Deportivo de La Coruña

Deportivo La Coruña
Full name	Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)	Os branquiazuis; Los blanquiazules (The Blue and Whites); Los herculinos (The Herculeans)[1]; Los turcos (The Turks) derog.)[2][3] ;
Short name	Deportivo; Dépor
Founded	2 March 1906, as Club Deportivo Sala Calvet
Ground	Abanca Riazor
Capacity	32,660[4]
Honorary president	Adolfo Suárez
President	Antonio Couceiro
Head coach	Rubén de la Barrera
League	2ª B – Group 1
2019–20	Segunda División, 19th of 22 (relegated)
Website	Club website

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (lit. 'Royal Sporting Club of La Coruña'), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña (pronounced [ðepoɾˈtiβo la koˈɾuɲa]),[5] Deportivo or simply Dépor, is a semi-professional football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. They currently play in Segunda División B – Group 1, the third tier of the football league pyramid in Spain.

Founded in 1906, Deportivo have won the league title once, in the 1999–2000 season, and finished as runner-up on five occasions.[6] The club have also won the Spanish Cup twice (1994–95 and 2001–02) and has also won three Spanish Super Cups. The Blue-and-Whites were a regular in top positions in La Liga for some 20 years, from 1991 to 2010, finishing in the top half of the table in 16 out of 19 seasons, and are 12th on the all time La Liga table.[7] As a result, the club was a regular participant in European competitions, playing in the UEFA Champions League five seasons in a row, reaching the quarterfinals twice and reaching the semi-finals in 2003–04.

Deportivo have played their home games at the 32,660-capacity Riazor since 1944,[8] when the stadium was built. Their traditional home kit consists of blue and white striped shirts with blue shorts and socks. The club has a long-standing rivalry with national opponents Celta Vigo, and matches between the two sides are known as the Galician derby.

History

Foundation and first steps

Deportivo Sala Calvet in 1908

First squad of Real Club Deportivo in the Spanish Cup 1912 played in La Coruña.

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña in 1927

In 1902, José María Abalo, a youngster who had returned to his hometown after studying in England, introduced football to A Coruña. The game gained rapid popularity and several teams were formed on an informal basis.

In December 1906, members of Sala Calvet gymnasium formed Deportivo de La Coruña, naming Luis Cornide as the first president.[6] In May 1907, Alfonso XIII of Spain granted the club the "Real" ("royal") denomination. Dépor started playing at Corral de la Gaiteira ("Piper's Yard"), but soon moved to Old Riazor, a new ground near the Riazor beach.

The team played friendly matches regularly and competed in local leagues, but failed to achieve success in the Copa del Rey in its early years.

In 1920, the Olympics in Antwerp saw the debut of the Spanish national team. A good run for the Spanish side increased football's popularity, and as a result many teams gained professional status, and a league competition was formed and planned for the 1928–29 season.

1928–1948: Segunda División and the top flight

In 1928, Dépor failed to qualify for the first ever Primera División, instead competing in the Segunda División, where it finished eighth out of ten. The team kept battling over the next few years in a division that was soon to undergo many structural and geographical changes. In 1932, in the Cup, Dépor defeated Real Madrid, which had gone unbeaten through the entire season in the league.

In 1936, the Spanish Civil War broke out, forcing the abandonment of all official competitions until the 1939–40 season. That year, The Herculeans qualified for the promotion stage. The final game was against archrivals Celta de Vigo, who were fighting to avoid relegation. Celta won 1–0 and remained in the top flight as Depor's hopes of promotion were denied. The following season, however, the club reached the promotion play-offs again, this time beating Murcia 2–1 to earn promotion to La Liga for the first time in the team's history.

The first season in the top flight saw the club finish fourth. However, the club declined in the next few seasons, finishing ninth, 12th and, in 1944–45, 14th, resulting in relegation. Instant promotion was achieved the following year, but Dépor were relegated again at the end of the 1946–47 season. Nonetheless, the team gained instant promotion in 1947–48.

This decade saw Depor's entrance to the top flight, so the club decided to build a new ground, Riazor, which remains their home today. It was opened on 28 October 1944 with a league game against Valencia. In this era, the key player of the team was Juan Acuña, the club's goalkeeper. "Xanetas", as he was known by locals, earned four Zamora Trophies between 1942 and 1951, making him the second-most decorated keeper in the Spanish league.

1948–1957: The "Golden Decade"

The club ended the 1948–49 season in tenth place. The next season would see their first major achievement in the league—Dépor finished as runners-up just one point behind Atlético Madrid under the management of Argentinian Alejandro Scopelli, who brought to the club a group of South American players such as Julio Corcuera, Oswaldo García, Rafael Franco and Dagoberto Moll, a group that made the team more competitive and able to remain top flight status for nine consecutive seasons until 1957. It was a great period for the club, as honoured managers like Helenio Herrera and players as Pahiño and local Luis Suárez (the only Spanish player to receive the Golden Ball honour) played at the Riazor.

1957–1973: "Elevator Team"

Amancio Amaro, played for Deportivo between 1958 and 1962.

After nine seasons of first-tier football in Spain, the team was relegated to the Segunda División in 1957 and stayed there for five seasons until 1962, when they were promoted into the top flight. This started a yo-yo era that led the club to be known as the "elevator team"—promotions were achieved in 1962, 1964, 1966, 1968 and 1971, yet subsequent relegations occurred during 1963, 1965, 1967, 1970 and 1973.

Dépor had one of the best youth systems at the time in Spain, as youngsters including Amancio Amaro, Severino Reija, José Luis Veloso and Jaime Blanco began their careers at the Riazor, in the future to become regular fixtures on the Spanish national team. Still more, including Luis Suárez, went on to play for larger clubs in Spain and Europe. However, the difficult financial situation of the club led to the forced sales of these players, and the team could not consolidate themselves in the top flight. This "yo-yo era" ended with relegation from the Primera División in 1973.

1973–1988: Dark times

After being relegated in 1973, the team struggled in the Second División, failing to avoid another relegation and falling to the third tier (Tercera División) for the first time in their history. However, Dépor gained instant promotion and established themselves in the second tier for the rest of the decade. In 1980, Dépor were again relegated to the newly created Segunda División B, the third tier, again for the second time in their history. Again, however, the drop was short-lived as the team gained promotion the following season. Notably, Dépor were relegated and promoted along with arch-rivals Celta de Vigo, who played during the 1980–81 season the most attended games ever in Spain's third tier.

The club continued to play in the Second División, showing little chance of being promoted back to the top flight. In the 1987–88 season, Dépor struggled and only avoided relegation after Vicente Celeiro scored a goal during added time against Racing de Santander in the last game of the season. This is often regarded as the end of club's dark times and the beginning of a new era.

During this period, the club was heavily affected by financial difficulties and internal troubles with managers being sacked almost every year. In the summer of 1988, an open and popular club assembly chose a new board of directors headed by Augusto César Lendoiro. Deportivo had a debt estimated at 600 million pesetas, had been out of the top flight for 15 years and lacked established structures at economic and sporting level.

1988–1999: Resurgence and "Súper Dépor"

Bebeto was the symbol of Súper Dépor.

Arsenio Iglesias, former player and manager, was again at the club by the time and in the 1988–89 season, Dépor had a lengthy run in the Copa del Rey, though ultimately falling in the semi-finals to Real Valladolid. The year after, the team competed very well in the league and qualified for the promotion play-off, but expectations were denied again, this time by Tenerife. The 1990–91 season saw Dépor finishing as runners-up, finally achieving promotion to La Liga after an 18-year absence. Additionally, the club's finances began to improve and social support increased, especially to youth groups.

The 1991–92 season, the team's first back in the top flight, saw Dépor struggle, and they were forced to take part in the relegation play-off, beating Real Betis in a two-legged round. With Arsenio Iglesias in his fourth spell as manager and experienced players added to the side, including López Rekarte, Paco Liaño, Claudio Barragán, José Luis Ribera, Adolfo Aldana, Donato (most of them veterans being former players of great teams like Real Madrid, Barcelona or Atlético Madrid), along with promising youngsters such as local player Fran and Brazilians Bebeto and Mauro Silva, upgraded the team's level.

The 1992–93 Deportivo squad experienced a resurgent season, placing in top positions all season and ultimately finishing third after champions Barcelona and runners-up Real Madrid, respectively, thus qualifying for European competition for the first time in their history. That year, the club also provided La Liga's Pichichi Trophy winner, Bebeto, and its Zamora Trophy winner, Paco Liaño. Additionally, Dépor made a historic comeback against Real Madrid at Riazor, trailing 0–2 at half-time but winning the game 3–2 and starting a run of 18 seasons to Los Blancos without a win at A Coruña.

In 1993–94, Dépor had another fantastic season, leading the table for the majority of the year and coming to the last matchday in first to face mid-table Valencia, knowing a win would ensure the first league title in club history. The game was very close, but near its end, Valencia's Serer conceded a penalty on Nando. Regular penalty-taker Donato had been substituted, so Serbian defender Miroslav Đukić took it, but Valencia keeper González caught the ball; Deportivo saw their possible league title denied. After the frustration passed, the fans nonetheless recognised the impressive season the club had: Paco Liaño earned his second Zamora Trophy after conceding just 18 goals in 38 games, and Dépor made its debut in European competitions, beating Aalborg BK and Aston Villa but losing to Eintracht Frankfurt in the round of 16.

The 1994–95 season began with manager Arsenio Iglesias stating he would leave the club after the end of the year, though Dépor made another great campaign finishing again as runners-up, this time to Real Madrid. That season's UEFA Cup led Deportivo to be beaten again by Borussia Dortmund in the round of 16, though nonetheless the season still hid a great surprise for the club. Dépor made a fantastic run in Copa del Rey and reached the final for the first time club history, against Valencia. On 24 June 1995, in Madrid's Santiago Bernabéu, the final was levelled 1–1 when on 83rd minute referee García-Aranda suspended the game due to water collapsing the pitch after a strong storm. It was decided that the game would resume three days later. Seven minutes of magic for Depor, because a header from Alfredo Santaelena, gave the club their first ever major title.

2000: Deportivo wins the Spanish League and "El Centenariazo"

Main titles: La Liga 2000, and Copa del Rey 1995 and 2002

1999–2000: Managed by Javier Irureta, and with players like Noureddine Naybet, Diego Tristán, Djalminha, Francisco Javier González Pérez, Roy Makaay and Mauro Silva, the team finally earned their first La Liga title, five points ahead of Barcelona and Valencia. With this title, La Coruña became the second-smallest Spanish city with a population of approximately 250,000, behind San Sebastián (home of Real Sociedad), which has a population of approximately 180,000, to have ever won La Liga.

During the 12-season period lasting from 1992–93 to 2003–04, apart from winning the title in 1999–2000, Deportivo ended the season four times in second place and another four times in third place, contesting the UEFA Champions League five years in a row and reaching the semi-finals once, in 2004, where they lost to eventual winners Porto.

On 8 September 2001, Deportivo played its 1,000th game in La Liga. In 2002, they won the Copa del Rey for a second time with a superb 2–1 win against Real Madrid. This match is commonly known in Spain as the Centenariazo. Deportivo's illustrious opponents were expected to win the final comfortably as they were nicknamed the Galácticos and were among the strongest teams in Europe at the time. Additionally, the final was being played at their home ground, the Santiago Bernabéu.

Everything was prepared so that after the expected victory, Madrid could celebrate their 100th anniversary on the 100th anniversary of the Copa del Rey by lifting the trophy in front of their own fans. Real Madrid were indeed founded exactly 100 years to the day on 6 March 1902, though Deportivo spoiled the party with a 1–2 win with goals from Sergio and Diego Tristán.

2010: Decline

Deportivo played in UEFA Cup in the 2008–09 season

Deportivo's period in the top flight came to an end as they were relegated after finishing 18th in 2010–11. In July 2015, however, it was suspected that in the final round of matches for that season, Levante and Real Zaragoza were involved in a match-fixing scandal which ensured that the latter won 2–1 at the Estadi Ciutat de València and remained in the division at the expense of Deportivo, who lost 0–2 at home to Valencia.[9] The case was in Courts until December 2020, when the match fixing was discarded by the Provincial Court.[9]

In the 2011–12 season, Deportivo made an immediate return to the top flight, spending half of the season top of the league. Lassad Nouioui was the top scorer with 14 goals, Andrés Guardado the top assistant and Álex Bergantiños the only player to participate in all league matches. They amassed a Segunda División record haul of 91 points and finished in first position.

In the 2012–13 season, Deportivo finished 19th after a turbulent campaign under three managers, and once again were relegated to the Segunda División. Deportivo, however, finished second in the 2013–14 season, guaranteeing promotion to the top-flight for the second time in three years. A less-than-impressive 2014–15 campaign back in the top division with a disjointed squad featured some very poor performances on the pitch under new manager Víctor Fernández, including a humiliating 2–8 reverse at home to Real Madrid. This was especially disappointing considering the impressive 18-match unbeaten home run between 1992–93 and 2010–11 at the Riazor against Madrid, a feat which no other team has managed to achieve in the history of Spanish football. Deportivo ultimately finished the season in 16th place and avoided relegation after appointing former player Víctor Sánchez as manager for the remaining eight matches of the season, on 9 April 2015.

2015–present: "New Dépor" and double relegation

Match at Riazor

With Víctor Sánchez as their new manager, Deportivo made changes for the new season. With the addition of new players Alejandro Arribas, Fernando Navarro, Pedro Mosquera and Fayçal Fajr, Deportivo began the season with a 0–0 draw against Real Sociedad. On 28 November 2015, with a 2–0 victory against Las Palmas, Deportivo were in fifth place after an impressive start. However, after a disastrous second half of the season which was precipitated by a 0–3 home defeat to lowly CD Mirandés in the Copa del Rey, Deportivo only won 2 matches out of the next 22 and only secured their safety in La Liga in the penultimate game of the season. Victor Sánchez was sacked on 29 May 2016 after several incidents of player unrest within the squad.

The team continued in a negative spiral during following seasons. Contributing factors included consistently poor player recruitment by ex-director of football Richard Barral and a series of disjointed managerial appointments by president Tino Fernandez eventually led the club to relegation from La Liga at the end of 2017–18 season, following a 2–4 home defeat to Barcelona, which also secured the Blaugrana the La Liga title.[10] The next season the club played in Segunda Division and finished 6th.[11] Then in the promotion play-offs to La Liga Deportivo lost to Mallorca and remained in Segunda Division.[12] In the following campaign Deportivo were relegated once more, falling down into Segunda B for the first time in 39 years.

Honours

Domestic

Competition	Champions	Runners-up
La Liga	1999–2000	1949–50, 1993–94, 1994–95, 2000–01, 2001–02
Copa del Rey	1994–95, 2001–02
Supercopa de España	1995, 2000, 2002
Segunda División	1961–62, 1963–64, 1965–66, 1967–68, 2011–12	1939–1940, 1945–46, 1947–48, 1990–1991, 2013–14
Segunda División B		1980–81
Tercera División	1974–75
Copa España[13][14][15][16]	1912[17][18][19][20]

European

Competition	Champions	Runners-up
UEFA Intertoto Cup	2008 (group winners)	2005[21]

Regional

Competition	Champions	Runners-up
Campeonato de Galicia	1926–27, 1927–28, 1930–31, 1932–33, 1936–37, 1939–40	1919–20, 1924–25, 1925–26, 1929–30, 1931–32, 1933–34, 1938–39
Copa Galicia	1945–46[22]	1935–36,[23] 1964–65,[24] 1946–47^, 2007–08^*

^*Galician Federation Football Cup. ^**Galiza Cup.

Friendly

Teresa Herrera Trophy[25]

Winners (21): 1955, 1962, 1964, 1969, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Runners-up (10): 1966, 1971, 1987, 1991, 1994, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2018

Women's section

Women's Spanish Cup (unofficial) (2): 1981, 1982
Women's Spanish Cup (3): 1983, 1984, 1985[26]

Individual trophies

Pichichi (3):

1992–93 – Bebeto (29 goals)

2001–02 – Diego Tristán (21 goals)

2002–03 – Roy Makaay (29 goals) (European Golden Shoe)

Zamora (8):

1941–42 – Juan Acuña

1942–43 – Juan Acuña

1949–50 – Juan Acuña

1950–51 – Juan Acuña

1953–54 – Juan Otero

1992–93 – Francisco Liaño (tied with Santiago Cañizares)

1993–94 – Francisco Liaño

1996–97 – Jacques Songo'o

Branding

Crest

Deportivo's crest contains cues to predecessor Sala Calvet's crest, with a gentlemen's belt encircling the purple and white banner of the gymnasium. The banner itself features a sky blue diagonal band which represents the maritime flag of A Coruña and the Galician flag. In addition, it features a crown which represents its royal patronage (granted in 1909 by Alfonso XIII). During the Spanish Republic (1931-1936) the honorific real (royal) and the crown were removed from the club crest; this was to return under Francoist Spain.

Kit

Deportivo 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 local brewery Estrella Galicia, with Macron manufacturing the kits. In 2015, Deportivo and Estrella Galicia extended their sponsorship throughout the 2015–16 La Liga season with an option of another year.[27]

Years	Kit manufacturer	Sponsor
Years	Kit manufacturer	Brand	Company
1990–92	Rox	Leyma	Leite Rio, S.L.
1992–97	Umbro	Feiraco	Feiraco Sociedad Cooperativa Galega
1997–00	Adidas	Feiraco	Feiraco Sociedad Cooperativa Galega
2000–01	Adidas	Dreamcast	Sega Europe Ltd
2001–07	Joma	Fadesa	Fadesa Inmobiliaria, S.A.
2007–08	Canterbury of New Zealand	Fadesa	Fadesa Inmobiliaria, S.A.
2008–09	Canterbury of New Zealand	Estrella Galicia	Hijos de Rivera, S.A.U.
2009–2017	Lotto	Estrella Galicia 0,0
2017–	Macron	Estrella Galicia 0,0

Stadium information

Panoramic view of the stadium

Name – Abanca-Riazor
City – A Coruña
Capacity – 32,912
Inauguration – 1944
Pitch size – 105 x 68 m

Players

Current squad

As of 3 February 2021[28]

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	Carlos Abad
2	DF	ESP	Jorge Valín
3	DF	ESP	Mujaid Sadick
4	MF	ESP	Álex Bergantiños (captain)
5	DF	ESP	Eneko Bóveda
6	MF	NGA	Uche Agbo
7	FW	VEN	Miku
8	MF	CRC	Celso Borges
9	FW	ESP	Rayco
10	MF	ESP	José Lara (on loan from Sevilla)
11	FW	ESP	Borja Galán


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	FW	GLP	Claudio Beauvue
13	GK	COL	Lucho García
14	MF	ESP	Yago Gandoy
15	FW	BRA	Raí
16	MF	URU	Nacho González
17	DF	ESP	Héctor Hernández
18	DF	ESP	Derik
19	DF	ESP	Borja Granero
20	FW	ESP	Keko Gontán
21	DF	ESP	Salva Ruiz
22	MF	ESP	Diego Villares

Reserve team

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
23	FW	ESP	Adri Castro
24	DF	ESP	Juan Rodríguez

Out on loan

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	FW	URU	Diego Rolán (at Pyramids until 30 June 2021)

Current technical staff

Position	Staff
Head coach	Fernando Vázquez
Assistant coach	Juan Iglesias
Goalkeeping coach	Yván Castillo
Fitness coach	Marcos Marcén
Fitness coach	Franganillo

Last updated: November 2019
Source: Deportivo La Coruña

Coaches

Dates	Name
1906–27	Unknown
1927–28	Félix Gila
1928–29	Ferenc Voggenhuber
1929–33	Félix Gila
1933	José Planas
1933	Fernando Fariña
1933–36	José Torres
1939–41	Hilario Marrero
June 1941 – 15 Dec 1941	Celso Mariño
15 Dec 1941 – 23 Nov 1942	Chacho
24 Nov 1942 – 30 June 1943	Celso Mariño
1 July 1943 – 30 June 1945	Ramón de la Fuente
1 July 1945 – 30 June 1947	Hilario Marrero
1 July 1947 – Nov 1947	Juan Aurre
Nov 1947 – June 1948	Luis Urquiri
1 July 1948 – 6 Dec 1948	Gabino Andonegui
7 Dec 1948 – 30 June 1949	Anastasio Bienzobas
1 July 1949 – 30 June 1950	Alejandro Scopelli
1 July 1950 – 30 June 1951	Jerónimo Díaz
30 July 1951 – 30 June 1952	Chacho
1 July 1952 – 30 June 1953	Francisco Casal
1953	Helenio Herrera

Dates	Name
30 July 1953 – 30 June 1954	Carlos Iturraspe
1 July 1954 – 30 June 1955	Eduardo Toba
1 July 1955 – 30 Jan 1956	R.G. Vizoso
31 Jan 1956 – 20 Feb 1956	Pahiño
21 Feb 1956 – 4 Feb 1957	Ángel Zubieta
4 Feb 1957 – 30 June 1957	Diego Villalonga
1 July 1957 – 1958	Roberto Ozores
1958	Carlos Iturraspe
1 July 1958 – 6 Oct 1958	Eduardo Toba
6 Oct 1958 – 12 Jan 1959	Ernesto Pons
12 Jan 1959 – 30 June 1959	Hilario Marrero
1 July 1959 – 30 June 1961	Jesús Barrio
1 July 1961 – 30 June 1962	Juan Otxoantezana
1 July 1962 – 20 Nov 1962	Enrique Rabassa
20 Nov 1962 – 14 Jan 1963	R.G. Vizoso
14 Jan 1963 – 30 June 1963	Lele
1 July 1963 – 30 June 1964	Roque Olsen
1 July 1964 – 9 Nov 1964	Juan Otxoantezana
10 Nov 1964 – 30 June 1965	Luis Carniglia
1 July 1965 – 6 Feb 1967	Enrique Orizaola
7 Feb 1967 – 30 June 1967	Dagoberto Moll
1 July 1967 – 30 June 1968	Pedro Eguiluz

Dates	Name
1 July 1968 – 30 June 1970	Cheché Martín
1 July 1970 – 28 Dec 1970	Roque Olsen
28 Dec 1970 – 30 June 1973	Arsenio Iglesias
1 July 1973 – 29 Oct 1973	Fernando Riera
30 Oct 1973 – 7 Jan 1974	Carlos Torres
8 Jan 1974 – 22 April 1974	Enrique Orizaola
22 April 1974 – 30 June 1975	José Antonio Irulegui
1 July 1975 – 26 April 1976	José Antonio Naya
26 April 1976 – 30 June 1976	Cheché Martín
1 July 1976 – 29 Nov 1976	Héctor Rial
30 Nov 1976 – 14 March 1977	Cheché Martín
14 March 1976 – 11 April 1976	José López
12 April 1976 – 30 June 1978	Juan Arza
1 July 1978 – 13 Nov 1978	Enrique Mateos
13 Nov 1978 – 30 June 1979	Luis Suárez
1 July 1979 – 7 April 1980	Francisco García Verdugo
7 April 1980 – 30 June 1980	Joseíto
1 July 1980 – 16 Nov 1981	Pepe Martínez
17 Nov 1981 – 30 June 1982	Luis Rodríguez Vaz
1 July 1982 – 30 June 1985	Arsenio Iglesias
1 July 1985 – 30 June 1986	Jesús Aranguren
1 July 1986 – 19 Oct 1987	Eusebio Ríos

Dates	Name
19 Oct 1987 – 21 Feb 1988	Luis Rodríguez Vaz
22 Feb 1988 – 30 June 1991	Arsenio Iglesias
1 July 1991 – 13 April 1992	Marco Antonio Boronat
13 April 1992 – 30 June 1995	Arsenio Iglesias
1 July 1995 – 10 Feb 1997	John Toshack
10 Feb 1997 – 17 Feb 1997	José Manuel Corral
17 Feb 1997 – 16 Oct 1997	Carlos Alberto Silva
17 Oct 1997 – 30 June 1998	José Manuel Corral
1 July 1998 – 30 June 2005	Javier Irureta
1 July 2005 – 30 June 2007	Joaquín Caparrós
1 July 2007 – 30 June 2011	Miguel Ángel Lotina
1 July 2011 – 30 Dec 2012	José Luis Oltra
30 Dec 2012 – 10 Feb 2013	Domingos Paciência
11 Feb 2013 – 10 July 2014	Fernando Vázquez
10 July 2014 – 8 April 2015	Víctor Fernández
8 April 2015 – 29 May 2016	Víctor Sánchez
10 June 2016 – 27 Feb 2017	Gaizka Garitano
27 Feb 2017 – 24 Oct 2017	Pepe Mel
24 Oct 2017 – 4 Feb 2018	Cristóbal Parralo
6 Feb 2018 – 22 May 2018	Clarence Seedorf
15 June 2018 – 7 April 2019	Natxo González
8 April 2019 – 27 June 2019	José Luis Martí
2 July 2019 – 7 October 2019	Juan Antonio Anquela
7 October 2019 – 27 December 2019	Luis César Sampedro

Presidents

Statistics

Season-by-season

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1929	2	2ª	8th
1929–30	2	2ª	7th
1930–31	2	2ª	9th	Round of 32
1931–32	2	2ª	4th	Quarter-finals
1932–33	2	2ª	5th	Quarter-finals
1933–34	2	2ª	7th	Round of 16
1934–35	2	2ª	7th	Second round
1935–36	2	2ª	7th	Second round
1939–40	2	2ª	1st	Round of 16
1940–41	2	2ª	2nd	Third round
1941–42	1	1ª	4th	Round of 16
1942–43	1	1ª	9th	Quarter-finals
1943–44	1	1ª	12th	Round of 16
1944–45	1	1ª	14th	First round
1945–46	2	2ª	2nd	First round
1946–47	1	1ª	13th	First round
1947–48	2	2ª	2nd	Sixth round
1948–49	1	1ª	10th	Round of 16
1949–50	1	1ª	2nd	Round of 16
1950–51	1	1ª	12th	First round

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1951–52	1	1ª	11th	First round
1952–53	1	1ª	14th
1953–54	1	1ª	7th	Round of 16
1954–55	1	1ª	7th	Quarter-finals
1955–56	1	1ª	12th	Round of 16
1956–57	1	1ª	15th	Quarter-finals
1957–58	2	2ª	13th
1958–59	2	2ª	7th	Round of 16
1959–60	2	2ª	4th	Round of 32
1960–61	2	2ª	3rd	Round of 32
1961–62	2	2ª	1st	Round of 32
1962–63	1	1ª	14th	Round of 32
1963–64	2	2ª	1st	Round of 16
1964–65	1	1ª	16th	Round of 16
1965–66	2	2ª	1st	Round of 16
1966–67	1	1ª	16th	Round of 16
1967–68	2	2ª	1st	First round
1968–69	1	1ª	10th	Quarter-finals
1969–70	1	1ª	14th	Round of 32
1970–71	2	2ª	3rd	Quarter-finals

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1971–72	1	1ª	14th	Fourth round
1972–73	1	1ª	17th	Quarter-finals
1973–74	2	2ª	18th	Fourth round
1974–75	3	3ª	1st	Third round
1975–76	2	2ª	5th	First round
1976–77	2	2ª	11th	Third round
1977–78	2	2ª	8th	Third round
1978–79	2	2ª	15th	Third round
1979–80	2	2ª	18th	Second round
1980–81	3	2ªB	2nd	First round
1981–82	2	2ª	12th	Quarter-finals
1982–83	2	2ª	4th	Round of 16
1983–84	2	2ª	9th	Quarter-finals
1984–85	2	2ª	13th	Round of 16
1985–86	2	2ª	6th	Third round
1986–87	2	2ª	2nd	Third round
1987–88	2	2ª	16th	Third round
1988–89	2	2ª	10th	Semi-finals
1989–90	2	2ª	4th	First round
1990–91	2	2ª	2nd	Round of 16

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
1991–92	1	1ª	17th	Semi-finals
1992–93	1	1ª	3rd	Fourth round
1993–94	1	1ª	2nd	Round of 16
1994–95	1	1ª	2nd	Winner
1995–96	1	1ª	9th	Round of 16
1996–97	1	1ª	3rd	Round of 16
1997–98	1	1ª	12th	Quarter-finals
1998–99	1	1ª	6th	Semi-finals
1999–00	1	1ª	1st	Round of 16
2000–01	1	1ª	2nd	Round of 32
2001–02	1	1ª	2nd	Winner
2002–03	1	1ª	3rd	Semi-finals
2003–04	1	1ª	3rd	Round of 16
2004–05	1	1ª	8th	Round of 32
2005–06	1	1ª	8th	Semi-finals
2006–07	1	1ª	13th	Semi-finals
2007–08	1	1ª	9th	Round of 32
2008–09	1	1ª	7th	Round of 16
2009–10	1	1ª	10th	Quarter-finals
2010–11	1	1ª	18th	Quarter-finals

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Copa del Rey
2011–12	2	2ª	1st	Round of 32
2012–13	1	1ª	19th	Round of 32
2013–14	2	2ª	2nd	Third round
2014–15	1	1ª	16th	Round of 32
2015–16	1	1ª	15th	Round of 16
2016–17	1	1ª	16th	Round of 16
2017–18	1	1ª	18th	Round of 32
2018–19	2	2ª	6th	Second round
2019–20	2	2ª	19th	Second round
2020–21	3	2ªB		Second round

Seasons in Primera División: 46
Seasons in Segunda División: 41
Seasons in Segunda División B: 2
Seasons in Tercera División: 1

Latest seasons

Season		Pos.	Pl.	W	D	L	GS	GA	P	Cup	Europe		Other Comp.	Notes	Manager(s)
1985–86	2D	6	38	17	11	10	54	37	45	Third round					Jesús Aranguren
1986–87	2D	2	34	16	11	7	46	33	43	Third round					Eusebio Ríos
1987–88	2D	16	38	8	15	15	35	47	31	Third 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	First round					Arsenio Iglesias
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	Fourth 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
1999–00	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	UCL	Quarter-final	SSC		Javier Irureta
2001–02	1D	2	38	20	8	10	65	41	68	Winner	UCL	Quarter-final			Javier Irureta
2002–03	1D	3	38	22	6	10	67	47	72	Semi-final	UCL	2nd group stage	SSC		Javier Irureta
2003–04	1D	3	38	21	8	9	60	34	71	Last 16	UCL	Semi-final			Javier Irureta
2004–05	1D	8	38	12	15	11	46	50	51	Last 32	UCL	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	6	38	16	10	12	48	47	58	Last 16	UC	Last 32			Miguel Ángel Lotina
2009–10	1D	10	38	13	8	17	35	49	47	Quarter-final					Miguel Ángel Lotina
2010–11	1D	18	38	10	13	15	31	47	43	Quarter-final				Relegated	Miguel Ángel Lotina
2011–12	2D	1	42	29	4	9	76	45	91	Last 32				Promoted	José Luis Oltra
2012–13	1D	19	38	8	11	19	47	70	35	Last 32				Relegated	José Luis Oltra, Domingos, Fernando Vázquez
2013–14	2D	2	42	19	12	11	48	36	69	Third round				Promoted	Fernando Vázquez
2014–15	1D	16	38	7	14	17	35	60	35	Last 32					Victor Fernández, Víctor Sánchez
2015–16	1D	15	38	8	18	12	45	61	42	Last 16					Víctor Sánchez
2016–17	1D	16	38	8	12	18	43	61	36	Last 16					Gaizka Garitano, Pepe Mel
2017–18	1D	18	38	6	11	21	38	76	29	Last 32				Relegated	Pepe Mel, Cristóbal Parralo, Clarence Seedorf
2018–19	2D	6	42	17	17	8	49	31	68	Second round					Natxo González, José Luis Martí
2019–20	2D	19	42	12	15	15	43	60	51	Second round				Relegated	Juan Antonio Anquela, Luis César Sampedro, Fernando Vázquez

Color:

Gold	Winners
Silver	Runners-up
Bronze	3rd place (Semi-final)
Relegated	Second/Third Division

European record

Accurate as of 8 August 2017

Competition	Played	Won	Drew	Lost	GF	GA	GD	Win%
UEFA Champions League	62	25	17	20	78	79	−1	040.32
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	8	4	2	2	14	3	+11	050.00
UEFA Cup / UEFA Europa League	32	14	5	13	43	36	+7	043.75
UEFA Intertoto Cup	10	8	0	2	18	10	+8	080.00
Total	112	51	24	37	153	128	+25	045.54

Source: UEFA.com
Pld = Matches played; W = Matches won; D = Matches drawn; L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal Difference.

Player records

Most appearances

#	Name	Matches
1	Fran	435
2	Mauro Silva	369
3	Manuel Pablo	341
4	Donato	303
5	Sergio	294
6	Juan Carlos Valerón	289
7	Noureddine Naybet	260
8	Acuña	231
9	Romero	218
10	/ Miroslav Djukić	212

Most goals

#	Name	Goals
1	Roy Makaay	96
2	Diego Tristán	87
3	Bebeto	86
4	Pahiño	46
5	Fran	44
6	Franco	42
7	Tino	39
8	Djalminha	38
9	Riki	38
10	Donato	38

Former international players