2021–22 CD Leganés season

CD Leganés
2021–22 season
President	María Victoria Pavón
Head coach	Asier Garitano; (until 30 October); Mehdi Nafti; (from 31 October)
Stadium	Estadio Municipal de Butarque
Segunda División	12th
Copa del Rey	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: ; José Arnaiz (7); All: ; José Arnaiz (7)

The 2021–22 season was the 94th season in the existence of CD Leganés and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Leganés participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey.

Players

First-team squad

As of 31 January 2022^[1]

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 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

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	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; some limited exceptions apply. 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)

Transfers

In

Out

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

28 July 2021 Friendly	Leganés	2–1	Rayo Majadahonda	Leganés, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Instalación Deportiva Butarque

31 July 2021 Friendly	Real Madrid Castilla	0–1	Leganés	Madrid, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Alfredo Di Stéfano

4 August 2021 Friendly	Leganés	0–2	Fuenlabrada	Leganés, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Instalación Deportiva Butarque

7 August 2021 Friendly	Leganés	2–0	Alcorcón	Leganés, Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Instalación Deportiva Butarque

7 August 2021 Friendly	Leganés	1–1	Rayo Vallecano	Leganés, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Butarque

16 August 2021 Friendly	Leganés	3–0	SS Reyes	Spain
10:00 CEST (UTC+2)

Competitions

Overall record

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Segunda División	14 August 2021	29 May 2022	Matchday 1	12th	42	13	15	14	50	51	−1	030.95
Copa del Rey	2 December 2021	5 January 2022	First round	Round of 32	3	2	0	1	7	6	+1	066.67
Total					45	15	15	15	57	57	+0	033.33

Source: Soccerway

Segunda División

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
10	Zaragoza	42	12	20	10	39	46	−7	56
11	Burgos	42	15	10	17	41	41	0	55
12	Leganés	42	13	15	14	50	51	−1	54^[a]
13	Huesca	42	13	15	14	49	44	+5	54^[a]
14	Mirandés	42	15	7	20	58	62	−4	52^[b]

Source: LaLiga SmartBank
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored^[2]
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Leganés finished ahead of Huesca on head-to-head points: Leganés 2–1 Huesca, Huesca 0–2 Leganés.
^ Mirandés finished ahead of Ibiza on head-to-head points: Mirandés 4–0 Ibiza, Ibiza 0–2 Mirandés.

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	13	15	14	50	51	−1	54	7	9	5	27	25	+2	6	6	9	23	26	−3

Source: La Liga SmartBank

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	L	D	L	D	L	W	W	D	L	L	D	L	L	D	W	D	W	W	L	D	W	L	D	L	W	D	W	W	D	W	D	D	L	W	L	L	D	W	D	L	W	D
Position	19	17	19	21	22	20	14	16	18	19	20	20	20	21	19	20	18	16	17	18	15	17	17	18	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	15	12	16	16	15	13	13	13	12	12

Source: La Liga SmartBank
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.^[3]^[4]

14 August 2021 1	Real Sociedad B	1–0	Leganés	San Sebastián
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Karrikaburu 57'	Report		Stadium: Anoeta Referee: Víctor García Verdura

23 August 2021 2	Leganés	0–0	Burgos	Leganés
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Butarque Referee: Rafael Sánchez López

28 August 2021 3	Leganés	1–2	Ibiza	Leganés
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Arnaiz 59'	Report	Castel 57' Zenitagoia 80'	Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 4,454 Referee: Alejandro Quintero González

4 September 2021 4	Eibar	1–1	Leganés	Eibar
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Expósito 40'	Report	Cantero 24' (o.g.)	Stadium: Ipurua Referee: Luis Mario Milla Alvendiz

10 September 2021 5	Sporting Gijón	2–1	Leganés	Gijón
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	García 4' Villalba 62'	Report	Merino 79'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 11,212 Referee: Javier Iglesias Villanueva

18 September 2021 6	Leganés	1–0	Amorebieta	Leganés
18:15 CEST (UTC+2)	Ranđelović 15'	Report		Stadium: Butarque Attendance: 6,342 Referee: Daniel Jesús Trujillo Suárez

26 September 2021 7	Mirandés	1–2	Leganés	Miranda de Ebro
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Anduva

29 October 2021 13	Almería	1–0	Leganés	Almería
21:00 CET	Portillo 30' Sergio Akieme 89'	Report	Ranđelović 5' Sergio González 90+2'	Stadium: Estadio de los Juegos Mediterráneos Attendance: 8,867 Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

29 May 2022 42	Leganés	2–2	Almería	Leganés
20:00 CET	Borja Garcés 9' Omeruo 42' 84' Sergi Palencia 48' Bruno 57' Asier Riesgo 82'	Report	Rodrigo Ely 15' 90+6' Babić 25' Sadiq 53' Dyego Sousa 90'	Stadium: Estadio Municipal de Butarque Attendance: 8,645 Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

Copa del Rey

References

^ "Plantilla Club Deportivo Leganés". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
^ "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "Sorteo calendario LaLiga Santander 2021/22: horario y dónde ver en TV". El Correo. 30 June 2021.
^ "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". LaLiga. 30 June 2021.

[table_hth_LEG0.92349267142056-2] Leganés finished ahead of Huesca on head-to-head points: Leganés 2–1 Huesca, Huesca 0–2 Leganés.

[table_hth_MIR0.92349267142056-3] Mirandés finished ahead of Ibiza on head-to-head points: Mirandés 4–0 Ibiza, Ibiza 0–2 Mirandés.

[1] "Plantilla Club Deportivo Leganés". Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2018.

[4] "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. p. 104. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[5] "Sorteo calendario LaLiga Santander 2021/22: horario y dónde ver en TV". El Correo. 30 June 2021.

[6] "Sync the new LaLiga season's fixtures with your personal calendar!". LaLiga. 30 June 2021.

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Club Deportivo Leganés
History Players Managers Seasons Statistics Honours
Teams	CD Leganés CD Leganés B CD Leganés C CD Leganés D CD Leganés (women)
Home stadium	Estadio Municipal de Butarque (since 1998) Estadio Luis Rodríguez de Miguel (1966-1998) Campo del Paseo de La Estación (1929-1966) Campo de Tiro (1928-1929) Butarque Sports Facilities (training)
Rivalries	South Madrid derby
Seasons	1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25