C.D. Universidad Católica del Ecuador
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| Full name | Club Deportivo Universidad Católica | |||
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| Nicknames | Camaratta[1] Trencito Azul[2] Chatoleí[3] | |||
| Founded | 15 May 1963[4] | |||
| Ground | Olímpico Atahualpa | |||
| Capacity | 35,742 | |||
| President | Santiago Cattani | |||
| Manager | Diego Martínez | |||
| League | Ecuadorian Serie A | |||
| 2024 | Serie A, 4th of 16 | |||
| Website | chatolei | |||
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Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, also known as Universidad Católica del Ecuador, is an Ecuadorian football club based in Quito. They play in the top tier of Ecuadorian football and have spent the majority of their history in the top-flight Serie A.
Universidad Católica was officially founded on 15 May 1963. Historic rivals include LDU Quito, Aucas, El Nacional and Deportivo Quito.
History
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Universidad Católica was founded as a university football team for Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, a Catholic university in Quito. In 1962, they won the inter-university championship. Soon after, they became a football club on 15 May 1963 under Liga Deportiva de la Universidad Católica.
On 15 January 1965, they beat Club Gladiador for the right to compete professionally. They then won their first professional title at the 12th Interandean Professional Championship that same year.
In 1973 and 1979, Universidad Católica finished second in the national championship. As a result, they were allowed to participate in the Copa Libertadores the following years (1974 and 1980). They spent most of their history in the First Category (Primera A & Primera B). They descended to the Second Category in 1993. They returned to Primera B in 1998, and ascended briefly to Primera A for 2008.
Honours
[edit]National
[edit]- Serie B
- Winners (3): 1990 E1, 2007, 2012
- Segunda Categoría
- Winners (1): 1998
Regional
[edit]- Campeonato Amateur de Pichincha
- Winners (1): 1965
- Campeonato Professional Interandino
- Winners (1): 1965
- Segunda Categoría de Pichincha
- Winners (3): 1968, 1996, 1998
Current squad
[edit]As of 20 August 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.
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Managers
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Jorge Célico (September 21, 2010 – August 5, 2014)- Luis Soler (August 5, 2014 – October 5, 2014)
- Jorge Célico (5 October 2014 – July 17, 2017)
- Patricio Lara (July 17, 2017 – July 24, 2017)
- Gustavo Díaz (July 25, 2017 – August 26, 2017)
- Marcelo Romano (August 27, 2017 – November 4, 2017)
Santiago Escobar (November 4, 2017 – October 25, 2021)- Miguel Rondelli (October 26, 2021 – December 31, 2023)
Kit and colours
[edit]They wear sky blue on their home kit and white on their away kit. Their kit is supplied by Umbro.
References
[edit]- ^ "El 'súper depor' convencido de poder ganarle al equipo 'camarata'". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "El 'Trencito azul' pierde potencia en el Atahualpa". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ "Se vuelve a completar la 'Chatoleí': Universidad Católica oficializó la llegada de Gastón Gil Romero". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
- ^ U. Católica
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Spanish)
- Club Deportivo de la Universidad Católica at FEF
- Club Deportivo de la Universidad Católica at FIFA
- Club Deportivo de la Universidad Católica on Facebook
- Club Deportivo de la Universidad Católica on Twitter
- Club Deportivo de la Universidad Católica on Instagram
- Club Deportivo de la Universidad Católica at YouTube
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