C.S.D. Independiente del Valle

Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle,[1] known simply as Independiente del Valle is a football club based in Sangolquí, Ecuador.

Independiente del Valle
Full nameClub de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle
Nickname(s)Los Negriazules (The black-and-blues)
FoundedMarch 1, 1958 (1958-03-01)
GroundEstadio Municipal Rumiñahui
Sangolquí, Ecuador
Capacity8,000
ChairmanFranklin Tello Núñez
ManagerRenato Paiva
LeagueSerie A
20195th, Quarter-finals
WebsiteClub website

It was founded on March 1, 1958 and is currently participating in the Serie A. In the 2013 season Independiente was runner-up of the Serie A, reached the final of the 2016 Copa Libertadores after defeating River Plate, Pumas UNAM and Boca Juniors [2] and won the 2019 Copa Sudamericana.

History

The club was founded on 1 March 1958 by Jose Terán, a football fan from Sangolquí, along with a group of friends including José Díaz, Jorge Atapuma, the Negro Sanguano, Tomás Zaldumbide and Marino Guayasamín. In 1977, two years after the death of José Terán, the club's name was changed to Independiente José Terán in honor of its founder. The name and initial club colors (red and white) were inspired by the Club Atlético Independiente. The club was named and still registered at the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol as Club Social y Deportivo Independiente José Terán, the team is advertised as "Independiente del Valle" for marketing purposes.

Old logo used until 2008.

In 1995 the club achieved the Segunda Categoría for the second time. In the 2006 season, staying in the same category, the club changed its trade name to Independiente del Valle and adopted the current colors (blue and black). The club achieved the Ecuadorian Serie A, for the first time in the 2010 season.

On the 2016 season, Independiente del Valle reached the final of the 2016 Copa Libertadores. Independiente had previously defeated Copa Libertadores defending champions, Argentina's River Plate in the round of 16 with a 2–1 in the aggregate. In the quarter-finals defeated Pumas UNAM in the penalty shoot-out. The aggregate score was 3–3 but Independiente won on penalties 5–3. The club subsequently face Argentina's giant Boca Juniors in the semi-final in July defeating Boca Juniors 5–3 on the aggregate. In the final's first leg in Quito, Independiente drew 1–1 against Colombia's Atlético Nacional.[3] Independiente's fairy tale story came to a conclusion after a 1–0 loss in the second leg with the series ending 2–1 favouring the Colombians. In November 2019, Independiente del Valle played the Copa Sudamericana final where they defeated Colon de Santa Fe 3–1. This was their first ever historic title.

Stadium

The Rumiñahui Stadium (officially known as Estadio Municipal General Rumiñahui) is a multi-purpose stadium. It is located between the streets Gonzales Suarez and Eloy Alfaro in the city of Sangolquí. It was inaugurated on 30 May 1941 and it is used mainly for playing football. It has capacity for 7,233 spectators and for international tournaments the club use the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in Quito with a capacity of 38,500 spectators.

The stadium plays an important role in local football, as also sangolquileños clubs like Clan Juvenil make this local sports scene.

Centro de Alto Rendimiento

The club has its own training center located in Sangolquí and which is called Centro de Alto Rendimiento, that has seven football fields, one of them with artificial grass. The training center also has rooms to accommodate players, dining room, parking, a gym (for the first-team and reserves), indoor pool and administrative offices.

Reserve team

Since 2018, the club has a reserve team in the Ecuadorian Serie B, formerly named Alianza Cotopaxi SC. After the promotion, the club changed name to C.D. Independiente Juniors.

Players

First-team squad

As of 13 October, 2020.[4]

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 Moisés Ramírez
2 DF  ECU Luis Segovia
4 DF  ECU Anthony Landazurri
5 DF  ARG Richard Schunke
6 DF  ECU Luis Loor
8 MF  ARG Lorenzo Faravelli
10 MF  ECU Efrén Mera (Captain)
11 MF  ECU Jhon Sánchez
13 MF  ECU Angello Peralta
15 DF  ECU Beder Caicedo (on loan from Barcelona SC)
16 MF  ARG Cristian Pellerano
18 MF  ECU Jacob Murillo
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 FW  ARG Christian Ortiz
23 MF  ECU Fernando Guerrero
24 FW  ECU Edson Montaño
30 GK  ECU Jorge Pinos
51 DF  ECU William Pacho
52 FW  ECU Carlos Arroyo
53 DF  ECU José Hurtado
54 FW  ECU Néicer
MF  ARG Nicolás Previtali
MF  ECU Johao Chávez
FW  PAR Brian Montenegro (on loan from Olimpia)

Managers

Current technical staff

  • Renato Paiva (Head Coach)
  • Felipe Sánchez Mateos (Assistant Coach)
  • Francisco Trujillo (Fitness Coach)
  • Ricardo Pereira (Goalkeeper Coach)
  • Luis Piedrahita (Performance Analyst)
  • Wendy Montiel (Doctor)
  • Javier Echeverría (Physiotherapist)
  • Camila Nájera (Physiotherapist)
  • Junior Alcócer (Equipment manager)
  • Francisco Alcócer (Equipment assistant)

List of managers

Honours

Domestic

Runner-up (1): 2013
Winners (1): 2009
Winners (1): 2007

International

Runner-up (1): 2016
Winners (1): 2019
Runner-up (1): 2020

Under-20 team

Winners (1): 2020
Runner-up (1): 2018

References

  1. "Historia". independientedelvalle.com. 15 June 2016.
  2. "Histórico: Independiente del Valle es finalista de la Copa Libertadores". latercera.com.
  3. "Independiente del Valle ganó 3-2 a Boca Juniors y se metió en la final de Copa Libertadores". eluniverso.com. 14 July 2016.
  4. "Independiente del Valle". independientedelvalle.com. 8 August 2015. Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

Official websites

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