2018–19 Deportivo de La Coruña season

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.

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)
Home colours Away colours Third colours
← 2017–18 2019–20 →

Players

Current squad

As of 24 March 2019^[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  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; some limited exceptions apply. 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

Bergantiños v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Ponferradina v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Valladolid

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

Lugo v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Real Oviedo

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

Racing de Ferrol v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Athletic Bilbao

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
					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

Main article: 2018–19 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]

Albacete v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Extremadura v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Tenerife v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Sporting Gijón

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

Alcorcón v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Granada

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

Gimnàstic v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Málaga

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Elche

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

Córdoba v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Reus

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

Las Palmas v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Real Oviedo

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

Almería v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Osasuna

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

Rayo Majadahonda v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Numancia

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Real Zaragoza

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

Cádiz v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Lugo

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

Mallorca v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Albacete

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

Sporting Gijón v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Tenerife

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

Granada v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Gimnàstic

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

Málaga v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Alcorcón

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Las Palmas

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

Reus v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Almería

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

Real Oviedo v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Rayo Majadahonda

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

Osasuna v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Extremadura

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

Numancia v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Real Zaragoza v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Cádiz

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

Lugo v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Mallorca

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

Elche v Deportivo La Coruña

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

Deportivo La Coruña v Córdoba

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