Deportivo de La Coruña

This article is about the men's football club. For the women's team, see Deportivo de La Coruña (women).

Deportivo La Coruña

Full name	Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Os brancoazuis (The Blue and Whites) Herculinos (The Herculeans) Turcos (The Turks)
Short name	Deportivo Dépor
Founded	8 December 1906 (1906-12-08) as Club Deportivo de la Sala Calvet
Stadium	Riazor
Capacity	32,490
Owner	Abanca Corporación Bancaria, S.A. (80%)
President	Juan Carlos Escotet
Head coach	Vacant
League	Segunda División
2023–24	Primera Federación – Group 1, 1st of 20 (champions)
Website	https://www.rcdeportivo.es/
Home colours Away colours Third colours

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (lit. 'Royal Sporting Club of La Coruña'), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña (pronounced [depoɾˈtiβo la koˈɾuɲa]), is a Spanish professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, that competes in the Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish football league system.

Founded in 1906 as Club Deportivo de la Sala Calvet by Federico Fernández-Amor Calvet, Deportivo have won the La Liga title once, in the 1999–2000 season, and finished as runner-up on five occasions. The club have also won the Spanish Cup twice (1994–95 and 2001–02), three Spanish Super Cups (1995, 2000 and 2002), and the now defunct Concurso España (1912). The Blue and Whites were a regular fixture in the top positions of La Liga for the best part of 20 years, from 1992 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. 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 quarter-finals twice and reaching the semi-finals in the 2003–04 season.

Deportivo have played their home games at the 32,490-capacity Riazor since 1944, 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

Main article: History of Deportivo La Coruña

Foundation and first steps

Deportivo Sala Calvet in 1908

Real Club Deportivo's first team in the 1912 Concurso España

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña in 1927

Unlike what happened in most of the Iberian Peninsula, football did not reach the city of A Coruña through the English, instead, it was introduced by José María Ábalo, a youngster who had returned to his hometown after studying in England. 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. 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. However, in 1912 Deportivo won their first official title, the short-lived Concurso España.

In 1920, the Spanish national team made its debut at the Summer Olympics in Antwerp. A good run for Spain increased the popularity of football, and as a result, many teams gained professional status, and a league competition was established and scheduled for the 1928–29 season.

1928–1947: 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. During that period, managers like Helenio Herrera and renowned players like Pahiño and Luis Suárez played at the Riazor.

1958–1973: "Elevator Team"

Amancio Amaro played for Deportivo between 1958 and 1962.

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.

1974–1988: Dark times

After being relegated in 1973, the team struggled in the Second Division, 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 Division, 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 Santander in the last game of the season. This is often regarded as the end of the 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.

1989–1998: Resurgence and "Súper Dépor"

Bebeto was the symbol of Súper Dépor

Mauro Silva

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 amongst 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. In 1992, Arsenio Iglesias began his fourth spell as Dépor manager; experienced players were also added to the team during that period, including López Rekarte, Paco Liaño, Claudio Barragán, José Luis Ribera, Adolfo Aldana and Donato, along with promising youngsters such as local player Fran and Brazilians Bebeto and Mauro Silva.

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 2–0 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 with the UEFA Cup, beating Aalborg 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. In that season's UEFA Cup, Deportivo were beaten again in the round of 16 by a German club, this time by Borussia Dortmund 3–2 on aggregate. Depor had won the first leg at home 1–0, and Dortmund equalized in the second leg to send the match into extra time. Now in extra time, Depor scored a second goal to put the match at 2–1, but with five minutes remaining, Dortmund scored two goals in two minutes to win the series. Despite this tough defeat, the season still hid a great surprise for the club, as Dépor made a fantastic run in Copa del Rey and reached the final for the first time in club history, against Valencia. On 24 June 1995, at the Santiago Bernabéu, the final was levelled 1–1 when referee García-Aranda suspended the game at the 80th minute due to heavy rain and a hailstorm. It was decided that the game would resume three days later. Two minutes after the match resumed, Alfredo Santaelena scored a header, which proved to be the winning goal that handed Depor their first major title (notwithstanding the 1912 Concurso España).

The 1995–96 season was an average one for Depor; they finished ninth in the league table, but reached the semi-finals of the Cup Winners' Cup, losing to eventual champions PSG. The 1997–98 season was very disappointing. The team only finished twelfth in the league table, failing to qualify for European competitions, and were eliminated in the first round of the UEFA Cup by French club Auxerre.

1999–2007: La Liga title, "El Centenariazo", and European Glory days

In 1999–2000, Deportivo, managed by Javier Irureta and with players like Noureddine Naybet, Diego Tristán, Djalminha, Fran, Roy Makaay and Mauro Silva, finally won 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), to have ever won La Liga.

Diego Tristán

As league champions, Deportivo qualified for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history. Their first match was a 1–1 draw against Panathinaikos in Athens. They went on to top their group unbeaten with two wins and four draws. In the second group stage, they also topped their group, and Deportivo were now looking to be one of the strongest teams in the competition. However, in the quarter finals, they lost the first leg 3–0 to Leeds United, and although Depor won the second leg at Riazor 2–0, it was not enough and they were eliminated. The following campaign, they were unbeaten in the first group stage again, including two wins against Manchester United. They progressed out of the second group stage into the quarter-finals, where they were eliminated by the team they beat twice in the group stage, Manchester United. On 8 September 2001, Deportivo played its 1,000th game in La Liga.

Chart of Deportivo league performance 1929–2023

In the 2001–02 season, Depor finished league runner-up to Valencia and won the Copa del Rey for a second time with a 2–1 win against Real Madrid on 6 March 2002. This match is commonly known in Spain as the Centenariazo. Deportivo's 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, Real Madrid could celebrate their 100th anniversary by lifting the trophy in front of their own fans. However, Deportivo spoiled the party with a 2–1 win with goals from Sergio and Tristán.

Depor's best Champions League campaign was in the 2003–04 season, where they lost to eventual winners Porto by a narrow 1–0 aggregate scoreline in the semi-finals. Although this was their best Champions League campaign, the club also had its biggest defeat in European competitions, losing 8–3 to Monaco in the group stage. However, this campaign is also remembered for their stunning comeback against Milan in the quarter-finals. Milan won the first leg 4–1 at San Siro, but in the second leg at Riazor, Deportivo won 4–0 and eliminated the defending champions 5–4 on aggregate.

Deportivo had a mediocre 2004–05 season. The team finished eighth in La Liga, only good enough to qualify for the Intertoto Cup. In the Champions League, the club had their worst campaign ever, finishing bottom of their group without winning a single match, and without scoring a single goal. This season ended the club's spell of five consecutive years playing Champions League football.

In the summer of 2005, manager Javier Irureta was replaced by Joaquín Caparrós, ending his seven-year spell at the club.

2008–2014: Transition and decline

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 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. The case was in Courts until December 2020, when the match fixing was discarded by the Provincial Court.

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 on 9 April 2015, for the remaining eight matches of the season.

2015–present: "New Dépor" and relegation to third division

Match at Riazor in 2015

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 Mirandés in the Copa del Rey, Deportivo won only two matches out of the next 22, including an 8–0 humiliation at the hands of Barcelona, and only secured their safety in La Liga in the penultimate game of the season with a victory over Villarreal. Victor Sánchez was sacked on 29 May 2016 after several incidents of player unrest within the squad.

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 Barcelona the La Liga title. The following season, the club played in Segunda División and finished sixth. In the promotion play-offs, Deportivo lost to Mallorca 3–2 on aggregate and remained in Segunda División. In the following campaign Deportivo was relegated once again, falling down into Segunda División B for the first time in 39 years. In 2020–21, the league system in Spain was reorganized and Deportivo was almost relegated to the newly formed fourth division, Segunda Federación, escaping relegation by just one point. Thus, they remained in the third division, in the newly formed Primera División RFEF, for the 2021–22 season.

After spending four seasons in the third tier, Deportivo finally won promotion back to the second division and thus professional football by finishing in first place in Group 1 of the 2023–24 Primera Federación. The deciding match against Barcelona Atlètic in the 36th round was attended by 31,833 spectators, a new Primera Federación attendance record, as Deportivo won 1–0 thanks to a goal from Lucas Pérez.

Identity

Crest

A sky blue diagonal strip on Deportivo crest is based on the Galician flag.

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 strip 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, 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 Kappa 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.

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. According to a 2007 survey by the Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, Deportivo was the ninth team in Spain in terms of number of fans, with a total of 2.2%. Fans organise themselves into around 200 fan groups known as peñas, with the most well-known being the "Riazor Blues". The interests of the supporters are represented by the Federación de Peñas RC Deportivo.

In the 2022–23 season, despite playing in the third tier, the club had 25,001 season ticket holders. In March 2023, a match against Real Madrid Castilla attracted a total of 26,745 fans, the fifth largest attendance of any football match played in Spain that weekend, bettered by only four teams from the top flight. However, in the promotion play-offs, Deportivo fans broke the record again, reaching a total of 28,828 for the match against Castellón. That match was the fourth most attended match in Spain that weekend.

Stadium

Estadio Riazor in 2023

• Name – Abanca-Riazor
• City – A Coruña
• Capacity – 32,490
• Inauguration – 1944
• Pitch size – 105 x 68 m

Squad

First-team squad

As of 2 September 2024

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	Germán Parreño
4	DF	FRA	Pablo Martinez
5	DF	ESP	Dani Barcia
6	DF	ESP	Álex Petxarroman
7	FW	ESP	Lucas Pérez (captain)
8	MF	ESP	Diego Villares
9	FW	ESP	Iván Barbero
10	MF	ESP	Yeremay Hernández
11	FW	ESP	Davo
12	MF	COD	Omenuke Mfulu
13	GK	ESP	Eric Puerto
14	FW	ESP	Cristian Herrera
15	DF	ESP	Pablo Vázquez

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	ARG	Juan Gauto (on loan from Basel)
17	MF	ESP	David Mella
18	DF	ESP	Sergio Escudero
19	DF	ESP	Jaime Sánchez
20	MF	ESP	José Ángel
21	MF	ESP	Mario Soriano
22	MF	ESP	Hugo Rama
23	DF	ESP	Ximo Navarro
24	FW	MAR	Mohamed Bouldini
25	GK	BRA	Helton Leite
28	MF	ENG	Charlie Patiño
33	DF	ESP	Rafael Obrador (on loan from Real Madrid)

Reserve team

Main article: Deportivo Fabril

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

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
31	DF	ESP	Pablo García
37	MF	ESP	Álex Alfaro

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
—	DF	GNB	Iano Simão (at Arenteiro until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	ESP	Rubén López (at Barcelona Atlètic until 30 June 2025)
—	MF	ESP	Pablo Muñoz (at Marbella until 30 June 2025)

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	ESP	Raúl Alcaina (at Murcia until 30 June 2025)
—	FW	ESP	Luis Chacón (at Cultural Leonesa until 30 June 2025)
—	FW	ESP	Martín Ochoa (at Lugo until 30 June 2025)

Coaches

Main article: List of Deportivo de La Coruña managers

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 – 15 December 1941	Celso Mariño
15 December 1941 – 23 November 1942	Chacho
24 November 1942 – 30 June 1943	Celso Mariño
1 July 1943 – 30 June 1945	Ramón de la Fuente
1 July 1945 – 30 June 1947	Hilario Marrero
1 July 1947 – Nov 1947	Juan Aurre
Nov 1947 – June 1948	Luis Urquiri
1 July 1948 – 6 December 1948	Gabino Andonegui
7 December 1948 – 30 June 1949	Anastasio Bienzobas
1 July 1949 – 30 June 1950	Alejandro Scopelli
1 July 1950 – 30 June 1951	Jerónimo Díaz
30 July 1951 – 30 June 1952	Chacho
1 July 1952 – 30 June 1953	Francisco Casal
1953	Helenio Herrera

Dates	Name
30 July 1953 – 30 June 1954	Carlos Iturraspe
1 July 1954 – 30 June 1955	Eduardo Toba
1 July 1955 – 30 January 1956	R.G. Vizoso
31 January 1956 – 20 February 1956	Pahiño
21 February 1956 – 4 February 1957	Ángel Zubieta
4 February 1957 – 30 June 1957	Diego Villalonga
1 July 1957 – 1958	Roberto Ozores
1958	Carlos Iturraspe
1 July 1958 – 6 October 1958	Eduardo Toba
6 October 1958 – 12 January 1959	Ernesto Pons
12 January 1959 – 30 June 1959	Hilario Marrero
1 July 1959 – 30 June 1961	Jesús Barrio
1 July 1961 – 30 June 1962	Juan Otxoantezana
1 July 1962 – 20 November 1962	Enrique Rabassa
20 November 1962 – 14 January 1963	R.G. Vizoso
14 January 1963 – 30 June 1963	Lele
1 July 1963 – 30 June 1964	Roque Olsen
1 July 1964 – 9 November 1964	Juan Otxoantezana
10 November 1964 – 30 June 1965	Luis Carniglia
1 July 1965 – 6 February 1967	Enrique Orizaola
7 February 1967 – 30 June 1967	Dagoberto Moll
1 July 1967 – 30 June 1968	Pedro Eguiluz

Dates	Name
1 July 1968 – 30 June 1970	Cheché Martín
1 July 1970 – 28 December 1970	Roque Olsen
28 December 1970 – 30 June 1973	Arsenio Iglesias
1 July 1973 – 29 October 1973	Fernando Riera
30 October 1973 – 7 January 1974	Carlos Torres
8 January 1974 – 22 April 1974	Enrique Orizaola
22 April 1974 – 30 June 1975	José Antonio Irulegui
1 July 1975 – 26 April 1976	José Antonio Naya
26 April 1976 – 30 June 1976	Cheché Martín
1 July 1976 – 29 November 1976	Héctor Rial
30 November 1976 – 14 March 1977	Cheché Martín
14 March 1976 – 11 April 1976	José López
12 April 1976 – 30 June 1978	Juan Arza
1 July 1978 – 13 November 1978	Enrique Mateos
13 November 1978 – 30 June 1979	Luis Suárez
1 July 1979 – 7 April 1980	Francisco García Verdugo
7 April 1980 – 30 June 1980	Joseíto
1 July 1980 – 16 November 1981	Pepe Martínez
17 November 1981 – 30 June 1982	Luis Rodríguez Vaz
1 July 1982 – 30 June 1985	Arsenio Iglesias
1 July 1985 – 30 June 1986	Jesús Aranguren
1 July 1986 – 19 October 1987	Eusebio Ríos

Dates	Name
19 October 1987 – 21 February 1988	Luis Rodríguez Vaz
22 February 1988 – 30 June 1991	Arsenio Iglesias
1 July 1991 – 13 April 1992	Marco Antonio Boronat
13 April 1992 – 30 June 1995	Arsenio Iglesias
1 July 1995 – 10 February 1997	John Toshack
10 February 1997 – 17 February 1997	José Manuel Corral
17 February 1997 – 16 October 1997	Carlos Alberto Silva
17 October 1997 – 30 June 1998	José Manuel Corral
1 July 1998 – 30 June 2005	Javier Irureta
1 July 2005 – 30 June 2007	Joaquín Caparrós
1 July 2007 – 30 June 2011	Miguel Ángel Lotina
1 July 2011 – 30 December 2012	José Luis Oltra
30 December 2012 – 10 February 2013	Domingos Paciência
11 February 2013 – 10 July 2014	Fernando Vázquez
10 July 2014 – 8 April 2015	Víctor Fernández
8 April 2015 – 29 May 2016	Víctor Sánchez
10 June 2016 – 27 February 2017	Gaizka Garitano
27 February 2017 – 24 October 2017	Pepe Mel
24 October 2017 – 4 February 2018	Cristóbal Parralo
6 February 2018 – 22 May 2018	Clarence Seedorf
15 June 2018 – 7 April 2019	Natxo González
8 April 2019 – 27 June 2019	José Luis Martí

Dates	Name
2 July 2019 – 7 October 2019	Juan Antonio Anquela
7 October 2019 – 27 December 2019	Luis César Sampedro
29 December 2019 – 11 January 2021	Fernando Vázquez
12 January 2021 – 26 May 2021	Rubén de la Barrera
26 May 2021 – 11 October 2022	Borja Jiménez
12 October 2022 – 15 May 2023	Óscar Cano
16 May 2023 – 14 June 2023	Rubén de la Barrera
1 July 2023 – 28 October 2024	Imanol Idiakez

Presidents

Main article: List of Deportivo de La Coruña presidents

Honours

League

• La Liga
  • Winners (1): 1999–2000
• Segunda División
  • Winners (5): 1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 2011–12
• Tercera División
  • Winners (1): 1974–75
• Primera Federación
  • Winners (1): 2023–24

Cups

• Copa del Rey
  • Winners (2): 1994–95, 2001–02
• Supercopa de España
  • Winners (3): 1995, 2000, 2002
• Concurso España
  • Winners (1): 1912

Regional tournaments

• Campeonato de Galicia
  • Winners (6): 1926–27, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1936–37, 1939–40
• Copa Galicia
  • Winners (1): 1945–46

Friendly tournaments

• Teresa Herrera Trophy
  • Winners (25): 1955, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023
  • Runners-up (11): 1966, 1971, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2021

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

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 1999–2000 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	2nd	Second round
2022–23	3	1ª Fed.	4th	First round
2023–24	3	1ª Fed.	1st	Second round
2024–25	2	2ª

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• 46 seasons in Primera División
• 42 seasons in Segunda División
• 3 seasons in Primera Federación/Primera División RFEF
• 2 seasons in Segunda División B
• 1 season in Tercera División

Latest seasons

Season	Div.	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Supercup	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					Marco Antonio Boronat, 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	Winners		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	Winners		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	Winners		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				Lost in play-offs	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	24	11	6	7	22	13	39	Second round					Fernando Vázquez, Rubén de la Barrera
2021–22	3	2	38	22	8	8	59	29	74	Second round				Lost in play-offs	Borja Jiménez
2022–23	3	4	38	18	13	7	53	29	67	First round				Lost in play-offs	Borja Jiménez, Óscar Cano, Rubén de la Barrera
2023–24	3	1	38	22	12	4	64	27	78	Second round				Promoted	Imanol Idiakez

Key

1	Winners
2	Runners-up
3	Third place
	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

Main article: Deportivo de La Coruña in European football

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.

Player records

Most appearances

No.	Name	Matches
1	Fran	435
2	Juan Carlos Valerón	422
3	Mauro Silva	369
4	Manuel Pablo	341
5	Donato	303
6	Sergio	294
7	Noureddine Naybet	260
8	Acuña	231
9	Romero	218
10	/ Miroslav Djukić	212

Most goals

No.	Name	Goals
1	Roy Makaay	96
2	Diego Tristán	87
3	Bebeto	86
4	Pahiño	46
5	Fran	44
6	Franco	42
7	Tino	39
8	Djalminha	38
9	Riki	38
10	Donato	38

Former international players

• 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
• Stipe Pletikosa
• Bryan Rabello
• Abel Aguilar
• Marlos Moreno
• Celso Borges
• Petr Kouba
• Rodolfo Bodipo
• Héctor Zelaya
• Dudu Aouate
• Gaku Shibasaki
• Omar Bravo
• Andrés Guardado
• Salaheddine Bassir
• Fayçal Fajr
• Mustapha Hadji
• Noureddine Naybet
• Ryan Babel
• Ola John
• 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
• Przemysław Tytoń
• Florin Andone
• Dmitri Radchenko
• Amancio Amaro
• Juan Acuña
• Adolfo Aldana
• Álvaro Arbeloa
• Ángel Arizmendi
• Armando Álvarez
• Daniel Aranzubia
• Joan Capdevila
• Pahiño
• Chacho
• Claudio Barragán
• Donato
• Fran
• Alberto Lopo
• Albert Luque
• Javier Manjarín
• Pedro Munitis
• Fernando Navarro
• Álex Bergantiños
• Juanfran Moreno
• Manolete
• Manuel Pablo
• José Francisco Molina
• Nando
• Luis Otero
• Pahiño
• Pedrito
• Enrique Romero
• Sergio
• Diego Tristán
• Juan Carlos Valerón
• José Luis Veloso
• Víctor Sánchez
• Voro
• Christian Wilhelmsson
• Lassad Nouioui
• Emre Çolak
• Fabián Estoyanoff
• Gustavo Munúa
• Walter Pandiani
• Jonathan Rodríguez
• Federico Valverde
• Miroslav Đukić
• Slaviša Jokanović
• Borče Sredojević
• Goran Đorović

World Cup players

The following players represented their country at the FIFA World Cup while playing for Deportivo.

• Chacho (1934)
• Juan Acuña (1950)
• Mauro Silva (1994) (World Cup winner)
• Bebeto (1994) (World Cup winner)
• Voro (1994)
• Noureddine Naybet (1998)
• Mustapha Hadji (1998)
• Salaheddine Bassir (1998)
• Jacques Songo'o (1998)
• Peter Rufai (1998)
• Diego Tristán (2002)
• Enrique Romero (2002)
• Juan Carlos Valerón (2002)
• Sergio (2002)
• Roberto Acuña (2006)
• Fabricio Coloccini (2006)
• Andrés Guardado (2010)
• Fabian Schär (2018)
• Michael Krohn-Dehli (2018)
• Francis Uzoho (2018)
• Celso Borges (2018)

Women's team

Main article: Deportivo de La Coruña (women)

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña Femenino is the women's football section of Deportivo which plays in Primera Federación, the second tier of Spanish women's football.

Honours

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

Reserve team

Main article: Deportivo Fabril

Real Club Deportivo Fabril is the reserve team of Deportivo de La Coruña. Founded in 1914 as Fabril Sociedad Deportiva, it plays in Segunda Federación, the fourth tier of Spanish football. 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.

External links

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