2018–19 Deportivo de La Coruña season

Deportivo de La Coruña
2018–19 season
President	Francisco Zas
Head coach	José Luis Martí
Stadium	Abanca-Riazor
Segunda División	6th
Copa del Rey	Second round
Top goalscorer	League: Quique (17 goals); All: Quique (17 goals)
	← 2017–18 2019–20 →

The 2018–19 season was Deportivo de La Coruña's 112th season in existence and the club's first season back in the second division of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Deportivo de La Coruña participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.

Players

Current squad

As of 24 March 2019^[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	Dani Giménez
2	DF	ESP	David Simón
3	DF	ESP	Saúl García
4	MF	ESP	Álex Bergantiños (captain)
5	MF	ESP	Pedro Mosquera (2nd captain)
6	DF	POR	Domingos Duarte (on loan from Sporting CP)
7	FW	ESP	Quique
8	MF	ESP	Vicente Gómez
9	FW	VEN	Christian Santos
10	MF	ESP	Matías Nahuel (on loan from Olympiacos)
11	MF	ARG	Fede Cartabia
12	DF	ITA	Michele Somma
13	GK	ESP	Adrián Ortolá (on loan from Barcelona)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	MF	DEN	Michael Krohn-Dehli
15	MF	ESP	Pedro Sánchez
16	DF	ARG	Sebastián Dubarbier
17	DF	ESP	Diego Caballo
18	FW	ESP	Carlos Fernández (on loan from Sevilla)
19	MF	ESP	Borja Valle
20	MF	COL	Didier Moreno (on loan from Independiente Medellín)
21	MF	ESP	Edu Expósito
22	DF	ESP	Pablo Marí (on loan from Manchester City)
23	DF	ESP	Íñigo López
24	DF	ESP	Eneko Bóveda
25	MF	POR	Vítor Silva

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
—	GK	NGA	Francis Uzoho (on loan at Anorthosis Famagusta until 30 June 2019)
—	DF	ESP	Juanfran (on loan at Leganés until 30 June 2019)
—	DF	ESP	Róber Pier (on loan at Levante until 30 June 2019)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ESP	Gerard Valentín (on loan at Lugo until 30 June 2019)
—	FW	URU	Diego Rolán (on loan at Alavés until 30 June 2019)
—	FW	POR	Pedro Martelo (on loan at Braga B until 30 June 2019)

Transfers

In

Date	Player	From	Type	Fee	Ref
26 May 2018	Dani Giménez	Real Betis	Transfer	Free	^[2]
15 June 2018	Sebastián Dubarbier	Estudiantes	Transfer	Free	^[3]
28 June 2018	Pedro	Granada	Transfer	Free	^[4]
28 June 2018	Christian Santos	Alavés	Transfer	Free	^[5]
30 June 2018	Álex Bergantiños	Sporting Gijón	Loan return		^[6]
30 June 2018	Saúl García	Numancia	Loan return		^[7]
30 June 2018	Róber Pier	Levante	Loan return		^[8]
1 July 2018	Pablo Marí	Manchester City	Loan		^[9]

Out

Date	Player	To	Type	Fee	Ref
31 May 2018	Emre Çolak	Al-Wehda	Transfer	€1M	^[10]
8 June 2018	Florin Andone	Brighton & Hove Albion	Transfer	£5.4M	^[11]
15 June 2018	Luisinho	Huesca	Transfer	Free	^[12]
30 June 2018	Zakaria Bakkali	Valencia	Loan return		^[13]
30 June 2018	Carles Gil	Aston Villa	Loan return		^[14]
30 June 2018	Maksym Koval	Dynamo Kyiv	Loan return		^[15]
30 June 2018	Adrián López	Porto	Loan return		^[16]
30 June 2018	Rubén Martínez	TBD		Free	^[15]
30 June 2018	Sulley Muntari	TBD		Free	^[15]
30 June 2018	Fernando Navarro	TBD		Free	^[15]
30 June 2018	Lucas Pérez	Arsenal	Loan return		^[17]
30 June 2018	Federico Valverde	Real Madrid Castilla	Loan return		^[18]
12 July 2018	Juanfran	Leganés	Loan		^[19]
26 July 2018	Diego Rolán	Leganés	Loan		^{[citation needed]}
2 August 2018	Sidnei	Real Betis	Transfer	€4.5M	^[20]
24 August 2018	Francis Uzoho	Elche	Loan		^[21]
13 December 2018	Przemysław Tytoń	Cincinnati	Transfer	Free	^[22]

Pre-season and friendlies

Win Draw Loss

25 July 2018 Friendly	Bergantiños	0–3	Deportivo La Coruña	Carballo, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: As Eiroas

28 July 2018 Friendly	Ponferradina	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Ponferrada, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Toralín

1 August 2018 Friendly	Deportivo La Coruña	1–1	Valladolid	A Coruña, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

8 August 2018 Friendly	Lugo	1–2	Deportivo La Coruña	Lugo, Spain
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Anxo Carro

11 August 2018 Friendly	Deportivo La Coruña	1–1	Real Oviedo	Foz, Spain
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Campo de Fútbol Municipal de Foz

28 August 2018 Friendly	Racing de Ferrol	0–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Ferrol, Spain
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Estadio Municipal de A Malata

14 November 2018 Friendly	Deportivo La Coruña	2–2 (1–4 p)	Athletic Bilbao	A Coruña, Spain
20:45 CET (UTC+1)	Santos 17' García 86'		Córdoba 10' Aduriz 50'	Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

Competitions

Overview

Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Record
Competition	First match	Last match	Starting round	Final position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Segunda División	17 August 2018	8 June 2019	Matchday 1	6th	42	17	17	8	50	32	+18	040.48
Copa del Rey	12 September 2018		Second round	Second round	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total					43	17	17	9	51	34	+17	039.53

Last updated: 23 June 2019
Source: Competitions

Segunda División

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion, qualification or relegation
4	Albacete	42	19	14	9	54	38	+16	71	Qualification to promotion play-offs
5	Mallorca (O, P)	42	19	12	11	53	37	+16	69
6	Deportivo La Coruña	42	17	17	8	50	32	+18	68
7	Cádiz	42	16	16	10	53	36	+17	64
8	Oviedo	42	17	12	13	48	48	0	63

Source: La Liga
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored^[23]
(O) Play-off winners; (P) Promoted

Results summary


Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
42	17	17	8	50	32	+18	68	10	8	3	31	14	+17	7	9	5	19	18	+1

Last updated: 8 June 2019.
Source: La Liga SmartBank

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42
Ground	A	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H
Result	D	W	D	W	L	W	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	W	D	D	W	L	D	L	W	W	D	W	D	D	D	L	W	D	D	L	L	L	W	W	D	L	W	D	W
Position	10	7	8	7	8	6	5	5	3	4	3	4	3	4	2	2	3	2	4	3	4	3	3	4	3	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	7	7	7	6	7	7	7	6	6

Updated to match(es) played on 8 June 2019. Source: La Liga SmartBank
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

The fixtures were revealed on 24 July 2018.^[24]

17 August 2018 1	Albacete	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Albacete
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Belmonte

24 August 2018 2	Extremadura	0–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Almendralejo
22:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Francisco de la Hera

1 September 2018 3	Tenerife	2–2	Deportivo La Coruña	Santa Cruz de Tenerife
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López

9 September 2018 4	Deportivo La Coruña	1–0	Sporting Gijón	A Coruña
20:45 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

15 September 2018 5	Alcorcón	1–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Alcorcón
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Santo Domingo

24 September 2018 6	Deportivo La Coruña	2–1	Granada	A Coruña
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

30 September 2018 7	Gimnàstic	1–3	Deportivo La Coruña	Tarragona
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Nou Estadi

7 October 2018 8	Deportivo La Coruña	1–1	Málaga	A Coruña
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

12 October 2018 9	Deportivo La Coruña	4–0	Elche	A Coruña
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

20 October 2018 10	Córdoba	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Córdoba
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Arcángel

27 October 2018 11	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Reus	A Coruña
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

3 November 2018 12	Las Palmas	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Las Palmas
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Gran Canaria

10 November 2018 13	Deportivo La Coruña	4–0	Real Oviedo	A Coruña
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

19 November 2018 14	Almería	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Almería
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Juegos Mediterráneos

24 November 2018 15	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Osasuna	A Coruña
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

2 December 2018 16	Rayo Majadahonda	0–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Majadahonda
12:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Cerro del Espino

8 December 2018 17	Deportivo La Coruña	2–2	Numancia	A Coruña
13:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

16 December 2018 18	Deportivo La Coruña	3–1	Real Zaragoza	A Coruña
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

22 December 2018 19	Cádiz	3–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Cádiz
20:45 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Ramón de Carranza

6 January 2019 20	Deportivo La Coruña	0–0	Lugo	A Coruña
17:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

12 January 2019 21	Mallorca	1–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Son Moix
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

20 January 2019 22	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Albacete	A Coruña
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

27 January 2019 23	Sporting Gijón	1–2	Deportivo La Coruña	Gijón
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: El Molinón

2 February 2019 24	Deportivo La Coruña	0–0	Tenerife	A Coruña
20:30 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

10 February 2019 25	Granada	0–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Granada
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes

16 February 2019 26	Deportivo La Coruña	1–1	Gimnàstic	A Coruña
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

24 February 2019 27	Málaga	0–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Málaga
18:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: La Rosaleda

4 March 2019 28	Deportivo La Coruña	2–2	Alcorcón	A Coruña
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

10 March 2019 29	Deportivo La Coruña	0–1	Las Palmas	A Coruña
20:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

17 March 2019 30	Reus	0–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Reus
16:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Municipal

22 March 2019 31	Deportivo La Coruña	0–0	Almería	A Coruña
21:00 CET (UTC+1)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

31 March 2019 32	Real Oviedo	1–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Oviedo
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Carlos Tartiere

6 April 2019 33	Deportivo La Coruña	0–2	Rayo Majadahonda	A Coruña
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

13 April 2019 34	Osasuna	2–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Pamplona
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: El Sadar

21 April 2019 35	Deportivo La Coruña	1–2	Extremadura	A Coruña
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

26 April 2019 36	Numancia	1–2	Deportivo La Coruña	Soria
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Los Pajaritos

4 May 2019 37	Real Zaragoza	0–1	Deportivo La Coruña	Zaragoza
18:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: La Romareda

12 May 2019 38	Deportivo La Coruña	1–1	Cádiz	A Coruña
16:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

19 May 2019 39	Lugo	1–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Lugo
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Anxo Carro

27 May 2019 40	Deportivo La Coruña	1–0	Mallorca	A Coruña
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

4 June 2019 41	Elche	0–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Elche
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Martínez Valero

8 June 2019 42	Deportivo La Coruña	2–0	Córdoba	A Coruña
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)				Stadium: Abanca-Riazor

References

^ "Squad Real Club Deportivo". Deportivo de La Coruña.
^ Dani Giménez, nuevo jugador del Deportivo (Dani Giménez, new player of Deportivo); Deportivo La Coruña, 23 May 2018 (in Spanish)
^ Dubarbier, nuevo jugador del Dépor '18-'19n (Dubarbier, new Depor player); RC Deportivo de la Coruña, 15 June 2018 (in Spanish)
^ Pedro Sánchez, nuevo jugador del Deportivo (Pedro Sánchez, new player of Deportivo); Deportivo La Coruña, 28 June 2018 (in Spanish)
^ "Christian Santos, nuevo jugador del Deportivo" [Christian Santos, new player of Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
^ "Bergantiños llega cedido por el Dépor" [Bergantiños arrives on loan from Dépor] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
^ Saúl García llega al Numancia cedido por el Dépor (Saúl García arrives at Numancia on loan from Dépor); Marca, 7 January 2018 (in Spanish)
^ "Róber Pier, cedido al Levante" [Róber Pier, loaned to Levante]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
^ "Pablo Marí, new player of Deportivo". RC Deportivo. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
^ "Emre Çolak, Al Wahda ile 3 yıllık sözleşme imzaladı" (in Turkish). Goal.com. 31 May 2018.
^ Hilsum, Jamie (25 May 2018). "Andone deal done". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
^ se une a la SD Huesca (Luisinho joins SD Huesca); SD Huesca, 15 June 2018 (in Spanish)
^ "Official Statement | Zararia Bakkali". Valencia CF. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
^ "Carles Gil, nuevo refuerzo del Deportivo" [Carles Gil, new Deportivo addition]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Cuatro salidas esperadas" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 1 July 2018.
^ "Adrián López, nuevo jugador del Deportivo para la temporada 2017–2018" [Adrián López, new player of Deportivo for the 2017–2018 season] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
^ "Lucas Perez to receive Arsenal lifeline from Unai Emery". 24 June 2018.
^ "Fede Valverde, nuevo jugador del Deportivo para la Temporada 2017-2018" [Fede Valverde, new player of Deportivo for the 2017-2018 season] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
^ "Juanfran jugará esta temporada cedido en el Leganés" [Juanfran will play this season on loan at Leganés] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^ "Real Betis signs Sidnei for the next four seasons". realbetisbalompie.es. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ Olasoji, Tolu (24 August 2018). "Elche snap up Nigeria World Cup goalkeeper Francis Uzoho on loan". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.
^ "Polish Goalkeeper, Tytoń, Joins FC Cincy". FC Cincinnati. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.
^ "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos. (page 104)" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
^ "Calendario de Segunda: los 11 partidos que abrirán LaLiga 1|2|3". AS.com (in Spanish). 24 July 2018.

External links

Official website

[1] "Squad Real Club Deportivo". Deportivo de La Coruña.

[Dani_Giménez-2] Dani Giménez, nuevo jugador del Deportivo (Dani Giménez, new player of Deportivo); Deportivo La Coruña, 23 May 2018 (in Spanish)

[3] Dubarbier, nuevo jugador del Dépor '18-'19n (Dubarbier, new Depor player); RC Deportivo de la Coruña, 15 June 2018 (in Spanish)

[Pedro-4] Pedro Sánchez, nuevo jugador del Deportivo (Pedro Sánchez, new player of Deportivo); Deportivo La Coruña, 28 June 2018 (in Spanish)

[Christian_Santos-5] "Christian Santos, nuevo jugador del Deportivo" [Christian Santos, new player of Deportivo] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 29 June 2018.

[Álex_Bergantiños-6] "Bergantiños llega cedido por el Dépor" [Bergantiños arrives on loan from Dépor] (in Spanish). Sporting Gijón. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.

[Saúl_García-7] Saúl García llega al Numancia cedido por el Dépor (Saúl García arrives at Numancia on loan from Dépor); Marca, 7 January 2018 (in Spanish)

[Róber_Pier-8] "Róber Pier, cedido al Levante" [Róber Pier, loaned to Levante]. Marca (in Spanish). 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

[9] "Pablo Marí, new player of Deportivo". RC Deportivo. Retrieved 1 July 2018.

[10] "Emre Çolak, Al Wahda ile 3 yıllık sözleşme imzaladı" (in Turkish). Goal.com. 31 May 2018.

[11] Hilsum, Jamie (25 May 2018). "Andone deal done". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 25 May 2018.

[Luisinho-12] se une a la SD Huesca (Luisinho joins SD Huesca); SD Huesca, 15 June 2018 (in Spanish)

[Zakaria_Bakkali-13] "Official Statement | Zararia Bakkali". Valencia CF. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.

[14] "Carles Gil, nuevo refuerzo del Deportivo" [Carles Gil, new Deportivo addition]. Marca (in Spanish). 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.

[Deportivo_departures-15] "Cuatro salidas esperadas" (in Spanish). El Desmarque. 1 July 2018.

[16] "Adrián López, nuevo jugador del Deportivo para la temporada 2017–2018" [Adrián López, new player of Deportivo for the 2017–2018 season] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.

[17] "Lucas Perez to receive Arsenal lifeline from Unai Emery". 24 June 2018.

[18] "Fede Valverde, nuevo jugador del Deportivo para la Temporada 2017-2018" [Fede Valverde, new player of Deportivo for the 2017-2018 season] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.

[Juanfran-19] "Juanfran jugará esta temporada cedido en el Leganés" [Juanfran will play this season on loan at Leganés] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

[Sidnei-20] "Real Betis signs Sidnei for the next four seasons". realbetisbalompie.es. Archived from the original on 2 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.

[Francis_Uzoho-21] Olasoji, Tolu (24 August 2018). "Elche snap up Nigeria World Cup goalkeeper Francis Uzoho on loan". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 August 2017.

[22] "Polish Goalkeeper, Tytoń, Joins FC Cincy". FC Cincinnati. 13 December 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2018.

[23] "Reglamento General RFEF - Artículo 201. Sistema de puntos. (page 104)" (PDF). RFEF. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

[24] "Calendario de Segunda: los 11 partidos que abrirán LaLiga 1|2|3". AS.com (in Spanish). 24 July 2018.

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