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Libertad

Full name	Libertad Fútbol Club
Nickname(s)	Libertario
Founded	17 May 2017; 6 years ago (2017-05-17)
Ground	Reina del Cisne
Capacity	14,935
Chairman	Marlon Granda
Manager	Geovanny Cumbicus
League	Ecuadorian Serie A
2023	Serie A, 13th of 16
Home colours Away colours Third colours

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

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

• Segunda Categoría
  • Winner (1): 2021

Players

Current squad

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   ECU Jhon Soria 4 DF   ECU Cesar Obando 5 MF   ECU Pedro Larrea 6 DF   ECU Bryan Caicedo 7 MF   ECU Ivan Zambrano 8 MF   ECU Mulacay Ugarte 9 FW   ECU Diego Ávila 10 MF   ECU Jonny Uchuari 11 MF   ECU Remington Ulloa 12 MF   ECU Yoslin Cabrera 13 MF   ECU Libinton Angulo 16 DF   ECU Jose Caicedo 18 DF   ECU José Hernández

No. Pos. Nation Player 20 MF   ECU Ariel Vélez 22 FW   ECU Jhupitter Valles 25 DF   ECU Denilson Bolanos 26 MF   ECU Nixon Molina 27 DF   ECU Ramiro Caicedo 29 FW   ECU Roger Sarmorio 32 DF   ECU Richard Farías 33 DF   ECU Mantuhil Estévez 70 MF   ECU Jhon Huilca 77 MF   ECU Jair Martínez 90 GK   ECU Eduardo Bores — GK   ECU Kenner Leni

References

External links

• Official website (in Spanish)

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