Club Deportivo El Nacional (until 2018 Club Especializado de Alto Rendimiento El Nacional)[1] is an Ecuadorian sports club from Quito, known best for their professional football team. The team currently plays in the Serie A, the first-tier football league in the country after gaining promotion in 2022.
El Nacional
Full name
Club Deportivo El Nacional
Nickname(s)
Puros Criollos (Pure Criollos) Equipo Militar (Military team) La Maquina Gris (The Gray Machine) El Rojo (The Red)
El Nacional has thirteen national championships (one less than Emelec and three less than Barcelona). The club has participated in more Copa Libertadores than any other club in Ecuador with 22 appearances. Their best performance in the continental tournament was as a semi-finalist in 1985.
El Nacional was founded on 1 June 1964, and was administered by the Ecuadorian Military since the foundation until 2013, when the club celebrated its first ever democratic elections. The club has maintained a tradition of only playing Ecuadorian footballers,[2] which has given them the nickname of Puros Criollos ("Pure Natives"). Rival clubs included crosstown clubs LDU Quito, Deportivo Quito, Universidad Católica and the Guayaquileans Barcelona and Emelec. Their home stadium is Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa.
In the 1970s, El Nacional was able to achieve what no Ecuadorian team had done in the history of the league. In 1976, 1977, 1978 they were unbeatable champions. Fabián Paz y Miño stepped up as the leading goal scorer in the league in 1977 to help El Nacional during those three years of glory. In 1982, 1983, 1984 El Nacional repeated this feat to become double three-time championship winners. Their title count became eight. This was gained by help from two legendary players Jose Villafuerte and Ermen Benitez. In 1985 they accomplished their most important feat in international competition reaching semi-finals in the Copa Libertadores. One year later they added to their titles by being crowned for the ninth time in their history.
The 1990sedit
El Nacional produced some of the greatest players in Ecuador and won two more championships in 1992 and 1996 with the help of Cléber Chalá, Agustín Delgado, and Oswaldo Ibarra. They also disputed the semi-finals of the Copa Conmebol 1992 and the 1994 edition.
Presentedit
The current success of the team has added two more championships in 2005 and 2006 bringing their total to 13 titles. El Nacional has brought up talented players such as Antonio Valencia, Segundo Alejandro Castillo, Christian Benítez and Felix Borja. There have been plans to build a new stadium but no official decision has been taken yet. Former coach Juan Carlos Burbano resigned after an unsuccessful first stage in the league. Julio Asad was appointed head coach on 16 July 2009.
Stadiumedit
El Nacional play their home matches in the Estadio Olímpico Atahualpa. Plans have been enabled to build a new stadium, however no official decision has been taken. The management even showed the model of what the 42,000-seat stadium would look like.
Supportersedit
On 13 May 1998, a group of friends met and decided to form a highly dedicated fanbase called La Marea Roja (English: The Red Tide). Over the years, they aimed to integrate more people, and becoming a better organized to be the largest fan group of El Nacional. It is made up of over 250 members, with members owning proper identification cards. La Marea Roja stands at the south part of the stadium for 90 minutes every game, which attracts adults, women and large numbers of children.
^"Modifíquese El Estatuto Del Club Especializado De Alto Rendimiento El Nacional".
^"Todos las participaciones internacionales de El Nacional" [All the international participations of El Nacional]. El Blog de mi Futbol Ecuatoriano (in Spanish). 23 January 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
External linksedit
Official Website (in Spanish)
April 10, 2024
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources C D El Nacional news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Club Deportivo El Nacional until 2018 Club Especializado de Alto Rendimiento El Nacional 1 is an Ecuadorian sports club from Quito known best for their professional football team The team currently plays in the Serie A the first tier football league in the country after gaining promotion in 2022 El NacionalFull nameClub Deportivo El NacionalNickname s Puros Criollos Pure Criollos Equipo Militar Military team La Maquina Gris The Gray Machine El Rojo The Red Founded1 June 1964 59 years ago 1964 06 01 GroundEstadio Olimpico AtahualpaCapacity35 742ChairmanLucia VallecillaManagerEver AlmeidaLeagueEcuadorian Serie A2023Serie A 4th of 16WebsiteClub websiteHome coloursAway coloursEl Nacional has thirteen national championships one less than Emelec and three less than Barcelona The club has participated in more Copa Libertadores than any other club in Ecuador with 22 appearances Their best performance in the continental tournament was as a semi finalist in 1985 El Nacional was founded on 1 June 1964 and was administered by the Ecuadorian Military since the foundation until 2013 when the club celebrated its first ever democratic elections The club has maintained a tradition of only playing Ecuadorian footballers 2 which has given them the nickname of Puros Criollos Pure Natives Rival clubs included crosstown clubs LDU Quito Deportivo Quito Universidad Catolica and the Guayaquileans Barcelona and Emelec Their home stadium is Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa Other sports the organization participates in are gymnastics table tennis Ecuavolley chess and shooting Contents 1 History 1 1 The Bi Tri Campeon 1 2 The 1990s 1 3 Present 2 Stadium 3 Supporters 4 Honours 5 Players 5 1 Current squad 5 2 Out on loan 5 3 World Cup players 6 Managers 6 1 Noted managers 7 References 8 External linksHistory editThe Bi Tri Campeon edit In the 1970s El Nacional was able to achieve what no Ecuadorian team had done in the history of the league In 1976 1977 1978 they were unbeatable champions Fabian Paz y Mino stepped up as the leading goal scorer in the league in 1977 to help El Nacional during those three years of glory In 1982 1983 1984 El Nacional repeated this feat to become double three time championship winners Their title count became eight This was gained by help from two legendary players Jose Villafuerte and Ermen Benitez In 1985 they accomplished their most important feat in international competition reaching semi finals in the Copa Libertadores One year later they added to their titles by being crowned for the ninth time in their history The 1990s edit El Nacional produced some of the greatest players in Ecuador and won two more championships in 1992 and 1996 with the help of Cleber Chala Agustin Delgado and Oswaldo Ibarra They also disputed the semi finals of the Copa Conmebol 1992 and the 1994 edition Present edit The current success of the team has added two more championships in 2005 and 2006 bringing their total to 13 titles El Nacional has brought up talented players such as Antonio Valencia Segundo Alejandro Castillo Christian Benitez and Felix Borja There have been plans to build a new stadium but no official decision has been taken yet Former coach Juan Carlos Burbano resigned after an unsuccessful first stage in the league Julio Asad was appointed head coach on 16 July 2009 Stadium editEl Nacional play their home matches in the Estadio Olimpico Atahualpa Plans have been enabled to build a new stadium however no official decision has been taken The management even showed the model of what the 42 000 seat stadium would look like Supporters editOn 13 May 1998 a group of friends met and decided to form a highly dedicated fanbase called La Marea Roja English The Red Tide Over the years they aimed to integrate more people and becoming a better organized to be the largest fan group of El Nacional It is made up of over 250 members with members owning proper identification cards La Marea Roja stands at the south part of the stadium for 90 minutes every game which attracts adults women and large numbers of children Honours editNationalSerie A 13 1967 1973 1976 1977 1978 1982 1983 1984 1986 1992 1996 2005 Clausura 2006 Serie B 2 1979 E2 2022 Players editFor a list of all former and current El Nacional players with a Wikipedia article see Category C D El Nacional footballers Current squad edit As of 5 January 2024Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation Player1 GK nbsp ECU Leodan Chala2 MF nbsp ECU Charles Velez3 DF nbsp ECU Jeremy del Castillo4 DF nbsp ECU Rommel Cabezas5 DF nbsp ECU Jose Flor6 MF nbsp ECU Marcos Olmedo7 FW nbsp ECU Kevin Mercado8 FW nbsp ECU Fidel Martinez9 MF nbsp ECU Manu Balda10 FW nbsp ECU Bryan Ona11 FW nbsp ECU Gustavo Asprilla12 GK nbsp ECU David Cabezas captain 13 DF nbsp ECU Luis Gomez14 MF nbsp ECU Bryan Tana16 DF nbsp ECU Eddy Mejia18 FW nbsp ECU Byron Palacios19 DF nbsp ECU Angel Gracia No Pos Nation Player21 MF nbsp ECU Andres Mena22 GK nbsp ECU Jordan Congo23 DF nbsp ECU Daniel Patino24 FW nbsp ECU Steve Linthon25 MF nbsp ECU Elian Arboleda26 DF nbsp ECU Kevin Peralta27 DF nbsp ECU Byron Torrez29 MF nbsp ECU Jonathan Borja32 DF nbsp ECU Anthony Bedoya33 FW nbsp ECU Antony Chere43 MF nbsp ECU Jorge Ordonez77 MF nbsp ECU Tomson Minda DF nbsp ECU Bryan Rivera MF nbsp ECU Adrian Cela MF nbsp ECU Dario Pazmino MF nbsp ECU Bryan CabezasOut on loan edit Note Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules Players may hold more than one non FIFA nationality No Pos Nation PlayerWorld Cup players edit The following players were chosen to represent their country at the FIFA World Cup while contracted to El Nacional nbsp Juan Carlos Burbano 2002 nbsp Cleber Chala 2002 nbsp Angel Fernandez 2002 nbsp Oswaldo Ibarra 2002 nbsp Christian Benitez 2006 nbsp Felix Alexander Borja 2006 nbsp Segundo Castillo 2006 nbsp Jorge Guagua 2006 nbsp Christian Lara 2006 nbsp Adrian Bone 2014 Managers editFor a list of all former and current El Nacional managers with a Wikipedia article see Category C D El Nacional managers Noted managers edit The following managers won at least one trophy while in charge of El Nacional nbsp Vessilio Bartoli won the 1967 Serie A nbsp Hector Morales first tenure won the 1973 Serie A second tenure won the 1977 and 1978 Serie A nbsp Ernesto Guerra won the 1976 1982 and 1992 Serie A in three tenures nbsp Roberto Abruzzesse won the 1983 1984 and 1986 Serie A nbsp Paulo Massa won the 1996 Serie A nbsp Ever Hugo Almeida won the 2005 Clausura amp 2006 Serie A References edit Modifiquese El Estatuto Del Club Especializado De Alto Rendimiento El Nacional Todos las participaciones internacionales de El Nacional All the international participations of El Nacional El Blog de mi Futbol Ecuatoriano in Spanish 23 January 2012 Retrieved 26 December 2017 External links editOfficial Website in Spanish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title C D El Nacional amp oldid 1215459075, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
