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
Ground 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 SC, 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.

Squad

• As of January 24, 2012.

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 Jorge Pinos 2 DF Jhonny Cantos 3 DF Freddy Castillo 4 DF Eder Ferreira 5 MF Jaime Caicedo 6 DF Duval Valverde 7 FW Jorge Chavez 8 FW Álex George 9 FW David Mero 10 MF Joffre Pachito 11 MF Juan Realpe 12 GK Freddy Bernal 13 DF Héctor Segura 14 FW Gerson de Oliveira 15 MF Cristhian Cedeño 16 MF Márcos Cangá

No. Position Player 17 FW Carlos Wila 18 MF Danny Villigua 19 MF Javier Manzaba 20 MF Hugo Bedoya 23 DF Marlon Perlaza 33 FW Cristhian Cobeña 50 FW Darwin Ocampo 51 MF Ever Quiñonez 52 MF David Arroyo 53 FW Diego Castañeda 54 DF Jhorlin Moreira Guapi 55 MF Francisco Nazareno 56 MF Jorge Bazurto 57 DF Adrian Delgado 58 DF Elias Vergara 99 GK Mathew Peñaherrera DF Pablo Saucedo

Achievements

• Serie B
  • Winner: 1989-E1, 2000

Rivalries

The clubs biggest rival is LDU Portoviejo with whom they contest the Clásico Manabita.

Statistics

Serie A

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

External links

• Official website (Spanish)