NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Deportivo La Coruna

Real Club Deportivo de La Coru�a (abbreviated "Depor") was founded in 1906. Its home stadium in A Coru�a (Galicia) is called Estadio Municipal de Riazor and holds around 35,000 spectators.

It has a range of skillful and talented players such as Fran, Juan Carlos Valer�n, Albert Luque, Mauro Silva, Jorge Andrade, Walter Pandiani, and Diego Trist�n. Deportivo have won the Spanish league (La Liga) once (2000), the Copa del Rey twice (1995, 2002), and the Supercopa de Espa�a three times (1995, 2000, 2002).

In the 2004 Champions League, Depor knocked out last year's runners up Juventus. Then, in the quarterfinals, it continued its surge by defeating defending champions AC Milan in improbable fashion, erasing a 4-1 deficit in the opening leg in Milan with a stunning 4-0 win in A Coru�a. This is the largest comeback ever in a knockout Champions League tie. However, Depor lost to eventual champion FC Porto of Portugal in the semifinals on a 0-1 aggregate score.

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The name still keeps "La Coru�a", no longer official for the city, but still widely used by the population.

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Gustavo Mun�a

External links

Official web site (http://www.canaldeportivo.com/) (in Spanish)
The Unofficial International Depor Website (http://www.deportivo-la-coruna.com/)

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ESPN.com Soccernet ChampionsLeague: Full-time Report - Deportivo la Coruna v Paris St Germain (572 words)
	LA CORUNA, Spain, March 7 (Reuters) - Deportivo Coruna made an astonishing Champions League comeback as a hat-trick from Walter Pandiani helped them recover from 3-0 down to beat Paris St Germain 4-3 and stay on course for the quarter-finals on Wednesday.
	Deportivo looked to be heading for an embarrassing defeat in their Group B clash with the French side, who raced into a 3-0 lead by the 55th minute via a deflected strike from Augustine Okocha and a superbly taken double from Laurent Leroy.
	The result takes Deportivo up to second place in Group B, three points ahead of AC Milan but still needing a draw away to the Italians in their final match to clinch a place in the quarter-finals.

Deportivo de La Coruña - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (459 words)
	Deportivo had been the leader for almost the whole season, but the resulting draw meant that FC Barcelona instead won the championship.
	Deportivo have a range of skillful and talented players, such as Juan Carlos Valerón and Jorge Andrade.
	Deportivo de La Coruña B is the youth team of Deportivo de La Coruña based in A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia.

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