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| Full name | Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D. |
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| Nickname(s) | Depor, Super Depor, El Turco, Herculinos, Blanquiazules, Branquiazuis |
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| Founded | 1906 | |||
| Ground | Riazor (Capacity: 34,600) |
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| Chairman |  Augusto César Lendoiro |
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| Manager | Miguel Ángel Lotina |
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| League | La Liga | |||
| 2008-09 | La Liga, 7th | |||
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Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D. (in English Royal Sports Club of La Coruna) is a Spanish football club from A Coruña, Galicia, member of the LFP. The club was founded in 1906, and holds home games at the Riazor, with a capacity of 34,600 spectators.[1]
They are the most successful football club in Galicia, having won one La Liga title, two Spanish Cups, and three Spanish Super Cups. They have also participated in the Uefa Champions League five times and also the Uefa Cup another five times.
They hold a local rivalry with fellow Galicians R.C. Celta de Vigo, and traditionally play in blue and white striped shirts with blue shorts and socks.
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History
The very beginning
In 1902 José María Abalo, a Coruña local who returned to his hometown after studying in England, introduced football to La Coruña. It started when he introduced the game to his group of friends who practiced it in the Bullring; little did they know this sport would turn into a phenomenon.
In 1904, Abalo and his group of friends formed a football team called Coruna. The game reached a new popularity as members of a prestigious gymnasium called Sala Calvet took notice and began to practice this new sport considered "exotic" by the young people of the city. This was the start of football's passage of time in Coruña.
The start of Deportivo
In December 1906 these young men from Sala Calvet gymnasium created their own team called Club Deportivo de la Sala Calvet, that in time would become Deportivo de La Coruña. Two and a half years later the club was given the mark of royalty by King Alfonso XIII and from then on would be known as Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña. At the time things were looking up as Deportivo moved into a new stadium called the Riazor (now called the Viejo Riazor).
Deportivo turns professional
Deportivo would continue to play in various leagues in Galicia for two decades until 1928, when the Spanish league was formed. Deportivo would fail to achieve qualification for the "Primera División" and so would begin playing in the Segunda División. Deportivo remained in the Segunda División, their greatest achievement eliminating Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey until finally achieving promotion to the Primera División in 1941.
For a century, Coruña has lived through moments of sadness and joy, ups and downs, hope and disillusionment. Through uncertain periods immersed in great debt and relatively unknown; through resounding defeats and epic triumphs, until the greatest moment in Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña's history - the first League title of their history in the season of 1999-2000 - through the Champions League nights at Riazor.
Deportivo has supported a long rivalry with the Celta de Vigo due to the geographical situation and with Valencia due to the big duels disputed between both as those of league which is the most remembered of '98 since Deportivo was playing the league against Valencia in the last game, the final of the Copa del Rey of '95 or the "Supercopa de España". To the clash between both was named "El Otro Clasico", referring to the clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Kit and Badge
The official badge depicts a knights belt encircling the original banner of Sala Calvet Gymnaisum. The crown in the centre represents the clubs Royal decree and the diagonal blue stripe its identity as a Galician club (Galician flag).
Deportivo La Coruña 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 Estrella Galicia, with Canterbury of New Zealand manufacturing the kits.
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Honours
Men's section
Regional titles
- Galician Championship:[2]1926-27, 1927-28, 1930-31, 1932-33, 1936-37, 1939-40, runners-up 1924-25, 1925-26, 1929-30, 1931-32, 1933-34, 1938-39
- Galician Cup: Runners-up 2007-08
National titles
- Spanish League: 1999-2000, runners-up 1949-50, 1993-94, 1994-95, 2000-01, 2001-02
- Spanish Cup: 1994-95, 2001-02
- Spanish Supercup: 1995, 2000, 2002
- Second Division: 1961-62, 1963-64, 1965-66, 1967-68, runners-up 1940-41, 1945-46, 1947-48, 1990-91
- Second Division Group I: 1939-40[3]
- La Liga promotion league:[4]1952-53
- Second Division League Cup:[5]Runners-up 1982-83
- Second Division B: Runners-up 1980-81
- Third Division: 1974-75
- Juvenil Champions Cup: 1995-96
International titles
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2008, runners-up 2005
Women's section (disbanded)
- Women's Spanish League: 1984-85, runners-up 1983-84
Indoor football section
- Spanish League: 2007-08
- Spanish Cup: 2007-08
Current squad
The numbers are established according to the official website:www.canaldeportivo.com
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Out on loan
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Statistics
- Seasons in Primera División: 39
- Seasons in Segunda División: 37
- Seasons in Segunda División B: 1
- Seasons in Tercera División: 1
- Participations in UEFA Champions League: 5
- Participations in UEFA Cup: 5
- Participations in UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1
- Participations in Intertoto Cup: 2
Latest seasons
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Season Pos. Pl. W D L GS GA P Cup Europe Other Comp. Notes Manager 1985-86 2D 6 38 17 11 10 54 37 45 3rd round Jesús Aranguren 1986-87 2D 2 34 16 11 7 46 33 43 3rd round Eusebio Ríos 1987-88 2D 16 38 8 15 15 35 47 31 3rd round Eusebio Ríos & Arsenio Iglesias 1988-89 2D 10 38 16 8 14 43 35 40 semi-final Arsenio Iglesias 1989-90 2D 4 38 19 6 13 45 38 44 1st round Marco Antonio Boronat 1990-91 2D 2 38 8 15 15 60 32 48 last 16 promoted Arsenio Iglesias 1991-92 1D 17 38 8 15 15 37 48 31 semi-final Marco Antonio Boronat & Arsenio Iglesias 1992-93 1D 3 38 22 10 6 67 33 54 4th round Arsenio Iglesias 1993-94 1D 2 38 22 12 4 54 18 56 last 16 UC last 16 Arsenio Iglesias 1994-95 1D 2 38 20 11 7 68 42 51 winner UC last 16 Arsenio Iglesias 1995-96 1D 9 42 16 13 13 63 44 61 last 16 CWC semi-final SSC John Toshack 1996-97 1D 3 42 21 14 7 57 30 77 last 16 John Toshack & Carlos Alberto Silva 1997-98 1D 12 38 12 13 13 44 46 49 quarter-final UC 1st round Carlos Alberto Silva & José Manuel Corral 1998-99 1D 6 38 17 12 9 55 43 63 semi-final Javier Irureta 1999-2000 1D 1 38 21 6 11 66 44 69 last 16 UC last 16 Javier Irureta 2000-01 1D 2 38 22 7 9 73 44 73 last 32 ECL quarter-final SSC Javier Irureta 2001-02 1D 2 38 20 8 10 65 41 68 winner ECL quarter-final Javier Irureta 2002-03 1D 3 38 22 6 10 67 47 72 semi-final ECL 2nd group stage SSC Javier Irureta 2003-04 1D 3 38 21 8 9 60 34 71 last 16 ECL semi-final Javier Irureta 2004-05 1D 8 38 12 15 11 46 50 51 last 32 ECL group stage Javier Irureta 2005-06 1D 8 38 15 10 13 47 45 55 semi-final IT final Joaquín Caparrós 2006-07 1D 13 38 12 11 15 32 45 47 semi-final Joaquín Caparrós 2007-08 1D 9 38 15 7 16 46 47 52 last 32 Miguel Ángel Lotina 2008-09 1D 7 38 16 10 12 48 47 58 last 16 UC last 32 IT Miguel Ángel Lotina
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| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | Runners-Up |
| Bronze | 3rd place (Semi-final) |
Historic matches in European tournaments
Stadium information
- Name - Riazor
- City - A Coruña
- Capacity - 34,600
- Inauguration - 1944
- Pitch size - 105 x 68 m
- Other Facilities: - Ciudad Deportiva Abegondo
Players
World Cup winners
*** Mauro Silva and Bebeto won the World Cup while playing for Deportivo de La Coruña. |
European Championship winners
Copa América winners
*** Mauro Silva and Flávio Conceição won the Copa América while playing for Deportivo de La Coruña. |
Gold Cup winners
Olympic Games winners
see also Cat:Deportivo de La Coruña players
Coaches
see also Cat:Deportivo de La Coruña managers
Presidents
Trivia
The club keeps the city name "La Coruña" (in Spanish), although the official name of the city is "A Coruña" (in Galician). Hence, if the club ever adopts the official name of the city it would be renamed "Deportivo da Coruña".
Statistics
Pichichi:(3) 1992-93- Bebeto 29 goals 2001-02- Diego Tristán 21 goals 2002-03- Roy Makaay 29 goals (Golden Boot)
Zamora:(8) 1996-97- Jacques Songo'o 1993-94- Francisco Liaño 1992-93- Francisco Liaño (tied with Santiago Cañizares) 1953-54- Juan Ignacio Otero 1950-51- Juan Acuña 1949-50- Juan Acuña 1942-43- Juan Acuña 1941-42- Juan Acuña
Deportivo de La Coruña B
Deportivo de La Coruña B 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 Estadio Ciudad Deportiva de Abegondo, with a capacity of 1,500 seats.
In 1993 the team was officially renamed Deportivo B, although most locals still call it "Fabril".
Seasons
- 6 seasons in Segunda División B
- 41 seasons in Tercera División
Trophies
- Tercera División: 2005-06, 2006-07, runners-up 1963-64, 1989-90, 1993-94, 1999-2000, 2002-03
See also
References
External links
- Official website (Spanish)
- Unofficial Spanish fansite (Spanish)
- Another unofficial Spanish fansite (Spanish)
- Official international website
- Official international forum
- Polish site (Polish)
- Unofficial arabic fansite
- Unofficial Turkey Fan
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