Delfín Sporting Club

Delfín

Full name	Delfín Sporting Club
Nickname(s)	El ídolo de Manta (Manta's Idol) El ídolo del Puerto (Idol of the Port) Los auriazules (The golden-blues) El Equipo Cetáceo (The Cetacean Team)
Founded	March 1, 1989
Ground	Estadio Jocay Manta, Ecuador
Capacity	20,000
President	Franklin Ripalda
Manager	David Bravo
League	Serie B
2013	Segunda Categoría/B, 1st (promoted)
Home colours Away colours

Delfín Sporting Club is a football club based in Manta, Ecuador. Founded on March 1, 1989. They play in the Serie B, but have spent several seasons in the top-flight Serie A.

History

Delfín was founded on March 1, 1989 after Club Deportivo 9 de Octubre was ceded to the founder. The club start got off on a strong note when it gained promotion to the top-flight in its first season. Surprisingly, the young team was able to stay in the top-flight Serie A until 1995, when it was relegated back to the Serie B. During their time in the Serie A, the club gained the nickname El ídolo de Manta (Manta's Idol), a nickname previously given to Manta, which was Manta's previous team in the top-flight.

In 1998, the club returned to the top-flight, only to return to the Serie B in 1999 and bounce back up in 2000. Their last season in the Serie A was in 2001. In 2007, they were relegated to the third-level Segunda Categoría, where they have played since.

Rivalries

The clubs biggest rival is LDU Portoviejo with whom they contest the Clásico Manabita.^[1]

Achievements

• Serie B
  • Winner: 1989-E1, 2000

Statistics

Serie A

• Seasons: 10
• Matches played: 361
  • Wins: 111
  • Draws: 74
  • Losses: 176
• Goals for: 425
• Goals against: 646
• All-time position: 17th

Squad

• As of April 17, 2016.

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

No. Position Player 1 GK Rolando Ramírez 5 MF Flavio Caicedo (on loan from Barcelona) 6 MF Beder Caicedo (on loan from Universitario) 7 MF Efrén Mera 8 MF Pedro Romo 9 FW Juan José Arraya 10 MF Alex Colón (on loan from Pachuca) 12 GK Pedro Ortíz 13 DF Rodrigo Canosa 14 FW Cristian Márquez 15 DF Francisco Silva 16 MF Márcos Cangá

No. Position Player 17 MF Jefferson Lara 18 MF Jordan Sierra 19 DF Miguel Ibarra 20 FW Maximiliano Barreiro 21 DF Pablo Saucedo 23 FW Édison Preciado 25 GK Cristian Arana (on loan from Emelec) 26 MF Luis Caicedo 29 DF Rody Zambrano 31 DF Elvis Bone 33 FW Geovanny Macías

References

1. http://www.eluniverso.com/deportes/2015/07/26/nota/5039965/liga-portoviejo-gano-clasico-manabita-serie-b

External links

• Official website (Spanish)
• Delfín Sporting Club results