Guayaquil City F.C. Explained

Clubname:Guayaquil City
Fullname:Guayaquil City Fútbol Club
Nickname:El Equipo de la Ciudad
Ground:Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
Capacity:10,152
Chrtitle:President
Chairman:Iván Mendoza
Manager:Pool Gavilánez
League:Ecuadorian Serie B
Season:2023
Position:Serie A, 16th of 16 (relegated)
Website:http://www.guayaquilcityfc.com/
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Current:2017 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A

Guayaquil City F.C. (known as C.D. River Ecuador until 2017) is an Ecuadorian professional football club based in Guayaquil. They currently play in the country's second-level football league, the Serie B, after being relegated from the top tier Ecuadorian Serie A at the end of the 2023 season.

History

Formed in 2007 as Club Deportivo River Plate Ecuador (or River Ecuador), the club was founded through a partnership with the dominant Argentinian side River Plate.[1] By 2010 the relationship had already ended, but the club continued to operate under its given name and with River Plate's traditional red kit colour.[1]

On 11 July 2017 it was announced that River Ecuador had renamed themselves to Guayaquil City Fútbol Club, changing their strip to sky blue and white horizontal stripes.[2] The new name, kit colours and badge design prompted a number of claims that the change in identity was the result of a takeover by the Manchester City-linked City Football Group, though no evidence of this was forthcoming.[3]

Statistics

Serie A

Serie B

Segunda Categoría

Players

Current squad

As of 26 March, 2023.

Managers

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Los cuatro River de América . The Four River of the Americas . . 19 December 2015 . 14 July 2017 . ES.
  2. Web site: River Ecuador jugará desde este viernes como Guayaquil City FC . River Ecuador will play from this Friday as Guayaquil City FC . . 11 July 2017 . 14 July 2017 .
  3. Web site: Guayaquil City FC es la primera filial del Manchester de Pep Guardiola en Sudamérica . Guayaquil City FC is the first affiliate of Pep Guardiola's Manchester in South America . depor.com . 11 July 2017 . 14 July 2017 .