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C.D. Universidad Católica Del Ecuador
Universidad Católica del Ecuador is an Ecuadorian association football, football club based in Quito. They play in the top tier of Ecuadorian football and have spent the majority of their history in the top-flight Serie A de Ecuador, Serie A. Universidad Católica was officially founded on 15 May 1963. Historic rivals include LDU Quito, Sociedad Deportiva Aucas, Aucas, Club Deportivo El Nacional, El Nacional and Sociedad Deportivo Quito, Deportivo Quito. History Universidad Católica was founded as a university football team for Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, a Catholic university in Quito. In 1962, they won the inter-university championship. Soon after, they became a football club on 15 May 1963 under ''Liga Deportiva de la Universidad Católica''. On 15 January 1965, they beat Club Gladiador for the right to compete professionally. They then won their first professional title at the 12th Interandean Professional Championship that same year. In 1973 and 1979, U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 35,258. Overview Built in 1951, it sits at the intersection of the Avenida 6 de Diciembre and Avenida Naciones Unidas, two major streets in Ecuador's capital city. Football clubs Deportivo Quito, El Nacional and Universidad Católica use the facility for their home games, although other prominent teams in the city have used the stadium for home games in the past. The stadium is named after the Inca Emperor Atahualpa. The stadium is located at an elevation of . At this venue, the Ecuador national team has defeated Brazil twice, Paraguay three times, and Argentina twice, amongst others, securing their positions at the 2002, 2006, and 2014 World Cups. During the qualifying for 2006 and 2014 The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
