UD_Rayo_Ibense
UD Rayo Ibense
Spanish football club
Unión Deportiva Rayo Ibense is a football team based in Ibi, Alicante, in the autonomous community of Valencian Community. Founded in 1930, they play in Tercera Federación – Group 6, holding home matches at the Francisco Vilaplana Mariel, which has a capacity of 3,000 spectators.
| Full name | Unión Deportiva Rayo Ibense | ||
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| Founded | 1930[1] | ||
| Ground | Francisco Vilaplana Mariel, Ibi, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain | ||
| Capacity | 3,000 | ||
| President | Juan Cortés[2] | ||
| Manager | Rubén Sanz[3] | ||
| League | Tercera Federación – Group 6 | ||
| 2022–23 | Tercera Federación – Group 6, 13th of 16 | ||
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Founded in 1930 as Unión Deportiva Ibense, the club merged with another Rayo in the city in 1956 to form Rayo Ibense Club de Fútbol. They first achieved promotion to Tercera División three years later, and spent nine consecutive seasons in the third tier before suffering relegation.
In 1987, after another four-year spell in Tercera, Rayo Ibense were renamed to Sociedad Deportiva Ibi. The club ceased activities in 1996, five years after being renamed to Unión Deportiva Rayo Ibense, but returned to action in the following year under the same name.
Rayo Ibense returned to the fourth tier in 2017, after a 32-year absence. In 2019 they suffered relegation, and achieved promotion to the Tercera Federación in June 2022.[4]
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- 17 seasons in Tercera División
- 2 seasons in Tercera Federación
- UD Rayo Ibense on Instagram (in Spanish)
- "Juan Cortés: "Aquí lo que se ha hecho es darle el mismo trato a todos los jugadores"" [Juan Cortés: "What we have done here is give the same treatment to all players"] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- "Rubén Sanz: "Estoy supercontento por el trabajo de todos, han formado una piña"" [Rubén Sanz: "I am very happy for the work of everyone, they really united"] (in Spanish). Golsmedia. 15 September 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- "Dani, héroe del ascenso de la UD Rayo Ibense a Tercera RFEF – UD Rayo Ibense vs CF La Nucía B (1–1 / 3–1)" [Dani, hero of UD Rayo Ibense's promotion to Tercera RFEF – UD Rayo Ibense vs CF La Nucía B (1–1 / 3–1)] (in Spanish). Valencian Community Football Federation. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- "Unión Deportiva Rayo Ibense" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- "Unión Deportiva Rayo Ibense" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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