América de Quito

América de Quito
Full nameClub Deportivo América
Nickname(s)El Equipo Cebollita
Verdolaga
El Escuadrón Verde (The Green Squad)
Los Americanistas
FoundedNovember 25, 1939 (1939-11-25)
GroundEstadio Olímpico Atahualpa
Quito, Ecuador
Capacity35,258[1]
ChairmanGino Guerrón Valenzuela
ManagerJhon Jara
LeagueSegunda Categoría
2023Serie B, 9th (relegated)

Club Deportivo América, commonly known as América de Quito, is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. A top-level club in Ecuador for decades, they were relegated to the second division in 1988 and later to the country's third-tier Segunda Categoría. In 2018, they returned to the top flight, but were again relegated a year later.

Honours

National

Regional

  • Segunda Categoría de Pichincha
    • Winners (6): 1991, 1992, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004

Stadium

Panoramic view of the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in 2015.

Statistics

In Serie A (up to 2019)

  • Seasons: 23[2]
  • Matches played: 646
    • Wins: 193
    • Draws: 183
    • Losses: 270
  • Goals for: 731
  • Goals against: 857
  • All-time position: 16th[3]

Current squad

As of 27 March 2025

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK  ECU Jordan Estupiñán
8 MF  ECU Juan Véliz
9 FW  ECU Jhon Moreno
10 FW  ECU Juan Guayasamín
11 MF  ECU Josué Cortez
12 GK  ECU Alejandro Sánchez
21 MF  COL Santiago Cadena
DF  ECU Felipe Cárdenas
DF  ARG Jeremías Ruiz
DF  ECU Jhon Campos
MF  ECU Daniel Santamaria
MF  ECU Andrés Chacón
MF  ECU Jefferson Lara

References

  1. ^ Anuario Conmebol Sudamericana 2022. CONMEBOL. 3 April 2023. p. 94. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  2. ^ "RSSSF - Ecuador: Lista de Movimientos Divisionales". Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  3. ^ "RSSSF - Ecuador: Tabla Histórica". Retrieved 2 January 2019.