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
PresidentCesar Lendoiro
ManagerJavier Irureta
StadiumEstadio Riazor
La Liga6th
Copa del ReySemifinals

Summary

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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

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Source: BdFútbol
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   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

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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

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Competitions

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La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team 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

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHA
ResultDWLWLWDDDDWWWLDLLWWWDWDLWWWDLWWLDWWDDL
Position156126976781175255812976664555456546665656

Matches

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30 August 1998 1 Celta Vigo 0-0 Deportivo
12 September 1998 2 Deportivo 1-0 Valencia CF La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
20 September 1998 3 UD Salamanca 3-1 Deportivo
27 September 1998 4 Deportivo 1-0 RCD Espanyol La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
4 October 1998 5 Real Sociedad 2-0 Deportivo
18 October 1998 6 Deportivo 4-0 Real Oviedo La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
25 October 1998 7 CD Tenerife 1-1 Deportivo
1 November 1998 8 Deportivo 1-1 RCD Mallorca La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
8 November 1998 9 Atlético Madrid 1-1 Deportivo
15 November 1998 10 Deportivo 2-2 Deportivo Alavés La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
22 November 1998 11 Deportivo 2-1 Villarreal CF La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
29 November 1998 12 Real Valladolid 0-1 Deportivo
5 December 1998 13 Deportivo 2-1 FC Barcelona La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
13 December 1998 14 Athletic Bilbao 2-1 Deportivo
Report
19 December 1998 15 Deportivo 2-2 Real Betis La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
3 January 1999 16 Real Zaragoza 3-1 Deportivo
10 January 1999 17 Deportivo 1-2 Racing Santander La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
17 January 1999 18 Extremadura CF 1-2 Deportivo
24 January 1999 19 Deportivo 4-0 Real Madrid La Coruña
Report Stadium: Riazor
31 January 1999 20 Deportivo 2-1 Celta Vigo La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
6 February 1999 21 Valencia CF 0-0 Deportivo
13 February 1999 22 Deportivo 1-0 UD Salamanca La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
21 February 1999 23 RCD Espanyol 2-2 Deportivo
28 February 1999 24 Deportivo 0-1 Real Sociedad La Coruña
Report Stadium: Riazor
6 March 1999 25 Real Oviedo 1-2 Deportivo
14 March 1999 26 Deportivo 2-0 CD Tenerife La Coruña
Report Stadium: Riazor
21 March 1999 27 RCD Mallorca 1-2 Deportivo
Report
3 March 1999 28 Deportivo 1-1 Atlético Madrid La Coruña
Report Stadium: Riazor
11 April 1999 29 Deportivo Alavés 2-1 Deportivo
Report
18 April 1999 30 Villarreal CF 1-2 Deportivo
Report
25 April 1999 31 Deportivo 3-0 Real Valladolid La Coruña
Report Stadium: Riazor
2 May 1999 32 FC Barcelona 2-1 Deportivo
9 May 1999 33 Deportivo 1-1 Athletic Bilbao La Coruña
Report Stadium: Riazor
16 May 1999 34 Real Betis 0-3 Deportivo Sevilla
Report Stadium: Benito Villamarin
23 May 1999 35 Deportivo 2-1 Real Zaragoza La Coruña
Report Stadium: Riazor
30 May 1999 36 Racing Santander 1-1 Deportivo Santander
Report Stadium: El Sardinero
6 June 1999 37 Deportivo 1-1 Extremadura CF La Coruña
Report Stadium: Riazor
13 June 1999 38 Real Madrid 3-1 Deportivo Madrid
Report Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu

Copa del Rey

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Third round

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

Fourth round

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16 December 1998 Deportivo 1-1 Sporting Gijón La Coruña
Stadium: Riazor
13 January 1999 Sporting Gijón 0-1 Deportivo Gijón
Report Stadium: El Molinon

Eightfinals

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20 January 1999 Celta Vigo 0-1 Deportivo Vigo
Report Stadium: Balaídos
3 February 1999 Deportivo 1-1 Celta Vigo La Coruña
Report Stadium: Riazor

Quarterfinals

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17 February 1999 RCD Mallorca 1-1 Deportivo Palma
Report Stadium: Son Moix
24 February 1999 Deportivo 1-0 RCD Mallorca La Coruña
Report Stadium: Riazor

Semifinals

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

Statistics

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Players statistics

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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.