Deportivo de La Coruña’s new 2025/26 away kit is more than a shirt. It’s a memory, a symbol, and a challenge.
Designed by Kappa and unveiled in the heart of Milan’s Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, the deep red and navy strip pays homage to the club’s first UEFA Champions League run in 2000/01. Gold accents trim the collar, outline the badge, and mark the shoulders. It’s a nod to the trophies and pride of Deportivo’s golden era.
It’s been 25 years since the club entered Europe’s top competition. Back then, under Javier Irureta, Deportivo topped a group that included Juventus and went on to beat PSG 4-3 in one of the wildest nights Riazor ever saw. The new jersey doesn’t just remember those nights. It wears them.
A mosaic pattern dances across the lower half of the shirt. It’s a geometric reference to the eight-pointed star at the Tower of Hercules, an ancient lighthouse and Galician landmark. Inside the collar, a Wind Rose by local artist Tono Correa Corredoira anchors the club to its port city roots.
Deportivo aren’t in the Champions League this season, nor are they even in La Liga. Not yet. But the kit’s campaign, titled “A Europa do Dépor,” bridges generations. It reminds fans what’s been, and what could be. A film accompanying the release shows a father and son visiting cities like Paris and Frankfurt, retracing the club’s European footsteps.
Supporters have largely embraced it. Some see it as a bold statement, a wearable ambition. Others argue that it romanticizes a past that feels too distant from the club’s current position. Deportivo are still in the second tier, after all. But maybe that’s the point. Nostalgia can be fuel.
This isn’t just a tribute kit. It’s a reminder that Deportivo were once giants in Europe. And maybe, just maybe, they will be again.
