# 2005–06 Deportivo de La Coruña season

The 2005–06 season was Deportivo de La Coruña's 35th season in La Liga, the top division of Spanish football. They also competed in the Copa del Rey and the UEFA Intertoto Cup. The season covered the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2006.

## Season summary

The season began with Deportivo searching for a new manager, following the departure of Javier Irureta after seven highly successful seasons. He was replaced by Joaquín Caparrós, who joined from Sevilla. Caparrós lead Depor to 8th in his first La Liga campaign, the same result as Irureta had achieved the previous year.
Greater success was to be had in cup competitions, as they reached the semi-finals of the Copa del Rey for the first time since 2002–03, before being defeated by eventual champions Espanyol. They also reached the final stage of the 2005 UEFA Intertoto Cup, where they lost to French side Olympique de Marseille.

## Kit

Deportivo's kit was manufactured by Joma and sponsored by Fadesa.

## Players
### Squad

Retrieved on 31 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 | ESP | José Francisco Molina |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Manuel Pablo |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Enrique Romero |
| 4 | MF | ARG | Aldo Duscher |
| 5 | DF | ESP | César Martín |
| 6 | MF | CAN | Julian de Guzman |
| 7 | FW | URU | Sebastián Taborda |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Sergio |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Diego Tristán |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Momo |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Javier Arizmendi |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Pedro Munitis |
| 12 | MF | ESP | Paco Gallardo (on loan from Sevilla) |
| 13 | GK | URU | Gustavo Munúa |
| 14 | DF | POR | Jorge Andrade |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Joan Capdevila |
| 16 | MF | PAR | Roberto Acuña |
| 17 | FW | ESP | Rubén Castro |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Víctor Sánchez |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Jesús Muñoz |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Juan Carlos Valerón |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Juanma |
| 23 | DF | ARG | Fabricio Coloccini |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Héctor |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Dani Mallo |
| 35 | MF | ESP | Iván Carril |
| 35 | FW | ESP | Rubén Rivera |
| 36 | FW | ESP | Xisco |
| 41 | MF | ESP | Iago Iglesias |
| — | GK | ESP | Ian Mackay |

#### 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 | MF | ARG | Lionel Scaloni (on loan to West Ham United) |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Albert Luque (to Newcastle United) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Pablo Amo (on loan to Real Valladolid) |
| 40 | FW | ESP | Senel (on loan to Málaga B) |

### Squad stats

Last updated on 30 March 2021.
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | La Liga | La Liga | Copa del Rey | Copa del Rey | Intertoto Cup | Intertoto Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | ESP | José Francisco Molina | 52 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | ESP | Manuel Pablo | 43 | 0 | 28+3 | 0 | 4+1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | ESP | Enrique Romero | 30 | 0 | 17+2 | 0 | 1+3 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | ARG | Aldo Duscher | 41 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | ESP | César Martín | 9 | 0 | 2+5 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | MF | CAN | Julian de Guzman | 30 | 1 | 17+5 | 1 | 1+3 | 0 | 2+2 | 0 |
| 7 | FW | URU | Sebastián Taborda | 9 | 1 | 0+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | ESP | Sergio | 48 | 6 | 31+5 | 4 | 3+3 | 1 | 6 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | ESP | Diego Tristán | 44 | 13 | 27+9 | 12 | 1+2 | 0 | 4+1 | 1 |
| 10 | MF | ESP | Momo | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 10 | FW | ESP | Javier Arizmendi | 23 | 2 | 12+5 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | ESP | Pedro Munitis | 46 | 4 | 32+1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 12 | MF | ESP | Paco Gallardo | 7 | 0 | 1+6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | URU | Gustavo Munúa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | POR | Jorge Andrade | 28 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | DF | ESP | Joan Capdevila | 49 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | MF | PAR | Roberto Acuña | 7 | 1 | 0+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1+2 | 1 |
| 17 | FW | ESP | Rubén Castro | 33 | 8 | 13+11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5+3 | 4 |
| 18 | MF | ESP | Víctor Sánchez | 31 | 6 | 18+3 | 3 | 3+1 | 2 | 5+1 | 1 |
| 19 | MF | ESP | Jesús Muñoz | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | ESP | Juan Carlos Valerón | 29 | 6 | 17+3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3+3 | 0 |
| 22 | DF | ESP | Juanma | 31 | 4 | 22+1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2+1 | 0 |
| 23 | DF | ARG | Fabricio Coloccini | 32 | 0 | 23+3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | DF | ESP | Héctor | 21 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 | 2+2 | 1 |
| 25 | GK | ESP | Dani Mallo | 1 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | MF | ESP | Iván Carril | 15 | 2 | 1+9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1+3 | 1 |
| 35 | FW | ESP | Rubén Rivera | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | FW | ESP | Xisco | 15 | 2 | 1+10 | 1 | 0+2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 41 | MF | ESP | Iago Iglesias | 12 | 2 | 8+3 | 2 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | GK | ESP | Ian Mackay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players who have left the club after the start of the season: ||||||||||||
| 12 | MF | ARG | Lionel Scaloni | 25 | 1 | 8+7 | 0 | 2+1 | 1 | 5+2 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ESP | Albert Luque | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3+1 | 0 |
| 20 | DF | ESP | Pablo Amo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | FW | ESP | Senel | 4 | 0 | 1+2 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Competitions
### La Liga

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 6 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 20 | 4 | 14 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 64 | Qualification for the UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Villarreal | 38 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 50 | 39 | +11 | 57 | Qualification for the Intertoto Cup third round |
| 8 | Deportivo La Coruña | 38 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 55 | |
| 9 | Getafe | 38 | 15 | 9 | 14 | 54 | 49 | +5 | 54 | |
| 10 | Atlético Madrid | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 37 | +8 | 52 | |

### UEFA Intertoto Cup
#### Second round

Deportivo La Coruña won 4–2 on aggregate

#### Third round

Deportivo La Coruña won 4–0 on aggregate

#### Semi-finals

Deportivo La Coruña won 4–2 on aggregate

#### Finals

Olympique de Marseille won 5–3 on aggregate