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| Full name | Delfín Sporting Club | |||
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| Nicknames | El ídolo de Manta (Manta's Idol) El ídolo del Puerto (Idol of the Port) Los auriazules (The golden-blues) El Equipo Cetáceo (TheCetacean Team) | |||
| Founded | 1 March 1989; 36 years ago (1989-03-01) | |||
| Ground | Estadio Jocay | |||
| Capacity | 21,000[1] | |||
| President | José Delgado | |||
| Manager | Juan Zubeldía | |||
| League | Ecuadorian Serie A | |||
| 2025 | First stage: 12th of 16 Second hexagonal: 5th of 6 | |||
| Website | www | |||
Delfín Sporting Club, lit.'dolphin Sporting Club',is anassociation football club based inManta, Ecuador. The club was founded on 1 March 1989 after Club Deportivo 9 de Octubre was ceded to a group of directors, which had Club Social Delfín. Later the team renamed Delfín Sporting Club. The club currently plays in theEcuadorian Serie A, the highest level of Ecuadorian football.
Since 1989, the club has played their home games inEstadio Jocay located in the coastal city of Manta, Ecuador.
Delfín SC was founded on 1 March 1989; after founder of Club Deportivo 9 de Octubre Pedro Azua ceded the team to a group of directors from Club Social Delfín. It was Efrén Delgado, Otto Schwarz, and Benincaza whom later joined to create 9 de Octubre-Delfín, which later it renamed Delfín Sporting Club. The club started off on a strong note winning the Serie B championship in 1989 and gaining promotion to the top-flight Serie A in its first season. Surprisingly, the young team was able to stay in Serie A until 1995, when it was relegated back to theSerie B. During their time in the Serie A, the club gained the nicknameEl ídolo de Manta (Manta's Idol), a nickname previously given toManta Sport Club, 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-levelSegunda Categoría. Having gained promotion to theEcuadorian Serie B, they were then promoted to theEcuadorian Serie A for the 2016 season, in which theirArgentine forwardMaximiliano Barreiro was the league's top scorer, with 26 goals.
The following 2017 season was the club's historic year, standing strong with only one loss in the first leg of the season and winning La Primera Etapa of theEcuadorian Serie A. This automatically qualified Delfín a spot for the first time to aCopa Libertadores, which made them the first team from theManabi province to enter an international tournament. On 17 December, Delfín lost toEmelec 2–0 in the second leg of the final for theEcuadorian Serie A championship in elEstadio Jocay and therefore ended the season as runner-up.
On 5 April 2018, Delfín achieved its first international win after defeating 2–0 Chilean clubColo-Colo at the2018 Copa Libertadores.[2] Delfín ended in fourth place at the end of the season, which gave them a straight ticket to their secondCopa Libertadores.
2019 marked the greatest year for the team as they won their first Serie A title, and the first time a team from their province won any title. The final was played against Liga Deportiva Universitaria de Quito.
The club's biggest rival isLDU Portoviejo with whom they contest theClásico Manabita.[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined underFIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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