Gualaceo S.C.

Gualaceo Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian professional football club from the city of Gualaceo. Founded on 2 April 2000, they play in the Serie A.

Gualaceo
Full nameGualaceo Sporting Club
Nickname(s)El Guala
Los Auriverdes
El Equipo del Jardín Azuayo
Verdeamarelos
El Super Guala
El Gualatasaray
Founded2 April 2000 (2000-04-02)
GroundGerardo León Pozo
Capacity2,791
ChairmanFabián Serrano
ManagerLeonardo Vanegas
LeagueSerie A
2021Serie B, 2nd (promoted)

History

Founded on 2 April 2000, the club first reached the Segunda Categoría in 2005 after finishing second in the Segunda Categoría del Azuay, but were knocked out in the first stage. After again reaching only the first stage in 2009, the club reached the final phase of the tournament in 2010, finishing fourth.

Guadalceo won two consecutive regional tournaments in 2011 and 2012, but again failed to achieve promotion in the national division. After only playing in the regional division in 2013, the club again reached the Segunda Categoría in 2014, where they achieved promotion to the Serie B as champions.[1]

After a seventh place finish in their first year in the second division, Gualaceo finished third in 2016, only two points shy of second-placed Clan Juvenil. After another seventh place in 2017, the club finished eleventh in 2018, but did not suffer relegation after the number of teams in the first division increased and the relegation in both first and second divisions were declared void.

After a third and sixth position finish in 2019 and 2020, respectively, Guadalceo achieved a first-ever promotion to the Serie A on 13 October 2021, after a 1–0 home win over Atlético Santo Domingo and El Nacional's draw with Independiente Juniors.[2]

Achievements

Players

Current squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
3 DF  ECU John Ontaneda
6 MF  ECU Romey Morocho
7 FW  ECU Henry Patta
10 MF  ECU Jesús Preciado
13 MF  ECU Byron Angulo
14 MF  URU Cristian Sención
18 MF  ECU Jorge Gongora
19 MF  ECU Andrés Avila
23 MF  ECU Edwin Mesa
26 DF  ECU Dubar Enríquez
27 GK  ECU Walter Hinostroza
28 FW  ECU Armando Calle
29 DF  ECU Andres Campas
No. Pos. Nation Player
34 GK  ECU Telmo Eras
45 MF  ECU John Medina
– GK  ECU Robert Toloza
– DF  ECU Byron Torrez
– DF  SEN Ousmane Ndong
– DF  ECU José Hernández (on loan from Emelec)
– MF  ECU Byron Angulo
– MF  ECU Tomson Minda
– MF  URU Joaquín Vergés
– MF  ARG Federico Flores
– FW  ARG Tobias Donsanti
– FW  COL Olmes García

References
  1. "Gualaceo y Fuerza Amarilla ascienden a la Serie B" [Gualaceo and Fuerza Amarilla promote to the Serie B] (in Spanish). El Universo. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  2. "Gualaceo ganó y consiguió el segundo ascenso a la Serie A" [Gualaceo won and got the second promotion to the Serie A] (in Spanish). ESPN. 13 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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