S.D. Aucas

Aucas
Full name	Sociedad Deportiva Aucas
Nickname(s)	Orientales; El Ídolo de Quito(The Idol of Quito); El Ídolo del Pueblo(The Idol of the People)
Founded	6 February 1945;79 years ago
Ground	Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda; Quito, Ecuador
Capacity	18,799
Chairman	Danny Walker
Manager	Gabriel Pereyra
League	Ecuadorian Serie A
2023	Serie A, 5th of 16
Website	http://www.aucas.ec/wordpress/

Sociedad Deportiva Aucas(Spanish pronunciation:[sosjeˈðaððepoɾˈtiβaˈawkas]), also known as "Papá Aucas", is afootballclub based inQuito, Ecuador.They play in the top tier of Ecuadorian football and have spent the majority of their history in the top-flightSerie 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 inL.D.U. Quito,which they contest one of the most prestigious derbies in all of Ecuador, and the most prestigious in Quito.

Overview

Aucas' 1945Campeonato Amateur del Fútbol de Pichinchawinning squad

Superclásico in Quito, 2005

The team is named after theAucatribe, who are also calledHuaorani.The club originally belonged toRoyal 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 forwardAriel Graziani,forwardNicolás Asencio,forwardAgustin Delgado,forward Édison Maldonado, Ecuador international defenderGiovanny Espinoza,and the1990 FIFA World CupColombian goalkeeperRené Higuita.

Aucas won their first Serie A title in2022under the tenure of Venezuelan managerCésar Faríasby winning the competition's second stage without losing a single game and then beatingBarcelonain the finals. This win also qualified them to the2023 Copa Libertadores,the first time they competed in the continental tournament.

Honours

National

Serie A
- Winners (1):2022
Serie B
- Winners (3):1974 E2, 1991 E2, 2014
Segunda Categoría
- Winners (2):1986 E2, 2012

Regional

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

Copa Libertadores:2 appearances

2023:Group Stage

2024:First Qualifying Stage

Copa Sudamericana:5 appearances

2002:First Round

2004:Second Round

2016:First Round

2020:First Round

2021:Group Stage

Players

Current squad

As of 20 July, 2024. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules.Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ARG	Federico Lanzillota(on loan fromArgentinos Juniors)
3	DF	ECU	John Ontaneda
4	DF	ARG	Patricio Pizarro(on loan fromHuracán)
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 fromChacarita 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