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Leganés
Full nameClub Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D
Nickname(s)
  • Los pepineros (The cucumbers)
  • El Lega
Founded23 June 1928; 96 years ago (1928-06-23)
GroundEstadio Municipal Butarque
Capacity12,454[1]
PresidentJeff Luhnow
Head coachBorja Jiménez
LeagueLa Liga
2023–24Segunda División, 1st of 22 (champions)
Websitecdleganes.com
Current season

Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid. They currently compete in La Liga, the first tier of the Spanish league system. Leganés was officially founded in 1928 and played their first season in the 6th division of Spanish football. The club's stadium, the Estadio Municipal Butarque, was built in 1998, after moving from the Luis Rodríguez de Miguel, a stadium the had played in since 1966.

In 2024–25, Leganés plays in La Liga by receiving automatic promotion after winning their first Segunda title. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque, which seats 12,454 spectators.

History

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Lower leagues (1928–1992)

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The club was officially founded on 23 June 1928.[2] Its first president was Ramón del Hierro. However the club had to suspend operations in 1936 due to the Spanish civil war, where they remained inactive until they reformed on 4 September 1946.

Leganés played the vast majority of its existence in the lower leagues. In 1977 the club regained promotion to the fourth division, where it had played before for seven years when the category was still the third level.

Third and second divisions (1992–2016)

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After a steady progression, Leganés reached the new division three in 1987, being promoted to the second division six years later and maintaining its league status for 11 seasons; during this timeframe, it collected two consecutive eighth places (best) from 1995 to 1997.

On 24 December 2008, Victoria Pavón and Felipe Moreno acquired a majority stake of the club.[3] Since July 2009, Victoria Pavón has been the president of the club.[4][5]

In the 2013–14 season, Leganés promoted to Segunda División after 10 seasons in Segunda B.

La Liga promotions (2016–present)

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The squad that earned promotion to La Liga in 2016 paying a visit to the regional government
Chart of CD Leganés league performance 1929-2023

In the 2015–16 season, for the first time in their history, Leganés earned promotion to La Liga, which was sealed on 4 June 2016 with a 1–0 away win against CD Mirandés,[6] thus becoming the fifth team from Community of Madrid to ever play in La Liga after Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, Rayo Vallecano, and Getafe. They remained in the top flight for four seasons, reaching a peak of 13th in 2018–19, before relegation in the last game of the following season, a 2–2 home draw with Real Madrid.[7] During this spell, the team qualified for the first time to the semifinals of the Copa del Rey, by eliminating Real Madrid in the quarterfinals thanks to a 2–1 win at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium.[8] In 2017, Leganés planned to change their name to "Leganés Madrid" to aid putting them "on the map".[9]

In the 2023–24 season, Leganes finished at first place in the Segunda Division and were promoted to La Liga, thus returning after a four season absence.

The squad that won La Liga in 2024 paying a visit to the regional government.
Match between Deportivo de La Coruña vs CD Leganés in Teresa Herrera Trophy 2024.

Fans

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The fans have friendly relation with ultras group Gate 12 of Egaleo FC, the towns of Egaleo and Leganés happen to be twinned too. They also have friendly ties with Reading F.C. of England, partially due to sharing their blue and white colours. Their biggest rival is Getafe with whom they contest the South Madrid derby.

Season to season

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Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1929–30 6 2ª Reg. 1st / 1st
1930–31 5 2ª Reg. P. 1st
1931–32 5 2ª Reg. P.
1932–33 5 2ª Reg. P.
1933–34 5 2ª Reg. P.
1934–1946 DNP
1946–47 6 2ª Reg. 5th
1947–48 6 2ª Reg. 1st
1948–49 5 2ª Reg. P. 2nd
1949–50 4 1ª Reg. 4th
1950–51 4 1ª Reg. 13th
1951–52 4 1ª Reg. 7th
1952–53 4 1ª Reg. 3rd
1953–54 4 1ª Reg. 1st
1954–55 3 3ª 5th
1955–56 3 3ª 4th
1956–57 3 3ª 13th
1957–58 3 3ª 12th
1958–59 3 3ª 13th
1959–60 3 3ª 16th
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1960–61 4 1ª Reg. 12th
1961–62 5 2ª Reg. 2nd
1962–63 4 1ª Reg. 4th
1963–64 3 3ª 13th
1964–65 3 3ª 16th
1965–66 4 1ª Reg. 5th
1966–67 4 1ª Reg. 3rd
1967–68 3 3ª 17th
1968–69 4 1ª Reg. 8th
1969–70 4 1ª Reg. 4th
1970–71 4 1ª Reg. 7th
1971–72 4 1ª Reg. 10th
1972–73 4 1ª Reg. 9th
1973–74 4 Reg. Pref. 10th
1974–75 5 1ª Reg. 1st
1975–76 4 Reg. Pref. 6th
1976–77 4 Reg. Pref. 1st
1977–78 4 3ª 16th Second round
1978–79 4 3ª 3rd First round
1979–80 4 3ª 11th First round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1980–81 4 3ª 6th
1981–82 4 3ª 6th First round
1982–83 4 3ª 16th First round
1983–84 4 3ª 7th
1984–85 4 3ª 3rd
1985–86 4 3ª 1st Second round
1986–87 4 3ª 3rd First round
1987–88 3 2ª B 7th Second round
1988–89 3 2ª B 8th Third round
1989–90 3 2ª B 3rd
1990–91 3 2ª B 5th Second round
1991–92 3 2ª B 8th Third round
1992–93 3 2ª B 1st Second round
1993–94 2 2ª 15th Fourth round
1994–95 2 2ª 19th Fourth round
1995–96 2 2ª 8th Third round
1996–97 2 2ª 8th Second round
1997–98 2 2ª 13th First round
1998–99 2 2ª 17th Second round
1999–2000 2 2ª 13th First round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2000–01 2 2ª 17th Round of 16
2001–02 2 2ª 14th Round of 64
2002–03 2 2ª 19th Round of 64
2003–04 2 2ª 19th Round of 32
2004–05 3 2ª B 5th Round of 64
2005–06 3 2ª B 13th Preliminary round
2006–07 3 2ª B 8th
2007–08 3 2ª B 12th
2008–09 3 2ª B 4th
2009–10 3 2ª B 5th First round
2010–11 3 2ª B 4th First round
2011–12 3 2ª B 12th Second round
2012–13 3 2ª B 2nd
2013–14 3 2ª B 2nd Third round
2014–15 2 2ª 10th Second round
2015–16 2 2ª 2nd Round of 32
2016–17 1 1ª 17th Round of 32
2017–18 1 1ª 17th Semi-finals
2018–19 1 1ª 13th Round of 16
2019–20 1 1ª 18th Round of 16
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2020–21 2 2ª 3rd Round of 32
2021–22 2 2ª 12th Round of 32
2022–23 2 2ª 14th First round
2023–24 2 2ª 1st Second round
2024–25 1 1ª

Current squad

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As of 2 September 2024.[10]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Spain ESP Juan Soriano
2 DF Spain ESP Adrià Altimira (on loan from Villarreal)
3 DF Spain ESP Jorge Sáenz
4 DF Ecuador ECU Jackson Porozo (on loan from Troyes)
5 MF Peru PER Renato Tapia
6 DF Spain ESP Sergio González (captain)
7 MF Spain ESP Óscar Rodríguez
8 MF Guinea GUI Seydouba Cissé
9 FW Spain ESP Miguel de la Fuente
10 FW Spain ESP Dani Raba
11 MF Spain ESP Juan Cruz
12 DF France FRA Valentin Rosier
13 GK Serbia SRB Marko Dmitrović
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF Serbia SRB Darko Brašanac
15 DF Spain ESP Enric Franquesa
17 MF Cameroon CMR Yvan Neyou
18 FW Ivory Coast CIV Sébastien Haller (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
19 FW Spain ESP Diego García
20 DF Spain ESP Javi Hernández
21 MF Spain ESP Roberto López
22 DF Serbia SRB Matija Nastasić
23 FW Morocco MAR Munir El Haddadi
24 MF Argentina ARG Julián Chicco
27 MF Spain ESP Naim García
36 GK Spain ESP Alvin Abajas

Reserve team

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Main article: CD Leganés B

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
26 FW Spain ESP Piri
28 DF Spain ESP Iker Bachiller
29 FW Morocco MAR Suleiman El Haddadi
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF Spain ESP Hugo Solozábal
33 MF Spain ESP Fer Rodríguez
34 DF Dominican Republic DOM Joao Urbáez

Out on loan

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Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
— GK Spain ESP Javi Garrido (at Sestao River until 30 June 2025)
— DF Uganda UGA Allan Enyou (at Vancouver FC until 31 December 2024)
— DF Spain ESP Lalo Aguilar (at Albacete until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— MF Spain ESP Carlos Guirao (at Betis Deportivo until 30 June 2025)
— MF Mali MLI Issa Fomba (at Baník Ostrava until 30 June 2025)
— MF Spain ESP Álex Gil (at Intercity until 30 June 2025)

Club officials

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Current technical staff

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Position Staff
Manager Spain Borja Jiménez
Assistant manager Spain Álex Martínez
Technical assistant Spain Jesús Rueda
Fitness coach Spain Daniel de Castro
Goalkeeping coach Spain Juanjo Valencia
Analyst Spain Iván Ramis
Delegate Spain David Monjo
Equipment manager Spain Sergio Rodríguez
Spain Rubén Escaso
Spain Daniel Pozuelo
Head of medical staff Spain Alberto Lam
Physiotherapist Spain Álvaro Crespo
Spain Carlos Carballo
Spain Sergio Hontoria
Spain Diego Manzano
Rehab fitness coach Spain Alberto Galisteo
Spain Sergio Martos
Nutritionist Guatemala Kevin Ardón

Last updated: 17 August 2023
Source: CD Leganés (in Spanish)

Board of directors

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Office Name
President Jeff Luhnow
First vice president Harry Browne
Second vice president Joe Ortega
Secretary Scott Graeme
General director Martin Cooper
Financial director Andrew Hutchinson
Security director Stuart McLean
Communication, marketing and social director Declan Donovan
Medical director Edward Stevens
Academy director Gary Barnett

Last updated: 9 April 2019
Source: CD Leganés

Honours

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Famous players

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Note: this list includes players that have played at least 100 league games and have reached international status.

See also: Category:CD Leganés players

List of coaches

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Reserve team

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Main article: CD Leganés B

References

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  1. ^ "Instalaciones" (in Spanish). CD Leganés. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. ^ Martín, J. (23 June 2021). "El Leganés cumple 93 años apoyado en cinco pilares para crecer". as.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  3. ^ Carrasco, Javier (24 December 2019). "Once años de la llegada de 'Papa Noel' a Leganés". Marca. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Fútbol.- El Leganés presenta a su nueva presidenta y al técnico Luis Ángel Duque". Europa Press. 13 July 2009. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. ^ Martí, Anaïs (8 March 2022). "Victoria Pavón: "13 años después ya no es noticia que yo sea presidenta"". La Vanguardia. Archived from the original on 6 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  6. ^ Plaza, Víctor (4 June 2016). "El Leganés hace historia y asciende a Primera división". Marca (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  7. ^ Lowe, Sid (20 July 2020). "Silence, solitude and sadness for Leganés after desperate La Liga finale". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 20 July 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Real Madrid dumped out of Copa del Rey by Leganés at Bernabéu". The Guardian. 24 January 2018. Archived from the original on 25 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  9. ^ Carrasco, Javi; Sexton, Adapted by Joseph (3 June 2017). "Leganes toying with Madrid name change". MARCA in English. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Plantilla Club Deportivo Leganés" [Squad] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
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