2019–20 Deportivo de La Coruña season

Deportivo de La Coruña
2019–20 season
President	Fernando Vidal
Head coach	Luis César Sampedro; (until 27 December); Fernando Vázquez; (from 29 December)
Stadium	Abanca-Riazor
Segunda División	19th (relegated)
Copa del Rey	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: ; Víctor Mollejo; (5 goals); All: ; Mamadou Koné; Víctor Mollejo; (5 goals each)
	← 2018–19 2020–21 →

The 2019–20 season was Deportivo de La Coruña's 113th season in existence and the club's second consecutive season in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Deportivo La Coruña participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season was slated to cover a period from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020. It was extended extraordinarily beyond 30 June due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain. In the end, Deportivo got relegated to Segunda División B in spite of seven consecutive wins in the league at the end of the autumn. The bad start and finish to the season confirmed the relegation.

On the last matchday, the game against Fuenlabrada was suddenly postponed after it was found that a number of this club's players were infected with the coronavirus when the visiting team arrived in A Coruña.^[1] However, the other matches of the teams threatened with relegation took place as usual and ended with the victory of both Lugo and Albacete to avoid going down to the third division and relegating Deportivo without even playing their match.^[2] Deportivo then threatened not to play their final match if the other games were not replayed.^[3]

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 15 March 2020^[4]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ESP	Dani Giménez
2	DF	ESP	David Simón
3	DF	ITA	Michele Somma
4	MF	ESP	Álex Bergantiños (captain)
5	DF	SEN	Abdoulaye Ba (on loan from Rayo Vallecano)
6	MF	ESP	Peru Nolaskoain (on loan from Athletic Bilbao)
7	MF	ESP	Borja Valle
8	MF	ESP	Vicente Gómez
9	FW	VEN	Christian Santos
10	MF	ESP	Ager Aketxe
11	FW	ESP	Víctor Mollejo (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
13	GK	SRB	Aleksandar Jovanović (on loan from Huesca)
14	DF	ESP	Luis Ruiz


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	ESP	Francisco Montero (on loan from Atlético Madrid)
16	FW	ESP	Sabin Merino
17	MF	TUR	Emre Çolak
19	FW	CIV	Mamadou Koné (on loan from Leganés)
20	FW	GLP	Claudio Beauvue
21	DF	ESP	Salva Ruiz
22	MF	JPN	Gaku Shibasaki
23	FW	ESP	Keko Gontán
24	DF	ESP	Eneko Bóveda
25	MF	NGA	Uche Agbo (on loan from Standard Liège)
29	DF	ESP	Mujaid Sadick
35	FW	ESP	Hugo Vallejo (on loan from Real Madrid)

Out on loan[]

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	GK	NGA	Francis Uzoho (on loan at Omonia until 30 June 2020)
—	DF	ESP	Gerard Valentín (on loan at Lugo until 30 June 2020)
—	DF	GRE	Vasilis Lampropoulos (on loan at VfL Bochum until 30 June 2020)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	MF	ARG	Fede Cartabia (on loan at Shabab Dubai until 30 June 2020)
—	FW	URU	Diego Rolán (on loan at Juárez until 30 June 2020)
—	FW	ESP	Borja Galán (on loan at Racing until 30 June 2020)

Pre-season and friendlies[]

Win Draw Loss Fixtures

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Segunda División	18 August 2020	7 August 2020	Matchday 1	19th	42	12	15	15	43	60	−17	028.57
Copa del Rey	17 December 2020	12 January 2020	First round	Second round	2	1	1	0	3	1	+2	050.00
Total					44	13	16	15	46	61	−15	029.55

Last updated: 7 August 2020
Source: Competitions

Segunda División[]

League table[]

Pos	Team v t	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
17	Albacete	42	13	13	16	36	46	−10	52^[a]
18	Ponferradina	42	12	15	15	45	50	−5	51^[b]
19	Deportivo La Coruña (R)	42	12	15	15	43	60	−17	51^[b]	Relegation to Segunda División B
20	Numancia (R)	42	13	11	18	45	53	−8	50
21	Extremadura (R)	42	10	13	19	43	59	−16	43

Source: LaLiga Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored^[5]
(R) Relegated
Notes:

^ Lugo finished ahead of Albacete on head-to-head points: Albacete 0–1 Lugo, Lugo 1–0 Albacete.
^ ^a ^b Ponferradina finished ahead of Deportivo La Coruña on head-to-head goal difference: Ponferradina 2–0 Deportivo La Coruña, Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 Ponferradina.

Results summary[]

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	12	15	15	43	60	−17	51	8	8	5	29	29	0	4	7	10	14	31	−17

Last updated: 7 August 2020.
Source: La Liga SmartBank

Results by round[]

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	W	L	L	L	D	D	D	D	L	D	L	L	D	D	L	L	D	D	L	L	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	D	L	D	L	D	D	D	W	W	D	W	L	L	L	W
Position	5	8	14	19	18	19	18	19	21	20	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	20	17	15	14	16	17	17	19	19	18	18	16	16	17	15	16	17	19	19

Updated to match(es) played on 7 August 2020. Source: La Liga SmartBank
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches[]

The fixtures were revealed on 4 July 2019.^[6]

18 August 2019 1	Deportivo La Coruña	3–2	Real Oviedo	A Coruña
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

25 August 2019 2	Huesca	3–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Huesca
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Alcoraz

1 September 2019 3	Rayo Vallecano	3–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Madrid
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Vallecas

7 September 2019 4	Deportivo La Coruña	0–1	Albacete	A Coruña
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

15 September 2019 5	Sporting Gijón	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Gijón
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Molinón

18 September 2019 6	Deportivo La Coruña	3–3	Numancia	A Coruña
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

21 September 2019 7	Cádiz	0–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Cádiz
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)		Report		Stadium: Ramón de Carranza Attendance: 16,133 Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

29 September 2019 8	Deportivo La Coruña	1–1	Mirandés	A Coruña
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

3 October 2019 9	Girona	3–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Girona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Montilivi

6 October 2019 10	Deportivo La Coruña	0–0	Almería	A Coruña
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

13 October 2019 11	Las Palmas	3–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Las Palmas
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Gran Canaria

20 October 2019 12	Deportivo La Coruña	0–2	Málaga	A Coruña
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

26 October 2019 13	Racing Santander	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Santander
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Yoda 10' Mario Ortiz 81' Hidalgo 90+3'	Report	Bóveda 13' Longo 30' Koné 65' Jovanović 67'	Stadium: El Sardinero Attendance: 14,105 Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

2 November 2019 14	Fuenlabrada	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Fuenlabrada
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Fernando Torres

10 November 2019 15	Deportivo La Coruña	1–3	Elche	A Coruña
12:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

16 November 2019 16	Extremadura	2–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Almendralejo
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Ciudad de Almendralejo

23 November 2019 17	Deportivo La Coruña	0–0	Alcorcón	A Coruña
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

1 December 2019 18	Lugo	0–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Lugo
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Anxo Carro

8 December 2019 19	Deportivo La Coruña	1–3	Real Zaragoza	A Coruña
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Gómez 5' Valle 48'	Report	Guitián 33' Puado 39' Suárez 72', 80' Kagawa 84'	Stadium: Abanca-Riazor Attendance: 13,604 Referee: Iosu Galech Apezteguía

14 December 2019 20	Ponferradina	2–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Ponferrada
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Toralín

20 December 2019 21	Deportivo La Coruña	2–1	Tenerife	A Coruña
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

5 January 2020 22	Numancia	0–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Soria
12:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Carlos Tartiere

16 January 2020 23	Deportivo La Coruña	2–1	Racing Santander	A Coruña
19:00 CET (UTC+1)	Merino 32' Çolak 54'	Report	Cejudo 15'	Stadium: Abanca-Riazor Attendance: 19,055 Referee: Rubén Ávalos Barrera

19 January 2020 24	Deportivo La Coruña	1–0	Cádiz	A Coruña
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Merino 65'	Report		Stadium: Abanca-Riazor Attendance: 24,229 Referee: Aitor Gorostegui Fernández-Ortega

26 January 2020 25	Albacete	0–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Albacete
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

1 February 2020 26	Deportivo La Coruña	2–1	Las Palmas	A Coruña
18:15 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

9 February 2020 27	Alcorcón	0–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Alcorcón
12:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Santo Domingo

14 February 2020 28	Deportivo La Coruña	2–2	Girona	A Coruña
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

23 February 2020 29	Real Zaragoza	3–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Zaragoza
16:00 CET (UTC+1)	Eguaras 6' Clemente 14' Atienza 32' Suárez 62' El Yamiq 67'	Report	Mollejo 12', 55' Shibasaki 22' 60' Mujaid 84' Aketxe 86'	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 28,098 Referee: José Antonio López Toca

1 March 2020 30	Deportivo La Coruña	0–0	Lugo	A Coruña
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

7 March 2020 31	Almería	4–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Almería
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos

14 June 2020 32	Deportivo La Coruña	0–0	Sporting Gijón	A Coruña
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor Attendance: 0

17 June 2020 33	Real Oviedo	2–2	Deportivo La Coruña	Oviedo
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Tartiere Attendance: 0

20 June 2020 34	Deportivo La Coruña	3–3	Rayo Vallecano	A Coruña
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Santos 50' Mollejo 52' Aketxe 89' (pen.)	Report	Villar 1', 21' Suárez 57', 90+3' (pen.) Martín 81' Dimitrievski 87'	Stadium: Abanca-Riazor Attendance: 0 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

23 June 2020 35	Elche	0–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Elche
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Martínez Valero Attendance: 0

27 June 2020 36	Deportivo La Coruña	2–1	Ponferradina	A Coruña
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	David Simón 38' Uche 45+2' Montero 58' Trigueros 90+2' (o.g.) Çolak 90+5', 90+5'	Report	Kaxe 59' Rodríguez 65'	Stadium: Abanca-Riazor Attendance: 0 Referee: Juan Luis Pulido Santana

30 June 2020 37	Tenerife	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Sanz 55' López 63' Milla 82' (pen.)	Report	Mujaid 80' Aketxe 90+2'	Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Attendance: 0 Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias

5 July 2020 38	Deportivo La Coruña	2–1	Huesca	A Coruña
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aketxe 19' Santos 43' Shibasaki 47' Bóveda 84'	Report	Mir 8' Pulido 29' Luisinho 45+2'	Stadium: Abanca-Riazor Attendance: 0 Referee: Saúl Ais Reig

8 July 2020 39	Málaga	1–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Málaga
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)	Benkhemassa 38' Boussefiane 61'	Report	Shibasaki 23' Mollejo 63' Santos 71' Mujaid 72'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 0 Referee: José Antonio López Toca

12 July 2020 40	Deportivo La Coruña	2–3	Extremadura	A Coruña
17:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Simón 4' Santos 89'	Report	Rodríguez 14' Montero 68' (o.g.) Pinchi 84', 90+2' Carrasco 88'	Stadium: Abanca-Riazor Attendance: 0 Referee: Dámaso Arcediano Monescillo

17 July 2020 41	Mirandés	1–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Miranda de Ebro
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Malsa 7' Merquelanz 23' A. González 56' Sánchez 64' S. González 81' Marcos André 89'	Report	Bóveda 22' Mollejo 90+3'	Stadium: Anduva Attendance: 0 Referee: Víctor Areces Franco

7 August 2020 42	Deportivo La Coruña	2–1	Fuenlabrada	A Coruña
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)	Aketxe 2' Valle 39' Beauvue 84', 90+5' (pen.)	Report	Ciss 11' 42'	Stadium: Abanca-Riazor Attendance: 0 Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos

Copa del Rey[]

17 December 2019 First round	Illueca	0–2	Deportivo La Coruña	Illueca
19:00 CET (UTC+1)		Report	Longo 85' (pen.) Koné 86'	Stadium: Papa Luna Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Gorka Sagués Oscoz

12 January 2020 Second round	Unionistas	1–1 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p)	Deportivo La Coruña	Villares de la Reina
12:00 CET (UTC+1)	Guille 63'	Report	Valle 82'	Stadium: Pistas del Helmántico Attendance: 3,583 Referee: Daniel Ocón Arráiz
	Penalties
	Góngora Romero Guille Gallego López José Ángel		Da Silva Shibasaki Nolaskoain Mollejo Aketxe Galán Sayago Mujaid Lambropoulos

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

References[]

^ "Spanish second tier game postponed due to coronavirus outbreak in Fuenlabrada squad". www.xinhuanet.com. 21 July 2020.
^ "Deportivo are relegated to Segunda B without even playing". Marca. 20 July 2020.
^ ""Si no se repite la jornada, el Dépor no jugará ante el Fuenlabrada"". BeSoccer (in Spanish). 22 July 2020.
^ "Squad Real Club Deportivo". Deportivo de La Coruña.
^ "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos. (page 104)" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
^ "El sorteo del calendario 2019/2020 para Primera y Segunda división se celebrará el 4 de julio a las 13.00 horas". marca.com (in Spanish). Marca. 25 June 2019.

External links[]

Official website

[table_hth_LUG0.83560083379764-5] Lugo finished ahead of Albacete on head-to-head points: Albacete 0–1 Lugo, Lugo 1–0 Albacete.

[table_hth_PON0.83560083379764-6] Ponferradina finished ahead of Deportivo La Coruña on head-to-head goal difference: Ponferradina 2–0 Deportivo La Coruña, Deportivo La Coruña 2–1 Ponferradina.

[1] "Spanish second tier game postponed due to coronavirus outbreak in Fuenlabrada squad". www.xinhuanet.com. 21 July 2020.

[2] "Deportivo are relegated to Segunda B without even playing". Marca. 20 July 2020.

[3] ""Si no se repite la jornada, el Dépor no jugará ante el Fuenlabrada"". BeSoccer (in Spanish). 22 July 2020.

[4] "Squad Real Club Deportivo". Deportivo de La Coruña.

[7] "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos. (page 104)" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

[8] "El sorteo del calendario 2019/2020 para Primera y Segunda división se celebrará el 4 de julio a las 13.00 horas". marca.com (in Spanish). Marca. 25 June 2019.

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