C.D. Olmedo

Olmedo
Full nameCentro Deportivo Olmedo
Nickname(s)El ciclón andino
El ciclón de los Andes
El ídolo riobambeño
Decano del fútbol ecuatoriano
El campeón del siglo XXI
El campeón del milenio
El Equipo Centenario
FoundedNovember 11, 1919 (1919-11-11)
GroundEstadio Olímpico de Riobamba
Capacity14,400
ChairmanMarcelo Pérez
ManagerOmar Ledesma
LeagueSegunda Categoría
2022Serie B, 10th (relegated)

Centro Deportivo Olmedo is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Riobamba, Ecuador. They play in the Segunda Categoría.

History

The club won their only national championship in 2000, making them the first club outside Quito and Guayaquil to win a national championship. They have also won two Serie B titles in 1994 and 2003. Internationally, they have played in the Copa Libertadores four times, reaching the Round of 16 once in 2002.

Founded in 1919, Olmedo is one of the oldest clubs in the Serie A or Serie B. Their home stadium is the Estadio Olímpico. In the year 2000 they became the first club in the history of the Ecuadorian Serie A to win a league title that does not come from Quito or Guayaquil.

As of 2021, Olmedo is going through an economic crises that made them officially bankrupt and could be dissolved at the end of the year.

Their biggest rivals are Macará with whom they contest the Clásico Interandino.[1]

Honours

National

Regional

  • Segunda Categoría de Chimborazo
    • Winners (11): 1973, 1977, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 2023, 2024

Players

As of 16 February 2024

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
3 DF  ECU Santiago Mallitasig
5 MF  ECU Adonis Olvera
7 MF  ECU Alexander Ushiña
9 FW  ARG Jorge Detona
10 MF  ECU Wagner Alvarez
11 FW  ECU Brando Chala
18 DF  ECU Alexander de Jesus
19 FW  ECU Frank Obando
20 DF  ECU Néfer Moreira
25 GK  ECU Robert Toloza
No. Pos. Nation Player
30 GK  ECU Alexis Tenorio
45 MF  ECU Ariel Perea
50 MF  ECU Cristian Sánchez
52 FW  ECU Engels Charcopa
54 DF  ECU Josue Cuji
56 DF  ECU John Bagui
59 MF  ECU Mateo Verdezoto
65 MF  ECU David Ortiz
77 MF  ECU Henry Jaramillo

World Cup players

The following players were chosen to represent their country at the FIFA World Cup while contracted to Olmedo.

Managers

References

  1. ^ "Olmedo a ganar el "clásico Interandino"". Archived from the original on 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-05-03.