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América de Quito

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América de Quito
Full nameClub Deportivo América
Nickname(s)El Equipo Cebollita
Verdolaga
El Escuadrón Verde (The Green Squad)
Los Americanistas
FoundedNovember 25, 1939; 85 years ago (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

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National

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Regional

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

Stadium

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Panoramic view of the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa in 2015.

Statistics

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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

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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 Ecuador ECU Jordan Estupiñán
8 MF Ecuador ECU Juan Véliz
9 FW Ecuador ECU Jhon Moreno
10 FW Ecuador ECU Juan Guayasamín
11 MF Ecuador ECU Josué Cortez
12 GK Ecuador ECU Alejandro Sánchez
21 MF Colombia COL Santiago Cadena
DF Ecuador ECU Felipe Cárdenas
DF Argentina ARG Jeremías Ruiz
DF Ecuador ECU Jhon Campos
MF Ecuador ECU Daniel Santamaria
MF Ecuador ECU Andrés Chacón
MF Ecuador ECU Jefferson Lara

References

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  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.
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