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.

Rayo Ibense
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Full nameUnión Deportiva Rayo Ibense
Founded1930[1]
GroundFrancisco Vilaplana Mariel,
Ibi, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain
Capacity3,000
PresidentJuan Cortés[2]
ManagerRubén Sanz[3]
LeagueTercera Federación – Group 6
2023–24Tercera Federación – Group 6, 15th of 18

History

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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]

Season to season

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1956–57 4 1ª Reg. 4th
1957–58 4 1ª Reg. 5th
1958–59 4 1ª Reg. 1st
1959–60 3 11th
1960–61 3 11th
1961–62 3 12th
1962–63 3 10th
1963–64 3 7th
1964–65 3 7th
1965–66 3 7th
1966–67 3 13th
1967–68 3 12th
1968–69 4 1ª Reg. 13th
1969–70 4 1ª Reg. 10th
1970–71 4 1ª Reg. 18th
1971–72 4 Reg. Pref. 20th
1972–73 5 1ª Reg. 3rd
1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 18th
1974–75 5 1ª Reg. 1st
1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 19th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 14th
1977–78 5 Reg. Pref. 12th
1978–79 6 1ª Reg. 2nd
1979–80 6 1ª Reg. 1st
1980–81 5 Reg. Pref. 4th
1981–82 5 Reg. Pref. 7th
1982–83 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd
1983–84 4 14th
1984–85 4 11th
1985–86 4 16th
1986–87 4 19th
1987–88 5 Reg. Pref. 20th
1988–89 6 1ª Reg. 1st
1989–90 5 Reg. Pref. 11th
1990–91 5 Reg. Pref. 18th
1991–92 6 1ª Reg. 4th
1992–93 6 1ª Reg. 4th
1993–94 6 1ª Reg. 4th
1994–95 6 1ª Reg. 16th
1995–96 6 1ª Reg. 17th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1996–97 DNP
1997–98 7 2ª Reg. 2nd
1998–99 6 1ª Reg. 10th
1999–2000 6 1ª Reg. 15th
2000–01 7 2ª Reg. 4th
2001–02 7 2ª Reg. 18th
2002–03 7 2ª Reg. 3rd
2003–04 6 1ª Reg. 13th
2004–05 6 1ª Reg. 2nd
2005–06 6 1ª Reg. 6th
2006–07 6 1ª Reg. 13th
2007–08 6 1ª Reg. 10th
2008–09 6 1ª Reg. 9th
2009–10 6 1ª Reg. 6th
2010–11 6 1ª Reg. 2nd
2011–12 5 Reg. Pref. 16th
2012–13 6 1ª Reg. 1st
2013–14 5 Reg. Pref. 4th
2014–15 5 Reg. Pref. 1st
2015–16 4 10th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2016–17 4 12th
2017–18 4 15th
2018–19 4 18th
2019–20 5 Reg. Pref. 3rd
2020–21 5 Reg. Pref. 4th
2021–22 6 Reg. Pref. 2nd
2022–23 5 3ª Fed. 13th
2023–24 5 3ª Fed. 15th
2024–25 5 3ª Fed.

References

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  1. ^ UD Rayo Ibense on Instagram (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Unión Deportiva Rayo Ibense" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Unión Deportiva Rayo Ibense" (in Spanish). Fútbol Regional. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
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