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. 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

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

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 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[lower-alpha 1] Qualification for the 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

Third qualifying round
11 August 2004 First leg Shelbourne 0–0 Deportivo La Coruña Dublin, Republic of Ireland
20:45 Report Stadium: Lansdowne Road
Attendance: 23,320
Referee: Michal Beneš (Czech Republic)
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
15 September 2004 Deportivo La Coruña 0–0 Olympiacos Riazor, A Coruña
20:45 Report Referee: Frank de Bleeckere (Belgium)
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)
23 November 2004 Olympiacos 1–0 Deportivo La Coruña Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
20:45 Đorđević  68' Report Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
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
  1. http://www.footballsquads.co.uk/spain/2004-2005/laliga/lacoruna.htm
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