C.S.D. Independiente del Valle

Independiente del Valle
Full name Club de Alto Rendimiento Especializado Independiente del Valle
Nickname(s) Los Negriazules (The black-and-blues)
Founded March 1, 1958 (1958-03-01)
Ground Estadio Municipal Rumiñahui
Sangolquí, Ecuador
Capacity 8,000
Chairman Franklin Tello Ñuñez
Manager Gabriel Schürrer
League Serie A
2017 Serie A, 3rd

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

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 and reached the final of the 2016 Copa Libertadores after defeating River Plate, Pumas UNAM and Boca Juniors.[2]

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 agreggate. 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 an conclusion after a 1–0 loss in the second leg with the series ending 2–1 favouring the Colombians.

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 soccer 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.

Players

First-team squad

As of 28 December 2017.[4]

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

No. Position Player
3 Argentina DF Juan Pablo Segovia
4 Ecuador DF Anthony Landazurri
5 Argentina DF Richard Schunke
6 Ecuador DF Luis Ayala
7 Ecuador FW Michael Estrada
8 Ecuador MF Jhegson Mendez
9 Ecuador FW Alejandro Cabeza
10 Ecuador MF Efrén Mera
11 Ecuador MF Billy Arce
13 Ecuador GK Edisson Recalde
15 Argentina MF Cristian Pellerano
16 Ecuador DF Márcos Cangá
No. Position Player
17 Ecuador MF Janner Corozo
18 Ecuador DF Bryan Rivera
19 Ecuador FW Felipe Mejia
20 Argentina FW Maximiliano Barreiro
23 Ecuador DF Andy Burbano
24 Ecuador FW Gustavo Bustamante
25 Ecuador GK Hamilton Piedra
27 Ecuador DF Fernando León
28 Ecuador FW Wilter Ayoví
29 Ecuador DF David Mina
30 Ecuador MF Kener Arce

Managers

Current technical staff

  • Argentina Gabriel Schürrer (manager)
  • Argentina Leandro Sime (Assistant Coach)
  • Argentina Gustavo Zubeldía (Fitness Coach)
  • Ecuador Javier Echeverría (physio)
  • Ecuador Edison Logroño (physio)
  • Ecuador Ramiro Ballagán (doctor)
  • Ecuador Mario Alcocer (equipment manager)

List of managers

Honours

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.

Official websites

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