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Deportivo de La Coruña
1995–96 season
President	Augusto César Lendoiro
Manager	John Toshack
Stadium	Estadio Riazor
La Liga	9th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup	Semi-finals
Supercopa de España	Winners
Top goalscorer	League: Bebeto (25); All: Bebeto (32)
Home colours	Away colours
	← 1994–95 1996–97 →

Deportivo La Coruña's 1995–96 season included its 31st appearance in La Liga, where it ranked in 9th place. The club also competed in the Copa del Rey, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and the Supercopa de España.

Summary

1994–95 had been a great season for Deportivo, as they finished as La Liga runners-up for the second consecutive season and won the Copa del Rey for the first time in their history. However, coach Arsenio Iglesias retired at the end of the season, and was replaced ahead of the new campaign by Welshman John Toshack, formerly of Real Sociedad.

Depor's Copa del Rey win qualified them for the 1995 Supercopa de España, and Toshack's reign got off to a great start in the two legged final against Real Madrid. After a goalless first half at Estadio Riazor, Real goalkeeper Francisco Buyo was sent off shortly after the interval, and Donato scored the resulting penalty to give Deportivo the lead. The hosts scored twice more in the next ten minutes, through Fran and Bebeto, to take a commanding lead, and received a late bonus as Mikel Lasa became the second Madrid player to be dismissed.^[2] In the second leg at Santiago Bernabéu Stadium, Real captain Fernando Hierro gave them a lifeline in the first half, but Depor struck twice in the last ten minutes via substitutes Javier Manjarín and Txiki Begiristain to earn an emphatic 5–1 aggregate victory.^[3]

Another reward for their cup victory the previous year was entry into the 1995–96 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, and their debut in the competition was a strong one. After beating compatriots and defending champions Real Zaragoza in the quarter-finals,^[4] Deportivo faced French side Paris Saint-Germain in the semi-finals. However, a goal in each leg from PSG saw Depor eliminated by the eventual champions.^[5]

The season was more troubling domestically. Having finished in the top three in La Liga in each of the previous seasons, Deportivo slipped to ninth in Toshack's first campaign in charge. Their defense of the Copa del Rey crown also ended in the worst possible fashion, as they were eliminated at the first hurdle by Tenerife after a 3–2 aggregate defeat.^[6]

Players

Squad

Source:^[7]
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	Francisco Liaño
2	DF	ESP	Voro
3	DF	ESP	Luis López Rekarte
4	DF	ESP	José Luis Ribera
5	DF	YUG	Miroslav Đukić
6	DF	ESP	Paco Jémez
7	DF	ESP	Nando
8	MF	ESP	Alfredo Santaelena
9	FW	RUS	Dmitri Radchenko
10	MF	ESP	Fran (captain)
11	FW	BRA	Bebeto
12	MF	ESP	Donato
13	GK	ESP	Agustín Elduayen
14	MF	ESP	Txiki Begiristain


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	BRA	Mauro Silva
16	FW	ESP	Javier Manjarín
17	DF	ESP	Francisco Villarroya
18	MF	ESP	Rafael Martín Vázquez
19	MF	ESP	Adolfo Aldana
21	MF	YUG	Branko Milovanović
22	GK	ESP	Juan Canales
23	FW	ESP	David Fernández
24	MF	ESP	Emilio Viqueira
25	FW	ESP	Braulio
30	FW	ESP	Maikel
31	DF	ESP	José Manuel Aira
—	MF	ESP	Juan Luis Cascallar

Left club during season

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
20	FW	ESP	Pedro Riesco (on loan to Albacete Balompié)

Transfers

^[8]

In

#	Pos	Player	From	Notes
Summer
9	FW	Dmitri Radchenko	Racing Santander
14	MF	Txiki Begiristain	Barcelona
18	MF	Rafael Martín Vázquez	Real Madrid
20	FW	Pedro Riesco	Real Valladolid	Loan return^[9]
21	MF	Branko Milovanović	OFK Beograd

Out

#	Pos	Player	To	Notes
Summer
	MF	José Ramón	Compostela
	FW	Claudio Barragán	Salamanca
	FW	Julio Salinas	Sporting de Gijón
Winter
20	FW	Pedro Riesco	Albacete Balompié	Loan^[10]

Statistics

Last updated on 17 April 2021.^[1]^[11]^[12]^[13]

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		La Liga		Copa del Rey		Cup Winners' Cup
No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	ESP	Liaño	43	0	35	0	2	0	6	0
3	DF	ESP	Lopez Rekarte	31	2	21+6	2	1	0	2+1	0
2	DF	ESP	Voro	39	0	29+1	0	1	0	8	0
6	DF	ESP	Paco Jémez	45	1	34+2	1	2	0	7	0
5	DF	YUG	Djukic	44	0	35	0	2	0	7	0
17	DF	ESP	Villarroya	30	0	21+4	0	0	0	5	0
12	MF	BRA	Donato	48	10	33+6	5	2	2	6+1	3
10	MF	ESP	Fran	41	3	29+4	3	2	0	6	0
8	MF	ESP	Alfredo	36	1	24+4	1	1+1	0	4+2	0
16	FW	ESP	Manjarin	48	8	34+4	8	1+1	0	7+1	0
11	FW	BRA	Bebeto	41	31	34	25	2	0	5	6
22	GK	ESP	Juan Canales	9	0	7	0	0	0	2	0
19	MF	ESP	Aldana	43	7	20+13	6	0+2	0	4+4	1
14	MF	ESP	Begiristain	42	3	20+13	2	2	0	4+3	1
7	DF	ESP	Nando	30	0	18+6	0	2	0	3+1	0
15	MF	BRA	Mauro Silva	26	0	18+4	0	2	0	2	0
4	DF	ESP	Ribera	17	0	14+1	0	0	0	2	0
9	FW	RUS	Radchenko	34	7	13+15	5	0+1	0	5	2
24	MF	ESP	Viqueira	25	0	12+7	0	0	0	2+4	0
23	FW	ESP	David Fernández	26	4	4+18	3	0+1	0	0+3	1
21	MF	YUG	Milovanovic	13	0	4+8	0	0	0	0+1	0
18	MF	ESP	Martin Vazquez	6	0	2+3	0	0	0	0+1	0
31	DF	ESP	Aira	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
25	FW	ESP	Braulio	2	0	0+2	0	0	0	0	0
30	FW	ESP	Maikel	1	0	0+1	0	0	0	0	0
	MF	ESP	Juan Luis Cascallar	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
13	GK	ESP	Elduayen	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Players who have left the club after the start of the season:
20	FW	ESP	Riesco	1	0	0	0	0	0	0+1	0

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
7	Real Sociedad	42	17	12	13	62	53	+9	63
8	Real Betis	42	16	14	12	61	54	+7	62
9	Deportivo La Coruña	42	16	13	13	63	44	+19	61
10	Compostela	42	17	8	17	47	54	−7	59
11	Celta Vigo	42	12	16	14	49	51	−2	52

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.

Positions by round

Team ╲ 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
Deportivo La Coruña	4	11	9	8	5	7	9	12	8	9	10	10	13	10	9	10	8	8	7	7	8	9	8	7	7	9	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	7	6	7	7	9	9

	1996–97 UEFA Cup first round

Source: LFP 1–4 5–8 9–12 13–16 17–20 21–22

Matches

2 September 1995 1	Deportivo La Coruña	3 – 0	Valencia	A Coruña, Spain
	Manjarín 30' Bebeto 36', 59' Canales	Report	José Ignacio Otero Sietes	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Celino Gracia Redondo

10 September 1995 2	Compostela	4 – 0	Deportivo La Coruña	Santiago de Compostela, Spain
	Fabiano 20', 46' Ramón 36' Ohen 50' Lekumberri	Report		Stadium: Estadio Multiusos de San Lázaro Referee: José Victor Esquinas Torres

17 September 1995 3	Deportivo La Coruña	2 – 0	Salamanca	A Coruña, Spain
	Donato 35' Fran 55'	Report	Barragán	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: José Manuel Andradas Asurmendi

24 September 1995 4	Tenerife	1 – 1	Deportivo La Coruña	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
	Pizzi 73' Felipe Miñambres Ramis	Report	88' Bebeto Donato	Stadium: Heliodoro Rodríguez López Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

1 October 1995 5	Deportivo La Coruña	5 – 0	Albacete Balompié	A Coruña, Spain
	Bebeto 2', 83', 84', 86', 89' Jémez	Report	Bjelica Coco Manolo Salvador	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Juan Fernández Marín

4 October 1995 6	Real Sociedad	2 – 1	Deportivo La Coruña	San Sebastián, Spain
	de Pedro 39' Pürk 53'	Report	38' Radchenko Aldana	Stadium: Anoeta Referee: César Barrenechea Montero

8 October 1995 7	Deportivo La Coruña	2 – 3	Racing Santander	A Coruña, Spain
	Bebeto 67' Merino 89' (o.g.) Nando	Report	25' Adepoju 51' Fayzulin 57' Fernández Alfaro Iñaki Bollaín Setién	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Fernando Carmona Méndez

14 October 1995 8	Atlético Madrid	1 – 0	Deportivo La Coruña	Madrid, Spain
	Simeone 44' Muñoz	Report	Donato Ribera Voro	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Stadium Referee: Miguel Marín López

22 October 1995 9	Deportivo La Coruña	1 – 0	Sporting de Gijón	A Coruña, Spain
	Radchenko 25' Donato Jémez Viqueira Voro	Report	Giner Lediakhov	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila

28 October 1995 10	Sevilla	0 – 0	Deportivo La Coruña	Seville, Spain
	Carlitos Jiménez Prieto	Report	Voro	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca

5 November 1995 11	Deportivo La Coruña	0 – 1	Espanyol	A Coruña, Spain
	Fran	Report	47' Brnović Arteaga Pacheta Urzaiz	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: José Núñez Manrique

11 November 1995 12	Celta Vigo	0 – 0	Deportivo La Coruña	Vigo, Spain
	Alejo Gil Hoyas	Report	Alfredo Santaelena Donato	Stadium: Balaídos Referee: Antonio López Nieto

19 November 1995 13	Athletic Bilbao	1 – 0	Deportivo La Coruña	Bilbao, Spain
	Tabuenka 89' Etxeberria Larrazábal Vales	Report	Aldana Voro	Stadium: San Mamés Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez

26 November 1995 14	Deportivo La Coruña	3 – 1	Real Valladolid	A Coruña, Spain
	Antía 2' (o.g.) Bebeto 77', 88'	Report	75' Turiel	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: José Japón Sevilla

3 December 1995 15	Mérida	0 – 2	Deportivo La Coruña	Mérida, Spain
	José María Sinval Vučević	Report	7' Aldana 51' Manjarín Nando Silva	Stadium: Estadio Romano Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila

10 December 1995 16	Deportivo La Coruña	2 – 3	Real Zaragoza	A Coruña, Spain
	Bebeto 23' (pen.) Manjarín 82' Alfredo Santaelena Đukić	Report	6' Pardeza 19' Morientes 72' Dani García Belsué Cuartero Solana	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

17 December 1995 17	Rayo Vallecano	0 – 6	Deportivo La Coruña	Madrid, Spain
	Alcázar de Quintana	Report	15' Donato 17' Aldana 24' Alfredo Santaelena 47' Bebeto 67' Manjarín 87' López Rekarte Ribera	Stadium: Estadio Teresa Rivero Referee: César Barrenechea Montero

21 December 1995 18	Deportivo La Coruña	3 – 0	Real Madrid	A Coruña, Spain
	Bebeto 13', 41', 43' Nando	Report	Amavisca Lasa Milla	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: José Rubio Valdivieso

3 January 1996 19	Real Oviedo	0 – 2	Deportivo La Coruña	Oviedo, Spain
	Armando Álvarez Jerkan Oli Šćepanović Suárez	Report	75' Begiristain 89' Fran Alfredo Santaelena Nando Voro	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Tartiere Referee: José Japón Sevilla

7 January 1996 20	Deportivo La Coruña	0 – 0	Real Betis	A Coruña, Spain
	Đukić	Report	Jaro Josete	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Manuel Mejuto González

14 January 1996 21	Barcelona	1 – 1	Deportivo La Coruña	Barcelona, Spain
	Abelardo Fernández 58' Bakero Óscar García	Report	39' Radchenko Donato Jémez	Stadium: Camp Nou Referee: Juan Fernández Marín

20 January 1996 22	Valencia	2 – 1	Deportivo La Coruña	Valencia, Spain
	Mijatović 66', 88' (pen.) Mazinho Otero	Report	15' Aldana Bebeto López Rekarte Ribera Silva	Stadium: Mestalla Stadium Referee: José Núñez Manrique

24 January 1996 23	Deportivo La Coruña	2 – 0	Compostela	A Coruña, Spain
	Aldana 42' Bebeto 55' Alfredo Santaelena Manjarín	Report	Passi Ramón Tocornal	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Juan Brito Arceo

27 January 1996 24	Salamanca	0 – 5	Deportivo La Coruña	Salamanca, Spain
		Report	15', 36' Aldana 38', 81' Bebeto 60' Manjarín	Stadium: Helmántico Stadium Referee: Miguel Marín López

4 February 1996 25	Deportivo La Coruña	1 – 1	Tenerife	A Coruña, Spain
	Manjarín 64' López Rekarte	Report	25' Aguilera Conte Robaina	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Celino Gracia Redondo

11 February 1996 26	Albacete Balompié	1 – 0	Deportivo La Coruña	Albacete, Spain
	Zalazar 32' (pen.) Coco Josico Muñoz Ortega	Report	Alfredo Santaelena Silva	Stadium: Estadio Carlos Belmonte Referee: José María García-Aranda

18 February 1996 27	Deportivo La Coruña	1 – 1	Real Sociedad	A Coruña, Spain
	Fernández 66' Milovanović Ribera	Report	31' Pérez Albístegui Idiakez Imaz Karpin	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: José Rubio Valdivieso

24 February 1996 28	Racing Santander	2 – 1	Deportivo La Coruña	Santander, Spain
	Popov 32' Merino 82' Cervera Txema Alonso	Report	52' (pen.) Begiristain Đukić Voro	Stadium: El Sardinero Referee: Manuel Díaz Vega

3 March 1996 29	Deportivo La Coruña	2 – 2	Atlético Madrid	A Coruña, Spain
	Fernández 48' Radchenko 84' Alfredo Santaelena Donato Đukić Fran Manjarín	Report	40' Penev 59' (pen.) Pantić Caminero Kiko Vizcaíno	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Arturo Daudén Ibáñez

10 March 1996 30	Sporting de Gijón	1 – 1	Deportivo La Coruña	Gijón, Spain
	Eloy 31' Salinas Velasco	Report	51' López Rekarte Begiristain Voro	Stadium: El Molinón Referee: José Victor Esquinas Torres

17 March 1996 31	Deportivo La Coruña	3 – 2	Sevilla	A Coruña, Spain
	Fran 30' Jémez 37' Bebeto 55'	Report	40' Šuker 87' Monchu Jiménez Marcos Martín Prieto	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Eduardo Iturralde González

24 March 1996 32	Espanyol	0 – 0	Deportivo La Coruña	Barcelona, Spain
	Lardín Pacheta Torres Mestre	Report	Đukić	Stadium: Sarrià Stadium Referee: Carmelo Rodríguez Martel

27 March 1996 33	Deportivo La Coruña	2 – 1	Celta Vigo	A Coruña, Spain
	Manjarín 19' Bebeto 83' Fernández	Report	89' Sánchez Desio Ratković Tárraga	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Juan Ansuátegui Roca

31 March 1996 34	Deportivo La Coruña	0 – 0	Athletic Bilbao	A Coruña, Spain
	Alfredo Santaelena Voro	Report	Alkiza Goikoetxea Larrazábal Ziganda	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Juan Fernández Marín

7 April 1996 35	Real Valladolid	2 – 2	Deportivo La Coruña	Valladolid, Spain
	Quevedo 14' Peternac 30' Gutiérrez Peña Ramón Torres Gómez Vara	Report	40' (pen.), 56' (pen.) Donato Fernández Ribera Voro	Stadium: José Zorrilla Referee: Juan Brito Arceo

14 April 1996 36	Deportivo La Coruña	2 – 1	Mérida	A Coruña, Spain
	Bebeto 53', 67' (pen.) Fernández	Report	75' Sinval	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: José Japón Sevilla

21 April 1996 37	Real Zaragoza	2 – 3	Deportivo La Coruña	Zaragoza, Spain
	Morientes 44' Aragón 57' (pen.) Aguado Belman Berti Pardeza	Report	25' (pen.) Donato 34' Fernández 73' Manjarín Voro	Stadium: La Romareda Referee: José Rubio Valdivieso

28 April 1996 38	Deportivo La Coruña	1 – 0	Rayo Vallecano	A Coruña, Spain
	Radchenko 89' Donato	Report	Castillo Cortijo González	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: César Barrenechea Montero

5 May 1996 39	Real Madrid	1 – 0	Deportivo La Coruña	Madrid, Spain
	Enrique 61' Raúl Sánchez Flores	Report	Donato Voro	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Stadium Referee: José Prados García

12 May 1996 40	Deportivo La Coruña	0 – 4	Real Oviedo	A Coruña, Spain
	Begiristain Radchenko	Report	14', 71' Carlos 68' Jerkan 84' Ania Manel Oli Suárez	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Carmelo Rodríguez Martel

19 May 1996 41	Real Betis	1 – 0	Deportivo La Coruña	Seville, Spain
	Stošić 31' Alfonso Pérez Arpón Cañas Jarni Olías	Report	Alfredo Santaelena Đukić Jémez Voro	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Referee: Carlos Megía Dávila

26 May 1996 42	Deportivo La Coruña	2 – 2	Barcelona	A Coruña, Spain
	Bebeto 37', 57' Donato Fernández	Report	74' Guardiola 87' Amor Roca	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Referee: Miguel Marín López

Copa del Rey

Win Draw Loss

Round	Opponent	Aggregate	First leg			Second leg
Round	Opponent	Aggregate	Venue	Result	Ref	Venue	Result	Ref
Round of 16	Tenerife	2–3	H	1–1	^[14]	A	1–2	^[6]

UEFA Cup Winners' Cup

First round

14 September 1995 First leg	APOEL	0 – 0	Deportivo La Coruña	Nicosia, Cyprus
20:15	Ioannou 13'	Report	69' Silva 77' Fernández	Stadium: Makario Stadium Attendance: 10,200^[15] Referee: Marcello Nicchi (Italy)

28 September 1995 Second leg	Deportivo La Coruña	8 – 0	APOEL	A Coruña, Spain
20:00	Bebeto 17', 22', 45' Radchenko 26', 68' Begiristain 43' Donato 61' Aldana 80'	Report	19' Timotheou 29' Pounas 82' Fasouliotis	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 10,650^[16] Referee: Alfred Micallef (Malta)

Deportivo La Coruña won 8–0 on aggregate

Second round

19 October 1995 First leg	Trabzonspor	0 – 1	Deportivo La Coruña	Trabzon, Turkey
20:00	Özköylü 59' Temizkanoğlu 63' Kafkas 72'	Report	61' Donato 63' Radchenko	Stadium: Hüseyin Avni Aker Stadium Attendance: 9,101^[17] Referee: Frans van den Wijngaert (Belgium)

2 November 1995 Second leg	Deportivo La Coruña	3 – 0	Trabzonspor	A Coruña, Spain
22:00	Donato 22' Bebeto 38', 80'	Report	27' Atila 54' Tümkaya 55' Özköylü	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 27,500^[18] Referee: Gheorghe Constantin (Romania)

Deportivo La Coruña won 4–0 on aggregate

Quarter-finals

7 March 1996 First leg	Deportivo La Coruña	1 – 0	Real Zaragoza	A Coruña, Spain
21:30	Fernández 70' Voro 16'	Report	46' Sanjuán 76' Aguado 90' López	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 13,800^[19] Referee: Gerd Grabher (Austria)

21 March 1996 Second leg	Real Zaragoza	1 – 1	Deportivo La Coruña	Zaragoza, Spain
21:30	Morientes 37' Francisco Higuera 65'	Report	64' Bebeto 72' Jémez	Stadium: La Romareda Attendance: 31,900^[20] Referee: Guy Goethals (Belgium)

Deportivo La Coruña won 2–1 on aggregate

Semi-finals

4 April 1996 First leg	Deportivo La Coruña	0 – 1	Paris Saint-Germain	A Coruña, Spain
21:00	Manjarín 61' Fernández 65'	Report	90' Djorkaeff 25' Le Guen 29' Bravo	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 21,100^[21] Referee: Markus Merk (Germany)

18 April 1996 Second leg	Paris Saint-Germain	1 – 0	Deportivo La Coruña	Paris, France
21:00	Loko 58' Roche 68'	Report	39' Santaelena 55' Aldana	Stadium: Parc des Princes Attendance: 41,508^[22] Referee: Alfredo Trentalange (Italy)

Paris Saint-Germain won 2–0 on aggregate

Supercopa de España