# 2015–16 Rayo Vallecano season

The 2015–16 season is the 91st season in Rayo’s history and the 17th in the top-tier.

## Current squad

    As of 15 August 2015
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 | David Cobeño (captain) |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Tito |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Nacho |
| 4 | DF | ESP | Antonio Amaya |
| 5 | DF | ESP | José Dorado |
| 6 | MF | MLI | Ousseynou Cissé |
| 7 | FW | VEN | Miku |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Raúl Baena |
| 9 | FW | ANG | Manucho |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Roberto Trashorras (vice-captain) |
| 11 | MF | ESP | Adri Embarba |
| 12 | MF | ARG | Luis Fariña (on loan from Benfica) |
| 13 | GK | ESP | Juan Carlos |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | MF | ESP | Pablo Hernández (on loan from Al-Arabi) |
| 15 | DF | ROU | Răzvan Raț |
| 16 | MF | CHN | Zhang Chengdong (on loan from Beijing Guoan) |
| 17 | DF | ESP | Quini |
| 18 | DF | POR | Zé Castro |
| 19 | MF | GUI | Lass Bangoura |
| 20 | MF | GER | Patrick Ebert |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Jozabed |
| 23 | FW | POR | Bebé (on loan from Benfica) |
| 24 | FW | ESP | Javi Guerra |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Toño |
| 27 | DF | ESP | Diego Llorente (on loan from Real 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 |
| — | DF | COL | Johan Mojica (at Valladolid) |
| — | MF | ESP | Álex Moreno (at Elche) |
| — | MF | ESP | Diego Aguirre (at Oviedo) |

### Staff

* Head coach:
** Paco Jémez
* Director of football:
** Felipe Miñambres

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Started round | Final position / round | First match | Last match |
| La Liga | – | | | |
| Copa del Rey | Round of 32 | | | |
Updated to match played 15 August 2015 Source: Competitions

### Overview

| Competition | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| La Liga | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 73 | −21 | 023.68 |
| Copa del Rey | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 025.00 |
| Total | 42 | 10 | 12 | 20 | 56 | 80 | −24 | 023.81 |
Last updated: 15 May 2016 Source: Competitions

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | Granada | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 46 | 69 | −23 | 39 | |
| 17 | Sporting Gijón | 38 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 40 | 62 | −22 | 39 | |
| 18 | Rayo Vallecano (R) | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 52 | 73 | −21 | 38 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Getafe (R) | 38 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 37 | 67 | −30 | 36 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 20 | Levante (R) | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 37 | 70 | −33 | 32 | Relegation to Segunda División |
* 1 2 Granada finished ahead of Sporting Gijón on head-to-head record; Granada 2–0 Sporting Gijón, Sporting Gijón 3–3 Granada.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 May 2016. Source:

#### Result round by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
| Ground | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H |
| Result | D | L | L | W | W | L | L | L | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | L | L | D | L | D | W | D | W | D | D | D | L | L | D | D | W | L | W | D | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 10 | 16 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 |

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss