CD Leganés
| Full name | Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. | |||
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| Founded | 23 June 1928 | |||
| Ground | Estadio Municipal Butarque | |||
| Capacity | 12,454[1] | |||
| President | Jeff Luhnow | |||
| Manager | Paco López | |||
| League | Segunda División | |||
| 2024–25 | La Liga, 18th of 20 (relegated) | |||
| Website | cdleganes.com | |||
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Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a professional football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid. They currently compete in Segunda División. Leganés was officially founded 23 June 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 they had played in since 1966.
Leganés 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.[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.
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.[3] Since July 2009, Victoria Pavón has been the president of the club.[4][5]
In the 2013–14 season, Leganés was 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,[6] thus becoming the fifth team from Community of Madrid ever to 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 2017, Leganés planned to change their name to "Leganés Madrid" to aid putting them "on the map".[9]
In the 2023–24 season, Leganes won Segunda Division and were promoted to La Liga, thus returning after a four-season absence. They were immediately relegated back to Segunda in the 2024-25 season.
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
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- 5 seasons in La Liga
- 18 seasons in Segunda División
- 16 seasons in Segunda División B
- 19 seasons in Tercera División
Current squad
- As of 6 July 2025[10]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Reserve team
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Out on loan
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Club officials
Current technical staff
| Position | Staff |
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| 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 |
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| 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
Famous players
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
References
- ^ "Instalaciones" (in Spanish). CD Leganés. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Carrasco, Javi; Sexton, Adapted by Joseph (3 June 2017). "Leganes toying with Madrid name change". MARCA in English. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
- ^ "Plantilla Club Deportivo Leganés" [Squad] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2022.
External links
- Official website. Archived 5 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish).
- Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
- Leganes Betting profile (in English)