2004–05 Deportivo de La Coruña season

During the 2004–05 Spanish football season, Deportivo de La Coruña competed in La Liga.

Deportivo de La Coruña
2004–05 season
ManagerJavier Irureta
StadiumRiazor
La Liga8th
Champions LeagueGroup stage
Copa del ReyRound of 32

Season summary edit

Deportivo suffered a slump and finished eighth. The club also suffered poor form in the Champions League, finishing bottom of their group with only two points and no goals scored. This was a stark contrast to the form the club had shown in Europe the previous season when they reached the Champions League semi-finals.

Kit edit

Deportivo's kit was manufactured by Joma and sponsored by Fadesa.

Squad edit

Squad at end of season[1]

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 José Molina
2 DF   ESP Manuel Pablo
3 DF   ESP Enrique Romero
4 MF   ARG Aldo Duscher
5 DF   ESP César
6 MF   BRA Mauro Silva
8 MF   ESP Sergio
9 FW   ESP Diego Tristán
10 MF   ESP Fran
11 FW   ESP Pedro Munitis
12 MF   ARG Lionel Scaloni
13 GK   URU Gustavo Munúa
14 DF   POR Jorge Andrade
15 DF   ESP Joan Capdevila
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF   PAR Roberto Acuña
18 FW   ESP Víctor
19 FW   ESP Albert Luque
20 DF   ESP Pablo Amo
21 MF   ESP Juan Carlos Valerón
23 DF   ARG Fabricio Coloccini
24 DF   ESP Héctor
25 GK   ESP Dani Mallo
31 GK   ESP David Yañez
33 MF   ESP Carlos Pita
34 MF   ESP Pablo Fernández
38 FW   ESP Xisco
39 MF   ESP Álex Bergantiños

Left club during season edit

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
7 FW   URU Walter Pandiani (on loan to Birmingham City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW   ESP Changui (on loan to Pontevedra)

Competitions edit

La Liga edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Sevilla 38 17 9 12 44 41 +3 60 Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
7 Valencia 38 14 16 8 54 39 +15 58 Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
8 Deportivo La Coruña 38 12 15 11 46 50 −4 51[a] Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
9 Athletic Bilbao 38 14 9 15 59 54 +5 51[a]
10 Málaga 38 15 6 17 40 48 −8 51[a]
Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd head-to-head points; 3rd head-to-head goal difference; 4th head-to-head goals scored; 5th goal difference; 6th number of goals scored; 7th Fair-play points
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c DEP: 8 pts; ATH: 4 pts → ATH 1–0 MLG; MLG: 4 pts → MLG 1–0 ATH

UEFA Champions League edit

Third qualifying round edit

24 August 2004 Second leg Deportivo La Coruña   3–0
(3–0 agg.)
  Shelbourne A Coruña, Spain
21:00 Víctor   59', 65'
Pandiani   88'
Report Stadium: Estadio Riazor
Attendance: 20,225
Referee: Alain Hamer (Luxembourg)

Group stage edit

1 October 2004 Monaco   2–0   Deportivo La Coruña Stade Louis II, Monaco
20:45 Kallon   5'
Saviola   10'
Report Attendance: 13,673
Referee: Stefano Farina (Italy)
19 October 2004 Liverpool   0–0   Deportivo La Coruña Anfield, Liverpool
20:45 Report Attendance: 40,236
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
3 November 2004 Deportivo La Coruña   0–1   Liverpool Riazor, A Coruña
20:45 Report Andrade   14' (o.g.) Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
8 December 2004 Deportivo La Coruña   0–5   Monaco Riazor, A Coruña
20:45 Report Chevantón   21'
Givet   35'
Saviola   38'
Maicon   54'
Adebayor   75'
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)

References edit

  1. ^ "FootballSquads - Deportivo la Coruña - 2004/05".