Aucas
Full nameSociedad Deportiva Aucas
Nickname(s)Orientales
El Ídolo de Quito (The Idol of Quito)
El Ídolo del Pueblo (The Idol of the People)
FoundedFebruary 6, 1945 (1945-02-06)
GroundEstadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda
Quito, Ecuador
Capacity18,799
ChairmanDanny Walker
ManagerGerardo Espinoza
LeagueEcuadorian Serie A
2023Serie A, 5th of 16
WebsiteClub website

Sociedad Deportiva Aucas (Spanish pronunciation: [sosjeˈðað ðepoɾˈtiβa ˈawkas]), also known as "Papá Aucas", is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador. They play in the top tier of Ecuadorian football and have spent the majority of their history in the top-flight Serie A. The team is amongst the most popular in the city because of its long history in the Serie A. Aucas is the current champion of the Ecuadorian league. The team also has a major rivalry in L.D.U. Quito, which they contest one of the most prestigious derbies in all of Ecuador, and the most prestigious in Quito.

Overview

Aucas' 1945 Campeonato Amateur del Fútbol de Pichincha winning squad
Superclásico in Quito, 2005

The team is named after the Auca tribe, who are also called Huaorani. The club originally belonged to Royal 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 forward Ariel Graziani, forward Nicolás Asencio, forward Agustin Delgado, forward Édison Maldonado, Ecuador international defender Giovanny Espinoza, and the 1990 FIFA World Cup Colombian goalkeeper René Higuita.

Aucas won their first Serie A title in 2022 under the tenure of Venezuelan manager César Farías by winning the competition's second stage without losing a single game and then beating Barcelona in the finals. This win also qualified them to the 2023 Copa Libertadores, the first time they will compete in the continental tournament.

Honours

National

Regional

  • Campeonato Amateur del Fútbol de Pichincha: 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951
  • Campeonato Professional Interandino: 1959, 1962

Players

Current squad

As of 25 September 2023. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
1 GK Uruguay URU Damián Frascarelli
2 DF Ecuador ECU Ariel Garcia
4 DF Venezuela VEN Wilker Ángel
7 MF Ecuador ECU Édison Vega
8 MF Venezuela VEN Rómulo Otero
9 FW Colombia COL Jeison Medina
10 MF Ecuador ECU Jefferson Montero
12 GK Ecuador ECU Hernán Galíndez
13 MF Ecuador ECU Edison Caicedo
14 MF Ecuador ECU Ronald Briones
15 DF Ecuador ECU Angelo Mina
16 DF Paraguay PAR Carlos Rolón
17 FW Ecuador ECU Roberto Ordóñez
19 MF Colombia COL Yerson Candelo
No. Pos. Nation Player
20 MF Ecuador ECU Micheal Mieles
22 MF Ecuador ECU Luis Cano
24 FW Ecuador ECU Kavier Ortiz
26 GK Ecuador ECU Johan Lara
27 DF Ecuador ECU Luis Romero
28 MF Ecuador ECU Jhonny Quiñónez
29 DF Ecuador ECU Carlos Cuero
31 FW Ecuador ECU Erick Castillo
33 DF Ecuador ECU Luis Cangá
35 DF Ecuador ECU Diego Corozo
38 FW Ecuador ECU Jhon Cifuente
GK Mexico MEX Edson Reséndez
MF Ecuador ECU Jordan Mohor

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
DF Ecuador ECU Franklin Carabalí (on loan to Mushuc Runa)
MF Ecuador ECU Sergio Quintero (on loan to Mushuc Runa)
No. Pos. Nation Player
MF Ecuador ECU Michael Carcelén (on loan to Emelec)
MF Ecuador ECU Marcos Mejía (on loan to Mushuc Runa)

World Cup players

The following players were chosen to represent their country at the FIFA World Cup while contracted to Aucas.

Managers

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