Cumbayá F.C.
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| Full name | Cumbayá Fútbol Club | |||
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| Nickname(s) | Los Leones (The Lions) Cumbayork | |||
| Founded | 31 May 1970 | |||
| Ground | Olímpico Atahualpa | |||
| Capacity | 38,258 | |||
| Chairman | Diana Morales | |||
| Manager | Armando Osma | |||
| League | Ecuadorian Serie A | |||
| 2023 | Serie A, 14th of 16 | |||
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Cumbayá Fútbol Club is an Ecuadorian professional football club from the city of Cumbayá. Founded on 31 May 1970, as Club Deportivo Los Loros, they play in the Serie A.
History
[edit]Founded on 31 May 1970 as Club Deportivo Los Loros in Quito, the club started to play in the Segunda Categoría de Pichincha in 2013. They reached the Segunda Categoría in 2015, but were knocked out in the first stage.
In 2017, after a change of administration, the club was moved to the city of Cumbayá and renamed Cumbayá Fútbol Club.[1] In the following three seasons, the club competed in the Segunda Categoría before reaching the finals in 2020, where they achieved promotion to the Serie B but lost to Guayaquil Sport.[2]
In their first-ever season in the second division, Cumbayá achieved promotion to the Serie A on 23 September 2021, being subsequently declared champions with three rounds to go.[3] On 12 October, manager Raúl Duarte announced his departure from the club.[4]
The Pichincha club will make its debut in Serie A in 2022 for the first time in its history. Its first rival will be Independiente del Valle, at home. On the second date of the LigaPro, Cumbayá obtained its first victory in the first division of Ecuadorian soccer after beating the newly promoted Gualaceo as a visitor by 1 to 0 and on the fifth date of the LigaPro, Cumbayá obtained its first home victory in the first division of Ecuadorian soccer after beating Técnico Universitario at home by 2 to 0 at the Atahualpa Olympic Stadium.
Achievements
[edit]- Serie B
- Winners (1): 2021
- Segunda Categoría
- Runners-up (1): 2020
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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References
[edit]- ^ "Cumbayá F.C. busca su segunda victoria" [Cumbayá F.C. seek their second win] (in Spanish). La Hora. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Guayaquil Sport se proclama campeón de la Segunda Categoría" [Guayaquil Sport become champion of the Segunda Categoría] (in Spanish). Primicias. 19 December 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "¡Histórico!: Cumbayá FC consiguió el ascenso a la Serie A de Ecuador" [Historical! Cumbayá FC achieved promotion to the Serie A of Ecuador] (in Spanish). Radio Pichincha. 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 2 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
- ^ "Tras el ascenso: Raúl Duarte dejó de ser el DT del Cumbayá FC" [After the promotion: Raúl Duarte left as manager of Cumbayá FC] (in Spanish). Studio Fútbol. 12 October 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- Cumbayá F.C. on Twitter (in Spanish)
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