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

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

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

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

Left club during season

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

No. Position Player
7 FW Walter Pandiani (on loan to Birmingham City)
No. Position Player
22 FW Changui (on loan to Pontevedra)

Competitions

La Liga
Main article: 2004–05 La Liga

League table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
6 Sevilla 38 17 9 12 44 41 +3 60 2005–06 UEFA Cup First round
7 Valencia 38 14 16 8 54 39 +15 58 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
8 Deportivo La Coruña 38 12 15 11 46 50 −4 51[lower-alpha 1] 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup Second round
9 Athletic Bilbao 38 14 9 15 59 54 +5 51[lower-alpha 1]
10 Málaga 38 15 6 17 40 48 −8 51[lower-alpha 1]
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. DEP: 8 pts; ATH: 4 pts → ATH 1–0 MLG; MLG: 4 pts → MLG 1–0 ATH

UEFA Champions League

Third qualifying round
  • Shelbourne 0-0 Deportivo
  • Deportivo 3-0 Shelbourne

Group stage
15 September 2004 Deportivo La Coruña 0–0 OlympiacosRiazor, A Coruña
20:45 Report Referee: Frank de Bleeckere (Belgium)
1 October 2004 Monaco 2–0 Deportivo La CoruñaStade 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 CoruñaAnfield, Liverpool
20:45 Report Attendance: 40,236
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
3 November 2004 Deportivo La Coruña 0–1 LiverpoolRiazor, A Coruña
20:45 Report Andrade  14' (o.g.) Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
23 November 2004 Olympiacos 1–0 Deportivo La CoruñaKaraiskakis Stadium, Athens
20:45 Đorđević  68' Report Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
8 December 2004 Deportivo La Coruña 0–5 MonacoRiazor, A Coruña
20:45 Report Chevantón  21'
Givet  35'
Saviola  38'
Maicon  54'
Adebayor  75'		 Attendance: 16,000
Referee: Yuri Baskakov (Russia)

References
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/2004-2005/laliga/lacoruna.htm
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