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S.D. Aucas

Sociedad Deportiva Aucas (Spanish pronunciation: [sosjeˈðað ðepoɾˈtiβa ˈawkas]), also known as "Papá Aucas", is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. They play in the top tier of Ecuadorian football and have spent the majority of their history in the top-flight Serie A. The team is amongst the most popular in the city because of its long history in the Serie A. The team also has a major rivalry in L.D.U. Quito, which they contest one of the most prestigious derbies in all of Ecuador, and the most prestigious in Quito.

Aucas
Full nameSociedad Deportiva Aucas
Nickname(s)Orientales
El Ídolo de Quito (The Idol of Quito)
El Ídolo del Pueblo (The Idol of the People)
Founded6 February 1945; 79 years ago (1945-02-06)
GroundEstadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda
Quito, Ecuador
Capacity18,799
ChairmanDanny Walker
ManagerGabriel Pereyra
LeagueEcuadorian Serie A
2023Serie A, 5th of 16
Websitehttp://www.aucas.ec/wordpress/

Overview

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Aucas' 1945 Campeonato Amateur del Fútbol de Pichincha winning squad
 
Superclásico in Quito, 2005

The team is named after the Auca tribe, who are also called Huaorani. The club originally belonged to Royal Dutch Shell, which had been operating oil fields in the east of Ecuador where the Aucas live. The club's main uniforms colours, yellow and red, were taken from the colours used by Shell to market their products and services. The alternate uniform is grey, except for the commercial advertisements and numbers and names of players, which are red.

Players who have played for Aucas include Argentinian and nationalised Ecuadorian forward Ariel Graziani, forward Nicolás Asencio, forward Agustin Delgado, forward Édison Maldonado, Ecuador international defender Giovanny Espinoza, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup Colombian goalkeeper René Higuita.

Aucas won their first Serie A title in 2022 under the tenure of Venezuelan manager César Farías by winning the competition's second stage without losing a single game and then beating Barcelona in the finals. This win also qualified them to the 2023 Copa Libertadores, the first time they competed in the continental tournament.

Honours

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National

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Regional

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  • Campeonato Amateur del Fútbol de Pichincha
    • Winners (6): 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951
  • Campeonato Professional Interandino
    • Winners (2): 1959, 1962
  • Segunda Categoría de Pichincha
    • Winners (7): 1971, 1972, 1985, 1986, 2010, 2011, 2012

Performance in CONMEBOL competitions

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2023: Group Stage
2024: First Qualifying Stage
2002: First Round
2004: Second Round
2016: First Round
2020: First Round
2021: Group Stage

Players

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Current squad

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As of 20 July, 2024. 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   ARG Federico Lanzillota (on loan from Argentinos Juniors)
3 DF   ECU John Ontaneda
4 DF   ARG Patricio Pizarro (on loan from Huracán)
5 MF   ECU Piero Guzmán
8 DF   ECU Angelo Mina
9 FW   COL Jean Carlos Blanco
10 MF   ECU Michael Carcelén
11 MF   ECU Hancel Batalla
12 GK   ECU Bismar Castro
13 MF   ECU Edison Caicedo
14 MF   ECU Ronald Briones
No. Pos. Nation Player
15 DF   ECU Jonnathan Mina
16 DF   PAR Carlos Rolón
18 DF   ARG Juan González (on loan from Chacarita Juniors)
19 FW   ARG Facundo Callejo
22 MF   ECU Luis Cano
23 MF   ECU Jordán Mohor
24 GK   MEX Edson Reséndez
25 MF   ECU Renny Jaramillo
30 MF   ECU Diego Espinoza
31 DF   ECU Byron Carabalí
37 FW   ECU Cristhoper Zambrano
99 FW   ECU Ronald Perlaza

Out on loan

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

No. Pos. Nation Player
— DF   TRI Aubrey David (on loan to Cartaginés)
— MF   ECU Michael Mieles (on loan to Delfín S.C.)
— MF   ARG Mario Sanabria (on loan to Deportivo Riestra)

World Cup players

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

Managers

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