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
Manager	Javier Irureta
Stadium	Riazor
La Liga	8th
Champions League	Group stage
Copa del Rey	Round 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

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