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's 1995–96 season included its 31st appearance in

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, where it ranked in 9th place. The club also competed in the

Copa del Rey The , commonly known as , or (in English) the Spanish Cup or King's Cup, and formerly known as Copa del Presidente de la República (1932–1936) and Copa del Generalísimo (1939–1976), is an annual knockout football competition in Spanis ...

, the

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and the

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Summary

1994–95 had been a great season for Deportivo, as they finished as

runners-up for the second consecutive season and won the

for the first time in their history. However, coach

Arsenio Iglesias Arsenio Iglesias Pardo (24 December 1930 – 5 May 2023) was a Spanish football player and manager. Nicknamed ''O Bruxo de Arteixo'' ("The Wizard of Arteixo"), he had a five-decade professional career closely associated to Deportivo as both a ...

retired at the end of the season, and was replaced ahead of the new campaign by Welshman

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, formerly of

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. ''Depors Copa del Rey win qualified them for the

1995 Supercopa de España The 1995 Supercopa de España was a two-legged Spanish football match played on 24 August and 27 August 1995. It was contested by Deportivo La Coruña, who were Spanish Cup winners in 1994–95, and Real Madrid, who won the 1994–95 Spanish Leag ...

, and Toshack's reign got off to a great start in the two legged final against

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. After a goalless first half at Estadio Riazor, Real goalkeeper Francisco Buyo was sent off shortly after the interval, and Donato (footballer), Donato scored the resulting Penalty kick (association football), penalty to give Deportivo the lead. The hosts scored twice more in the next ten minutes, through Fran (footballer, born 1969), Fran and Bebeto, to take a commanding lead, and received a late bonus as Mikel Lasa became the second Madrid player to be dismissed. In the second leg at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Real captain Fernando Hierro gave them a lifeline in the first half, but ''Depor'' struck twice in the last ten minutes via substitutes Javier Manjarín and Txiki Begiristain to earn an emphatic 5–1 aggregate victory. Another reward for their cup victory the previous year was entry into the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and their debut in the competition was a strong one. After beating compatriots and defending champions Real Zaragoza in the quarter-finals, Deportivo faced French side Paris Saint-Germain F.C., Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals. However, a goal in each leg from PSG saw ''Depor'' eliminated by the eventual champions. The season was more troubling domestically. Having finished in the top three in

in each of the previous seasons, Deportivo slipped to ninth in Toshack's first campaign in charge. Their defense of the

crown also ended in the worst possible fashion, as they were eliminated at the first hurdle by CD Tenerife, Tenerife after a 3–2 aggregate defeat.

Players

Squad

Source:

Left club during season

Transfers

In

Out

Statistics

''Last updated on 17 April 2021.'' , - , colspan="14", ''Players who have left the club after the start of the season:''

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Positions by round

Matches

Copa del Rey

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round

''Deportivo La Coruña won 8–0 on aggregate''

Second round

''Deportivo La Coruña won 4–0 on aggregate''

Quarter-finals

''Deportivo La Coruña won 2–1 on aggregate''

Semi-finals

''Paris Saint-Germain won 2–0 on aggregate''

Supercopa de España

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1995-96 Deportivo de La Coruna season Spanish football clubs 1995–96 season, Deportivo de La Coruna Deportivo de La Coruña seasons 1995 in Galicia (Spain) 1996 in Galicia (Spain)