List of football clubs in Ecuador

By FIFA's latest count in 2006, Ecuador is home to 201 football clubs (175 are listed below). Clubs are not only members of the Federación Ecuatoriana de Fútbol, Ecuador's football governing body, but of one of 18 provincial football associations in the country. Clubs play in either Primera Categoría (divided into Serie A or Serie B) or Segunda Categoría.

Primera Categoría

The Primera Categoría is divided into the top-flight Serie A and the second-level Serie B. Each division has twelve clubs. The following are the twenty-four clubs in the Primera Categoría for the 2013 season.

By provincial association

There are twenty-one provincial football association affiliated with the Ecuadorian Football Federation, each with a number of affiliated clubs.

Azuay

There are seven clubs affiliated with the Professional Football Association of Azuay (Spanish: Asociación de Fútbol Profesional del Azuay; AFA). Home city in parentheses.[1]

Bolívar

There are five clubs affiliated with the Professional Football Association of Bolívar (Spanish: Asociación de Fútbol Profesional de Bolívar; AFB). Home city in parentheses.[2]

Cañar

There are six clubs affiliated with the Professional Football Association of Cañar (Spanish: Asociación de Fútbol Profesional del Cañar; AFCA). Home city in parentheses.[3]

Chimborazo

There are seven clubs affiliated with the Non-Amateur Football Association of Chimborazo (Spanish: Asociación de Fútbol No Aficionado de Chimborazo; AFNACH). Home city in parentheses.[4]

Cotopaxi

There are four clubs affiliated with the Non-Amateur Football Association of Cotopaxi (Spanish: Asociación de Fútbol No Amateur de Cotopaxi; AFNAC). Home city in parentheses.[5]

El Oro

There are fifteen clubs affiliated with the Professional Football Association of El Oro (Spanish: Asociación de Fútbol Profesional de El Oro; AFO). Home city in parentheses.[6]

Esmeraldas

There are eleven clubs affiliated with the Non-Amateur Football Association of Esmeraldas (Spanish: Asociación de Fútbol No Amateur de Esmeraldas; AFE). Home city in parentheses.[7]

Guayas

Imbabura

Loja

Los Ríos

Manabí

Morona-Santiago

Pastaza

Pichincha

There are sixteen clubs affiliated with the Non-Amateur Football Association of Pichincha (Spanish: Asociación de Fútbol No Amateur de Pichincha; AFNA). Home city in parentheses.[8]

Santo Domingo de Los Tsáchilas

Sucumbios

Tungurahua

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ecuafutbol.org/Organizaciones/Aso-Azuay.aspx
  2. ↑ http://www.ecuafutbol.org/Organizaciones/Aso-Bolivar.aspx
  3. ↑ http://www.ecuafutbol.org/Organizaciones/Aso-cañar.aspx
  4. ↑ http://www.ecuafutbol.org/Organizaciones/Aso-Chimborazo.aspx
  5. ↑ http://www.ecuafutbol.org/Organizaciones/Aso-Cotopaxi.aspx
  6. ↑ http://www.ecuafutbol.org/Organizaciones/Aso-ElOro.aspx
  7. ↑ http://www.ecuafutbol.org/Organizaciones/Aso-Esmeraldas.aspx
  8. ↑ http://www.ecuafutbol.org/Organizaciones/Aso-Pichincha.aspx

See also

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