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

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, the third tier of

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before being promoted in 2002 to

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. Manta won promotion again in 2003 to

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 ...

for the first time but finished poorly and were relegated back to Serie B where they would spend the next 6 seasons. 2009 saw the club back in Serie A but no titles were forthcoming and they were relegated again in 2014. They got promoted back to the

Ecuadorian Serie A The Liga Pro Betcris, simply known as the Liga Pro, or the Serie A, is a professional football league in Ecuador. At the top of the Ecuadorian football league system, it is the country's premier football competition. Contested by sixteen clubs, i ...

in 2020 and will play in the first tier after a 7 year absence.

Honours

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(1): 2008

Players

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Managers

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 ...

(July 14, 2009 – Dec 15, 2010) *

Gabriel Perrone Gabriel Gustavo Perrone (born 1965 in Buenos Aires) is a retired Argentine footballer who currently works as a coach. Playing career As a player, Perrone played as a central defender and he started his career playing for Argentine giants Ri ...

(Dec 15, 2010 – May 3, 2011) * Armando Osma (Aug 30, 2011 – Dec 13, 2012) * Edwin Cózar (Dec 15, 2012 – June 30, 2013) *

(July 2, 2013 – Dec 31, 2013) *

Juan Manuel Llop Juan Manuel Llop (born 1 June 1963 in Arroyo Dulce, Santa Fe) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. Before taking up management Llop had a 15-year career as a football player, he made appearances for se ...

(Jan 1, 2014 – Aug 1, 2014) *

Jorge Alfonso Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος ('' Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' ...

(Aug 1, 2014 – Jan 1, 2015) * Jefferson Huerta (Jan 1, 2015–)

External links

Official website
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