Deportivo de La Coruña

Deportivo La Coruña

Full name	Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Os branquiazuis; Los blanquiazules (The Blue and Whites) Los herculinos (The Herculeans)[1] Los turcos (The Turks)[2][3]
Short name	Deportivo; Dépor
Founded	2 March 1906; 115 years ago (1906-03-02) as Club Deportivo de la Sala Calvet
Stadium	Riazor
Capacity	32,660[4]
Owner	Abanca Corporación Bancaria, S.A. (80%)
President	Antonio Couceiro
Head coach	Borja Jiménez
League	1ª RFEF – Group 1
2020–21	2ª B – Group 1 (A), 4th of 10 2ª B – Group 1 (D), 2nd of 6
Website	Club website
Home colours Away colours

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (lit. 'Royal Sporting Club of La Coruña'), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña (pronounced [ðepoɾˈtiβo la koˈɾuɲa]),^[5] Deportivo or simply Dépor, is a professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. They currently play in the Primera División RFEF – Group 1, the third tier of the football league pyramid in Spain.

Founded in 1906 as Club Deportivo de la Sala Calvet by Juan Parra Rois, Deportivo have won the league title once, in the 1999–2000 season, and finished as runner-up on five occasions.^[6] The club have also won the Spanish Cup twice (1994–95 and 2001–02), and three Spanish Super Cups. The Blue and Whites were a regular in top positions in La Liga for some 20 years, from 1991 to 2010, finishing in the top half of the table in 16 out of 19 seasons, and are ranked 12th in the all-time La Liga table.^[7] As a result, the club was a regular participant in European competitions, playing in the UEFA Champions League for five consecutive seasons between 2000–01 and 2004–05, reaching the quarterfinals twice and reaching the semi-finals in the 2003–04 season.

Deportivo have played their home games at the 32,660-capacity Riazor since 1944,^[8] when the stadium was built. Their traditional home kit consists of blue and white striped shirts with blue shorts and socks. The club has a long-standing rivalry with Celta Vigo, and matches between the two sides are known as the Galician derby.

History[]

Foundation and first steps[]

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.^[6] In May 1907, Alfonso XIII of Spain granted the club the "Real" ("royal") denomination. Dépor 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, Dépor failed to qualify for the first ever Primera División, instead competing in the Segunda División, where it finished eighth out of ten. The team kept battling over the next few years in a division that was soon to undergo many structural and geographical changes. In 1932, in the Cup, Dépor defeated Real Madrid, 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 hopes 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 the team's 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, in 1944–45, 14th, resulting in relegation. Instant promotion was achieved the following year, but Dépor 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. 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—Dépor 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: "Elevator Team"[]

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.

Dépor 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 the future to become regular fixtures on the Spanish national team. 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. 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, Dépor gained instant promotion and established themselves in the second tier for the rest of the decade. In 1980, Dépor 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, Dépor 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, Dépor 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 "Súper Dépor"[]

Arsenio Iglesias, a former Deportivo player and manager, was again appointed as manager in the 1988–89 season. Dépor had a lengthy run in the Copa del Rey, though ultimately falling in the semi-finals to Real Valladolid. The next year, the team competed well in the league and qualified for the promotion play-offs, but expectations were denied again, this time by Tenerife. The 1990–91 season saw Dépor 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.

The 1991–92 season, the team's first back in the top flight, saw Dépor 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, Barcelona or Atlético Madrid), along with promising youngsters 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 European competition 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, Dépor 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, Dépor 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 Dépor 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 Dépor 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 Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16, though nonetheless the season still hid a great surprise for the club. Dépor 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"[]

1999–2000: Managed by Javier Irureta, and with players like Noureddine Naybet, Diego Tristán, Djalminha, Francisco Javier González Pérez, Roy Makaay and Mauro Silva, the team finally earned their first La Liga title, five points ahead of Barcelona and Valencia. With this title, La Coruña became the second-smallest Spanish city with a population of approximately 250,000, behind San Sebastián (home of Real Sociedad), which has a population of approximately 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 Porto.

On 8 September 2001, Deportivo played its 1,000th game in La Liga. In 2002, they won the Copa del Rey for a second time with a superb 2–1 win 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 Santiago 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[]

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 suspected that in the final round of matches for that season, 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 2–0 at home to Valencia.^[9] The case was in Courts until December 2020, when the match fixing was discarded by the Provincial Court.^[9]

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 Álex 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 after a turbulent campaign under three managers, 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 9 April 2015.

2015–present: "New Dépor" and double relegation[]

With Víctor Sánchez as their new manager, Deportivo made changes for the new season. With the addition of new players Alejandro Arribas, Fernando Navarro, Pedro Mosquera and Fayçal Fajr, Deportivo began the season with a 0–0 draw against Real Sociedad. On 28 November 2015, with a 2–0 victory against Las Palmas, Deportivo were in fifth place after an impressive start. However, after a disastrous second half of the season, which was precipitated by a 3–0 home defeat to CD Mirandés in the Copa del Rey, Deportivo won only two matches out of the next 22 and only secured their safety in La Liga in the penultimate game of the season. Victor Sánchez was sacked on 29 May 2016 after several incidents of player unrest within the squad.^{[citation needed]}

The team continued in a negative spiral in the following seasons. At the end of the 2017–18 season, Deportivo was relegated following a 4–2 home defeat to Barcelona, which also secured the Blaugrana the La Liga title.^[10] The next season the club played in Segunda Division and finished sixth.^[11] In the promotion play-offs, Deportivo lost to Mallorca and remained in Segunda Division.^[12] In the following campaign Deportivo was relegated once again, falling down into Segunda División B for the first time in 39 years.^[13] They were not able to win the promotion back the following season, finding themselves remaining in the third-tier, in the newly-formed Primera División RFEF, for the 2021–22 season.

Honours[]

Men's section[]

Domestic[]

Competition	Champions	Runners-up
La Liga	1999–2000	1949–50, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2001–02
Copa del Rey	1994–95, 2001–02
Supercopa de España	1995, 2000, 2002
Segunda División	1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 2011–12	1939–1940, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1990–1991, 2013–14
Segunda División B		1980–81
Tercera División	1974–75
Copa España[14][15][16][17]	1912[18][19][20][21]

European[]

Competition	Champions	Runners-up
UEFA Intertoto Cup	2008	2005[22]

Regional[]

Competition	Champions	Runners-up
	1926–27, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1936–37, 1939–40	1919–20, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1938–39
	1945–46[23]	1935–36,[24] 1964–65,[25] 1946–47*, 2007–08**

^*Galician Federation Football Cup. ^**Galiza Cup.

Friendly[]

• Teresa Herrera Trophy^[26]

Winners (23): 1955, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020

Runners-up (10): 1966, 1971, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018

Women's section[]

• Women's Spanish Cup (unofficial) (2): 1981, 1982
• Women's Spanish Cup (3): 1983, 1984, 1985^[27]

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

Identity[]

Crest[]

Deportivo's crest contains cues to predecessor Sala Calvet's crest, with a gentlemen's belt encircling the purple and white banner of the gymnasium. The banner itself features a sky blue diagonal band which represents the maritime flag of A Coruña and the Galician flag. In addition, it features a crown which represents its royal patronage (granted in 1909 by Alfonso XIII). During the Spanish Republic (1931-1936) the honorific real (royal) and the crown were removed from the club crest; this was to return under Francoist Spain.

Kit[]

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 local brewery Hijos de Rivera, with Macron manufacturing the kits. In 2015, Deportivo and Estrella Galicia extended their sponsorship deal throughout the 2015–16 La Liga season with an option of a further year.^[28]

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	Hijos de Rivera, S.A.U.
2009–17	Lotto	Estrella Galicia 0,0
2017–21	Macron
2021–	Kappa

Supporters[]

Deportivo's supporters are known as deportivistas. Despite playing in the third tier, the club has 20,070 season-ticket holders for the 2020-21 season. The supporters organise themselves around 200 supporter groups known as peñas; the most well-known being the "Riazor Blues". The interests of the supporters are represented by the Federación de Peñas RC Deportivo.

Stadium information[]

• Name – Abanca-Riazor
• City – A Coruña
• Capacity – 32,912
• Inauguration – 1944
• Pitch size – 105 x 68 m

Players[]

Current squad[]

As of 3 September 2021^[29]

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 Ian Mackay 2 DF  ESP Jorge Valín 3 DF  ESP Adrián Lapeña 4 MF  ESP Álex Bergantiños (captain) 6 MF  COL Juergen Elitim (on loan from Watford) 7 FW  VEN Miku 8 MF  ESP (on loan from Atlético Madrid) 9 FW  ESP Alberto Quiles 10 MF  ESP 11 FW  BRA William de Camargo (on loan from Leganés) 12 DF  ESP Borja Granero 13 GK  ESP

No. Pos. Nation Player 14 MF  ESP (on loan from Atlético Madrid) 15 MF  ESP Víctor García (on loan from Real Valladolid) 16 DF  ESP Pablo Trigueros 17 MF  ESP 18 MF  ESP Diego Aguirre 19 DF  ESP Jaime Sánchez 20 MF  ESP Carlos Doncel 21 DF  ESP Alberto Benito 22 MF  ESP 23 DF  ESP Héctor Hernández — MF  CRC Celso Borges

Reserve team[]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player 27 MF  ESP

No. Pos. Nation Player 28 DF  ESP

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 — MF  ESP Yago Gandoy (at Coruxo until 30 June 2022) — FW  ESP (at Arenteiro until 30 June 2022)

Current technical staff[]

Position	Staff
Head coach	Borja Jiménez
Assistant coach	Secho
Goalkeeping coach	Alberto Casal
Fitness coach	Julio Hernando
Fitness coach	Franganillo
Analyst	Juan Ignacio Subirán

Coaches[]

Presidents[]

Statistics[]

Season-by-season[]

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1929 2 2ª 8th 1929–30 2 2ª 7th 1930–31 2 2ª 9th Round of 32 1931–32 2 2ª 4th Quarter-finals 1932–33 2 2ª 5th Quarter-finals 1933–34 2 2ª 7th Round of 16 1934–35 2 2ª 7th Second round 1935–36 2 2ª 7th Second round 1939–40 2 2ª 1st Round of 16 1940–41 2 2ª 2nd Third round 1941–42 1 1ª 4th Round of 16 1942–43 1 1ª 9th Quarter-finals 1943–44 1 1ª 12th Round of 16 1944–45 1 1ª 14th First round 1945–46 2 2ª 2nd First round 1946–47 1 1ª 13th First round 1947–48 2 2ª 2nd Sixth round 1948–49 1 1ª 10th Round of 16 1949–50 1 1ª 2nd Round of 16 1950–51 1 1ª 12th First round

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1951–52 1 1ª 11th First round 1952–53 1 1ª 14th 1953–54 1 1ª 7th Round of 16 1954–55 1 1ª 7th Quarter-finals 1955–56 1 1ª 12th Round of 16 1956–57 1 1ª 15th Quarter-finals 1957–58 2 2ª 13th 1958–59 2 2ª 7th Round of 16 1959–60 2 2ª 4th Round of 32 1960–61 2 2ª 3rd Round of 32 1961–62 2 2ª 1st Round of 32 1962–63 1 1ª 14th Round of 32 1963–64 2 2ª 1st Round of 16 1964–65 1 1ª 16th Round of 16 1965–66 2 2ª 1st Round of 16 1966–67 1 1ª 16th Round of 16 1967–68 2 2ª 1st First round 1968–69 1 1ª 10th Quarter-finals 1969–70 1 1ª 14th Round of 32 1970–71 2 2ª 3rd Quarter-finals

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1971–72 1 1ª 14th Fourth round 1972–73 1 1ª 17th Quarter-finals 1973–74 2 2ª 18th Fourth round 1974–75 3 3ª 1st Third round 1975–76 2 2ª 5th First round 1976–77 2 2ª 11th Third round 1977–78 2 2ª 8th Third round 1978–79 2 2ª 15th Third round 1979–80 2 2ª 18th Second round 1980–81 3 2ª B 2nd First round 1981–82 2 2ª 12th Quarter-finals 1982–83 2 2ª 4th Round of 16 1983–84 2 2ª 9th Quarter-finals 1984–85 2 2ª 13th Round of 16 1985–86 2 2ª 6th Third round 1986–87 2 2ª 2nd Third round 1987–88 2 2ª 16th Third round 1988–89 2 2ª 10th Semi-finals 1989–90 2 2ª 4th First round 1990–91 2 2ª 2nd Round of 16

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 1991–92 1 1ª 17th Semi-finals 1992–93 1 1ª 3rd Fourth round 1993–94 1 1ª 2nd Round of 16 1994–95 1 1ª 2nd Winner 1995–96 1 1ª 9th Round of 16 1996–97 1 1ª 3rd Round of 16 1997–98 1 1ª 12th Quarter-finals 1998–99 1 1ª 6th Semi-finals 1999–00 1 1ª 1st Round of 16 2000–01 1 1ª 2nd Round of 32 2001–02 1 1ª 2nd Winner 2002–03 1 1ª 3rd Semi-finals 2003–04 1 1ª 3rd Round of 16 2004–05 1 1ª 8th Round of 32 2005–06 1 1ª 8th Semi-finals 2006–07 1 1ª 13th Semi-finals 2007–08 1 1ª 9th Round of 32 2008–09 1 1ª 7th Round of 16 2009–10 1 1ª 10th Quarter-finals 2010–11 1 1ª 18th Quarter-finals

Season Tier Division Place Copa del Rey 2011–12 2 2ª 1st Round of 32 2012–13 1 1ª 19th Round of 32 2013–14 2 2ª 2nd Third round 2014–15 1 1ª 16th Round of 32 2015–16 1 1ª 15th Round of 16 2016–17 1 1ª 16th Round of 16 2017–18 1 1ª 18th Round of 32 2018–19 2 2ª 6th Second round 2019–20 2 2ª 19th Second round 2020–21 3 2ª B 4th / 2nd Second round 2021–22 3 1ª RFEF 46 seasons in Primera División 41 seasons in Segunda División 1 season in Primera División RFEF 2 seasons in Segunda División B 1 season in Tercera División Latest seasons[] Season Div. Pos. PL W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Other Comp. Notes Manager(s) 1985–86 2 6 38 17 11 10 54 37 45 Third round Jesús Aranguren 1986–87 2 2 34 16 11 7 46 33 43 Third round Eusebio Ríos 1987–88 2 16 38 8 15 15 35 47 31 Third round Eusebio Ríos, Arsenio Iglesias 1988–89 2 10 38 16 8 14 43 35 40 Semi-final Arsenio Iglesias 1989–90 2 4 38 19 6 13 45 38 44 First round Arsenio Iglesias 1990–91 2 2 38 8 15 15 60 32 48 Last 16 Promoted Arsenio Iglesias 1991–92 1 17 38 8 15 15 37 48 31 Semi-final , Arsenio Iglesias 1992–93 1 3 38 22 10 6 67 33 54 Fourth round Arsenio Iglesias 1993–94 1 2 38 22 12 4 54 18 56 Last 16 UC Last 16 Arsenio Iglesias 1994–95 1 2 38 20 11 7 68 42 51 Winners UC Last 16 Arsenio Iglesias 1995–96 1 9 42 16 13 13 63 44 61 Last 16 CWC Semi-final SSC John Toshack 1996–97 1 3 42 21 14 7 57 30 77 Last 16 John Toshack, Carlos Alberto Silva 1997–98 1 12 38 12 13 13 44 46 49 Quarter-final UC First round Carlos Alberto Silva, José Manuel Corral 1998–99 1 6 38 17 12 9 55 43 63 Semi-final Javier Irureta 1999–00 1 1 38 21 6 11 66 44 69 Last 16 UC Last 16 Javier Irureta 2000–01 1 2 38 22 7 9 73 44 73 Last 32 UCL Quarter-final SSC Javier Irureta 2001–02 1 2 38 20 8 10 65 41 68 Winners UCL Quarter-final Javier Irureta 2002–03 1 3 38 22 6 10 67 47 72 Semi-final UCL Second group stage SSC Javier Irureta 2003–04 1 3 38 21 8 9 60 34 71 Last 16 UCL Semi-final Javier Irureta 2004–05 1 8 38 12 15 11 46 50 51 Last 32 UCL Group stage Javier Irureta 2005–06 1 8 38 15 10 13 47 45 55 Semi-final IT Final Joaquín Caparrós 2006–07 1 13 38 12 11 15 32 45 47 Semi-final Joaquín Caparrós 2007–08 1 9 38 15 7 16 46 47 52 Last 32 Miguel Ángel Lotina 2008–09 1 6 38 16 10 12 48 47 58 Last 16 UC Last 32 Miguel Ángel Lotina 2009–10 1 10 38 13 8 17 35 49 47 Quarter-final Miguel Ángel Lotina 2010–11 1 18 38 10 13 15 31 47 43 Quarter-final Relegated Miguel Ángel Lotina 2011–12 2 1 42 29 4 9 76 45 91 Last 32 Promoted José Luis Oltra 2012–13 1 19 38 8 11 19 47 70 35 Last 32 Relegated José Luis Oltra, Domingos, Fernando Vázquez 2013–14 2 2 42 19 12 11 48 36 69 Third round Promoted Fernando Vázquez 2014–15 1 16 38 7 14 17 35 60 35 Last 32 Victor Fernández, Víctor Sánchez 2015–16 1 15 38 8 18 12 45 61 42 Last 16 Víctor Sánchez 2016–17 1 16 38 8 12 18 43 61 36 Last 16 Gaizka Garitano, Pepe Mel 2017–18 1 18 38 6 11 21 38 76 29 Last 32 Relegated Pepe Mel, Cristóbal Parralo, Clarence Seedorf 2018–19 2 6 42 17 17 8 49 31 68 Second round Natxo González, José Luis Martí 2019–20 2 19 42 12 15 15 43 60 51 Second round Relegated Juan Antonio Anquela, Luis César Sampedro, Fernando Vázquez 2020–21 3 4 / 2[a] 24 11 6 7 22 13 39 Second round Fernando Vázquez, Rubén de la Barrera ^ Deportivo finished 4th in Group 1 (subgroup A) in the first phase, and then 2nd in the Primera División RFEF promotion Group 1 (subgroup D) in the second phase, determining which teams would go to Primera División RFEF and which to Segunda División RFEF. Key 1 Winners 2 Runners-up 3 Third place (or semi-final) Relegated Div. = Division Pos. = Position PL = Games played W = Games won D = Games drawn L = Games lost GS = Goals scored GA = Goals against P = Points

European record[]

Accurate as of 8 August 2017

Competition	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Win%
UEFA Champions League	62	25	17	20	78	79	−1	040.32
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	8	4	2	2	14	3	+11	050.00
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League	32	14	5	13	43	36	+7	043.75
UEFA Intertoto Cup	10	8	0	2	18	10	+8	080.00
Total	112	51	24	37	153	128	+25	045.54

Source: UEFA.com
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference.

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Deportivo de La Coruña Femenino[]

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña Femenino is the women's football section of Deportivo which plays in Spain's top division.

Deportivo de La Coruña B[]

Real Club Deportivo Fabril is the filial team of Deportivo de La Coruña. Founded in 1914 with the name of Fabril Sociedad Deportiva, it plays in Segunda División B. Its stadium is called Cidade Deportiva de Abegondo, with a capacity of 1,000 seats.

In 1993 the team was officially renamed Deportivo B, although most locals still called it "Fabril". In 2017 it was renamed back to Real Club Deportivo Fabril.

See also[]

• Teresa Herrera Trophy

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External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Deportivo de La Coruña.

• Official website (in English, Galician, and Spanish)
• Deportivo de La Coruña at La Liga (in English and Spanish)
• Deportivo de La Coruña at UEFA (in English and Spanish)