# 2017–18 CD Leganés season

During the 2017–18 season, CD Leganés participated in La Liga for the second time in their history, and the Copa del Rey.

## Squad

    As of 9 September 2017
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | ESP | Iván Cuéllar |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Tito |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Unai Bustinza |
| 4 | MF | ESP | Erik Morán |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Martín Mantovani (Captain) |
| 6 | MF | ESP | Gerard Gumbau |
| 7 | FW | CIV | Mamadou Koné |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Gabriel |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Miguel Ángel Guerrero |
| 10 | MF | MAR | Nabil El Zhar |
| 11 | MF | ARG | Alexander Szymanowski |
| 12 | FW | GLP | Claudio Beauvue (on loan from Celta Vigo) |
| 13 | GK | ARG | Nereo Champagne (on loan from Olimpo) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Raúl García |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Diego Rico |
| 16 | DF | ARG | Mauro dos Santos |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Javier Eraso |
| 18 | FW | ESP | José Naranjo (on loan to Genk) |
| 19 | DF | ARG | Ezequiel Muñoz |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Joseba Zaldúa (on loan from Real Sociedad) |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Rubén Pérez (on loan from Granada) |
| 22 | DF | GRE | Dimitris Siovas |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Omar Ramos |
| 24 | MF | SRB | Darko Brašanac (on loan from Real Betis) |
| 25 | FW | MAR | Nordin Amrabat (on loan from Watford) |
| — | GK | ESP | Jon Ander Serantes (2nd captain) |

### Transfers

* List of Spanish football transfers summer 2017#Leganés

#### In

| Date | Player | From | Type | Fee |
| 5 June 2017 | Raúl García | Alavés | Transfer | Free |
| 1 July 2017 | Dimitris Siovas | Olympiacos | Transfer | €3,000,000 |
| 1 July 2017 | Tito | Granada | Transfer | €600,000 |
| 4 July 2017 | Joseba Zaldúa | Real Sociedad | Loan | Free |
| 5 July 2017 | Iván Cuéllar | Sporting Gijón | Transfer | Free |
| 11 July 2017 | Mauro | Eibar | Transfer | Free |
| 12 July 2017 | Gerard Gumbau | Barcelona B | Transfer | Free |
| 24 July 2017 | Javi Eraso | Athletic Bilbao | Transfer | Free |
| 25 July 2017 | Nereo Champagne | Olimpo | Loan | Free |
| 8 August 2017 | Ezequiel Muñoz | Genoa | Transfer | €2,500,000 |
| 23 August 2017 | Owusu Kwabena | SC Accra | Transfer | Undisclosed |

#### Out

| Date | Player | To | Type | Fee |
| 30 June 2017 | Unai López | Athletic Bilbao | Loan return | Free |
| 30 June 2017 | Robert | Valencia | Loan return | Free |
| 30 June 2017 | Nereo Champagne | Olimpo | Loan return | Free |
| 30 June 2017 | Alberto Bueno | Porto | Loan return | Free |
| 30 June 2017 | Adrián Marín | Villarreal | Loan return | Free |
| 30 June 2017 | Luciano | Corinthians | Loan return | Free |
| 30 June 2017 | Pablo Insua | Deportivo La Coruña | Loan return | Free |
| 30 June 2017 | Darwin Machís | Granada | Loan return | Free |
| 30 June 2017 | Iago Herrerín | Athletic Bilbao | Loan return | Free |
| 30 June 2017 | Samu García | Rubin Kazan | Loan return | Free |
| 4 July 2017 | Víctor Díaz | Granada | Transfer | Free |
| 7 July 2017 | Alberto Martín | Granada | Transfer | Free |

## Pre-season and friendlies

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Fuenlabrada | 0–1 | Leganés |
| Real Madrid Castilla | 0–2 | Leganés |
| Talavera | 0–2 | Leganés |
| Real Valladolid | 1–0 | Leganés |
| Rayo Vallecano | 0–2 | Leganés |
| Leganés | 1–1 | Alavés |
| Leganés | 0–1 | Atlético Madrid |
| Toledo | 3–0 | Leganés |

## Competitions
### Overall

| Competition | Final position |
| La Liga | - |
| Copa del Rey | Semi-finals |

### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 15 | Levante | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 58 | −14 | 46 | |
| 16 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 41 | 49 | −8 | 43 | |
| 17 | Leganés | 38 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 34 | 51 | −17 | 43 | |
| 18 | Deportivo La Coruña (R) | 38 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 76 | −38 | 29 | Relegation to Segunda División |
| 19 | Las Palmas (R) | 38 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 24 | 74 | −50 | 22 | Relegation to Segunda División |
* 1 2 Athletic Bilbao finished ahead of Leganés on head-to-head goal difference: Athletic Bilbao 2–0 Leganés, Leganés 1–0 Athletic Bilbao.

#### Matches

Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### Copa del Rey
#### Semi-finals
## Statistics
### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Goalkeepers ||||||||||
| 1 | GK | ESP | Iván Cuéllar | 35 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | ARG | Nereo Champagne | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Jon Ander Serantes | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Defenders ||||||||||
| 2 | DF | ESP | Tito | 17 | 1 | 6+3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Unai Bustinza | 26 | 2 | 18+2 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Martín Mantovani | 19 | 1 | 10+4 | 1 | 1+4 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | ESP | Raúl García | 24 | 0 | 15+4 | 0 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Diego Rico | 33 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 6+1 | 1 |
| 16 | DF | ARG | Mauro dos Santos | 14 | 0 | 10+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ARG | Ezequiel Muñoz | 21 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Joseba Zaldúa | 30 | 1 | 29+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | GRE | Dimitris Siovas | 30 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| Midfielders ||||||||||
| 6 | MF | ESP | Gerard Gumbau | 31 | 1 | 16+9 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | BRA | Gabriel | 35 | 6 | 28+1 | 5 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | MAR | Nabil El Zhar | 38 | 3 | 20+10 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| 11 | MF | ARG | Alexander Szymanowski | 15 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Javier Eraso | 42 | 5 | 31+3 | 4 | 5+3 | 1 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Rubén Pérez | 36 | 0 | 29+2 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ESP | Omar Ramos | 26 | 0 | 18+5 | 0 | 0+3 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | SRB | Darko Brašanac | 28 | 2 | 13+10 | 2 | 3+2 | 0 |
| 25 | MF | MAR | Nordin Amrabat | 35 | 3 | 17+13 | 2 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 28 | MF | ESP | Álex Mozo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | ESP | Sergio Arribas | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | MF | ESP | Jaime Sierra | 2 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Forwards ||||||||||
| 9 | FW | ESP | Miguel Ángel Guerrero | 22 | 4 | 15+7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | FW | GLP | Claudio Beauvue | 35 | 3 | 17+11 | 2 | 5+2 | 1 |
| 18 | FW | ESP | José Naranjo | 22 | 1 | 6+10 | 1 | 5+1 | 0 |
| Players transferred out during the season ||||||||||
| 4 | MF | ESP | Erik Morán | 7 | 0 | 2+4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | CIV | Mamadou Koné | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Last updated: 30 May 2018 Source: BDFutbol