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[1]

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 Spain ESP José Molina
2 DF Spain ESP Manuel Pablo
3 DF Spain ESP Enrique Romero
4 MF Argentina ARG Aldo Duscher
5 DF Spain ESP César
6 MF Brazil BRA Mauro Silva
8 MF Spain ESP Sergio
9 FW Spain ESP Diego Tristán
10 MF Spain ESP Fran
11 FW Spain ESP Pedro Munitis
12 MF Argentina ARG Lionel Scaloni
13 GK Uruguay URU Gustavo Munúa
14 DF Portugal POR Jorge Andrade
15 DF Spain ESP Joan Capdevila
No. Pos. Nation Player
16 MF Paraguay PAR Roberto Acuña
18 FW Spain ESP Víctor
19 FW Spain ESP Albert Luque
20 DF Spain ESP Pablo Amo
21 MF Spain ESP Juan Carlos Valerón
23 DF Argentina ARG Fabricio Coloccini
24 DF Spain ESP Héctor
25 GK Spain ESP Dani Mallo
31 GK Spain ESP David Yañez
33 MF Spain ESP Carlos Pita
34 MF Spain ESP Pablo Fernández
38 FW Spain ESP Xisco
39 MF Spain 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 Uruguay URU Walter Pandiani (on loan to Birmingham City)
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 FW Spain 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[a] Qualification for the Intertoto Cup second round
9 Athletic Bilbao 38 14 9 15 59 54 +5 51[a]
10 Málaga 38 15 6 17 40 48 −8 51[a]
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. ^ a b c 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 Republic of Ireland 0–0 Spain 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 Spain 3–0
(3–0 agg.)		 Republic of Ireland 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 Spain 0–0 Greece Olympiacos Riazor, A Coruña
20:45 Report Referee: Frank de Bleeckere (Belgium)
1 October 2004 Monaco France 2–0 Spain 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 England 0–0 Spain Deportivo La Coruña Anfield, Liverpool
20:45 Report Attendance: 40,236
Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)
3 November 2004 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 0–1 England Liverpool Riazor, A Coruña
20:45 Report Andrade 14' (o.g.) Attendance: 32,000
Referee: Wolfgang Stark (Germany)
23 November 2004 Olympiacos Greece 1–0 Spain Deportivo La Coruña Karaiskakis Stadium, Athens
20:45 Đorđević 68' Report Attendance: 33,000
Referee: Terje Hauge (Norway)
8 December 2004 Deportivo La Coruña Spain 0–5 France 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".
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004%E2%80%9305_Deportivo_de_La_Coru%C3%B1a_season
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