C.D. Filanbanco

Club Deportivo Filanbanco was a football team based out of Guayaquil, Ecuador. It was formed in 1979 by Filanbanco, one of the largest banks in Ecuador. The club dissolved a little after one decade of existence when it ceded its team to Valdez Sporting Club. It was the Serie A runner-up in 1987.

Filanbanco
Full nameClub Deportivo Filanbanco
Nickname(s)El Equipo Bancario, El Equipo Banquero, El Equipo Naranja (The Orange Team)
FoundedJanuary 29, 1979[1]
DissolvedJanuary 21, 1991


The club was refunded in February 3rd of 2020 after a 29 year absence in Ecuadorian football, a man named Danny Pazos bought the team from the owners of the dissolved team and bank, with this CD Filanbanco entered the Segunda Categoria aka Ecuador´s 3rd division.[2]

Achievements

  • Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A
Runner-up (1): 1987

Notable players

References

  1. "Ecuador - Foundations Dates of Clubs". website. RSSSF. 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
  2. "Filanbanco, otra vez en el fútbol después de 30 años". El Universo (in Spanish). 2020-02-09. Retrieved 2020-05-13.


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