List Of Football Clubs In Ecuador
By FIFA's latest count in 2006, Ecuador is home to 201 football clubs (175 are listed below). Clubs are not only members of the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol, Ecuador's football governing body, but of one of 18 provincial football associations in the country. Clubs play in either Primera Categoría (divided into Serie A or Serie B) or Segunda Categoría. Primera Categoría The Primera Categoría is divided into the top-flight Serie A and the second-level Serie B. Each division has twelve clubs. The following are the 16 clubs in the Primera Categoría for the 2021 season. Serie A * Barcelona SC * Emelec *Liga de Quito *Independiente del Valle * Deportivo Cuenca * Delfín SC * Universidad Católica * 9 de Octubre FC * CD Macará * Técnico Universitario * Aucas * Mushuc Runa * Guayaquil City * Orense * Cumbayá FC * Gualaceo SC Serie B * El Nacional * Manta FC * Olmedo * Libertad FC * Imbabura SC * Chacaritas *América de Quito * Independiente Juniors * Buhos ULVR *Atlét ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Federación Ecuatoriana De Fútbol
The Ecuadorian Football Federation ( es, Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol or ) is the governing body of football in Ecuador. Its headquarters are in Quito, and it organizes the country's various football competitions and oversees the Ecuador national team. History Numerous amateur federations sprouted in the provinces with the largest cities, being Quito, and Guayaquil. Seeking to unify and compete against each federation, the Football Federation was created on May 30, 1925, known as Association of Ecuadorian Football. In 1926, the federation hosted its first organized competition the Riobamba Olimpic, and became FIFA affiliated. In 1927 it formally joined CONMEBOL, but debuted in competition in 1939 in the South American Championship. In the 1940s the FEF, hosted the first amateur competitions of each provincial selective nationwide. By the 1950s Guayas, and Pichincha, left behind amateur, and became professional 1951, and 1953 respectfully. By 1957, now ready the FEF beg ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Club Deportivo El Nacional
Club Deportivo El Nacional (until 2018 ''Club Especializado de Alto Rendimiento El Nacional'') is an Ecuadorian sports club from Quito, known best for their professional football team. The team currently plays in the Serie A, the first-tier football league in the country after gaining promotion in 2022. El Nacional has thirteen national championships (one less than Emelec and three less than Barcelona). The club has participated in more Copa Libertadores than any other club in Ecuador with 22 appearances. Their best performance in the continental tournament was as a semi-finalist in 1985. El Nacional was founded on 1 June 1964, and was administered by the Ecuadorian Military since the foundation until 2013, when the club celebrated its first ever democratic elections. The club has maintained a tradition of only playing Ecuadorian footballers, which has given them the nickname of ''Puros Criollos'' ("Pure Natives"). Rival clubs included crosstown clubs LDU Quito, Deportivo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gualaceo
Gualaceo, nicknamed “El Jardin del Azuay” (The Garden of Azuay), is a canton in the sierra region of Ecuador in the Azuay Province. It is located 35 km east from the city of Cuenca and is one of the biggest cities in Azuay. Gualaceo has 38.587 inhabitants, is crossed by the three rivers Santa Bárbara, San Francisco and Guaymincay, and carries the nickname “El Jardin del Azuay” due to the natural surroundings and mountains. The city currently holds the title of Cultural Heritage Site of the Nation. Gualaceo became an independent canton on the 25 June 1824. History The etymology of the name, "GUALACEO", is derived from a cañari word modified from the Chibcha word Gualaca meaning “macaw’s settlement”; it was a Cañari settlement for long time, belonging to the Kingdom of Quito, until it was conquered by the Incas. In the year 1531 - 1532, the Inca Empire of Tahuantinsuyo ended with the death of the last monarch Atahualpa, at the hands of the conquerors that c ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Estudiantes Club Deportivo
Estudiantes (in English: ''students'') is the name of different sports clubs in the Spanish-speaking world: Argentina * Estudiantes de La Plata, sports club based in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province * Estudiantes de Buenos Aires, football club based in Caseros, Buenos Aires Province * Estudiantes de Río Cuarto, football club based in Río Cuarto, Córdoba Province * Estudiantes de Paraná, multi-sports club based in Paraná, Entre Ríos Province * Estudiantes de Bahía Blanca, basketball club based in Bahía Blanca, Buenos Aires Province * Estudiantes de Olavarría, basketball club based in Olavarría, Buenos Aires Province Other countries * CB Estudiantes, Spanish basketball club * Estudiantes de Mérida, Venezuelan sports club * Estudiantes de Medicina, Peruvian football club * Estudiantes de Altamira, Mexican football club * Estudiantes Tecos, Mexican football club, formerly known as Tecos UAG ** Estudiantes Tecos Reserves, the club's reserves team * Estudiantes F.C., Salvadora ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Club Sociedad Deportiva El Cuartel
Club may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Club'' (magazine) * Club, a '' Yie Ar Kung-Fu'' character * Clubs (suit), a suit of playing cards * Club music * "Club", by Kelsea Ballerini from the album ''kelsea'' Brands and enterprises * Club (cigarette), a Scottish brand of cigarettes * Club (German cigarette), a German brand of cigarettes * Club Med, a holiday company Food * Club (soft drink) * Club Crackers * Club sandwich * Club (biscuit), a brand of biscuits manufactured by Jacob's (Ireland) and McVitie's (UK) Objects * Club (weapon), a blunt-force weapon * Golf club * Indian club, an exercise device * Juggling club * Throwing club, an item of sport equipment used in the club throw * Throwing club, an alternative name for a throwing stick Organizations * Club (organization), a type of association * Book discussion club, also called a book club or reading circle * Book sales club, a marketing mechanism * Cabaret club * Gentlemen's club (traditional) * Health ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Cuenca, Ecuador
Santa Ana de los Cuatro Ríos de Cuenca, commonly referred to as Cuenca ( Kichwa: ''Tumipampa'') is the capital and largest city of the Azuay Province of Ecuador. Cuenca is located in the highlands of Ecuador at about above sea level, with an urban population of approximately 329,928 and 661,685 inhabitants in the larger metropolitan area. The center of the city is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its many historical buildings and its historical importance as an agricultural and administrative center. History “The plateau is a place treasured by empires," comments Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera. "The Cañari then Inca and then Spanish occupied the region in the last two millennia, each renaming it in their own language. Now the capital city is called Cuenca and the province Azuay.” According to studies and archeological discoveries, the origins of the first inhabitants go back to the year 8060 BC in the Cave of Chopsi. They were hunters, hunting everything the Pára ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Azuay Province
Azuay (), Province of Azuay is a province of Ecuador, created on 25 June 1824. It encompasses an area of . Its capital is Cuenca. It is located in the south center of Ecuador in the highlands. Its mountains reach above sea level in the national park of El Cajas. Azuay is located on the Panamerican Highway. Cuenca is connected by national flights from Quito and Guayaquil. It has the largest hydroelectric plant of the country, situated on the river Paute. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: * Mestizo 90% * White 5.2% * Indigenous 2.5% * Afro-Ecuadorian 2.2% * Other 0.2% Cantons The province is divided into 15 cantons. The following table lists each with its population at the 2010 census, its area in square kilometres (km2), and the name of the canton seat or capital. Statoids.com. Retrieved 4 November ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ecuadorian Football Federation
The Ecuadorian Football Federation ( es, Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol or ) is the governing body of football in Ecuador. Its headquarters are in Quito, and it organizes the country's various football competitions and oversees the Ecuador national team. History Numerous amateur federations sprouted in the provinces with the largest cities, being Quito, and Guayaquil. Seeking to unify and compete against each federation, the Football Federation was created on May 30, 1925, known as Association of Ecuadorian Football. In 1926, the federation hosted its first organized competition the Riobamba Olimpic, and became FIFA affiliated. In 1927 it formally joined CONMEBOL, but debuted in competition in 1939 in the South American Championship. In the 1940s the FEF, hosted the first amateur competitions of each provincial selective nationwide. By the 1950s Guayas, and Pichincha, left behind amateur, and became professional 1951, and 1953 respectfully. By 1957, now ready the FEF be ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Atlético Santo Domingo
Atlético, Spanish for ''athletics'', or Athletico in English, may refer to: Sports Teams Athletico *Athletico SC (Lebanon), a Lebanese football academy *Athletic Bilbao, or Atletico Bilbao, Basque students athletic club (also forming Athletic Club Madrid, which later evolved into Atlético Madrid) *Athlético Marseille (formerly Groupe Sportif Consolat and sometimes referred to as Marseille Consolat), French amateur football club * Avendale Athletico, South African football club from Cape Town Atletico / Atlético * Atlético Albacete, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha * Atletico Arezzo, or S.S. Arezzo, Italian association football club based in Arezzo, Tuscany * Atlético Arteixo, Spanish football team based in Arteixo, A Coruña, in the autonomous community of Galicia * Atlético Astorga FC, Spanish football team based in Astorga in the autonomous community of Castile and León * Atlético Bahía, Mexican football club in ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Guayaquil Sport Club
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América De Quito
Club Deportivo América, commonly known as América de Quito, is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. A top-level club in Ecuador for decades, they were relegated to the second division in 1988 and later to the country's third-tier Segunda Categoría. In 2018, they returned to the top flight, but were again relegated a year later. Achievements National * Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A :Runner-up (2): 1969, 1971 * Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie B :Winner (1): 1978 E2 :Runner-up (4): 1974 E1, 1976 E2, 1982 E2, 2018 *Campeonato de Pichincha (since 1967) :Champion (4): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 :Runner-up (2): 2005, 2016 *Campeonato Professional Interandino :Runner-up (1): 1962 International Performance in CONMEBOL competitions: *2 Copa Libertadores: 1970, 1972 - First Round. Statistics In Serie A The Serie A (), also called Serie A TIM for national sponsorship with TIM, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |