Club Deportivo ESPOLI is a professional
football team from
Quito,
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: ' ...
that now plays in the
Segunda Categoría
Ecuadorian Segunda Categoría is the third division of the Ecuadorian Football Federation
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, the third level of professional football in country. The team belong to the ''Escuela Superior de Policía'' (''ESPOLI''), a
police academy
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in Quito.
The closest the team has ever come to a national championship was in 1995, when they came in 2nd place in the national tournament to
Barcelona
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. The result allowed them to participate in the
1996 Copa Libertadores, where they were eliminated in the Round of 16.
Stadium
Although based in Quito, the team will be chosen
Estadio Olímpico Municipal Etho Vega in
Santo Domingo
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for their home stadium. In the past, they have also hosted home game in
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa () is a multi-purpose stadium in Quito, Ecuador. It is currently used primarily for football matches and has a capacity of 35,724.
Overview
Built in 1951, it sits at the intersection of the Avenida 6 de Diciembre an ...
(1991–95 and 1995–01) and
Estadio Chillogallo (2004) in Quito,
Estadio Olímpico in
Ibarra (1995 and 2002–04),
Estadio Guillermo Albornoz in
Cayambe (2005–07), and
Estadio La Cocha in
Latacunga
Latacunga (; Quechua: Latakunga) is a plateau town of Ecuador, capital of the Cotopaxi Province, south of Quito, near the confluence of the Alaquez and Cutuchi rivers to form the Patate, the headstream of the Pastaza. At the time of census 2 ...
(2007–09).
Achievements
*
Serie B
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(2): 1993, 2005 Apertura
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions
*
Copa Libertadores: 1 participation (
1996)
: Best: Round of 16
Current squad
''As of March 1, 2016.''
External links
Official website
Espoli
Espoli
ESPOLI
1986 establishments in Ecuador
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