2015–16 Deportivo de La Coruña season

Deportivo de La Coruña
2015–16 season
President	Tino Fernández
Manager	Víctor Sánchez
Stadium	Riazor
La Liga	15th
Copa del Rey	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Lucas Pérez (17); All: Lucas Pérez (17)
Highest home attendance	29,666
Lowest home attendance	16,185
Average home league attendance	23,008
	← 2014–15 2016–17 →

The 2015–16 season Deportivo de La Coruña season was the club's 109th in its history and its 44th in the top-tier of Spanish football.^[1]

Stadium information

Panoramic view of the stadium

Name – Riazor
City – A Coruña
Capacity – 34,600
Inauguration – 1944
Pitch size – 105 x 68 m

Players

Current squad

As of 31 August 2015^[2]

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	ARG	Germán Lux
2	DF	ESP	Manuel Pablo (Captain)
3	DF	ESP	Fernando Navarro
4	MF	ESP	Álex Bergantiños
5	MF	ESP	Pedro Mosquera
6	MF	ESP	Cani
7	MF	ESP	Lucas Pérez
8	MF	BIH	Haris Medunjanin
9	FW	ESP	Oriol Riera
10	MF	ESP	Juan Domínguez
11	DF	ESP	Juanfran (on loan from Watford)
12	DF	BRA	Sidnei (on loan from Benfica)
13	GK	ESP	Fabri


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
14	DF	ESP	Alejandro Arribas
15	DF	ESP	Laure (Vice-captain)
16	DF	POR	Luisinho
17	MF	ARG	Fede Cartabia (on loan from Valencia)
18	DF	ESP	Saúl
19	MF	MAR	Fayçal Fajr (on loan from Elche)
20	FW	URU	Jonathan Rodríguez (on loan from Benfica)
21	MF	ESP	Luis Alberto (on loan from Liverpool)
22	MF	CRC	Celso Borges
23	DF	ESP	Alberto Lopo
24	MF	ARG	Jonás Gutiérrez
25	GK	ESP	Manu Fernández

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
—	DF	ESP	Pablo Insua (on loan at Leganés)
—	MF	ESP	Bicho (on loan at Leganés)
—	MF	ESP	Álvaro Queijeiro (on loan at Pontevedra)
—	FW	ESP	Luis Fernández (on loan at Huesca)

Competitions

La Liga

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Espanyol	38	12	7	19	40	74	−34	43^[a]
14	Eibar	38	11	10	17	49	61	−12	43^[a]
15	Deportivo La Coruña	38	8	18	12	45	61	−16	42
16	Granada	38	10	9	19	46	69	−23	39^[b]
17	Sporting Gijón	38	10	9	19	40	62	−22	39^[b]

Source: La Liga, Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points; 7) Play-off.
Notes:

^ ^a ^b Espanyol finished ahead of Eibar on head-to-head goal difference; Eibar 2–1 Espanyol, Espanyol 4–2 Eibar.
^ ^a ^b Granada finished ahead of Sporting Gijón on head-to-head record; Granada 2–0 Sporting Gijón, Sporting Gijón 3–3 Granada.

Result round by round

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
Ground	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A
Result	D	D	W	L	W	W	D	D	L	D	D	W	W	D	D	W	D	L	L	D	D	D	D	D	L	L	L	D	L	W	D	L	D	L	D	L	W	L
Position	8	9	7	9	7	6	6	6	6	9	9	8	5	6	6	6	6	7	9	8	9	9	9	10	9	10	12	13	13	10	11	13	13	14	15	15	13

Updated to match(es) played on 14 May 2016. Source: ^{[citation needed]}
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Win Draw Loss

22 August 2015 (2015-08-22) 1	Deportivo	0–0	Real Sociedad	A Coruña
18:30 (UTC+2)	Mosquera 14' Laure 49' Lopo 88'	Report	Zaldúa 9' Bergara 65'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 22,301 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

30 August 2015 (2015-08-30) 2	Valencia	1–1	Deportivo	Valencia
	Danilo 44' Negredo 45' Barragán 72' 84' De Paul 86'	Report	Pérez 39' Lux 75'	Stadium: Mestalla Attendance: 40,734 Referee: José González González

14 September 2015 (2015-09-14) 3	Rayo Vallecano	1–3	Deportivo	Madrid
20:30 (UTC+2)	Embarba 27' Ebert 35', Llorente 73'	Report	Borges 7' Luis Alberto 28' Laure 32' Arribas 45' Pérez 61'	Stadium: Campo de Vallecas Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

20 September 2015 (2015-09-20) 4	Deportivo	2–3	Sporting Gijón	A Coruña
16:00 (UTC+2)	Juanfran 16' Luis Alberto 28' Fajr 73' Sidnei 85' Luisinho 90+2'	Report	Sanabria 4', 8', 77' Menéndez 34' Cases 61' Carmona 70'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 25,801 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

24 September 2015 (2015-09-24) 5	Real Betis	1–2	Deportivo	Seville
22:05 (UTC+2)	Joaquín 27' Piccini 43' Petros 59' Westermann 86'	Report	Rodríguez 45' Cartabia 54' Fajr 72' Navarro 76' Lux 79' Laure 82' Luisinho 90+4'	Stadium: Benito Villamarín Attendance: 36,093 Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano

27 September 2015 (2015-09-27) 6	Deportivo	3–0	Espanyol	A Coruña
16:00 (UTC+2)	Álvaro 14' (o.g.) Lopo 24' Pérez 26', 27', 47' Laure 64' Bergantiños 76'	Report	Asensio 13' Diop 33' 79' Roco 73' R. Duarte 77'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 20,750 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

3 October 2015 (2015-10-03) 7	Granada	1–1	Deportivo	Granada
18:15 (UTC+2)	Piti 65' Success 90+2'	Report	Fajr 25' Gutiérrez 62' Arribas 87' Riera 90'	Stadium: Los Cármenes Attendance: 14,228 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

18 October 2015 (2015-10-18) 8	Deportivo	2–2	Athletic Bilbao	A Coruña
20:30 (UTC+2)	Pérez 62', 80' Sidnei 85' Arribas 89'	Report	Williams 30' Aduriz 63' Laporte 65' Beñat 75'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 25,239 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

24 October 2015 (2015-10-24) 9	Málaga	2–0	Deportivo	Málaga
22:05 (UTC+2)	Tighadouini 62' Juankar 85'	Report	Mosquera 9'	Stadium: La Rosaleda Attendance: 20,739 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

30 October 2015 (2015-10-30) 10	Deportivo	1–1	Atlético Madrid	A Coruña
20:30 (UTC+1)	Fajr 15' Pérez 77' Cartabia 90'	Report	Tiago 34'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 23,609 Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero

7 November 2015 (2015-11-07) 11	Levante	1–1	Deportivo	Valencia
18:15 (UTC+1)	Camarasa 53' Toño 62' Simão Mate 82' Víctor 84' García 90+2'	Report	Pérez 22' Borges 52' Navarro 76'	Stadium: Ciutat de València Attendance: 13,695 Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande

21 November 2015 (2015-11-21) 12	Deportivo	2–0	Celta Vigo	A Coruña
22:05 (UTC+1)	Pérez 23', 23' Lux 25' Mosquera 53' Rodríguez 53' Luisinho 70' Juanfran 78'	Report	Hernández 40' Jonny 78' Nolito 84'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 29,666 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo

28 November 2015 (2015-11-28) 13	Las Palmas	0–2	Deportivo	Las Palmas
22:00 (UTC+1)	David Simón 16' Araujo 39' Aythami 66' Culio 90+3'	Report	David Simón 19' (o.g.) Mosquera 25' Arribas 67' Juanfran 79' Pérez 90+1'	Stadium: Gran Canaria Attendance: 19,148 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

12 May 2015 (2015-05-12) 14	Deportivo	1–1	Sevilla	A Coruña
22:00 (UTC+1)	Cani 10' Pérez 22' Mosquera 88'	Report	Kolodziejczak 25' Krychowiak 56' Iborra 74', 76'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 25,013 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

12 December 2015 (2015-12-12) 15	Barcelona	2–2	Deportivo	Barcelona
16:00 (UTC+1)	Messi 39' Rakitić 62'	Report	Luisinho 41' Laure 72' Pérez 77' Bergantiños 86'	Stadium: Camp Nou Attendance: 65,531 Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez

19 December 2015 (2015-12-19) 16	Deportivo	2–0	Eibar	A Coruña
22:05 (UTC+1)	Luisinho 21' 68' Pérez 41' (pen.) Arribas 73'	Report	Pantić 12' Riesgo 40'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 19,281 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

30 December 2015 (2015-12-30) 17	Getafe	0–0	Deportivo	Getafe
20:30 (UTC+1)	J. Rodríguez 49' Lafita 54' Lago 90+2'	Report	Cartabia 70'	Stadium: Coliseum Alfonso Pérez Attendance: 5,667 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

3 January 2016 (2016-01-03) 18	Deportivo	1–2	Villarreal	A Coruña
18:15 (UTC+1)	Luis Alberto 9', 48' Arribas 35' Navarro 90+3'	Report	Bruno 36', 90+5' (pen.), 39' Dos Santos 43' Soldado 81'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 23,815 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

9 January 2016 (2016-01-09) 19	Real Madrid	5–0	Deportivo	Madrid
20:30 (UTC+1)	Benzema 15', 90+1' Bale 22', 49', 63'	Report	Lux 15' Mosquera 64' Arribas 60'	Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu Attendance: 71,267 Referee: Pedro Pérez Montero

16 January 2016 (2016-01-16) 20	Real Sociedad	1–1	Deportivo	San Sebastián
22:05 (UTC+1)	Jonathas 75' Prieto 75' (pen.)	Report	Luis Alberto 26' Mosquera 70' Gutiérrez 74' Lopo 86'	Stadium: Anoeta Attendance: 16,783 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

23 January 2016 (2016-01-23) 21	Deportivo	1–1	Valencia	A Coruña
18:15 (UTC+1)	Pérez 27' Juanfran 64' Lux 66' Arribas 81'	Report	Gomes 47' Mustafi 78' Vezo 79' Negredo 90+3'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 23,782 Referee: Mario Melero López

1 February 2016 (2016-02-01) 22	Deportivo	2–2	Rayo Vallecano	A Coruña
20:30 (UTC+1)	Pérez 19' Fajr 46'	Report	Miku 8' Jozabed 23'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 19,055 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

7 February 2016 (2016-02-07) 23	Sporting Gijón	1–1	Deportivo	Gijón
22:05 (UTC+1)	Vranješ 20' Jony 32', 34'	Report	Arribas 6' Luis Alberto 41' Cartabia 89'	Stadium: El Molinón Attendance: 21,690 Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández

13 February 2016 (2016-02-13) 24	Deportivo	2–2	Real Betis	A Coruña
22:05 (UTC+1)	Bergantiños 15', 52' Fajr 51'	Report	Musonda 20' Vargas 37'	Stadium: Estadio Riazor Attendance: 17,184 Referee: Alberto Undiano Mallenco

21 February 2016 (2016-02-21) 26	Espanyol	1–0	Deportivo	Cornellà de Llobregat
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Asensio 19', 52' Sánchez 57' Caicedo 90+3'	Report	Arribas 47'	Stadium: Cornellà-El Prat Attendance: 28,455 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

28 February 2016 (2016-02-28) 26	Deportivo	0–1	Granada	A Coruña
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Juanfran 23' Navarro 32' Lux 90+3'	Report	El-Arabi 24' (pen.) Édgar 85' Costa 88' Fernández 90+3'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 23,616 Referee: Juan Martínez Munuera

2 March 2016 27	Athletic Bilbao	4–1	Deportivo	Bilbao
20:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Muniain 13' Aduriz 18', 36', 53', 60'	Report	Mosquera 17' Borges 22' Riera 51' Lopo 59'	Stadium: San Mamés Attendance: 37,292 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz (Valencia)

6 March 2016 (2016-03-06) 28	Deportivo	3–3	Málaga	A Coruña
22:05 CET (UTC+01:00)	Luis Alberto 21' Borges 43' Bergantiños 45+4' Cartabia 69' Mosquera 78' Pérez 80' Manu 90+4'	Report	Charles 29', 54' Torres 41' Camacho 63', 77' 90+3' Arribas 89' (o.g.) Albentosa 90+4'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 18,446 Referee: Carlos Velasco Carballo

12 March 2016 29	Atlético Madrid	3–0	Deportivo La Coruña	Madrid
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Saúl 18' Carrasco 41' Griezmann 60' Correa 83'	Report	Laure 90+2'	Stadium: Vicente Calderón Attendance: 44,122 Referee: Mario Melero López

19 March 2016 (2016-03-19) 30	Deportivo	2–1	Levante	A Coruña
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Luis Alberto 43', 90' Mariño 85' (o.g.) Riera 88'	Report	Lerma 33' Rossi 50' Simão Mate 69' Verza 90'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 24,920 Referee: Iñaki Vicandi Garrido

3 April 2016 (2016-04-03) 31	Celta Vigo	1–1	Deportivo	Vigo
18:00 CET (UTC+01:00)	Jonny 15' Wass 18' Nolito 30' Cabral 78' Mallo 90+4'	Report	Borges 21' Arribas 61' 68' Luisinho 87' Fernández 90+2'	Stadium: Balaídos Attendance: 21,253 Referee: David Fernández Borbalán

10 April 2016 (2016-04-10) 32	Deportivo	1–3	Las Palmas	A Coruña
20:30 CET (UTC+01:00)	Pérez 47' Borges 77'	Report	D. Castellano 36' Araujo 58', 90+3' García 79'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 21,686 Referee: Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo

17 April 2016 33	Sevilla	1–1	Deportivo	Seville
16:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Iborra 21' Carriço 68' Curro 70'	Report	Lopo 61' Riera 81', 84'	Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Attendance: 30,390 Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre

20 April 2016 34	Deportivo	0–8	Barcelona	A Coruña
20:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Cani 30'	Report	Suárez 11', 24', 53', 64' Rakitić 47' Messi 73' Bartra 79' Neymar 81'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 28,956 Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea

24 April 2016 (2016-04-24) 35	Eibar	1–1	Deportivo	Eibar
22:05 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Adrián 8'	Report	Fajr 53' Cartabia 71'	Stadium: Ipurua Attendance: 4,606 Referee: Eduardo Prieto Iglesias

1 May 2016 (2016-05-01) 36	Deportivo	0–2	Getafe	A Coruña
18:15 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Borges 19' 64' Navarro 75'	Report	Lacen 20' Sarabia 27' Pedro León 41' Vigaray 50', 85' Cala 72' Medrán 73' Gómez 90+3'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 25,007 Referee: Carlos Clos Gómez

8 May 2016 (2016-05-08) 37	Villarreal	0–2	Deportivo	Villarreal
17:00 CEST (UTC+01:00)	Bonera 10' Trigueros 49' Ruiz 51'	Report	Fajr 32' Pérez 57' Arribas 88'	Stadium: El Madrigal Attendance: 12,843 Referee: Xavier Estrada Fernández

14 May 2016 38	Deportivo	0–2	Real Madrid	A Coruña
17:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Mosquera 57'	Report	Ronaldo 8', 25' Kroos 50' Ramos 86' Marcelo 90'	Stadium: Riazor Attendance: 29,017 Referee: Antonio Mateu Lahoz

References

^ "Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD". Liga BBVA. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
^ "Listado de dorsales para este segundo tramo de la temporada" [First team] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

[table_hth_ESP0.29047335092466-3] Espanyol finished ahead of Eibar on head-to-head goal difference; Eibar 2–1 Espanyol, Espanyol 4–2 Eibar.

[table_hth_SPO0.29047335092466-4] Granada finished ahead of Sporting Gijón on head-to-head record; Granada 2–0 Sporting Gijón, Sporting Gijón 3–3 Granada.

[1] "Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña SAD". Liga BBVA. 20 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2016-06-16. Retrieved 20 August 2015.

[2] "Listado de dorsales para este segundo tramo de la temporada" [First team] (in Spanish). Deportivo La Coruña. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

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