Deportivo de La Coruña

Deportivo La Coruña

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Full name	Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Brancoazuis (The Blues and Whites) Deportivo / Dépor Turcos (The Turks)
Founded	2 March 1906 (1906-03-02)
Ground	Riazor
Ground Capacity	34,600
Chairman	Tino Fernández
Manager	Víctor Sánchez
League	La Liga
2014–15	La Liga, 16th
Website	Club home page
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (Spanish pronunciation: [reˈal ˈkluβ ðeporˈtiβo ðe la koˈɾuɲa]; English: Royal Sporting Club of La Coruña) is a Galician professional football club based in the city of A Coruña (known in Spanish as La Coruña), Galicia, Spain.

Founded in 1906, Deportivo has won the league title once, in the 1999–00 season, and finished as runner-up on five occasions. The club has also won the Spanish Cup twice (1994–95 and 2001–02) and has also won three Spanish Super Cups. The Blues and Whites have been a regular in top positions in La Liga in the last 20 years, finishing in the top half of the table in 16 out of 19 seasons. As a result, the club has been a regular participant in European competitions, playing in the UEFA Champions League five seasons in a row, reaching the quarterfinals two times and reaching the semi-finals in 2003–04.

Deportivo have played their home games at the 34,600 capacity Riazor since 1944, when the stadium was built. Their traditional home kit consists of blue and white shirts (striped) with blue shorts and socks. The club has a long-standing rivalry with national opponents Celta de Vigo, and matches between the two sides are known as the Galician derby.

History

Main article: History of Deportivo de La Coruña

Foundation and first steps

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Deportivo was founded in 1906.

In 1902, José María Abalo, a youngster who had returned to his hometown after studying in England, introduced football to A Coruña. The game gained rapid popularity and several teams were formed on an informal basis.

In December 1906, members of Sala Calvet gymnasium formed Deportivo de La Coruña, naming Luis Cornide as the first president. In May 1907, Alfonso XIII of Spain granted the club the "Real" ("royal") denomination. Depor started playing at Corral de la Gaiteira (piper's yard), but soon moved to Old Riazor, a new ground near the Riazor beach.

The team played friendly matches regularly and competed in local leagues, but failed to achieve success in the Copa del Rey in its early years.

In 1920, the Olympics in Antwerp, saw the debut of the Spanish national team. A good run for the Spanish side increased football's popularity, and as a result many teams gained professional status, and a league competition was formed and planned for the 1928–29 season.

1928–1948: Segunda División and the top flight

In 1928, Depor failed to qualify for the first ever Primera División, instead competing in the Segunda División, where it finished eighth out of ten. The team keep battling next years in a division that was soon to suffer many structural and geographical changes. In 1932, Depor defeated Real Madrid in the Cup, which had gone unbeaten through the entire season in the league.

In 1936, the Spanish Civil War broke out, forcing the abandonment of all official competitions until the 1939–40 season. That year, The Herculeans qualified for the promotion stage. The final game was against archrivals Celta de Vigo, who were fighting to avoid relegation. Celta won 1–0 and remained in the top flight as Depor's expectations of promotion were denied. The following season, however, the club reached the promotion play-offs again, this time beating Murcia 2–1 to earn promotion to La Liga for the first time in team history.

The first season in the top flight saw the club finish fourth. However, the club declined in the next few seasons, finishing ninth, 12th and 14th in 1944–45, the latter finish resulting in relegation. Instant promotion was achieved the following year, but Depor were relegated again at the end of the 1946–47 season. Nonetheless, the team gained instant promotion in 1947–48.

This decade saw Depor's entrance to the top flight, so the club decided to build a new ground, Riazor, which remains their home today. It was opened on 28 October 1944 with a league game against Valencia CF. In this era, the key player of the team was Juan Acuña, the club's goalkeeper. Xanetas, as he was known by locals, earned four Zamora Trophies between 1942 and 1951, making him the second-most decorated keeper in the Spanish league.

1948–1957: The "Golden Decade"

The club ended the 1948–49 season in tenth place. The next season would see their first major achievement in the league—Depor finished as runners-up just one point behind Atlético Madrid under the management of Argentinian Alejandro Scopelli, who brought to the club a group of South American players such as Julio Corcuera, Oswaldo García, Rafael Franco and Dagoberto Moll, a group that made the team more competitive and able to remain top flight status for nine consecutive seasons until 1957. It was a great period for the club, as honoured managers like Helenio Herrera and players as Pahiño and local Luis Suárez (the only Spanish player to receive the Golden Ball honour) played at the Riazor.

1957–1973: "Yo-yo era"

After nine seasons of first-tier football in Spain, the team was relegated to the Segunda División in 1957 and stayed there for five seasons until 1962, when they were promoted into the top flight. This started a yo-yo era that led the club to be known as the "elevator team"—promotions were achieved in 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968 and 1971, yet subsequent relegations occurred during 1963, 1965, 1967, 1970 and 1973.

Depor had one of the best youth systems at the time in Spain, as youngsters including Amancio Amaro, Severino Reija, José Luis Veloso and Jaime Blanco began their careers at the Riazor, in future to become regular fixtures on the Spanish national teaml; still more, including Luis Suárez, went on to play for larger clubs in Spain and Europe. However, the difficult financial situation of the club led to the forced sales of these players, and the team could not consolidate themselves in the top flight. However, this yo-yo era ended with relegation from the Primera División in 1973.

1973–1988: Dark times

After being relegated in 1973, the team struggled in the Second División, failing to avoid another relegation and falling to the third tier (Tercera División) for the first time in their history. However, Depor gained instant promotion and established themselves in the second tier for the rest of the decade. In 1980, Depor were again relegated to the newly-created Segunda División B, the third tier, again for the second time in their history. Again, however, the drop was short-lived as the team gained promotion the following season. Notably, Depor were relegated and promoted along with arch-rivals Celta de Vigo, who played during the 1980–81 season the most attended games ever in Spain's third tier.

The club continued to play in the Second División, showing little chance of being promoted back to the top flight. In the 1987–88 season, Depor struggled and only avoided relegation after Vicente Celeiro scored a goal during added time against Racing de Santander in the last game of the season. This is often regarded as the end of club's dark times and the beginning of a new era.

During this period, the club was heavily affected by financial difficulties and internal troubles with managers being sacked almost every year. In the summer of 1988, an open and popular club assembly chose a new board of directors headed by Augusto César Lendoiro. Deportivo had a debt estimated at 600 million pesetas, had been out of the top flight for 15 years and lacked established structures at economic and sporting level.

1988–1999: Resurgence and "Super Depor"

Arsenio Iglesias, former player and manager, was again at the club by the time and in the 1988–89 season, Depor had a lengthy run in the Copa del Rey, though ultimately falling in the semi-finals to Real Valladolid. The year after, the team competed very well in the league and qualified for the promotion play-off, but expectations were denied again, this time by CD Tenerife. The 1990–91 season saw Depor finishing as runners-up, finally achieving promotion to La Liga after an 18-year absence. Additionally, the club's finances began to improve and social support increased, especially to youth groups.

1991–92, the team's first season back in the top flight, saw Depor struggle, and they were forced to take part in the relegation play-off, beating Real Betis in a two-legged round. With Arsenio Iglesias in his fourth spell as manager and experienced players added to the side, including López Rekarte, Paco Liaño, Claudio Barragán, José Luis Ribera, Adolfo Aldana, Donato (most of them veterans being former players of great teams like Real Madrid, FC Barcelona or Atlético Madrid), along with promising younsters such as local player Fran and Brazilians Bebeto and Mauro Silva upgraded the team's level.

The 1992–93 Deportivo squad experienced a resurgent season, placing in top positions all season and ultimately finishing third after champions Barcelona and runners-up Real Madrid, respectively, thus qualifying for Europe for the first time in their history. That year, the club also provided La Liga's Pichichi Trophy winner, Bebeto, and its Zamora Trophy winner, Paco Liaño. Additionally, Depor made a historic comeback against Real Madrid at Riazor, trailing 0–2 at half-time but winning the game 3–2 and starting a run of 18 seasons to Los Blancos without a win at A Coruña.

In 1993–94, Depor had another fantastic season, leading the table for the majority of the year and coming to the last matchday in first to face mid-table Valencia, knowing a win would ensure the first league title in club history. The game was very close, but near its end, Valencia's Serer conceded a penalty on Nando. Regular penalty-taker Donato had been substituted, so Serbian defender Miroslav Đukić took it, but Valencia keeper González caught the ball; Deportivo saw their possible league title denied. After the frustration passed, the fans nonetheless recognised the impressive season the club had: Paco Liaño earned his second Zamora Trophy after conceding just 18 goals in 38 games, and Depor made its debut in European competitions, beating Aalborg BK and Aston Villa but losing to Eintracht Frankfurt in the round of 16.

The 1994–95 season began with manager Arsenio Iglesias stating he would leave the club after the end of the year, though Depor made another great campaign finishing again as runners-up, this time to Real Madrid. That season's UEFA Cup led Deportivo to be beaten again by a German side, Borussia Dortmund, though nonetheless the season still hid a great surprise for the club. Depor made a fantastic run in Copa del Rey and reached the final for the first time club history, against Valencia. On 24 June 1995, in Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu, the final was levelled 1–1 when on 83rd minute referee García-Aranda suspended the game due to water collapsing the pitch after a strong storm. It was decided that the game would resume three days later. Seven minutes of magic for Depor, because a header from Alfredo Santaelena gave the club their first ever major title.

2000: Deportivo wins the Spanish League and "El Centenariazo"

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Principal titles.

1999–00: Managed by Javier Irureta, and with players like Noureddine Naybet, Diego Tristán, Djalminha, Fran, Roy Makaay and Mauro Silva, the team finally earned their first La Liga title, five points ahead of Barcelona and Valencia. With this title, A Coruña became the second-smallest Spanish city (with a population of roughly 250,000, behind San Sebastián (home of Real Sociedad), which has a population of roughly 180,000), to have ever won La Liga.

During the 12-season period lasting from 1992–93 to 2003–04, apart from winning the title in 1999–2000, Deportivo ended the season four times in second place and another four times in third place, contesting the UEFA Champions League five years in a row and reaching the semi-finals once, in 2004 where they lost to eventual winners FC Porto.

In 2002, they won the Copa del Rey for a second time with a superb 2–1 at the Santiago Bernabéu against Real Madrid. This match is commonly known in Spain as the Centenariazo. Deportivo's illustrious opponents were expected to win the final comfortably as they were nicknamed the Galácticos and were among the strongest teams in Europe at the time. Additionally, the final was being played at their home ground, the Bernabéu.

Everything was prepared so that after the expected victory, Madrid could celebrate their 100th anniversary on the 100th anniversary of the Copa del Rey by lifting the trophy in front of their own fans. Real Madrid were indeed founded exactly 100 years to the day on 6 March 1902, though Deportivo spoiled the party with a 1–2 win with goals from Sergio and Diego Tristán.

2010: Decline

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Deportivo played in UEFA Cup in the 2008–09 season

Deportivo's period in the top flight came to an end as they were relegated after finishing 18th in 2010–11. In July 2015, however, it was revealed that in the final round of matches for that season, UD Levante and Real Zaragoza were involved in a match-fixing scandal which ensured that the latter won 2–1 at the Estadi Ciutat de València and remained in the division at the expense of Deportivo, who lost 0–2 at home to Valencia.

In the 2011–12 season, Deportivo made an immediate return to the top flight, spending half of the season top of the league. Lassad Nouioui was the top scorer with 14 goals, Andrés Guardado the top assistant and Alex Bergantiños the only player to participate in all league matches. They amassed a Segunda División record haul of 91 points and finished in first position.

In the 2012–13 season, Deportivo finished 19th and once again were relegated to the Segunda División. Deportivo, however, finished second in the 2013–14 season, guaranteeing promotion to the top-flight for the second time in three years. A less-than-impressive 2014–15 campaign back in the top division with a disjointed squad featured some very poor performances on the pitch under new manager Víctor Fernández, including a humiliating 2–8 reverse at home to Real Madrid. This was especially disappointing considering the impressive 18-match unbeaten home run between 1992–93 and 2010–11 at the Riazor against Madrid, a feat which no other team has managed to achieve in the history of Spanish football. Deportivo ultimately finished the season in 16th place and avoided relegation after appointing former player Víctor Sánchez as manager for the remaining eight matches of the season on the 9 April 2015.

2015 - present: New Depor

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Players in 2015–16 La Liga season.

With Victor Sánchez as the new manager, Deportivo made changes for the new season. With the addition of new players like Alejandro Arribas, Fernando Navarro, Pedro Mosquera, and Fayçal Fajr; Deportivo started the season with a 0-0 draw against Real Sociedad and at 9th position of the league table. On 28 November 2015, with a 2-0 victory against UD Las Palmas, Deportivo was in 5th place after an impressive start. Victor Sanchez's first Copa Del Rey game as manager was a victory beating Llagostera 2-1 in the first leg on 2 December 2015.

Branding

Deportivo's official badge depicts a knight's belt encircling the original banner of Sala Calvet Gymnasium. The crown in the centre represents the club's Royal patronage and the diagonal blue stripe its identity as a Galician club (Galician flag).Deportivo have always played in their famous blue and white stripes, but it was not until 1912 that the club made these colours official for matches. Deportivo continues to wear blue and white striped shirts with blue shorts and socks, yet their second and third kits change annually according to commercial interests. Their current shirt sponsors are Estrella Galicia, with Lotto manufacturing the kits. In 2015, Deportivo and Estrella Galicia extended their sponsorship throughout the 15/16 La Liga season with an option of another year.

Years	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
		Brand	Company
1990–92	Rox	Leyma	Leite Rio, S.L.
1992–97	Umbro	Feiraco	Feiraco Sociedad Cooperativa Galega
1997–00	Adidas
2000–01		Dreamcast	Sega Europe Ltd
2001–07	Joma	Fadesa	Fadesa Inmobiliaria, S.A.
2007–08	Canterbury of New Zealand
2008–09		Estrella Galicia
2009–	Lotto	Estrella Galicia 0,0

Stadium information

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Panoramic view of the stadium

• Name – Riazor
• City – A Coruña
• Capacity – 34,600
• Inauguration – 1944
• Pitch size – 105 x 68 m
• Other Facilities: – Cidade Deportiva de Abegondo

Players

Current squad

As of 20 December 2015

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 Germán Lux 2 DF Manuel Pablo (captain) 3 DF Fernando Navarro 4 MF Álex Bergantiños 5 MF Pedro Mosquera 6 MF Cani 7 MF Lucas 8 MF Haris Medunjanin 9 FW Oriol Riera 10 MF Juan Domínguez 11 MF Juanfran (on loan from Watford) 12 DF Sidnei (on loan from Benfica) 13 GK Fabricio

No. Position Player 14 DF Alejandro Arribas 15 DF Laure (vice-captain) 16 DF Luisinho 17 MF Fede Cartabia (on loan from Valencia) 19 MF Fayçal Fajr (on loan from Elche) 20 FW Jonathan Rodríguez (on loan from Benfica) 21 MF Luis Alberto (on loan from Liverpool) 22 MF Celso Borges 23 DF Alberto Lopo 24 MF Jonás Gutiérrez 25 GK Manu Fernández — GK Stipe Pletikosa

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 — DF Pablo Insua (on loan at Leganés) — DF Saúl (on loan at Tenerife) — MF Bicho (on loan at Leganés) — MF Álvaro Queijeiro (on loan at Pontevedra) — FW Luis Fernández (on loan at Huesca)

Coaches

Dates Name 1906–27 Unknown 1927–28 Félix Gila 1928–29 Ferenc Voggenhuber 1929–33 Félix Gila 1933 José Planas 1933 Fernando Fariña 1933–36 José Torres 1939–41 Hilario Marrero June 1941–Dec 15, 1941 Celso Mariño Dec 15, 1941–Nov 23, 1942 Chacho Nov 24, 1942–June 30, 1943 Celso Mariño July 1, 1943 – June 30, 1945 Ramón de la Fuente July 1, 1945 – June 30, 1947 Hilario Marrero July 1, 1947–Nov 47 Juan Aurre Nov 1947–June 48 Luis Urquiri July 1, 1948–Dec 6, 1948 Gabino Andonegui Dec 7, 1948–June 30, 1949 Anastasio Bienzobas July 1, 1949 – June 30, 1950 Alejandro Scopelli July 1, 1950 – June 30, 1951 Jerónimo Díaz July 30, 1951 – June 30, 1952 Chacho July 1, 1952 – June 30, 1953 Francisco Casal 1953 Helenio Herrera July 30, 1953 – June 30, 1954 Carlos Iturraspe July 1, 1954 – June 30, 1955 Eduardo Toba July 1, 1955–Jan 30, 1956 Rodrigo García Vizoso Jan 31, 1956–Feb 20, 1956 Pahiño Feb 21, 1956–Feb 4, 1957 Ángel Zubieta Feb 4, 1957–June 30, 1957 Diego Villalonga

Dates Name July 1, 1957–58 Roberto Ozores 1958 Carlos Iturraspe July 1, 1958–Oct 6, 1958 Eduardo Toba Oct 6, 1958–Jan 12, 1959 Ernesto Pons Jan 12, 1959–June 30, 1959 Hilario Marrero July 1, 1959 – June 30, 1961 Jesús Barrio July 1, 1961 – June 30, 1962 Juan Otxoantezana July 1, 1962–Nov 20, 1962 Enrique Rabassa Nov 20, 1962–Jan 14, 1963 Rodrigo García Vizoso Jan 14, 1963–June 30, 1963 Lele July 1, 1963 – June 30, 1964 Roque Olsen July 1, 1964–Nov 9, 1964 Juan Otxoantezana Nov 10, 1964–June 30, 1965 Luis Carniglia July 1, 1965–Feb 6, 1967 Enrique Orizaola Feb 7, 1967–June 30, 1967 Dagoberto Moll July 1, 1967 – June 30, 1968 Pedro Eguiluz July 1, 1968 – June 30, 1970 Cheché Martín July 1, 1970–Dec 28, 1970 Roque Olsen Dec 28,1970–June 30, 1973 Arsenio Iglesias July 1, 1973–Oct 29, 1973 Fernando Riera Oct 30, 1973–Jan 7, 1974 Carlos Torres Jan 8,1974–April 22, 1974 Enrique Orizaola April 22, 1974 – June 30, 1975 José Antonio Irulegui July 1, 1975 – April 26, 1976 José Antonio Naya April 26, 1976 – June 30, 1976 Cheché Martín July 1, 1976–Nov 29, 1976 Héctor Rial Nov 30, 1976–March 14, 1977 Cheché Martín March 14, 1976 – April 11, 1976 José López

Dates Name April 12, 1976 – June 30, 1978 Juan Arza July 1, 1978–Nov 13, 1978 Enrique Mateos Nov 13, 1978–June 30, 1979 Luis Suárez July 1, 1979 – April 7, 1980 Francisco García-Verdugo April 7, 1980 – June 30, 1980 Joseíto July 1, 1980–Nov 16, 1981 Pepe Martínez Nov 17, 1981–June 30, 1982 Luis Rodríguez Vaz July 1, 1982 – June 30, 1985 Arsenio Iglesias July 1, 1985 – June 30, 1986 Jesús Aranguren July 1, 1986–Oct 19, 1987 Eusebio Ríos Oct 19,1987–Feb 21, 1988 Luis Rodríguez Vaz Feb 22, 1988–June 30, 1991 Arsenio Iglesias July 1, 1991 – April 13, 1992 Marco Antonio Boronat April 13, 1992 – June 30, 1995 Arsenio Iglesias July 1, 1995–Feb 10, 1997 John Toshack Feb 10, 1997–Feb 17, 1997 José Manuel Corral Feb 17, 1997–Oct 16, 1997 Carlos Alberto Silva Oct 17, 1997–June 30, 1998 José Manuel Corral July 1, 1998 – June 30, 2005 Javier Irureta July 1, 2005 – June 30, 2007 Joaquín Caparrós July 1, 2007 – June 30, 2011 Miguel Ángel Lotina July 1, 2011–Dec 30, 2012 José Luis Oltra Dec 30, 2012–Feb 10, 2013 Domingos Paciência Feb 11, 2013–July 10, 2014 Fernando Vázquez July 10, 2014–Apr 8, 2015 Víctor Fernández Apr 8, 2015- Víctor Sánchez

Main article: List of Deportivo de La Coruña managers

Presidents

Main article: List of Deportivo de La Coruña presidents

Statistics

Season to season

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1929 2ª 8th Did Not Play 1929–30 2ª 7th DNP 1930–31 2ª 9th Round of 32 1931–32 2ª 4th Quarter-finals 1932–33 2ª 5th Quarter-finals 1933–34 2ª 7th Round of 16 1934–35 2ª 7th Second round 1935–36 2ª 7th Second round 1939–40 2ª 1st Round of 16 1940–41 2ª 2nd Third round 1941–42 1ª 4th Round of 16 1942–43 1ª 9th Quarter-finals 1943–44 1ª 12th Round of 16 1944–45 1ª 14th First round 1945–46 2ª 2nd First round 1946–47 1ª 13th First round 1947–48 2ª 2nd Sixth round 1948–49 1ª 10th Round of 16 1949–50 1ª 2nd Round of 16 1950–51 1ª 12th First round 1951–52 1ª 11th First round 1952–53 1ª 14th DNP 1953–54 1ª 7th Round of 16

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1954–55 1ª 7th Quarter-finals 1955–56 1ª 12th Round of 16 1956–57 1ª 15th Quarter-finals 1957–58 2ª 13th DNP 1958–59 2ª 7th Round of 16 1959–60 2ª 4th Round of 32 1960–61 2ª 3rd Round of 32 1961–62 2ª 1st Round of 32 1962–63 1ª 14th Round of 32 1963–64 2ª 1st Round of 16 1964–65 1ª 16th Round of 16 1965–66 2ª 1st Round of 16 1966–67 1ª 16th Round of 16 1967–68 2ª 1st First round 1968–69 1ª 10th Quarter-finals 1969–70 1ª 14th Round of 32 1970–71 2ª 3rd Quarter-finals 1971–72 1ª 14th Fourth round 1972–73 1ª 17th Quarter-finals 1973–74 2ª 18th Fourth round 1974–75 3ª 1st Third round 1975–76 2ª 5th First round 1976–77 2ª 11th Third round

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 1977–78 2ª 8th Third round 1978–79 2ª 15th Third round 1979–80 2ª 18th Second round 1980–81 2ªB 2nd First round 1981–82 2ª 12th Quarter-finals 1982–83 2ª 4th Round of 16 1983–84 2ª 9th Quarter-finals 1984–85 2ª 13th Round of 16 1985–86 2ª 6th Third round 1986–87 2ª 2nd Third round 1987–88 2ª 16th Third round 1988–89 2ª 10th Semi-finals 1989–90 2ª 4th First round 1990–91 2ª 2nd Round of 16 1991–92 1ª 17th Semi-finals 1992–93 1ª 3rd 4th Round 1993–94 1ª 2nd Round of 16 1994–95 1ª 2nd Winner 1995–96 1ª 9th Round of 16 1996–97 1ª 3rd Round of 16 1997–98 1ª 12th Quarter-finals 1998–99 1ª 6th Semi-finals 1999–00 1ª 1st Round of 16

Season Division Place Copa del Rey 2000–01 1ª 2nd Round of 32 2001–02 1ª 2nd Winner 2002–03 1ª 3rd Semi-finals 2003–04 1ª 3rd Round of 16 2004–05 1ª 8th Round of 32 2005–06 1ª 8th Semi-finals 2006–07 1ª 13th Semi-finals 2007–08 1ª 9th Round of 32 2008–09 1ª 7th Round of 16 2009–10 1ª 10th Quarter-finals 2010–11 1ª 18th Quarter-finals 2011–12 2ª 1st Round of 32 2012–13 1ª 19th Round of 32 2013–14 2ª 2nd Third round 2014–15 1ª 16th Round of 32 2015–16 1ª Round of 16

• Seasons in Primera División: 44
• Seasons in Segunda División: 39
• Seasons in Segunda División B: 1
• Seasons in Tercera División: 1
• Participations in UEFA Champions League: 5
• Participations in UEFA Cup: 5
• Participations in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1
• Participations in Intertoto Cup: 2

Top scorers in all competitions

As of 10 October 2015

Rank	Player	Goals	Years
1	Diego Tristán	110	2000-2006
2	José Luis Veloso	106	1958-1965
3	Bebeto	102	1992-1996
4	Roy Makaay	96	1999-2003
5	José Manuel Traba	78	1975-1988
6	Vicente Celeiro	70	1981-1989
7	Amancio	69	1958-1962
8	Fran	62	1985-2005
9	José Luis Vara	58	1978-1987
	Riki	58	2006-2013
	Manuel Loureda	58	1961-1974

Latest seasons

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Other Comp.	Notes	Manager
1985–86	2D	6	38	17	11	10	54	37	45	3rd round					Jesús Aranguren
1986–87	2D	2	34	16	11	7	46	33	43	3rd round					Eusebio Ríos
1987–88	2D	16	38	8	15	15	35	47	31	3rd round					Eusebio Ríos & Arsenio Iglesias
1988–89	2D	10	38	16	8	14	43	35	40	Semi-final					Arsenio Iglesias
1989–90	2D	4	38	19	6	13	45	38	44	1st round					Marco Antonio Boronat
1990–91	2D	2	38	8	15	15	60	32	48	Last 16				Promoted	Arsenio Iglesias
1991–92	1D	17	38	8	15	15	37	48	31	Semi-final					Marco Antonio Boronat & Arsenio Iglesias
1992–93	1D	3	38	22	10	6	67	33	54	4th round					Arsenio Iglesias
1993–94	1D	2	38	22	12	4	54	18	56	Last 16	UC	Last 16			Arsenio Iglesias
1994–95	1D	2	38	20	11	7	68	42	51	Winner	UC	Last 16			Arsenio Iglesias
1995–96	1D	9	42	16	13	13	63	44	61	Last 16	CWC	Semi-final	SSC		John Toshack
1996–97	1D	3	42	21	14	7	57	30	77	Last 16					John Toshack & Carlos Alberto Silva
1997–98	1D	12	38	12	13	13	44	46	49	Quarter-final	UC	1st round			Carlos Alberto Silva & José Manuel Corral
1998–99	1D	6	38	17	12	9	55	43	63	Semi-final					Javier Irureta
1999–00	1D	1	38	21	6	11	66	44	69	Last 16	UC	Last 16			Javier Irureta
2000–01	1D	2	38	22	7	9	73	44	73	Last 32	UCL	Quarter-final	SSC		Javier Irureta
2001–02	1D	2	38	20	8	10	65	41	68	Winner	UCL	Quarter-final			Javier Irureta
2002–03	1D	3	38	22	6	10	67	47	72	Semi-final	UCL	2nd group stage	SSC		Javier Irureta
2003–04	1D	3	38	21	8	9	60	34	71	Last 16	UCL	Semi-final			Javier Irureta
2004–05	1D	8	38	12	15	11	46	50	51	Last 32	UCL	Group stage			Javier Irureta
2005–06	1D	8	38	15	10	13	47	45	55	Semi-final	IT	Final			Joaquín Caparrós
2006–07	1D	13	38	12	11	15	32	45	47	Semi-final					Joaquín Caparrós
2007–08	1D	9	38	15	7	16	46	47	52	Last 32					Miguel Ángel Lotina
2008–09	1D	6	38	16	10	12	48	47	58	Last 16	UC	Last 32			Miguel Ángel Lotina
2009–10	1D	10	38	13	8	17	35	49	47	Quarter-final					Miguel Ángel Lotina
2010–11	1D	18	38	10	13	15	31	47	43	Quarter-final				Relegated	Miguel Ángel Lotina
2011–12	2D	1	42	29	4	9	76	45	91	Last 32				Promoted	José Luis Oltra
2012–13	1D	19	38	8	11	19	47	70	35	Last 32				Relegated	José Luis Oltra, Domingos Paciência & Fernando Vázquez
2013–14	2D	2	42	19	12	11	48	36	69	Last 32				Promoted	Fernando Vázquez
2014–15	1D	16	38	7	14	17	35	60	35	Last 32					Victor Fernández & Víctor Sánchez

Color:

Gold	Winner
Silver	Runners-Up
Bronze	3rd place (Semi-final)
Relegated	Second Division

Historic matches

La Liga

Season	Home	Score	Away	Stadium
1992–93	Deportivo La Coruña	3–2	Real Madrid	Riazor
1993–94	Deportivo La Coruña	4–0	Real Madrid	Riazor
1993–94	Valencia	1–3	Deportivo La Coruña	Mestalla
1993–94	Oviedo	2–5	Deportivo La Coruña	Carlos Tartiere
1994–95	Albacete	2–8	Deportivo La Coruña	Carlos Belmonte
1995–96	Deportivo La Coruña	5–0	Albacete	Riazor
1995–96	Rayo Vallecano	0–6	Deportivo La Coruña	Vallecas
1995–96	Deportivo La Coruña	3–0	Real Madrid	Riazor
1995–96	Salamanca	0–5	Deportivo La Coruña	Helmántico
1998–99	Deportivo La Coruña	4–0	Real Madrid	Riazor
1999–00	Deportivo La Coruña	5–2	Sevilla	Riazor
1999–00	Deportivo La Coruña	5–2	Real Madrid	Riazor
1999–00	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Espanyol	Riazor
2000–01	Barcelona	2–3	Deportivo La Coruña	Camp Nou
2001–02	Deportivo La Coruña	5–0	Mallorca	Riazor
2001–02	Deportivo La Coruña	3–0	Real Madrid	Riazor
2002–03	Deportivo La Coruña	6–0	Alavés	Riazor
2002–03	Barcelona	2–4	Deportivo La Coruña	Camp Nou
2003–04	Celta	0–5	Deportivo La Coruña	Balaídos
2003–04	Barcelona	0–2	Deportivo La Coruña	Camp Nou
2003–04	Deportivo La Coruña	3–0	Celta	Riazor
2004–05	Real Madrid	0–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Santiago Bernabéu
2005–06	Celta	0–3	Deportivo La Coruña	Riazor
2014–15	FC Barcelona	2-2	Deportivo La Coruña	Camp Nou

European tournaments

Season	Home	Score	Away	League	Stadium
1993–94	Aston Villa	0–1	Deportivo La Coruña	UEFA Cup	Villa Park
1994–95	Deportivo La Coruña	4–1	Rosenborg	UEFA Cup	Riazor
1994–95	Deportivo La Coruña	1–0	Borussia Dortmund	UEFA Cup	Riazor
1999–00	Deportivo La Coruña	4–2	Panathinaikos	UEFA Cup	Riazor
1999–00	Deportivo La Coruña	2–1	Arsenal	UEFA Cup	Riazor
2000–01	Deportivo La Coruña	2–1	Hamburg	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2000–01	Deportivo La Coruña	1–0	Panathinaikos	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2000–01	Paris Saint-Germain	1–3	Deportivo La Coruña	UEFA Champions League	Parc des Princes
2000–01	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Galatasaray	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2000–01	Deportivo La Coruña	4–3	Paris Saint-Germain	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2000–01	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Leeds United	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2000–01	Deportivo La Coruña	0–3	Leeds United	UEFA Champions League	Elland Road
2001–02	Deportivo La Coruña	0–2	Manchester United	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2001–02	Manchester United	2–3	Deportivo La Coruña	UEFA Champions League	Old Trafford
2001–02	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Arsenal	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2001–02	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Juventus	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2001–02	Arsenal	0–2	Deportivo La Coruña	UEFA Champions League	Highbury
2002–03	Bayern Munich	2–3	Deportivo La Coruña	UEFA Champions League	Olympiastadion
2002–03	Deportivo La Coruña	3–1	Lens	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2002–03	Deportivo La Coruña	2–1	Bayern Munich	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2002–03	Milan	1–2	Deportivo La Coruña	UEFA Champions League	San Siro
2002–03	Deportivo La Coruña	1–0	Basel	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2002–03	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Manchester United	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2003–04	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	PSV	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2003–04	Deportivo La Coruña	1–0	Monaco	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2003–04	Monaco	8–3	Deportivo La Coruña	UEFA Champions League	Stade Louis II
2003–04	Deportivo La Coruña	3–0	AEK Athens	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2003–04	Deportivo La Coruña	1–0	Juventus	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2003–04	Juventus	0–1	Deportivo La Coruña	UEFA Champions League	Stadio delle Alpi
2003–04	Deportivo La Coruña	4–0	Milan	UEFA Champions League	Riazor
2005	Deportivo La Coruña	2–1	Newcastle United	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Riazor
2005	Newcastle United	1–2	Deportivo La Coruña	UEFA Intertoto Cup	St James' Park
2005	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Marseille	UEFA Intertoto Cup	Riazor
2008–09	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0 (3–2 p.)	Brann	UEFA Cup	Riazor
2008–09	Deportivo La Coruña	3–0	Feyenoord	UEFA Cup	Riazor
2008–09	Deportivo La Coruña	1–0	Nancy	UEFA Cup	Riazor

Internationals playing at Deportivo

Fabricio Coloccini Aldo Duscher Jonás Gutiérrez Germán Lux Lionel Scaloni Haris Medunjanin Bebeto Djalminha Flávio Conceição Filipe Luís Mauro Silva Rivaldo Ilian Kiriakov Emil Kostadinov

Jacques Songo'o Julian de Guzman Bryan Rabello Abel Aguilar Celso Borges Stipe Pletikosa Petr Kouba Rodolfo Bodipo Corentin Martins Dudu Aouate Omar Bravo Andrés Guardado Salaheddine Bassir Fayçal Fajr Mustapha Hadji

Noureddine Naybet Roy Makaay Peter Rufai Knut Olav Rindarøy Roberto Acuña Claudio Morel Rodríguez Jorge Andrade Ivan Cavaleiro Zé Castro Hélder Cristóvão Hélder Postiga Nélson Oliveira Pizzi Pauleta Sílvio

Cezary Wilk Dmitri Radchenko Juan Acuña Adolfo Aldana Ángel Arizmendi Armando Álvarez Daniel Aranzubia Joan Capdevila César Martín Chacho Claudio Barragán Donato Gama Fran Alberto Lopo Albert Luque

Javier Manjarín Carlos Marchena Fernando Navarro Manolete Manuel Pablo José Francisco Molina Nando Luis Otero Pahiño Pedrito Enrique Romero Julio Salinas Sergio González Diego Tristán

Juan Carlos Valerón José Luis Veloso Víctor Sánchez Voro Christian Wilhelmsson Fabián Estoyanoff Gustavo Munúa Walter Pandiani Jonathan Rodríguez Miroslav Đukić Slaviša Jokanović

Honours

Men's section

National titles

• La Liga

Winners (1): 1999–00

Runners-up (5): 1949–50, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2001–02

• Copa del Rey

Winners (2): 1994–95, 2001–02

• Supercopa de España

Winners (3): 1995, 2000, 2002

• Segunda División

Winners (5): 1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 2011–12

European competitions

• UEFA Champions League

Semi-finalists (1): 2003–04

Regional titles

• Galician Championship

Winners (6): 1926–27, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1936–37, 1939–40

Runners-up (7)

• Galician Cup

Winners (1): 1945–46

Runners-up (4)

Friendly

• Teresa Herrera Trophy

Winners (18): 1955, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015

Women's section (sponsoring Karbo CF)

• Women's Spanish Cup (4)

Individual trophies

• Pichichi (3):

1992–93 - Bebeto (29 goals)

2001–02 - Diego Tristán (21 goals)

2002–03 - Roy Makaay (29 goals) (European Golden Shoe)

• Zamora (8):

1941–42 - Juan Acuña

1942–43 - Juan Acuña

1949–50 - Juan Acuña

1950–51 - Juan Acuña

1953–54 - Juan Otero

1992–93 - Francisco Liaño (tied with Santiago Cañizares)

1993–94 - Francisco Liaño

1996–97 - Jacques Songo'o

Deportivo de La Coruña B

Main article: Deportivo de La Coruña B

Deportivo de La Coruña B is the filial team of Deportivo de La Coruña. Founded in 1914 with the name of Fabril Sociedad Deportiva, it plays in Tercera División. Its stadium is called Cidade Deportiva de Abegondo, with a capacity of 1,500 seats.

In 1993 the team was officially renamed Deportivo B, although most locals still call it "Fabril".

See also

• Teresa Herrera Trophy

External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Deportivo de La Coruña at La Liga (English) (Spanish)
• Deportivo de La Coruña at UEFA (English) (Spanish)