Deportivo de A Coruña
Tier 1LaLigaA Coruña, Galicia, SpainOn the globe
- Founded
- 2 March 1906
- Ground
- Estadio de Abanca Riazor32,490 seats · opened 1944
- Full name
- Real Club Deportivo de A Coruña
- Website
- rcdeportivo.es
- Reserve side
- RC Deportivo Fabril
Who owns Deportivo de A Coruña
Deportivo de A Coruña is controlled by Juan Carlos Escotet, through Abanca Corporación Bancaria, S.A.
Owned by a multi-club groupOwner based at home: Spain
From the pitch to the top
The company that fields the team, then each holder above it.
Fields the first teamReal Club Deportivo de A Coruña, S.A.D.
- Stake not knowncontrolsAbanca Corporación Bancaria, S.A.Figure as of June 2025Listed by 2Playbook among the Segunda División clubs whose largest shareholder is from the Americas, 'si se tiene en cuenta que Abanca está controlada por el banquero hispano-venezolano Juan Carlos Escotet'. AS (May 2024) put Abanca at 78% before a debt-for-equity increase that would take it to 99.99%; the outcome of that meeting was not confirmed in the sources read.Medium confidenceSources: 2Playbook, Diario AS, Wikipedia
- Stake not knowncontrolsJuan Carlos EscotetFigure as of October 2026Escotet is chairman and a shareholder of Abanca (Wikipedia); control chain via Banesco not verified here.Low confidenceSource: Wikipedia
Changes of control
- 27 May 2024
Abanca Corporación Bancaria, S.A. invested in a capital increase, announced.
Price reported as €5.2m (Nominal amount of the increase that converts Abanca's loans into shares, after the share capital was first reduced from €45.6m to €60,856.).
Called for the extraordinary meeting of 26 June 2024; AS reported it would take Abanca from 78% to 99.99%. A second increase of €5.03m open to all shareholders was also proposed.
- Capital put in€5.22mreported
Medium confidenceSource: Diario AS
- 28 July 2020
Deportivo de A Coruña’s finances
From its published accounts and league records. Figures compare only with clubs at the tier it played that season.
Against its tier
Deportivo de A Coruña's revenue of €6.25m is the 2nd highest of the 18 Primera Federación clubs with published accounts
In 2021-22 it spent €1.29 on staff for every €1 of revenue; the typical Primera Federación club spent €1.35.
- Deportivo de A Coruña
- Other Primera Federación clubs
Revenue18 clubs
Staff per €1 of revenue17 clubs
- TV money from the league
- €5.91m
- paid, 2024-25
- Squad cost limit
- €11.5m
- maximum, 2025-26
- Public money
- €58.5k
- awarded, 2025, 3 records
The accounts
Real Club Deportivo de A Coruña, S.A.D., the entity that fields the team · 2016-17 to 2025-26
| Line | 2025-26Tier 2 · from filed accounts | 2024-25Tier 2 · from filed accounts | 2021-22Tier 3 · audited | 2020-21Tier 3 · audited | 2016-17Tier 1 · from filed accounts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profit and loss | |||||
| Revenue | — | — | €6.25m | €4.65m | — |
| TV money | — | — | €420k | €925k | — |
| League and federation distributions | — | — | — | €1.25m1 | — |
| Matchday | — | — | €3.58m2 | €1.49m3 | — |
| Commercial | — | — | €2.25m4 | €2.23m4 | — |
| Subsidies | — | — | €101k | €409k | — |
| Other revenue | — | — | €1.26m5 | €443k6 | — |
| Player sales | — | — | €2.25m7 | −€1.64m8 | — |
| Staff costs | — | — | €8.05m | €9.43m | — |
| Wage bill | — | — | €5.59m9 | €7.75m10 | — |
| Players' wages | — | — | €4.28m11 | €5.58m12 | — |
| Other operating costs | — | — | €4.85m | €3.88m | — |
| Travel | — | — | €476k | €356k | — |
| Player amortisation | — | — | €15k | €1.78m | — |
| Other depreciation | — | — | €1.63m13 | €1.62m13 | — |
| Operating result | — | — | −€3.71m | −€10.4m | — |
| Financial result | — | — | −€1.00m | −€1.39m | — |
| Result before tax | — | — | −€4.71m | −€11.7m | — |
| Income tax | — | — | −€3.05m | −€312k | — |
| Net result | — | — | −€1.66m | −€11.4m | — |
| Balance sheet | |||||
| Total assets | — | — | €17.2m | €14.5m | — |
| Non-current assets | — | — | €15.0m | €13.1m | — |
| Player registrations (book value) | — | — | €47.5k14 | €32.5k | — |
| Property and equipment | — | — | €6.56m | €6.83m | — |
| Current assets | — | — | €2.21m | €1.37m | — |
| Transfer fees receivable | — | — | €86.1k15 | €68.2k15 | — |
| Cash | — | — | €591k | €29.3k | — |
| Equity | — | — | −€52.1m16 | −€50.1m17 | — |
| Share capital | €12.2m18 | €7.94m19 | €45.7m | €45.7m | €10.3m20 |
| Liabilities | — | — | €69.4m | €64.6m | — |
| Non-current liabilities | — | — | €52.9m | €56.0m | — |
| Current liabilities | — | — | €16.5m | €8.59m | — |
| Provisions | — | — | €180k21 | €481k22 | — |
| Tax and social security debt | — | — | €1.18m23 | €6.30m24 | — |
| Transfer fees payable | — | — | €650k25 | €1000k26 | — |
| Shareholder loans | — | — | €42.4m27 | €34.0m28 | — |
| Cash flow | |||||
| Cash from operations | — | — | −€9.15m | −€10.5m | — |
| Cash from investing | — | — | €1.96m | €844k | — |
| Cash from financing | — | — | €7.75m | €6.89m | — |
| Net change in cash | — | — | €562k | −€2.79m | — |
| Money from owners | |||||
| Capital increase | €4.29m29 | €7.88m29 | — | €35.4m30 | €3.14m29 |
| Transfers and people | |||||
| Employees | — | — | 14231 | 14731 | — |
| Players | — | — | 2232 | 2232 | — |
Notes on 32 figures, in the accounts’ own words
- League and federation distributions: Ayuda al descenso (relegation aid).
- Matchday: Competitions €615,772.07, members and season tickets €2,968,917.76.
- Matchday: Competitions €47,358.64, members and season tickets €1,446,526.18.
- Commercial: Comercialización y publicidad, sponsorship included.
- Other revenue: Ingresos accesorios: rentals €190,042.67 and other income €1,068,463.25 (a Social Security refund and play-off income).
- Other revenue: Ingresos accesorios: rentals €121,523.97 and other income €321,143.87.
- Player sales: Deterioro y resultado por enajenaciones: gains on players €2,245,201.29 less impairment of €1.60.
- Player sales: Deterioro y resultado por enajenaciones: gains on players €638,818.88 less impairment of €2,283,293.28.
- Wage bill: Sueldos y salarios (note 12.4); €1,337,697.68 of severance is separate.
- Wage bill: Sueldos y salarios including collective bonuses (note 12.4); €529,068.86 of severance is separate.
- Players' wages: Registrable sporting staff: wages €2,933,565.48, severance €939,979.88, Social Security €408,599.45 (note 12.4).
- Players' wages: Registrable sporting staff: wages €4,742,448.36, severance €504,454.22, collective bonuses €13,584.91, Social Security €323,635.35 (note 12.4).
- Other depreciation: Otras amortizaciones.
- Player registrations (book value): Players' registration rights €17,547.94 and advances to players €30,000.
- Transfer fees receivable: Deudores entidades deportivas (non-trade).
- Equity: Fondos propios −€54,299,163.66; capital grants €2,173,737.22.
- Equity: Fondos propios −€52,636,520.94; capital grants €2,497,934.43.
- Share capital: Subscribed capital after the act published on 2026-04-21, not at the financial year end.
- Share capital: Subscribed capital after the act published on 2024-08-22, not at the financial year end.
- Share capital: Subscribed capital after the act published on 2017-06-06, not at the financial year end.
- Provisions: Short-term provisions.
- Provisions: Long-term provisions.
- Tax and social security debt: AEAT singular agreement €777,656.07 (long term) and other debts with public administrations €403,646.83.
- Tax and social security debt: AEAT singular agreement €5,976,963.69 (long term) and other debts with public administrations €320,915.48.
- Transfer fees payable: Deudas con entidades deportivas, long €450,000 and short €200,000.
- Transfer fees payable: Deudas con entidades deportivas, long €650,000 and short €349,600.45.
- Shareholder loans: Debts with Abanca Corporación Bancaria, S.A., the majority shareholder (debts with group companies): €30,343,371.70 long term and €12,020,280.95 short term, including an €8m participating loan.
- Shareholder loans: Debts with Abanca Corporación Bancaria, S.A., the majority shareholder (debts with group companies): €30,770,104.94 long term and €3,222,697.74 short term.
- Capital increase: Sum of the season's registered nominal increases (acts in the record note); share premium not included.
- Capital increase: Aumento de capital (statement of changes in equity): €35.0m by converting Abanca's loans (July 2020) and €365,047.40 subscribed in cash (March 2021); Abanca then held about 76.7%.
- Employees: Average headcount, including 40 youth-section players.
- Players: Professional squad.
2025-26: Source: Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE)2024-25: Sources: Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE), Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE)2021-22: Source: RC Deportivo2020-21: Source: RC Deportivo2016-17: Sources: Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE), Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE), Boletín Oficial del Registro Mercantil (BOE)
League figures, wage bills, budgets and public money 17 records
| Season | TV money | Squad cost limit | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | €11.5mmaximum | Source: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional) | |
| 2024-25 | €5.91mpaid | €13.5mmaximum | Sources: LaLiga (Liga Nacional de Fútbol Profesional), LaLiga |
| Public money, season or year | Total | Records |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | €58.5kawarded | 3 |
| 2024 | €34.1kawarded | 2 |
| 2023-24 | €193kawarded | 2 |
| 2023 | €34.5kawarded | 2 |
| 2022-23 | €40kawarded | 1 |
| 2022 | €14.8kawarded | 2 |
| 2021-22 | €110kawarded | 2 |
- 10 September 2025€29kawarded from ENTIDAD PÚBLICA EMPRESARIAL RED.ES: Resolución de E.P.E Red.es por la que se convocan ayudas destinadas a digitalizar empresas del segmento IV(entre 50 y menos de 100 empleados) y el segmento V (entre 100 y menos de 250 empleados). Programa Kit Digital.. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 13 June 2025€26.2kawarded from CONSELLERÍA DE PRESIDENCIA, JUSTICIA Y DEPORTES: Orden por la que se establecen las BBRR para la concesión de subvenciones, en rég. de concurrencia competitiva, a clubs deportivos, sociedades anónimas deportivas, secciones deportivas y núcleos de adiestramiento deportivo especializado de Galicia para el. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 13 June 2025€3,215awarded from CONSELLERÍA DE PRESIDENCIA, JUSTICIA Y DEPORTES: Orden por la que se establecen las BBRR para la concesión de subvenciones, en rég. de concurrencia competitiva, a clubs deportivos, sociedades anónimas deportivas, secciones deportivas y núcleos de adiestramiento deportivo especializado de Galicia para el. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 22 April 2024€30kawarded from CONSELLERÍA DE PRESIDENCIA, JUSTICIA Y DEPORTES: ORDE pola que se establecen as bases reguladoras para a concesión de subvencións, en réxime de concorrencia competitiva, a clubs deportivos, sociedades anónimas deportivas, seccións deportivas e núcleos de adestramento deportivo especializado de Galicia p. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 22 April 2024€4,061awarded from CONSELLERÍA DE PRESIDENCIA, JUSTICIA Y DEPORTES: ORDE pola que se establecen as bases reguladoras para a concesión de subvencións, en réxime de concorrencia competitiva, a clubs deportivos, sociedades anónimas deportivas, seccións deportivas e núcleos de adestramento deportivo especializado de Galicia p. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
- 2023-24€118kawarded from Real Federación Española de Fútbol: Programa Impulso 27, Segunda y Tercera Federación, T. 2023/2024 (Segunda Federación section): profesionalización €67,450 + desplazamientos €7,000 + fomento de la base €43,550.. Source: Real Federación Española de Fútbol
- 2023-24€75kawarded from Real Federación Española de Fútbol: Ayudas a clubes de Primera Federación, T. 2023/2024 (Primera Federación section): laboralidad €75,000; payment withheld until the club files the documents the resolution asks for.. Source: Real Federación Española de Fútbol
- 21 July 2023€30kawarded from CONSELLERÍA DE PRESIDENCIA, JUSTICIA Y DEPORTES: Orde do 27 de decembro de 2022, pola que se establecen as bases reguladoras para a concesión de subvencións, en réxime de concorrencia non competitiva, a clubs deportivos, sociedades anónimas deportivas, seccións deportivas e núcleos de adestramento depor. Source: Base de Datos Nacional de Subvenciones (IGAE)
Where Deportivo de A Coruña has played
Season by season
- 2026-271LaLiga
- 2025-262Segunda División, promoted
- 2024-252Segunda División
- 2023-243Primera Federación, Grupo 1, promoted
- 2022-233Primera Federación, Grupo 1
- 2021-223Primera Federación, Grupo 1
- 2020-213Segunda División B, Grupo 1-A
- 2019-202Segunda División, relegated
- 2018-192Segunda División
- 2017-181LaLiga, relegated
- 2016-171LaLiga
Not yet established
What we looked for and could not find in public sources. If you know, send a correction with a source.
- The club's accountsNo free accounts found for 2016-17 to 2019-20, 2022-23 to 2024-25 (seasons played in tiers 1–3). The new site (Sanity CMS) lists no accounts; 2020-21 and 2021-22 came from an archived copy of the old site.
Sources11
- Resolución definitiva de concesión de ayudas Scouting 2026 Real Federación Española de Fútbol, Federation, September 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Resolución provisional de ayudas Activos Publicitarios, Primera Federación 2026/2027 Real Federación Española de Fútbol, Federation, August 2026. Checked 3 October 2026.
- LaLiga EA Sports: clubes LaLiga, League. Checked 3 October 2026.
- LaLiga ‘Hyperamericana’: el 40% de los clubes ya tienen inversores del otro lado del Atlántico 2Playbook, News, 26 June 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Abanca, dueña absoluta del Depor con el 99’99% de acciones Diario AS, News, 27 May 2024. Checked 3 October 2026.
- FPF confirma mudanças nas SAD de Moreirense, Tondela e Alverca para 2025/26 RTP (Lusa), News, 4 November 2025. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Relación de S.A.D. de fútbol Consejo Superior de Deportes, Regulator. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Wikidata Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 4 October 2026.
- Estadio de Abanca Riazor Wikidata, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña Wikipedia, Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
- Primera División de España 2026-27 Wikipedia (es), Wikipedia / Wikidata. Checked 3 October 2026.
Also on Wikidata (Q8760).