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.

For the Chilean football club, see Club Deportivo Universidad Católica.
Universidad Católica
Full nameClub Deportivo de la Universidad Católica del Ecuador
Nickname(s)Los Camaratas
El Trencito Azul (The Blue train)
Chatolei
Los Santos (The Saints)
Founded15 May 1963 (1963-05-15)[1]
GroundEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Capacity35,742
PresidentMiguel Almeida Suárez
ManagerSantiago Escobar
LeagueSerie A
20193rd, Quarter-finals
WebsiteClub website

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
  • Serie A
    • Runner-up (2): 1973, 1979
  • Serie B
    • Winner (3): 1990 E1, 2007, 2012
    • Runner-up (6): 1972 E2, 1989 E1, 2005 C, 2006 E1, 2006 E2, 2009

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.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ECU Darwin Cuero
2 DF  ECU Kelvis Rivera
4 DF  ECU Kevin Minda
5 MF  ECU Andrés Oña
6 DF  URU Guillermo de los Santos
8 MF  ECU Diego Armas
10 MF  ARG Facundo Martínez
11 MF  ECU Jeison Chala
12 GK  ECU Hernán Galíndez (Captain)
14 MF  ECU José Carabalí
15 DF  ECU Gustavo Cortez
16 FW  ECU Walter Chalá
17 DF  COL Yuber Mosquera
21 DF  ECU Jesus Castillo
No. Pos. Nation Player
22 MF  ECU Lucas Cueva
23 FW  ARG Juan Manuel Tévez
24 MF  ECU Carlos Peralta
25 DF  ECU Andrés López
26 MF  ECU Santiago Zamora
30 MF  ECU Carlos Alvarado
32 FW  ARG Bruno Vides
— DF  ECU Jonnatan Mina
— MF  ECU Williams Cevallos
— MF  ECU Daniel Valencia
— MF  ECU Davinson Jama
— MF  ARG Lisandro Alzugaray
— FW  VEN Edder Farías

Kit and colours

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

References
  1. U. Católica

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