Real Club Deportivo La Coruña

Yes, the season is now in its death throes and I can sadly confirm that everyone’s favourite Spanish-ish team, FC Deportivo Galicia, did not win promotion. We go again. Our gallant youths will honour the pitches of most of Southern England in the Combined Counties Step 6 again this season. In Step 5 The CC management still has not decided who finishes 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th or 5th in scenes shared with Brian Rix they have told the five clubs involved that they will make a final, final, final (probably) decision on Wednesday. Fantastic that means two teams are on standby to TRY get flights to Jersey for their team, management and fans in two days time on a bank holiday weekend. Good luck with that, guys! The best I can find is £540 return! (Mmmm,often £100ish if booked weeks in advance) That’s even praying that there are 20+ seats available ….. and I expect that price to have gone up by tomorrow!) So, as it stands Cobham and Fleet are waiting by the tel-e-phone (cue Blondie lyrics) not knowing which of four clubs they will be playing …..and hoping players can get time off work on the Friday!

Moving on to happier stories. Real Club Deportivo La Coruña, our “little brother club” in Galicia, North West Spain has off-the-field news. Sadly the days of Galicia Super Depor are over and this season they will finish mid table in La Liga 2 (second level of Spanish football, so one below Real Madrid, Valencia, Getafe etc.) However… “Deportivo La Coruña and Kappa have released a limited-edition shirt in two versions, marking 25 years since the club’s historic 1999/2000 La Liga title.

The commemorative pieces honour the achievement and legacy of a team that brought home the club’s first and only league championship.

The short-sleeved version features gold fabric with subtle vertical striping, a navy polo-style collar, navy trim on the cuffs, and navy sponsor logos. The long-sleeved version has a cleaner look with no sponsor and features navy cuffs. Both editions carry a special inside neck print marking the 25th anniversary of the title and highlighting Deportivo’s league triumph on 19 May 2000, when they defeated Espanyol 2–0 at the Riazor. Only nine clubs in Spain have ever lifted the title.

The shirts are individually numbered, with 2,000 units available for the short-sleeved version and 500 for the long-sleeved version. A collector’s badge with the Kappa and Deportivo crests is included near the hem. Each piece is part of the Kappa Kombat range and produced as a tribute to the golden era of Deportivo, with legendary names such as Djalminha, Mauro Silva, Fran, Donato, and Makaay central to the team’s legacy.”

Full details here There are some interesting new shirt announcements on the FootballShirtCulture.com site but as most involve Nike, Kappa, Adidas extorting huge amounts of money from people prepared to pay £1000+ per season for their favourite teams’ kit, I will let you “enjoy” the site.

Talking of money, Deportivo Galicia at Heathrow is looking for sponsors for next season. You, don’t need to be ABANCA, from Hollywood or even Colliers Wood, no, £25 gets you onboard! Please contact “el presi” , Leo Decabo , at the club and he will be delighted to welcome you to the fold.

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