C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador

Universidad Católica was founded as a university football team for Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, a Catholic university in Quito. In 1962, they won the inter-university championship. Soon after, they became a football club on 15 May 1963 under Liga Deportiva de la Universidad Católica.

On 15 January 1965, they beat Club Gladiador for the right to compete professionally. They then won their first professional title at the 12th Interandean Professional Championship that same year.

In 1973 and 1979, Universidad Católica finished second in the national championship. As a result, they were allowed to participate in the Copa Libertadores the following years (1974 and 1980). They spent most of their history in the First Category (Primera A & Primera B). They descended to the Second Category in 1993. They returned to Primera B in 1998, and ascended briefly to Primera A for 2008.

Regional

• Campeonato Professional Interandino (1): 1965

National

• Serie A
  • Runner-up (2): 1973, 1979
• Serie B
  • Winner (3): 1990 E1, 2007, 2012
  • Runner-up (6): 1972 E2, 1989 E1, 2005 C, 2006 E1, 2006 E2, 2009

• As of 27 March, 2023.

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  ECU Darwin Cuero 4 DF  ECU Kevin Minda 5 MF  ECU Andrés Oña 7 MF  ECU Aaron Rodriguez 8 MF  ECU Emiliano Clavijo 9 FW  PAR Cristian Colmán 10 MF  ARG Facundo Martínez 11 MF  ECU Janus Vivar 12 GK  ECU José Cárdenas 13 MF  ECU Byron Angulo 15 DF  ECU Franklin Guerra (on loan from LDU Quito) 16 DF  ECU Luis Gustavino 17 FW  ECU Joffre Escobar 18 DF  ECU Layan Loor

No. Pos. Nation Player 19 FW  ARG Federico Andrada 20 DF  ECU Luis Castillo 21 DF  ECU Andersson Ordóñez 22 GK  VEN Rafael Romo 23 DF  ARG Tomás Oneto 24 DF  ECU Rockson Renteria 25 FW  ECU Jordan Yépez 26 MF  ECU Santiago Zamora 27 MF  ECU Darlin Leiton (on loan from Alianza Lima) 28 MF  ARG Mauro Díaz 29 DF  ECU Gregori Anangonó 30 FW  PAN Ismael Díaz 37 DF  ARG Fausto Grillo

• Jorge Célico (September 21, 2010 – August 5, 2014)
• Luis Soler (August 5, 2014 – October 5, 2014)
• Jorge Célico (5 October 2014 – July 17, 2017)
• Patricio Lara (July 17, 2017 – July 24, 2017)
• Gustavo Díaz (July 25, 2017 – August 26, 2017)
• Marcelo Romano (August 27, 2017 – November 4, 2017)
• Santiago Escobar (November 4, 2017 – October 25, 2021)
• Miguel Rondelli (October 26, 2021 – December 31, 2023)

They wear sky blue on their home kit and white on their away kit. Their kit is supplied by Umbro.

Media related to Club Deportivo de la Universidad Católica (Ecuador) at Wikimedia Commons

• Official website (in Spanish)