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Barcelona Sporting Club () is an
Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
ian sports club based in
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, known best for its professional
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. Internationally known as Barcelona de Ecuador, in Ecuador it is simply referred as Barcelona, El Idolo (BSC) or Barce. They currently play in the
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, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only club in Ecuadorian top flight to not have played in the
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. Barcelona Sporting Club is the most successful football team in Ecuador, having won the
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title a record 16 times, most recently in 2020. They have also won six regional titles (five in the professional era), and were the first Ecuadorian club to make it to the
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finals, but lost on both occasions. Barcelona Sporting Club was founded on 1 May 1925, by Eutimio Pérez, a Spanish immigrant who named the club after his home city of
Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
. Since then, Barcelona Sporting Club has become the most popular club in the country. The club holds a long-standing rivalry with Emelec, where matches between the two teams are considered the most important derby in Ecuador, commonly referred to as " El Clásico del Astillero". The club plays their home matches in
Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha The Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha is a association football, football stadium located in the parish of Tarqui (Guayaquil Canton), Tarqui in northern Guayaquil, Ecuador. An aerial lift or cable car currently under construction will connect the ...
, the largest stadium in the country. In addition to football, the club has teams in professional basketball, bowling, boxing, swimming, volleyball, baseball, athletics, and tennis. In 2008, its basketball team was the champion in the Ecuadorian National Basketball League.


History


Foundation and early years (1925–1969)

''Barcelona Sporting Club'' was founded on 1 May 1925 by Eutimio Pérez, a Spanish immigrant who decided to name the club after his home city of
Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...
,
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. The team was named after Pérez's return to Ecuador, and BSC's Barça-like crest was adopted later on. The team competed in the provincial amateur tournament organized by Asociación de Fútbol del Guayas (AFG), which included clubs from around the
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in Ecuador. In the 1940s, Barcelona's popularity grew partly by its notoriety in playing matches against important Colombian teams, such as
Deportivo Cali Asociación Deportivo Cali, best known as Deportivo Cali, is a Colombian sports club based in Cali, most notable for its football team, which currently competes in the Categoría Primera A. Deportivo Cali is one of the most successful footba ...
and
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, two of the best teams from
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's
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era of football. Barcelona defeated Millionarios twice in Guayaquil, by scores of 3–2 and 1–0. A curious fact is that everything started from the same place where the club which at the end would be its most intense sports rival was founded, the
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 ...
, since both clubs were born from the same neighborhood of Guayaquil
barrio de astillero de Guayaquil
In 1950,Barcelona Sporting Club won its first AFG amateur title; the following year, the Association turned professional, and between 1951 and 1967, Barcelona racked up five professional regional titles and finished as runners-up six times, tying crosstown rival Emelec for the most titles. In 1957, as one of the top two finishers in the Guayas regional tournament, Barcelona was invited to participate in the newly organized
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, which would crown a national championship from among the top two teams from both the AFG and the Interandino tournament disputed by teams from
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and Ambato. Barcelona of Guayaquil finished second in their first participation. Barcelona won its first national title in 1960, and became the first Ecuadorian team to compete in the
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. *First match: 15 June 1925 vs
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(1–0) *First international match: 19 March 1931 vs
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(4–4)


Success, then fall from grace (1970s)

By the 1970s, Barcelona had established themselves as one of Ecuador's more popular teams after winning a number of provincial and national championships. Despite their national success, their performance in the Copa Libertadores had been lackluster, having exited the tournament early in competition. That changed in
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, when they reached the semi-finals of the tournament with a star-studded squad that featured players such as Brazilian international Jose Paes, Peruvian World Cup player
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, and Ecuadorian legend
Alberto Spencer Alberto Pedro Spencer Herrera (6 December 1937 – 3 November 2006) was an Ecuadorian footballer who played as a forward, and is widely regarded as one of the best Ecuadorian footballers of all time He is probably best known for his still-standi ...
. Although they failed to reach the finals, at that time
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was undefeated 4 years in row in home matches in
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, they managed to defeat three-time tournament winner
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1–0 in
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, later it would be recognized as ''La Hazaña de la Plata''. In 1972, they reached the semi-finals again, establishing themselves in the international stage. The first two years of the decade were in stark contrast to the remainder; after the 1972 season, the club entered a dry spell that would last nine years. Barcelona did not win a national title, nor did it qualify for the Copa Libertadores, until the 1980s.


Resurgence (1980s)

In the 1980s, Barcelona shed the shackles of the prior decade and resurged on the international and domestic fronts. In 1980, the team won their first national title since 1971, going on to win four more before the end of the decade, making the 1980s the team's most successful period in terms of national titles; Barcelona became the first Ecuadorian squad to win 10 national championships. During this period, Barcelona competed in six editions of the Copa Libertadores, reaching the semi-finals twice in
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and
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. In 1988, the club hosted a historic meeting against
FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Founded ...
from Spain, which the Ecuadorian club derived its name from, during the Guayaquil City Cup friendly; the Ecuadorian Barcelona emerged victoriously 2–1. In 1987, Barcelona inaugurated a new home ground, the Estadio Monumental. With an opening capacity of almost 90,000 spectators, the ''Monumental'' is still the largest stadium in Ecuador, and was the second-largest in South America, after the Estádio do Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro. The capacity has been reduced to just under 60,000 due to safety concerns like most South American stadiums.


The glory years (1990s)

In 1990, under a new president, and with the firm intention of conquering the Copa Libertadores for the first time (and the first time for a team in Ecuador), the club acquired key international players: former Argentine international and World Cup champion in
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,
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international Alberto Acosta, and
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an Marcelo Saralegui. With the inclusion of the foreign players and a batch of young as well as experienced Ecuadorian players, they played a fantastic tournament. In 1990 Copa Libertadores edition, a dramatic semi-final home and away series, Barcelona beat River Plate of Argentina in a penalty shoot-out, to finally reach the long-awaited final. Unfortunately they would come short, losing against Olimpia of (Paraguay) 2–0 in the away game, and tying 1–1 in the home game. Many considered the referee had affected the outcome in favor of the Paraguayan team. But with the runner up title, they would finally be considered among the best and most respected teams in South America. In
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, they put together another great team, beating the previous champions
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(Chile) and reaching the Libertadores Cup semi-finals once again, but losing against the powerful Brazilian team of
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, who at the time was coached by Tele Santana. Among their stars, São Paulo had players such as
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,
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,
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, Müller and Palhinha. This decade also proved to show a negative side in the team's history. On 26 December 1993, three days after Barcelona had achieved the second place in the Ecuadorian league and earning a spot in the next Libertadores cup,
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ian striker Carlos Muñoz died in a car accident at the age of 26. After winning the Ecuadorian league title in 1997 (their last until 2012) with the help of such players as former Bolivian international Marco "El Diablo" Etcheverry, former Colombian international Anthony "El Pipa" De Avila and former Ecuadorian international Agustin "Tin" Delgado, they would go on to play the 1998 Libertadores Cup with mostly old players that seemed to be on their way out. But against all odds, they would reach their second Libertadores Cup final, losing both championship games against Brazilian team
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, 2–0 in the away game and 2–1 in the home game. 1998 was their last appearance in the Copa Libertadores final as of 2022, ultimately meaning that their intention of capturing the Copa Libertadores that they wanted since the turn of the decade turned out to be a missed opportunity and was disappointing to many fans as they expected to win at least one continental title. The glory of being the first Ecuadorian team instead went to bitter rivals
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who won the
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and leaving Barcelona further stings of what could have been.


Title drought (1998–2012)

Barcelona did not win a national title for 15 years since 1997, and participated in only two editions of the Copa Libertadores in the 2000s (decade). Despite the lack of titles in recent years, the club remains among the most successful teams in the league, having managed three Serie A runners-up finishes in the decade. Barcelona continues to be among the top contributors to the Ecuador national team, and remains one of the most popular teams in Ecuador. The
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with crosstown team Emelec, remains the most popular football rivalry in Ecuador.


Maruri and Harb Era (2007–2011)

During November 2007,
Eduardo Maruri Eduardo Maruri Miranda (born September 6, 1966, Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian businessman and creative leader who is currently President & CEO Europe - as well as Vice President of the Global Creative Board - at Grey Global Group. His lates ...
was elected President of Barcelona for the 2007–11 period. Maruri and Noboa (Barcelona's Vice President) introduced the slogan ''La Renovación'' (The Renovation), thereby promising to bring in key international players as well as the best Ecuadorian players and to clean up the mess that had prevented Barcelona from winning the national title. However, the 2009 season was Barcelona's worst season in its history in the
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. Such teams as
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, ESPOLI,
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and
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came out and spoke about their concern: if Barcelona were relegated, it would enormously impact those teams' economic situations, since when they would play at home against Barcelona it would almost guarantee a sell-out. (This was because Barcelona had the most fans of any team in
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.) On 3 October 2009, more than 70,000 fans showed up at the Estadio Monumental Banco del Pichincha to support ''El Idolo del Ecuador'' so that it would not be relegated to the
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. In an intense match, Barcelona defeated
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2–0 with goals from
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(46th minute) and
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(90th minute). This allowed Barcelona to remain the only Ecuadorian team that has never played a game in
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. On 5 November 2009, Barcelona's President,
Eduardo Maruri Eduardo Maruri Miranda (born September 6, 1966, Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian businessman and creative leader who is currently President & CEO Europe - as well as Vice President of the Global Creative Board - at Grey Global Group. His lates ...
, announced the hiring of a multimedia communications group from Spain,
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, to help them as a consultant and guide them through the new decade in the aspects of advertisement, finance, and sport. This was done with the hope of bringing Barcelona back to international prominence and giving the fans what they most desired, the elusive 14th domestic title. However,
Eduardo Maruri Eduardo Maruri Miranda (born September 6, 1966, Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian businessman and creative leader who is currently President & CEO Europe - as well as Vice President of the Global Creative Board - at Grey Global Group. His lates ...
resigned the presidency of Barcelona during a surprise press conference on 22 December 2010, stating that he was doing so because of "family issues". Maruri was resigning one year before the scheduled completion of his term. After Maruri resigned, Juan Carlos Estrada was designated as the new President of Barcelona. Estrada also resigned the next day and Alfonso Harb Viteri assumed the presidency. Harb stated that he was going to step down as President and announced that Barcelona's presidential elections would be held on 11 June of the following year.


Noboa Era (2011–2015)

The businessman Antonio Noboa with his slogan ''Primero Barcelona'', defeated his opponent Jose Herrera and was sworn as the new president of Barcelona SC on June 11, 2011. During the Noboa era, Barcelona managed to win the 2012 Serie A, ending a 14-year without a title.


Cevallos Era (2015–)

Former goalkeeper
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assume the presidency of Barcelona on December 13, 2015 against Universidad Católica in Barcelona's home stadium, "El Monumental". His term ended in 2020, but was renewed. In his tenure, Barcelona won the
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, qualifying them for the 2017 Copa Libertadores, which they reached the semi-finals for the first time since 1998. This run was a great one, qualifying 2nd in their group after River Plate and alongside
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, and Melgar. In the knockouts, they beat Brazilian Sides
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in the round of 16 and
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in the Quarterfinals, before losing to eventual champion Grêmio in the Semifinals. His term ended with a gleeful
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Championship, and then was re-elected Club President. The next year, Barcelona reached the semifinals of the
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. This run saw Barcelona top a group with
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, the previous year's runner-up Santos, and
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. In the knockouts, they beat Vélez Sarsfield in the Round of 16 and
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in the Quarterfinals before falling to finalists
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in the Semifinals. In the
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, despite winning the first phase, they fell short of the Championship to first time winners Aucas.


Colours and badge

The crest of Barcelona has changed over the years. The teams' first crest consisted of a modified version of the city of
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's Coat of Arms in dark blue borders. The team used this crest for two years until 1927. In 1935, the first major change came when they used Barcelona's flag in a circle, with a triangle behind it bearing the team's initials. In 1955, after the team won their first Guayas Championship, the team adopted their current crest, which is similar to
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's. Changes they made to it included the number of spikes, the colour of the ball, border colour, and the initials.


Uniform evolution

The team's traditional colors are yellow and red, with the home kit being all yellow since moorlands era 2015 Prior to that, the teams used to play in black and white kits. For a period early in their history, the team used a kit similar to FC Barcelona's, but after a series of losses in that uniform, the team president swore never to wear those colors again. In the 1940s, yellow was introduced, and would eventually become the team's primary color, replacing white altogether; red would become the secondary color, used in their alternate kit.


Stadium

Barcelona has played in three stadiums. Their first stadium was
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, with whom they shared with crosstown rival Emelec as it was the only stadium in Guayaquil. In 1959, they moved to the Guayaquil's brand new stadium
Estadio Modelo Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer, also known as just Estadio Modelo, is a multi-purpose stadium in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for association football matches and it sometimes hosts games of Rocafuerte Fútbol Club, Club 9 de O ...
. This was the stadium in which the teams played in during the golden years. For several years Barcelona shared this stadium with Emelec and Patria. After
Estadio Modelo Estadio Modelo Alberto Spencer, also known as just Estadio Modelo, is a multi-purpose stadium in Guayaquil, Ecuador. It is currently used mostly for association football matches and it sometimes hosts games of Rocafuerte Fútbol Club, Club 9 de O ...
's success, the president of Barcelona,
Isidro Romero Carbo Isidro is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Saints *Saint Isidore the Laborer (c. 1070 – died 1130), the patron saint of farmers of Madrid (Spain) and La Ceiba (Honduras) *Saint Isidore of Seville (c. 560 – died 636), schola ...
, initiated the project to give Barcelona their own stadium. Romero talked with
Jaime Nebot Jaime José Nebot Saadi (born October 22, 1946) is an Ecuadorian lawyer and politician. He formerly served as mayor of Guayaquil, which is Ecuador's largest city. He is affiliated with the Social Christian Party (PSC) and the . Nebot ran twice f ...
, Guayaquil's mayor, and
León Febres Cordero León Esteban Febres-Cordero Ribadeneyra (9 March 1931 – 15 December 2008), known in the Ecuadorian media as LFC or more simply by his composed surname (Febres-Cordero), was the 35th President of Ecuador, serving a four-year term from 10 Augu ...
, then President of Ecuador (both of whom are Barcelona fans) about the idea; they decided to help. Nebot donated a huge ground, for construction and Febres Cordero helped him with money. In 1986, Romero put up the first block of the stadium in 1986. In 1987, Estadio Monumental opened for the first time. The stadium was the first in Ecuador to have suites, and became the largest in terms of capacity, with space for close to 90,000 fans. Recently the team signed a ten-year deal with Latin America Futbol Corporation to install a state of the art LED perimeter board in the Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha. The 243-meter LED perimeter board was installed in September 2008 and is the first LED perimeter board in an Ecuadorian soccer stadium. The deal is a 50–50 partnership between the two groups. On July 12, 2015 a Giant LED perimeter board was debuted in the
Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha The Estadio Monumental Banco Pichincha is a association football, football stadium located in the parish of Tarqui (Guayaquil Canton), Tarqui in northern Guayaquil, Ecuador. An aerial lift or cable car currently under construction will connect the ...
, the biggest in South America, which is located in the north sector in parish Tarqui of Guayaquil. A aerial lift or cable car currently under construction will connect the stadium with the "Aerovia" Julian Coronel station in downtown Guayaquil, which service is scheduled to start in the second half of August 2021.


Supporters

Barcelona has the largest fanbase of any team in
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. When Barcelona plays away, many of their followers from the city of the home team show up to the stadium to root for Barcelona. Barcelona's
ultras Ultras are a type of association football fans who are renowned for their fanatical support. The term originated in Italy, but is used worldwide to describe predominantly organised fans of association football teams. The behavioural tende ...
are known as ''La Sur Oscura'' (English: ''The Dark south''). During home matches, they are located in the southern end of the Estadio Monumental. In Quito, Barcelona's ultras are known as ''Sur Oscura Quito'' (English: ''Dark South Quito''). Another group of Barcelona's ultras are known as ''Zona Norte'' (English: ''North Zone'').


Rivalries

''El Clásico del Astillero'' is a match played against Barcelona's old rival Emelec. It was not until August 22, 1943 that the two sides faced each other for the first time, in a
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League match. Sporting their distinctive yellow jerseys, Los Canarios defeated El Eléctrico 4–3, with Pedro Villalta scoring a late winner for Barcelona. It was a match that would forever be remembered as The Derby of the Posts due to the number of times that the Emelec forwards struck the woodwork. In 1948, the local derby received a name of its own in a preview in the newspaper El Universo, becoming known forever more as El Clásico del Astillero (The Shipyard Derby). In 1990, proved to be a very special year in the history of El Clásico del Astillero, with the two sides facing off in a
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quarter-final second leg on August 29. Barcelona de Guayaquil advanced to the semi-finals after a 1–0 win. The rivalries between these two teams is immense in
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and international that it caught the eye of international filmmaker Filmadora Panamericana and in 1973 a movie was made titled "
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", starting Spanish-Mexican actor
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and
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ian soccer player
Alberto Spencer Alberto Pedro Spencer Herrera (6 December 1937 – 3 November 2006) was an Ecuadorian footballer who played as a forward, and is widely regarded as one of the best Ecuadorian footballers of all time He is probably best known for his still-standi ...
, proclaimed the best Ecuadorian soccer player of all times, makes his cinema debut. On social media, the rivalry between the two teams comes up more frequently. The fans take advantage of any slip of the opposite team to create memes and videos to laugh down, especially the day after a game. The most used phrase to highlight the existing rivalry is "Barcelona, tu papá." (English: "Barcelona is your father"), referring to the fact that Barcelona has always occupied a most important hierarchical position than Emelec in many aspects. This rivalry has gained special significance with the recent success of both teams in Serie A play, with Barcelona winning in 2012, and Emelec winning in 2013 and 2014. The 2014 championship was decided by a 3–0 Emelec win over Barcelona.


Honours

;Regional *Campeonato Amateur del Guayas (1): 1950 *Campeonato Professional de Guayaquil (5): 1955, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967 ;National *
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(16):
1960 It is also known as the "Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global attention on the continent and intensified feelings of Pan-Africanism. Events January * Ja ...
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1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ...
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1966 Events January * January 1 – In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa takes over as military ruler of the Central African Republic, ousting President David Dacko. * January 3 – 1966 Upper Voltan coup d'état: President Maurice Yaméogo i ...
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1970 Events January * January 1 – Unix time epoch reached at 00:00:00 UTC. * January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
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1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...
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1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning System time epoch begins at 00:00 UTC. * January 9 – ...
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1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
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1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a ...
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1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium, killing 193; Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashes after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport, k ...
, 1989,
1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...
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1995 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. J. Simpson murder case, acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman from the 1994, year prior in "The Trial of the Century" in the United States; The ...
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1997 File:1997 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The movie set of ''Titanic'', the highest-grossing movie in history at the time; ''Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone'', is published; Comet Hale-Bopp passes by Earth and becomes one of t ...
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2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ...
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2016 File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Bombed-out buildings in Ankara following the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt; the impeachment trial of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff; Damaged houses during the 2016 Nagorno-Karabakh ...
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runners-up (2):
1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1990 FIFA World Cup is played in Italy; The Human Genome Project is launched; Voyager I takes the famous Pale Blue Dot image- speaking on the fragility of Humankind, humanity on Earth, Astroph ...
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1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The '' Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for frozen water, in soil in permanently ...


Players


Current squad


Out on loan


World Cup players

The following players were chosen to represent their country at the
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while contracted to Barcelona SC. *
Antony de Ávila Antony William de Ávila Charris (born December 21, 1962) is a Colombian former soccer striker nicknamed ''El Pitufo'' ("The Smurf"), who last played for América de Cali. Club career De Ávila began his career with América de Cali in hi ...
(1998) * Nicolás Asencio (2002) *
José Francisco Cevallos José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...
(2002) * Luis Gómez (2002) *
Iván Hurtado Iván Jacinto Hurtado Angulo (born 16 August 1974) is an Ecuadorian politician and former professional footballer who played as a centre back. With 168 international appearances for Ecuador between 1992 and 2014, he was the most capped South A ...
(2002) *
Edwin Tenorio Edwin Rolando Tenorio Montaño (born 16 June 1976) is a retired Ecuadorian football midfielder. Club career Before playing for his current club, Tenorio played for Sociedad Deportiva Aucas, Barcelona Sporting Club and LDU Quito where he was par ...
(2002,2006) * Máximo Banguera (2014) *
Juan Carlos Paredes Juan Carlos Paredes Reasco (born 8 July 1987) is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Cumbayá F.C.. A full international for the Ecuador national team since 2010, he has gained over 40 caps and represented the ...
(2014) * Luis Saritama (2014)


Managers


Current technical staff


Notable managers

List according to each manager that has won a title. *
Julio Kellman Julio is the Spanish equivalent of the month July and may refer to: *Julio (given name) *Julio (surname) *Júlio de Castilhos, a municipality of the western part of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil * Julio (album), ''Julio'' (album), a 1983 co ...
(won the 1960 Serie A title) * Gradín (won the 1963 Serie A title) * Pablo Ansaldo (won the 1966 Serie A title) * Otto Vieira (won Serie A titles 1970,71 and 80) * Hector Morales (won the 1981 Serie A title) *
Luis Santibáñez Luis Alberto Santibáñez Díaz (7 February 1936 – 5 September 2008) was a Chilean football manager. As a team coach he won the Chilean title four times, once with Unión San Felipe (1971) and three times with Unión Española (1973, 1975, ...
(won the 1985 Serie A title) * Roque Gastón Máspoli (won the 1987 Serie A title) *
Miguel Brindisi --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael. It may refer to: Places *Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands * São Miguel (disamb ...
(won the 1989 Serie A titles) *
Jorge Habegger Jorge Habegger (born 19 October 1946) is an Argentinian football coach. Career Habegger started his career as coach in Colombia. He has trained clubs in Argentina, Bolivia, Saudi Arabia, Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; ...
(won the 1991 Serie A titles) *
Salvador Capitano Salvador Capitano (born 1 January 1955 in Rosario) is an Argentinean former soccer player. He is currently a coach. __NOTOC__ Honours Coach Emelec * Torneo Apertura- 1992 *Copa Saeta Internacional- 1992 * Torneo Apertura- 1993 *Serie A- 1993 ...
(won the 1995 Serie A title) * Rubén Insúa (won the 1997 Serie A title) *
Gustavo Costas Gustavo Adolfo Costas Makeira (born 28 February 1963) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of the Bolivia national team. Playing career Born in Buenos Aires, Costas started h ...
(won the 2012 Serie A title) *
Guillermo Almada Guillermo Jorge Almada Alves (born June 18, 1966), known as Guillermo Almada, is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga MX club Pachuca. Managerial statistics Honours Player Defensor Sportin ...
(won the 2016 Serie A title) *
Fabián Bustos Fabián Daniel Bustos Barbero (born 28 March 1969) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the manager of Ecuadorian club Barcelona SC. Bustos played for local sides during the major part of his car ...
(won the 2020 Serie A title)


References


External links

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FEF Profile
{{Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Football clubs in Ecuador Association football clubs established in 1925 Sport in Guayaquil 1925 establishments in Ecuador