C.D. Universidad Católica (Ecuador)

Universidad Católica
Full nameClub Deportivo Universidad Católica
NicknamesCamaratta[1]
Trencito Azul[2]
Chatoleí[3]
Founded15 May 1963 (1963-05-15)[4]
GroundOlímpico Atahualpa
Capacity35,742
PresidentSantiago Cattani
ManagerDiego Martínez
LeagueEcuadorian Serie A
2025First stage: 4th of 16
First hexagonal: 4th of 6
Websitechatolei.com.ec

Club Deportivo Universidad Católica, also known as Universidad Católica del Ecuador, is an Ecuadorian football club based in Quito. They play in the top tier of Ecuadorian football and have spent the majority of their history in the top-flight Serie A.

Universidad Católica was officially founded on 15 May 1963. Historic rivals include LDU Quito, Aucas, El Nacional and Deportivo Quito.

History

Logo utilized until 2026

Universidad Católica was founded as a university football team for Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, a Catholic university in Quito. In 1962, they won the inter-university championship. Soon after, they became a football club on 15 May 1963 under Liga Deportiva de la Universidad Católica.[5]

On 15 January 1965, they beat Club Gladiador for the right to compete professionally. They then won their first professional title at the 12th Interandean Professional Championship that same year.

In 1973 and 1979, Universidad Católica finished second in the national championship. As a result, they were allowed to participate in the Copa Libertadores the following years (1974 and 1980). They spent most of their history in the First Category (Primera A & Primera B). They descended to the Second Category in 1993. They returned to Primera B in 1998, and ascended briefly to Primera A for 2008.

Honours

National

Regional

  • Campeonato Amateur de Pichincha
    • Winners (1): 1965
  • Campeonato Professional Interandino
    • Winners (1): 1965
  • Segunda Categoría de Pichincha
    • Winners (3): 1968, 1996, 1998

Current squad

As of 10 April 2026. Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
4 DF  VEN Jhon Chancellor
5 MF  ARG Jerónimo Cacciabue
6 DF  ECU Diego Palacios (on loan from Corinthians)
7 FW  PAN José Fajardo
8 FW  ECU Emiliano Clavijo
9 FW  PAN Azarias Londoño
10 MF  ARG Facundo Martínez (captain)
12 GK  ECU Johan Lara
13 FW  PAN Everardo Rose
14 FW  ECU Isaac Sánchez
15 DF  ECU Luis Moreno
17 MF  ECU Rooney Troya
18 FW  ECU Byron Palacios
No. Pos. Nation Player
19 DF  ECU Marcos Sevillano
22 GK  VEN Rafael Romo
23 MF  ECU Andrés Rodríguez
24 MF  ECU Darwin Nazareno
26 FW  ECU Saenddy Yanez
28 MF  ARG Mauro Díaz
29 DF  ECU Gregori Anangonó
30 DF  ECU Eddy Mejía
32 FW  URU Mauricio Alonso
33 DF  ECU Luis Cangá
37 DF  ECU Carlos Medina
44 DF  ECU Eric Valencia

Notable players

World Cup players

The following players were chosen to represent their country at the FIFA World Cup while contracted to Universidad Católica.

Managers

Kit and colours

They wear sky blue on their home kit and white on their away kit. Their kit is supplied by Umbro.

References

  1. ↑ "El 'súper depor' convencido de poder ganarle al equipo 'camarata'". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "El 'Trencito azul' pierde potencia en el Atahualpa". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Se vuelve a completar la 'Chatoleí': Universidad Católica oficializó la llegada de Gastón Gil Romero". Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  4. ↑ U. Católica
  5. ↑ Mero Bailón, S. L. (2023). Satisfacción laboral: caso de estudio Sistema Integrado de Seguridad ECU 911 – Esmeraldas. PUCE - Esmeraldas.
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