S.D. Aucas

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Aucas
Full nameSociedad Deportiva Aucas
Nickname(s)Orientales
El Ídolo de Quito (The Idol of Quito)
El Ídolo del Pueblo (The Idol of the People)
FoundedFebruary 6, 1945; 79 years ago (1945-02-06)
GroundEstadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda
Quito, Ecuador
Capacity18,799
ChairmanDanny Walker
ManagerGerardo Espinoza
LeagueEcuadorian Serie A
2023Serie A, 5th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Sociedad Deportiva Aucas (Spanish pronunciation: [sosjeˈðað ðepoɾˈtiβa ˈawkas]), also known as "Papá Aucas", is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. They play in the top tier of Ecuadorian football and have spent the majority of their history in the top-flight Serie A. The team is amongst the most popular in the city because of its long history in the Serie A. The team also has a major rivalry in L.D.U. Quito, which they contest one of the most prestigious derbies in all of Ecuador, and the most prestigious in Quito.

Overview[edit]

Aucas' 1945 Campeonato Amateur del Fútbol de Pichincha winning squad
Superclásico in Quito, 2005

The team is named after the Auca tribe, who are also called Huaorani. The club originally belonged to Royal Dutch Shell, which had been operating oil fields in the east of Ecuador where the Aucas live. The club's main uniforms colours, yellow and red, were taken from the colours used by Shell to market their products and services. The alternate uniform is grey, except for the commercial advertisements and numbers and names of players, which are red.

Players who have played for Aucas include Argentinian and nationalised Ecuadorian forward Ariel Graziani, forward Nicolás Asencio, forward Agustin Delgado, forward Édison Maldonado, Ecuador international defender Giovanny Espinoza, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup Colombian goalkeeper René Higuita.

Aucas won their first Serie A title in 2022 under the tenure of Venezuelan manager César Farías by winning the competition's second stage without losing a single game and then beating Barcelona in the finals. This win also qualified them to the 2023 Copa Libertadores, the first time they competed in the continental tournament.

Honours[edit]

National

Regional

  • Campeonato Amateur del Fútbol de Pichincha: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951
  • Campeonato Professional Interandino: 1959, 1962

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions[edit]

2023: Group Stage
2024: First Qualifying Stage
2002: First Round
2004: Second Round
2016: First Round
2020: First Round
2021: Group Stage

Players[edit]

Current squad[edit]

As of 8 February, 2024. 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 Argentina ARG Federico Lanzillota (on loan from Argentinos Juniors)
2 DF Ecuador ECU Ariel Garcia
3 DF Ecuador ECU John Ontaneda
4 DF Argentina ARG Patricio Pizarro (on loan from Huracán)
7 MF Ecuador ECU Édison Vega
8 DF Ecuador ECU Angelo Mina
9 FW Colombia COL Jeison Medina
10 MF Ecuador ECU Cristian Tobar
11 MF Ecuador ECU Adolfo Muñoz
12 GK Ecuador ECU Bismar Castro
14 MF Ecuador ECU Ronald Briones
15 DF Ecuador ECU Jonnathan Mina
16 DF Paraguay PAR Carlos Rolón
17 MF Ecuador ECU Hancel Batalla
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 DF Argentina ARG Juan González (on loan from Chacarita Juniors)
19 FW Colombia COL Jean Carlos Blanco
22 MF Ecuador ECU Luis Cano
23 MF Ecuador ECU Jordán Mohor
24 GK Mexico MEX Edson Reséndez
25 MF Ecuador ECU Renny Jaramillo
27 MF Ecuador ECU Michael Carcelén
29 DF Ecuador ECU Carlos Cuero
30 MF Ecuador ECU Diego Espinoza
32 MF Argentina ARG Mario Sanabria
33 DF Ecuador ECU Luis Cangá
37 FW Ecuador ECU Cristhoper Zambrano
99 FW Ecuador ECU Ronald Perlaza

Out on loan[edit]

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Ecuador ECU Michael Mieles (on loan to Delfín S.C.)
DF Trinidad and Tobago TRI Aubrey David (on loan to Cartaginés)

World Cup players[edit]

The following players were chosen to represent their country at the FIFA World Cup while contracted to Aucas.

Managers[edit]

External links[edit]