Real Club
Deportivo de La Coruña, S.A.D. is a Spanish soccer club.
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña (abbreviated "Depor") was
founded in 1906. Its home stadium in A Coruña (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 Valerón, Albert Luque, Mauro Silva, Jorge Andrade,
Walter Pandiani, and Diego Tristán. Deportivo have won the
Spanish league (La Liga) once (2000), the Copa del Rey twice
(1995, 2002), and the Supercopa de España 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 Coruña. 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.
Curiosity
The name still keeps "La Coruña", no longer official for the
city, but still widely used by the population.
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