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Libertad F.C. (Ecuador)

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Libertad
Full nameLibertad Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)Libertario
Founded17 May 2017; 7 years ago (2017-05-17)
GroundReina del Cisne
Capacity14,935
ChairmanMarlon Granda
ManagerJuan Carlos León
LeagueEcuadorian Serie A
2023Serie A, 13th of 16

Libertad Fútbol Club is an Ecuadorian professional football club from the city of Loja. Founded on 17 May 2017, they play in the Serie A.

History

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Founded on 17 May 2017 as Independiente Fútbol Club de Pindal, the club played in the Segunda Categoría de Loja in the 2018 season,[1] In 2019, the club qualified to the national phase of the Segunda Categoría, being knocked out in the group stage.

Ahead of the 2020 campaign, Independiente changed name to Libertad Fútbol Club,[2] winning the tournament in Loja but still being knocked out early in the Segunda Categoría. After a second consecutive title in Loja in 2021, Libertad achieved promotion to the Serie B as champions.[3]

In the 2022 Serie B, their first-ever season in the second level, Libertad won an immediate promotion to the Serie A, finishing in the third place but benefitting from Independiente Juniors' ineligibility for promotion.[4]

Achievements

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Players

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Current squad

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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 Argentina ARG Juan Cruz Bolado
4 DF Ecuador ECU Cesar Obando
5 MF Ecuador ECU Pedro Larrea
6 DF Ecuador ECU Bryan Caicedo
7 MF Ecuador ECU Ivan Zambrano
8 MF Colombia COL Felipe Ávila
9 FW Ecuador ECU Diego Ávila
10 MF Ecuador ECU Cristian Penilla
11 MF Ecuador ECU Jalmar Almeida
12 MF Argentina ARG Gonzalo Valenzuela
13 MF Ecuador ECU Libinton Angulo
15 DF Ecuador ECU José Hernández
17 FW Ecuador ECU Wilter Ayovi
No. Pos. Nation Player
18 FW Ecuador ECU Ricardo Borja (on loan from Barcelona SC)
20 MF Ecuador ECU Ariel Vélez
22 FW Argentina ARG Tobias Donsanti
23 MF Ecuador ECU Edwin Angulo
25 DF Ecuador ECU Denilson Bolanos
26 MF Ecuador ECU Nixon Molina
27 DF Argentina ARG Juan Alvacete
29 GK Ecuador ECU Wálter Hinostroza
31 DF Ecuador ECU Glendys Mina
37 DF Ecuador ECU Jose Caicedo
66 DF Ecuador ECU Luis Gómez
90 GK Ecuador ECU Eduardo Bores
DF Ecuador ECU Jhonnier Estrada

References

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  1. ^ "Siete equipos competirán en segunda categoría en Loja" [Seven teams will play in Segunda Categoría in Loja] (in Spanish). La Hora. 4 May 2018. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  2. ^ "La nueva esperanza del fútbol lojano" [The new hope of football in Loja] (in Spanish). De Rabona. 25 July 2020. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  3. ^ "Libertad FC de Loja jugará por primera vez en Serie B" [Libertad FC de Loja will play for the first time in the Serie B] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 30 October 2021. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Libertad de Loja ascendió a la Serie A por primera vez" [Libertad de Loja promoted to the Serie A for the first time] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 30 October 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
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