Deportivo La Coruna Logo PNG
Membership in a Spanish football club is comparable to the highest royal regalia and awards. The Deportivo La Coruña logo represents the best, the most deserving. The emblem conveys the team motto: only forward to victories.
Deportivo La Coruna: Brand overview
In December 1906, in La Coruña, members of “Sala Calvet” founded a football club led by Luis Cornide. In May 1907, King Alfonso XIII granted the “Real” title and became the club’s honorary president, thereby forming Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña. The team started at Corralón de la Gaitera and later moved to Riazor. In 1912, it won Concurso España.
For decades, Deportivo stayed outside the elite. After La Liga was formed in 1928, it played in lower divisions until 1941, when it reached the top tier. Results remained limited, though Luis Suárez later came through its system. After 1957, the club moved between divisions and by 1988 faced debts of about £3 million.
Change came with Augusto Lendoiro. With around 5,000 members, he rebuilt the club and returned it to Primera in 1991. In 1992–93, Bebeto became the top scorer, and Paco Liaño won the Zamora. Deportivo finished third behind Barcelona and Real Madrid and entered European competitions.
In 1993–94, the team lost the title after a missed penalty against Valencia. In 1995, it beat Valencia in the Copa del Rey final and went on to win the Supercopa. Under Javier Irureta, Deportivo won La Liga in 1999–2000, ahead of Barcelona and Valencia.
In 2002, the club defeated Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu in the Copa del Rey final. In 2003–04, it overturned a 1:4 loss to Milan with a 4:0 win and reached the Champions League semi-finals, where it lost to Monaco. After 2004, financial strain led to decline, relegation in 2011, and by 2024, a return to the second division.
Meaning and History
Surprising fact: the most famous Deportivo emblem has remained almost unchanged since 1912. And its path has not varied because the designers experimented only with the color palette. Perhaps this is due to the graphic sign’s symbolism, meaning each element in its composition has a special meaning and cannot be replaced by something else. Until 1912, simpler and more minimalist logos were used.
What is Deportivo de La Coruña?
Deportivo de La Coruña is the popular form of the official name Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña, which is used for professional footballers. The team is based in Galicia, Spain, and plays in the third-tier Primera División RFEF Group 1. It was established in 1906.
1906 – 1908
The first emblem contains the initials of the Sala Calvet gymnasium, where the football club was established. The “SC” letters are presented as a thin blue monogram.
1908 – 1910
A blue knight’s belt frames the monogram as a ring. The central circle and general background are white.
1910 – 1911
The team celebrated Alfonso XIII’s patronage with a new royal crown logo. The belt and monogram remain in place, but the outlines and letters are black. The ring’s inner part is white, so the inscription “DEPORTIVO SALA CALVET” is visible. A brown soccer ball is in the center, with a golf club and a tennis racket in the background.
1911 – 1912
The designers removed all sports attributes except the ball. The racket-and-clubless emblem represents Deportivo La Coruña as a football club.
1912 – 1928
The ball and the “SC” monogram are a thing of the past. They were replaced by the triangular pennant of the Sala Calvet Gymnasium, which features a purple cross with a mini-crown at the center. However, the large crown has not disappeared anywhere. In the banner’s left corner is a blue diagonal stripe taken from the flag of Galicia. Inside the knight’s belt is the club’s name, indicating Alfonso XIII’s patronage: “REAL CLUB DEPORTIVO LA CORUÑA.”
1928 – 1931
The large crown has become smaller; everything else has not changed.
1931 – 1941
The club had to remove both crowns because using such symbols after Alfonso XIII’s overthrow was considered a crime.
1941 – 1955
After the Spanish Civil War ended, the team adopted the classic crown emblem. Gone is the blue diagonal line representing the Galicia flag.
1955 – 1962
The missing blue stripe is back. The design of the crown has changed: small, light-blue dots have appeared on it. The knight’s belt is yellow, and the cross on the pennant is blue.
1962 – 1973
The designers made the ring white to make the club’s name, written in gold letters, easier to see.
1973 – 1997
The blue crossed lines turned purple again, as in the original banner of the Sala Calvet gymnasium.
1997 – 2000
At the end of the 20th century, the club adopted a bright emblem with a predominance of yellow: it was used for the inscription, crown, and contours. The proportions of the elements have changed slightly.
2000 – today
The designers have returned to the classic dark gold color. Many elements have outlines that were not there before. The crown’s design has changed: its inner part is completely red, and the lower rim is white.
Font and Colors
Deportivo La Coruña’s current graphic is very reminiscent of the 1912-1928 version, which appeared six years after the club’s founding. All the emblems between them are also incredibly similar. Common symbols unite them:
- Knight’s belt
- Sala Calvet pennant
- stripe with the flag of Galicia
- the name of the club, and the crown denoting royal support.
When creating the inscription “REAL CLUB DEPORTIVO LA CORUÑA,” the designers used a bold grotesque. In 2014, it served as the basis for the RCD Carme Condensed custom-cut font, which has become the primary decoration on new player kits.
The main color of the logo is white. Despite this, the palette is quite varied. It includes red (#DB5232) for the inside of the crown, blue (#B9D9EC) for the diagonal stripe and small details, purple (#57175E) for the cross, and gold (#A38D44) for the lettering and outlines.