Gualaceo S.C.

Gualaceo
Full nameGualaceo Sporting Club
Nickname(s)El Guala
Los Auriverdes
El Equipo del Jardín Azuayo
Verdeamarelos
Súper Guala
El Idolo del Jardín Azuayo
Founded2 April 2000 (2000-04-02)
GroundGerardo León Pozo
Capacity2,791
ChairmanKlever León
ManagerCipriano Valentím
LeagueEcuadorian Serie B
2024Serie B, 6th of 10

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

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

As of 6 April 2025.[3]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ECU Alexi Lemos
3 DF  ECU Gilson Hurtado
4 DF  ECU Garis Mina
5 MF  ECU Wílmer Godoy (Captain)
6 DF  ECU Michael Obando
7 MF  ECU Kevin Caicedo
8 MF  ECU Silvano Estacio
9 FW  URU Brian Cordara
10 FW  ECU Jesús Preciado
11 FW  ECU Denilson Ovando
12 GK  ECU Denzel Quiñónez
14 MF  ECU Carlos Alvarado
15 DF  ECU Roddy Salazar
16 DF  ECU Hanssel Delgado
17 DF  ECU Geancarlos Zumba
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 MF  ECU Jorge Góngora
21 DF  ECU Byron Mina
23 DF  ECU Yeison Nazareno
27 DF  ECU Byron Torrez
32 FW  ARG Tobias Donsanti
70 MF  ECU Mateos Tello
80 MF  ECU Kevin Arroyo
88 FW  ECU Diogo Wila
99 FW  ECU Jacson Pita
- GK  ECU Alexander Eras
- DF  VEN Jean Fran Gutiérrez
- DF  COL José López
- MF  ECU Jandry Bravo
- MF  ECU Robert Solorzano
- MF  ECU Juan Puentes

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.
  3. ^ "Gualaceo te invita a soñar en grande". Archived from the original on 4 March 2018.