Delfín S.C.

Delfín
Full name Delfín Sporting Club
Nickname(s) El ídolo de Manta (Manta's Idol)
El ídolo del Puerto (Idol of the Port)
Los auriazules (The golden-blues)
El Equipo Cetáceo (The Cetacean Team)
Founded March 1, 1989
Ground Estadio Jocay
Manta, Ecuador
Capacity 17,834
President José Delgado
Manager Fabián Bustos (Interim)
League Serie A
2016 Ecuadorian Serie A 9th

Delfín Sporting Club is a football club based in Manta, Ecuador. Founded on March 1, 1989. They currently play in the Serie A.

History

Delfín was founded on March 1, 1989 after Club Deportivo 9 de Octubre was ceded to the founder. The club start got off on a strong note when it gained promotion to the top-flight in its first season. Surprisingly, the young team was able to stay in the top-flight Serie A until 1995, when it was relegated back to the Serie B. During their time in the Serie A, the club gained the nickname El ídolo de Manta (Manta's Idol), a nickname previously given to Manta, which was Manta's previous team in the top-flight.

In 1998, the club returned to the top-flight, only to return to the Serie B in 1999 and bounce back up in 2000. Their last season in the Serie A was in 2001. In 2007, they were relegated to the third-level Segunda Categoría. Having gained promotion to the Ecuadorian Serie B, they were then promoted to the Ecuadorian Serie A for the 2016 season, in which their Argentine forward Maximiliano Barreiro was the league's top scorer, with 26 goals.

On 5 April 2018, Delfín achieved its first international win after defeating Chilean club Colo-Colo at the 2018 Copa Libertadores.[1]

Rivalries

The clubs biggest rival is LDU Portoviejo with whom they contest the Clásico Manabita.[2]

Achievements

  • Serie B
    • Winner (2): 1989 E1, 2015
    • Runner-up (2): 1997, 2000
  • Serie A
    • Runner-up: 2017

Statistics

Serie A

  • Seasons: 12
  • Matches played: 361
    • Wins: 111
    • Draws: 74
    • Losses: 176
  • Goals for: 425
  • Goals against: 646
  • All-time position: 17th

Squad

  • As of September 27, 2018.

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

No. Position Player
1 Ecuador GK Rodrigo Perea
2 Ecuador DF Roberto Luzarraga
3 Ecuador DF Luis Luna
4 Ecuador DF Francisco Mera
5 Uruguay MF Bruno Piñatares
6 Uruguay DF Rodrigo Cabrera
7 Ecuador DF Cristhian Romero
8 Paraguay MF Iván González
9 Ecuador FW Luis Congo
10 Ecuador MF Luis Chicaiza
11 Ecuador FW Carlos Garcés
12 Ecuador GK Pedro Ortíz
13 Ecuador FW Henry Patta
14 Ecuador MF Jesi Godoy
15 Argentina FW Hernán Hechalar
16 Uruguay MF Fernando Arismendi
No. Position Player
17 Ecuador FW Roberto Ordóñez
18 Ecuador MF David Noboa
21 Ecuador MF Pedro Perlaza
22 Ecuador DF Francisco Mera
23 Ecuador FW Ángel Ledesma
24 Ecuador MF Geovanny Nazareno
25 Ecuador GK Francisco Mendoza
26 Paraguay MF William Riveros
29 Ecuador MF Joao Paredes
30 Ecuador DF Henry Cangá
31 Ecuador MF José García
33 Ecuador DF Luis Cangá
88 Ecuador FW Bryan Oña
90 Ecuador DF Silvio Gutiérrez
99 Ecuador GK Dennis Corozo

References

  1. ↑ "Delfín sorprende a Colo Colo y le gana 2-0" [Delfín surprises Colo Colo and wins 2–0] (in Spanish). CONMEBOL. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2015/07/26/nota/5039965/liga-portoviejo-gano-clasico-manabita-serie-b


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