Barcelona Sporting Club is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. Internationally known as Barcelona de Guayaquil, in Ecuador it is simply referred as Barcelona, El Idolo (BSC) or Los Canarios. They currently play in the Ecuadorian Serie A, the highest level of football in the country, and hold the distinction of being the only club in the Ecuadorian top flight to not have played in the Serie B.
Ariel José Graziani Lentini is a former football player. He is a naturalized Ecuadorian striker who represented the Ecuador national team on 34 occasions between 1997 and 2000. After retiring in Ecuador he is only able to play amateur football, he has chosen to play for Argentinian fifth-level club Atlético Empalme since May, 2007.
Roberto Javier Mina Mercado is an Ecuadorian soccer striker who plays for Emelec in the Serie A de Ecuador.
Club Social y Deportivo Macará is a professional football club based in Ambato, Ecuador. Their home stadium is Bellavista, which they share with city rivals Técnico Universitario.
The Liga Pro Bet593, simply known as the Liga Pro, or the Serie A, is a professional football league in Ecuador. At the top of the Ecuadorian football league system, it is the country's premier football competition. Contested by sixteen clubs, it operates a system of promotion and relegation with the Serie B, the lower level of the Primera Categoría. The season runs from February to December and is usually contested in multiple stages.
Michael Antonio Arroyo Mina is an Ecuadorian professional footballer, who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder.
Damián Rodrigo Díaz Montero is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Barcelona SC. Born in Argentina, he represents the Ecuador national team.
Jayro Rolando Campos León is an Ecuadorian former football defender.
Pablo David Palacios Herreria is a former Ecuadorian football striker. He is known as one of the best strikers in the domestic tournament and has solidified his reputation as a goalscorer amongst Ecuador's top clubs.
Carlos Alberto Juárez Devico is a retired footballer. Born in Argentina, he represented the Ecuador national team.
Ney Raúl Augusto Avilés Aguirre is a retired Ecuadorian football striker. He played 55 times for the Ecuador national team, in the forward and center forward position, scoring 16 goals between 1987 and 1993.
Tilson Oswaldo Minda is an Ecuadorian footballer who last played for Barcelona SC in the Ecuadorian Serie A.
Gabriel Gustavo Perrone is a retired Argentine footballer who currently works as a coach.
Luis Francisco Zubeldía is an Argentine football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Ecuadorian club LDU Quito.
The 2015 season was Barcelona Sporting Club's the 90th year in existence and the club's 57th in the top flight of Ecuadorian football. Barcelona was one of the twelve participating clubs in the top flight of Ecuadorian Football Championship 2015. Besides the local tournament, Barcelona took part in the 2015 edition of the Copa Libertadores.
Christian Fernando Alemán Alegría is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Aucas.
Lisandro Joel Alzugaray is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a winger.
The 2019 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A was the 61st season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league, and the first under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador. LDU Quito were the defending champions, but were defeated in the finals by Delfín following a scoreless draw on aggregate score after two legs and a penalty shootout, in which the latter team won their first league title.
Sergio Saúl Quintero Chavez is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ecuadorian Serie A side Aucas.
Byron David Castillo Segura is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club León and the Ecuador national team.
