Rayo OKC

Rayo OKC
Full name Rayo Oklahoma City
Founded 2015
Stadium Miller Stadium
Yukon, Oklahoma
Ground Capacity 7,000[1]
Owner Raúl Martín Presa, Sean Jones[2]
Head coach Gerard Nus
League North American Soccer League
2016 Spring: 8th
Fall: 4th
Combined: 4th
Playoffs: Semifinals
Website Club home page

Rayo OKC, also known as Rayo Oklahoma City, is an American professional soccer team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They joined the North American Soccer League (NASL) – the second tier of the American soccer pyramid – beginning with the 2016 season. They play home games at Yukon High School's Miller Stadium in Yukon, Oklahoma.[3]

History

On November 10, 2015, the NASL announced that a new club called Rayo OKC would begin to play in the 2016 season.[4] The new team is majority-owned by Raúl Martín Presa, the owner of Rayo Vallecano of the Spanish Segunda División, with a minority stake owned by Oklahoma native Sean Jones former owner of the Oklahoma City FC franchise, Rayo OKC was also co-founded and managed by "Sold Out Strategies," a sports management company headed by former Oklahoma City Blazers general manager Brad Lund. Former San Antonio Scorpions head coach Alen Marcina was named Rayo head coach on January 7, 2016.[5] Marcina resigned on August 1, being replaced by Gerard Nus.[6]

In August 2016, it was announced that co-founding partner and management Sold Out Strategies had pulled out of Rayo OKC'S day-to-day operations. In September, it was reported that minority owner Sean Jones had part of the temporary artificial playing field removed during the night and held at an undisclosed location. It was later reported that Rayo OKC management and Sean Jones had reached a mutual agreement with Mr. Jones agreeing to return the missing artificial playing turf.

On November 7, 2016, following the conclusion of the 2016 NASL Playoffs, head coach Gerard Nus stepped down and returned to Spain to continue his role as assistant technical director for Rayo OKC'S parent club, Rayo Vallecano.[7]

On December 1, 2016, it reported that Rayo OKC had released all of their players and did not have its majority owners or anyone from the Rayo OKC management representing them at the NASL's board of directors meeting in Atlanta.[8]

League and cup history

Season NASL Overall NASL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Top goalscorer Head coaches
Div. Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Name League
2016 Spring 8th 10 3 3 4 11 12 12 4th Semifinals Third Round Brazil Michel 14 Canada Alen Marcina
Spain Gerard Nus
Fall 4th 22 9 8 5 28 21 35

Current roster

Where a player has not declared an international allegiance, nation is determined by place of birth.

No. Position Player Nation
2 Defender McKenzie, RauwshanRauwshan McKenzie      United States
6 Midfielder Menjivar, RichardRichard Menjivar      El Salvador
7 Forward Forbes, BillyBilly Forbes      Turks and Caicos Islands
8 Midfielder Gibson, TylerTyler Gibson      United States
9 Forward Samaras, GeorgiosGeorgios Samaras      Greece
10 Midfielder Velásquez, SebastiánSebastián Velásquez      Colombia
11 Midfielder Pecka, Pecka      Brazil
13 Defender Rhoads, HugoHugo Rhoads      United States
14 Midfielder van Schaik, JaradJarad van Schaik      United States
18 Midfielder Chávez, MarvinMarvin Chávez      Honduras
19 Forward Svantesson, IanIan Svantesson      United States
20 Midfielder Boateng, DerekDerek Boateng      Ghana
21 Goalkeeper Byars, BryanBryan Byars      United States
22 Goalkeeper Fernandes, DanielDaniel Fernandes      Portugal
23 Midfielder Ables, AdrianAdrian Ables      United States
24 Midfielder Yuma, Yuma      Spain
27 Defender Kimura, KosukeKosuke Kimura      Japan
31 Defender Michel, Michel      Brazil
55 Forward Findley, RobbieRobbie Findley      United States
98 Defender Danso, FuttyFutty Danso      Gambia

Individual records

Top goalscorers

As of Match played September 14, 2016
Name Years NASL U.S. Open Cup Total
1Brazil Michel2016–8 (20)00 0(1)8 (21)
2United States Robbie Findley2016–4 (20)00 0(1)4 (21)
3Turks and Caicos Islands Billy Forbes2016–2 (22)01 0(1)3 (23)
4Greece Georgios Samaras2016–2 (17)00 0(0)2 (18)
4The Gambia Mamadou Danso2016–2 (24)00 0(1)2 (25)
6Jamaica Ryan Johnson20161 (4)00 0(0)1 (4)
6United States Tyler Gibson2016–1 (10)00 0(1)1 (11)
6United States Ian Svantesson2016–1 (6)00 0(1)1 (7)
6Colombia Sebastián Velásquez2016–1 (13)00 0(0)1 (13)
6United States Devon Sandoval2016–1 (8)00 0(0)1 (8)
6United States Sebastien Ibeagha2016–1 (10)00 0(0)1 (10)
6Honduras Marvin Chávez2016–1 (8)00 0(1)1 (9)

Managerial record

Information correct as of match played September 14, 2016. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name Nat. From To P W D L GS GA %W Honours Notes
Alen Marcina  Canada January 7, 2016[5] August 1, 2016[6] 18 6 6 6 22 20 33.33
Gerard Nus  Spain August 1, 2016[6] November 7, 2016[7] 7 1 2 4 6 10 14.29

P – Total of played matches W – Won matches D – Drawn matches L – Lost matches GS – Goal scored GA – Goals against
%W – Percentage of matches won

Nationality is indicated by the corresponding FIFA country code(s).

References

  1. ↑ http://nl.soccerway.com/teams/united-states/rayo-okc/35585/venue/
  2. ↑ "RAYO OKC CO-OWNER SEAN JONES' PASSION FOR SOCCER DRIVES SUCCESS". RayoOKC.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ Brannick, Chris (November 10, 2015). "NASL to officially announce Oklahoma City franchise". The Oklahoman. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
  4. ↑ "NASL ANNOUNCES NEW CLUB IN OKLAHOMA CITY". NASL. November 10, 2015.
  5. 1 2 "RAYO OKC NAMES ALEN MARCINA HEAD COACH". Rayo OKC. January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 "ALEN MARCINA STEPS DOWN, GERARD NUS NAMED RAYO OKC HEAD COACH.". rayookc.com. Rayo OKC. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Nus steps down as Head Coach". The Oklahoman. November 7, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Rayo OKC not represented at NASL meetings; Players released from contracts". The Oklahoman. November 30, 2016.

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