Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, S.A.D. The club known as is a Spanish professional football team based in the Puente de Vallecas district of Madrid and is often referred to simply as "Rayo". The team competes in La Liga, the highest level in the country.
Rayo, who was promoted to La Liga by placing second in the Segunda Divisiรณn in the 2010-11 season, was relegated to the lower league once again, taking 18th place in the 2015-16 season, approximately five seasons later. However, after this decline, it rose again and continues to perform in La Liga today. To date, the club has spent 13 seasons in La Liga, 34 seasons in Segunda Divisiรณn, 5 seasons in Segunda Divisiรณn B and 11 seasons in Tercera Divisiรณn.
Rayo's regional league experiences in its history are also noteworthy; Between 1928โ1930 and 1939โ1949, it competed under the Federaciรณn Regional Castellana de Fรบtbol in Primera Categorรญa for 7 seasons and in Segunda Categorรญa for 3 seasons. He also played for 5 seasons under the roof of Federaciรณn Obrera de Fรบtbol between 1931 and 1936.
