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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
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2003–042005–06 →

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

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

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. 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; some limited exceptions apply. 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

1. ^ DEP: 8 pts; ATH: 4 pts → ATH 1–0 MLG; MLG: 4 pts → MLG 1–0 ATH

UEFA Champions League

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

• Spanish football clubs 2004–05 season
• Deportivo de La Coruña seasons