CD Leganés

Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team from Leganés, in the outskirts of Madrid. Founded on 23 June 1928, it plays in the Segunda División. 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 Cucumber Growers)
Lega
Founded23 June 1928 (1928-06-23)
GroundEstadio Municipal de Butarque
Capacity12,454[1]
PresidentMaría Victoria Pavón
Head coachMehdi Nafti
LeagueSegunda División
2020–21Segunda División, 3rd of 22
WebsiteClub website

History
The players in 2016.

The club was officially founded on 23 June 1928 by Félix Pérez de la Serna. 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.

In the 2013–14 season, Leganés promoted to second division after 10 years in third division.

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,[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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. 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

Current squad
As of 31 January 2022[5]

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 Iván Villar (on loan from Celta)
2 DF  ESP Sergi Palencia (on loan from Saint-Étienne)
3 DF  ESP Unai Bustinza (captain)
4 DF  NGA Kenneth Omeruo
5 DF  ESP Bruno González
6 DF  ESP Sergio González
7 MF  ESP Rober (on loan from Osasuna)
8 MF  JPN Gaku Shibasaki
10 FW  ESP José Arnaiz
11 FW  ESP Juan Muñoz
12 MF  SRB Lazar Ranđelović (on loan from Olympiacos)
13 GK  ESP Asier Riesgo
14 MF  ESP Recio
15 DF  FRA Jimmy Giraudon (on loan from Troyes)
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 DF  ESP Xavi Quintillà (on loan from Villarreal)
17 MF  ESP Javier Eraso (vice-captain)
18 MF  ESP Rubén Pardo
19 MF  ESP Luis Perea
20 DF  ESP Javi Hernández
21 FW  MAR Yacine Qasmi
22 DF  CMR Allan Nyom
23 FW  PAN Yoel Bárcenas (on loan from Tijuana)
24 FW  ESP Jon Bautista (on loan from Real Sociedad)
25 GK  ESP Dani Jiménez
28 FW  ESP Borja Garcés (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
32 MF  GUI Seydouba Cissé
34 MF  ESP Naim García
— MF  ESP Fede Vico

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
26 DF  ESP Javi Rubio
27 DF  ESP Álex Alda
30 GK  ESP Javier Garrido
33 FW  ESP Diego García
35 GK  ESP Adri Víctores
No. Pos. Nation Player
36 FW  ESP Marc Echarri
37 DF  ESP David Alba
38 DF  GHA Felix Ofoli Quaye
40 DF  ESP Joserra de Diego
42 FW  ESP Mario Rivas

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  UKR Vasyl Kravets (at Sporting Gijón until 30 June 2022)
— DF  VEN Josua Mejías (at Beitar Jerusalem until 30 June 2022)
— MF  BRA Cássio Júnior (at Atlético Baleares until 30 June 2022)
— MF  ARG Facundo García (at Sabadell until 30 June 2022)
No. Pos. Nation Player
— FW  ESP Javier Avilés (at Tondela until 30 June 2022)
— FW  ESP Manu Garrido (at UCAM Murcia until 30 June 2022)
— FW  BRA William (at Deportivo La Coruña until 30 June 2022)

Club officials

Current technical staff
Position Staff
Head coach Mehdi Nafti
Assistant managers Pepe Bermúdez
Goalkeeping coach Diego Caneda
Fitness coach Pedro Abraham
Analyst Pedro Serna
Chief of medical services Alberto Lam
Physiotherapists Carlos Carballo
Sergio Hontoria
Pedro Zamorano
Physical readapter Sergio Martos
Kit personnel Jara Cuenca
Juan Domínguez
Delegate Sergio Agulló

Last updated: 8 November 2021
Source: CD Leganés (in Spanish)

Board of directors
Office Name
President Victoria Pavón
First vice president Felipe Moreno
Second vice president Juan Antonio Ortiz
Secretary Txema Indias
General director Martín Ortega
Financial director Ángel Sánchez
Security director Rafael De Castro
Communication, marketing and social director Daniel Abanda
Medical director Alberto Lam
Academy director Jorge Broto

Last updated: 9 April 2019
Source: CD Leganés

Honours

Famous players

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

List of coaches

Reserve team
Main article: CD Leganés B

References
  1. "Instalaciones" (in Spanish). CD Leganés. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  2. Plaza, Víctor (4 June 2016). "El Leganés hace historia y asciende a Primera división". Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. Lowe, Sid (20 July 2020). "Silence, solitude and sadness for Leganés after desperate La Liga finale". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. "Real Madrid dumped out of Copa del Rey by Leganés at Bernabéu". The Guardian. 24 January 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  5. "Plantilla Club Deportivo Leganés". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

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