Deportivo de La Coruña

Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (lit.'Royal Sporting Club of La Coruña'), commonly known as Deportivo La Coruña (pronounced [depoɾˈtiβo la koˈɾuɲa]), Deportivo or simply Dépor, is a football club based in the city of A Coruña, Galicia, Spain. As of the 2023–24 season, they play in the Primera Federación – Group 1, the third tier of the football league pyramid in Spain.

Deportivo La Coruña
Full nameReal Club Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D.
Nickname(s)Os brancoazuis (The Blue and Whites)
Herculinos (The Herculeans)
Turcos (The Turks)
Short nameDeportivo; Dépor
Founded2 March 1906 (1906-03-02)
as Club Deportivo de la Sala Calvet
StadiumRiazor
Capacity32,490
OwnerAbanca Corporación Bancaria, S.A. (80%)
PresidentÁlvaro García Diéguez
Head coachImanol Idiakez
LeaguePrimera Federación – Group 1
2022–23Primera Federación – Group 1, 4th of 20
WebsiteClub website
Third colours

Founded in 1906 as Club Deportivo de la Sala Calvet by Federico Fernández-Amor Calvet, Deportivo have won the league title once, in the 1999–2000 season, and finished as runner-up on five occasions. The club have also won the Spanish Cup twice (1994–95 and 2001–02), three Spanish Super Cups (1995, 2000 and 2002), and the now defunct Concurso España (1912). The Blue and Whites were a regular fixture in the top positions of La Liga for the best part of 20 years, from 1991 to 2010, finishing in the top half of the table in 16 out of 19 seasons, and are ranked 12th in the all-time La Liga table. As a result, the club was a regular participant in European competitions, playing in the UEFA Champions League for five consecutive seasons between 2000–01 and 2004–05, reaching the quarter-finals twice and reaching the semi-finals in the 2003–04 season.

Deportivo have played their home games at the 32,490-capacity Riazor since 1944, 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 Celta Vigo, and matches between the two sides are known as the Galician derby.

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