Rayo OKC

Rayo OKC

Full name	Rayo Oklahoma City
Founded	2015
Stadium	Miller Stadium Yukon, Oklahoma
Capacity	6,500
Owner	Raúl Martín Presa, Sean Jones[1]
Managing partners	Brad Lund, DeBray Ayala
Head coach	Alen Marcina
League	North American Soccer League
Website	Club home page
Home colors Away colors Third colors

Rayo OKC, also known as Rayo Oklahoma City, are an American professional soccer team based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They joined the North American Soccer League (NASL) – Division II in the American soccer pyramid – beginning with the 2016 season. They play home games at Yukon High School's Miller Stadium in Yukon, Oklahoma.^[2]

History

On November 10, 2015, the NASL announced that a new club called Rayo OKC would begin to play in the 2016 season.^[3] The new team is majority-owned by Raúl Martín Presa, the owner of Rayo Vallecano of La Liga, who bought the majority of stock in Oklahoma City FC, with a minority stake owned by Oklahoma native Sean Jones. Rayo OKC is managed by the former owners of Oklahoma City FC franchise, Sold Out Strategies. Former San Antonio Scorpions head coach Alen Marcina was named Rayo head coach on January 7, 2016.^[4]

League and cup history

Season	NASL									Overall	U.S. Open Cup	Top goalscorer		Managers
	Div.	Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P			Name	League
2016	Spring													Alen Marcina
	Fall

Current roster

As of February 26, 2016 ^[5]

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

No.	Position	Player	Nation
1	Goalkeeper	Patterson-Sewell, CalebCaleb Patterson-Sewell	United States
2	Defender	McKenzie, RauwshanRauwshan McKenzie	United States
4	Defender	Juanan, Juanan	Spain
5	Defender	Norales, ErickErick Norales	Honduras
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	Defender	Svantesson, IanIan Svantesson	United States
20	Midfielder	Boateng, DerekDerek Boateng	Ghana
22	Goalkeeper	Fernandes, DanielDaniel Fernandes	Portugal
23	Forward	Johnson, RyanRyan Johnson	Jamaica
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
—	Defender	Hernandez, MoisesMoises Hernandez (on loan from FC Dallas)	Guatemala

Individual records

Top goalscorers

As of Match played 30 April 2016

	Name	Years	NASL	U.S. Open Cup	Total
1	Michel	2016–	3 (4)	00 0(0)	3 (4)
2	Ryan Johnson	2016–	1 (3)	00 0(0)	1 (3)
2	Robbie Findley	2016–	1 (3)	00 0(0)	1 (3)
2	Billy Forbes	2016–	1 (4)	00 0(0)	1 (4)

Managerial record

Information correct as of match played 30 April 2016. Only competitive matches are counted.

Name	Nat.	From	To	P	W	D	L	GS	GA	%W	Honours	Notes
Alen Marcina	Canada	7 January 2016[4]		4	1	1	2	6	7	25.00

• Notes:

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. "RAYO OKC CO-OWNER SEAN JONES' PASSION FOR SOCCER DRIVES SUCCESS". RayoOKC.com. Retrieved January 29, 2016.
2. Brannick, Chris (November 10, 2015). "NASL to officially announce Oklahoma City franchise". The Oklahoman. Retrieved November 10, 2015.
3. "NASL ANNOUNCES NEW CLUB IN OKLAHOMA CITY". NASL. November 10, 2015.
4. "RAYO OKC NAMES ALEN MARCINA HEAD COACH". Rayo OKC. January 7, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
5. "Roster". Retrieved August 4, 2015.

External links

• Official Site