List Of Football Clubs In Ecuador
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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 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 ...
, 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 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 Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...

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Barcelona SC Barcelona Sporting Club () is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. Internationally known as Barcelona de Ecuador, in Ecuador it is simply referred as Barcelona, El Idolo (BSC) or Barce. T ...
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Liga de Quito Liga Deportiva Universitaria (), often referred to as Liga de Quito, LDU, is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Quito. They play in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. They play their ho ...
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Independiente del Valle Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle, known simply as Independiente del Valle, is a professional football club based in Sangolquí, Ecuador, that currently plays in the Ecuadorian Serie A. Founded in 1958, the club play ...
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Deportivo Cuenca Club Deportivo Cuenca is an Ecuadorian football club based in Cuenca. They currently play in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country, and is one of two clubs from Cuenca to have played in the top-flight (the other being LDU ...
* Delfín SC * Universidad Católica * 9 de Octubre FC * CD Macará * Técnico Universitario * Aucas * Mushuc Runa * Guayaquil City * Orense * Cumbayá FC * Gualaceo SC


Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...

* El Nacional * Manta FC * Olmedo * Libertad FC * Imbabura SC * Chacaritas *
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 ...
* Independiente Juniors * Buhos ULVR *
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 Cl ...


By provincial association

There are twenty-one provincial football associations affiliated with the
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 ...
, each with a number of affiliated clubs.


Azuay 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 nationa ...

There are seven clubs affiliated with the Professional Football Association of Azuay ( es, Asociación de Fútbol Profesional del Azuay; AFA). Home city in parentheses. *
Deportivo Cuenca Club Deportivo Cuenca is an Ecuadorian football club based in Cuenca. They currently play in the Serie A, the top-flight football league in the country, and is one of two clubs from Cuenca to have played in the top-flight (the other being LDU ...
( Cuenca) * El Cuartel ( Cuenca) * Estudiantes ( Cuenca) *
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 ha ...
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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 ha ...
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Gloria Gloria may refer to: Arts and entertainment Music Christian liturgy and music * Gloria in excelsis Deo, the Greater Doxology, a hymn of praise * Gloria Patri, the Lesser Doxology, a short hymn of praise ** Gloria (Handel) ** Gloria (Jenkins) ...
( Cuenca) * LDU Cuenca ( Cuenca) * Tecni Club ( Cuenca)


Bolívar

There are five clubs affiliated with the Professional Football Association of Bolívar ( es, Asociación de Fútbol Profesional de Bolívar; AFB). Home city in parentheses. * Gremio ( Echeandía) *
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) * Juvenil Minera (
Las Naves Las Naves is a settlement in Bolívar Province, Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of ...
) * Primero de Mayo (
Guaranda Guaranda () is a city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: R ...
) * Unibolivar (
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Cañar

There are six clubs affiliated with the Professional Football Association of Cañar ( es, Asociación de Fútbol Profesional del Cañar; AFCA). Home city in parentheses. * Deportistas Amigos (
La Troncal La Troncal is the seat of La Troncal Canton in the Cañar Province, Ecuador. The region that would become this significant town, was sparsely populated by farmers until the 1950s. The population began to grow in the 1950s, when migrants from Az ...
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Deportivo Azogues Deportivo Azogues was an Ecuadorian football club based in Azogues. It played in the Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after ...
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Azogues Azogues () is the capital of Azogues Canton and of Cañar Province in Ecuador. The population of Azogues is approximately 40,000. Azogues is located at 2,518 meters above sea level (8,261 feet), its population is of 39,848 inhabitants, its avera ...
) * Deportivo Troncal (
La Troncal La Troncal is the seat of La Troncal Canton in the Cañar Province, Ecuador. The region that would become this significant town, was sparsely populated by farmers until the 1950s. The population began to grow in the 1950s, when migrants from Az ...
) * Manuel J. Calle (
La Troncal La Troncal is the seat of La Troncal Canton in the Cañar Province, Ecuador. The region that would become this significant town, was sparsely populated by farmers until the 1950s. The population began to grow in the 1950s, when migrants from Az ...
) * Municipal Cañar ( Cañar) * Uniban (
La Troncal La Troncal is the seat of La Troncal Canton in the Cañar Province, Ecuador. The region that would become this significant town, was sparsely populated by farmers until the 1950s. The population began to grow in the 1950s, when migrants from Az ...
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Chimborazo Chimborazo () is a currently inactive stratovolcano in the Cordillera Occidental range of the Andes. Its last known eruption is believed to have occurred around 550 A.D. Chimborazo's summit is the farthest point on the Earth's surface from th ...

There are seven clubs affiliated with the Non-Amateur Football Association of Chimborazo ( es, Asociación de Fútbol No Aficionado de Chimborazo; AFNACH). Home city in parentheses. * Atlético de Riobamba (
Riobamba Riobamba (, full name San Pedro de Riobamba; Quechua: ''Rispampa'') is the capital of Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, and is located in the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at an eleva ...
) * Atlético San Pedro (
Riobamba Riobamba (, full name San Pedro de Riobamba; Quechua: ''Rispampa'') is the capital of Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, and is located in the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at an eleva ...
) * Atlético Universitario (
Riobamba Riobamba (, full name San Pedro de Riobamba; Quechua: ''Rispampa'') is the capital of Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, and is located in the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at an eleva ...
) * Corazao Riombamba (
Riobamba Riobamba (, full name San Pedro de Riobamba; Quechua: ''Rispampa'') is the capital of Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, and is located in the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at an eleva ...
) * Deportivo Chimborazo (
Riobamba Riobamba (, full name San Pedro de Riobamba; Quechua: ''Rispampa'') is the capital of Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, and is located in the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at an eleva ...
) * Olmedo (
Riobamba Riobamba (, full name San Pedro de Riobamba; Quechua: ''Rispampa'') is the capital of Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, and is located in the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at an eleva ...
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Riobamba Riobamba (, full name San Pedro de Riobamba; Quechua: ''Rispampa'') is the capital of Chimborazo Province in central Ecuador, and is located in the Chambo River Valley of the Andes. It is south of Ecuador's capital Quito and located at an eleva ...
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Cotopaxi Cotopaxi () is an active stratovolcano in the Andes Mountains, located in Latacunga city of Cotopaxi Province, about south of Quito, and northeast of the city of Latacunga, Ecuador. It is the second highest summit in Ecuador, reaching a ...

There are four clubs affiliated with the Non-Amateur Football Association of Cotopaxi ( es, Asociación de Fútbol No Amateur de Cotopaxi; AFNAC). Home city in parentheses. * Deportivo Saquisilí ( Saquisilí) * LDE (
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 20 ...
) * Ramón Barba Naranjo (
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 20 ...
) * UT Cotopaxi (
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 20 ...
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El Oro

There are fifteen clubs affiliated with the Professional Football Association of El Oro ( es, Asociación de Fútbol Profesional de El Oro; AFO). Home city in parentheses. * Atlético Audaz (
Machala Machala () is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province, and is located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 241,606 (2010 census); it is the eighth-biggest city in the country, a ...
) * Audaz Octubrino (
Machala Machala () is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province, and is located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 241,606 (2010 census); it is the eighth-biggest city in the country, a ...
) * Bolívar (
Machala Machala () is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province, and is located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 241,606 (2010 census); it is the eighth-biggest city in the country, a ...
) * Comercial Huaquillas (
Huaquillas Huaquillas (''Spanish:'' /wa.'ki.ʝas/) is a border town in western El Oro, Ecuador. It is the canton seat of the Huaquillas Canton. Huaquillas is located on the border with Peru. An international bridge that goes over the Zarumilla River conn ...
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Machala Machala () is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province, and is located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 241,606 (2010 census); it is the eighth-biggest city in the country, a ...
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Huaquillas Huaquillas (''Spanish:'' /wa.'ki.ʝas/) is a border town in western El Oro, Ecuador. It is the canton seat of the Huaquillas Canton. Huaquillas is located on the border with Peru. An international bridge that goes over the Zarumilla River conn ...
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Huaquillas Huaquillas (''Spanish:'' /wa.'ki.ʝas/) is a border town in western El Oro, Ecuador. It is the canton seat of the Huaquillas Canton. Huaquillas is located on the border with Peru. An international bridge that goes over the Zarumilla River conn ...
) * Junin (
Machala Machala () is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province, and is located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 241,606 (2010 census); it is the eighth-biggest city in the country, a ...
) * Kléber Franco Cruz (
Machala Machala () is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province, and is located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 241,606 (2010 census); it is the eighth-biggest city in the country, a ...
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Machala Machala () is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province, and is located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 241,606 (2010 census); it is the eighth-biggest city in the country, a ...
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Machala Machala () is a city in south-west Ecuador. It is the capital of the El Oro Province, and is located near the Gulf of Guayaquil on fertile lowlands. Machala has a population of 241,606 (2010 census); it is the eighth-biggest city in the country, a ...
) * Río Amarillo (
Portovelo Portovelo Curipamba is a town in the El Oro Province of Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Rep ...
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Esmeraldas

There are eleven clubs affiliated with the Non-Amateur Football Association of Esmeraldas ( es, Asociación de Fútbol No Amateur de Esmeraldas; AFE). Home city in parentheses. *
Atacames Atacames is a beach town located on Ecuador's Northern Pacific coast. It is located in the province of Esmeraldas, approximately 30 kilometers south west from the capital of that province, which is also called Esmeraldas. In 2005 Atacames's popul ...
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Atacames Atacames is a beach town located on Ecuador's Northern Pacific coast. It is located in the province of Esmeraldas, approximately 30 kilometers south west from the capital of that province, which is also called Esmeraldas. In 2005 Atacames's popul ...
) * Atletico Valencia (
Atacames Atacames is a beach town located on Ecuador's Northern Pacific coast. It is located in the province of Esmeraldas, approximately 30 kilometers south west from the capital of that province, which is also called Esmeraldas. In 2005 Atacames's popul ...
) * Cinco de Agosto ( Esmeraldas) * Esmeraldas ( Esmeraldas) * Juvenil (
Quinindé Quinindé, also known as Rosa Zárate, is a town in the Esmeraldas province of Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which lit ...
) * Juvenil de Esmeraldas ( Esmeraldas) *
Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...
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Rocafuerte Rocafuerte is a town in the Rocafuerte Canton within the Manabí province of Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which liter ...
( Esmeraldas) * Sagrado Corazón ( Esmeraldas) * Tácito Ortiz Urriola ( Esmeraldas) *
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Guayas

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Barcelona Sporting Club Barcelona Sporting Club () is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. Internationally known as Barcelona de Ecuador, in Ecuador it is simply referred as Barcelona, El Idolo (BSC) or Barce. T ...
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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 Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...
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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 ...
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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 Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...
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Club Sport Patria Club Sport Patria is a football club based in Guayaquil, Ecuador. Patria was one of the first football clubs founded in Ecuador and right now it is the oldest team in existence in the country. History The birth of Patria goes back to the yea ...
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Samborondón Samborondón is a canton in Ecuador’s Guayas province. It has 105 localities and two urban parishes (''La Puntilla'') and Samborondón Town (Cabecera cantonal) and one rural parish (''Tarifa''). La Puntilla's parish is one of the most exclusiv ...
- (Segunda Categoría) *Asociación Deportiva Naval (Guayaquil) *Calvi Fútbol Club (Guayaquil) *
Club Deportivo Everest Club Deportivo Everest is an Ecuadorian football team based in Guayaquil. They currently play in the third-level Segunda Categoría, but have spent ten seasons in the top-flight Serie A. Everest is one of the nine teams in the country to win a n ...
(Guayaquil) *Club Deportivo Filanbanco (Guayaquil) *Club Social Cultural y Deportivo Don Café (Guayaquil) *Club Deportivo Espol (Guayaquil) *Club Social Estudiantes del Guayas (Guayaquil) * Club Social y Deportivo Paladin"S" (Guayaquil) *Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo "FEDEGUAYAS" (Guayaquil) *Club Sport Atlético Daule (Daule) *Liga Deportiva Estudiantil (Guayaquil) *Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Guayaquil (Guayaquil) *Panamá Sporting Club (Guayaquil) * Toreros Futbol Club (Guayaquil) *Club Atlético Samborondón (Samborondón) *
Rocafuerte Fútbol Club Rocafuerte Fútbol Club is a football club based in Guayaquil, Ecuador. They play in the Serie B, the second level of professional football in Ecuador. Current squad Achievements * Campeonato de Segunda **Winner (1): 2 ...
(Guayaquil) *Guayaquil Futbol Club (Guayaquil) *Legión Amarilla Futbol Club (Guayaquil) *Club Atlético Giancarlo Ramos (Guayaquil)


Imbabura

*Centro Deportivo 31 de Octubre (Otavalo) *Club Deportivo Otavalo (Otavalo) *Club Valle del Chota (Chota) *
Imbabura Sporting Club Imbabura Sporting Club is a professional football club based in Ibarra, Ecuador. Achievements *Serie B: **Winners (1): 2006 E2 **''Runners-up (1):'' 2023 *Segunda Categoría: **Winners (1): 1995 **''Runners-up (2):'' 2005, 2021 Current squa ...
(Ibarra) *Teodoro Gómez De La Torre Fútbol Club (Ibarra)


Loja

*Club Búfalos (Loja) *Club Alianza de Puyango (Puyango) *Club Deportivo Boca Juniors (Saraguro) *Club Deportivo Nuevos Horizontes (Loja) *JVC Fútbol Club (Loja) *
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Loja Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Loja was a professional association football team from the city of Loja, Ecuador. They played in the Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. In the First Stage of the 2012 seas ...
(Loja) *Universidad Técnica de Loja (Loja)


Los Ríos

*Club Deportivo Venecia (Babahoyo) *Club Social y Deportivo Mocache (Mocache) *Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo El Guayacán (Quevedo) *Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Patria (Buena Fé) *Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo San Camilo (Quevedo) *Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Pibes en Acción (Quevedo) *Corinthians Fútbol Club (Quevedo) *Fiorentina Fútbol Club (Quevedo) * Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quevedo (Quevedo) *River Fútbol Club (Quevedo) *Segundo Hoyos Jácome (Valencia)


Manabí

*Calceta Sporting Club (Calceta) *Club Atlético Green Cross (Tosagua) *Club Atlético River Plate (Portoviejo) *Club Cristo Rey (Portoviejo) *Club Peñarol (Portoviejo) *Club Social Cultural y Deportivo Palmeiras (Portoviejo) *Club Social y Deportivo del Valle (Portoviejo) *Club Social Deportivo Melmoni (Manta) *Club Social y Deportivo Bahía de Caraquez (Bahía de Caraquez) *Club Social y Deportivo Ciudad de Pedernales (Pedernales) *Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Colón (Portoviejo) *
Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Grecia Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Grecia is a sports club based in Chone, Ecuador Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literal ...
(Chone) *Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Halley (Jipijapa) *Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Magali Masson (Chone) *Club Social, Cultural y Deportivo Universitario (Portoviejo) *Club Universitario Cañita Sport (Portoviejo) *
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(Manta) *Juventud Italiana (Manta) *
Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Portoviejo Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Portoviejo is a professional football club from the city of Portoviejo, Ecuador. They play in the Serie A, Their rival team is Delfín, against whom they contest the ''El Clásico Manabita''. Achievements *Seri ...
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Manta Fútbol Club Manta was founded in 1998 after the purchase of the franchise rights from the defunct Manta Sport. From 1999–2001, the club competed in the Segunda Categoría, the third tier of Ecuadorian football league system before being promoted in 2002 ...
(Manta) *Politécnico Manabí (Calceta) *Green Cross (Manta)


Morona-Santiago

*Club Social y Deportivo Apecru (Sucua) *Club Social y Deportivo Liga Deportiva Juvenil (Macas) *Club Social y Deportivo Macas (Macas) *Club Social y Deportivo Morona (Macas) *Club Social y Deportivo Oriente (Macas) *Club Social y Deportivo Sucua (Sucua)


Pastaza

*Club Cumanda (Puyo) *Club Deportivo Puyo (Puyo) *Club Técnico Shell (Shell) *Pastaza Moto Club (Puyo)


Pichincha

There are sixteen clubs affiliated with the Non-Amateur Football Association of Pichincha ( es, Asociación de Fútbol No Amateur de Pichincha; AFNA). Home city in parentheses. * América (
Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
) * Brasilia (
Sangolquí Sangolquí is a suburb of Quito and is the seat of Rumiñahui canton in the province of Pichincha, in northern Ecuador. It is connected to Quito by the ''Autopista General Rumiñahui'' ( General Rumiñahui Highway). The city is home to the prest ...
) * Chacarita (
Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
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Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
( Uyumbicho) * Cuniburo ( Cayambe) *
Cumbayá Cumbayá is a rural parish of the Metropolitan District of Quito in the Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It is located east of Quito, in the Tumbaco Valley northwest of the Ilaló volcano, in the San Pedro River valley, a tributary of the Guayllab ...
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Cumbayá Cumbayá is a rural parish of the Metropolitan District of Quito in the Pichincha Province, Ecuador. It is located east of Quito, in the Tumbaco Valley northwest of the Ilaló volcano, in the San Pedro River valley, a tributary of the Guayllab ...
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Deportivo Quito Sociedad Deportivo Quito is an Ecuadorian non-professional club football club based in Quito. For most of its existence, it competed in Serie A, the highest level of the Ecuadorian professional football league. And currently competes in the Seg ...
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Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
) * El Nacional (
Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
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ESPOLI Club Deportivo ESPOLI is a professional football team from Quito, Ecuador that now plays in the Segunda Categoría, the third level of professional football in country. The team belong to the ''Escuela Superior de Policía'' (''ESPOLI''), a poli ...
( Cayambe) * Independiente José Terán (
Sangolquí Sangolquí is a suburb of Quito and is the seat of Rumiñahui canton in the province of Pichincha, in northern Ecuador. It is connected to Quito by the ''Autopista General Rumiñahui'' ( General Rumiñahui Highway). The city is home to the prest ...
) * JUPS ( Cayambe) *
Real Sociedad Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...
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Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
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Turín Turín is a municipality in the Ahuachapán department of El Salvador. Geography The town is located 4 km west of Atiquizaya, 10 km east of Ahuachapán, the department capital; and 12 km west of Chalchuapa and the neighboring Maya ...
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Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
) * Universidad Católica (
Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
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Universidad San Francisco de Quito Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ (informally Universidad San Francisco, or simply USFQ) is a liberal-arts, private university located in Quito, Ecuador. It was the first totally private self-financed university in Ecuador and the first l ...
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Quito Quito (; qu, Kitu), formally San Francisco de Quito, is the capital and largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its urban area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha. Quito is located in a valley o ...
) * UT Equinoccial (Santo Domingo)


Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas

*Club Social y Deportivo Apecru (Sucua) *Club Social Deportivo Talleres (Santo Domingo de los Colorados) *Club Sociedad Deportiva Municipal (Santo Domingo de los Colorados) *Club Sport Santo Domingo (Santo Domingo de los Colorados) *Club Cultural y Deportivo Aguilas (Santo Domingo de los Colorados)


Sucumbios

*Club Deportivo Che Faraón (Nueva Loja) *Club Deportivo Chicos Malos (Nueva Loja) *Club Deportivo Consejo Provincial (Nueva Loja) *Club Deportivo Oriental (Shushufindi) *Club Deportivo Caribe Junior (Nueva Loja) *Club Social Cultural y Deportivo Racing Junior (Nueva Loja)


Tungurahua Tungurahua (; from Quichua ''tunguri'' (throat) and ''rahua'' (fire), "Throat of Fire")) is an active stratovolcano located in the Cordillera Oriental of Ecuador. The volcano gives its name to the province of Tungurahua. Volcanic activity resta ...

*América Sporting Club (Ambato) *Bolívar Club Deportivo (Ambato) *Club Deportivo Cevallos (Cevallos) *
Club Deportivo Técnico Universitario 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 ...
(Ambato) *Club Social y Deportivo Brasil (Ambato) *Club Social y Deportivo El Globo (Ambato) *
Club Social y Deportivo Macará 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 ...
(Ambato) *Pelileo Sporting Club (Pelileo) *Técnico Guayaquil (Ambato) *Tungurahua Sporting Club (Ambato)


Orellana

*Anaconda


Santa Elena

* Atlético Porteño - Salinas /
Guayaquil , motto = Por Guayaquil Independiente en, For Independent Guayaquil , image_map = , map_caption = , pushpin_map = Ecuador#South America , pushpin_re ...
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Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...
* Sport Bilbao - Salinas * Santa Elena S.C. -
Santa Elena Canton Santa Elena Canton is a canton of Ecuador, located in the Santa Elena Province. Its capital is the city of Santa Elena. Its population at the 2010 census was 144,076. Demographics Ethnic groups as of the Ecuadorian census of 2010: * Mestizo ...


Zamora Chinchipe


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See also

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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 ...
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Ecuadorian football league system The Ecuadorian football league system is a series of interconnected football leagues for clubs in Ecuador, and is governed by the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol at the national level. Structure The Ecuadorian league system consists of two categ ...
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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 Italian football league system and the winner is awarded the Scudetto and the Coppa ...
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Serie B The Serie B (), currently named Serie Balkrishna Industries, BKT for sponsorship reasons, is the second-highest division in the Italian football league system after the Serie A. It has been operating for over ninety years since the 1929–30 ...
{{South America topic, List of football clubs in
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 ...
Football clubs A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all-s ...
Football clubs A football team is a group of players selected to play together in the various team sports known as football. Such teams could be selected to play in a match against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an all-s ...