2005 �06 DEPORTIVO DE LA CORUñA SEASON

Deportivo de La Coruña
2005–06 season
President	Augusto César Lendoiro
Manager	Joaquín Caparrós
Stadium	Estadio Riazor
La Liga	8th
Copa del Rey	Semi-finals
UEFA Intertoto Cup	Finals
Top goalscorer	League: Diego Tristán (12); All: Diego Tristán (13)
	← 2004–05 2006–07 →

The 2005–06 season was Deportivo de La Coruña's 35th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. They also competed in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The season covered the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.

Season summary

The season began with Deportivo searching for a new manager, following the departure of Javier Irureta after seven highly successful seasons. He was replaced by Joaquín Caparrós, who joined from Sevilla.^[2]^[3] Caparrós lead Depor to 8th in his first La Liga campaign, the same result as Irureta had achieved the previous year.

Greater success was to be had in cup competitions, as they reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey for the first time since 2002–03, before being defeated by eventual champions Espanyol.^[4] They also reached the final stage of the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup, where they lost to French side Olympique de Marseille.^[5]

Kit

Deportivo's kit was manufactured by Joma and sponsored by Fadesa.

Players

Squad

Retrieved on 31 March 2021^[6]

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	José Francisco Molina
2	DF	ESP	Manuel Pablo
3	DF	ESP	Enrique Romero
4	MF	ARG	Aldo Duscher
5	DF	ESP	César Martín
6	MF	CAN	Julian de Guzman
7	FW	URU	Sebastián Taborda
8	MF	ESP	Sergio
9	FW	ESP	Diego Tristán
10	MF	ESP	Momo
10	FW	ESP	Javier Arizmendi
11	FW	ESP	Pedro Munitis
12	MF	ESP	Paco Gallardo (on loan from Sevilla)
13	GK	URU	Gustavo Munúa
14	DF	POR	Jorge Andrade


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	DF	ESP	Joan Capdevila
16	MF	PAR	Roberto Acuña
17	FW	ESP	Rubén Castro
18	MF	ESP	Víctor Sánchez
19	MF	ESP	Jesús Muñoz
21	MF	ESP	Juan Carlos Valerón
22	DF	ESP	Juanma
23	DF	ARG	Fabricio Coloccini
24	DF	ESP	Héctor
25	GK	ESP	Dani Mallo
35	MF	ESP	Iván Carril
35	FW	ESP	Rubén Rivera
36	FW	ESP	Xisco
41	MF	ESP	Iago Iglesias
—	GK	ESP	Ian Mackay

Left club during season

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


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
12	MF	ARG	Lionel Scaloni (on loan to West Ham United)
19	FW	ESP	Albert Luque (to Newcastle United)


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
20	DF	ESP	Pablo Amo (on loan to Real Valladolid)
40	FW	ESP	Senel (on loan to Málaga B)

Squad stats

Last updated on 30 March 2021.^[1]^[7]^[8]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Intertoto Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ESP	José Francisco Molina	52	0	38	0	6	0	8	0
2	DF	ESP	Manuel Pablo	43	0	28+3	0	4+1	0	7	0
3	DF	ESP	Enrique Romero	30	0	17+2	0	1+3	0	7	0
4	MF	ARG	Aldo Duscher	41	0	31	0	6	0	4	0
5	DF	ESP	César Martín	9	0	2+5	0	0+1	0	1	0
6	MF	CAN	Julian de Guzman	30	1	17+5	1	1+3	0	2+2	0
7	FW	URU	Sebastián Taborda	9	1	0+9	1	0	0	0	0
8	MF	ESP	Sergio	48	6	31+5	4	3+3	1	6	1
9	FW	ESP	Diego Tristán	44	13	27+9	12	1+2	0	4+1	1
10	MF	ESP	Momo	6	0	1+4	0	0	0	0+1	0
10	FW	ESP	Javier Arizmendi	23	2	12+5	2	6	0	0	0
11	FW	ESP	Pedro Munitis	46	4	32+1	2	6	1	7	1
12	MF	ESP	Paco Gallardo	7	0	1+6	0	0	0	0	0
13	GK	URU	Gustavo Munúa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	DF	POR	Jorge Andrade	28	4	18	1	4	0	6	3
15	DF	ESP	Joan Capdevila	49	4	36	4	6	0	7	0
16	MF	PAR	Roberto Acuña	7	1	0+4	0	0	0	1+2	1
17	FW	ESP	Rubén Castro	33	8	13+11	3	1	1	5+3	4
18	MF	ESP	Víctor Sánchez	31	6	18+3	3	3+1	2	5+1	1
19	MF	ESP	Jesús Muñoz	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
21	MF	ESP	Juan Carlos Valerón	29	6	17+3	5	3	1	3+3	0
22	DF	ESP	Juanma	31	4	22+1	4	5	0	2+1	0
23	DF	ARG	Fabricio Coloccini	32	0	23+3	0	6	0	0	0
24	DF	ESP	Héctor	21	1	15	0	1+1	0	2+2	1
25	GK	ESP	Dani Mallo	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
35	MF	ESP	Iván Carril	15	2	1+9	1	1	0	1+3	1
35	FW	ESP	Rubén Rivera	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
36	FW	ESP	Xisco	15	2	1+10	1	0+2	0	2	1
41	MF	ESP	Iago Iglesias	12	2	8+3	2	0+1	0	0	0
	GK	ESP	Ian Mackay	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
12	MF	ARG	Lionel Scaloni	25	1	8+7	0	2+1	1	5+2	0
19	FW	ESP	Albert Luque	4	0	0	0	0	0	3+1	0
20	DF	ESP	Pablo Amo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
40	FW	ESP	Senel	4	0	1+2	0	0+1	0	0	0

Competitions

La Liga

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
6	Celta de Vigo	38	20	4	14	45	33	+12	64	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
7	Villarreal	38	14	15	9	50	39	+11	57	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
8	Deportivo La Coruña	38	15	10	13	47	45	+2	55
9	Getafe	38	15	9	14	54	49	+5	54
10	Atlético Madrid	38	13	13	12	45	37	+8	52

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

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Second round

2 July 2005 First leg	Deportivo La Coruña	3 – 0	Budućnost Podgorica	A Coruña, Spain
20:15	Xisco 5' Sergio 81' Héctor 86'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bruno Derrien ( France)

9 July 2005 Second leg	Budućnost Podgorica	2 – 1	Deportivo La Coruña	Podgorica, Serbia and Montenegro
19:00	Sekulić 65' Vujović 87'	Report	90+' Acuña	Stadium: Podgorica City Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Ferenc Bede ( Hungary)

Deportivo La Coruña won 4–2 on aggregate

Third round

16 July 2005 First leg	Deportivo La Coruña	1 – 0	Slaven Belupo	A Coruña, Spain
20:00	Castro 73'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Bülent Demirlek ( Turkey)

23 July 2005 Second leg	Slaven Belupo	0 – 3	Deportivo La Coruña	Koprivnica, Croatia
16:00		Report	18' Castro 46' ( pen.) Víctor Sánchez 80' Tristán	Stadium: Gradski stadion Attendance: 5,000 Referee: Nicolai Vollquartz ( Denmark)

Deportivo La Coruña won 4–0 on aggregate

Semi-finals

27 July 2005 First leg	Deportivo La Coruña	2 – 1	Newcastle United	A Coruña, Spain
21:00	Castro 11' Andrade 57'	Report	47' Bowyer	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Serge Gumienny ( Belgium)

3 August 2005 Second leg	Newcastle United	1 – 2	Deportivo La Coruña	Newcastle upon Tyne, England
20:45	Milner 39'	Report	45' Andrade 47' Munitis	Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 34,215 Referee: Helmut Fleischer ( Germany)

Deportivo La Coruña won 4–2 on aggregate

Finals

9 August 2005 First leg	Deportivo La Coruña	2 – 0	Olympique de Marseille	A Coruña, Spain
21:00	Castro 68' Carril 87'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Jaroslav Jara ( Czech Republic)

23 August 2005 Second leg	Olympique de Marseille	5 – 1	Deportivo La Coruña	Marseille, France
21:00	Ribéry 5' Méïté 65' Niang 74', 88' Oruma 90+3'	Report	9' Andrade	Stadium: Stade Vélodrome Attendance: 50,000 Referee: Nikolai Ivanov ( Russia)

Olympique de Marseille won 5–3 on aggregate

References

^ ^a ^b "Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances Primera División 2005/2006". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ "Joaquín Caparrós no seguirá en el Sevilla" [Joaquín Caparrós will not continue in Sevilla] (in Spanish). Sevilla Press. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
^ Miranda, C. (9 June 2005). "Caparrós: "Vengo a hacer más grande al Deportivo"" [Caparrós: "I come to make Deportivo greater"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2018.
^ "De Riazor, al Cielo" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ "Marseille 5-1 Deportivo". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ "Deportivo La Coruña » Squad 2005/2006". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ "Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances Copa del Rey 2005/2006". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ "Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances UI-Cup 2005/2006". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

External links

Official website (in Spanish)
Unofficial Spanish fansite (in Spanish)
Another unofficial Spanish fansite (in Spanish)
Official international website Archived 2008-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
Official international forum Archived 2009-02-27 at the Wayback Machine
Polish site (in Polish)
Unofficial arabic fansite
Unofficial Turkey Fan Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
Unofficial Russian Fan

[laliga-1] "Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances Primera División 2005/2006". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[2] "Joaquín Caparrós no seguirá en el Sevilla" [Joaquín Caparrós will not continue in Sevilla] (in Spanish). Sevilla Press. 3 June 2005. Retrieved 12 February 2010.

[3] Miranda, C. (9 June 2005). "Caparrós: "Vengo a hacer más grande al Deportivo"" [Caparrós: "I come to make Deportivo greater"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 April 2018.

[4] "De Riazor, al Cielo" (PDF). Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[5] "Marseille 5-1 Deportivo". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2006. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[6] "Deportivo La Coruña » Squad 2005/2006". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[7] "Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances Copa del Rey 2005/2006". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[8] "Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances UI-Cup 2005/2006". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

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Season summary

Kit

Players

Squad

Left club during season

Squad stats

Competitions

La Liga

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Second round

Third round

Semi-finals

Finals

See also

References

External links

Season summary

Kit

Players

Squad

Left club during season

Squad stats

Competitions

La Liga

UEFA Intertoto Cup

Second round

Third round

Semi-finals

Finals

See also

References

External links

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