Rayo OKC

Rayo OKC
Full name	Rayo Oklahoma City
place	Oklahoma City , OK
Founded	2015
Dissolved	2016
Club colors
Stadion	Miller Stadium
Top league	North American Soccer League
successes

Rayo Oklahoma City is a former American football - Franchise of the North American Soccer League in Oklahoma City , Oklahoma .

After only one season in the North American Soccer League, the team stopped playing again.

history

On November 10, 2015, the North American Soccer League announced that Rayo OKC would be a new franchise in the league from the 2016 season. The main owner of the team is the Spaniard Raúl Martín Presa, who also owns the Spanish football club Rayo Vallecano . Most of the management was taken over by former Oklahoma City FC employees . The Canadian Alen Marcina took over as coach.

For the first season, the franchise was able to sign a number of internationally experienced players. Among them are u. a. the Greek international Georgios Samaras , the Ghanaian national player Derek Boateng and also the Bundesliga experienced goalkeeper Daniel Fernandes . On the first day of the game, the team did not get beyond a draw at Edmonton FC . The first win came on the third matchday 3-2 against Miami FC . The franchise's first goalscorer is Jamaican Ryan Johnson , who scored the first goal in club history on April 9, 2016.

The season ended with an 8th place in the spring season and a 4th place in the fall season.

On December 1, 2016, it was announced that Rayo OKC had released all of its players and none of the franchisees were at the annual NASL club owners meeting. In January 2017, the game was officially closed.

Stadion

The home games were played at Miller Stadium. The 6,000-seat stadium is located on the grounds of Yukon High School in Yukon, Oklahoma .

Players and staff

Last squad

As of May 2, 2016

No. position Surname 1 TW Caleb Patterson-Sewell 2 FROM Rauwshan McKenzie 4th FROM Juanan 5 FROM Erick Norales 6th MF Richard Menjivar 7th ST Billy Forbes 8th MF Tyler Gibson 9 ST Giorgos Samaras 10 MF Sebastián Velásquez 11 MF Pecka 13 FROM Hugo Rhoads 14th MF Jarad van Schaik

No. position Surname 18th MF Marvin Chavez 19th ST Ian Svantesson 20th MF Derek Boateng 22nd TW Daniel Fernandes 23 ST Ryan Johnson 24 MF Yuma 27 FROM Kosuke Kimura 31 MF Michel 55 ST Robbie Findley 98 FROM Mamadou Danso - FROM Moises Hernandez

Coaching staff

As of May 2, 2016

• Alen Marcina - trainer
• Dario Pot - assistant coach
• Adam Burns - assistant coach
• Tyler Wythe - Assistant Coach

Web links

• Official homepage of the franchise (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ NASL ANNOUNCES NEW CLUB IN OKLAHOMA CITY . NASL. November 10, 2015.
2. ↑ RAYO OKC NAMES ALEN MARCINA HEAD COACH . Rayo OKC. January 7, 2016. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 16, 2016. 
3. ↑ Rayo OKC not represented at NASL meetings; Players released from contracts . The Oklahoman . November 30, 2016.
4. ↑ Roster . Archived from the original on May 5, 2016. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 2, 2016.