SpotlightThe GuardianUnverified source· 6 Aug 2026
Deportivo return to La Liga after six-year absence
Former Spanish champions and 2004 Champions League semi-finalists are back in the top flight.
Deportivo La Coruna
team
Club
Deportivo La Coruña
Last in La Liga
2018
Titles
La Liga 1999
Promotion
Automatic promotion from Segunda
Key signings
Leo Román, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
What happened. Deportivo La Coruña have earned promotion back to La Liga after a six-year absence, having climbed from the regional third tier in 2020.
- They finished in La Liga's top three nine times between 1993 and 2004.
- Reached the Champions League semi-finals in 2004, losing to Porto.
- Signed Mallorca keeper Leo Román and striker Aubameyang this summer.
The club aims to hold steady in La Liga after rebuilding from lower divisions.
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