# 2007–08 Deportivo de La Coruña season

The 2007–08 season was Deportivo de La Coruña's 37th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. They also competed in the Copa del Rey. The season covered the period 1 July 2007 to 30 June 2008.

## Season summary

After a poor 2006–07 campaign, in which Deportivo finished 13th, coach Joaquín Caparrós was fired, and replaced by Real Sociedad's Miguel Ángel Lotina, who signed a one-year contract.
Lotina improved Depor's league form, and they ended the year in 9th, qualifying for the 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup. However, they fell at the first hurdle in the Copa del Rey, being eliminated in the round of 32 by Espanyol.

## Kit

Deportivo's kit was manufactured by Canterbury of New Zealand and sponsored by Fadesa.

## Players
### Squad

Retrieved on 27 March 2021
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 | ISR | Dudu Aouate |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Manuel Pablo |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Filipe Luís |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Fabricio Coloccini |
| 6 | MF | CAN | Julian de Guzman |
| 7 | DF | ESP | Alberto Lopo |
| 7 | FW | EQG | Rodolfo Bodipo |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Sergio |
| 9 | FW | URU | Sebastián Taborda |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Joan Verdú |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Riki |
| 13 | GK | URU | Gustavo Munúa |
| 14 | MF | SWE | Christian Wilhelmsson (on loan from FC Nantes) |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Laure |
| 15 | FW | ESP | Rubén Castro |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Antonio Tomás |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Ángel Lafita (on loan from Real Zaragoza) |
| 18 | MF | MEX | Andrés Guardado |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Antonio Barragán |
| 20 | FW | ESP | Cristian |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Juan Carlos Valerón |
| 22 | MF | ESP | Juan Rodríguez |
| 23 | FW | ESP | Xisco |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Pablo Amo |
| 28 | DF | ESP | Piscu |
| 29 | DF | ESP | Chapi |
| 30 | GK | ESP | Fabri |
| 35 | FW | ESP | Rubén Rivera |
| — | MF | ESP | Iván Carril |

#### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 12 | FW | ESP | Adrián (on loan to Deportivo Alavés) |
| — | DF | ESP | Aythami (on loan to Xerez) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Pablo Álvarez (on loan to Racing Santander) |

#### Out on loan for the full season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 26 | MF | ESP | Iago Iglesias (on loan at Elche) |
| — | DF | ESP | Rodri (on loan at Polideportivo Ejido) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| — | MF | ESP | Momo (on loan at Xerez) |

### Transfers
#### In

| # | Pos | Player | From | Notes |
| Summer |||||
| 15 | FW | Rubén Castro | Gimnàstic de Tarragona | Loan return |
| 16 | MF | Antonio Tomás | Racing Santander | Loan return |
| 17 | MF | Ángel Lafita | Real Zaragoza | Loan |
| 18 | MF | Andrés Guardado | Atlas | €7 million |
| 23 | FW | Xisco | Vecindario | Loan return |
| 24 | DF | Pablo Amo | Recreativo de Huelva | Loan return |
| | DF | Aythami | Las Palmas | €600,000 |
| | DF | Rodri | Almería | Loan return |
| | MF | Iván Carril | Palencia | Loan return |
| | MF | Momo | Racing Santander | Loan return |
| Winter |||||
| 14 | MF | Christian Wilhelmsson | Nantes | Loan |

#### Out

| # | Pos | Player | From | Notes |
| Summer |||||
| 4 | MF | Aldo Duscher | Racing Santander | Free |
| 10 | FW | Javier Arizmendi | Valencia | |
| 14 | DF | Jorge Andrade | Juventus | €10 million |
| 15 | DF | Joan Capdevila | Villarreal | |
| 22 | DF | Juanma | Tenerife | |
| 23 | FW | Fabián Estoyanoff | Valencia | Loan return |
| 26 | MF | Iago Iglesias | Elche | Loan |
| | DF | Rodri | Polideportivo Ejido | Loan |
| | MF | Momo | Xerez | Loan |
| Winter |||||
| 12 | FW | Adrián | Deportivo Alavés | Loan |
| | DF | Aythami | Xerez | Loan |
| | MF | Pablo Álvarez | Racing Santander | Loan |

### Squad stats

Last updated on 29 March 2021.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ISR | Dudu Aouate | 28 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Manuel Pablo | 34 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Filipe Luís | 35 | 1 | 32+1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ARG | Fabricio Coloccini | 39 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CAN | Julian de Guzman | 35 | 0 | 33+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | DF | ESP | Alberto Lopo | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | EQG | Rodolfo Bodipo | 21 | 1 | 7+12 | 1 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Sergio | 34 | 7 | 29+3 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | FW | URU | Sebastián Taborda | 16 | 2 | 3+13 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Joan Verdú | 25 | 1 | 16+8 | 1 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Riki | 34 | 5 | 8+24 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | URU | Gustavo Munúa | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | MF | SWE | Christian Wilhelmsson | 15 | 1 | 13+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Laure | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | ESP | Rubén Castro | 9 | 1 | 2+5 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | ESP | Antonio Tomás | 12 | 0 | 8+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | MF | ESP | Ángel Lafita | 26 | 3 | 18+6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | MEX | Andrés Guardado | 27 | 5 | 22+4 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 19 | DF | ESP | Antonio Barragán | 12 | 0 | 8+2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | ESP | Cristian | 16 | 1 | 7+7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Juan Carlos Valerón | 5 | 0 | 0+5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | ESP | Juan Rodríguez | 28 | 1 | 18+8 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | FW | ESP | Xisco | 25 | 9 | 23+2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Pablo Amo | 20 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | ESP | Piscu | 16 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | DF | ESP | Chapi | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | ESP | Fabri | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | FW | ESP | Rubén Rivera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Iván Carril | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club after the start of the season: ||||||||||
| 12 | FW | ESP | Adrián | 7 | 0 | 3+3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Aythami | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| | DF | ESP | Rodri | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | MF | ESP | Pablo Álvarez | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Season results
### La Liga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 7 | Mallorca | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 69 | 54 | +15 | 59 | |
| 8 | Almería | 38 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 42 | 45 | −3 | 52 | |
| 9 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 52 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 10 | Valencia | 38 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 48 | 62 | −14 | 51 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 11 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 50 | |
* 1 2 DEP 0–3 ALM; ALM 1–0 DEP
* ↑ Valencia entered UEFA Cup as winners of 2007–08 Copa del Rey.

#### 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 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 18 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
* 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup Third round
* Segunda División

#### Matches
### Copa del Rey
#### Round of 32

Espanyol won 3–2 on aggregate

## Coaching staff

| Position | Staff |
| Head coach | Miguel Ángel Lotina |
| Assistant Coach | José Luis Ribera |
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