América de Quito
| Full name | Club Deportivo América | ||
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| Nickname(s) | "El Equipo Cebollita", "Verdolaga", "El Escuadrón Verde" (The Green Squad) | ||
| Founded | November 25, 1939 | ||
| Ground | Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa Quito, Ecuador | ||
| Capacity | 40,948 | ||
| Chairman | Rodrigo Espinosa Villaquiran | ||
| Manager | David Anaguano | ||
| League | Segunda Categoría | ||
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Club Deportivo América, commonly known as América de Quito, is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. Once a top-level club in Ecuador that spent 22 season at that level, they have been relegated over the years to the country's third-level, Segunda Categoría; they lasted played in Ecuador's Serie A in 1988. Even though they have been regulated that far down, they are ranked 13 on Serie A's all-time list.
Achievements
National
- Runner-up (2): 1969, 1971
- Winner (1): 1978 E2
- Runner-up (3): 1974 E1, 1976 E2, 1982 E2
- Campeonato de Pichincha (since 2004)
- Champion (1): 2004
- Runner-up (1): 2005
- Campeonato Professional Interandino
- Runner-up (1): 1962
International
Performance in CONMEBOL competitions:
- Copa Libertadores: 2 participations (1970, 1972)
- Best: First round
Statistics
In Serie A (up to 2007)
- Seasons: 22
- Matches played: 616
- Wins: 187
- Draws: 176
- Losses: 253
- Goals for: 705
- Goals against: 816
- All-time position: 13th