2021 season | ||||
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President | Carlos Alfaro Moreno | |||
Head Coach | Fabián Bustos | |||
Stadium | Monumental Banco Pichincha | |||
Liga Pro First Stage | 2nd | |||
Liga Pro Second Stage | 9th | |||
Copa Ecuador | Cancelled | |||
Supercopa Ecuador | Runners-up | |||
Copa Libertadores | Semi-finals | |||
Top goalscorer | League: Gonzalo Mastriani (8) All: Carlos Garcés, Damián Díaz & Gonzalo Mastriani (9 each) | |||
The 2021 season was the 96th season in the existence of Barcelona Sporting Club, and the 63rd season in the top flight of Ecuadorian football. Barcelona was involved in three primary competitions: the main national tournament Liga Pro, the national cup called Copa Ecuador, and the international tournament Copa Libertadores.
The season was the second with Carlos Alfaro Moreno as president of the club. Barcelona's coach was Fabián Bustos. While the club failed to achieve domestic success, they did reach the semi-final stage of the Copa Libertadores for the fifth time in club history and the first time since 2017. They also contested the final of the Supercopa Ecuador.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Emelec | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 14 | +15 | 34 | Advance to Finals and qualification for Copa Libertadores group stage |
2 | Barcelona | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 13 | +18 | 31 | |
3 | Independiente del Valle | 15 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 18 | +9 | 27 | |
4 | Universidad Católica | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 18 | +11 | 25 | |
5 | Mushuc Runa | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 25 |
Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 27 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
20 February 20211 | Manta | 2 − 3 | Barcelona | Manta |
19:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Jocay Referee: Augusto Aragón |
28 February 20212 | Barcelona | 3 − 0 | Técnico Universitario | Guayaquil |
19:30 ECT | Report | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: Franklin Congo |
7 March 20213 | Guayaquil City | 0 − 3 | Barcelona | Guayaquil |
17:15 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Los Samanes Referee: Guillermo Guerrero |
14 March 20214 | Barcelona | 2 − 0 | Orense | Guayaquil |
19:30 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: René Marín |
20 March 20215 | LDU Quito | 2 − 2 | Barcelona | Quito |
17:15 UTC−5 | Stadium: La Casa Blanca Referee: Luis Quiroz |
3 April 20216 | Barcelona | 2 − 2 | Independiente del Valle | Guayaquil |
19:30 ECT | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: Augusto Aragón |
8 April 20217 | Deportivo Cuenca | 1 − 0 | Barcelona | Cuenca |
17:15 UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Banco del Austro Referee: Guillermo Guerrero |
12 April 20218 | Barcelona | 3 − 0 | Aucas | Guayaquil |
19:30 ECT | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: Alex Cajas |
16 April 20219 | Mushuc Runa | 2 − 2 | Barcelona | Ambato |
17:15 UTC−5 | Stadium: COAC Mushuc Runa Referee: Juan Andrade |
1 May 202110 | Barcelona | 2 − 1 | Delfín | Guayaquil |
19:30 ECT | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: Mario Romero |
16 May 202112 | 9 de Octubre | 0 − 1 | Barcelona | Guayaquil |
19:00 ECT | Díaz 48' (pen.) | Stadium: Modelo Referee: Roberto Sánchez |
23 May 202113 | Barcelona | 4 − 0 | Olmedo | Guayaquil |
??:00 ECT | Report | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha Referee: Jaime Sánchez |
30 May 202114 | Universidad Católica | 2 − 0 | Barcelona | Quito |
??:00 ECT |
| Report | Stadium: Olímpico Atahualpa Referee: Diego Lara |
10 June 202111 | Barcelona | 1 − 1 | Emelec | Guayaquil |
17:15 UTC−5 | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha |
18 July 202115 | Barcelona | 3 − 0 | Macará | Guayaquil |
??:00 ECT | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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7 | Técnico Universitario | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 22 |
8 | Aucas | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 20 |
9 | Barcelona | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
10 | Guayaquil City | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 18 | −2 | 20 |
11 | Orense | 15 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 19 |
25 July 20211 | Barcelona | 2 — 0 | Manta | Guayaquil |
??:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha |
1 August 20212 | Técnico Universitario | 1 — 2 | Barcelona | Ambato |
??:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Bellavista |
8 August 20213 | Barcelona | 2 — 1 | Guayaquil City | Guayaquil |
??:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha |
22 August 20215 | Barcelona | 0 — 2 | LDU Quito | Guayaquil |
??:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha |
29 August 20216 | Independiente del Valle | 1 — 0 | Barcelona | Sangolquí |
??:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Banco Guayaquil |
12 September 20217 | Barcelona | 3 — 2 | Deportivo Cuenca | Guayaquil |
??:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha |
19 September 20218 | Aucas | 1 — 0 | Barcelona | Quito |
??:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda |
26 September 20219 | Barcelona | 4 — 0 | Mushuc Runa | Guayaquil |
??:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha |
17 October 202111 | Emelec | 2 — 1 | Barcelona | Guayaquil |
??:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Banco del Pacífico Capwell |
24 October 202112 | Barcelona | 1 — 3 | 9 de Octubre | Guayaquil |
??:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha |
7 November 202114 | Barcelona | 1 — 1 | Universidad Católica | Guayaquil |
??:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Monumental Banco Pichincha |
21 November 202115 | Macará | 1 — 1 | Barcelona | Ambato |
??:00 UTC−5 | Stadium: Bellavista |
The 2021 Copa Ecuador was cancelled due to logistical issues surrounding the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador.
On 8 January 2021, FEF announced a February date and a four-team format for the Supercopa Ecuador to account for the cancellation of the 2020 Copa Ecuador. [1] On 20 January 2021, Barcelona declined its participation in the competition to avoid a potential conflict with one of its sponsors. [2]
After numerous delays, the FEF announced a late-June date for the tournament on 5 June 2021. FEF further modified the format of the tournament to include six-teams, with Barcelona returning to the draw. [3] As reigning champions of Ecuador, Barcelona were given a bye to the semi-final stage. [4]
22 June 2021 Semi-finals | Barcelona | 1-0 | 9 de Octubre | Guayaquil |
20:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Christian Benítez Betancourt Attendance: 0 Referee: Marlon Vera |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | BSC | BOC | SAN | STR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Barcelona | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 13 | Round of 16 | — | 1–0 | 3–1 | 4–0 | |
2 | Boca Juniors | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | 0–0 | — | 2–0 | 3–0 | ||
3 | Santos | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | Copa Sudamericana | 0–2 | 1–0 | — | 5–0 | |
4 | The Strongest | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 6 | 2–0 | 0–1 | 2–1 | — |
20 April 20211 | Santos | 0–2 | Barcelona | São Paulo |
17:15 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Vila Belmiro Referee: Andrés Matonte (Uruguay) |
28 April 20212 | Barcelona | 4–0 | The Strongest | Guayaquil |
21:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Referee: Derlis López (Paraguay) |
4 May 20213 | Barcelona | 1–0 | Boca Juniors | Guayaquil |
19:30 UTC−5 |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Referee: Andrés Rojas (Colombia) |
11 May 20214 | The Strongest | 2–0 | Barcelona | La Paz |
17:15 UTC−5 | Reinoso 45+1', 65' | Report | Stadium: Estadio Hernando Siles Referee: Ángel Arteaga (Venezuela) |
20 May 20215 | Boca Juniors | 0–0 | Barcelona | Buenos Aires |
19:00 UTC−5 | Report | Stadium: La Bombonera |
26 May 20216 | Barcelona | 3–1 | Santos | Guayaquil |
19:00 UTC−5 | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Monumental |
13 July 2021First leg | Vélez Sarsfield | 1–0 | Barcelona | Buenos Aires |
19:15 UTC−3 |
| Report | Stadium: José Amalfitani Attendance: 0 Referee: Raphael Claus (Brazil) |
21 July 2021Second leg | Barcelona | 3–1 (3–2 agg.) | Vélez Sarsfield | Guayaquil |
17:15 UTC−5 | Report |
| Stadium: Estadio Monumental Attendance: 0 Referee: Piero Maza (Chile) |
Barcelona won 3–2 on aggregate and advanced to the quarter-finals.
12 August 2021First leg | Fluminense | 2–2 | Barcelona | Rio de Janeiro |
21:30 UTC−3 | Report | Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã Attendance: 0 Referee: Alexis Herrera (Venezuela) |
19 August 2021Second leg | Barcelona | 1–1 (3a–3 agg.) | Fluminense | Guayaquil |
19:30 UTC−5 |
| Report | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo Attendance: 0 Referee: Esteban Ostojich (Uruguay) |
Tied 3–3 on aggregate. Barcelona advanced to the semi-finals via the away goals rule.
22 September 2021First leg | Flamengo | 2–0 | Barcelona | Rio de Janeiro |
: UTC−3 | Stadium: Estádio do Maracanã |
29 September 2021Second leg | Barcelona | 0–2 (0-4 agg.) | Flamengo | Guayaquil |
: UTC−5 | Stadium: Estadio Monumental Isidro Romero Carbo |
Flamengo won 4–0 on aggregate and advanced to the final.
Rank | Player | League | Domestic Cups | International Cups | Total |
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1 | Gonzalo Mastriani | 8 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
Damián Díaz | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
Carlos Garcés | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | |
4 | Emmanuel Martínez | 7 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
5 | Sergio López | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
6 | Gabriel Cortez | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
7 | Byron Castillo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
8 | Williams Riveros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Michael Hoyos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Joshué Quiñónez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Adonis Preciado | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
12 | Nixon Molina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Matías Oyola | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Michael Carcelén | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Mario Pineida | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Carlos Montaño | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Jonathan Perlaza | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
** | Own Goals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Team Totals | 48 | 1 | 16 | 65 |
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