# CD Leganés

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
### Lower leagues (1928–1992)

The club was officially founded on 23 June 1928. 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)

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. Since July 2009, Victoria Pavón has been the president of the club.
In the 2013–14 season, Leganés promoted to Segunda División after 10 seasons in Segunda B.

### La Liga promotions (2016–present)

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, 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. 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. In 2017, Leganés planned to change their name to "Leganés Madrid" to aid putting them "on the map".
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.

## 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 |
| 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 | DNP | 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 | | Quarter-finals |
* 5 seasons in La Liga
* 17 seasons in Segunda División
* 16 seasons in Segunda División B
* 19 seasons in Tercera División

## Current squad

    As of 7 February 2025
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 | Juan Soriano |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Adrià Altimira (on loan from Villarreal) |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Jorge Sáenz |
| 4 | DF | CRO | Borna Barišić (on loan from Trabzonspor) |
| 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 |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 13 | GK | SRB | Marko Dmitrović |
| 14 | MF | SRB | Darko Brašanac |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Enric Franquesa |
| 17 | MF | CMR | Yvan Neyou |
| 18 | FW | CPV | Duk |
| 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 |
| 36 | GK | ESP | Alvin Abajas |

### Reserve team

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 |
| 26 | FW | ESP | Piri |
| 28 | DF | ESP | Iker Bachiller |
| 29 | FW | MAR | Suleiman El Haddadi |
| 30 | FW | ESP | Adrián Rosell |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 32 | MF | ESP | Hugo Solozábal |
| 33 | MF | ESP | Fer Rodríguez |
| 34 | DF | DOM | Joao Urbáez |
| 37 | GK | ESP | Guillermo Ruiz |

### Out on loan

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 |
| — | 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 | Naim García (at Racing Ferrol 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
### Current technical staff

| 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

| 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: 2023–24
* 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.
| 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) Imanol Idiakez (2022-2023) Borja Jiménez (2023-present) |