Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, that currently competes in La Liga, the first tier of the Spanish league system. In 2024–25, Leganés will play 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.

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

History

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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.

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]

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 5th
1955–56 3 4th
1956–57 3 13th
1957–58 3 12th
1958–59 3 13th
1959–60 3 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 13th
1964–65 3 16th
1965–66 4 1ª Reg. 5th
1966–67 4 1ª Reg. 3rd
1967–68 3 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 16th Second round
1978–79 4 3rd First round
1979–80 4 11th First round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
1980–81 4 6th
1981–82 4 6th First round
1982–83 4 16th First round
1983–84 4 7th
1984–85 4 3rd
1985–86 4 1st Second round
1986–87 4 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 15th Fourth round
1994–95 2 19th Fourth round
1995–96 2 8th Third round
1996–97 2 8th Second round
1997–98 2 13th First round
1998–99 2 17th Second round
1999–2000 2 13th First round
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2000–01 2 17th Round of 16
2001–02 2 14th Round of 64
2002–03 2 19th Round of 64
2003–04 2 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 10th Second round
2015–16 2 2nd Round of 32
2016–17 1 17th Round of 32
2017–18 1 17th Semi-finals
2018–19 1 13th Round of 16
2019–20 1 18th Round of 16
Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey
2020–21 2 3rd Round of 32
2021–22 2 12th Round of 32
2022–23 2 14th First round
2023–24 2 1st Second round
2024–25 1

Current squad

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As of 2 September 2024.[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 Juan Soriano
2 DF   ESP Adrià Altimira (on loan from Villarreal)
3 DF   ESP Jorge Sáenz
4 DF   ECU Jackson Porozo (on loan from Troyes)
5 MF   PER Renato Tapia
6 DF   ESP Sergio González (captain)
7 MF   ESP Óscar Rodríguez
8 MF   GUI Seydouba Cissé
9 FW   ESP Miguel de la Fuente
10 FW   ESP Dani Raba
11 MF   ESP Juan Cruz
12 DF   FRA Valentin Rosier
13 GK   SRB Marko Dmitrović
No. Pos. Nation Player
14 MF   SRB Darko Brašanac
15 DF   ESP Enric Franquesa
17 MF   CMR Yvan Neyou
18 FW   CIV Sébastien Haller (on loan from Borussia Dortmund)
19 FW   ESP Diego García
20 DF   ESP Javi Hernández
21 MF   ESP Roberto López
22 DF   SRB Matija Nastasić
23 FW   MAR Munir El Haddadi
24 MF   ARG Julián Chicco
27 MF   ESP Naim García
36 GK   ESP Alvin Abajas

Reserve team

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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
26 FW   ESP Piri
28 DF   ESP Iker Bachiller
29 FW   MAR Suleiman El Haddadi
No. Pos. Nation Player
32 MF   ESP Hugo Solozábal
33 MF   ESP Fer Rodríguez
34 DF   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   ESP Javi Garrido (at Sestao River until 30 June 2025)
DF   UGA Allan Enyou (at Vancouver FC until 31 December 2024)
DF   ESP Lalo Aguilar (at Albacete until 30 June 2025)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF   ESP Carlos Guirao (at Betis Deportivo until 30 June 2025)
MF   MLI Issa Fomba (at Baník Ostrava until 30 June 2025)
MF   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   Borja Jiménez
Assistant manager   Álex Martínez
Technical assistant   Jesús Rueda
Fitness coach   Daniel de Castro
Goalkeeping coach   Juanjo Valencia
Analyst   Iván Ramis
Delegate   David Monjo
Equipment manager   Sergio Rodríguez
  Rubén Escaso
  Daniel Pozuelo
Head of medical staff   Alberto Lam
Physiotherapist   Álvaro Crespo
  Carlos Carballo
  Sergio Hontoria
  Diego Manzano
Rehab fitness coach   Alberto Galisteo
  Sergio Martos
Nutritionist   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.

List of coaches

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Reserve team

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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. ^ "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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