Barcelona Sporting Club, internationally known as Barcelona de Guayaquil, is an Ecuadorian sports club based in Guayaquil, known best for its professional football team. 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 a retired Ecuadorian soccer striker who played 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 Ecuador Serie A, simply known as the Liga Pro or the Serie A, or officially as Liga ProBet593 for sponsorship reasons, 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 for Espartanos as a winger or attacking midfielder.
Damián Rodrigo Díaz Montero is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Banfield. 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.
Tilson Oswaldo Minda is an Ecuadorian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Gabriel Gustavo Perrone is a retired Argentine footballer who currently works as a coach.
Eduardo Javier Morante Rosas is an Ecuadorian former footballer who played as a centre back.
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 Ecuadorian Serie B club Manta.
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.
Byron David Castillo Segura is an Ecuadorian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Ecuadorian Serie A club giants Barcelona SC and the Ecuador national team.
The 2023 Campeonato Ecuatoriano de Fútbol Serie A, known as the LigaPro BET593 2023 for sponsoring purposes, was the 65th season of the Serie A, Ecuador's top tier football league, and the fifth under the management of the Liga Profesional de Fútbol del Ecuador. The season began on 24 February and ended on 17 December 2023, with the fixture for the season being unveiled on 24 January 2023.
