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Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña (), Deportivo or simply Dépor, is a professional
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club based in the city of
A Coruña A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and ...
,
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, 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 Federico Fernández-Amor Calvet, Deportivo have won the
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title once, in the 1999–2000 season, and finished as runner-up on five occasions. The club have also won the
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twice ( 1994–95 and 2001–02), and three Spanish Super Cups. The Blue and Whites were a regular fixture in the top positions of La Liga for the best part of 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. As a result, the club was a regular participant in European competitions, playing in the
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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, 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
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History


Foundation and first steps

Unlike what happened in most of the
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, football did not reach the city of
A Coruña A Coruña (; es, La Coruña ; historical English: Corunna or The Groyne) is a city and municipality of Galicia, Spain. A Coruña is the most populated city in Galicia and the second most populated municipality in the autonomous community and ...
through the English, instead, it was introduced by José María Abalo, 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,
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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
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in its early years. In 1920, the
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in
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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.


1928–1947: Segunda División and the top flight

In 1928, Dépor failed to qualify for the first ever Primera División, instead competing in the
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, 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
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, which had gone unbeaten through the entire season in the league. In 1936, the
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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
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, 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
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. In this era, the key player of the team was
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, 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
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under the management of Argentinian
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, 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.


1958–1973: "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,
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, 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 División, failing to avoid another relegation and falling to the third tier (
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) 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
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, Dépor were again relegated to the newly created
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, 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
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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"

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
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, though ultimately falling in the semi-finals to
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. 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
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. 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
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in a two-legged round. With Arsenio Iglesias in his fourth spell as manager and experienced players added to the side, including López Rekarte,
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,
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, José Luis Ribera,
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, Donato (most of them veterans being former players of great teams like Real Madrid,
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or Atlético Madrid), along with promising youngsters such as local player
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and Brazilians
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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
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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 with the
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, beating
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and
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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
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, Deportivo were beaten again in the round of 16 by a German club, this time by
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2–3 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
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and reached
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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,
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scored a header, which proved to be the winning goal that handed Depor their first ever major title. 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
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by French club AJ Auxerre.


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

In 1999–2000, Deportivo, managed by
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and with players like Noureddine Naybet,
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,
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,
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, 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
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(home of
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), to have ever won La Liga. As league champions, Deportivo qualified for the
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for the first time in its history. Their first match was a 1–1 draw against Panathinaikos in
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. 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
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. They progressed out of the second group 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. In the 2001–02 season, Depor finished league runner-up to Valencia and won the
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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 ''
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'' 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
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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
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in the group stage. However, this campaign is also remembered for their stunning comeback against
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in the quarter-finals. Milan won the first leg 4–1 at the
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, and many people thought Deportivo were already halfway eliminated. But in the second leg at Riazor, the team won 4–0 and eliminated the defending champions 5–4 on aggregate. Deportivo had a mediocre 2004–05 season. The team finished eighth in
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, 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
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was replaced by
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, ending his seven-year spell at the club.


2008–2014: Transition and 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
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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
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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
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, 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 double relegation

With Víctor Sánchez as their new manager, Deportivo made changes for the new season. With the addition of new players
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, 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
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in the
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, 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 the ''Blaugrana'' the
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title. The next season the club played in Segunda División and finished sixth. In the promotion play-offs, Deportivo lost to
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3–2 on aggregate and remained in Segunda División. In the following campaign Deportivo was relegated once again, falling down into
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for the first time in 39 years. 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


European


Regional

*Galician Federation Football Cup. **Galiza Cup.


Friendly

*
Teresa Herrera Trophy The Teresa Herrera Trophy ( es, Trofeo Teresa Herrera) is an annual pre-season football tournament hosted by Deportivo La Coruña at the Estadio Riazor. Established in 1946, it is the third oldest professional football tournament in Spain (behind ...
: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 (11): 1966, 1971, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018, 2021


Women's section

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


Individual trophies

* Pichichi (3): :1992–93 –
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(29 goals) :2001–02 –
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(21 goals) :2002–03 – Roy Makaay (29 goals) (
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) * Zamora (8): :1941–42 –
Juan Acuña Juan Acuña Naya, (14 February 1923 – 30 August 2001) was a Spanish football goalkeeper who spent most of his playing career with Deportivo de La Coruña. Biography Born in A Coruña, he started his career with Sporting Coruñés. Naya ...
:1942–43 –
Juan Acuña Juan Acuña Naya, (14 February 1923 – 30 August 2001) was a Spanish football goalkeeper who spent most of his playing career with Deportivo de La Coruña. Biography Born in A Coruña, he started his career with Sporting Coruñés. Naya ...
:1949–50 –
Juan Acuña Juan Acuña Naya, (14 February 1923 – 30 August 2001) was a Spanish football goalkeeper who spent most of his playing career with Deportivo de La Coruña. Biography Born in A Coruña, he started his career with Sporting Coruñés. Naya ...
:1950–51 –
Juan Acuña Juan Acuña Naya, (14 February 1923 – 30 August 2001) was a Spanish football goalkeeper who spent most of his playing career with Deportivo de La Coruña. Biography Born in A Coruña, he started his career with Sporting Coruñés. Naya ...
:1953–54 – Juan Otero :1992–93 – Francisco Liaño (tied with Santiago Cañizares) :1993–94 – Francisco Liaño :1996–97 –
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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 The flag of Galicia appeared for first time in the 19th century, probably based on the colours of the ancient medieval flags of the Kingdom of Galicia. Originally, the flag was probably a blue St Andrew's Cross over a white field – St Andrew ...
. 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
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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.


Supporters

Deportivo's supporters are known as ''deportivistas.'' Despite playing in the third tier, the club had 20,070 season ticket holders in 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 –
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*Capacity – 32,490 *Inauguration – 1944 *Pitch size – 105 x 68 m


Players


Current squad

.


Reserve team


Out on loan


Current technical staff


Coaches


Presidents


Statistics


Season-by-season

---- *46 seasons in '' Primera División'' *41 seasons in ''
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'' *2 seasons in '' Primera División RFEF'' *2 seasons in ''
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'' *1 season in ''
Tercera División Tercera División ( en, Third Division) was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the '' Segunda División'', and the semi-professional '' Segunda ...
''


Latest seasons

;Ke * 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'' Source
UEFA.com
br />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


Most goals


Former international players

* Fabricio Coloccini *
Aldo Duscher Álvaro 'Aldo' Pedro Duscher (born 22 March 1979) is an Argentine retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Renowned for his physical presence on the pitch, he also held an Austrian passport, and spent most of his professional ca ...
* Jonás Gutiérrez *
Germán Lux Germán Darío Lux (born 7 June 1982) is a retired Argentine professional footballer who last played for River Plate as a goalkeeper. After starting out at River Plate, he spent most of his career in Spain with Mallorca and Deportivo. Club ...
* Lionel Scaloni *
Haris Medunjanin Haris Medunjanin (; born 8 March 1985) is a Bosnian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Dutch club PEC Zwolle. He started his professional career at AZ, who loaned him to Sparta Rotterdam in 2006. In 2008 he joined Valladolid, ...
*
Bebeto José Roberto Gama de Oliveira (born 16 February 1964), known as Bebeto (), is a Brazilian former professional football player who played as a forward. He entered politics in the 2010 Brazilian General Elections and was elected to the Le ...
*
Djalminha Djalma Feitosa Dias (born 9 December 1970), known as Djalminha , is a Brazilian football pundit and retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Blessed with superb skill and technical ability but possessing a troubles ...
* Flávio Conceição * Filipe Luís * Mauro Silva *
Rivaldo Rivaldo Vítor Borba Ferreira (born 19 April 1972), known simply as Rivaldo (), is a Brazilian former footballer who played mainly as an attacking midfielder but also as a second striker, and on occasion deployed as a wide midfielder or as a ...
* Ilian Kiriakov *
Emil Kostadinov Emil Lubtchov Kostadinov ( bg, Емил Любчов Костадинов; born 12 August 1967) is a Bulgarian former professional footballer who played as a forward and represented the Bulgaria national team at two World Cups. Club career ...
*
Jacques Songo'o Jacques Celestin Songo'o (born 17 March 1964) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the current goalkeeper coach of the Cameroon national team. He spent the vast majority of his professional career ...
*
Julian de Guzman Julian Bobby de Guzman (born March 25, 1981) is a Canadian soccer executive and former professional player and coach. De Guzman was the first Canadian to play in the Spanish La Liga. While playing in Spain, he was voted 2007–08 Deportivo La ...
* Stipe Pletikosa * Bryan Rabello *
Abel Aguilar Abel Enrique Aguilar Tapias (born 6 January 1985) is a Colombian retired professional footballer who played as a central or defensive midfielder. Having started his career at Deportivo Cali, Aguilar signed with Italian club Udinese at the age o ...
*
Marlos Moreno Marlos Moreno Durán (; born 20 September 1996) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Konyaspor. Moreno began his career with Atlético Nacional before joining Premier League side Manchester City for £4.75 million i ...
* Celso Borges * Petr Kouba *
Rodolfo Bodipo Rodolfo Bodipo Díaz (born 25 October 1977) is an Equatorial Guinean former footballer who played as a striker, and is a current manager and politician. He appeared in 158 La Liga matches over eight seasons, scoring 32 goals in representation ...
*
Dudu Aouate David "Dudu" Aouate (or Awat, he, דוד "דודו" אוואט, ''pronounced Dūdū Ahwaht''; born 17 October 1977) is an Israeli retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After playing for several clubs in his country, most n ...
* Gaku Shibasaki * Omar Bravo * Andrés Guardado * Salaheddine Bassir * Fayçal Fajr * Mustapha Hadji * Noureddine Naybet * Ryan Babel *
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* Roy Makaay * Peter Rufai *
Knut Olav Rindarøy Knut Olav Rindarøy (born 17 July 1985) is a retired Norwegian footballer who played for Molde, Deportivo La Coruña and the Norwegian National Team. Club career Rindarøy began his career with Molde FK in 2003 and appeared in over 200 leag ...
*
Roberto Acuña Roberto Miguel Acuña Cabello (; born 25 March 1972) is a Paraguayan former footballer. Nicknamed ''El Toro'' (bull) due to his strength and dominating presence, he operated mainly as a central midfielder. He spent several years as a professio ...
*
Claudio Morel Rodríguez Claudio Marcelo Morel Rodríguez (born 2 February 1978) is a Paraguayan former footballer. He holds the player record for Copa Sudamericano wins with three - with San Lorenzo in 2002, and Boca Juniors in 2004 and 2005. He also played as a ...
*
Jorge Andrade Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade (; born 9 April 1978) is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player who played as a central defender. After playing two years with Porto he went on to represent Deportivo (169 official ...
*
Ivan Cavaleiro Ivan Ricardo Neves Abreu Cavaleiro (born 18 October 1993) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Ligue 1 club Lille. Mainly a winger, he can also play as a forward. A product of Benfica's youth system, he was part of the club' ...
* Zé Castro *
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* Hélder Postiga *
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* Pizzi * Pauleta * Sílvio *
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*
Przemysław Tytoń Przemysław Tytoń (; born 4 January 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Eredivisie club Twente. Club career Born in Zamość, Tytoń played for Górnik Łęczna until the end of the 2006–07 season when t ...
*
Florin Andone Florin Andone (; born 11 April 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Segunda División club Eldense. Raised in Spain from the age of 12, Andone began competing in the country's lower divisions before making hi ...
*
Dmitri Radchenko Dmitri Leonidovich Radchenko (; born 2 December 1970) is a Russian football coach and former player who played as a striker. During his professional career he played in four countries, including in La Liga. Career Born in Leningrad, Soviet U ...
* Amancio Amaro *
Juan Acuña Juan Acuña Naya, (14 February 1923 – 30 August 2001) was a Spanish football goalkeeper who spent most of his playing career with Deportivo de La Coruña. Biography Born in A Coruña, he started his career with Sporting Coruñés. Naya ...
*
Adolfo Aldana Adolfo Aldana Torres (born 5 January 1966) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a right midfielder. Over 11 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 179 matches and 31 goals, mainly with Real Madrid and Deportivo with which h ...
*
Álvaro Arbeloa Álvaro Arbeloa Coca (; born 17 January 1983) is a Spanish retired footballer, currently manager of Real Madrid Juvenil A. He predominantly played as a right-back, and occasionally on the left side. He started his professional career with Rea ...
* Ángel Arizmendi * Armando Álvarez * Daniel Aranzubia *
Joan Capdevila Joan Capdevila Méndez (; born 3 February 1978) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a left back. Over 15 seasons in La Liga, he amassed totals of 410 matches and 36 goals, mainly for Deportivo and Villarreal. In a 21-ye ...
* Pahiño * Chacho *
Claudio Barragán Claudio Barragán Escobar (born 10 April 1964) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a striker, currently a manager. His professional career was closely associated to Elche, as both a player and manager, but he was also an important ...
* Donato *
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*
Alberto Lopo Alberto Lopo García (born 5 May 1980) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central defender. His physical style of play resulted in him being one of the most booked players every season in Spanish football. He spent 16 ...
*
Albert Luque Albert Luque Martos (born 11 March 1978) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a left winger or striker. His 14-year professional career was mainly associated with Mallorca and Deportivo, and he amassed La Liga totals of 248 matches a ...
* Javier Manjarín *
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* Fernando Navarro *
Álex Bergantiños Alejandro "Álex" Bergantiños García (born 7 June 1985) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. He spent his entire professional career contracted to Deportivo, making over 250 appearances and being loaned to seve ...
* Juanfran Moreno * Manolete * Manuel Pablo * José Francisco Molina * Nando * Luis Otero * Pahiño * Pedrito *
Enrique Romero Enrique Fernández Romero (born 23 June 1971) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a left-back. He played for four clubs during his professional career over 16 seasons – notably Deportivo which he helped win four major ...
* Sergio *
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*
Juan Carlos Valerón Juan Carlos Valerón Santana (born 17 June 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager. Over 15 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 390 matches and 29 goals in representation of Mallorca, ...
* José Luis Veloso * Víctor Sánchez * Voro * Christian Wilhelmsson * Lassad * Emre Çolak * Fabián Estoyanoff * Gustavo Munúa *
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* Jonathan Rodríguez * Miroslav Đukić *
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*
Borče Sredojević Borče Sredojević (; born 1 February 1958) is a Serbian football manager and former player. Playing career Club Born in Bosanska Gradiška, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, to a Bosnian Serb family, he started playing with FK Kozara Gradiška but h ...


World Cup players

The following players represented their country at the
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while playing for Deportivo. * Chacho ( 1934) *
Juan Acuña Juan Acuña Naya, (14 February 1923 – 30 August 2001) was a Spanish football goalkeeper who spent most of his playing career with Deportivo de La Coruña. Biography Born in A Coruña, he started his career with Sporting Coruñés. Naya ...
( 1950) * Mauro Silva (
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) (World Cup winner) *
Bebeto José Roberto Gama de Oliveira (born 16 February 1964), known as Bebeto (), is a Brazilian former professional football player who played as a forward. He entered politics in the 2010 Brazilian General Elections and was elected to the Le ...
(
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) (World Cup winner) * Voro (
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) * Noureddine Naybet ( 1998) * Mustapha Hadji ( 1998) * Salaheddine Bassir ( 1998) *
Jacques Songo'o Jacques Celestin Songo'o (born 17 March 1964) is a Cameroonian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and is the current goalkeeper coach of the Cameroon national team. He spent the vast majority of his professional career ...
( 1998) * Peter Rufai ( 1998) *
Diego Tristán Diego Tristán Herrera (born 5 January 1976) is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a striker. At his peak, he was considered amongst the best players in his position in Europe, displaying a vast array of skills: dribblin ...
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) *
Enrique Romero Enrique Fernández Romero (born 23 June 1971) is a Spanish retired professional footballer who played as a left-back. He played for four clubs during his professional career over 16 seasons – notably Deportivo which he helped win four major ...
(
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) *
Juan Carlos Valerón Juan Carlos Valerón Santana (born 17 June 1975) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager. Over 15 seasons, he amassed La Liga totals of 390 matches and 29 goals in representation of Mallorca, ...
(
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) * Sergio (
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) *
Roberto Acuña Roberto Miguel Acuña Cabello (; born 25 March 1972) is a Paraguayan former footballer. Nicknamed ''El Toro'' (bull) due to his strength and dominating presence, he operated mainly as a central midfielder. He spent several years as a professio ...
(
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) * Fabricio Coloccini (
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) * Andrés Guardado (
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) * Fabian Schär (
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) *
Michael Krohn-Dehli Michael Krohn-Dehli (; born 6 June 1983) is a Danish former professional footballer. He played mostly as an attacking midfielder, but was also deployed as a winger. A technically gifted player, Krohn-Dehli started his professional career in the ...
(
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) *
Francis Uzoho Francis Odinaka Uzoho (born 28 October 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Cypriot First Division club Omonia and the Nigeria national team. Club career Early Career and Deportivo La Coruña Born in Nwa ...
(
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) * Celso Borges (
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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 Segunda División B ( en, Second Division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish Foo ...
. 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 The Teresa Herrera Trophy ( es, Trofeo Teresa Herrera) is an annual pre-season football tournament hosted by Deportivo La Coruña at the Estadio Riazor. Established in 1946, it is the third oldest professional football tournament in Spain (behind ...


References


External links


Official website

Deportivo de La Coruña
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Deportivo de La Coruña
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