1998–99 Deportivo de La Coruña season

During the 1998–99 season, Deportivo de La Coruña competed in La Liga and Copa del Rey.

Deportivo de La Coruña

1998–99 season
President	Cesar Lendoiro
Manager	Javier Irureta
Stadium	Estadio Riazor
La Liga	6th
Copa del Rey	Semifinals
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

Summary

Deportivo La Coruña's 1998–99 season included its 29th appearance in La Liga,^[1] where it ranked sixth.^[2] In the Copa del Rey the team reached the semifinals^[3] for the first time since its 1995 title.^[1] On the other hand, the team didn't appear in European competitions, for the last time until the 2006–07 season.^[1] It was the first season under manager Javier Irureta,^[4] who would lead the club highly successfully until 2005.^[5]

Squad

Source: BdFútbol
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  CMR Jacques Songo'o 2 DF  ESP Armando Álvarez 3 DF  ESP Enrique Romero 4 DF  MAR Noureddine Naybet 5 DF  ARG Gabriel Schürrer 6 MF  BRA Mauro Silva 7 DF  ESP Javier Manjarín 8 MF  BRA Djalminha 9 FW  POR Pauleta 10 DF  ESP Fran González 11 FW  ARG José Óscar Flores 12 DF  ARG Lionel Scaloni 13 GK  CZE Petr Kouba 14 FW  MAR Salaheddine Bassir

No. Pos. Nation Player 15 MF  MAR Mustapha Hadji 16 MF  BRA Flávio Conceição 17 DF  ESP Manuel Pablo García 18 MF  FRA Stéphane Ziani 19 DF  ESP Luis Miguel Ramis 20 MF  ESP Donato 21 DF  FRA Jérôme Bonnissel 22 DF  POR Hélder Cristóvão 23 MF  ESP José Ramón González 24 DF  ESP Javi López 25 GK  NGA Peter Rufai 26 MF  SUI Gerardo Seoane 27 DF  ESP José Manuel Aira

Transfers

In
Pos.	Name	from	Type
DF	Enrique Romero	RCD Mallorca	-
DF	Gabriel Schürrer	Racing Santander	-
MF	Stéphane Ziani	RC Lens
FW	Turu Flores	UD Las Palmas	-
FW	Pedro Pauleta	UD Salamanca
GK	Petr Kouba	1.FC Kaiserslautern	-
FW	Helder	Benfica	-
DF	Manuel Pablo	UD Las Palmas	-
MF	José Ramón	SD Compostela	-
FW	Dmitri Radchenko	CP Mérida	-
MF	Gerardo Seoane	Sion	-

Out
Pos.	Name	To	Type
DF	Paco Jémez	Real Zaragoza	-
FW	Sebastián Abreu	Gremio	loan
GK	Dani Mallo	Deportivo La Coruña B	-
FW	Deus	Hércules CF	-
MF	Carlos Padín	Deportivo La Coruña B	-
FW	Maikel	Toledo	-
DF	Pablo Pinillos	Deportivo La Coruña B	-
DF	Toni	Benidorm	-
GK	Nuno Espírito Santo	CP Mérida	-
FW	Carlos García	Deportivo La Coruña B	-
MF	Corentin Martins	RC Strasbourg	-
FW	Luizão	CR Vasco da Gama	-
MF	Alfredo Santaelena	Sevilla CF	-
DF	Nando	Sevilla CF	-
FW	Mickaël Madar	Paris Saint-Germain	-
FW	David Fernández	Deportivo La Coruña B	-
FW	Dmitri Radchenko	SD Compostela	-

Unsuccessful attempts

• Deportivo was close to sign Barcelona's Juan Antonio Pizzi but the player decided to return to the Argentine Primera División after River Plate rose its initial offer to match Deportivo's, as explained by Pizzi's agent Ricardo Schliepper on June 30.^[6]

Competitions

La Liga

Main article: 1998–99 La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Valencia	38	19	8	11	63	39	+24	65	Qualification for the Champions League third qualifying round
5	Celta Vigo	38	17	13	8	69	41	+28	64	Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round
6	Deportivo La Coruña	38	17	12	9	55	43	+12	63
7	Espanyol	38	16	13	9	49	38	+11	61	Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round
8	Athletic Bilbao[a]	38	17	9	12	53	47	+6	60

Source: LFP
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. Despite being qualified and registered, Athletic Bilbao refused to play Intertoto

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	W	L	W	L	W	D	D	D	D	W	W	W	L	D	L	L	W	W	W	D	W	D	L	W	W	W	D	L	W	W	L	D	W	W	D	D	L
Position	15	6	12	6	9	7	6	7	8	11	7	5	2	5	5	8	12	9	7	6	6	6	4	5	5	5	4	5	6	5	4	6	6	6	5	6	5	6

Source: https://www.worldfootball.net/schedule/esp-primera-division-1999-2000-spieltag/38/
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss;   = Leader, 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League group stage;   = 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League group stage;   = 1999–2000 UEFA Champions League qualifying round;   = 1999–2000 UEFA Cup;   = 1999–2000 Segunda División

Matches

Celta Vigo v Deportivo

30 August 1998 1

Celta Vigo

0-0

Deportivo

Deportivo v Valencia CF

12 September 1998 2	Deportivo	1-0	Valencia CF	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

UD Salamanca v Deportivo

20 September 1998 3

UD Salamanca

3-1

Deportivo

Deportivo v RCD Espanyol

27 September 1998 4	Deportivo	1-0	RCD Espanyol	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

Real Sociedad v Deportivo

4 October 1998 5

Real Sociedad

2-0

Deportivo

Deportivo v Real Oviedo

18 October 1998 6	Deportivo	4-0	Real Oviedo	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

CD Tenerife v Deportivo

25 October 1998 7

CD Tenerife

1-1

Deportivo

Deportivo v RCD Mallorca

1 November 1998 8	Deportivo	1-1	RCD Mallorca	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

Atlético Madrid v Deportivo

8 November 1998 9

Atlético Madrid

1-1

Deportivo

Deportivo v Deportivo Alavés

15 November 1998 10	Deportivo	2-2	Deportivo Alavés	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

Deportivo v Villarreal CF

22 November 1998 11	Deportivo	2-1	Villarreal CF	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

Real Valladolid v Deportivo

29 November 1998 12

Real Valladolid

0-1

Deportivo

Deportivo v FC Barcelona

5 December 1998 13	Deportivo	2-1	FC Barcelona	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

Athletic Bilbao v Deportivo

13 December 1998 14	Athletic Bilbao	2-1	Deportivo
		Report

Deportivo v Real Betis

19 December 1998 15	Deportivo	2-2	Real Betis	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

Real Zaragoza v Deportivo

3 January 1999 16

Real Zaragoza

3-1

Deportivo

Deportivo v Racing Santander

10 January 1999 17	Deportivo	1-2	Racing Santander	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

Extremadura CF v Deportivo

17 January 1999 18

Extremadura CF

1-2

Deportivo

Deportivo v Real Madrid

24 January 1999 19	Deportivo	4-0	Real Madrid	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Riazor

Deportivo v Celta Vigo

31 January 1999 20	Deportivo	2-1	Celta Vigo	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

Valencia CF v Deportivo

6 February 1999 21

Valencia CF

0-0

Deportivo

Deportivo v UD Salamanca

13 February 1999 22	Deportivo	1-0	UD Salamanca	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

RCD Espanyol v Deportivo

21 February 1999 23

RCD Espanyol

2-2

Deportivo

Deportivo v Real Sociedad

28 February 1999 24	Deportivo	0-1	Real Sociedad	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Riazor

Real Oviedo v Deportivo

6 March 1999 25

Real Oviedo

1-2

Deportivo

Deportivo v CD Tenerife

14 March 1999 26	Deportivo	2-0	CD Tenerife	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Riazor

RCD Mallorca v Deportivo

21 March 1999 27	RCD Mallorca	1-2	Deportivo
		Report

Deportivo v Atlético Madrid

3 March 1999 28	Deportivo	1-1	Atlético Madrid	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Riazor

Deportivo Alavés v Deportivo

11 April 1999 29	Deportivo Alavés	2-1	Deportivo
		Report

Villarreal CF v Deportivo

18 April 1999 30	Villarreal CF	1-2	Deportivo
		Report

Deportivo v Real Valladolid

25 April 1999 31	Deportivo	3-0	Real Valladolid	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Riazor

FC Barcelona v Deportivo

2 May 1999 32

FC Barcelona

2-1

Deportivo

Deportivo v Athletic Bilbao

9 May 1999 33	Deportivo	1-1	Athletic Bilbao	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Riazor

Real Betis v Deportivo

16 May 1999 34	Real Betis	0-3	Deportivo	Sevilla
		Report		Stadium: Benito Villamarin

Deportivo v Real Zaragoza

23 May 1999 35	Deportivo	2-1	Real Zaragoza	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Riazor

Racing Santander v Deportivo

30 May 1999 36	Racing Santander	1-1	Deportivo	Santander
		Report		Stadium: El Sardinero

Deportivo v Extremadura CF

6 June 1999 37	Deportivo	1-1	Extremadura CF	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Riazor

Real Madrid v Deportivo

13 June 1999 38	Real Madrid	3-1	Deportivo	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

Copa del Rey

Third round

Jerez CF v Deportivo

28 October 1998

Jerez CF

1-3

Deportivo

Jerez

Deportivo v Jerez CF

10 November 1998	Deportivo	3-1	Jerez CF	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Riazor

Fourth round

Deportivo v Sporting Gijón

16 December 1998	Deportivo	1-1	Sporting Gijón	La Coruña
				Stadium: Riazor

Sporting Gijón v Deportivo

13 January 1999	Sporting Gijón	0-1	Deportivo	Gijón
		Report		Stadium: El Molinon

Eightfinals

Celta Vigo v Deportivo

20 January 1999	Celta Vigo	0-1	Deportivo	Vigo
		Report		Stadium: Balaídos

Deportivo v Celta Vigo

3 February 1999	Deportivo	1-1	Celta Vigo	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Riazor

Quarterfinals

RCD Mallorca v Deportivo

17 February 1999	RCD Mallorca	1-1	Deportivo	Palma
		Report		Stadium: Son Moix

Deportivo v RCD Mallorca

24 February 1999	Deportivo	1-0	RCD Mallorca	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Riazor

Semifinals

Atlético Madrid v Deportivo

8 June 1999	Atlético Madrid	0-0	Deportivo	Madrid
		Report		Stadium: Vicente Calderón

Deportivo v Atlético Madrid

15 June 1999	Deportivo	0-1	Atlético Madrid	La Coruña
		Report		Stadium: Riazor

Statistics

Players statistics

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	CMR	Songo'o	46	-46	37	-41	9	-5
4	DF	MAR	Naybet	35	1	29+1	1	5	0
5	DF	ARG	Schürrer	37	3	25+3	3	9	0
3	DF	ESP	Romero	40	0	32+2	0	5+1	0
18	MF	FRA	Ziani	42	6	33+3	6	5+1	0
6	MF	BRA	Mauro Silva	43	0	36	0	7	0
10	MF	ESP	Fran	37	6	32	6	5	0
16	MF	BRA	Flávio Conceição	36	1	31	1	5	0
8	MF	BRA	Djalminha	35	9	26+4	8	5	1
11	FW	ARG	Turu Flores	44	17	30+6	14	6+2	3
9	FW	POR	Pauleta	37	11	22+6	10	3+6	1
25	GK	NGA	Rufai	2	-3	1	-2	1	-1
2	DF	ESP	Armando	29	0	22+5	0	1+1	0
20	MF	BRA	Donato	40	4	17+14	1	7+2	3
15	MF	MAR	Hadji	29	4	11+10	2	7+1	2
12	DF	ARG	Scaloni	30	0	8+13	0	8+1	0
17	DF	ESP	Manuel Pablo	19	0	10+4	0	5	0
21	DF	FRA	Bonnissel	22	0	5+11	0	5+1	0
19	DF	ESP	Ramis	11	0	9+1	0	1	0
14	FW	MAR	Bassir	19	2	1+14	0	4	2
7	DF	ESP	Manjarin	18	0	0+10	0	2+6	0
23	MF	ESP	José Ramón	5	0	1	0	1+3	0
24	DF	ESP	Javi López	3	0	0+1	0	2	0
13	GK	CZE	Kouba
22	DF	POR	Helder
26	MF	SUI	Seoane	2	0	0	0	1+1	0
27	DF	ESP	Aira	3	0	0	0	1+2	0

• Source: https://www.bdfutbol.com/en/t/t1998-9913.html?t=altas

References

1. "Deportivo de La Coruña". BDFutbol. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
2. "Classification First Division 1998-99". BDFutbol. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
3. "Deportivo La Coruña » Fixtures & Results 1998/1999". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
4. Irureta deja el Celta y ya piensa en el Deportivo (Irureta leaves Celta and is already thinking of Deportivo); Mundo Deportivo, 24 May 1998 (in Spanish)
5. Irureta deja el Deportivo tras siete años como entrenador (Irureta leaves Deportivo after seven years as coach); El País, 31 May 2005 (in Spanish)
6. Serra, Jose Maria (1 July 1998). "Pizzi firma hoy por tres años con el River" [Pizzi signs today for three years with River] (PDF). Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 March 2021.