Leganés

CD Leganés plays at Estadio Municipal de Butarque, located in Leganés, a municipality immediately south of Madrid that forms part of the metropolitan area of the Spanish capital. The stadium has a capacity of approximately 12,454 spectators and has served as Leganés' home through their remarkable journey from Spanish lower-division football to La Liga. Butarque is a traditional compact Spanish stadium with a covered main stand and characteristic design elements, sitting in a working-class Madrid suburb that has historically identified as distinct from the capital's major clubs. The stadium's modest scale reflects the genuine community character of CD Leganés despite their proximity to Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid.

CD Leganés' four-season La Liga stint from 2016 to 2020 was one of Spanish football's most celebrated underdog stories. Playing in a stadium of barely 12,000 capacity against Real Madrid's 80,000-seat Santiago Bernabéu and Barcelona's 99,000-seat Camp Nou, Leganés consistently avoided relegation through organisation, hard work, and intelligent management. The club famously defeated Real Madrid at the Bernabéu in the Copa del Rey in 2018 and reached the Copa del Rey semi-finals in 2019, defeating Villarreal and Sevilla along the way. These achievements generated enormous national affection for the "Pepineros" (Cucumber Growers — the club's nickname derived from the vegetable gardens historically grown in the area).

Leganés' return to La Liga from La Liga 2 in 2024–25, and their current La Liga 2 campaign, represents the club's ongoing commitment to maintaining professional football at the highest achievable level. Estadio Butarque remains one of Spain's more modest La Liga or La Liga 2 venues in terms of capacity, but the extraordinary community spirit and footballing intelligence that characterises the club ensures that the ground consistently punches above its weight. CD Leganés represents the best of Spanish football's provincial and suburban clubs — proof that smart management, community values, and a genuine collective spirit can compete against clubs with vastly superior resources.