Universidad Católica del Ecuador is an Ecuadorian

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club based in

Quito Quito (; ), officially San Francisco de Quito, is the capital city, capital and second-largest city of Ecuador, with an estimated population of 2.8 million in its metropolitan area. It is also the capital of the province of Pichincha Province, P ...

. They play in the top tier of Ecuadorian football and have spent the majority of their history in the top-flight

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. Universidad Católica was officially founded on 15 May 1963. Historic rivals include

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, Aucas, El Nacional and

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History

Universidad Católica was founded as a university football team for

Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador The Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador (PUCE) (English: ''Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador'') is a Pontifical Catholic university founded in 1946 in Quito, Ecuador. History The university opened in the fall of 1946, with Carlo ...

, a Catholic university in

. 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, Universidad Católica finished second in the national championship. As a result, they were allowed to participate in the Copa Libertadores the following years (1974 and 1980). They spent most of their history in the First Category (Primera A & Primera B). They descended to the Second Category in 1993. They returned to Primera B in 1998, and ascended briefly to Primera A for 2008.

Honours

National

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** Winners (3): 1990 E1, 2007, 2012 *

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** Winners (1): 1998

Regional

* Campeonato Amateur de Pichincha ** Winners (1): 1965 * Campeonato Professional Interandino ** Winners (1): 1965 * Segunda Categoría de Pichincha ** Winners (3): 1968, 1996, 1998

Current squad

''As of 25 July 2025.''

Managers

Jorge Célico Jorge César Fortunato Célico (born 13 September 1964) is an Argentine retired football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the current manager of Ecuadorian club Emelec. Career A Huracán youth player, Buenos Aires-bo ...

(September 21, 2010 – August 5, 2014) *

Luis Soler Luis Gustavo Soler Magadán (born 9 June 1951) is an Argentine football coach and former professional player. Career Born in Buenos Aires, Soler played as a defender for Spanish club Recreativo de Huelva. He was appointed manager of Ecuadori ...

(August 5, 2014 – October 5, 2014) *

(5 October 2014 – July 17, 2017) *

Patricio Lara Patricio Antonio Lara Giorgetti (born 15 August 1956) is an Argentine football manager. Career Lara was born in Quilmes. After starting his career with hometown side Argentino de Quilmes' youth setup in 1983, he managed a number of teams in his ...

(July 17, 2017 – July 24, 2017) *

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(July 25, 2017 – August 26, 2017) *

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(August 27, 2017 – November 4, 2017) *

Santiago Escobar Santiago Escobar Saldarriaga (born 13 January 1964) is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. Club career Born in Medellín, Escobar played football for Atlético Nacional, Deportivo Pereira, Améri ...

(November 4, 2017 – October 25, 2021) *

Miguel Rondelli Miguel Ángel Rondelli (born 24 January 1978) is an Argentine football manager, currently in charge of Peruvian club Cusco. Career Rondelli was born in Buenos Aires. After playing in the youth categories of Vélez Sarsfield, All Boys and Lamadri ...

(October 26, 2021 – December 31, 2023)

Kit and colours

They wear sky blue on their home kit and white on their away kit. Their kit is supplied by

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References

External links

Official website

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