CD Leganés

Association football club in Leganés, Spain

Football club

Leganés

Full name| Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D
Nickname(s)|

* Los pepineros
* El Lega

Founded| 23 June 1928; 96 years ago (1928-06-23)
Ground| Estadio Municipal Butarque
Capacity| 12,454[1]
President| Jeff Luhnow
Head coach| Borja Jiménez
League| La Liga
2023–24| Segunda División, 1st of 22 (champions)
Website| Club website

Home colours

Away colours

Third colours

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Current season

Club Deportivo Leganés, S.A.D. is a football club based in Leganés, Community of Madrid, that currently competes in La Liga, the first tier of the Spanish league system. In 2024–25, Leganés will play 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

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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.

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 promoted to Segunda División after 10 seasons in Segunda B.

The squad that earned promotion to La Liga in 2016 paying a visit to the regional government Chart of CD Leganés league performance 1929-2023

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 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.[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 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

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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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| Season  | Tier  | Division  | Place  | Copa del Rey

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 |  |

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* 5 seasons in La Liga
* 17 seasons in Segunda División
* 16 seasons in Segunda División B
* 19 seasons in Tercera División

## Current squad

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As of 22 August 2024.[9]

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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1  | GK |  ESP | Juan Soriano
2  | DF |  ESP | Adrià Altimira (on loan from Villarreal)
3  | DF |  ESP | Jorge Sáenz
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  | FW |  ESP | Juan Cruz
12  | DF |  FRA | Valentin Rosier
13  | GK |  SRB | Marko Dmitrović
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14  | MF |  SRB | Darko Brašanac
15  | DF |  ESP | Enric Franquesa
17  | MF |  CMR | Yvan Neyou
19  | FW |  ESP | Diego García
20  | DF |  ESP | Javi Hernández
21  | MF |  ESP | Roberto López
22  | DF |  ESP | Aritz Arambarri
23  | FW |  MAR | Munir El Haddadi
24  | MF |  ARG | Julián Chicco
27  | MF |  ESP | Naim García
-- | MF |  ESP | Javier Avilés

### Reserve team

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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

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32  | MF |  ESP | Carlos Guirao
34  | DF |  DOM | Joao Urbáez
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36  | GK |  ESP | Alvin Abajas

### Out on loan

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

| No. | Pos. | Nation  | Player

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-- | 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)
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-- | MF |  MLI | Issa Fomba (at Baník Ostrava until 30 June 2025)
-- | MF |  ESP | Álex Gil (at Intercity until 30 June 2025)

## Club officials

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### Current technical staff

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Position  | Staff

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Manager  |  Borja Jiménez
Assistant manager  |  Álex Martínez
Technical assistant  |  Jesús Rueda
Fitness coach  |  Juan Piñero
Goalkeeping coach  |  Juanjo Valencia
Analyst  |  Pedro Serna
Delegate  |  David Monjo
Equipment manager  |  Rubén Escaso
Daniel Pozuelo
Iván Osma Ronda
Head of medical staff  |  Alberto Lam
Physiotherapist  |  Sergio Hontoria
Álvaro Crespo
Carlos Carballo
Rehab fitness coach  |  Alberto Galisteo
Sergio Martos
Nutritionist  |  Kevin Ardón

Last updated: 17 August 2023
Source: CD Leganés (in Spanish)

### Board of directors

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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

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* Segunda División: 2023–24
* Segunda División B: 1992–93
* Tercera División: 1985–86

## Famous players

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

See also: Category:CD Leganés players

* 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

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## List of coaches

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* 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)

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## Reserve team

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Main article: CD Leganés B

## References

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1. ^ "Instalaciones" (in Spanish). CD Leganés. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
2. ^ 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.
3. ^ 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.
4. ^ "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.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ "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.
9. ^ "Plantilla Club Deportivo Leganés" [Squad] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2022.

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Club Deportivo Leganés.

* Official website. Archived 5 May 2018 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish).
* Futbolme team profile (in Spanish)
* Leganes Betting profile (in English)

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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|

* 1999–00
* 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
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

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La Liga

2024–25 clubs|

* Alavés
* Athletic Bilbao
* Atlético Madrid
* Barcelona
* Betis
* Celta Vigo
* Espanyol
* Getafe
* Girona
* Las Palmas
* Leganés
* Mallorca
* Osasuna
* Rayo Vallecano
* Real Madrid
* Real Sociedad
* Sevilla
* Valencia
* Valladolid
* Villarreal

Former clubs|

* Albacete
* Alcoyano
* AD Almería
* Almería
* Arenas Getxo
* Atlético Tetuán
* Burgos
* Cádiz
* Castellón
* Compostela
* Condal
* Córdoba
* Cultural Leonesa
* Deportivo La Coruña
* Eibar
* Elche
* Europa
* Extremadura
* Gimnàstic
* Granada
* Hércules
* Huesca
* Jaén
* Levante
* Lleida
* CD Logroñés
* CD Málaga
* Málaga
* CP Mérida
* Murcia
* Numancia
* Oviedo
* Pontevedra
* Racing Santander
* Real Burgos
* Real Unión
* Recreativo Huelva
* Sabadell
* Salamanca
* Sporting Gijón
* Tenerife
* Xerez
* Zaragoza

Competition|

* Clubs
* Seasons & winners
* Relegation play-offs
* Players
* foreign
* Managers
* Winners
* Stadia
* Broadcasters
* Referees

Statistics and awards|

* Records
* Hat-tricks
* All-time table
* La Liga Awards
* List of La Liga top scorers
* Marca Awards
* Di Stéfano: Best Player
* Pichichi: Top Scorer
* Zarra: Spanish Top Scorer
* Zamora: Best Goalkeeper
* Miguel Muñoz: Best Manager
* Guruceta: Best referee
* Don Balón Award
* Player of the Month
* Manager of the Month

Finances|

* Richest clubs:
* Deloitte list
* Forbes' list
* Team owners

Associated competitions|

* Supercopa de España
* Copa del Rey
* UEFA Champions League
* UEFA Europa League
* UEFA Europa Conference League

* laliga.es
* facebook.com/LaLiga
* twitter.com/LaLiga
* youtube.com/laliga

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Football
(Overview)|

| Men|

Atlético Madrid
Getafe
Leganés
Real Madrid
Rayo Vallecano
1ª Federación
Alcorcón
Atlético Madrid B
Fuenlabrada
Rayo Mahadahonda
Real Madrid Castilla

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Women|

Atlético Madrid
Madrid CFF
Rayo Vallecano
Real Madrid

Atlético Madrid B
Madrid B
Pozuelo

Futsal|

| Men|

LNFS 1ª
Inter Movistar
Carnicer Torrejón

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Basketball|

| Men|

ACB
Estudiantes
Fuenlabrada
Real Madrid
LEB Oro
Real Canoe

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Women|

LFB
CB Estudiantes
LF2
Alcobendas
CB Las Rozas
Real Canoe

Handball|

| Men|

ASOBAL
Atlético Madrid
DPB
BM Alcobendas

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Women|

DHF
BM Alcobendas
DHP
BM Móstoles

Ice hockey|

| Men|

LNHH
SAD Majadahonda

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Field hockey|

| Men|

Club de Campo

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Rugby|

| Men|

Alcobendas
Complutense
DHB
Real Canoe
Pozuelo

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Water polo|

| Men|

Real Canoe

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Venues|

* Santiago Bernabéu Stadium
* Metropolitano Stadium
* Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas
* Alfredo Di Stéfano Stadium
* Polideportivo Moratalaz
* Palacio de Deportes
* Palacio Vistalegre
* Estadio Román Valero
* Estadio Cerro del Espino
* Centro Deportivo Wanda
* Ciudad Real Madrid
* Caja Mágica
* Madrid Arena

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