CD Leganés

Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, Spain, that currently competes in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish league system. It was founded on 23 June 1928. It holds home games at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque, which seats 12,454 spectators.

Leganés

Full name	Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D
Nickname(s)	Los pepineros El Lega
Founded	23 June 1928; 95 years ago (1928-06-23)
Ground	Estadio Municipal de Butarque
Capacity	12,454^[1]
President	Jeff Luhnow
Head coach	Borja Jiménez
League	Segunda División
2022–23	Segunda División, 14th of 22
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours Third colours
Current season

History

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.

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.

 

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]

Fans

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

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

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• 4 seasons in La Liga
• 17 seasons in Segunda División
• 16 seasons in Segunda División B
• 19 seasons in Tercera División

Current squad

As of 22 September 2023.^[9]

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   ESP Dani Jiménez 2 DF   CMR Allan Nyom 3 DF   ESP Jorge Sáenz 4 DF   CAN Diyaeddine Abzi (on loan from Pau FC) 5 DF   ESP Josema 6 DF   ESP Sergio González (captain) 7 FW   ESP Francisco Portillo 8 MF   ESP Luis Perea 9 FW   ESP Miguel de la Fuente (on loan from Alavés) 10 FW   ESP Dani Raba 11 FW   ESP Darío Poveda (on loan from Getafe) 13 GK   ESP Diego Conde

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 DF   ESP Enric Franquesa (on loan from Levante) 17 MF   CMR Yvan Neyou 19 FW   ESP Diego García 20 MF   ESP Iker Undabarrena 21 DF   ESP Jorge Miramón 22 DF   ESP Aritz Arambarri 23 FW   FRA Naïs Djouahra (on loan from Rijeka) 24 MF   ARG Julián Chicco 27 FW   ESP Naim García 28 FW   ESP Oscar Ureña (on loan from Girona) 32 MF   GUI Seydouba Cissé 33 DF   ESP Lalo Aguilar

Reserve team

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 30 GK   ESP Javi Garrido 36 GK   ESP Alvin 38 DF   ESP Víctor Rodríguez

No. Pos. Nation Player 40 FW   ESP Piri 41 MF   ESP Hugo Solozábal

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player — DF   UGA Aziz Kayondo (at Hapoel Tel Aviv until 30 June 2024) — DF   ESP Isma Armenteros (at Melilla until 30 June 2024) — DF   ESP Javi Hernández (at Cádiz until 30 June 2024) — DF   ESP Rodrigo Abajas (at Rayo Majadahonda until 30 June 2024)

No. Pos. Nation Player — MF   ESP Álex Gil (at Tarazona until 30 June 2024) — MF   ESP Javier Avilés (at Amorebieta until 30 June 2024) — FW   ESP Sergio Navarro (at Murcia until 30 June 2024)

Club officials

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Manager	Borja Jiménez
Goalkeeping coach	Juanjo Valencia
Fitness coach	Álex Martínez   Juan Piñero
Analyst	Pedro Serna
Equipment manager	Daniel Pozuelo   Rubén Escaso
Delegate	David Monjo

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

Board of directors

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

• Segunda División B: 1992–93
• Tercera División: 1985–86

Famous players

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

See also: Category:CD Leganés players

José Chamot   Federico Domínguez   Martín Mantovani   Jonathan Silva   Samuel Eto'o   Allan Nyom   Pierre Webó   Bryan Rabello   Martin Braithwaite   Chupe   Iván Zarandona   Julián Ronda

Dimitris Siovas   Nabil El Zhar   Youssef En-Nesyri   Nordin Amrabat   Diego Reyes   Christopher Ohen   Kenneth Omeruo   Ariza Makukula   Paulo Torres   Andrei Mokh   Yahya Al-Shehri   Alberto

Alfredo   Raúl Arribas   Unai Bustinza   Catanha   Iván Cuéllar   Javier Eraso   Óscar Fernández   Rubén Falcón   Jordi Lardín   Pedro Largo   Carlos Martínez   Miguel Melgar

Miguel Muñoz   Raúl Moreno   Rubén Pérez   Jaime Ramos   Óscar Rodríguez   Quini   Diego Rolán   Michael Santos   Darwin Machís

List of coaches

Joseíto (1979–80)   Luis Ángel Duque (1989–95)   Luis Sánchez Duque (1995–97)   Pedro Braojos (1997–98)   Luis Sánchez Duque (1998–99)   Enrique Martín (1999–01)   Ciriaco Cano (2001)   Carlos Sánchez Aguiar (2001–02)   Enrique Martín (2002–03)   Carlos Aimar (2003–04)   Víctor Hugo Marchesini (2004)

Martín Delgado (2004)   Quique Estebaranz (2005)   Luis Ángel Duque (2005–06, 2009–10)   Santiago Martín Prado(2006–2007)   Miguel Rivera (2010–11)   Rafa Muñoz (2011)   Miguel Álvarez (2011)   Carlos Orúe (2011–12)   Víctor (2012)   Pablo Alfaro (2012–13)

Asier Garitano (2013–2018)   Mauricio Pellegrino (2018–2019)   Javier Aguirre (2019–2020)   José Luis Martí (2020–2021)   Asier Garitano (2021)   Mehdi Nafti (2021–2022)

Reserve team

Main article: CD Leganés B

References

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

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Club Deportivo Leganés.

• Official website 5 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
• Leganes Betting profile (in English)