Rayo Vallecano de Madrid founded at 29,March of the year 1924.This happened at Vallecas which is a neighborhood of Madrid composed of two districts.The Villa of Vallecas was an independent village until 1950 when it became part of Madrid.Vallecas is also known for its working-class inhabitants who are very proud of their district and name it familiarly as Vallekas or Valle del Kas.The local pride coalesces around the Rayo Vallecano football team.During the decades of fascist Franco regime, Vallecas earned its reputation as a neighbourhood of resistance to right-wing dictatorship...Rayo Vallecano was playing that time at Secunda or Secunda B.The team didn't reach the top until 1977-1978.It was the first year that competed at Primera Division.They spent many years during the 1980s and 1990s moving back and forth between the Primera División and the Segunda División A.Having appeared to consolidate their Primera División status with promotion in 1998–1999 the next two years were the most succesfull at the history of the club.After finished 9th (the highest position ever)the team won qualification for the Uefa Cup of the season 2000-2001.And made an excellent tournament.Rayo passed norwegian Molde,danish Viborg,russian Locomotiv Moscow,the legendary Girodines Bordeaux(at Madrid Vallecas won 4-1!).The dream end at quarterfinals when Rayo lost of the Basques of Alaves(which played after in the final).Since then,the club has fallen on hard times,with successive relegations from the Primera División in 2002–2003 and the Segunda División A in 2003–2004.Last year Rayo Vallecano lost promotion to Secunda by loosing from Eibar at the promotion play-off.Many famous players played in Rayo such as Diego Klimowicz,Hugo Maradona,Tony Polster,Elvir Balic,Hugo Sanchez,Victor Onopko,Ismael Urzaiz,Kasey Keller..Also Rayo Vallecano was Laurie Cunningham's last club-he was killed in a car crash just outside of Madrid.
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