La Federación de Peñas del Deportivo, Old Faces and Riazor Blues have called on supporters not to attend Wednesday’s Trofeo Teresa Herrera match against Real Madrid, extending their protest against the tightened entry rules at the Marathón Inferior stand.
The groups say the issue is not about the match itself, but about conditions they describe as discriminatory and harmful. Their message is aimed at leaving the affected supporter areas empty while the dispute continues.
Why the boycott call has been made
At the beginning of July, Deportivo A Coruña announced tighter entry rules for the Marathón Inferior stand. Since then, the supporter groups have maintained their opposition and now want fans to stay away from the friendly against Real Madrid.
They argue that the game is only a friendly and does not count toward the annual attendance minimum. That makes it, in their view, the right moment to keep pressure on the club without affecting a competitive fixture.
The protest remains open-ended
The stance from La Federación de Peñas del Deportivo, Old Faces and Riazor Blues is not presented as a one-off gesture. The groups say the suspension of organised chanting remains indefinite, and the Wednesday boycott fits into that wider campaign.
It is a clear signal that the dispute over the Marathón Inferior stand has not eased. Even with Real Madrid in town, the message from the supporter groups is that the conditions they are protesting against have not changed enough to bring them back in full voice.
Six weeks after Real Madrid ruled out a transfer mentioned in the text, the focus in this case is not on the pitch but on the atmosphere around it. For Deportivo, the next test is whether the club and its supporters can find common ground before the tensions around Riazor deepen further.
