CD Leganés

Leganés

Full name	Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Lega, Pepineros
Founded	1928
Ground	Butarque, Leganés, Madrid, Spain
Ground Capacity	8,138
Chairman	María Victoria Pavón
Manager	Asier Garitano
League	Segunda División
2014–15	10th
Home colours Away colours

Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a Spanish football team from Leganés, in the Madrid outskirts. Founded on 26 June 1928 it currently plays in Segunda División, holding home games at Estadio Municipal de Butarque, which seats 8,138 spectators.

Team colours are white shirts with blue stripes, and white shorts.

History

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 1995–97.

Fans

The fans have friendly relation with ultras group Gate 12 of Egaleo F.C., the towns of Egaleo and Leganés happen to be twinned too. Their biggest rival is Getafe CF with whom they contest the South Madrid Derby.

Season to season

• 11 seasons in Segunda División
• 12 seasons in Segunda División B
• 19 seasons in Tercera División

Current squad

As of 27 January 2016^[1]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 1 GK Queco Piña 2 DF Unai Bustinza (on loan from Athletic Bilbao) 3 DF Luis Ruiz 4 DF Unai Albizua 5 DF Martín Mantovani 6 MF Alberto Martín 7 MF Alain Eizmendi 8 MF Jorge Miramón 9 FW Guillermo (on loan from Athletic Bilbao) 10 MF Toni Dovale 11 MF Alexander Szymanowski 13 GK Jon Ander Serantes

No. Position Player 14 FW Borja Lázaro 16 DF César Soriano 17 DF Víctor Díaz 18 DF Pablo Insua (on loan from Deportivo La Coruña) 19 FW Asdrúbal (on loan from UD Las Palmas) 20 MF Rubén Peña 21 MF Iñigo Ruiz de Galarreta (on loan from Athletic Bilbao) 22 MF Lluís Sastre 23 MF Omar Ramos 24 MF David Timor 26 DF Paco Candela 29 MF Gabriel (on loan from Juventus)

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player  — MF Toni Arranz (on loan at Rayo Majadahonda)

Honours

• 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/or have reached international status.

see also Category:CD Leganés footballers

Managers

References

External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Futbolme team profile (Spanish)