C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Universidad Católica del Ecuador is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. They currently play in the top tier of Ecuadorian football and have spent the majority of their history in the top-flight Serie A.
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Full name | Club Deportivo de la Universidad Católica del Ecuador | ||
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Nickname(s) | Los Camaratas El Trencito Azul (The Blue train) Chatolei Los Santos (The Saints) | ||
Founded | 15 May 1963[1] | ||
Ground | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa | ||
Capacity | 35,742 | ||
President | Miguel Almeida Suárez | ||
Manager | Santiago Escobar | ||
League | Serie A | ||
2019 | 3rd, Quarter-finals | ||
Website | Club website | ||
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Universidad Católica was officially founded on 15 May 1963. Historic rivals include LDU Quito, Aucas, El Nacional and 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 professional. 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 results, they were allowed to participate in the Copa Libertadores the following years (1974 and 1980). Although being in the First Category (Primera A & Primera B) for most of their history, they descended to the Second Category in 1993. They returned to Primera B in 1998, and ascended briefly to Primera A for 2008.
Honors
- Regional
- Campeonato Professional Interandino (1): 1965
- National
Current squad
- As of 1 March 2018.
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Kit and colours
They wear sky blue on their home kit and white on their away kit. Their kit is supplied by Umbro.
References
External links
Media related to Club Deportivo de la Universidad Católica (Ecuador) at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website (in Spanish)