Deportivo Leganés is a club from Leganés, a city near Madrid. They were founded in 1928 and play in blue and white shirts. Their home games are played at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque, a compact stadium that is always packed with loyal fans.

The club has regularly bounced between the first and second divisions of Spain in recent years, but their biggest success came in 2016, when they were promoted to La Liga for the first time. They stayed there for a few seasons and achieved some surprising victories, including a famous win over Real Madrid in the Copa del Rey.