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Jayro Campos
Jayro Rolando Campos León (born July 18, 1984) is an Ecuadorian former football defender. Club career Early career Campos rose through the youth ranks at Guayaquil club Barcelona Sporting Club. However, he never played for the senior. He instead moved to Europe to play for Belgian club Gent in 2002. After a year and a half at the club in which he played 6 official games, he return to Ecuador to play for Quito based club Aucas. After one season with the club, he moved to cross-town rivals LDU Quito. LDU Quito 2005-2009 Since joining Liga, he has become a key figure in the squad earning starting roles in important matches. He was part of the squad that won the two Ecuadorian titles (2005 Apertura and 2007). Campos participated in LDU Quito's unforgettable 2008 Copa Libertadores campaign where he became instrumental as a defender for the club, stopping the likes of Salvador Cabanas and Thiago Neves. He played an astounding 1st leg game against Fluminense, scoring the 3rd goal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibarra, Ecuador
Ibarra (; full name San Miguel de Ibarra; Quechua: Impapura) is a city in northern Ecuador and the capital of the Imbabura Province. It lies at the foot of the Imbabura Volcano and on the left bank of the Tahuando river. It is about northeast of Ecuador's capital Quito. History Ibarra was founded in 1606 by order of the President of the Royal Audience of Quito, Miguel de Ibarra. The development of the city included the systematic construction of public buildings including an important number of churches but an earthquake in 1868 destroyed most of them. After the devastating earthquake of August 16, 1868 the city was re-settled in 1872. Based on its newest date of foundation, Ibarra is the youngest city in Ecuador. The Inca ruler Atahualpa is said to have been born in the Inca settlement of Inca-Caranqui about 2 km from the city. Helados de paila (handmade ice cream or sorbet and still sold in the markets today) was first made in Ibarra during Incan times (but not by Incas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thiago Neves
Thiago Neves Augusto (born 27 February 1985), known as Thiago Neves, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Club career Thiago Neves was born in Curitiba. Playing for Fluminense in 2008, he scored a hat-trick in the home leg of the Copa Libertadores final – Thiago Neves had by then already scored once in the away leg (in Ecuador) — (during the 2008 Copa Libertadores) but ending up on the losing side, as Fluminense drew 5–5 on aggregate with LDU de Quito and were eventually downed in the penalty shootout. Neves was one of the players who missed a penalty. On 30 August 2008, it was announced that Thiago Neves joined Hamburger SV player and was seen as the ideal replacement for the outgoing Rafael van der Vaart. Fluminense received 30% of the profit of R$ 3,502 thousand and rest of them belonged to a third party owner, " D.I.S Esporte e Organização de Eventos LTDA". He left the club on 31 January 2009 and joined Al-Hilal for €7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Copa Libertadores
The CONMEBOL Libertadores, also known as the Copa Libertadores de América ( pt, Copa Libertadores da América), is an annual international club football competition organized by CONMEBOL since 1960. It is the highest level of competition in South American club football. The tournament is named after the ''Libertadores'' (Spanish and Portuguese for ''liberators''), the leaders of the Latin American wars of independence, so a literal translation of its former name into English is "''America's Liberators Cup''". The competition has had several formats over its lifetime. Initially, only the champions of the South American leagues participated. In 1966, the runners-up of the South American leagues began to join. In 1998, Mexican teams were invited to compete and contested regularly from 2000 until 2016. In 2000 the tournament was expanded from 20 to 32 teams. Today at least four clubs per country compete in the tournament, with Argentina and Brazil having the most representatives ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Campeonato Ecuatoriano De Fútbol Serie A
The 2007 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as 2007 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 49th season of Ecuador's Serie A, the country's top football league. The season began on February 10. LDU Quito won their 9th title. Format The format for this season remains the same as the previous season. The First Stage and Second Stage are identical. The ten teams competed in a double round-robin tournament, one game at home and one away. The top three teams in each stage qualified to the Liguilla Final with bonus points (3, 2, and 1 point respectively). The winner of each group also qualified to the 2007 and 2008 Copa Sudamericana, respectively. At the end of the second stage, the team with the fewest points in the First and Second Stage aggregate table was relegated to the Serie B. The Liguilla Final was a double round-robin tournament between the six qualified teams of the First and Second Stage. The winner of the Liguilla Final was crowne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 Campeonato Ecuatoriano De Fútbol Serie A
The 2005 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A 2005, known as 2005 Copa Pílsener Serie A for sponsorship reasons, was the 48th season of the Serie A, the top level of professional football in Ecuador. The season was divided into two tournaments, called the Apertura and Clausura, with the winner of each earning separate national titles. To date, it marks the only time in Serie A history that two titles were awarded in one year. Campeonato Apertura The Apertura tournament was set into two stages. The First Stage was a double round-robin tournament where each team plays the other nine teams twice, once at home and once away. The top eight teams advanced to a two-leg single elimination knockout stage. The last team in the First Stage was relegated to Serie B. The winner of the knockout stage is the Apertura champion, and qualifies as the ''Ecuador 1'' berth in the 2006 Copa Libertadores. First stage Playoff stage ''(*) Barcelona and D. Cuenca advance because of better F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serie A De Ecuador
The Liga Pro Betcris, simply known as the Liga Pro, or the Serie A, is a professional football league in Ecuador. At the top of the Ecuadorian football league system, it is the country's premier football competition. Contested by sixteen clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Serie B, the lower level of the Primera Categoría. The season runs from February to December and is usually contested in multiple stages. The main sponsor is Betcris and it is known as Liga Pro Betcris. While initially not a league, the Serie A has its roots in the national championship between the top teams of Ecuador's two regional leagues. For the first nine editions, teams from Guayaquil and Quito qualified to the competition through their professional regional leagues. It abandoned the qualification format to form a proper league in 1967. Since the first edition in 1957, the tournament has been held annually (except 1958 and 1959); the 2005 season had two champions. It was ran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sixto Vizuete
Sixto Rafael Vizuete Toapanta (born January 13, 1961) is the Ecuadorian football manager. Early career He played for Deportivo Cotopaxi which at that time was promoted to the first division in Ecuador. After his footballing career, he attended University of Leipzig. Coaching career From 1992 to 1995 he was in charge of many small local sides in Ecuador, until he began to coach the youth ranks of Club Deportivo ESPOLI of Quito in 1996. He made a change however when the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol designated him the coach of the Ecuador U-17 side. Failing to qualify for the 2007 U-17 World Cup, he made up for it by giving Ecuador their first title in their footballing history: they defeated Jamaica in the final of the 2007 Pan American Games to win the gold medal. Ecuador national team He was appointed interim coach of the Ecuador national team on November 18, 2007 following Luis Fernando Suarez's irrevocable decision to resign. At that time, Ecuador had lost all three of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 FIFA World Cup Qualification (CONMEBOL)
The South American zone of 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification saw ten teams competing for places in the finals in South Africa. The format is identical to that used for the previous three World Cup qualification tournaments held by CONMEBOL. Matches were scheduled so that there were always two games within a week, which was aimed at minimizing player travel time, particularly for players who were based in Europe. The top four teams in the final standings qualified automatically for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The fifth-placed team met the fourth-placed team from the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in a two-legged play-off for a place at the World Cup. Standings On 24 November 2008, FIFA suspended the Peruvian Football Federation from all international competition due to governmental interference in its operations. The suspension was lifted on 20 December 2008. Results The round-by-round fixtures were same as the 2002 and 2006 qualifying tournament. Round 1 ---- ---- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frickson Erazo
Frickson Rafael Erazo Vivero (; born 5 May 1988) is a retired Ecuadorian professional footballer who played as a centre back for Club 9 de Octubre. He is a member of the Ecuador national team. Club career El Nacional Erazo began his professional playing career at El Nacional, where he spent six seasons. He then joined Barcelona SC in January 2012. Barcelona SC He made his Barcelona SC debut on 2 February 2012 against Deportivo Cuenca and won 3–1. He scored his first goal for the club against LDU Quito on 29 April 2012 in a 2–2 draw. He helped Barcelona SC become Ecuadorian Serie A champions that season, the club's first league title since 1997. This league title was also the first honour in Erazo's career. Flamengo In January 2014, Erazo moved to Brazilian side Flamengo. He made his debut on 2 February 2014 in a 5-2 Campeonato Carioca win over Macaé, but was sent off during the match. Erazo played a further five Campeonato Carioca matches (the annual football c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Sport Emelec
Club Sport Emelec is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil that is best known for their professional football team. The football team plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of professional football in the country. Emelec has won fourteen Serie A titles and one of the division B, holding the record of doing so in all decades in which the Serie A has been played. They also have won seven regional titles (record in their region), a record-tying 5 of them in the professional era. Emelec was founded on 28 April 1929 by George Capwell, the American head of the Electric Company of Ecuador ( es, Empresa Eléctrica del Ecuador, links=no), from which the club is named after. The name of their home stadium pays homage to the club's founder. The club's most intense rivalry is with crosstown-team Barcelona. Matches between the clubs are known as '' El Clásico del Astillero''. History The club was found after an assembly of employees at the Empresa Eléctrica del Ecuador ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011 Campeonato Ecuatoriano De Fútbol Serie A
The 2011 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol de la Serie A (known as the 2011 Copa Credife Serie A for sponsorship reasons) was the 53rd season of the Serie A, Ecuador's premier football league. The season began on January 30 and ended on December 18, with a break in July for the 2011 Copa América. LDU Quito is the defending champion. Format After a session of the preliminary meeting of the Congress of Professional Football of the Ecuadorian Football Federation ( es, Congreso Ordinario del Fútbol Profesional de la Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol), it was determined that the format for the 2011 season will be the same as the previous season. Teams Twelve teams will compete in the 2011 Serie A season, ten of whom remain from the previous season. Macará and Universidad Católica were relegated last season after accumulating the fewest points in the 2010 season aggregate table. They were replaced by LDU Loja and Imbabura, the 2010 Serie B winner and runner-up, respectively ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2009 Copa Sudamericana
The 2009 Copa Sudamericana de Clubes (officially the 2009 Copa Nissan Sudamericana de Clubes for sponsorship reasons) is the 8th edition of the CONMEBOL's secondary international club tournament. Internacional were the defending champions, having won the trophy the previous season. Ecuadorian side LDU Quito won the 2009 tournament, becoming the first Ecuadorian winners of the trophy. From this edition onward, CONCACAF teams, which have participated in the tournament since 2005, will no longer be participating because of the format change in the CONCACAF Champions League, which conflicted with scheduling. This will also mark the last tournament in which Argentine clubs River Plate and Boca Juniors will be invited to participate without qualification. Further changes include the additional allocation of berths (1) to all the countries except Brazil and Argentina. Qualified teams First stage The first stage began on August 4, and ended on September 17. Team #1 played the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
