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1994–95 Deportivo de La Coruña season

Deportivo La Coruña's 1994–95 season included its 30th appearance in La Liga, where it finished as runner-up. The club also competed in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Cup.

Summary

Arsenio Iglesias guided Deportivo to the most successful season in their history, up to that point, in 1994–95. They matched their performance from the previous season in both La Liga, where they finished as runners-up four points behind champions Real Madrid, and the UEFA Cup, where they were eliminated after extra time in the third round by German side Borussia Dortmund. However, their greatest success came in the Copa del Rey. The first cup final in their history saw them face Valencia at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid on 24 June, and the first half went well as Javier Manjarín gave Depor the lead after 35 minutes. Valencia equalised through Predrag Mijatović with twenty minutes to play, but nine minutes later the match was suspended due to heavy rain and hail.[2]

The remaining eleven minutes were played three days later, and Deportivo retook the lead just two minutes after the restart through Alfredo Santaelena. They held on to win 2–1 and claim their first major trophy in the most unusual of circumstances.[2] Iglesias retired from coaching at the end of the season, therefore, he was replaced by Welshman John Toshack- who had previously been manager of Real Sociedad- and ending the "Super Depor" era (1992-95).

Players

Squad

Source:[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Left club during season

Source:[4]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Transfers

[4]

In

Out

Competitions

La Liga

League table

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.
(C) Champions
Notes:
  1. ^ Deportivo entered UEFA Cup Winners' Cup as winners of 1994–95 Copa del Rey.
  2. ^ a b BAR 1–1 BET; BET 1–1 BAR
  3. ^ On July 31, 1995, Sevilla and Celta Vigo were relegated to Segunda División B for not providing documentation (an audit) nor making their payments to the Royal Spanish Football Federation within the time limit. The two best qualified teams to be relegated, Albacete and Valladolid were readmitted to La Liga. Later, Sevilla and Celta Vigo claimed that according to the law[7] they had another 15 working days because they made allegations days before. Finally, the solution[8] was to not relegate any involved team and expand the league to 22 teams for the next two seasons.
  4. ^ SEV: 7 pts; ESP: 3 pts; ZAR: 2 pts

Positions by round

Source: [9]

Matches

UEFA Cup

First round

Deportivo La Coruña won 4–2 on aggregate

Second round

Deportivo La Coruña won 4–2 on aggregate

Third round

Borussia Dortmund won 3–2 on aggregate

Copa del Rey

Eightfinals

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Rematch

Statistics

Players statistics

Last updated on 27 April 2021.[1][10][11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances Primera División 1994/1995". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Copa del Rey / Spanish Cup 1994-95". linguasport.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Deportivo La Coruña » Squad 1994/1995". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Deportivo La Coruña » Transfers 1994/1995". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  5. ^ El Deportivo no sale del juzgado (Deportivo can't leave the courtroom); La Voz de Galicia, 6 October 2009 (in Spanish)
  6. ^ "Edición del Wednesday 4 January 1995, Página 22". Mundo Deportivo. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  7. ^ "Ley de Procedimiento Administrativo" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  8. ^ "Temporada 1994-95 (nota aclaratoria de la ampliación a 22 equipos)" (in Spanish). futbolme.com. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  9. ^ "Classification First Division 1994-95". BDFutbol. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances Copa del Rey 1994/1995". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Deportivo La Coruña » Appearances Europa League 1994/1995". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 27 April 2021.