the Spain women's national team. With previous passages for Rayo Vallecano, FC Barc ...

, Vanesa Gimbert,

Jennifer Hermoso Jennifer Hermoso Fuentes (born 9 May 1990) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Liga MX Femenil club CF Pachuca and for the Spain women's national team. She is the all-time top scorer for both Barcelona and Spain. Hermoso deve ...

, Alexandra López,

Adriana Martín Adriana Martín Santamaría (born 7 November 1986), commonly known as Adriana, is a Spanish international footballer who plays as a forward for Lazio. She previously played for Chelsea Ladies in England and Western New York Flash and Sky Bl ...

Melisa Nicolau Melisa Nicolau Martín (born 20 June 1984), commonly known as Melisa or Mely, is a Spanish former footballer, who played as a defender for Primera División clubs Rayo Vallecano and FC Barcelona, as well as the Spain women's national football ...

, Natalia Pablos, Willy Romero,

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, Sandra Vilanova *

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: Marianela Szymanowski * Colombia:

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* Equatorial Guinea:

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* Guatemala: Ana Lucía Martínez *

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: Jelena Čubrilo *

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: Oriana Altuve *

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: Milene Domingues *

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: Charlyann Pizzarello

References

External links

Team roster

Women's football clubs in Spain Rayo Vallecano 2010 establishments in Spain Primera División (women) clubs Football clubs in Madrid Primera Federación (women) clubs {{Spain-footyclub-stub